From today to 28th September, we have a major annual event held in Brisbane, Brisbane Festival. There are different activities in the Brisbane districts, please check their website for further details. However, the most of events are held in their main stage at culture forecourt.
The most attractive event is Light of River which is a lazer show at the Brisbane River. There were similar events in the past years. Almost every year, I went out to Brisbane City to watch. In this year, the event will be held every night (except Monday) 6.15pm,8pm,9pm from 6 Sept to 28 Sept. The vintage point for this event is Culture forecourt at Southbank.
Lastly, please do not the closing event of Brisbane Festival, Riverfire at 7pm on 28th Sept.
This times is my weekend recommendation is Gold coast show. It is from Friday to Sunday, at Broadwater Parklands. I would call it, the Gold Coast version of Ekka, a giant carnival. Thus, there are farm animals for kids, camel rides on the beach and music shows, and even Showbags. Almost everything EKKA has, there will be too, just smaller. Also, it is a fireworks show at 7 o’clock on Sunday and 8 pm on Friday and Saturday. The most important thing about the “Little” EKKA is free admission(However, you may need to pay the parking)! So I believe it will be suitable for everyone in your family!
From tomorrow to 18/8, EKKA will be held in RNA showground. This is the largest agriculture show in queensland. Thus, there are a number of corp and animals!
Besides of these, that sounds like carnival. It got some rides and some live performances at night!
Another signature item of EKKA is showbag which is a bag contains commercial merchandise. These merchandise will have much higher value than the price tag of a showbag.
Also, there are some must-eat food at EKKA. The first one is strawberry ice cream which is the most famous food in EKKA. Some of my friends said you can only have it in EKKA.
That is a kind of very special ice cream. At the most top level, there is a whole strawberry. Next strawberry ice cream is under placed under that. Then there are some sliced strawberry inside the cup. Finally, at lowest level, vanilla ice cream is placed at the base. It tasted different in each level. That is very very tasty.
Secondly, I wish to recommend Tasty toast with cream cheese. I love it. That is very tasty creamy!
Another signature item of EKKA is showbag which is a bag contains commercial merchandise. These merchandise will have much higher value than the price tag of a showbag.
From today to 4th August, it is the Night Noodle Markets again. You can go to the cultural forecourt of the South Bank every night to “sweep the streets” and taste Asian street food. During the period, there were more than 20 Asian restaurants stalled there, such as:
Filipino skewers – Hoy Pinoy, there is a big charcoal stove to do skewers!
And Flying Noodles, Chu the Phat, Calabang, Wok Master, May’s Malaysian Hawker, etc.
Of course, it will not be just about “food” , there will be some live music performances too.
I believe that this year’s night market will be quite exciting!
However, according to the experience of previous years, the amount of food they sold is not too significant. If you want to eat enough, each person will spend almost $20, and please remember your bank card, only accept the card, not cash.
Last year, the little shop event in Coles was very successful. I had a lot of friends who were crazy about it; they were trying to get every mini-collectibles. The 2nd series of Little Shop has started now. Same as last year, if you spend more than $30 in Coles or Coles Express, even with Fuel, you get a mini-collectible toy, such as mini-peanuts butter, mini-bread roll, mini-toothpaste. We are not crazy about that, but we are keen on that. This year, even we bought a little toy coles shopping trolley for holding the mini-collectibles. Are you keen on that too?
Usually, my dearest dad takes mother and me for our once
weekly dinners out every Sunday. However, I told dad that I couldn’t have
dinner out with him tomorrow night because Origin Two was happening! Would he
please take mother and me out for dinner tonight instead? Dad said yes!
We live around ten minutes away from The Sunnybank Sports and
Community Club. Aside from pokie machines there’s also a restaurant tucked deep
within the building. The meals there are reasonably priced and the serving
sizes are decent, leaving you satiated, if not full, after your meal. Dad
prefers ordering two meals for three people.
There are nightly specials; since we often visit there
Sunday, we know the Sunday special is a roast.
Tonight the two special dishes($15 each) were stir fry chicken with rice and fried vermicelli with beef. Perfect; we didn’t even need to check out the menu and just ordered those two specials for us.
