Sydney get together

[melhaydyl]

HI guys,

I was hopeing we could try and arrange a get to geather. Wheather it be a BBQ, Lunch, Tea or just a coffee.

Anyone eles up for it?

Mel

[Be11ydancer]

Hi Mel,
There's a get together arranged for Parramatta Park but the date is still undecided because we were waiting for Gray (2 Stroked Lad) to be well enough to attend. At the moment the tentative time frame is the end of August or early September. (How's that looking for you Gray?)

The plan is for a picnic- bring ya family and friends if you want. BYO food and something to share if you feel so inclined.

Maybe it's time to decide on a date........

Anyone got a suggestion? A Saturday or Sunday?

[Bella]

Yeah Mel, sounds great. Were you thinking of just us 'D's' getting together? or with families etc. I'm easy either way. Also, have you got a place in-mind, like I mean over your way or where?

[Bella]

Ooh, Bellydancer, we replied at the same time! I'm with you, let's just pick a date, how does Sunday 27th August sound?

[2strokelad2006]

Late August, early Sept sounds excellent to me :-).
Gray

[Be11ydancer]

Think the 27th may be the Union grand final and The Woods may be in it (fingers crossed - we've got mostly third grade players subbing because 7 players are down with injury and two picked up by pros in other states who won't let them see out the season with us.)

I'll check with The Bear and get back to you- it might need to be the following week.

[2strokelad2006]

on a whim,Lets make it a fancy dress 1940's theme & scare the sh*t out of the locals at Parra park heh heh heh
Gray

[Be11ydancer]

Gray,
On a Sunday you are lucky to get me out of my jammies- you'd have better luck with me if you made it a pjama party.
Shell

[artemis]

Gray, do I have to get dressed up? I'm a late 1940s model, anyhow.

[2strokelad2006]

hey I know this is off-topic,
Hell I just got my birthday pressies!!!
i got from the kids a little Viking figurine (I do Viking re-enactment when I'm well), a beutifull leather wallet (much needed) & a game called 'who said that' which is a game of nameing who said a certain quote (I love that stuff).
From Lisa I got a MONSTER remote controlled off road truck!!!
I cant wait till tomorrow when I can sit in my chair chasing the animals around the yard with my truck, looking at my wallet, playing with my Viking figure & learning the answers to all the quotes LOL.
Back on topic suffice to say this is the BEST birthday I've had since I've been an adult!
Gray

[abs]

happy birthday Gray

no idea if a date is actually set in stone yet, but if you decide the weekend of Sept 2/3, then I'm out - going to Melbourne for my brother's 40th - it won't be a late flight there (arvo nap on the saturday) and it won't be an early flight home (yay for lantus and being able to sleep through the morning)

[2strokelad2006]

Hey,
Can we try the coffee thing again soon?
I feel the weather will be against us in Aug & I'm on the mend again so I'd really like to try again as Lisa & I are dying to meet you guys ;-).
Cheers,
Gray

[abs]

if anyone is still interested in the Yum Cha idea, I can highly recommend the Rhodes restaurant

Jen and I went there for YC today - opens 11am Mon-Sat and 10am Sunday - but Sunday is ALWAYS mega busy... is open through til 3pm every day

Very nice food, no complaints about service and apparently seats about 500people... we'll definitely go again sometime

Note: I'd make a booking even for a Saturday morning if it was a reasonably sized group

[2strokelad2006]

Whats Yum Cha?? ;-)
I think its a great idea but I'd also like to see the picnic idea happen as well mainly because I have 4 kids & would rather let them tear-arse around a park than make the poor buggers sit quietly in a resturant (for us bbaby sitters happen to other people).
Cheers,
Gray :-)

[abs]

OMG - gray, you are missing out if you dont know what Yum Cha is

The origin is actually "Chinese Tea"... going out for CT for breakfast. These days its basically going to a Chinese Restuarant where they bring around small serves of all sorts of different yummy scrummy things.

