【Sydney Vlog】I'm back for the first time in 7 months?!

Hello everyone. So, this vlog is a

little bit of a different format. I

really wasn't planning any of it. I had

nothing organized or arranged, but as I

was recovering from food poisoning and

being really sick one day, I got a call

from my dad suddenly and we had a family

emergency. So, I booked the first flight

straight back to Sydney. Honestly, I had

a lot of mixed emotions on this flight

and I was just really tired for the most

part. But as soon as I got off the

flight, I was looking for my dad and I

found him.

>> I'm with Papa Chen.

>> Hi everyone.

>> I spent the first night just catching up

with family and being really shocked at

how empty my room was compared to what I

remembered it to be. Let's get under the

blanket.

I woke up this morning like, where am I?

So confused. I'm not even going to lie.

It's such a weird familiar but

unfamiliar feeling to be here. Like I

feel like I just stepped into another

reality. But I'm about to head to the

city. I've got a few errands to run.

I've got to renew my license. I've got

to sort out my SIM situation, which if

you guys have been following for a

while, you'll know that that's been like

a whole issue. And then I'm going to pop

into the office, catch up with my

bosses. I don't know if my team's going

to be in cuz I actually haven't told

them that I'm going to come in. I'm just

going to rock up unannounced with some

snacks, some goodies, and then later on

I'll catch up with a few friends. Dad is

currently driving me to the station so

that I can catch a train to the city.

That is one thing about Japan that's

better that well Tokyo in particular

that it's such a walkable city. I do so

much walking and the trains and the

public transport is so much more

convenient.

>> Yeah. Whereas here, if you're not in

like a major area, a busy neighborhood,

and you don't have a car, then it's

really difficult, isn't it?

>> Yeah. But why is the cap so expensive

the other day when you were saying, "Oh,

but then again,

>> because Okay, because when it's past a

certain time,

>> Yeah. they charge. Taxis are very

expensive. They're search charge."

>> No, but in general, I think taxis in

Japan are very expensive, but walking is

good in Tokyo. Trains are good. The

subway is good. The I don't really catch

the bus, but I've heard it's good.

Apparently, I missed the 40° weather.

And today has cooled down, which is very

nice. When I landed yesterday, the sky

was so beautiful.

>> I saw your thing.

>> Yeah, it was like blue, pink, yellow.

It's my favorite type of sky. I almost

forgot how to catch the train. I was

like on my phone. I'm like, should I use

Google Maps? What app should I use? And

I remembered there's an app called Trip

View. You know, now my viewer ratio is

mostly Japanese.

>> Oh, really?

>> So, I'm pretty Yeah, it's surprising,

right? I'm pretty keen to show them my

old

like daily view around the city.

>> I swear it hasn't actually been that

long, but I almost forgot how to catch

the train because I was meant to

exchange trains, but I nearly forgot to

get off. But anyways, I made it into the

city and it was such a nice vibe. I

actually forgot how crisp the air is.

I'm about to head into the office and

surprise my colleagues.

It was my first time going to the office

in so many months and I hadn't seen the

renovations of this half of the lobby

which was crazy. It looks so much better

now compared to before. And then I went

upstairs and surprised my team with some

goodies and spoke with them for a little

bit. But then I had to go and meet my

boss who was somewhere else. He was at a

cafe. So I went to see him and this is

my reaction. He's actually the best boss

ever. Even though we communicate almost

every day on emails or messages, we

actually very very rarely call. So I

think it was a bit of a shock to him

when I told him that I was going to be

in Sydney suddenly. Currently having a

little catch up with my boss and it

feels weird. I kind of feel like a

tourist almost, but I'm just admiring

all the beautiful scenery, even though

it's something that I used to see on a

daily basis, but it is nice. We decided

to head up for a quick lunch. This place

has been on my radar for a while. It's

called Grandfathers, and it's actually

done by the same team as Clamar, Pelgro,

and Neptune Scott. And one of my other

colleagues actually did the deal for

this place. So, I really wanted to check

it out. I had heard good things and my

boss had been here a couple of times.

