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| The happy couple |
On 21/12/2012 the Mayan Long Count Calendar ended, marking the
end of the World apparently although we saw no horsemen of the apocalypse or
volcanoes and the like, just a wedding party for Loic and Aurelie, our French
house mates.
Nicola and I were in charge of decorating the house and
gardens so we missed out on the ceremony itself in order to surprise Loic and
Lily when they returned home. They wanted a small wedding with no fuss but we
as a house thought they deserved a celebration for them to remember their big
day. Nicola and I attempted to blow up 500 balloons (that were actually water
balloons) but after the pump broke we admitted defeat after our tired lungs
begged for mercy. We blew up enough balloons to add some colour to the drive,
front of house, gates and inside the house – Nicola bunched the coloured
balloons into sets of rosettes which made the small water balloons look much
nicer. In fact, Nicola was the creative energy behind the decorations and I
just helped out by cutting shapes and blowing up balloons.
One of the nice touches Nicola came up with was to cut
dozens of hearts out of white card and stick them onto lengths of string which
we then hung from trees in the garden. They looked brilliant, very elegant and
set a romantic theme which was what weddings are all about really. Lily even
commented that Nicola should start a business with wedding planning/decorations
and I don’t think it would be a bad idea based on Nicola’s ideas and
resourcefulness on a ridiculously small budget ($0).
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| Dr. Zac's incredible couscous |
When Loic and Lily arrived back at the home after they had
photos taken at the Opera House and Botanic Gardens (by Gary and Jessie our
flatmates) they returned home and the party started. We had plenty of drink to
go round and Farag had invited one of his friends (Dr Zac) to come and cook for
us so we were treated to couscous Libyan style (which was amazing), Libyan
chicken as well as a special Korean dish served at weddings called Bambiyam or
something sounding like that (a vegetable and noodle dish). Krish also made
some delicious brownies and Jessie and Gary made their signature Mango Sago. We
also had some amazing fruit tarts (strawberry, raspberry and blackcurrant) for
starters and Ibrahim had bought a wedding cake which we all tucked into to
finish up with.
Nicola and I were in charge of decorating the house and
gardens so we missed out on the ceremony itself in order to surprise Loic and
Lily when they returned home. They wanted a small wedding with no fuss but we
as a house thought they deserved a celebration for them to remember their big
day. Nicola and I attempted to blow up 500 balloons (that were actually water
balloons) but after the pump broke we admitted defeat after our tired lungs
begged for mercy. We blew up enough balloons to add some colour to the drive,
front of house, gates and inside the house – Nicola bunched the coloured
balloons into sets of rosettes which made the small water balloons look much
nicer. In fact, Nicola was the creative energy behind the decorations and I
just helped out by cutting shapes and blowing up balloons.
To end the night we listened and danced to some Libyan music
– Dr Zac showed off his moves and taught us all how to dance Libyan style. It
was a great evening; good food, plenty of drink and good company.
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