SS: Easiest Way of Making Omurice

Good day people! I'm so excited as i just made a real perfect Omurice for lunch =) So ya, i'm gonna talk about my victorious attempt on making Omurice hahahah. It's actually not as difficult as it might look if u follow my tips lol.

The fried rice can be done in whatever way u like. I don't really like tomato base so i switch it to soy sauce with pepper. 

And for the egg, it is quite similar to making scramble eggs, but without the milk. Whisk the eggs and pour ALL into the pan under low fire. Then quickly scramble the eggs using the whisk, when it is 60-70% scrambled, leave it for few seconds for the base to form. Then, fold the egg into half with a spatula. Then slowly move the egg to the side of the pan by knocking on handle of the pan. It also help to slightly flip the egg. Lastly, when you think the omelette is nicely formed with no broken "skin", slowly pour the egg onto the rice. 

In japan, they will cut open the egg by gently drawing a long horizontal line with a knife. In my case, i cut the egg using the spoon, which achieve the same goal too.

I'm so proud of myself of making this dreamy omurice hahaha. Always wanted to eat a perfect omurice with nice fluffy eggs and here it is! 

SS: Japanese Egg Roll With Normal Round Pan

Hey people, I'm feeling kinda low today. Called the company i applied for and they told me the director is on leave so can't proceed my application, wtf. Therefore, i start calling to ask for part time jobs around my area. Which makes me feel kinda suck as my bf keep asking me to be piano teacher cos the job earns more. Well, i really don't like applying job just looking at the pay, if i can't enjoy the job, i feel like crap. Oh well, i can't talk much at this moment as i havent got any of the job. Waitress/sales assistant job is easy, just need to go there and get interview. Only the piano job needs further communication as i'm not sure how it works.

Oh well, end of the bad mood and let's start talking about the dish i'm sharing today.

Yes, another egg dish. Japanese egg roll! It looks so similar to the one selling in restaurant, this makes me feel proud as i used the normal flat pan instead of an egg roll pan to make it.

The steps were easy. I used 2 eggs with pinch of salt for flavour. Japanese sometimes also do sweet egg rolls so depends on what you like actually.

Pour 1/3 of the eggs into the pan under low fire. when it's 50% cook with some egg liquid on top, start folding the egg using the spatula. Gently fold it with the residue egg liquid as the glue. If you afraid it will be totally cook, you can remove the pan from the fire when you folding it. After you get a roll, pour in another 1/3 of the eggs and lift the egg roll at 45 degree to let the egg liquid go under the egg roll, then repeat the folding process. Lastly pour in the remaining eggs and repeat the process. When the roll is done, you can let the egg roll stay in the pan for a while to make the top looks a bit brownish as well as to double confirm the egg roll is cooked.

When serving, cut the egg roll into few equal portions so that you can eat it in easily. As the pan i used was round, both ends of the egg roll are relatively more flat than the middle part.

Another tips is to incorporate enough air into the egg liquid during the whisking process. This will make the eggs more fluffy.

And yes, i really love eating eggs therefore i love making egg dishes.

SS: 5 Minutes Perfect Scramble Eggs

Hola! Today i'm going to teach a very simple way of making scramble eggs, which takes only 5 minutes to make it.

As i love scramble eggs so much, i've been experimenting the best way of making it including trying out the Gordon Ramsey's method which is relatively tidious but nice. I mean, you won't go wrong with a Michelin chef right.

Anyway, i made scramble eggs for my brunch yesterday and i would love to share the recipe as the result turns out real good. What you need is 2 eggs, 1-2 tablespoons of milk (i substitute it with soya milk as i have no milk left) and seasoning including salt and pepper.

First, break the eggs and add in the milk and little pinch of salt for seasoning. Then, whisk the eggs vigorously to incoporate air so that the final product will be fluffy. However, be careful not to overdo and produce too much foam.

Heat the pan and put some butter or oil and turn to low fire. When the pan is not that hot, pour in the eggs. If the pan is too hot, the eggs will be cooked too fast and become omelette instead of scramble eggs haha.

Ok, COOKING TIPS! Straight away use the WHISK to scramble the eggs by gently stir clockwise/anti-clockwise. This will produce very nicely scrambled eggs. Also, the eggs will not stick to the whisk compared to a wooden spatula. Therefore, easy cleaning process =)

Serve the eggs when they reach the texture you desire with pinch of pepper on top.

