Went to the special Pompeii exhibition at the Melbourne Museum today. Big thumbs up

Did you know the ancient Romans used fish sauce too? It’s called garrum. They put it on everything, even dessert. Salut.

The exhibition is open till 25 October and costs $20 for adults. It also includes entry to the rest of the Museum exhibits. I spent pretty much the whole day there and definitely got my money’s worth. I also got to see plasticized body parts in person for the first time!*

I had a polenta cake with spicy capsicum relish and salad for lunch at the Museum Cafe. It was really quite good and at $9.50, not bad for value. The prices there are very reasonable and not a total ripoff like I expected.

My only complaint is that it was waaay too crowded! Note to self: never go to special exhibits during the school holidays.

* NB: There is so much fat in and around human organs. It makes me feel like going on a diet. It also reminds me of roast duck, and how I have to scrape off large chunks of fat when I eat it.

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Up!

Watched Up! today. It was a very heart-warming story. It was very cute, looked great, and had a good ‘moral of the story’ (Tan Ah Tek‘s voice is in my head now).

Verdict: Watch it.

P.S. I want an Up! house!
P.P.S. The whole moving house thing reminds me of Howl’s Moving Castle, except that this movie is better.