DIY Flower Decor

Hello people! Today is DIY day. Hope this topic can help you to reduce rubbish by recycling the materials to do some art works =)

Saw the egg carton that was prepared to be thrown away and thought i can do something with it for some mini projects.

So i cut out the egg carton into the shape of flowers.  And prepare some colours for the flower and some green papers or fabrics for the background. My plan was to use the toilet roll as the pot to accommodate the flowers.

Colouring can take some time as i need to make sure it is completely dried. I used orange and light blue to create the colour-block effect.

The green background should have enough volume to tuck into the toilet roll which has 1/4 portion being cut out to accommodate the flowers.

I used some wheat-flour modeling dough to decorate the centre of the flower. But you can also use something else, e.g. buttons, or any other creative materials.

Lastly, use blue tag or glue to secure the flower on the green materials in the toilet roll and here goes your DIY flower pot which can be hanged or stuck on the wall. You can also paint the toilet roll to make look more sophisticated.

I decide to put the flower pot on the wall decorating my mini art gallery. It makes the wall look more vibrant and lively. So i'm satisfied with this effect =)

Ps: Today the company i applied for called me! Hopefully i'll get an interview soon and start working asap =) Fingers crossed!

Cheese Lover's Meat Lover Pizza!

Ok, time for pizza baking!

So my bf came visit me as usual on Saturday. He very excited to go watch <Iron Men 3> with me so we went to Jusco to see if we can get the tickets. Unfortunately, the queue was like crazy and the available screening time was too late. So we ended up shopping and i found this pizza dough recipe which i wanted to try so we went to bought some ingredients for the pizza yey!

Anyway we brought back tomato paste, cheese, mushrooms, ham (for him) and bacons (for me). But the time was too late when we finally got back, we decided to do it on Sunday for brunch =)

Anyway, as usual i cut half the required ingredients as there is only 2 person eating. And this time,  i followed the recipe obediently haha. And i was in charge to measure the ingredients while he mixed them. Great collaboration as i won't need to mix until my arms fall apart to make the dough lol. 

Happy boy with the dough in his hand haha. We spread the dough on the baking paper. And put the ingredients on top. Unfortunately we forgot to put the mushrooms so only ham and bacon.

This is how it looks like before putting into the oven. I'm a cheese lover so for the cheese amount, the more the better haha.

After 10 minutes of baking, finally the pizza is ready! So pretty with all the melted cheese on top lol. I shall name this cheese lover's meat lover HAHA.

Next week, hopefully i will get the Half-baked nagasaki cake done so that i can introduce you guys =)

Resource: http://outonlifessea.blogspot.com/2012/08/st-louis-style-thin-crust-pizza_29.html

Just want to release some frustration or i'll go crazy

Well, i'm supposed to talk about the pizza i made during the weekend as promised in the <coming up next> post. But i just had a fight with my mum and would like to complain about it for a bit.

Well, my mum is an old-fashion v disciplined madam. She likes to view things as only RIGHT and WRONG. So yes, she judges everything she sees everyone she meets in her heart. We used to get into a lot of quarrels. By that i mean A LOT. We used to fight every single day when i was in high school, not so much in uni as i was away from home. And now when i came back from overseas, i seriously can't stand her. One of the reason is that i can't face the fact that she is getting older and act like a crazy old woman. She used to be a wise person, good manners, have good relationship with her colleagues. Now, she only mixes with 60+ year old people. She has no more friends at her age due to her attitude. I wanted to make her realizes that she can't make it a habit to correct everyone when people say something negative. It's like she wants to be this moral police and blow whistle when people say something that she doesn't agree with. She's like the politician who has hold the power for too long and getting terrified that people AKA me might overpower her. Well, that's how life goes on! When you're old, you admit it and pass over the decision maker position to other people. She just couldn't take it.