I made toasts and mushroom soup as well! Toasts can be done by oven since i have no microwave at home. 200 degree celcius for 3-5 minutes will make perfect toasts =)

SS: 15 Minutes Dinner - Stir Fry Udon with Sesame Sauce

So, i cooked dinner for my dad last night. Fried udon with sesame sauce.

The ingredients were extremely simple, which include udon pack, the vegetables leftover from lunch, frozen meatballs, Japanese roasted sesame dressing, pepper and salt/soy sauce for the taste.

And this, is the final product. Looks colourful right? It's really easy to cook this dish, you just need about 15 minutes to get it done.

So first, what i did was to defrost the meatballs by putting it into the water and cut half when it is defrost. This will help the meatballs to get cooked evenly in a faster way. Then i cut the garlic and onions to small pieces. The amount is dependable on personal flavour. I don't exactly like garlic and onions so i just put a considerate amount to flavour the noodles, which is around 1 clove of garlic and half an onion.

So, pour oil when the pan is hot and put in the garlic and onion. Stir fry until the garlic turns golden and the onion starts smelling nice. Then, put in the meatballs and continue to stir fry the mixture. Then pour in some water to sort of simmer the meatballs to speed up the cooking process. When the meatballs are 80% cooked, pour in the udon noodles. I will advice to separate the noodles after taking out from the pack as they normally tend to stick together in the pack. You can also separate it after putting into the pan but that will be more difficult to achieve evenly cooked noodles.

When the udon noodles are almost cooked, put in the vegetables and 1 or 2 tablespoon of the sesame dressing. Also, little bit of pepper plus soy sauce (or salt) to flavor the noodles. Gently stir fry for few seconds and off the fire. If the noodles start sticking to the pan during the process, add in more water to separate them.

And that's done! As the vegetables are already cooked, you don't need to spend much time on cooking them. Lastly, put some garnish on top e.g. herbs and chilli flakes.

Well, my dad didn't say if it is nice or not, but he did finish all so i guess it tasted ok haha. Tomorrow, i'll let you all know what i cooked today =)

SS: The Eventful Long Weekend

Hello people! Today is the start of my Special Series posts, I'm so excited about it =)

As i said last week, i went to Malacca with my parents for a wedding lunch and therefore we depart in the morning on Friday. 

Puffy eyes as a result of waking up early in the morning. 

Didn't manage to update anything on Friday as i spent most of my time on the car thanks to the crazy heavy traffic in Malacca. But still, there were some happy moments, such as getting new clothes at 50-70% off sales and meeting up with some old good friends. 

Meeting friends with new top bought in the afternoon hahaha! I was talking so much with my two lovely friends that i nearly went voiceless at the end of the gathering. I guess i talk too much too furious haha. 

And the most eventful day will be Sunday. Went to watch Fast & Furious 6 with my bf and ended up getting minor food poisoning therefore went home straight after the movie. I am suspecting the culprit to be the KFC chicken. Damn. Should never eat anything in the cinema again! Too dark too dangerous. The movie was quite good, especially all the action parts and the car racing parts. Excited to see the London landmarks that i went before. Well, it will be a long series like SAW so i'm guessing the movie is good as long as the car and action parts are good. Oh and their opening theme song was good! Love that song. It reminds me of Katy Perry's Alien. 

So, today will be my first day cooking for my dad and i have some leftovers of vege this afternoon. Gonna make a fried udon using the leftovers as well as the experimenting sauces. Hope it will be nice! Will let you all know tomorrow =)

Olay Essentials Complete Care Day Fluid

Hang on there people, it's Thursday already! Start planning for your weekend =)

Well, as some people might know, the basic steps of facial care are Cleanser, Toner and Moisturizer (CTM) and today i'm going to talk about the 3rd step Moisturizer.

So, why do we need moisturizer? It is to protect the skin and also to keep the face hydrated. When your face is too dry, the skin will generate oil, which contributes largely to pimples and acne. Therefore, moisturizer is very important especially in cold and dry atmosphere, e.g. during winter. When i was studying in the UK, i experience the consequences of not putting on moisturizer and body butter. The skin on my arms cracked @.@ This made me realize that keeping the skin hydrated is indeed very crucial.

Well, today i'm going to talk about facial moisturizer, Olay Essentials Complete Care Day Fluid.

I find this product to be very suitable for me. The one i got is for Normal/Oily skin. Also, the fluid is with SPF15, which can protect my skin from the sun as well. The main reason for getting it is because it is a day fluid instead of cream. Therefore it is very much less oily and easy to apply. I'm pretty sure everyone love their moisturizer to be good at keeping the skin moisturized but not being too oily that people see the layer of oil on your face.

