Michaela's birthday

Yesterday I saw nothing of the Melbourne Cup. My sister's birthday always falls around this time, and this year it was the same day. To celebrate, my parents took her and Louka and me out for lunch. She chose Rowda Ya Habibi, conveniently close to the university. When we got there, the takeaway section out the front was very busy, but there was no-one else in the dining room. We ordered a banquet for two, plus extra garlic chicken and fried cauliflower.

The dishes arrived a few at a time, so the table was never crowded but there was always something to eat, a bit like yum cha. Louka liked the cauliflower so much she kept stuffing more into her mouth without swallowing the last lot.

After lunch we adjourned to Campos Coffee for coffee and cake. We were lucky to arrive before hordes of other people with the same idea, and managed to find four chairs together at the counter. We shared a mini-brownie, belgian fuss, caramel kiss and cube of nougat (Louka didn't get any). Then we felt we ought to give up our seats to the ever-growing queue.

Walking back to the university and station, we stopped to look at Mura Clay Gallery. They had some lovely pots, all the affordable ones being already sold. They also had some christmas tree ornaments in the shape of small wombats with golden wings, santa hats, lifesaver caps and reindeer antlers. But I was too cheap to pay $20 for one.