“Have you seen God? Because this is his kitchen?”

One punter was allegedly walking around asking randoms this question. God’s Kitchen comes to Perth at Metro City annually, and also at Capitol for this year.

The main acts were Thrillseekers (whom I’ve had the privilege of dancing when they played at Church way back), M.I.K.E, Rank1 & … Alex Guadino (Destination song). The first three at Metro’s while Alex was at the Capitol.

Ok, lets be honest. I didnt exactly go to God’s Kitchen to watch Thrillseekers, Rank 1 etc etc. I’ve seen Thrillseekers before and am not really into M.I.K.E and Rank 1. And thank God too because the last two brought the night down in my opinion. Thrillseekers set while it was not what I expected I was impressed by his enthusiasm and vigor which had the crowd quite animated. His set burst with energy, which was reminiscent of Armin’s White Party this same year in June, only Armin plays different tunes.

Thrillseekers had officially set the par for me and that was at about 1am. Unfortunately when M.I.K.E came on my opinion of the music had decreased, only to plummet when Rank 1 started playing.

LUCKILY, there was the outside balcony area which is good for getting some cool air, having a cigarette and seeing what other loonies are up too. Unfortunately a scuffle had led to security sealing off access to the door and restricting entrance. Luckily, punters were able to move freely in and out of the club and hung outside Metro City. While it wasn’t the best place to sit and socialize and probably looked very strange to people driving past, it offered a haven of cool air, and refreshment.

To begin with, this years God’s was not one I anticipated to be ‘awesome’. The line up was very lacking for me and I had experienced several personal issues with the event. Nonetheless, its good to go out, since the last time was Armin, God’s was just another opportunity. The music was good and I very thoroughly enjoyed my night.

Alot of people who go to these things take a lot of effort in what they wear. There were the usual candy ravers, girls with leg fluffies, two girls dressed as bumble bees and lots of glowsticks. The best dressed award goes to two guys with very clever shirts. On the front of both of them it said:

“Are you WASTED? If not so is your night”

Then on the back of one it said “Get fried in Gods Kitchen” and it had a picture of eggs on it…

His friend had a picture of Mee Goreng Noodles on the back of his and his said “Bake your noodle in Gods Kitchen”

They get top marks for the clever captions and bonus points for making a reference to Mee Goreng noodles at a rave. Well done boys!

Believe it or not, it is very possible. For those who lurve traditional, fluffy pancakes drenched in maple syrup should check out Pancakes at Carillon located in Carillon Arcade Perth. This place has been around for as long as I can remember, but finally one Sunday morning I managed to convince and drag my partner along to have a very late breakfast.

We rocked up at about 2pm and the place was at full capacity. Despite the obvious stress the staff were under, they were still very friendly and within 15 minutes of waiting we were able to get a booth.

Now, you expect this place to serve pancakes, with all the goodies; cream and ice cream, fruit and icing sugar. When I opened their menu I was surprised as to how diverse their menu was. They offer sweet and savoury pancakes or crepes with an exotic flair such as the Mexicana or the Greek Delight. There are western style pancakes served with bacon and eggs along with their own breakfast menu. To add to their awesomeness, they even cater for other tastes offering steak, chips, burgers and seafood.

Served with their own tea or coffee, fresh juice or creamy milkshakes, Pancakes at Carillon is the perfect place for Sunday breakfast or even lunch. With your partner, friends or family. It is breakfast like you have never experienced before in Perth.

Oh, and what did I order during my visit? I thoroughly enjoyed their All Day Breakfast, 2 fluffy pancakes served with whipped butter, grilled bacon and eggs with a extra side of hash browns and of course a lot of maple syrupFor more info, check out: Pancakes At Carillon

Every now and then, I am rewarded with new ideas to feed my ever so hungry stomach. Bruschetta is a tasty Italian treat, perfect for entr’ee or snacks. Here is my simple version of Bruschetta.

You need:

• Bread slices - can be sliced bread or baguettes
• Butter
• Cloves of garlic (Finely grated)
• Chopped tomatoes
• Chopped Capsicum
• Chives & some Basil
• Grated Cheese

Melt the butter in a microwave so that it is soft enough to mix with the grated garlic.