Extra point is that i only apply a very thin layer of the fluid which did its job for a whole day. Also, the smell is pretty neutral therefore good enough for me. Also, it is not priced ridiculously.

I've not searched for it in Malaysia or Singapore yet as my bottle is still enough for a while. Therefore i am not sure if it is available here or not. But please try to look for it at the Olay facial care counter and let me know if you can find it =)

Toothpaste Dispenser Set

Hello~ Half way through the week i hope you are still fine at work =)

Today, i received my Groupon package! Bought a set of toothbrush holder + toothpaste dispenser last week to utilize the RM10 voucher they sent me. Damn, they are good at getting people to buy stuff.

Anyway, the package was delivered this morning and i had just assembled it.

This is how the box looks like. Didn't know it was a korean product lol. My main interest was on the toothpaste dispenser as i am quite curious how it dispenses the toothpaste.

And this is how the real thing looks like. After experimenting a bit, i found out that the dispenser is actually using the theory of sucking things out by utilizing the pressure. Which actually make sense. Quite amazed by that. I always thought it is just trying to make things look nice and i will have to press the "Touch Me" button to squeeze the toothpaste myself haha. Turned out i just need to use my toothbrush to push a bit for the toothpaste to come out. Is little bit like how you get Sundae cone in Mcdonald.

Well, let's see how it works and hope it will stay on the wall without dropping.

DIY Animal Bookmarks

Hey guys, how's work/school/whatever you are doing?

Today i'm gonna talk about the bookmarks (or is it book-marker?) i made quite a while ago, using the residue material of the flower decor i made last time.

It's extremely easy! (I know i'm really lazy this week =P) I got the wheat-flour modeling dough from Daiso and the sticks are the toilet roll residue i cut off from the previous project.

These are the 3 samples i made to show the difference. Really like using this modeling dough because it is really soft and therefore very easy to shape whatever i want. Also, it is not too oily when u playing with it. Most importantly, no unpleasant smell.

The bear is the most successful sample. After i finish shaping, i leave it on the table for a day, and then i kind of heat it up by placing it next to the laptop, facing right at the laptop internal fan (or whatever it is called).

And this is the worst product. This experiment concludes that patience makes everything better. I didn't leave this one for a day before i start heating it with the laptop heat. Too hot too vigorous therefore the eyes pop out and the face has white spots all over.

And this, is just a sample of bad modeling skill haha. I was trying to make a duck by the way lol.

This can also be a great children's project as it is safe for them. Also can be used as a decoration on the study table. And most importantly, it takes only a few minutes to make it =)

Brownies From Ready-mix Pack

Well well well, it's Monday again! Always feel so lack of energy on Monday and i think everyone knows why haha.

Anyway, brownies!

I used the ready-mix brownies pack i bought ages ago with 2 eggs, 1/4 cup of water and 1/2 cup of oil as directed. Everything is accurately measured this time. It took me like 10 minutes top to start and put the tray into the oven. Extremely easy this time haha. The key point was to follow everything accurately and you'll get exactly what the box said you'll get. It is definitely easier than making brownies from scratch. However, if looking at the money aspect, ready-mix pack is expensive compared to buying all the ingredients by urself.

The final product. Big love for the crispy top!

Surprisingly thick texture. Just to be clear i didn't put any extra chocolate to make it looks like molten chocolate cake.

The brownies taste really nice, not too sweet except for the crispy layer. Might actually get the ready-mix pack again if i need to haha.

Follow Up: Galileo 2 & Last Cinderella

konichiwa! I'm pretty sure i'm sort of late for today's post because i was so amazed by how Dr Oz used his charm to attract housewives to watch or even go to the show lol. People who are interested in him can surely google about him. BUT, he is not the main focus today.

Today, i'm gonna just do some follow-up reviews on the dramas i introduced previously including <Galileo> and <Last Cinderella>.

Ok, as i mentioned before, i recommended <Galileo> but i said i need more time to review on it's sequel <Galileo 2>. And, after 2 more episodes, i really think that it is not as good as the first season, mainly because of the scripts. The actors and actresses are all as brilliant as ever but the story is kinda weak as it is not very consistently interesting. The latest episode, i find it to be very boring. It was basically just a detective show which has nothing to do with physics. Very disappointing.

But the one before that was quite good actually. Well, i understand that it is very difficult to produce a story that use physics to solve a murder case as physics is not an interesting subject for me in school. Things about waves and electricity, those were the dull topic but they manage to make it little bit more applicable to everyday life and bring out the consequences of using illegal walkie-talkie. And the non-physics storyline was very touching as well. Japanese are really good at emphasizing family love. They can warm your heart and make you cry.

