i fell asleep midway on our drive to the beach, but made up for it yesterday by catching the tram to south yarra to visit caijing, whose boyfriend drove us all down to st kilda for gelato (caramel pear, lime and lychee, blood orange - all excellent) and a stroll by the beach.

earlier in the day, had a late breakfast of poached eggs, mango and onion chutney and ciabatta with caijing in a south yarra cafe, then she was off to shop at scanlan and theodore (i fingered many beautiful coats as i tagged along.)

at prahran market we shared a orange and chocolate cupcake, its iced top smooth with chocolate and at the centre an orange sugar flower.

back to caijing's, then minyin came by to collect me after work. we drove to docklands for dinner at mecca bah: sweet potato falafels, spicy lamb & pine nut boureks, and a tagine with chicken, tomatoes, almond, sesame seeds and honey.

good hunting!