Anyway, what happen just now was i trying to reorganise my cupboard in the washroom, then i realize she has lots of unused rubbish (or maybe not) in the cupboard which makes it very messy and crowded. So i took out her stuffs and shift all to the small living area where she stored hundreds of hotel toiletries collected by my dad and her. She got angry and said i shouldn't throw away her stuff without asking her and nagged for 10 minutes (?). Well i didn't say anything as i wasn't prepared to quarrel. Silence is golden. Totally applicable to my situation. Then, she came into the bathroom. So i started to defend myself. I wasn't throwing her stuff, i was merely shifting them to another place and when i finish everything i'll ask her if she still want those stuff. Well, she definitely didn't agree with me as she starts rising her voice saying i should ask her to come pick up her stuff instead of shifting them by myself cos I'm being rude. Ok, I DON'T UNDERSTAND. This is my room, and somehow she storing her unused stuff in my room is perfectly ok and i CAN'T TOUCH THEM?! She said i wasn't using the room when i was in uni so she store everything in my room, and now as i'm back, I SHOULD INFORM HER I NEED TO USE THE SPACE IN MY ROOM then she'll arrange her stuff to other place. I'm totally lost. And then after a few more sentences by her, i get it. What she meant was: THAT WAS NOT MY ROOM, IT WAS HERS!

Well, i guess she still wants to be in control of every single tiny unimportant things in this freaking house. When she lost it she'll scream and shout and snatch everything back. I'm not sure if it's pathetic or crazy. And guess what, this incidents just show like 1/100 of her.

Thought i'll go crazy sooner or later. DAMN.


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Another fight goes on. I'm not a freaking thoughts detector or some psychic, so stop acting like you're disappointed when i didn't do stuff that you think i should do IN YOUR BRAIN. If you want me to do something, JUST SAY IT! Just face it, we are not a perfect family so stop fantasizing me and dad to be perfect daughter and perfect husband. We are normal humans not ACTORS.  And what? I can't even complain to myself when i'm frustrated? Fine, i'll find somewhere you can't hear to complain. The problem is, YOU ARE EVERYWHERE!

Now i have a headache because anger is over-filling my brain.

"Penny, I'm Really Glad I Know You."

It's Friday Friday gonna get down on Friday~

Found a link to watch <Seeking a Friend for The End of The World> few days ago and finally watched it yesterday! It was a movie that i wanted to watch last year when i saw it's poster, but didnt get the time to do so therefore slowly it slipped off my mind. I was excited when i saw the link and thought i should watch it and see if it's good to be recommended.

Anyway, it was a story about two neighbours who never know each other until the end of the world is around the corner. I find it to be a very touching movie. It's romantic. And it shows that everyone is so lonely that when their time is coming to an end, they freak out and are terrified to be alone. As everybody's clock is ticking, any unusual things and crazy actions are rationalized by themselves.

It's not the kind of blockbuster movie. It doesn't have great explosions or heroic actions. It purely says a story about an average man and a gipsy type of girl. A beautiful story. A comedy, romance, drama and family movie.

SPOILERS ALERT. (Used a dark font everytime for a spoiler is to prevent people from accidentally reading it when they don't want to. Thoughtful? )

Love the first appearance of the dog, Sorry. I mean, the dog's name is Sorry haha. Isn't that briliant? People has problem to apologize and admit their mistakes all the time, and this dog, if you want to call him you have to say SORRY. I find it sarcastic yet heart-warming.

Also love the moment when they fall in love with each other. The music is good. Kinda romantic, kinda brightening their life a little bit. The meeting of father and son was touching as well. The music makes everything better.

Can't believe Dodge send Penny to her family and went back to prepare dying by his own. I almost cried. "All I need is the air that to breathe and to love you..." sings the background music. 

Love all the music in the movie. Vinyl records are vintage and cool. The lyrics of the songs said it all.

Love the last 5 minutes of the movie. The dialogues are amazing.

"I wish I'd met you a long time ago. When we were kids."

"It couldn't have happened any other way. It had to happen now."

"But it isn't enough time."

"It never would have been."

"I though we'd somehow saved each other."

"We did."