Anyway, <Galileo> was definitely a 8.5/10 but <Galileo 2>, it's around 6 or 6.5/10 up till now.

Ok, time to switch the channel to the romantic comedy!

<Last Cinderella>, my last review was mainly on the actors and actresses. After a few more episodes, i still find it interesting. The story was, well i can't say it is completely original, but i see some variations in the usual romantic comedy framework. Till now, i still can't figure out which guy will the lead actress pick in the end, but that's actually quite normal for japanese drama. I like the chemistry between all the actors and actresses including those less important characters.

Little bit of spoiler here! I was surprised in the last week's episode. When Sakura went to see Hiroto's competition, she suddenly became unconscious when he won the competition. I thought she faint of exhaustion or being too worried, and i was expecting Hiroto to send her back home or to the hospital. However, SURPRISE! She was merely falling asleep =.= I was totally tricked yet totally in love with this kind of surprise haha.

<Last Cinderella> will worth around 7.5/10 at this moment and it's definitely one of best but not the best's best. Hope to get more surprises in the coming episodes!

And here comes to an end of this post and hope you guys have a wonderful weekend =)

Garnier Simply Essentials Soothing Toner

Hola people!

I mentioned about applying toner to close the pores on the face last time and therefore i will recommend a toner product today =)

Applying toner is a very very important step in facial care. I didn't know it until i researched about facial care products few years ago. And when i was determined to take good care of my face at 21 years old, i realize i need a good toner to make sure i don't wash my face for nothing. I mean, just imagine, if you don't close the door after chasing someone you hate out, he/she will be coming back in again. And yes, in this case, the someone will be the dirt and oil that accummulate on your face.

So, what i did was like how i look for a good hand cream. I went to Boots and tried all the testers I was interested in at the facial care area. Why Boots? Because it has everything inside. It's like Watson or Guardian here.

Anyway, i found this one product - Garnier Simply Essentials Soothing Toner.

First, it is CHEAP. 200mL bottle pack for only 3 pounds! Second, the 3 NOs - no perfume, no alcohol and no colourants. Well, unlike hand cream, i prefer my toner to be as basic as possible. For people with sensitive skin, this will be suitable for you too as it will not irritate the skin. Third, it claimed to be enriched with soothing water lily extract and Pro-vitamin B5 therefore providing the soothing effect.

I've tested it at the counter and it does provide a refreshing feeling after applying it. Unlike other toners that contain alcohol, it doesn't tighten the skin like i'm on Botox or something. Also, it doesn't make the skin feel oily when you apply it. I literally feel like I'm applying plain water on my face, no irritation or anything. However when the toner is absorbed, it does make my skin feel smoother, which is the effect that i am looking for.

I've tried to look for it in Malaysia/Singapore, but i couldn't find it. When i look at the bottle, this product is produced in Poland and therefore I guess it is only sold in UK or other European countries. Which is VERY disappointing as I have almost finished this one and only bottle i got. I went to look for other substitution in a lot of places but doesn't seem to find anything similar. All toners i found here are all very heavy and give the oily and skin tightening feel. I'm guessing the market here is different from the European countries.

Please give me a shout if you know anywhere to get it in Malaysia/ Singapore!

Short update: Just found out i can get it on a website called echemist.co.uk. They do free delivery to a lot of countries so the price won't be ridiculous! =)

Blogger, Author, Mr Dispenser

Hey guys, it's Wednesday already! Half-way through the week and i hope you are getting excited about the nearly-there weekends =)

Today, i'm going to share with you a new fb page/blog (Well in these days, people tend to have both) that i discovered recently. The writer is very precise, very humorous, and things he wrote make me smile (or start googling what he was talking about LOL. But let's just keep it as a secret).

Mr Dispenser. I think he's a UK thing as i knew his page from an ex-coursemate of mine back in UK. He wrote a book <Pills, Thrills, and Methadone Spills>. Based on the book title and his title, should be able to tell he is a pharmacist and the book was about drug and work stuff. Well, he's a community pharmacist, who we usually know them as retail pharmacist, or "the pharmacist who works in pharmacy like Watson/Guardian".

I like it when he talk about his daily job in that sarcastic style of humor. That is what i'm inspired to become: a pharmacist who works and enjoy telling people about the job. Which is why i quit my job in the hospital and look for retail pharmacist job. I want to help people and talk to them like a friend at the counter instead of looking at the patients' data and do something about it. At the end of the day, when i worked in hospital, i tend to know the patient's name, age, his blood pressure and heart rate as well as all his blood work and stuff yet i have completely no idea what he looks like. This is totally bad for me. When i can't link things together, i do things badly. Guess i have a Link-them-up! Compulsive Disorder (LCD).

