Saturday was my husband's birthday.  Wow, it still feels weird to say the H word!

I took him out to dinner at Dynasty Restaurant.  Dynasty Restaurant opened for business in Melbourne in Dec 2010. They claim to be "the one and only luxurious fine dining Chinese restaurant" with spectacular decor in Australia.

The interiro is covered with marble and lighted up with crystal chandeliers, setting off a warm golden ambiance.  Staff are immaculately presented in a fusion of cultural and modern suit-style outfits.

The only reason we could afford to eat there was becuase I bought a Scoopon (au$79 for an 8 course meal including dessert + two glasses of wine each).

The below photo's are from their website because we did not take photo's on the night.  We were too awestruck!  In most cases the pictures you see on a company website are more glamorous than the actua thing - in this instance, the photo's accurately capture the restaurant's oppulance. 



Entrance to Dynasty (Dynasty is in a Bourke St arcade)

 

foyer of Dynasty

 

our table



on the way to our table

 And then on Sunday we went to a bbq at Leny and Tze Loong's (Geelong) place in Yallambi.  There we met their friends who were all very lovely.  Genks was allowed to come so she had a great time sniffing around in a new environment.  She was a good girl mostly.  Except when she saw Billy the kitten and tried to play with him which Geelong wasn't too sure about.

Dentist Visit

On Tuesday I had my very first trip to the dentist.  Yes, my very first dentist visit in my 27 years of life.  Amazing huh?

The verdict?  All good!  No fillings, no rotten teeth, not a single problem at all.  Apart from the fact that my wisdoms need to come out soon.

Ms Dentist gave me a calculus clean (funny term!) which according to Wikipedia is also known as tartar.  It is a form of hardened dental plaque. It is caused by the continual accumulation of minerals from saliva on plaque on the teeth. Its rough surface provides an ideal medium for further plaque formation, threatening the health of the gingiva.

Brushing and flossing can remove plaque from which calculus forms; however, once formed, it is too hard and firmly attached to be removed with a toothbrush. Calculus buildup can be professionally removed with ultrasonic tools and specialized sharp instruments during a dental visit.


And that is what she did.  For about au$115.


X-rays on each side cost me au$42 each and a fluoride treament au$33.  The visit itself was au$65.  So altogether au$297 which isn't too bad considering I walked out with cleaner teeth instead of just my gums.

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Naturally Ant is very jealous.  Not of my dentist visit but the fact that I didn't need anything done.

To Temple

On Australia Day (Jan 26th), Ant and I went with my mum to the See Yup Temple in South Melbourne.

The temple sits on Raglan Street and is made up of a line of 5 buildings, all converted into lovely prayer/ tablet rooms.

Besides leaving with a heavy smell of incense clinging to my clothes, skin and hair, I did some research and discovered some interesting facts;

• See Yup means "four districts", after the area in Guangdong (Canton) that members came from
• it is a Buddhist - Taoist temple
• it was build in 1856 by the See Yup Society through compulsory donations
• South Melbourne was once known as Emerald Hill
• there are 13,000 memorial tablets on display

main entrance to See Yup temple