Slightly toast the bread and spread the garlic butter. Then bake in the oven for less than a minute, so that the bread and butter bake slightly.

Add the chopped tomatoes, capsicum and grated cheese on top of the bread. Garnish with basil and bake in the oven until the cheese is melted.

Bon appetite!

I never thought I would make it, but I have finally hit the lvl cap in WoW, lvl 70. Starting my mage in November last year it has taken me approximately 9 months to lvl. Total played time is about 25 days (well probably more now!). Now that I’ve levelled, new priorities is to get better gear! Check out my n00bness here

I have also started the attunement process for Karazhan and gotten my first flying mount (snowy gryphon). Who knows, maybe I can raid someday…

On a different note, I just happen to be one of the only females in the guild, which at times attracts unwanted attention. I don’t know what it is, maybe its my screen name kittycarlile or the fact that I’m a female but derogatory comments/insults suck. I swear if I ever join another guild, I will tell them I am a guy.

I understand this game is dominated by male players, of varying ages. But god damn, I know at least 3 other females that play. This game is not limited to males and therefore should not just be male oriented. When females are playing, the last thing they need is other players harrassing them, or making sexual remarks such as “I’m going to ride you” or setting “Slut” or “Guild Bike” on your notes.

Fair enough, I know there are female players out there who take advantage of their gender to attract attention and help. I don’t ever recall saying to another player, “please come help me with this quest, I’m a female and I’m so hot” UNLESS it was a joke to another player I was already acquainted with.

I’m not going to be rude and say to every player I meet, “Oh you must be like 10 years old, or an old virgin with no life”. I understand, that many people of all ages, gender, race, or even sexuality play this game. From school kids to professional adults, this virtual world is not limited to anyone (unless you can’t meet the subscription fees). Players should just suck it up, and if by any chance they stumble across a female while playing, just get over it.

July 21st was the egn lan 3.3. A review:

The day was long, starting at about 7 30 for me and ending at 1 am. We almost reached full capacity by noon (there were 75 attendees by the end of the day). While there were more and better prizes, me and many others waiting to compete in the DotA tournament faced long delays and due to the time constraints had our double elimination cut down to single elimination…

Hopefully by the next lan, lessons will be learnt and hopefully the DotA comp will not face the same time constraints.

Not long now, til the EGN 3.3 lan. Its been a long and busy day, running around & organising stuff. Hopefully things will go smoothly. Linkage: http://www.egn.com.au/

Anyways I have been putting my energies into making a t shirt for the lan. It has the owl emoticon (done up in word) with O RLY? underneath it. I think its pretty damn cute and funny. The shirt was pretty easy to do. Just required MANY test print outs of the design and finally onto an iron on transfer sheet. Turned out pretty well, iron on transfers are fun. Just means for the next rave event I can make better shirts. Last time I used fabric paint for Future Music festival. It turned out ok, but printing and ironing on is so much neater. When I get a chance I will upload pics of both shirts, stay tuned…

Sunday is finally here, I can now relax and not have to worry about learning words or dance steps. With the Uni semester finishing a few weeks ago, I am finally free for the holidays. The show was held at its usual venue and as usual the Friday show had its bumps but the Saturday show went pretty smoothly. Only minor errors on my behalf which were hopefully not too noticable.

My group did energetic songs such as Rhythm of the night (Moulin Rogue), Right Stuff by New Kids on the Block, Wait a minute by the Pussycat Dolls and Gwen Stefani’s quirky track Wind it Up. Doing two shows over two nights exhausted me. Now I can rest before I even consider doing the Christmas show!

This is my first official blog attempt (Myspace, MSN space don’t count). I will most probably phase out Myspace and have this as my online domain… I will try and post and upload pics from my un-exciting life. Topics of discussion will most probably be dancing, games I play (WoW), my attempts at cooking and current events that I may have an opinion about. Not that exciting I guess but meh… everyone is doing it these days. What I WONT do is turn this into an online emo-fest… Some blogs tend to blab on about the faults in the world and how the dark hole in their heart grows bigger and deeper with every moment that passes. From the sounds of it though.. I could do a pretty good job of being one.