Skinfood Black Bean Nose Pack

I always have a problem to deal with the blackheads and whiteheads on my nose as i have several experience of over-squeezing them which left scars on my nose for few days. That was embarrassing! Tried using scrubs too but they are too invasive and make my skin peeled off together with the dirts. And AGAIN, scars =.=

Then my bf introduces me Skinfood Black Bean Nose Pack. He said it is very effective for him so he gave me some to have a try. How thoughtful =) Anyway, at first i wasn't sure about using it cos i scare it will screw up my nose again. But then since i have it, i might as well just try. When i sticked it onto my nose, first thing i noticed is the black bean smell. It wasn't too bad to be honest, i kinda like that smell haha. Then i just left it on my nose for 10-15mins until it is dried and hardened. The peel off process was great. It is best to peel off at light speed cos it will pull out all the black and white heads. Surprisingly, my nose skin remained. I was about to shout YEY cos this is the first time my nose was not ruined.

This is how the pack looks like. One pack contains 5 pieces and i normally use one every 3-5 days depends on my nose's condition. It is not feasible to use it when you have a clean nose right? So ya, one pack can last for about 1 month for me.

The instructions are all clearly written on the package. Basically i use a cleanser to wash my face first to let the pores open. It will be better if you use warm water as heat can accelerate the opening of the pores. Then with the help of a few drops of water on your nose, stick the nose patch tightly. Be careful not to touch the nose pack surface with wet fingers as it will make it ineffective. It looks like they really pound the blackbean into powder mix with starch or something to make them stay as one piece lol. The point is, it looks fragile so please handle with care to make it effective. 

After 10-15 minutes, pull it out quickly. I usually check the nose patch to see which area has more black heads. Then i check my nose as some black heads tend to be very tough to be pulled out so i will just use my fingers and a tissue to remove them. If you are going to do it, make sure your nails are short so that you don't scratch your own skin. Also, you need find a certain angle to squeeze them out easily. If still doesn't work, stop trying. Your skin is more important than a small black head. After u pull out the nose patch, there will be some black residue on the nose, just rinse it with water. 

Last important step, use a toner to close up the pores as you don't want to accumulate dirts/oil in your recently cleaned pores right? This is important, if you do it, you'll get a shiny and clean nose =)

That's all for today. May you have a blackhead-free skin!

My Handbags Criteria

Fashion Wednesday!

Today's theme will be... BAGS!

I am not a person who have lots of different types of bags for different occasion. I'm more of a one-bag-go-everywhere person haha. So when it comes to the point that i need to buy a bag, i'll make sure it matches with lots of outfits, mainly casual and smart-casual style.

Colour: I love original leather colour. The brown - dark brown series. People might ask, if i want to match all outfits, why dun i get a black bag. But the fact is, i dun like black bags. Especially dyed leather in black. If you get a black fake leather bag, it will start peeling off like a snake skin after a while. I once had a yellow leather sling purse which was a birthday present from a friend. And yes it's not usable now because of the reason i just said. Which is totally disgusting. So ya, if you want to get a leather skin bag, get an authentic one. Fake one is NASTY.

Material: Like i said just now. I like bags with some leather touch. Preferably soft leather. This is because i used to have lots of stuff to put in my bag when i was in uni, so a hard leather will not have the flexibility to stretch and fit all the stuff in. But this is a BAD practice! You are not supposed to stuff in lots of things into a handbag, it will accelerate the process of spoiling it. I learn that now, so I forbid my mum from putting a few bottle of water in my bag and she just NEVER gets it.

Size: I dun like small purse to hold in the hand when going out as i am very absent-minded. I hate large gigantic bag too as it makes me look 10 years older than my actual age. The best size would be medium. With at least 3-4 compartments. Dun like over-designed bag too cos it will be difficult to match with clothes. 

This is one of my favourite bag i had which i bought at the J. Ferry factory outlet. It's a Japan brand and i bought it at 50% discount price. It's now half-retired because the straps are broken-ish. Don't want to make it look too bad so i store it up in a hotel laundry bag for now. The leather is soft and this is the colour that i was talking about. It matches with all my outfits and the design was good too. It has lots of compartments inside so i won't mix up everything in the bag. I'm a very organised person so my least favourite bag would be Longchamp. I know it's very popular nowadays, almost everyone has one, fake or real. But i seriously hate it.

