Twinkling lights, stockings, endless caroling, food and more food complemented with round after round of drinking can only mean one occasion-it’s CHRISTMAS. The festivity of this holiday season excuses the consummation of everything bad for you in excessive proportions alongside the good company of anyone who follow the same ideals for Christmas.

I love almost everything about this season and how it seems to evoke a sense of joy as a final wrap up for the year gone by. The aspect of Kris Kringle, however, can amount up a fair bit of anxiety for all those perfectionists trying to achieve that ultimate meaningful gift.

As a tradition of our group, and for the benefit of sustaining a level of nil stress, our version of KK involves no extra money spent, no effort of shopping required and no expectations of a satisfied recipient. Only rules are bring the sh*ttiest gift you’ve received so far for that final chance of one last swap for another possibly sh*t gift AND it must not be used. Since the establishment of this a few years ago, we have evolved from the typical gifts of fruitcakes and fruit mince pies to surprises not much better but damn sure more creative.

This year’s crappiest gift: a probably1980s handsfree mobile phone kit.

in all its original packaging

MERRY CHRISTMAS PEOPLE!!!

Till next time,

xxLucy

 Talk about being decked out! I use to think Halloween was an American specific tradition but the Ozzies here out-matched this dress up occasion by far at ‘Magique Halloween Cruise’.

 This gathering stood at $40 a head for unlimited pizzas and couple of free drinks with sporadic magic shows for entertainment onboard.

From the time of boarding accompanied with deliveries of pizzas in mass numbers to the night ending with after party at Metro- I couldn’t stop happy snapping all the way through.

This day originated from the beliefs that spirits crossed over to real world as the warmer seasons came to an end to start the winter months. So, in order to ward of the evil spirits one must dress in a scary costume.

Some girls didn’t seem to have noticed its history, dressing to pleasure more than to fear, though I didn’t hear any of the boys complain…

especially from this moo moo

And the winners of the night goes to…*drumroll*

The ghouls, monsters, devils, vamps and tramps didn’t disappoint at all.

Next Magique event is ‘Magique White Cruise’  on 30th January 2010: www.magique.com.au

Till next time,

Lucy xx

Single ladies and gentlemen, the second round of Mix’n'Match is coming around again! If you’re single, want to pretend you’re single or simply up for trying something out-of-the ordinary on a Wednesday night then come down to Shinara Bar and Grill, Sydney, on 2nd September 2009.

But before that, you must put your hands up for the registration process here:

mixandmatch@y7mail.com

This round, I’m hanging up my “Drink Biatch” hat to wander the streets of Asia instead. Una, you sexy cupid, go nuts with the arrows on the night!

This event is the one most low key and relaxed alternative ways of meeting new people. Sign up, put on you lucky shirt and check it out.

Good luck!

The wait, the anticipation, the stress and the endless dances for more snow-  it was worth every moment.

Till next time,

xxLucy

With the winter season in the U.S gone it means MASSIVE sales for us here in Oz to start gearing up for the snowy days ahead.

In the midst of this sale frenzy, I’ve bought it all- from board and bindings to jacket and pants and all the little things in between -socks, boarding bag, gloves… you name it- I’ve bought it from Sierra Snowboard

The cheapest way, from a friend’s advice, was to have everything sent back here via a U.S home addy. Two parcels- one board and one clothing & accessories, how much could shipping really be? No matter what, couldn’t be more expensive than what the online stores are charging right? WRONG. Try just shy of $300US in postage alone!

Why?

USPS don’t take parcels longer that 42″- that’s approx 106cm. Unless you’re a midget, your board alone will have to be posted by private postal services at approx 160US smackeroonies (perk:delivery within 6 days).

What to take note of:

Your traditional BURTON branded boards cannot be bought from an U.S online store and delivered to Oz due to distribution rights blah blah…so only alternative is send it to U.S home addy and then forwarded here.

My advice, buy a non-Burton board, get it delivered by the company and don’t do it last minute. I learned that first hand alongside a hefty bill.

With half of the expected arrivals now safe in my arms, I must convince myself it is worth it.

One lamb sizzling…

One pork spit smokin’…

A newly assembled bar..

We are now ready for the arrivals of:

SUPER HEROES ‘N’ VILLAINS

Let the drinking games begin:

Super effort, super drunk, super fun = SUPER night!

Till next time,

xxLucy

Someone asked me the other day what my score average in bowling was. I know I’m in no vicinity of a pro-bowler but I thought i had surpassed the need for bumper bowls…until these cookies with a mysterious flavour came along to replace the traditional hotdog and chips on the lanes.

Next thing i know is ten pin looks a lot more blur pin but we had plenty of smiles to go around.

keke Till next time,

xxCookie Monster

Howdy people! If you want to take a ride that’s a step down from dune bugging but a few notches up from golf carting rounds, consider Quad Biking.

For $80 a hit, you’ll be given a quick training session then ride 3km on a winding trek to the tracks. Sling a camera around your neck cos the best pictures are probably the ride there.

The final track was a tad disappointingly small but it doesn’t mean you still can’t floor it to the max- err 40km/h.

You’ll be be spending over an hour and half sniffing fumes and you’ll be showered in dust so make sure you go on a nice sunny day, have a pair of well-fitted glasses and bring a scarf for air filtering.

Quad biking is something i recommend everyone try at least once.. actually JUST ONCE in your lifetime will suffice. It’s easy enough to be pick up by the girls and dirty enough for the boys. Not the most audacious of sports but you’re on the way- it’ll be like dirt biking but with training wheels.

Happy ridin’ people!

Till next time,

xxLucy

Apologies for the hiatus on the posts but i blame it on the weather! Drabby weather makes me want to do nothing but snuggle under the dooners and watch good ol’ re-runs of Entourage. With every hint of a sniffle or sneeze, i’m using it to milk the most out of this swine flu pandemic to keep me in bed.

Continue hermit mode. There is no love outside.

Till next time,

xxLucy

Ever remotely curious what a 2.9 million holiday house gets you?

Certainly,  prime position is a must.

Mr burns electric gates.

A garden fish pond.

An indoor sauna.

And of course, your own private jetty with boat house.

Anything less and you’re wasting your money.

The ladies spent their weekend unwinding with cocktails.

Most times, with TOO much cocktails.

The boys spent their time watching and mimicking Bear Grylls from Man Vs Wild. If there’s a male out there who doesn’t know of this guy you better get yourself aquainted real quick- apparently, a mans not a real man until he is. Check it out here.

So like Grylls, the boys tried to fish.

Like Grylls, they caught fish on just line and bread….

they tried to swim…

And what the?!?!

Like Grylls, they shucked oysters off jagged rocks.

And like real men, they consume all their catches raw.

But unlike Grylls, they bled

A friggin AWESOME weekend, Phil- THANKS!

AND HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY!!!

Till next time,

xx Lucy