Yeah!

Spotted at Rosenheimerplatz S-bahn

Migrant crisis in Australia? Germany is predicted to accept up to 800,000 people in 2105. For some perspective, that's more than the population of Frankfurt.  

Asian food hunt continues!

Dr Pfft has a deep and abiding love for Chinese food which was reinforced when he went to Shanghai. So when he told me there was a good new restaurant in his hood, what else could I do but go check it out?!

Oh my god! It's taken me 4.7 years but I've finally found somewhere that makes chili wontons! 

Dr. Pfft raved about a pork belly dish so I had to order it. I have to say, I've never had this ever before but that's not a complaint - it was a bit like having peking duck!

And since I ordered a menu, I got to finish the meal with these fried glutinous rice cakes with green tea ice cream. 

My assessment? Why have you taken 4 years to open here?!?! I'll definitely be back!

Random food on my desk.

So I've been having a bit of a difficult time at work lately and to cheer me up, one of my colleagues left food on my desk with this sweet note. There was a bit of confusion as to who actually did it - I'm not really used to randomly receiving unsolicited food - but we figured out who the champion/culprit  was and I was thrilled!

Thanks Everyone's Sunshine! It was delicious!

Sonne Mond Sterne festival

Has it really been two years since I attended a music festival?! Well the clock was reset this weekend when I went to Sonne Mond Sterne! Held near the village where he grew up in Thuringen, Dunkeldeutschland, Alex has attended this electrofest every year since the first one (19 times!), and with this inside info, it was AWESOME!!!

The party started at 10pm. To be honest, we were a little worried about how we were going to see Steve Aoki who was scheduled to start at 3:30am

But THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS started an hour late (I think it was around 2am?) due to technical issues. When they started though, their light show with these EPIC SINGING ROBOTS was totally worth it! Like a religious experience!

The sun rose during Aoki's set

And I totally would have watched it except I was too busy dancing.

We slept in until around 2pm, although I'm not sure if it can really be 'sleeping in' given that we slept after 7am. Either way, we took it easy before getting into it again. And with a line up including Gestoert aber Geil, FAITHLESS (!!!), Fritz Kalkbrenner, and Calvin Harris, we were going to need all the rest we could get. 

Just like this beach buddha with disco ball

Wayfarers, dancing masks, graphic shirts, flower crowns, duck faces...the uniform for dance parties!

Calvin Harris has come a long way since the Prince of Wales Hotel in St. Kilda! There was no way I'd be able to stand close enough to watch him sing today. Also, he doesn't sing anymore :(

I have to say, a general agreement between us (and the taxi driver) is that unlike other festivals, people weren't overly drunk or drugged or angry. It was all happy moods, as you can see in this photo...

In any case, such an awesome time was had that it was completely understandable why someone would attend for 19 years running. And we've already decided to go again next year!

So here's to SMS XX!!!

Thanks Miss Pooky!

A gift! I was afraid that wearing this would make me seem like an asshole, but luckily my pals (many of whom also have PhDs) found it hilarious!

Afterwork drinks over Munich

I don't know why it's taken me so long to attend one of these, but Susi, Toni, and I went to Skylounge at the Telekom Towers to drink, dance and take in the view.

Unfortunately my photos of the view really showed that I don't hold still enough for night mode to work on my phone

And let's dance!

Now I am Bavarian

Caro dropped me off at Hohenzollernplatz and there was a mini Bavarian market going on that was selling local sausages, cheese etc. And then there was the stall that was selling things with comments written in Bavarian dialect. Despite being in Bavaria for the last few years, I won't say that I can really understand the language, but I can figure things out, especially when they're said out loud. And so I definitely had to invest in this bag.

Translation: my other bag is a Louis Vuitton (it's only really funny if you understand how Bavarian sounds though)

Munich Academy end of year art exhibition

The Munich Academy has a notable list of former students, particularly of modern artists. So when I was told about the exhibition featuring students works, I was keen to go - who knows, maybe I'd be seeing pieces from the next Kandinsky! 

There were many pieces but my favourite two were found on the upper floors. I can't remember the names but they were

An exhibit featuring photographs of typical German scenes with atypical comments. For example, Munich is widely regarded as a very safe city. However, this comment says, "Munich is a dangerous city. Police are everywhere at night."

And a room full of various oversized things, like this lebkuchen herz

And this delicious looking cake!

German toys

I was in Obletter the other day when I saw these toys

I feel that only in Germany can you buy a plush currywurst!

And also a plush Wiener schnitzel with fries!

And a roast chicken that can be taken apart into the relevant sections!

I'm not dead!

I was just really busy! Here's a basic summary of what (I think) had been going on in the past few months...

November - My wisdom teeth finally came out.

The surgery was kind of brutal with many people amazed at both the extent of bruising post-surgery but also the speed of my recovery.

December - Miss Pooky came to visit for Xmas! She was an epic series of Christkindlmarkt visits where I made her try out different sausages and she met Dr. Pfft to prove to her that not all Germans are sooooo bad.

I roasted an epic chicken for Xmas dinner.

After she left, the snow came down like how!

January - Okay, I really have no idea what the hell I was doing in January. I was probably working like hell because in February...

February - I went back to Melbs with stopovers in Bali and Singapore.

Relaxing on the beach in Seminyak

Relaxing in the pool in Singapore

Hanging out with Cookie Monster in Melbs

March - I've also got no idea what I was doing in March, probably because it was Starkbierfest and sickness swept through the campus. *Cough*

April - I finally managed to visit Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, and Strasbourg.

While in Strasbourg I somehow conducted a conversation with a shopguy in 3 languages - French, German, and English. YAAAAASSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!

May - This month was insane.

First off, I went to Lisbon with my German Wolfpack

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Next, due to the fire at Fiumicino airport a planned weekend trip to Rome turned into a crazy 12 hour trip to Rome to celebrate the end of Riz's posting. 

Then I spent a weekend raving.

I went back to Italy the following with my International Hangover girls. And finally, I rested.

June - The Third Annual Suit Up Birthday Party!

And now it's July. I can't promise that I'll be as stringent a writer as before, but I'll try!!!!