Packing on the pounds

It hasn't struck me that I have not blogged for over a month, slowly but surely I see this blog dying... I try my best to keep this blog alive, so here goes...

For the past few months, I've completely let myself go, stuffing myself silling with food, food and more food - going on mini food adventures all around Melbourne! I cannot remember ALL the places I've visited, but I'll give it a go:

• Cafe Sweethearts - Lovely place to chill, hang out and have breakfast
• Misty's Diner - Typical American diner, with tonnes of fattening food but they do serve the BEST Dr Pepper and fries with melted cheese and gravy
• Spoonful - Quaint French-inspired cafe
  
• Giraffe Cafe - Reasonably priced, but nothing special except for the decor
• Peko peko - Pop chicken is the bomb!
• Tai Pan - BEST yum cha place in Melbourne, located at Blackburn Road
• Hopetoun tea room - English-inspired cafe with cute teapots?
• Melbourne Supper Club - Apparently a very famous bar amongst Melburnians, it's a good place to hang out with friends... Nice passionfruit daiquiri and "croque monsieur"
• 111 Spring St - English hi-tea @ Windsor Hotel; possibly the best scones I've tasted in my life, this is almost similar to the one @ Carcosa Seri Negara?
• Miss Marple's Tearoom - Very nice scones (albeit a little different from your typical scones)
• Hutong Dumpling Bar - Best xiao long baos in Melbourne, but inedible noodles :p
• JG Dumpling Restaurant - Cheap, value for money dumplings and dan-dan noodles
• Chiba - Serves the best green tea ice cream
• Jade Kindgom - BEST hokkien mee and ais kacang EVER in Melbourne!!!!!!!
• Takumi - Reasonably priced Japanese bento boxes for lunch - nice rice and serves mostly wagyu
• Federal Coffee Place @ GPO - Very nice and smooth latte
• Ramen-ya @ GPO - Love the char-shu ramen especially when it's between 2.30-5.30pm because you pay "happy hour" price
• Kenzan @ GPO - Delicious tofu salad
• Cafe Vue - Heavenly wagyu burger and French onion soup
• French Quarter Patisserie - Best strawberry tart
• Ichini - Cozy Japanese izakaya, lovely entrees and mains especially their sinful pork belly
• Rockpool - One of the nicest wagyu steak, EVER. Oh and their parma ham is simply to die for!
• Ca de Vin - Pretty delicious Italian-inspired food albeit a little pricey
• Lindt cafe - Somehow the Sydney one tastes better :p BUT it serves one of the nicest hot chocolate around
  
• Pepper - Digging their hot chocolate!
• Red Pepper - Yummy Indian food (and cheap!)
• Lim's Nyonya Hut - Errrr so-so only? Although they do offer kuih lapis?
• Pho Dzung - Nicest pho in Melbourne (IMO), beats Mekong anytime, hands down (IMO!)

Well I guess this is as much as I could remember..... It's amazing how much I eat and I think I very much prefer to spend my money on eating rather than shopping but on the downside, I've gained some weight (which is NEVER a good thing) and my mission now is to lose some pounds before I head home this summer before everyone (i.e. aunties/cousins) start poking fun of my fats and big-round face! :)

*Edit: My brother and sister are arriving this Wednesday night for their week long holiday! YAYAYAYAYAYAYYYY! I cannot wait! :)