The State Library

 

I've never actually been to the State Library, and I regret it! Although, I'm always complaining about DEADelaide I haven't even seen all that it has on offer in my 17 years of existence-

Today we had an excursion to the library to help with research on an Independent History Essay, (mine's on 'Romanticism'***) and I cannot believe how amazing the books were!Seriously people if you want to do ANY KIND OF RESEARCH, switch off the computer and go to the STATE LIBRARY!!! The WorldWideWeb has nothing on this badboy. Downside though, you can't borrow the books, so I'm hoping to buy these one's off Amazon tonight...

For lunch we got to wander around Rundle and I came across this lovely work of street art, of my favourite converse wearing nerd, the Doctor. Ahh, Day Made.

xx Kiki

Off to ye old' Strawberry Farm

These are the long awaited photos of my trip to the local strawberry farm as mentioned here, in my failed attempt to make the said strawberry's into a strawberry shortcake :'(

I've gone on a bit of a photo binge, so I'll keep the text short and succint-

I love the Beerenberg Strawberry Farm, I used to go there a lot when I was little so it was nice to reminisce. Yes even at the fledgling age of 17 one already begins to be nostalgic.. 

This is Miss.PS (Purple Sunglasses), the only one brave enough to ride through the hills, with a P-Plater, in a van! Don't worry though, we didn't die ;) Have to admit I'm a pretty amazing driver.

Strawberry's, Strawberry's, Strawberry's. *nom nom nom*

Embarrassing thing is I thought that you were allowed to eat as many strawberries as you wanted once you got on the farm, turns out I WAS WRONG!!  


"Well Duh!?" said dad, " they don't just hand them out for free. They work on trust charging you only for what you bring out"


Miss PS and I just sat down in the middle of the field stuffing our face. Geez! No wonder we were getting such dirty looks ** I'm VERY sorry Mister Beerenberg ** I promise I'll buy heaps of goods next time I go up to make up for it!!

We then went for a stroll down the main street of Hahndorf. Mmm, what a lovely little place. The shops are so cute aren't they?

To finish off I got a german sausage sizzle with sauerkraut (it's a bit like pickled cabbage). The sausage was a bit spicy, but still very yummy ^_^


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Adieu
~~Kiki

"And he fell into the moon, sun and stars. To become all that he was and deserved to be." Cloud Street, Tim Winton

His name was TJ...

 

Doesn't the beach look BEAUTIFUL!?

My dad suddenly got a flea in his ear about fitness so on Saturday morning we set-off early and rode our bikes to the beach. 


It's about a 12km ride, but thankfully there is a dedicated bicycle path so you don't have to worry about traffic. ^_^


Once there I had a macadamia nut ice-cream (so much for healthy!), but it was sooo good. There was gooey caramel running through the entire ice-cream <3


On the way back we started talking to this little boy called TJ, he was so cute! >_< He happened to be riding behind my dad and my dad then, thinking it  was me, started racing him. When I finally caught up the boy had stopped on the side of the path and was puffing his little heart out! He'd really given it his all racing dad. Nawwwwwwww----


Apparently his name was Tarance? Never met a Tarance before...

And these were our noble steeds, mine's the red one, but I REALLY want a sports racer like my dad's. He picked it up at a junk sale for $20. Only thing is it's a women's bike, but he loves it all the same.


Overall, it was a really good ride and if you want to get fit, I highly recommend leisurely bicycle rides! 


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Adieu
~ Kiki


"The whole caravansary had fallen in like a card house at the disapproval in her eyes." The Great Gatsby, F SCOTT FITZGERALD.




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Pumpkin Cheescake Flavoured

 WHAT An AMAZING CAKE <3 <3 <3

 A (non-alcoholic) Punch, with floating berries and eyeballs !