This would be the latest bag that i bought when i traveled to Spain with a friend after graduation. Bought it mainly due to the fact that it has a lot of England landmarks on the body of the bag. It can be hold by the leather handle or can be a cross body messenger bag =) And since i've understood the concept of do-not-overstuffed-the-bag, the bag still look brand new yey!

The next bag i'm going to get will be smaller than this one, as i'm no longer in uni so i don't have notes, bottle and pencil box to put in my bag. But still i need something with a handle to hold or long belt to make it a sling bag. Maybe something like a chanel classic flap bag? Oh well, maybe not now haha.

DIY Tree Trunk To-Do List

It's Tuesday! Time for some creative ideas and projects to make your home looks pretty =)

Went to the DIY shop near my place and bought the wallpapers and photo frames to re-decorate my To-Do list on the wall. Has been thinking about it for quite some time but always didn't get the chance to do it.

The original plan for the wallpaper is actually to do like a nice wall art with black vinyl (contact) paper, but the plan was aborted when the sales assistant told me they have no BLACK wallpaper. Oh well, i guess it makes sense haha, don't think the sales will be good if they selling emo style wallpaper lol. Anyway, i buried myself in the stacks of wallpapers to find something plain and dark as i don't think over-complicated wallpaper is easy to use. At last, i made up my mind and bought a dark wood-like wallpaper. Thought i could maybe cut out a tree and stick on the wall lol.

Soon after i picked up the wallpaper, i went to the photo frame section and look for something green and light. Green is because i want to make it looks like leaves. Light is because heavy frame will not able to stick to the wall with bluetag. Had to use bluetag cos everything i do has to be reversible so that if i have a better idea i can change whenever i like =) clever? HAHA

So these are the stuff that i bought. Spent quite some time to think about what i can do with these and wonder if the wall art can still be done. However, the final decision was to do the To-Do list instead of messing with my art gallery (Talked about it last week, please find the post under the label DIY and WALL ART).

A Tree Concept To-Do list it is! The skill-required step is to measure and stick the wallpaper on the wall. It really helps if you use a long ruler or something to help u flatten up the wallpaper during the sticking process so that no air bubble is trapped between the wall and wallpaper.

Didn't stick the whole wall because it will be too much. Don't need such a huge tree trunk anyway haha.

Next step is to work with the photo frame. Because i am going to write on the glass so the background should not be too complicated. I used my old painting and cut them into the size of the photo frame and use it as the background. Final step is to stick the photo frame onto the wall with bluetag. If you don't mind getting a hole on your wall, using picture hooks can be easier. However, you will not be able to change the layouts in the future as the holes will be permanently there. Trust me, reversible wall art is a better choice if you like trying new stuffs.

The photo frame is stuck in a way that 1/5 or 1/4 of the frame is outside the wallpaper area. This makes it look more natural as a leaf also makes the to-do list area not too dull. Imagine if you keep everything in the border, they will look neat but SAD. Think and stick outside the border!

This is how it looks like after getting all frames up.

After a little decorations, the wall came alive! The slogan "So what do YOU wanna do?" is cut out from my previous Phineas & Ferb wall calender haha. And ya, it's not perfect, because it only consist of Monday to Thursday. The main reason is that the whole corner is not tall enough to put another frame for Friday so i omitted it. But hey, Friday should be a happy day! So i guess i'll just leave it that way =) I could use post-it note to make a list for Friday i guess haha.

So, does it remind u of a tree trunk? I hope yes haha. Anyway, i'm glad that my wall is now full with colour and makes me feel happier =) Glad that i transformed my room into a creative corner!

A Sweet Mistake - Chocolate Muffin/Cupcake

Anyone suffering from monday blue today? Hope everyone's alright =)

Anyway, I'm so excited to talk about my baking session last week! Well, i found a chocolate muffin recipe and thought i could bake some to finish up the paper cups i left from the hokkaido chiffon cake session.