Speaking of LCD, i recalled that in high school when i love Mathematics so much, i tend to imagine the equations or figures or the graph has some secret relationship which can help me to solve the question faster and probably get a Nobel prize lol. I guess things happen for a reason. I must have did something or being trained to be that way when i was small. Wonder what music my mum listen to when i was still in her tummy, probably not Classical music.

Oh well, let's go back to Mr Dispenser! I really think he wrote brilliantly regarding what happens in a community pharmacy. I can totally fit myself in his shoes (not literally of cos) as i used to work in  that environment too, as a trainee. Well, I'm guessing i can write in Chinese about stories happen in my pharmacy when i found a job, maybe here maybe another blog i dunno.

Anyway, please do have a look at his blog/fb page. Simply google Mr Dispenser and you'll get what you want. He has some brilliant quotes =)

DIY Flower Pot Transformation

Hello people what's up!

I'm always looking forward to DIY Tuesday as i get to show off my progression of transforming my room into a modern space haha. Oh well, maybe not like the professionals but i sure did some great job already lol.

Anyway, today i'm going to tell you what i did with a mini flower pot. There was a plant inside but unfortunately i'm really not good at growing plants so it died. RIP. So, the pot is no more in need so i decide to transform it to a home decor piece.

This is how it looks like originally. There are 2 major problems here: the peeled off paint and the stupid cartoon. Well, kids might love this cartoon very much but i sure don't want it as i'm not making this for a kiddo. So, the solution was to re-paint the pink area and find something to cover up the cartoon.

Creativity of my brain suggested me to paint the pink part with my unused nail polish, the bright orange one. And the cartoon can be covered up by the wallpaper i bought last time by cutting them into thin stripes and stick horizontally.

And here it is. I didn't stick the whole pot with the wallpaper as i thought a little bit of colour block effect will be great. The pot is more like a cone shape with narrower bottom part which is why the wallpaper doesn't look straight although i did stick them straight.

Guess what's in the pot people. It's not just normal sandy stones, it's lavender scented. This is obtained by opening the air-freshener mini sack of mine. I thought it will be some dried lavender flowers inside but turned out to be the sandy stones. You can actually just get the product from a store instead of doing what i did. I saw rose scented one in Daiso the other day. Unfortunately i forgot what it is called as and i can't seem to google it now. Anyway, it should be around the area of aroma sticks and candles.

Then, the next step is to put a few DIY flowers or scented sticks into the pot and make it look pretty =) Turn on ur creativity light bulb!

Half-baked Nagasaki Cake

Weekends are too good yet too short every single time isn't it? Just found out that i have a surprisingly good number of views yesterday for my recent post, which makes my day =)

Today i'm going to talk about the Half-baked Nagasaki cake i attempted to bake few weeks ago lol. Last Monday i spent time talking about the General election thingy and left this out. Anyway, it was a up-level challenge as people who always bake cakes would know, without an automatic blender, it is quite hard to make something fluffy and soft. And me, was determined to break this myth and bake some spongy cake.

I managed to beat the eggs and sugar mixture into a foamy texture but only the surface is foamy. The bottom part of the mixture still remain as fluid, i'm guessing it is not easy to incorporate the egg yolks with the egg whites which are easier to foam the meringue. Anyway, i got tired of exercising my hand muscles and therefore continue with the steps despite the incomplete meringue and send it to be baked.

Doesn't look too bad when i pull it out from the oven. The only problem is that regardless i followed the full recipe this time, the mixture is too little to fill the mould therefore it turns out pretty flat.

This is how it looks like after a few seconds/minutes. This is not a failure though because it is meant to look this way. Tried it and realised it's totally not spongy and below that nice thin brown surface the texture actually look and taste like Malay's kuih (kueh) especially the layered kueh (as shown below).

Oh well, i'm sure i'll try to bake it again when i get the blender from my bf's place. The next baking will probably be brownies as I still have a pack of instant mix brownie flour from ages ago and the expiring date is getting close.

Have a great day people!

Recipe resource: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_5578602f01016adb.html

When Detective Met With Weather Girl - Otenki Onee-san

TGIF!

As people might know, Japan has a few main genre of drama that will always be a success which includes what i called "MDS" - Medical, Detective and School. Undeniable, they do produce good medical and detective dramas. Not sure about the school type as i don't really like to watch school-age actors/actresses acting cute.

