Open Air Cinema!
Started the day with coffee and brunch with Zahav @ Gloria Jeans & Impress Cafe in Auburn- ice long black
-free ranged eggs + Turkish pepperoni
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Then I drove to Bondi Junction and everyone had already arrived. Since Karen already bought her books, we had more food at Bondi Pizza with an amazing view!
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Entree: chilli prawn, salt and pepper calamari, stuffed mushrooms
Main: 2 pizzas (Chicken&Parmesan and Meat Supreme) and a spinach ravioli
Had to repark my car for free parking after 7pm, so we had to wait in the foodcourt for 7pm and enjoyed a gig by a pretty boy and his guitar.
Went to Coles for some lollies and water.
Took the bus to Bondi beach and turned in our tickets for "Gangster Squad" - apparently all the sessions for this was sold out - at the Ben and Jerry's open air cinema. Then we took our spot on the lawn and set up camp with our mats. Since the movie doesn't start until the sun goes down, we somehow ended up talking about our dream guy. haha
Movie was mediocre. Everyone started looking into the sky for stars halfway because it got cliche/boring.
Very uncomfortable if you didn't order the beanbags - back and butt was aching by the end of it.
Afterwards, we just took the bus back to Bondi Junction and I drove home in the pretty City lights.
Day with Janet
- picked her up at her house at 3pm cause she had work until 2pm- drove to Leichardt to experience Berkelouw bookshop cafe but failed miserably because they closed it down for renovation until May. We also tried to go to the Newtown one but there was no parking anywhere on those small streets.
- Last resort was the City, so we went there and sat at the Chocolate Room from 5pm-6pm. I ordered a massive vanilla sundae (accidentally because I didn't read what it was) and a cap. And Janet ordered a waffle and flat white
-Went to Lantern for dinner
-then drove her home and went home myself.
New Camera!
Bought the SONY ALPHA NEX-F3 with the 18-55mm lens while at work today.Dw I didn't buy it on a whim, there was thorough research involved ever since my trusty Canon died on me after 8yrs of bonding. Though needless to say, I did want something more than a point and shoot so I delved into the new and exciting world of Mirrorless Compact System Cameras.
It was a tough battle between the Samsung NX1000 and the one I actually got. Even today and yesterday, I was so set on grabbing the Samsung at JB Hi-Fi for an awesome deal of AUD$446, but as I played around with it around the shop for the 2nd time, something just didn't seem right. Yeah the iF was really clever and allowed easy access to all the manual settings quickly with a quick swivel of the focus lens, but the picture quality (even with Smart Auto) was missing something.
Then I went around several shops asking to try out the Sony NEX-F3 (since JB was out of stock) and surprise, surprise, most had sold out! And then I remembered that there was a not well known camera store (DigiDirect) tucked in the corner somewhere and the Salesperson was really persistent. But he was a good bloke, and I tested out the camera there. And first thing I noticed was the more sturdy feel of the casing, then the mission to find the menu began. Yeah it was kind of tricky and you really have to dig through everything with buttons but I'm pretty sure once you start using it, you'll understand why Sony put every single setting under 1 single button. Sure it's not as fun as adjusting through the lens in order to try to look like a pro but lets face it, nobody's going to care if you're holding the entry level model. But yeah, then it hit me! The Focus Point comparison was what made the difference (25v15), even though the Samsung had a higher resolution (20v16MP) and shutter speed (8v2.5FPS), there was a major difference when you wanted to be a bokeh whore. And it took a longer time for the Samsung to focus on certain things because it gets confused as you flick it at something suddenly then it goes "oh okay lets see, oh you want me to shoot that!"
Then I heard the price tag, at most places the single lens kit was around AUD$600, only Teds were selling it for AUD$499.95 so I was about to go to the City to see if they had any in stock. But at this shop, for their Boxing Day special, they were offering it for AUD$497! haha $3 difference. Not a lot, but still saves me the time spent on the trip and back.
-images and full review after I charge it up-
And after that, I just had lunch with Benson at the "fancy" food court, not really, but that's what we all call it at work because it has nice views of the City.
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