As usual, i thought i will just use half amount of each ingredients as i only have 3 or 4 paper cups left. However, things happen. After i finish mixing the flour and baking powder to create 130g of self-raising flour, i forgot to halve the rest of the ingredients =.= So ya, i use the original amount of ingredients with only 130g of self-raising flour. Forgot to put more baking powder too yey. Milk was substituted with the chocolate milk and no vanilla extract was used as i was too lazy to cut the vanilla stick.

So it turn out to have super runny mixture which i still use it anyway.

I've got my WHISK finally =) Ya, it looks like extra-chocolate chocolate milk. And the chocolate cubes i've thrown in all sink to the bottom, thanks to gravity. Anyway, everything happens for a reason so i'm still gonna bake it. Tried a small amount in the paper cups i used in the hokkaido chiffon cake session but the mixture leaked out so i change to a smaller cupcake's cup. The baking time was exactly 10 minutes.

Doesn't look too bad right? Except that the surface is like moon surface, i guess i didn't whisk too well haha. Used a chopstick to confirm that inside was cooked yey!

Due to my mistake of putting too little flour, the cake is very moist and soft which is actually v nice. Very light and fluffy too. After baking the samples, i decide to just throw in the mixture into the cake mould for convenience and laziness haha. Because the chocolate cubes are too heavy for the mixture, i filter out the chocolate and put half of the mixture in the cake mould and baked for 10 minutes first. Then i take out the half-cooked cake and pour in the mixture with chocolate cubes. By doing this, the chocolates will not sink to the bottom as the cooked layer will hold the weight of the chocolates. Then, i put the cake back into the oven for another 10 minutes.

This is how it looks like when it came out from the oven. The chocolate was melted and it actually looks like those chocolate lava cake haha.

This is the best baking session to date. Stupid goes lucky haha.

Recipe reference: http://www.mumsnet.com/Recipes/i/1376-Chocolate-muffins

Will She Live Happily Ever After?

Yey TGIF!

Anyway, this week is like the premiere week of Japanese drama for Spring 2013. So, I'm excited! Always a fan of Japanese drama but last season i've only followed one drama. As that's the only one i found to be interesting =/

This season is good though, as i have already picked out a few that i will follow. Today i'll introduce one of them which i've already watched the premiere episode -- < Last Cinderella >

It's a romantic comedy which talks about a 39 years old woman who work v hard to live her life but have forgotten about how to have a relationship. Love all the actors and actresses, I've copied down a relationship chart of all characters in this drama hope that can provide some explanations. Watching this drama is very relaxing, which is good for after work hours haha.

The lead actress Shinohara Ryoko has a lot of other famous works such as <Unfair> (still one of my favourite police detective type drama). As for the lead actors, Miura Haruma is one of my favourite young japanese actor. He caught my eyes in <Bloody Monday> which is a thriller about a computer genius trying to stop terrorists. On the other hand, the other guy, Fujiki Naohito he is also my favourite actor too. He was in the drama <Hotaru no Hikaru> acting as a boss of the lead actress and have a funny but romantic relationship with her. I like him more when he's in a romantic comedy.

Miura Haruma took big leap to act as a boy toy kind of guy this time. He surprises me everytime =) He was acting as a teacher last time in another drama while he was only 20 years old. Yes, he's only one year older than me, 23 this year! Such a young and talented actor. He was already in the famous japanese movie series <Yonimo Kimyona Monogatari > in 2011. That is a movie which contains a number of short stories and only invite really famous and good actors/actresses to get involve in.

Anyway, after watching the premiere episode, i believe i will continue to follow this drama as i think it would be interesting to see how a manly middle age woman (SPOILER: she really grows beard in the beginning of 1st ep 0.0) can interact with a boytoy young guy and get into a relationship =)

DIY Beetle Nail

Nowadays people like to do manicure and pedicure to make their nails look pretty. And because of the bad economy, people like to do things all by themselves, thus my favourite word = DIY. Sometimes it might even be better to do it yourself cos you get to customize the style and everything. Best thing is, DIY can stimulate the brain for more creativity and discover more possibilities, which is AWESOME!

