made a snow flake today!

In the Spirit of WINTER...

i've just created my own SNOW FLAKE:)
just another avenue to release creative juices...

make one and show me!! hehhee

$1.5m to spare? anyone?

o my o my
dreams o dreams
wide open spaces in the heart of melbourne city
(if only, then i can just walk - or stride - to work...
and finally keep my promise that i'll never be late... - again)

this place is actually on sale
just look at that floor plan!
curved stairwell, curves in a box...
curved walls, curved windows.. yum...

"Architecturally inspired Penthouse apartment boasting three levels of living and entertaining with definitive zones for each.




























Occupying three full floors of a classic period landmark building in the very heart of the most desirable and vibrant precinct of the CBD, this massive space is dedicated to the entertainer and family oriented.












Elevated ceiling heights throughout create a sense of voluminous space which is further enhanced by the extensive use of glass and gracious arched windows."


































a blank canvas crying out to be beautified and bejeweled!
find the curvy windows VERY SEXY!
like a 60s version of a bay window
the open spaces waiting to be embellished
o so very inviting!
the kinda house that makes me want to go
furniture and homeware shopping...
fill it with antiques and treasures collected around the world...
bathroom can be improved but will suffice
place comes equipped with a FIREPLACE...
operational as well!!...

but i think it's this one that sells it:

The timber decked roof top covering the entire third level provides a panoramic vista of Melbourne’s stunning skyline and creates a sun drenched retreat for sunnier days.

There's no photos of that and I'm really quite keen to see it.

anyone up for a pent house inspection with me during lunch break?!? :)
husband... ?? 1.5mil? any...?

(hmm.. maybe the question should first be... "do you like it, darling?"
and the answer to which I already know... :(

met an artist today

pendant and earrings for my wife as a gift
her birthday tomorrow

when asked about his plans to celebrate her 71st
he said they had just been to the NGV
they are showing the Australian Impressionists at the moment.
My face must have lit up
for he pulled out from his coat pocket 2 tickets

went in with the curator
so we had no use of our tickets
you can have them
he beamed

i love painting. the impressionists are really good
I'd love to see them! thank you! you like art?

yes i love art. I paint.
I'm a painter.

wow... I'm in awe.
your name?
not the amount spent that amazed me
but in awe my emotions to meet
a humble painter
passionate about his work
yes i know your work!
i remember your series of springbrook paintings.

yes you have an excellent memory!
an exhibition of works will be held in a few months
at the Australian Gallery
we'll send you some information
we've got your card :)

over 40 yrs of marriage before my eyes
only smiles lines marked their faces
o such beautiful people
really moved I am...
I'd love to paint again.

top winter looks 2007

came home after a day of shopping at ikea and freedom
looking for home ideas and solutions to our tiny place
met a very good sales person at freedom
guy gave excellent recommendations on not to buy
the 4 (really good lookin) dining chairs in
the clearance section that were
heavily reduced because we might spend the rest of our
lives trying to find that damn dining table to match its
dark oak color and probably never find it!

moving on!

got home to find the melbourne weekly mag with section featuring

'TOP WINTER LOOKS 2007'

fanned open the cover to reveal a massive 2-page spread of ... 'WOW!'
took 2 seconds to realise the 2 pages connect and depicts a cellar
with a view of a swimming pool.

not bad at all to me.

geek husband enters the room
and I eagerly shared my 2-pg spread

his response...?

a disgusted expression with serious frown :
... 'that is so not nice! only a pervert would design it... invite girls to come and swim and the men will go down to the cellar to drink - while they watch... them swim in their bikini clad bodies...'

are we really that different? do we see the same thing and
think completely differently everytime? hmm... honestly
quite speechless and tad surprised by his analysis of the design.
perhaps coming from my background I'm blinded by design
but geek engineer husband sees something else...

as he left the room, my eye drifted from the photo to the tiny paragraph
beneath, curious as to who the designer was...(maybe a male?)

the designers Canny builders called this;

Stairway to Heaven
"Before we designed and built this Camberwell home, we learned
that the owners loved swimming and appreciated wine.
So we brought the two together to create something totally unique.
They think it's heaven."

from a design perspective, I'd say they have answered their brief.
(bit of 'double-meaning' with the heaven part... hahah)
but then again... i might have sorely overlooked the obvious... (?)

so you who is reading this... what do you see?

home again in melbourne

Returning to a wintry cold Melbourne,
away into the shoe cabinet my bright yellow esparadilles must stay
and into my stockings and stilettos my
beautifully pedicured bright red toes will have to hide.
“So which black suit today?” I ask my little dog.
Lying motionless in my bed as if to ignore my stupid question,
she changes her mind and sits up and peers at me through the
fluffs of fur concealing her half opened big brown eyes.


















Back into the sea of black and browns and greys I wear to
work day after day. Our trip away has only allowed me to
purchase more browns and blacks to add to my wardrobe.
So in other words, I’ve added to the
choice of variety of dark murky colors to my daily attire.
Haha…

Still refusing to succumb to the cold and pull out my boots
from the bottom of the shoe shelf. Partly because I have to get
into my busting full garage and rummage through a lot of
i-don’t-know-to-throw-or-keep-this entities and possessions
to get to them.

More packing to begin. Should I unpack my luggage only to
have to pack them up when we move to our new place again?
O decisions decisions! Should I pull down the wall to the kitchen
Or should we keep it there? Should we take down another wall in
the living room or keep it there? Aaaa..

been blogging throughout my trip really well not blogging exactly.
Just writing journals which I’ve always done.
Personal thoughts, happy thoughts, angry thoughts, sad thoughts.
Blog also at moments when I just hate myself
for traveling with an annoying husband,
at moments when I realize I don’t really hate myself (or him)
haha.. and at moments on the plane
when I wish I can just take a bus ride and
visit my grandma for dinner instead of flying for hours.

Maybe I’ll put some extracts of my journals in here, for memories
And some photos to remind me of this wonderful 3 weeks
(well 1 week and half to be precise, before we went home
and met my domineering mom) and the honeymoon become
more a nightmarish run to meet as many people as possible.
Nevertheless, amongst madness there are so many
beautiful memories…

Memories I want to keep.
In my pocket if I wish.
Take them out and feel at bliss.
Reminders of love cherished.