The food honestly was so good. Service

was incredible. And then I did my

errands around the city since I was

going to only be there for one day. Did

a little bit of retail therapy. Had to

go check out a few Australian classic

brands including Kokai for my basics and

Mecca for my beauty products.

>> Wait, so we're going to have dinner.

Have you been here before?

>> No, I haven't. First time at the moment.

The restaurant is still closed, so we're

gonna go walk around Chip andale for a

little bit, catch up, and then we can

eat.

>> Eat and yap.

>> Eat and yap. A lot of a lot of yapping

today.

>> Yes.

>> Last time I saw her was our girls trip.

>> Girls trip.

>> Yeah. So, it's been a few months. Lots

to catch up on.

>> To me, it feels like yesterday.

>> Honestly, even when she was in Sydney,

we'd catch up like once every 3 months.

>> Yeah. Months. So, this is normal.

>> It's like I never left.

>> Yeah, exactly. Oh, maybe we should ask

for recommendations. Maybe that's the

best way to approach this. I'm going to

look at the dessert.

>> Me, too.

>> The desserts sounds good.

>> Hello.

>> Hi. How are we?

>> We're good.

>> That's a very good place to be here.

>> We're We're hungry.

>> Hungry is good. Absolutely.

>> And we want to know what you recommend.

>> Do we want to go? Do we want to go seven

this evening?

>> How you feel? We definitely want to get

the potato bread. friends

you might want to try.

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>> Okay. All right. We'll do that. And then

the blood sausage sanger too. Oh, am I

am I going too fast? Okay. Okay.

>> The potato breads, the peas, the

oysters.

>> How many oysters do you want?

>> Ah, how many do you want?

>> Half dozen.

>> Yeah. Half a dozen.

>> Half dozen. The sangers.

>> Yeah. One.

>> One each. The curds. Is that enough or

should we get one more thing?

>> You want to pair it with something like

my favorite dish.

>> Oh, let's do that.

>> I do love eggplant.

>> Yay.

>> Amazing. Yay. Thank you. Thank you so

much.

>> Thank you so much.

>> Thank you.

>> We're going to have a look now.

>> I really missed the service in

Australia. I miss Australian culture.

You should come back. Should I?

Cheers.

[Music]

Just what I needed. Where are you?

You're not even in the frame.

>> If you guys get the chance to go to

Sydney or if you do live in Sydney, make

sure you check out Esther restaurant. It

is one of my faves. I've been here a

couple of times and they do really good

quality Australian dishes. And they

recently got awarded two hats again for

the Australian Good Food Guide. So, it's

really good.

>> I've been Oh my god, that's really

annoying. I've been really craving an

asai bowl and also yogurt, Australian

yogurt, but dad saved me some at home so

that I can enjoy a little bit later. But

right now, we are going to Fruitologist,

which does like the best asai bowls, one

of the best. And then we are going to do

the Baywalk, which dad has never done

before, even though he's lived here his

whole life and he drives past it like

every day. Can't believe you've never

done it.

So, I'm going to make him do it today.

Get some steps in. Let's go. So,

Frutolus is actually a grocery store in

Roselle, but they're known for their

asai and smoothie bowls. Just trust me

on this one. Do you know what you're

getting?

>> Hey, can I get the Angus grass-fed um

>> burger?

>> And I'll have the organic asai bowl.

>> What drink?

>> Um and can I get a long black?

>> I'm not even going to lie. It wasn't

until after I sat down that I realized I

didn't add any peanut butter or like

some type of sauce to go with this. So,

I was eating this. I'm like, something

feels like it's missing. But, you know

what? It's probably for the best because

peanuts and peanut butter is quite

inflammatory and I was still trying to

get rid of that pimple that was on my

face. So, probably for the best anyway,

but it was still very delicious and

honestly all I needed. And then I went

to get cookies. We're also getting

butter boy cookies. We got butter boy

cookies. Yay.

>> I think it's about 7 km around the whole

lap and like 10 or 11,000 steps. So, dad

and I just yapped the whole way. We

caught up on life and it was really

nice.

My family actually had the longest day

and we were tired, but I knew my time

was limited, so I made sure dad and I

went out for a nice dinner. I'm taking

dad to my favorite restaurant in Sydney.

