Today is New Year Eve. In Brisbane, there are a lot of events in Southbank. The key event is fireworks on Brisbane River. That is two sessions of firework. The first is at 8.30pm and the other one is at the mid-night. You can watch it in Southbank and Eagle Street. I prefer to watch it in Southbank, because the people will have count-down in there too! But I may not watch it this year. Because that is very cloudy outside, it looks like raining soon!
Today is Boxing Day. The most of shops started their end of sales on today. So in “Australian Custom”, today is a shopping day. I went to City for shopping as well. I found Queen Street Mall is full of people. There is a kind of “Human Traffic Jam”. I cannot walk faster, because the foot path is too many people. I entered Myer and David Jones, a lot of people are so busy with shopping.
Even the shops have a long queue to line up for entering their shop! That is crazy!
But there are a huge saving, I saw some goods have 50% off, such as the Sheridan quilt cover in David Jones. Others are at least 20% off!
The things draw my attention a lot is Ultrabook. Dick Smith and Harvey Norman set all Ultrabook on specials.
That is great, but they are too expensive!
Finally, I did not buy anything for myself.
Well, the end of sales has not finished yet, the sales will run to the start of next year! Maybe, I can find something later. Let us go shopping again later!
In the old days, our Chinese people love the fatty Chicken. We love the chicken which have some yellow fat under their skin. That is very high calories! Everyone does not like this anymore, we want to eat healthy. I think you like the Free Range Chicken more. Because this kind of chicken won’t not trapped in cages, is allow them to walk in the farmhouse. Because they can move around, so it will not accumulate so much fat.
Few days ago, we had this kind of chicken in Big Gun Chinese Restaurant. That is not fatty at all. Moreover, the chicken is cooked in a Chinese traditional way, Salt-Baked. That is so tasty and the price is reasonable. Only $38 for a whole chicken. Let’s go to there, have a trail!
Address:
Big Gun Chinese Restaurant
Shop 7, Big Gun Shopping Center,
2922-2926 Logan Road, Underwood QLD 4119
Tel: 07-32198868
Fax:07-3219 8863
I went to Garden City this afternoon. There are full of people. The car park are full. The management opened the staff car park for customer parking too! I parked in there. That is a bit far away from the shopping center, 5 minutes walking distance.
The food court are quite full too. Moreover, there are many people doing their Christmas shopping too. That looks like Christmas holidays has arrived. Actually, today is not a public holiday!
However, there is somethings good. There is a special counter to provide gift wrapping service.
Have you done your Christmas shopping? I think all major shopping centers will be full of people today and tomorrow!
In the Chinese Traditional Custom,in New Year, we will put some money into a red pocket and give them to kids as the new year present. They calls it, “Red Pocket Money”.
I found Australian got a similar custom! But that will happen in Christmas time. Today, there is a “special” Christmas card which has a pocket stick on itself. This pocket is for putting Money or Gift Card. This kind of Christmas card is very similar with our Chinese Red Pocket! That’s interesting!
I went to City for Christmas Shopping tonight. I found there is full of people, this Sunday is Christmas. That is still a few days away. I believe that is because there is night shopping every night until 23/12. Most of shops will opens up to 9pm. On 23/12, they will open to Mid-night. Everyone needs to do Christmas Shopping!
Moreover, there is a lot of special events happening in there too! I saw a lot of act performances and Christmas Carol.
Well , there is a Christmas Parade at 7 pm too!
The parade team is not very big. There is various types of performances, such as singing and dancing. Moreover, we can stand very close to the parade team. You can shake hand with some performers too.
There are three real camels too!
Of course, we have Santa too!
Don’t miss the Christmas Parade! Christmas Parade will be held at 7pm every night in Queen Street Mall until 23/12.
Please click here to view the Christmas Parade Photo Album.
For further details about Christmas at Brisbane City, please visit bnecity.com.au
Dinner@Brisbane
In Hong Kong, dining out is a part of our daily routine, but that is not apply in Brisbane! Dining out is very expensive. Even a take-away dinner can cost you $8! If you want to dinner at a restaurant, that is around $20. Thus, at the most of time, we will cook at home. That will only cost you around $3 per meal! You can save a lot of money to eat at home.
From today to 23rd December 2011, at 7pm every night, there will be a Christmas Parade will be held in Queen Street. In the Parade, there will be a lot of performers and animals too! It should be a great event.
Please click here to find out more details.
IKEA Chicken & Chips
From today to 16th December 2011, you can get a discount on your meal when you shop at IKEA at the same day. Thus, please keep your receipt of your meal, you can get a discount on that when you pay our goods at IKEA checkouts.
Please click here to find out more details about this.
IKEA Logan
Exit 23
3539-3565 Pacific Highway
SLACKS CREEK QLD 4127
Early of this year, we had Cyclone Yasi hit Northern Queensland. It destroyed a lot of banana. As a result, Australia has experienced banana shortage. I saw there was around $15 per kg in supermarket. Recently, the price becomes more reasonable. Last week, I bought some banana for around $3 per kg. Today, the price is lower! I saw 99 cents per kg in Woolworth.