You pick what you like, they stamp a card according to the cost (so you really have no idea of what the bill will be like til its hand over the credit card time) - guess that's my only complaint about YC

here, found this from the restaurant website:

The word "Yum Cha" means to drink tea. The traditional custom originated in Southern China, where people would go to a "Tea House" to drink tea.

Chinese tea is known for it's health giving qualities, in particular as being beneficial for digestion as it dissolves the fats from the food.

The custom has changed over time to become a ritual where friends meet at a restaurant for Yum Cha, usually in the morning or lunchtime. At Yum Cha, dim sim ladies present dishes on the trolleys. Customers then select their preferred dishes from the trolleys.

Dim Sim, literally translated, means "To Touch someone's Heart". The custom has developed over centuries when housewives would serve delicate light snacks to visitors and friends to demonstrate their hospitality and cooking abilities.

[2strokelad2006]

Thanks abs#2.
I guess I missed out on so much being brought up by Zulu's in the cold wastes of Canada :-(.
Cheers,
Gray ;-)

[Bella]

Ahhh, Gray you too hey, so was I, which tribe of Zulu's were you brought up by?

[2strokelad2006]

The Umbopozwazibipis.
You?
Gray ;-)

[Mel]

I like the ymucha idea, ABS is the Rhodes place in the shopping centre?

[2strokelad2006]

Ymucha?
Is that an old American Indian tribes name?
Did they fight at the battle of Little Bull Crap?
Gods I love typo's,
Gray ;-)

[artemis]

Sounds like a South American tribe to me, gringo.

[Be11ydancer]

Yum Cha sounds good. I nominate Abs to organise it-seeing as he's been there and all. Can you do seperate bills there? (that way people don't have to stress out about the bill if they're trying to economise).

[abs]

Yes Mel, its above the food court at Rhodes Shopping Centre... to the right of the Cinema entrance is a set of escalators up with a lift just to the left. If you park on level 5 you can take the entrance at the northern end of the carpark which goes straight past the entrance

Be11ydancer, no idea on the split bill. I'm sure something could be organised though... Most "servings" are 3's of things, unless plated like the Roast Duck, Calamari, Shredded Beef etc. Would make it fun to split the bill properly

[Bella]

Maybe we should do both! A picnic is good for us families, so we can let the rugrats run around, while we just chat and get to know each other more. Yum Cha would be good also, without the rugrats. But what to do first??? PS...... Gray, I'm from the zeta-fiad tribe!@#%*

[Clare]

Hang on, has this thread moved from Paramatta to Rhodes as a venue? Not that I'm complaining.

[2strokelad2006]

Hang on, has this thread moved from Paramatta to Rhodes as a venue? Not that I'm complaining.

Rhodes = Yum Cha
Parramatta = Picnic
Easy peasy Japanesey (we won the war by the way!!)
Gray :-)

[abs]

Hang on, has this thread moved from Paramatta to Rhodes as a venue? Not that I'm complaining.

Yum Cha came back into the picture as that was what we were looking at aaagggeeessss ago. So I thought I'd resurrect the idea

Oh and Gray, YC is Chinese, not Japanese... hmm, reminds me... better organise to make another feast of Sushi - Jen loves my chicken/avocado ones - yummy

[abs]

bumping this again... with the walk so close I know it'll be a while before we wanna do this, but for those wondering about carb hit for YumCha

We went yesterday again - late brekkie (well 9.30) - rocked up at 12 to Rhodes, organised table, ordered OJ for us, I went and had my Novo (normal dose)

Feasted, got home around 2.30, and at 4pm I was down in Hypo land

So for those worrying about it, don't - hmmmm, yummmm chaaaa

[Bella]

Mmmmmm, stop it, your making me hungry, and I shouldn't be, because I've had my meat n three veg for dinner!!!

I have never been for Yum Cha, and I'd love to go. I love all asian food, so I'm sure I'd love Yum Cha!