As there are a lot good Japanese writers who write detective stories, the dramas will often bought the copyright and use the stories. In result of that, the story itself will be very interesting already. Plus some good actors/actresses, it is quite difficult for the drama to be not good. Of cos, i'm talking mainly about the 9pm to 10pm drama, which they call it the "popular time period" as a lot people will be at home watching tv around that time.

So, today i will introduce another detective type drama which is newly released this Spring - <Otenki Onee-san>, which can be translated into The Weather Girl (Sister).

The lead actress is very popular in tv series recently, Emi Takei she acted mostly as lead characters in the dramas she participated in. She was first noticed (by me) when she acted as the supporting character in a romantic drama starring Miura Haruma and Erika Toda. Her best acting skill was unleashed, in my opinion, when she acted as two twin sisters who have extremely different characteristics in <W no Higeki> (Tragedy of W). And guess what, she is only 19 years old!

Anyway, in this new drama of hers, she acts as a genius meteorologist who got her licence at age 11 and now work as a weather girl in a morning tv show. She gets to know a rookie detective during an investigation. Because of her extensive knowledge of the weather, the rookie detective always approach her to ask for help solving the cases he has.

The overall atmosphere of this drama is relatively relaxing and funny compared to other serious detective drama. All the characters in the drama have their own distinctive attitude and this creates an interesting interactions between the characters.

Japanese always know how to input creativity into dramas, they already tried collaborating detective element with all sorts of stuff, e.g. food, physics, etc. Now, time for weather to take part in the reasoning process!

I find it quite interesting to watch, as they also do a simplified animated explanation when they talking about the weather phenomena.

Hope you are now interested and planning to start watching Episode 1 =)

Garnier Nourishing Hand Cream With Mango Oil

Hi all, today i'm going to share with you a hand cream which i use.

First of all, it is NOT the famous L'occitane hand cream. I know a lot of people are using L'occitane products. I know they have very good reviews, in fact a lot of my friends use them too. However, i find the price to be above my budget so i spent time to look through and test a lot of hand cream products in the largest Boots store in Manchester city area before i came back to Malaysia.

Anyway, a lot of them are tend to be more like a lotion (which contains less oil) instead of cream. Lotion will make you feel good and less oily but if you really need moisturizer, you should find a cream as it's more oily therefore will be able to create a barrier to prevent water from escaping from the skin.

Also, i will try to find something with a nice scent. Some of them have no scent at all, which might be suitable for medication purposes or people who don't like artificial scent. But for me, as it's just for casual use, i will prefer to get something that i like.

So, i found this Garnier nourishing hand cream for dry and rough hands. It contains L-Bifidus and Mango Oil which helps in keeping the hand moistured and smooth. Also, it claims that the hydration is so intense that the skin will stays hydrated even after 1 hand wash. And i have proved that to be true. Therefore, it will be convenient for people as you don't need to reapply the cream everytime you wash your hands. It also has a nice light fruity scent which makes my hands smell nice.

There are 3 types of hand cream for different hand conditions. So depends on what you want, you can get either one of them. For this hand cream product, you don't need to squeeze a lot of them on your hand. Just squeeze about 1cm long of cream out and it is sufficient to cover both hands. You might feel a bit greasy/ oily at first, but after 1-2 minutes, the feeling will be gone and you will notice your hands become very smooth. 

If you like to have more information, you can go to the Garnier official website to find out more. Or find it in the store to test it and read the informations provided at the back of the tube. The informations are quite detailed for a cosmetic product.

OOTDs From My Phone

Ok so, this is supposed to be a day when i talk about fashion stuff. However, i soon realize after 1 month that i dun really have so freaking much of things to talk about for this fashion corner. So, i will turn this fashion wednesday to freestyle wednesday lol. Sometimes, i will post about fashion when i have something to write about, if not i will post about... i dunno, maybe things that i love recently or things happened to me this week =)

Anyway, today i'll still post something related to fashion. Some of my OOTDs lol.

This is me when i was going to vote for the GE13 last Sunday. I assumed that the place will be quite hot and since 700 people is gonna vote in the same place, i expect a long queue too. That's why i picked the top. Then, since it's a serious thing, i thought i might just wear a jeans in case they need a formal look. But it turned out i'm just overworried lol. The scarf and necklace were just to accessorize the top as it will look v plain without them.

