Pacfic Highway will back to the normal speed

During the period of Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, the section of Pacific highway between Brisbane and Gold Coast reduced the speed by 10km/h. The section with 110Km/h speed limit reduced to 100km/h. The section with 90km/h speed limit. This measurements applied for about a month time. According to the statement from Queensland Government, after today, because the Games are ended last week, so the speed limit will back to normal. That is good, the trip time from Brisbane to Gold Coast can be reduced. I will consider to visit Gold Coast in next few weeks.

Hot weather arrived

This week, the Brisbane weather is very hot. When I walked out from my office, I felt my skin was burning.  Sometimes, I checked the thermometer at home during afternoon often was over 35 degrees. I think summer is arrived.

A success story of Australia Software Company - Atlassian

This monday night, I was watching The Business on ABC. During the program, there was a section about A success story of Australia Software Company ,Atlassian. I have been their product JIRA for years, but I never know they are an australian company. I am surprised that is a local startup in Sydney. That was an interesting story. Thus, I paid attention to listen their story. I found they faced a problem which a lot australian companies are facing, Australia is a relative small country. Our local market is not big enough to reach a critical mass. They pointed out Internet is an opportunity for Australian companies to reach the global easily. They are selling their software solutions. I believe that will be a model for every software company in Australia to consider!

Tasty ramen and dumplings

This afternoon , I and my wife had a tasty lunch at garden city. We went to hakataya for lunch.

We ordered a ramen with a free bowl  of  noodles. That was lovely.

Moreover, we had a dish of half priced japanese dumplings.

That was so full. After that, i spent an hour to do exercise. I wish to burn the weight gained by this lunch .
Address:
Shop 2072 Westfield Garden City Shopping Center
Cnr. Logan & Kessels Road Upper Mount Gravatt
Trading Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00-21:00
Sat, 9:00-17:00
Sun 9:00-18:00

Nitrogen Ice Cream - Nitrogenie

Yesterday, after ANZAC Parade, I had a walk in southbank parkland. I found there is a Nitrogen Ice Cream shop, Nitrogenie. They used Liquid Nitrogen to make ice cream. Well, they are still ice cream, I cannot think they are not much different from normal ice cream, just because Nitrogen is in a super low temperature, it can make ice cream instantly! However, watching the staff making Nitrogen Ice Cream is a kind of fun!

Easter Monday Tour

Yesterday, that was a super nice weather. I and a group of church brothers and sisters went to glass mountains and maleny for some walks. That was fun!

I am not well

Brisbane Autumn has arrived, out weather got cooler. Yesterday, that was a sunny day, I felt warm around 3pm. That was the time I was about to go out for Brisbane .Net User group at Microsoft Brisbane City Office. Brisbane.Net User Group meeting was good, I know more about Telerik Platform. Their Online IDE is great. You can run a lot of emulators via their web interface, such as IOS, Android and Windows Phone. 

However, after the meeting, that was about 8pm, the weather was very cold. That is the reason I got a cold today. I cannot work today.

Kessels Road back to normal

Last night, around 6.15pm, I was driving on Kessels Road, near the intersection of Mains Road and Kessels Road. I found the traffic has improved a lot.  Few months, there was a long queue of cars in there around that hours.  I can say the traffic in there are better than "normal".

Sunny week

Last week, there was a lot of raining. This week, the sunny Brisbane came back. That is good. I go out for jogging. Just only one side effect. The weather is too hot. That wasn't very nice to work at afternoon without air conditioning.

Raining again!

Most of the time during this week, that is raining. Until now, that is still raining. Moreover, it is getting cool. Well, it sounds we are in autumn. But I don't like this kind of cool and wet weather! 

I need to keep receipts

This week, our food streamer is out of order. That is around 9 months old and still under warranty. However, I lost the receipt as the proof of purchase date. At the end up, I can't get it fixed and have to buy a new old. This times, I stored the receipt safely and scanned it into my computer!

Time is going so fast

I am in Brisbane for around 14 years. I cannot image I have lived in this city for that long!  Time is going so fast. Brisbane sounds more like home than Hong Kong for me. 

Hakataya Ramen Dinner

I am still not feeling very well. That is still too tried to cook. Moreover, i want to have something tasty. Thus we went to Hakataya for dinner. That was great and we had a enjoyable dinner.

Hakataya Ramen

Sunnybank Plaza Shop

Shop 27B Sunnybank Plaza,

Cnr. Mains Road & McCullough Street. Sunnybank

QLD 4109

TEL:07-33441313

Dinner at Morrison Hotel

Last Saturday is a family member's Birthday, so we went to Morrison Hotel for our dinner as a celebration. I had a lot of friends said that is the best steak house in Brisbane.

Well, that was not a bad dinner. The Birthday girl ordered a 400g Black Angus Rump with pepper sauce. Because of, Angus is one of famous Australia Beef. the birthday girl was happy about her dinner

I ordered a Beer Battered Barramundi. That was very good! The fish sounded very fresh! Moreover, the chips and side dishes were tasty!

 That was a enjoyable dinner. The restaurant was very comfortable , not noisy at all! The service was good. Moreover, this dinner for two was only around $53. That was value for money.

Address
640 Stanley St
Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102

Tel:07 3391 1413

A big feast at sunny seoul

Yesterday, we had a gathering / birthday party at Sunny Seoul in mains road. That was a big feast. We ordered two sets of $99 barbecue and hot pot combo dinner. We had a big plate of combination of meats, including beef, pork and chicken. 

Moreover, we had a big beef and vegetable hot pot too!

 So huge!

Somethings more, we had a lot of Korean Side dishes, including Kim-chi  and salad.

We felt very very full for a whole night. I worked very hard in gym this afternoon too, I wish to burn the fat from this dinner! Moreover, our group had ten people, and just spent $198. That is a good deal!

Address:

Shop 3A, 95 Main Roads.

Sunnybank , QLD 4109
Tel: 0733447589

Home Office

I worked in my house most of time,even I got a part-time staff worked in my home too. Some of my friends from Hong Kong heard about this, they found that is very strange.Actually, in Queensland, that is not something unusual at all. I know a lot of people running their own business in their home. That is because we are not overcrowded as Hong Kong, that is no problem to put a office in our home. Moreover, home office can save a lot of money. Of course, this can save the rent for office space. In addition, that can save the travel cost and time between home and office. Thus, this is a great option for a small business, such as ourselves. 

Sunset in Calamvale

Yesterday, we had a raining during daytime. The rain has settled down near evening. After that, when I jogging in calamvale community sporting fields, I found the sky is beautiful! What's a amazing sunset!

Bring your own lunch

I went out for lunch every day, when I was in Hong Kong. That is not a big deal. However, in Brisbane, that is a different story. If I buy a lunch box in a food court, that will cost around $10. If I go to a proper coffee shop, you have to prepare a 20 dollars note from your pocket! If I have a lunch box from home, that is just around $2. I can save a lot of money during the week.

So many tasks

A lot of my friends have started their Christmas Holidays. I am still working hard to get a lot of things for work, church and myself. I am still trying some Android and iOS done. I went sick for last Saturday.  That is the situation more worse.

Christmas party

I went to a company christmas party . I went to a restaurant near the brisbane river. We ate a tasty meal, good chat with other staff.