Today is beauty day so i think it's good to tell you guys about my first and only nail art i've done. Last weekend when i was shopping in Jusco, i saw like SASA is doing some promotion on the nail polish so i went to take a look. The nail polish looks v high quality and they selling them at RM10.90 for 2 bottles so i quickly dig in the piles and discovered 2 colours that i like. One is kinda like a dark Tiffany & Co green and the other is a low-profile-bling-bling blue.

Didn't think of doing nail art at first because i was so satisfied with the green itself already. 

However after a while, i thought maybe doing some variations would be a great experiment since i never do it before. So, i used a cotton swab to add in some orange spots. Never really use the orange nail polish as the colour is too dramatic for me and i've only used it to test the black cracking nail polish effect. And guess what, cotton swab is a great tool to create the little orange spots on the nail =) 

Yes, i used green and orange, which are two totally not related colours. But the effect was actually quite cute and looks like beetles haha.

Decided to do something different with the thumbnails so i used the new blue nail polish i bought to create stripes which was also achieved by using the cotton swab. However this time i squeezed the cotton swab a little bit so that it can stay hard enough to do the stripes.

And yeah, here goes my first and successful nail art =)

DIY Ombre Jeans

Ok so i am supposed to be talking about my DIY bleached jeans today. However looking at the result, i'm guessing i'll just talk about how i did it haha. It's not bad, just that i think i need to do more stuff to make it look fashionable when i wear it.

First step, u need to find a pair of unused jeans or a piece of jeans fabric to test the efficiency of the bleach+water mixture. The mixture ratio i used was 1 bleach+2water. I used one of my old denim shorts to do the testing and decide whether more bleach or more water should be added.

After the testing round, i am satisfied with everything so i put in my green jeans which i never really wear before as after i bought it i realize the colour is not exactly what i was aiming for. It's a little bit too yellowish thus too heavy and make my hips look big =.= I want to transform that jeans to make it something i will wear. My idea was to do an ombre jeans, which has a bleached lower part.

When i first put the jeans in the mixture, i put it too low which is why there is a stripe of light green in the middle after i adjust the portion of jeans in the mixture. I am a little bit worried but I'll just let it be for a while as i can't do anything to reverse that.

It is extremely normal to see uneven bleached spots during the first few minutes of the process.

My jeans took about 1 hour for the whole process. And i'm not sure why but the lowest part of the jeans seems to create it's own ombre style with that pale green underneath. That was a nice surprise. However, I'm not sure if it's a good proportion.

This is how it looks like after it's dried. I'm thinking maybe a second bleaching session will make it better. Next time, i'll bleach the whole jeans as i kinda like the bleached colour.

DIY Art Gallery @ Home

Had been thinking to redecorate the wall in my room for quite some time and finally i did it =)

It is surprisingly easy but it's not entirely completed yet. Anyway, the materials i used including toilet rolls, colour papers and 3 artwork i painted recently.

So first is to cut the toilet roll. I've divided one roll into 4 parts. It is not necessary to actually measure and make sure they are in equal proportion. Then i glue them onto the colour papers. I chose 4 colours which are pink, orange, blue and green. Find it more interesting to do with wide range of colour to make the colour block effect.

 Then is to choose the colour you want for the toilet roll. Ideally white would be perfect but because i dun wanna waste my white paint so i chose to mix dark brown and black to create a modern wooden feel.

For the first try, i glue the toilet roll onto the colour paper and cut out the shape before i paint them. However, after trying different approach, i find it easier to actually paint the toilet roll first before get them glued to the base.

If you don't want to get your hands dirty, you can paint the outer layer/ inner layer first, and wait for it to dry before u apply the other side. It consumes more time but your hands will be cleaner haha.

This would be how it looks when the work is finished. By the way, that's my new nail art! =)

Then, i use blue tag to stick my painting to the wall before sticking the toilet roll art to the wall.

