Blueberry muffins!
Another attempt of baking. This time round is blueberry muffins! Fatty miu & ppx loves it very much. Got the recipe frm noobcook. Shall do it again some time soon :)
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Banana cake
Life as a mrs wasnt easy to adapt. New expectations. Small things can make one crazy esp when im quite particular in the certain wats if doing things. It took me 3 montha to settle the differences. Entering the 4th month and still adjusting... Anyhow, finally i found some time last wk to bake. Its time to fully utilise my bosch oven since i made a decision having a built-in over the off the shelf. 1St cake i bake was none other than my fave banana cake. Easy to grasp & fast. Surf several websites and found this recipe. Slightly diff frm the usual i bake. No butter being used. Here's the result! The moist version. i quite like it cos no buttery taste overpowering the banana. flip side is cake is a little dense. Will do it again
House Reno updates
the love nest of ours is almost complete. went down to see the final product last sun. very satisfied with the walk-in wardrobe & the quiet corner. here are the pics which was still WIP... Flowers on the bookshelves. the similar could be found on the TV feature wall. door knots for the bookshevles walk-in wardrobe passage way seperated by glass door wardrobe take 1 wardrobe take 2. hidden mirror in the wardrobe for vain me. and the best is storage behind the mirror. thanks to my ID's idea. hanging lamp at quiet corner. HJP choice. frames on the wall though, i couldn't make out the colours (mild colour-blind). i super lurve the colour contrast. one of my fave corners :) TV feature wall guess what this is for??? ans on the next pic. ...
Wedding Preps update
it's going to be less than a month before the big day. however, i feel no excitement at all! instead i'm getting pissed at small little things. :( pimples have been popping up every now & then. but still able to keep under control. BUT, i'm damn tired! ! one of my church acquaintance once told me that the bride will get "pek chek" at small little details. and now i fully understand what she meant. which bride doesn't want her wedding to be perfect? every bride plans her wedding to perfection and there's of course there's always some limitation to everything. unless you're very rich. (只要是钱能解决的，就不是问题). hahahaha... till date.. most things have been settled. invites have been gradually sent out. done with mum & fatty miu dresses except fatty miu matching shoes. briefed the Jie Mei's on the AD itinerary. gate crashing games are set and instruction from me: 不需要手下留情. you can say i'm the worse wife of all.. tsk tsk tsk.. apart from ...
used to be clueless about eyeshadow application. it was till viewing countless of youtube videos, i finally grasp the technique of applying. and this has become my quick fix for tired eyes. before i started, bestie had gave me a Lavshuca Christmas collection 3 in 1 palette consisting white/light pink/dark purple. it was kept lying in one corner for a while before i decided to give it a try. though i'm a very pink person, i wouldn't want to have a pink eye shadow everyday. hence, decided to shop around till i lay my hands on Kate brown eyes collection. that was about a year ago. wanted something neutral for everyday look. not too dramatic. and ever since this 1st palette, the addiction begin. in the earlier days, i only applied in accordance to my mood. but now, its seems to be an everyday task (except fri). along the way, also bought Kate Blue Gradical eye 5 in 1/ Lavshuca ...
Marriage Preparation Course (MPC)
Prior to having a church wedding, we have to attend the Marriage Preparation Course (MPC) organised by the church. guess, this is was a path which every christian couple requires to go through. before start of the course, we were ask to do a personality test (PEAKS) which denote as (P) Purpose (E) Energy (A) Affirmation (K ) Knowledge (S) Sustainability. i have done countless of personality tests so, i already have an idea on the results. results states my personality driven potential is related to Sustainability. which means i do very well responding to stressful situations in a calm secure & steady way. hur hur! agree to an extend.. aside from the results of each personality test, they also did a combination of the couple to see the compatiblity. and surprise surprise, we are........ Extremely compatible ! for a moment, i thought this was the SOP results for all couples until i peek at the couple results beside me. this is what i call a mat...
Today marks the 81th month with HJP. and conincdentally, its also QQ wedding :) was happy when i see him finally tying a knot. he's older than me by 2 years but both YY & I dun feel we have the age difference. cos as we grow older, the age gap which we once seen as a big diff somehow appears to be nothing >.< capture some pics.. not many though.. venue: Crown Plaza T3 it was a wedding lunch instead of a dinner. service was so so. think this is due to the MIC. the table setup.. vintage! i lurve it but do not think Hilton has it :( this is exactly what was shown in ths singaporebrides.com! cosy. this pic depicts all i want for my banquet setup. QQ engage an instant photo booth service from blackcurrantworkz . now considering should i engage one as well. personally, i like their works. but already engage my VG in Mar. mmm.. hopping QQ can help to get some discounts for me.. hi...
last wk, while in the midst work, recieved a msg from Dionne that she dreamt of Johan. the name sounds distant all of sudden & yet still a smile on my face. i almost forgot all abt this guy.. Johan was the guy whom we deemed as our fave boy during our sec sch days. we were in the same class throughout the 4 years of study. He wasn't exactly the most handsome boy (there are far many more). but he was the nicest boy we ever met. very gentleman! both Dionne & i have a crush on him back then. hahaha.. what we like abt him: - not rowdy as other boys. - very gentleman. stand up for the ladies. - one of the 2 boys in the food & nutrition class. (imagine a guy choosing F&N over D&T class w/o afraid being laughed at back then). His partner is the very unpopular though - a boy who blush so easily at almost anything. be it praise or a joke of telling him we had a crush on him. - fit. not exactly muscular but lean. he was the head of NCC (he's more attrac...
