Cockatoo Island Biennale 2012

I didn't actually believe I was going to Cockatoo Island until I was waking up an hour early on Thursday morning to get myself to Circular Quay at 8:30am.
It felt like an adventure, what with all the creepy dark tunnels, sand, dust and the fact that I was on an island. Thank goodness I had company.

Wharf 5 @ Circular Quay. Waiting for for our ferry to dock.

Getting on the ferry!

 This was one of the first things we walked through after getting onto the island. We were following the artworks for the 2012 Biennale and this tunnel contained artworks 2 & 3. Number 3 was this Doomsday sounding SFX that was rather eerie and was 100% successful in creepy us all out. You have to be there to really understand what I mean. See below:

The Dog-Leg Tunnel @ Cockatoo Island

 I really wasn't expecting this photo to turn out the way it did. Here is me having a go at something out of my normal photography.

Julie - The Dog-Leg Tunnel @ Cockatoo Island

I really liked this art work. It was made out of vines, leaves and paper. 

Another shot of the previous artwork.

If you have the time, I suggest you get yourself to Cockatoo Island to see the artworks. It's about a 30 minute ferry ride from Circular Quay and free services run from 10am.

Spontaneity At Its Best

Me: "I don't know what we're supposed to be doing. What information am I supposed to know to answer this stupid QSAR workshop question????"

V: "Do you want to get food later?"

Me: "Ok. I'm hungry right now."

V: "I feel like fish and chips."

Me: "What, you want to go to the fish market?"

V: "YEH."

Me: "You serious? Ok."

V: "YES. But right now we have to focus on fish. Oh wait crap I meant workshop."

Lol. And so began my little adventure to the fish market. After taking my friends J & V on their first ever ride on a tram, talking in Vietnamese accented English and pretending to be tourists, we arrived at the Fish Market, Sydney. We walked pretty quickly into the main building, avoiding birds and their lovely surprises (if you know what I mean).

My first thought: GLUTEN FREE (GF). What is gluten free. Okay, nothing with batter on it. Nothing fried. There's a story behind the GF escapades. And it all began with the best friend saying "I'm allergic to gluten." But that's a post reserved for another day.

This was the first thing I found:

Gundowring "French Vanilla Ice-Cream" @ The Fish Market

And then I saw 'Serendipity' ice-cream and remembered that I had Coconut & Kaffir Lime flavoured sorbet in the freezer... But who goes to the fish market to eat ice-cream? So, this is what we ended up eating:

Julie ft. Grilled Platter for 2 + Seafood Platter for 1

Oh and Hi Jemi, we didn't eat all the chips so don't call me a pig please =)

When our stomachs were full, I deemed it time for dessert. Hehehe. We ended up going to 'The Rocks - Sydney' because Julie had been raving about how she really wanted to go to Le Renaissance Cafe. The moment I stepped off the bus I immediately regretted not shoving my Nikon into my bag this morning. Classic buildings and architecture - Yes Please. There were even old looking post boxes. *Takes-down-note-for-future-photo-taking-day-Julie-you-are-coming-with-me-no-excuses* It's seriously difficult trying to find gluten free desserts. The only thing you can ever find is macarons. But hey, next door was the Guylian Cafe. Four hours of calorie burning required is shown below:

Clockwise from top - Chocolate Eclair, Coconut & Roasted Walnuts Chocolate Mousse,
Mango Ice-Cream @ Guylian Cafe

Chocolate Eclair: Nice

Chocolate Mousse: Extremely sweet. Beware. Water required...

Mango Ice-cream: To die for.

As you can see, there was a lot of food consumption going on today. I really was surprised to walk past:

Rockpool - Neil Perry's Restaurant

Looks like I'll be returning to The Rocks one day...

I had fun today. Now, back to work.

*Due to the spontaneous nature of this mid-uni week adventure, all photos were taken w/ an iPhone4s

Wedding | Tony & Sherine

Waking up at 6:40am wasn't that bad. Nor was doing makeup and hair for my mother and the best friend/photography assistant/bag, jacket, camera, drink bottle holder/accompaniment. It was the heels. Now, I'm not used to wearing heels. Don't get me wrong - I DO wear them when the occasion calls for it. You'd think that photographing at a wedding, I'd be wearing some conspicuous pair of black sneakers. But sadly, being the groom's cousin, it was required of me to look presentable. See my previous post for what I was wearing. To be fair, it didn't really register to me that the wedding was going to be an outdoor standing ceremony ground that was essentially quicksand for stiletto heels. Perhaps the "Venue: Pirrama PARK, Pyrmont" should have given me a clue. By the end of the day, my feet felt like x_x
Here's a little glimpse of Tony & Sherine's special day. There are some more photos to come.

This kid is so cute. He went around hi-fiving a lot of people.

Ring Bearer [Lucas] w Flower Girl [Unknown name]

Bridesmaid & Sister of the Groom [Pauline Phan]

I had to remove several photos of the bride and groom because a magazine featuring their wedding said I had to...

I found this photo entertaining. "Photographers in heels" - My best friend and sometimes assistant photographer Julie.

However over her name in the photo caption above to visit her photo blog. Here's a shot I love by Julie:

The boys coming to the party.

On the 25th August 2012, my dad decided to take a picture of me. *Many pictures of me. Here is what I wore to the wedding that day - A navy Alannah Hill | Slow Dance Frock. Watch out for the Tony Phan & Sherine Ko wedding post. Coming soon!

@ Pirrama Park, Pyrmont

Yesterday I was on a bus, city road traffic cruising around me at an excruciatingly slow pace. The reverberating engine and my growling stomach became one and the same. And yet, the thought that I should update my much neglected blog came to mind.
So here I am, bringing you a refurnished page with hopes that I'll actually pick up my camera and use it.

michelle