Day Off

I took the day off today and went to China town with my parents and my partner. We went our separate ways as my partner wanted to go with my dad to the maritime museum, while my mother wanted to have a look at Paddy's Market. She and I went for a walk around there and I managed to find myself a pair of sun glasses for $20. Quite stylish!

Mum and I had a good look around, but didn't really buy that much aside from the sun glasses. My mother got some freshly made turkish delight to take home, and my word, what a revelation it is trying that stuff when it is freshly made. Absolutely superb. Now I understand what the fuss is all about! Mum also got some fresh dates, macadamia nuts, and some pecans to bring home and scoff later. I'm looking forward to having some of those.

We met up again after a couple of hours and went for yum cha in Chinatown. It was a wonderful meal, although our timing was a little off and we arrived at the end of the session. We were able to get what we wanted, and had more than enough to eat. We decided during lunch that we would again separate and spend the afternoon doing different things as we didn't really want to go to the same places. Mum and Dad took off for a walk around the rocks and the botanical garden, while my partner and I took off to David Jones to check out the sale that is on there today. My partner got herself three pairs of shoes for work, and as they were substantially reduced in price, that was a good score.

Tomorrow will be a morning cardio session at the gym, and my partner is going to come along with me. I might get in some weights as well while we are there, depending on how much time we have. Dad and I are off to the Rugby League Grand Final tomorrow night at Telstra Stadium between Brisbane and Melbourne. It should be a great game, both teams deserve to be there and both have been playing extremely well in the lead up to the final. We don't really support either team, but we're looking forward to seeing the game as we have never been to a grand final before. I feel well rested and ready to go hard at the gym in the morning, and enjoy the afternoon and evening out and about.