Okay, so it's about time I came clean with you guys... I didn't end up going as the Black Swan (the costume is still half-finished in my living room), running out of time, and low on cash I decided to go as something a with a bit more Horror, a Bit more Oomph, A ZOMBIE SCHOOLGIRL. Ahaha not too different from my usual weekday appearance really! The Par-tay was amazing and I even found a matching ZOMBIE BRIDE. There was also a Yoshi, Edward Scissor-Hands, Gadaffi (laughed so hard when I saw him) and a bumble bee. Safe to say there was quite a diverse range of costumes, but what was even more spectacular was the food ! ! Turns out the girl's mum used to be a proffessional cake-maker-er. The Pumpkin Cupcakes were to Die For and the punch was so delicious, I spent most of my time trying to scoop up all the fruit.
I leave you with some Japanese HALLOWEEN Candy... The flavours are pretty spo~o~o~o~ky.

Xx Kiki

 Kit-Kat, Pumpkin Cheescake Flavour.... O_O

Kit-kats and Pocky, I LOVE Japanese food !  ^_^

" How beautiful a day can be
When kindness touches it!
~George Elliston

Charcoals and Peace (signs)

The flames were actually a very natural red, but my camera seemed to like purple more...

Korean Bi-bim-ba and freshly cooked beef wrapped in lettuce. Nom-nom-nom*

Gochisousama is a japanese phrase used upon finishing a meal. It's kind of like a thankyou and good job (to the chef). So what's all this about food? On the weekend I went to a Korean BBQ House and WOW! was it good. One cooked their own meat over burning charcoal, giving the food a real fresh, slightly bitter flavour. I was told one was supposed to wrap the meat in lettuce before eating it, but I scoffed most of my meat down on its own. We also ordered a Bi-bim-ba, some cold noodles and tsukemono (look it up!) Anyway, it was delicious! and I highly recommend that anyone and everyone should give such a place a go. The style of cooking of food gives a very different taste and you should definitely give your senses the chance to indulge in it! I'm salivating over the meal just by writing this post.

Xx Kiki

'boy I look like such a noob*, photo taken just before we went to eat, ahaha

"Peace Out"

Fashion Festival, yes we have them!

 *Favourite look of the afternoon*

 ** Drooling over these red heels...

 *Sorry for the blur... camera doesn't like to focus on the go.

 *Interesting displays, fashion in the tree-tops (although it was a waste of some good dresses if you ask me).

 On Sunday I travelled all the way into town to see the Fashion Parades and have to admit, after all the hastle it caused, it wasnot very impressive. I guess, as the idea is to sell clothes to the everyday masses, that they have to be slightly more average, regular clothes (it saddens my heart to say that people are not very creative here, and it saddens me to the point of tears to admit I may fall into that category...) However, really such looks should be left to shop catelogues, no? And the runway be reserved for their biggest ideas only, and show their talent! Not their ability to make everyday t-shirts and pants. I guess for now I can only wish that one day, the security guard at the Paris fashion shows will have his attention engaged elsewhere and I am able to slip past him into the show of McQueen.... 

Xx Kiki

PS, one of the models was an ex-student from my school. She was in the grade above so I didn't know her very well, but it was quite astonishing to see her on stage and I am filled with congratulations and jealousy over her achievements. Good Luck, Miss X

" Startop... was reading and holding his head, as if he thought himself in danger of exploding it with too strong a charge of knowledge." Great Expectations- Dickens.

A Tea Dream

Upon leaving Nova Cinema's in the city (after watching Submarine ^_^) My friend and I stumbled, literally, into this adorable tea shop. The interior was very spacious and it had so many cup and saucers, it would be any English Ladies dream. They even sold tea! and not just your regular Black tea, they had Toasty Nougat, Fruit Blush, Strawberry Sensation and the list goes on. Unfortunately in all my photo taking and utter awe I didn't even check the name of the store.... But if you travel down Rundle Street you are sure to stumble in just as we did!

Xx Kiki

'We have: Blueberry, Raspberry, Ginseng, SleepyTime, Green Tea, Green Tea With Lemon, Green Tea With Lemon and Honey, Liver Disaster, Ginger with Honey, Ginger without Honey, Vanilla Almond, White Truffle Coconut, Chamomile, Blueberry Chamomile, Vanilla Walnut, Constant Comment, and Earl Grey.' Ramona Flowers tea collection <3