It's called Auntie in New Town, and it's

a sake bar. I actually featured it in my

vlog exactly this time last year with

Cindy, but it's dad's first time here

and such a nice vibe. We're just waiting

for a table now. Do you have an appetite

after the walk?

>> Oh, big time. And it's it's the best way

to wind down with a glass of beer. Can't

wait to try the food.

>> Incredible atmosphere with jazz music

playing in the background. Amazing

cocktails and the food is topnotch. You

really cannot ask for anything better.

>> This is my favorite one. It's a fried

mushi. Potato mushi.

Cheers.

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>> Good.

>> I should also mention that they don't

take reservations. It's walk-in only,

but trust me, it is worth the wait.

>> Is it weird if I use chopstick?

>> I guess you can use either. It's pasta,

but like the Asian and they just want to

use chopsticks for this like noodles.

[Music]

>> Good morning. I stayed up quite late

watching Roam Mango. I still haven't

finished the video, so I'm like

continuously watching as I get ready,

but currently waiting for the girls to

come over. We're going to do a little

morning day in Bondi. There's a new what

is it? like a health health food

store/cafe

or I don't know. It's called Common

Supply and it has such good ratings and

reviews online. So, I've been wanting to

check that out and then do a little hot

girl walk. I'm so excited to see the

girls. This is Yuki.

I had to drive by the way because the

girls are too tired to drive.

>> Mommy's coming back. I'll

>> get you a leash, baby.

>> We're looking for a leash for you.

Oh, she'll be back. She

>> guys, what do we do? Like, oh my god,

>> we're babysitting right now.

>> Oh my god.

>> Dog sitting.

>> We're dogsitting.

>> No, but she's a good doggy.

>> Guess who's back.

>> Hi.

>> Is it this?

>> Another brand new joint that's been on

my radar for a little while. It's called

Common Supply. It's a cafe cross between

an organic marketplace in the heart of

Bondi and it is right up my alley.

They've got smoothies, they've got

toasties, they've got just a bunch of

goodies.

>> The girls are reunited.

>> Yeah, except Tracy's outside right now.

>> Tracy's outside with you. So, we're

going to order first

>> strawberry smoothie.

Yeah, I think it's like yogurt and

there's like jam.

>> I missed Australian yogurt so much.

>> Not yet. But dad got me like a huge tub,

so I'll have it for dinner tonight. The

whole the whole tub.

>> The top juice one.

>> Top juice. I was going to say

>> it's the best one. It's thick and it's

not sweet. It's like a bit tangy,

>> but it's the perfect consistency.

Whereas here it's going to taste like

ketchup as well.

>> Oh, you bring it home. It's the best.

>> Japanese yogurt is trash.

>> It's watery.

>> After a brief little yap sesh, we

decided to head down to the beach.

>> Come.

>> We're literally holding her on a rope.

>> Y forgot the leash today. So, this was

the makeshift like leash and collar

situation.

>> Pretty pretty good. So, we found a

collar. Where did you guys find it?

>> We had to go all the way to like a

Woolly's Metro. It's like a mini

Woolly's like a mini supermarket.

>> Woolly's is Wworth.

>> Yes.

>> For my Japanese viewers.

>> The slang. The Aussie slang.

>> Yes. Aussie slang. Woollies. And then we

got a rope. Come on. Come on. Okay. I

heard that week the Sydney weather was a

little bit whack. It was a bit all over

the place. So the day before I arrived

it was really warm and hot and sunny.

But then when I arrived it actually

cooled down heaps. though it wasn't warm

enough to swim at the beach, but we went

for the coastal walk, which I actually

featured in my Bondi vlog from a few

months back. So, go check that one out

if you haven't already. And then, of

course, I had to get Yi.

>> Yay, I got Yi.

>> Yay.

>> Absolutely have to get the cookie cake

and the brownie. It is the law. It's a

must.

M.

>> And since I was already here, I had to

pop into some of these gorgeous

Australian boutiques.

And just like that, my trip to Sydney is

already over. There was a lot that I

didn't vlog and I didn't film because,

as I mentioned, I did not come here for

the purpose of filming content, but it

was amazing to see my friends and family

again. And as for traditions, you know,

I had to grab a macaron on my way out.