Celebrations

Did I mention how lovely my cousin's wedding was? It was a classic outdoor ceremony set in the oldest family run vineyard in California. 

I like my shoes

The Wedding Cake

Cello resting on wine cask - this photo turned out blurry but i still love the image

Leis for the chairs

The Two

Family Ties

Today, Mummy took me shopping for a suitable dress to wear to my cousin's wedding in the US. While I'm always happy to get new clothes, it's a very frustrating process finding that happy medium between what the elder thinks is beautiful and what you think is frumpy. 

Yes I'll admit, that gold dress I tried on did accentuate my figure, it was indeed classy and the right level of formal, yes I know the colour suited my skintone perfectly but hey, I just did not like it. Luckily, the store sold a cute skirt in the same 'family' but it was way more youthful! So maybe finding that happy medium wasn't too hard. This time, anyway. 

I won't be an ungrateful daughter and keep complaining. I am wondering how this trip will be, considering it's the first time all 5 members of my immediate family have been together in the same country for... nearly 2 years? I'm hoping it will be awesome, but I'll settle for civilised too. I am strangely bitter about my family situation, although it's not as bad as I think it is. I guess I just like thinking of things to be unhappy about, sometimes. Don't we all? 

I am excited about going to San Francisco, though. So excited that I made a list of what to do, and then I took a photo of that list! And posted on my blog!

Sinister...

Oui, Gastronomy!

Huzzah! Why so excited? Well, following from my last post, I'm pleased to announce some good news. Tonight, I was one of those pretentious foodies. Tonight, I entered the world of fine dining (without my parents paying anyway) (although my cousin paid for me). It all happened because my cousin took me out for dinner to celebrate my graduation. As she is an amateur food blogger, I was more than happy to lend my even more amateur photography skills and take photos of the food.

Needless to say, we attracted a lot of attention, whipping out our cameras (mine being a big, black dSLR) at every new dish. It really is a phenomenon of our generation, as fellow diners admitted they thought they were the only ones who took photos of food in restaurants and were pleasantly surprised to see us snapping away too and then we had a good, congenial laugh together, basking in the pleasantness of fine food and common pastimes.

We went to a restaurant in Ripponlea called Attica. I think it has 2 chef's hats so it must be good! Well, it gives me pleasure to confirm that the food was unique and interesting; I especially like their signature dish, which is probably why it's their signature dish (I mean the fact that it's good, not the fact that I validate its worthiness). I am by no means a food critic so I shall end here and voila! My favourite photo of the night for your viewing pleasure (for more - head here and there)

Terroir