Happy End of Financial Year to all the Eagle Street Yuppies out there!  No doubt that you have been overworked and underpaid throughout the 2011-2012 financial year, but hopefully you received a promotion or a decent pay rise from your recent performance review.  Either way, may the new financial year bring you more money, power and respect.  

Enjoy some well deserved drinks at the expense of your employer tonight.  See you all on the D-floor at Fridays later.

Monday through Thursday the CBD may be an acronym for Central Business District, but come 5pm Friday, it officially turns into the Central Beer o'clock District.  Check out my recent post on Brisbane's best beer bars on The Urban List.

The Queensland Maritime Museum is not usually the most glamourous venue to be seen at on your weekends, but last Saturday night was definitely an exception to the rule.  A stunning grand marquee was hoisted on the banks of the Museum's South Bank precinct to host the 550 invitation-only guests for The Gentleman's Ball.  No other black tie event in Brisbane stirs as much curiosity or as many rumours as the Gent's Ball does each year.  I even heard that there was a black market for tickets selling at $1,000 this year.  Whatever the rumours, this young professionals' charity ball is a social highlight for the young and elite faction of Brisbane's bourgeoisie.  After all, nothing brings together the bourgeoisie better than a black tie ball. ...

Get your livers ready because the end of financial year is fast approaching.  I am definitely looking forward to the free booze at the upcoming EOFY celebrations.  If you just can't wait until next Friday, then why not warm up with a few cheeky cocktails during the week?  For inspiration, see my previous post on Confessions of a Cocktail-aholic from The Urban List.

We all know the saying 'don't shit where you eat'.  But some yuppies on Eagle Street just can't help having a dalliance with a co-worker.  Personally I am against office relationships, probably because I had no delusions about finding happiness and meaning in life by working at a law firm.  Or maybe it's because I have a cold black heart and tend to ignore feelings that aren't conducive to my career advancement.  For those of you who insist on heading down that slippery slope towards an office romance, then at the very least follow three simple rules.  1. Keep it discrete and professional.  Nobody wants to be distracted by two people making eyes at each other during a work meeting.  2. Don't have overlapping or numerous consecutive office relationships - that's just slutty.  3. Abide by the rung system. ...

Horse racing.  It is a beloved spectator sport that combines the guilty pleasures of gambling and drinking with the frivolity of high fashion and hats that serve no purpose.  The Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival may not have a race that stops the nation, but it still attracts the likes of the young, the rich and the restless to Eagle Farm and Doomben across five consecutive Saturdays in May and June.  The season ended with Stradbroke Day last Saturday, where Australasia’s best sprinters competed in the grand final for the $1 million Stradbroke Handicap.  Stradbroke Day is by far the biggest and most prestigious day of Queensland's racing calendar, so of course I had to be there. ...

Being a true patriot, I take my steakhouses very seriously and I am always on the hunt for the best eye fillet around town.  Preferably grass-fed.  Cooked medium rare, of course.  And complemented with a glass of cabernet sauvignon.  Check out my most recent post in The Urban List for Brisbane's steak restaurants that are a 'cut' above the rest.

Hitting the town on a Thursday night always feels a little bit rebellious, but who could have resisted an early celebration for the long weekend that was coming up?  My long weekend revelry began with an invitation to the Limes Rooftop Bar to celebrate its 4th Birthday and Winter Launch Event last Thursday night.  The event was strictly invite only with a cocktail dress code and an open bar sponsored by Moët and Belvedere Vodka.  It was the kind of event that ticks all of my boxes: exclusive invite list, classy dress code and free flowing quality alcohol.  And it was definitely the kind of event worth turning up to work late and hungover on Friday for. ...