went shopping for the hse in the last 3 days. glad that we already settled the aircon/ sofa/ dining set. have shortlisted the rest of the appliances which now HJP is tasked to do the price comparision & nego (ehh.. i already have enough from my job). anyhow, here's the sneak preview of the sofa (taken with my lousy phone cam). lurve it very muchie. this is a 3.5 seater. i guess its enough to fit the poly gang ladies nicely. also got an armchair of similar version. exclusively for HJP. i'll be taking this. hahaha.. the longer i sit, my butt is rooted to this sofa. we had a misunderstanding of what kind of material we wanted for sofa until we settled the payment. HJP wanted leather. i prefer fabric cos its not easy to trap heat. but i din know that his leather refers to PVC leather -.-|||. but anyhow, its already bought. hehehe.. too late for him to regret. also like this chair very much. full leather. definately able to fit into our modern victorian ...
just retaliate against mama.. which now i'm still quite pissed off abt it.. argh! ! ! she has been reminding (i feel its pressing) me to start renovation before the 7th month... the conversation goes like this: mama: next fri will be the start of 7th month.. me: mmm.. ya (i choose to keep my ans short so as to avoid conflict. but she went on) mama: have you ask to knock off the wall? (symbolise the start of renovation) me: not yet. (again, short ans given) mama: if unable to knock off the wall before next fri, you have to wait till a month later. me: (i'm already lun~ing). No. i will still proceed even its already the 7th month. why should i waste another 30 days waiting?? aren't you're the one saying you're not supersitious? and don't tell me what other people's say.. (deep down, i was thinking, if its really so bad, it would have happen to everyone who started their renovation in this "unlucky" month. not only 1 or 2 cases. and w...
Have been thinking the songs for my morning highlights video. . . HJP likes Jason Mraz - I'm Yours. i find it was too typical of a wedding song. XX once recomended The Last Good Night - Pictures of You which is quite to my liking.. did also consider The Ting Tings - Great DJ but it doesn't really match into the wedding atmosphere. but i like the "arh arh arh" portion. LOL! it was till i heard bro played Namie Amuro - Only You. Without much thoughts, i immediately have it nailed down. Lyrics is suitable for a wedding. plus ... i super love the tempo! ! i hope the co doing the video would able to get the licence of this song.
weeee! we have our honeymoon trip nail down! after much comtemplating, Lapland emerge as the winner. it was a close fight between New Zealand & Lapland. i want more nature this time round. both countries have their own share of beauties. but.... it was the Northern Lights & dog sleddiing which finally won me over. cos this will be only once a lifetime. which fits just nicely into wedding. and also to exprience the super cold weather in the North. * from google i love Greece Santorini but i believe we would be able to visit some day. just need to save up $ again. ask for advice from Swedish boss, he recommend to stop over at Stockholm & Copehagen as well. he strongly recommend the ice hotel for experience. did ask him would it be far if Prague was to be included cost this is one of the MUST go countries in my list. and he mention is only an hour flight from Copenhagen.. wee! you can't imagine i was grining like...
as the clock strikes 12 midnight, i'm another year older again. as i was on the way to work this morning, i tried recalling the memorable bdays i had spent. the 1st that came to my mind was the 10th bday. mama held a small celebration along the corridor which includes the neighbours. recieved handmade pencil case (a lot of cushion) & Enid Bylton books. this marks the 1st love of her books. another one was the 21st. no chalet or bday bash. it was a bbq celebration at the park behind my place with relatives & friends. but lots of work have to be done. booo! i love to have bbqs but the amount of work before & after is just too much. as the years go by, birthdays are now celebrate with dinners & candles blowing. wasn't a bad idea. but in my opinion it could be better. happy birthday to me :)
overdue post i bought a new cam just for the TW trip cos i need something light. bro's powershot was too heavy for me to bring around. was comtemplating between Lumix LX5 and Olympus XZ-1. in the end, i chose the latter. 毕竟我对它一见钟情. 果然，it did not disappoint me with on its the quality of photos. and lazy me set most of them in auto mode. hahaha.. here are some of its 作品. all pictures are taken under auto mode. no PS done. i super like the photos taken at 合歡山. this cam had absoutely captured its beauty. even the rock looks splendid. no regrets!
To survive 13 hours of flight to London wasn't an easy task. same day, we took a domestic flight into Edinburgh. total 14 hours on plane. excluding the time i was on the cabbie. my ass was sore with pain. it hurt after the 7th hour. tried not to check my watch every hour. cos it will make me feel even more miserable. i got excited whenever meals are served. not because the food is fantastic but serving meals indicates i'm getting closer to my dest :) many had asked if it was pre-honeymoon trip or asking what would be my honeymoon dest. so to answer, No it was not a pre-honeymoon trip (we aren't rich). the main purpose was his graduation. i'm still hoping going to Lapland for honeymoon but seems not really possible cos of the upcoming house renovation will eat quite alot into our budget. perhaps perhaps, Eastern Europe or New Zealand will be nice. tsk tsk. anyway, nothing has been nailed down. still subj to changes. ...
stumbled on this taiwanese babe blog while checking out the taipei minsu at Q square that my friend recommended. she shares about how to achieve such small waist. looking at her pic will really make you feel demoralised :( *extract from her blog i was asking myself how on earth am i going to achieve such waist! SO, in order to get rid of this feeling, i decided to resume jogging after work today. 但是我的食欲反而更大 after the exercise. boo hoo hoo! no doubt i could still afford to eat, but i do not want to overeat! how could i ever resist food. esp homecooked food. been also drinking a lot of 普洱茶 cos it is one of the best teas to get rid of fats. whoo ha ha ha.. anyway i'm a fan of tea. esp black tea. so no issue to have several cups per day :) anyhow, i finally settled my taipei accomodation & cingjing minsu. decided to return to hotel ( Cityinn ) i stayed during the last trip. apart from slightly further from...