And, this is me when i was working at the hospital last time. Sorry for the wrinkles on the top lol. The top was actually a casual wear from H & M, but i thought i can make it looks more formal by tucking it into the skirt. And the skirt was actually a jeans-like material but since it's a dark navy colour, it doesn't look too bad for work.

And this, is just a piece from Zara which i found it inspiring. However, when i tried it on, the patterns shocked me. Didn't plan to see this Sunflower-like patches all over the top so i made up my mind NOT to get it lol. If it's not the sunflowers, i might actually buy it.

This is the outfit i wore when i went to Vietnam. The top is the same as the one i wore to vote (first pic). But this time i tuck it into the high-waist shorts. Also, i tied up my hair. Part of the reason was the heaty weather but also because it makes me look smart and neat as my hair was at the not-long-not-short period.

This is also taken from the Vietnam trip. Beatles top from H & M with the hat from Accessorizes. The T-shirt is to cover up my shoulders as the tour guide said we were going to visit some places that has outfit restrictions. The hat was just for accessorizing purpose haha.

Anyway, i'm a huge huge fans for H & M as clothes there are really cheap back in UK. Also, love Accessorizes but things are expensive/ above-average there. Love most of the Spain brands, including Zara, Bershka (they have great T-shirts), Pull & Bear, MNG, etc. Me and my friend went crazy when we went to Spain, and so excited to shop in Madrid.

So, that's all for today. =)

DIY Wall Art - Hide The Unused Switch!

After the dramatic general election, time to adjust my feelings back to normal lol.

Today, i'm gonna tell you one of the easy way to hide an unused switch on the wall! This is because one of the switch for the stair light in my house was broken but i still accidentally go and try using it all the time. So, thought if i hide it with something, i will be able to not acting stupid as well as to decorate that plain boring wall =)

These are the materials i used to create a canvas-like board. Two shallow boxes i got from buying the photo frame, few piece of calender papers/other unused papers, the wood texture wallpaper and a piece of my new painting.

So, first thing is to glue the two rectangular boxes together to create a square canvas. Then, stick the papers onto the boxes to hide the edges and the glued part of the boxes.

This is how it looks like after i glue everything on. Then, if you want to be artistic/too lazy to do the next step, this can go on to the wall already lol.

Next thing i do is turn the box around and measure the length of wallpaper i required using the measurement at the back of the wallpaper. Real easy. The tricky part is the next step, which is to stick on the wallpaper nicely without having bubbles popping up. If you don't have wallpaper, you can also use fabrics, papers anything you like as long as it looks nice!

And here is how it looks like after sticking the wallpaper.

And, the back view. The advantage of using two rectangular boxes is that when you hanging it on the wall, you can literally just put it on. No glue no bluetag no nails. This is because the switch will be able to handle the weight by stucking in the middle of the canvas where the two rectangular boxes is combined.

And, i put on my latest drawing on it and it looks just nice.

The final look. It makes my stairwall looks better and also add bonus points to my painting as well. The most important thing is, i won't press on the switch again!

Hope you guys like this =)

The Black Monday

As some people are awared that yesterday was the voting day for Malaysia General Election 13, I went back to my hometown in muar to vote with my parents.

We woke up at 6.30 am so that we can vote early. Picked up my grandparents and went to the voting centre. A lot of ppl are already queuing. I was at the youngsters line as I think they arrange the queue according to age. We were excited because most of us are first time voters. The guy in front of me said he just came back from china on Saturday purely to vote. Although we dunno each other, we chat happily just because we have the same goal which is to transform malaysia to a better place by using our precious vote.

I inked my finger and checked my vote. Just to make sure I did everything correct. After voting, I can see a lot of ppl complaining their blue ink had already 50% gone. Some even manage to clean their finger spotless clean outside the voting centre. Well, although the newspapers and radios keep saying the ink is indelible, we are know what is the truth in our heart. 5 million ringgit is used to bought all the indelible ink. I believe there are real indelible ink in some area but maybe they blur and mistakenly used other ink, I dunno. Or maybe according to news on tv, apparently they nv shake the bottle properly.

Anyway, we are glad we voted. We can see all the supporters cheering on the street and its really like a big family. People with PAS flags are inside the bak kut teh shop (non-halal). Malays, Chinese and Indians all cheering for the same party. I'm proud of my people.

We went back to jb to have dinner and quickly rush home to check the voting result. The voting centre closed at 5pm, some earlier. The result start coming out at 7 plus or 8pm. All the results came out were from Sarawak, ppl there are very efficient. And as predicted, bn won most seats. However, results from west malaysia keep on delaying and delaying and delaying. During first count, according to unofficial results, PR won a lot of seats. They gain more than half state seats in Penang, selangor, perak, negeri sembilan, kelantan and Terengganu. Then suddenly, a lot of places blackout. People at those scenes saw cars trying to break into the counting centre. People took picture of boxes of mysterious votes in those cars. And suddenly, ppl who leads by 1k plus votes lost by 300 votes. We all know what happen, we just couldn't believe it.