Usually we all just drink water but suddenly tonight dad
orders himself a Jim Bean Whisky and Cola! Mother and I both sneak sips from
the bottle~
Our food arrives promptly and we all tuck in. Somewhere in
the distance, applause can be heard; there’s live entertainment tonight!
The Sunnybank Sports and Community Club hires decent chefs
because the white rice we were served tonight was soft and delicious. Often,
when Westerners attempt to cook rice with a saucepan, the rice comes out hard
and crunchy, eww!
Perhaps we’ll come back here for dinner again after the mighty Maroons have taken out the Origin series!
Notes: Kid Free – Monday to Thursday – Get a free kid mealm,purchasing a main meal from the a la carte menu $9 Roast Dinner on Sunday
Address: Sunset Bargrill Sunnybank Community and Sports Club 470 McCullough St, Sunnybank QLD 4109
Now is the school holiday period, so there are several activities for children around Brisbane. Last Sunday, we went to the ice skating at Indooroopilly Shopping Center. In the 1 level, near coles, they set up a small ice rink with real ice! Although that is small, they offer all kinds of gears included skates, and that is free of charge. Also, even your kids is too young to do skating, they can sit on kangaroo trolley to skate. Because that is free of charge, you are offered a 15-minutes session in the rink. The purpose of this event is to allow the kids to try skating. Lastly, this event will be ended on this Sunday. However, all online pre-booked sessions are booked out. You need to try the walk-in session 10am-4pm (or 10am-8pm on Thursdays). You will be allocated the next available timeslot on that day. This event is top-rated, so I suggest you go to try on the weekday.
During these two weeks, that is the school holidays period. You may be headache about finding the activities for children. Maybe, shopping IKEA is a good option. From today to 14/07, free meal for kids under 12 from kids menu with any adult main meal purchased. That is a good deal. Moreover, after our shopping in IKEA, you can bring your children to Daisy Hills Kola Center, they can see koalas in a natural outdoor setting. This activity is free too
Last night, the parents and I hit the Glen Hotel for dinner;
it was my shout!
The Glen Hotel’s the nearest eating place to where we live;
it’s literally just down the street!
Dearest dad wanted steak so I ordered one for him exactly
the way he likes it: “medium rare with pepper sauce, please.” As for mother and
I, we ordered a fisherman’s platter to share.
We chose a comfortable booth seat to sit. The other option
would have been outside with our backs to the heaters that look like street
lamps but last night wasn’t too cold so we picked a spot inside.
Our food came only after a short wait and it was delicious!
The fisherman’s platter came not only with battered fish and chips, but even
calamari rings and a scallop! Dad’s steak arrived practically bleeding (which
was fair enough; I’d ordered it medium rare for him after all) and we all
shared, although mother and I only nibbled the edges of dad’s steak because we
prefer our meat cooked, thank-you very much!
Best of all, there was even live entertainment! Just one
lone man with a guitar but because he used a mixer, it honestly sounded like he
had extra vocals and a band to back him up! Dad and I clapped heartily for him
whenever he finished a song; as we left I waved and he flashed me a thumbs up~
To top the night off we even ordered an adorable mini little
round strawberry cheesecake to share. As with everything we share between the
three of us, I cut dad half while mother and I had one quarter each. Mother
also enjoyed all the cream squirted to one side of the plate!
All in all, what a night: it’s great to discover that you can have a fancy dinner out for three people costing less than one hundred dollars!
Now is the winter time in Brisbane, but the lowest degree in Winter time is just only around 7-8 degree. Thus, we cannot see the snow at all. However, you can go to SkatingAt Festival to have a snowy winter. From this Friday to 14 July 2019, a giant ice rink and ice slide have setup in King George Square. I believe you can skate in there. But you need to pay the entry fee, Adult $28, Children (5 to 13-year-old) $20.(Buy online~5% off). Also, there are some food trucks next to the ice rink. They offer some hot foods, which is the best for the cozy winter. That sounds cool, I think you should not miss this event.
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