Weight Watching

September is harvesting month (a la The Island). Lots of sowing must have taken place in December. Last year, Theresa’s Uncle Jin treated the family to a dinner and show event at the Lido theatre (since closed down) to celebrate his wife’s birthday. Sharing the same month as Auntie Pin’s birthday, were Marloney, Matthew, Auntie Anne and myself. Chin Moi, a friend of ours here in Melbourne, shares the same birthday as me. So does Cze Mien, an ex-colleague from Chooi & Co in KL. Here in my new workplace, Maxine (site services), Anna (Legal) and Nancy (Marketing) all have their birthdays in September. Anna’s birthday is today, so we went out for lunch. This is the second time since I joined this place not too long ago. Already I feel my waistline expanding and my wallet shrinking. The food was great though. Last week we went to a place called Maria’s Place in Victoria Parade, near the Queen Victoria Market. I had a tortellini and it was very nice. This afternoon we went to Café Italia on Drummond/Lygon Street and I had a grilled calamari. It was again, very nice. Earlier in the day on both occasions, sweet, cream splattered cakes were served as well. So just as we’re thawing from winter’s slumbering blubber (or is it blubbering slumber), we get hit with harvest season celebrations.  And, just a minute ago someone was just passing tim tams around. As Steve Irwin would say: “Danger danger danger”