Cocoa Butter & Apple Cores

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Monday, 14 July 2008

last written on: 12:18 am ♥

Last Saturday night the girls and I and Alex had dinner at La Porchetta. Then picked up Kim in Yuna's toy car and watched Sex and the City. I don't know why the critics only gave it a 3, it was pretty good! Some scenes just want to make you cry and laugh at the same time.
Afterwards it was roulette at TAB where Alex won $20 :) Men are handy sometimes!

Sunday morning I had to get up super early to make it to Avalon in time. I love the airport and I love flying! I was so lonely because I shooed off Mum and Dad so they wouldn't have to pay more than $2 parking fee (for half an hour!) and I had gotten there an hour and a half early because my flight was delayed 30mins.
Anyway I had the window seat on the plane and the seat next to me was empty, which was good because there's nothing like someone taking up all your leg room (esp men by spreading their legs super wide. I mean cmon you're fooling no one! haha).

Anyway getting off at Sydney was a bit scary. I've never traveled by myself where there's no one there to meet you at the airport. Caught a shuttle to Citigate Hotel and checked in and then went exploring!

Day 1
-Paddy's Markets for a few hours
-Went back to the hotel to find my roommate, who also happened to be from MU and also ex-Macrob!
-Our hotel room was pretty nice, standard furnishings etc.
-Down to hotel lobby to register and pick up our folders and bag. Out for takeaway dinner
-Foxtel for the rest of the night! I love Gossip Girls, I wish I'd thought to ask my dad to bring back the first season when he was in HK.

Day 2
-Program beings! 9am start. I was soo tired from accumulated lack of sleep! Dressed up in pencil skirts and blouses and heels :)
-Met Karen Matthews, CEO of Ella Bache!
-Buffet lunch at hotel restaurant. Food was good, much better than Foodstars or Smorgy's or whatever
-Met Lehman Brothers
-Dinner with Macquarie, classy affair with champagne and canapes!
-Made lots of new friends!

By the end of the day we were positively dying in heels, except for Liz, who swore her heels were comfortable. Even though it was painful, we were in hysterics and laughing all the way back to the hotel, and also apparently being very loud. Vic kept on telling us to shush on the train and asking me if I'd been drinking champagne. I hadn't hahah.

Day 3
-Speeches from Gary Bertwistle, Michelle Bakar who gave us tips on interviewing processes, and other people on investment banking.
-Site visit to Accenture, consulting firm. Chocolate cookies were SO good!
-Since it was our last night, Liz and I decided to have a feast. We went down to IGA and bought fruit and two minute noodles and aloe drinks. Then we went to buy dinner (pho for me, since I was missing Springvale, and room service for her).
-Gossip Girls on Foxtel, we made a special note to write down the time and channel.

Day 4
-Rushed to pack our stuff and check out of the hotel by 8am to get to Macquarie on time.
-Liz found out she had a $54 room service fee LOL.
-Took a taxi because we were too lazy to catch the train, plus we had to walk.
-Didn't put on our seatbelts due to the rush (apart from Vic, smart girl).
-Got caught by the police and a $200 fine. Yes, that's right, two hundred dollars. It didn't actually hit me till later, I was extremely excitable and kept on taking photos in the taxi with my phone.
-After the site visit, we went back to the conference rooms in the hotel for a speech on entrepreneurship.
-Then the program finished and we took lots of photos!
-Caught the shuttle back to the airport and flew home and called Alex straightaway :)

I miss my friends in Syd and NSW, esp Amanda and Liz and Vic and Ping!

I can't remember much on Friday except that I went to see Alex after a good day of resting and we got takeaway pho. I poured my pho soup wrong and it came out all murky instead of clear.

Saturday was Korean BBQ and duboki at Yuna's house. I'm sure you're all aware of my love for Korean food by now. Anyway afterwards we discussed our 21st trip which is only a year and a few months away (it's changed now, it's Hawaii instead of Thailand, and we're going to walk on volcanoes!).

Yesterday I went Chadstone with Jean for a bout of window shopping and catch up gossip! I decided on what to buy for his anniversary present, and Jean bought a Flirt makeup brush. And a lady in Myers told us off for photowhoring in the mirror lol. I wish I wasn't so broke (or will be after Alex's present) because Review has the cute jacket I've been eyeing for awhile for 50% off! Afterwards I went back to Alex's place and slept while Scrubs was on (that's never happened before) I was so tired.

And now Blogger is being a bitch so I can't upload my photos! Next post I guess.

she is

My name is cc
I love op shopping, travelling and LV.

If you're curious, the name Cocoa Butter and Apple Cores came about while reminiscing of Year 10 maths class, courtesy of HaeYeon.

wishlist

To graduate on time.
To tour Europe, especially Switzerland, Germany, and Ireland.
Jumbo cream Chanel classic flap in lambskin with gold hardware.

"Can I have a hard fuck?"
"No sorry, we have no hard fucks."
"Oh. (Pause) Sorry, I meant a quick fuck."

He says, "I have so many pimples!
It's like having many lactating breasts
all over my face!"

Girlfriend's foot is touching his leg.
(whispering) "CC she's kicking me!"
"What?"
"Help, will you protect me? I can't,
I don't have a leg condom!"
(mimes putting leg into a condom)

"Hey, you okay?"
(In a drunken stupor) "Mmmpologohbuloo."
(Me playing along) "Babolugamawoo?"
"NO MAN, pffmompoohl!"

He says, "WOMEN!
They always think they're right!
Especially my GPS girlfriend
She's always telling me what to do!"

detour to

Alan
Elan
Jackson
Lan
Tash
Thy
Trinh
Yuna

happy snaps

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