Day 12 - Hong Kong Style Barbecue

Day 12 - Hong Kong Style Barbecue, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

Today was the "Annual Retreat" at work, so we all boarded a bus at 9:30am that drove us to some random Baptist Church owned day-camp. We had pre-lunch address and then it was on to the Hong Kong Style Barbecue.

Due to the nature of the HK Style Barbecue it takes at least a couple of hours before everyone's had enough to eat, but it's more of a social process anyway.

After lunch we all headed off to different activities, which for me meant: Ropes Course!

All-in-all a much better way to spend the working day and perhaps I should petition to have a "Quarterly Retreat" instead... you know, to build team work and stuff...

Day 11 - Han Ah Rum Korean Restaurant

Day 11 - Han Ah Rum Korean Restaurant, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

Tonight I headed to a Korean Restaurant in Causeway Bay with a couple of friends. The food was delicious and it was just too hard to choose a favourite out of these two shots. (Why not people tell me below which they prefer... If there's people out there... hello... is this thing on?).

Also in shot is the many many small side dishes that they bought out (the Kimchi was great, and peanuts and seaweed a little strange) and my OB beer. Not a bad beer, but just kind of plain.

Anyway, a great meal with great company.

.... Anybody know how to say "let's eat" in Korean?

Day 10 - Strawberry and Black Pepper Prawns

Day 10 - Strawberry and Black Pepper Prawns, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

I went directly from work to the physio tonight and called Melbourne while I was heading home. By the time I got to the dinner table, everyone else had finished and they'd only left me half a strawberry!

Bite sized battered fish pieces are in the back half of the container. Also good, but not really such a drawcard.

Day 9 -Cinema Hotdogs and a Giant Coke

Day 9 -Cinema Hotdogs and a Giant Coke
Originally uploaded by JoeGray

Breakfast today was Just Right and black coffee, lunch was my lunchbox (yesterday's left overs) but it was dinner that was out of the ordinary.

After work I went direct to Festival Walk, to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. This meant that we didn't have time to eat before the movie and since it's 3 hours long it would have finished at 10pm. So instead we wet for the Cinema Food option.

Actually my "Cheese Hotdog" with Tomato Sauce, American Mustard and Sweet Relish was a lot better than I expected. And I did manage to get halfway through the hot dog before the bun split in half making things a lot messier.

Bon Appetit.

Day 8 - Clams, Sweet and Sour Pork, Chilli Cashew Pork and Choi

Day 8 - Clams, Sweet and Sour Pork, Chilli Cashew Pork and Choi, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

We have take-away dinner at home maybe twice a week. This is normally Chinese Food but sometimes is Japanese Sushi or something else. A family favourite restaurant is a tiny place in Sham Shui Po that sells fresh seafood. The Clams with Chilli on the left are HY's favourite and I'm a big fan of the Sweet and Sour Pork. This is a delicious meal and one I can't resist even though I'm supposed to be cutting down my intake. As they say in Chinese: "Sik Fan"!!

Day 7 - Mini Alice Springs Chicken

Day 7 - Mini Alice Springs Chicken, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

So today HY and I had to head to Causeway Bay to pickup my marathon gear (race number, timing chip, etc) and decided while we were there to have lunch. We decided on Outback Steakhouse. Not a bad lunch and I was surprised the price seems rather reasonable for "Outback"... I am supposed to be watching my food intake these days though!

Day 6 - McDonald's

Day 6 - McDonald's, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

Hmm, so it seems not even a week and I've already got a McDonald's photo. I don't really eat McD's that often but I must say that I did rather enjoy the Double Cheeseburger today (with extra tomato sauce, of course!).

Day 5 - Char Siu Fan and Dong Yuen Yeung

Day 5 - Char Siu Fan and Dong Yuen Yeung, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

Friday lunch at HKUST was Char Siu Fan (Chinese BBQ Pork and rice) with Dong Yuen Yeung (Iced milk tea/coffee mix). Char Siu Fan is a Chinese staple and you can get it at just about any Hong Kong style cafe. The Dong Yuen Yeung isn't as popular, but I got hooked on this drink after trying it in Chinatown, Melbourne.

My Choi was a little sparse and straggly and the Yuen Yeung had good proportions but was too sweet, however the Char Siu was soft, moist and delicious!

Day 4 - Goyza and Deep Fried Cheese balls

Day 4 - Goyza and Deep Fried Cheese balls, originally uploaded by JoeGray.

I get goyza almost everytime we eat at a Japanese Ramen Restaurant... Delicious

Day 3 - Tea Eggs and Coffee

Day 3 - Tea Eggs and Coffee
Originally uploaded by JoeGray

A breakfast post. I've been eating tea eggs for a couple of weeks now. Normally we cook up a huge pot of them and just re-heat them every morning for breakfast.

Judging by the size of the pot I'd say I've got at least another 1-2 weeks of tea eggs to go!

Day 2 - CNY Holiday Treats

Day 2 - CNY Holiday Treats
Originally uploaded by JoeGray

So this is Day 2... Already my blog isn't up to date, but at least my flickr has had a photo posted everyday.

I was thinking that I'll try to get a new photo on Flickr everyday (so it might be the best place to look), and then blog about them when I have time, like now.

But I can also see some scenarios where I might not be able to update my flickr, say, if I go on a camping trip. I suppose this means that I'll have to rely on the exif date. So long as I have one photo from everyday posted up promptly, and the exif dates match, I think that's still okay.

But I'm certainly going to try to upload them onto my flickr everyday, as it's just more fun that way!

Wish me luck!

Day 1 - Chinese New Year Noodle Mushroom Pot

Day 1 - Chinese New Year Noodle Mushroom Pot
Originally uploaded by JoeGray

So... It seems that I'm going to get back around to the blog again, but this time, in a lot more photo orientated way...

I'm planning on doing a photo everyday of food. Not always fancy food and not necessarily only things I've cooked, but just the food that I eat everyday.

So this is number 1! It's the first day of the Chinese New Year, not a bad day to start, seeing as I missed both Christmas and Western New Year... So let's see if I can keep this up!