The year that was...2012

Top 2012 highlights:

• Learning bike riding...and exploring new parkland in Olympic Park...beautiful scenery and in touch with the wind and nature...cruising under a blue sky is a peaceful and fulfilling feeling.

• Music - going to Raymond Lam's Light up my life 2012 Tour concert, Ballet, Cirque De Soleil - OVO - brilliant performance, Korea - The Moon performance at Town Hall, Chillout music - revisited... the most beautiful music for the soul to revitalise and remember memories. Meeting Jessica Mauboy, Miranda Kerr, Luke Jacobs and Ronan Keating. Long hours of Singstar, and playing Just Dance laughing silly with young cousins... yes we were dancing to some funky and cheesy songs along with the good ones.
• Sketching to create a few new artworks - after finding inspiration again - sketches
• Cousin getting engaged after eight years - very happy for her and her fiance!
• Badminton - meeting a wonderful group of badminton friends - who are friendly, encouraging and catching up for dinners, karaoke and house warmings - over a good game of Pictureka!
• Restaurants - food coma @ Glass Hilton, Long Grain, Red Lantern, Sokyo, Quay @ friend's wedding and Momofuku, ARIA food tasting and event
• Going to Cockatoo Island for Art Fest - as part of Biennale and seeing new exhibitions of the new MCA
• Expanding my collections - exclusive Tokidoki collectibles, expanding my Moomin collectibles
• My birthday celebrations and catching up with good friends over Christmas break - loving the polaroid with my dear friends xx
• 2012 - was a year full of tears and laughter...there were obstacles to face head on ...but with persistence, determination, passion and undefeated belief and encouragement - hardships can be overcome, fear can be overcome and in the darkness, there is light at the end of the tunnel for those who are willing to hold onto hope and belief with patience, life is full of opportunity and your wishes can be heard. Every cloud has a silver lining and the best things come when least expected.

Hoping you had a fruitful, colourful 2012, and may 2013 be another colourful year...even more enriching, rewarding and kind. 

Hope to blog more regularly, stay tuned for some new year resolutions *hint food has to do with it*, what are your new year resolutions for 2013?

Lizzie xx~

DJ please play my song: September 2012

DJ please play my song: September 2012

It's been a busy year...and time has certainly flown by. Hope you enjoy some of the recommendations from my selected playlist.

 Looking back so far...what have you achieved this year? what lessons have you learnt? and what valuable and memorable experiences have you made?~
 

Currently on my repeat music playlist are the following recommendations:

1. PSY - Gangnam Style
2. 2NE1 -I love You
3. Chi Chi - Love is energy
4. Big Bang - Blue
5. Cold Play feat. Rihanna - Princess Of China
6. Birdy - People help the People
7. Birdy - Skinny Love
8. Enrique - Finally  found you
9. Lisa Miskovsky - Still Alive
10. Rihanna- Fly
11. Florence The Machine - Cosmic Love
12. Beast - Midnight 

Lana Del Rey- Dark Paradise

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Another emotional love song from Lana : Dark Paradise ( this is owned by Lana Del Rey)


LYRICS:

All my friends tell me I should move on I'm lying in the ocean singing your song
That's how you sing it Loving you forever can't be wrong
Even though you're not here, wont move on
That's how we played it And theres no remedy for memory
Your face is like a melody It won't leave my head
Your soul is haunting me and telling that everything is fine
But I wish i was dead
Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise
 No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
 All my friends ask me why I stay strong
Tell em when you find true love it lives on
Thats why I stay here And theres no remedy for memory
Your face is like a melody It won't leave my head
 Your soul is haunting me and telling that everything is fine But I wish i was dead
 Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise
 No one compares to you I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
 Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise No one compares to you
But there's no you except in my dreams tonight I don't wanna wake up from this tonight I don't wanna wake up from this tonight
 There's no relief, I see you in my sleep
And everybody's rushing but i can feel you touching me
 There's no release, I feel you in my dreams
Telling me I'm fine
 Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
I'm scared that you won't be waiting on the other side
Every time I close my eyes It's like a dark paradise
No one compares to you
But there's no you except in my dreams tonight
 I don't wanna wake up from this tonight
 I don't wanna wake up from this tonight

DJ please play my song: Feb 2012

Hope everyone's been having a great 2012 so far!

Currently on my sound track are the following top recommendations:

1. Emma Louise- Jungle
2. Tablo- Bad
3. Raymond Lam- Chok Chok
4. Raymond Lam- How Deep
5. Cold Play- Paradise
6. The Beta Band- Squares
7. G.N.A- Top Girl
8. U-Kiss- Neverland
9. Chicane Feat Tom Jones- Stoned in Love
10. Rihanna- Cheers
11. Wonder Girls- G.N.O
12. Girls Generation ( SNSD) - The Boys

DJ please play my song: Jan 2012

Recommendations: KPOP, Cold Play, Christina Perri - Top 18 songs on my playlist

• Beast- Fiction
• Nickelback- If Everyone Cared
• Coldplay- Princess of China
• Coldplay- Paradise
• Tensi Love- We Can Save Us
• Yamashita Kousuke- Kokou
• T-ARA- Cry Cry
• Super Junior- Memories
• Super Junior- Andante
• Super Junior- Feels Good
• Super Junior- Be My Girl
• TVXQ- Superstar
• Alden- Baby Now
• Park Jung Min- Not Alone
• Christina Perri- A Thousand years
• U-Kiss- Someday
• Kaskade  (feat. Mindy)- Eyes
• MBLAQ- Mona Lisa

Happy New Year 2012!

Happy New Year 2012!

May this year be full of happiness and good luck. In the Chinese calendar it is the year of the Dragon which makes it THAT more special- it is to be an auspicious year.If you have just passed this blog while blog walking happy new yr!

Recap of New Years Eve 2011 in Sydney

Dinner at Chinta Ria- delicious dishes including roti, Mee Hoon with light spices and the Red Chinta Chicken dish it was undoubtedly a delicious new year meal!

Darling Harbour fireworks at 9pm
The Rocks fireworks for midnight New Years fireworks- truly spectacular when the countdown came on and the fireworks lit up the sky in rainbow colours. The finale was beautiful as the night sky glowed a beautiful golden colour that was so bright the sky was looking almost like daylight! Matched with live fireworks soundtrack including songs like Sweet Disposition it was a fireworks display to remember :).

Wishing all readers a very happy year ahead!

First day of the year 

Yumcha- with faves including custard egg tarts, prawn toasts, mango puddings, mango pancakes, chicken in rice and more!

Pool party ... Mexican theme where we were dipping our feet under the lovely sunshine... beautiful weather. Having cactus water races, Calpis water, guitar strumming to songs including Bic Runga's Sway, Cold Play songs, Oasis Wonder Wall, Taylor Swift Love Story, Avril Lavigne Complicated, Jay Sean- Down and many more hits! There was fried chicken, drumsticks, honey macadamia icecream and lots of good company as everyone enjoyed the lazy Sunday afternoon on new year's day 2012!

BBQ afternoon- sizzling food and prepping the food- chicken wings, satay sticks and so much more- good catchup with cousins. Not to mention the sparkles to write '2012!'.

How did you celebrate your New Year? What is your New Year's resolution?

Best Wishes again for a great new year!