In the end PR only gets 3 states and lost the parliament seats fight. People were pissed, frustrated, sad, disappointed on Facebook.

This election is transparent, because we all see what happens, regardless good or bad.

This election is a wake up lesson for us, first time voters. I believe a lot of us only start looking at politic stuff because of the election. Our parents always say politic is complicated, can get ugly and can be shocking. Now we know how ugly and shocking it can get.

Transformation is a long time fight. People have to continue making effort despite of the loss this time. It's like life, you have to try harder and harder each time no matter how hard u hit the ground and break ur nose.

I believe Malaysians are now stronger and united after the GE13. And we still hope for a better future.

Galileo the Detective

Yo TGIF again! Anyway, due to the overcrowded queue getting tickets for Iron Man 3, i didnt manage to watch it last weekend, therefore no IM3 today =(

So, i'll introduce dramas instead!

Hope you guys enjoy Japanese drama cos I really love it haha. I'm currently self-studying Japanese so that i know how to read them. By the way, due to the excessive exposure to J-dramas, animes and shows, I have successfully learn to listen and speak Japanese (elementary level). So now i'm gonna learn how to read and hopefully i can go Japan and live a life of a Japanese over there. How exciting!

Anyway, today my recommended drama will be < Galileo> (ガリレオ). Recently <Galileo 2> is out so i thought i will recommended the series as the 1st season was good.

The story is basically about a young female police who has to deal with smart killers who used tricks to complete unexplainable crimes. Therefore she seeked help from a physicist in the well-known university in Japan. The physicist will use his knowledges to help coming up with a scientific explanation for the crime. The chemistry between the 2 lead characters is fun and interesting, which also spice up the story.

This drama is based on the detective novel <探偵ガリレオ> written by one of my favourite Japanese writer Higashino Keigo (東野圭吾). He's like the famous famous writer who has a lot of his stories used to produce dramas and movies. And because of his great stories, a lot of great actors/actresses will participate in the dramas/movies.

I will recommend to watch the first season because it is great. There is also a movie <Suspect X> followed by the drama due to the great positive reviews, which is mainly about the physicist and his old friend aka the killer, who is a genius in mathematics. That is also a great movie because i was pretty surprised when the trick of manipulating the alibi was revealed.

I'm not too sure about the 2nd season yet. Till now there is 3 episodes and i find the interaction between the new female police (new original character made up just for the TV) and Galileo is very funny and interesting, but the story itself is kinda boring. Don't think the story is anymore based on the novel as I have read the whole Detective Galileo series and the story is different. There is no more simple tricks but 2 out of 3 episodes the trick is relying on the machine or device the killer has. So ya, not a big fan of it now, maybe wait for a few more episodes to determine whether it's good.

Skinfood Almond Milk Rich Foot Cream

Ok, i promised to do some introduction on products for feet so i'm gonna do it now =)

Anyway, i need to tell you guys how i get the product first haha. I was happily shopping with my bf at the Skinfood shop to get something for his mum, and I was happy because due to her large amount of purchase, i had my skinfood redemption card all stamped so i get to pick a free gift for myself haha. Despite how angry the shop assistant looks and how terrible her attitude was, i'm still happy to get a free foot moisturizing cream. Yes, i'm just trying to complain how rude that sales assistant was, she was like giving me the face as if i owed her million dollars. She is pretty but RUDE.

Anyway, i pick up the foot moisturizing cream as due to the weather and the frequency of me wearing slippers my feet became really dry. It's not cracking but still you can scratch off white flakes (the dead skins) from the edge of the feet. I find it disturbing and is determined to rectify this situation.

This foot cream is very moisturizing, it's kinda like the shea butter body lotion from Bodyshop. It smells nice too. I would advice people to actually apply it before sleep as you won't need to walk around to prevent falling down due to the slippery feet haha. Also, it is to prevent people from getting fungal infections e.g. Athlete foot when they put on socks straight after applying the cream.

So i have tried it for a few days and i quite like the effect of the cream, it's extremely moisturizing not like some of the cream they tend to be very easily vaporated, this stay on the skin and is slowly being absorbed.

My first foot cream and hopefully it will be so great that i dun need to look for a 2nd option =)