This is one of the art piece i drew and the toilet rolls there to sort of secure the painting. Another plus bonus is that the toilet roll can be used as a mini compartment to put some light-weighed ornaments.

The full wall looks like this =)

Some people will use shoe boxes to decorate the wall and put some light-weighed ornaments inside.

My next target is to get some vinyl contact paper or chalkboard contact paper and stick a tree or something on the wall =)

Hokkaido Chiffon Cake

Did my almost-routine baking last Thursday with a recipe i grabbed online for Hokkaido Chiffon Cake. Now this cake is like selling everywhere in bakeries. Fell in love with the one sold near my place with very rich and milky whipped cream.  However, it's not very affordable to eat everyday so i thought i can try baking it myself and see how the it goes.

Bought everything i need from tesco except cake flour. Couldnt find it so i decide to make my own cake flour instead as apparently it is very easy to substitute different kind of flours with all-purpose flour and some other baking ingredients. So cake flour's equation is " 140g cake flour = 100g flour + 40g corn starch". I'm not a big fan of the CUP, TEASPOON, TABLESPOON measurement as they can be really inaccurate. So i prefer to do everything based on weighing scale =) Simple and accurate!

Will share with you the recipe later. Now just to share with you some changes i made to the recipe when i baking the Hokkaido chiffon cake. As usual, i cut half the portion and made only 4 cakes (or should i rather say cupcakes lol). Then i used only 2 egg whites instead of 3 as i really think my house's eggs are really GIGANTIC. and i whisk my egg white and sugar with a spoon, which is totally wrong but i dun have any choices because i dun have a whisk or blender. As a result, didnt manage to get the sponge feel inside the cake. Another thing is i substitute the milk with chocolate milk haha. Just to make use of the chocolate milk that nobody is actually drinking. Other than all that, I comply with the recipe i found =)

Result was not bad. Except the sponge cake texture wasn't achieved due to my poor whisking tool and technique. Inspite of that, everything went well actually, which was kinda surprising as i haven't successfully bake something for quite some time haha. The whipped cream is made of the heavy cream leftover from the cream puff baking session. Still taste amazing!

This is how it looks like when it came out fresh from the oven. The middle one was like a tasting sample so i finish it before i put in the whipped cream. 

Anyway, good experience this time and guess i'll try it again next time when i bought my whisk!

Recipe link: http://hearty-bakes.blogspot.sg/2012/08/the-comeback.html

One Pill Can Change Your Life

Side Effects. This is a movie which i wanted to introduce since last week as i really like it. It is relevant to my field of knowledge and i'm always a big fans for psychological thriller. Plus, they have really good actors and actresses including Jude Law (with his sexy british slang), Channing Tatum, Rooney Mara and Catherine Zeta Jones (haven't seen her on screen for a while).

I wasn't familiar with the lead actress when i watched it, then i did some digging on her after the movie. She was in the movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Personally think she handled the character in Side Effects really well. Can't really compared with her other work as i've not seen any of them haha. The way she expressing the symptoms and reactions of a depressive patient is very truthful. Jude Law and Catherine did their parts as psychiatry doctors as well. However, i think Catherine is overachieving the sexiness of her character, it just not really making sense for a doctor to look that seductive. She could put in more layers of acting in her character (not sure if this is the right way of saying it as i direct translated my comments from chinese haha).

The story is mainly revolving around Rooney's character, who is a woman struggling with major depression and has problem coping with it which results in a tragedy. The first climax was quite shocking and surprising. They did a great in telling and leading the audience into the story. And yes, i would say this story is totally acceptable if it happens in real life. Love the ending too, glad that everyone gets what they deserved.

Drugs that treat psychological disorders are still under the grey area of medicines. As it is quite subjective to determine whether the person is well-treated or getting worse. The symptoms are not very conclusive with a lot of variations. The drugs themselves, although have the chance to treat the patients, also have different side effects which can cause other problems. The most troublesome part is that the side effects, can be anything. The drugs are meant to deal with the brain, so it is perfectly normal that it can lead to different results. That is what make this movie interesting =) They actually convinced me to go and look up on the medicine after movie lol. Don't worry, of course the drug is fictional haha.

