ENA Greek street food

ENA Greek Street Food had recently popped up in Southbank and I was dying to try it. But never got around to it.

Here it is run by this lovely vivacious owner who is Greek. I was not invited to attend but I noticed his mood. The place is open and spacious and I love the fact that they have an open kitchen. It is in Southbank shopping centre on the same level as Hophaus.

All of the waiters are very friendly.

Here I had the gyros platter ($18 to feed one person) which is reasonable for the price. Here it included you choice of chicken, beef or falafel. I chose chicken seeing as I can smell the charcoal chicken from the open kitchen.

There wasn't much in terms of the chips but they made up for it in terms of the pita bread which was lovely and doughy. Pita bread is a staple in any Greek diet. They also had lots of salad which is good but not a lot of feta and too many olives.

I loved the tzakiki but I think it is better on its own plate. Most of it got mixed in with the chicken and the salad and melted a bit.

The chicken was good but stone cold. It probably had been out for a little longer.

Rating: 16/20- good Greek comfort food. Yum

Penang Road

Myakumi is a Japanese place in Niddrie. On this particular Saturday Niddrie was busy and Friend A wanted to catch up. Hyakumi is right next to La Porchetta which seemed quiet. Here Hyakumi was busy with Caucasians. This must be a good sign, am I right?

Nope I was wrong. The place seemed understaffed for a busy Saturday. We did have a long wait of up to 20 minutes for a basic but deluxe bento to come ($18.80 for a measly one with no rice). It was nice of them to warn us about the rice but they could have made this up with more sushi and sashimi.

The katsu was nice but there could have been more.

There were four morsels of sushi- not enough for someone who is really hungry. There were two rolls and two nigiri. All of which are fresh and my roll fell apart. The wasabi was the lovely japanese one.

The seaweed salad was ok though and I loved the salad under the katsu. That had that nice tang to it.

The spring roll was the frozen sort.

I really did like the tempura and would order that again even on its own along with the agedashi tofu which someone had

Malaysian student allegedly spends more than she can afford

A Malaysian student spends more money than she can afford. Christina Jiaxin Lee (21 years old)  is from USyd in Sydney and was preparing to go home to Malaysia when she was caught by the authorities. We explain here

She was charged with dealing with the proceeds of crime which she knew that it was a huge glitch by Westpac.

Christina is an International student studying Chemical Engineering in USyd.

Christina. Image courtesy of smh.com.au

Christina had $4.6 million in overdraft by Westpac. This was accidental and she claimed that her parents gave her that money. But in actual fact this was Westpac's fault (as it was a banking error) and she should have paid it back. Instead she spent it on designer clothes and handbags from July 2014- July 2015

She was granted bail but failed to meet them as her boyfriend was a Malaysian national.

Now she will be going to court and maybe jailed. Her parents will pay it back when they come to Sydney in June. Initially they were not happy with her.

What we think
As students ourselves it is not fair that she had all this money. Moreover the money that she spent gives international students a bad name. The money was not even hers to begin with. Upon discovering the mistake she should have notified the bank.

Understand your limits
When you first sign up for your bank account make sure that you understand the limits. If you don't understand ask the bank. And if your parents will be sending you money make sure that you ask them how much and it should be in writing.

Whatever you can't afford, you shouldn't spend. And don't even think about spending other people's money as that is a crime.

If you notice anomalies in your bank account, notify the bank

On the spot penalty fares to be scrapped

Students as of next year there is no need to worry about the on the spot fines as there is a huge fine overhaul. We explain

In 2017 on the spot penalty fares will be scrapped. The on the spot fare is $75 without a valid ticket but now commuters will be given to explain and most people will be given warnings.

Myki by ptua.org.au

Under the new system commuters will be sent warning letters rather than fines of $223. Regular offenders will still get fined the same amount.

This is in response to many complaints made this year and last year about the MYKI system. There was a review done about this system earlier this year. Many people felt pressured to pay on the spot even if fare evading was not their intention. Many times the machine broke down or there was no way to top up. Many people do not live within a five minute walk to the nearest top up place.

Authorised officers will be given smartphones or tablets and will be able to access the passenger's travel history.

Other changes include the online top up time of 90 minutes instead of 24 hours.

How to buy jeans and still have a bit of money left

As students we love our jeans and jeans can be expensive by any means. So we talk about choosing the best jeans at the best prices.

Jeans by Eccoterre.com

There are many different styles of jeans and you need to work out which ones are the best for you. There is super skinny, boyfriend, high waisted, mens jeans, just to name a few. The sizing in Australia is different to what you have back home.

Most pairs are somewhere between $70-$200 full price.

Some hints on finding the right pair

One of the things that we love to do is go to sales. At many sales the prices will be down by 20%-50% or a buy one get one free meaning that you won't have to pay full price.

Do try them on in store. You could try and buy them online but if you do you don't get the luxury of trying them on. And if they are the wrong ones you might not be able to get a refund or an exchange unless the seller agrees.

If you have friends and family in Australia (i.e relatives) then do take them along if you can. A second opinion doesn't hurt.

Do you have any other tips that you would like to share?