Decided not to do spoilers this time so please, go to the cinema and watch this movie! It's a 4/5 stars for me.

From Single to Double!

So a few weeks before, when i woke up in the morning, i found that my left eyelid has funnily become double eyelid. I had this kind of experience before but normally it will resolve back to my normal single eyelid. However, not this time i guess. I had this "big small eyes" since then and the double eyelid seems to becoming permanent.

So this is my picture when i still have the so called " big small eyes" lol.

The difference is so obvious! My left eye is literally bigger than my right one. It happens way before i went to Vietnam, that is why i didn't take much pics during the trip. Sad.

That would be me suffering from the heavy air pollution in Vietnam when we having tricycle tour in town.

Recently i had enough of this situation as i am not able to get a pic of me with two equally big eyes. A solution is needed! So, i recall that people used to get the eyelid stickers to transform their single eyelid to double. Why don't i try that? Went to shopping and randomly bought a packet of eyelid stickers. Trying has no harm anyway.

And guess what, they have 60 pairs in it so i get to use it for 120 times since i'm only sticking one eye yeah! Good investment as it only costs me like 6 or 7 ringgit.

Sticking the stickers on the eyelid is not exactly comfortable but I guess i'll get used to it soon. Short pain is better than long pain haha.

That's me with my eyelid sticker on =) Can't stop admiring my big eyes lol. 

I know it's not a new product on market, just want to share my experience of using it anyway haha. That's all for today =)

Boots, without overheating my legs!

Sometimes i wonder, how did i go from a girl with only a pair of sneakers and a pair of flats to a lady who owns like over 10 pair of shoes. It's a massive progression lol. Thanks to my mum for the previous state and thanks to my uni mates for my latest state haha.

I have a mysterious love for ankle boots. Part of the reason is that boots make my legs look long and slim. Since i feel that it is quite ridiculous for me to wear a long boots in this crazy heat, i put my eyes on ankle boots =) Another thing is, i LOVE heels, they make me look taller haha. So ya the final choice would be ankle boots with heels. And not any height can do, i only wan those 3 inch heels as short heels doesn't make much changes and way-too-high heels will break my ankles.

Zara has good ankle boots all the time, bought a pair suede ankle boots last time which is still one of my favourite shoes in the closet. It was a steal, they sold it at 15 pounds after a 50% reduction.

So im now gonna introduce a few types of ankle boots which i like recently =) Just about the style and not about where you can get it lol. I'll explain why.

A really simple design of a basic ankle boots. The cutting is really smooth and nice with this nude colour, u can match it with anything.

A slightly special pair of boots. I like the colour as it is refreshing, also not forgetting the special texture they having. And this item itself is a pleasant surprise already and it will be a huge success to wear it for outing/dating.

Cooler pair of boots. With the leopard print, it will be suitable for a wilder outfit. I like the fact that it is not the usual leopard print colour as this tone is more mysterious. The low-profiled luxurious feel.

 

I share this just because it looks really special. However, after having a closer look, i don't think i like it that much anymore as it has too many types of texture in one item, which is kinda too complicated for me.

 

This one, is an elegant lady's shoes. Can't wait to see how the feet will magically slim down after fitting in this pair of heels! Love the cutting and everything. It's elegant and you can wear it for formal events AND casual outings. 

Ok, not really a fan of the colour tone but i like the design of this item. However, you need a fair skin tone to be able to rock this pair of shoes i think. With a fair skin tone, you will be able to create the peek-a-boo feel.

And, that's all for today. The reason why i didn't reveal the brands is because i think there are lots of similarly designed shoes available on the market which you can get it for a much lower price and that's what i am looking for. The most important thing is you like it and you WILL wear it. And sometimes if i have really pricey shoes, i might not wear it that often as i'll scare it gets dirty or spoilt etc. So ya, style is more important than the brand =)