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10 Babies of A.M.

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plants

It’s a nice, sunny afternoon. Mom and I enjoy ourselves sitting by the door and chatted while we admire these plants. They are just so beautiful that we can’t take our eyes off them. Heartache came in the evening when dad and I was washing the porch. Dad accidentally pushed my baby chili onto the floor and it turned upside down with all the soil covering it. I hurried to the rescue and repotted it. It looks a bit wither now. Sobb~ Sobb~ Baby, please be strong !!

I am also not so sure if that’s frangipani. Is it frangipani?

Taking care of these 10 babies is a new hobby of ours. (Abner & Melle = A.M.) We enjoy the progress and look forward to watching them grow everyday. 🙂

Fun with UNO H20

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Wahey, I’ve finally found you !! I have been searching for you around town since Lili brought you to Kemaman on New Year’s eve. But failed. I then decided to try my luck and see if I will be able to get you from online shops. I googled for a couple of minutes and Kids.Net.My caught my sight. Without hesitation, I clicked to enter the site, I enlarged your photo and added you to the cart right after I confirmed that it’s so you. Then I make payment right away via internet fund transfer. It’s so hassle free. 😀 I likey !!

Unexpectedly, I receive the goods the very next day at my front door. Guys, you got me so hype up. Thank you Kids.Net.My for your prompt action and efficiency !! A compliment from me to Kids.Net.My for the super good service and help. Clap. Clap. Clap. Keep it up !!

UNO H20

The durability is what I like most about UNO H20. I can bring this clear, plastic, water and dirt proof cards anywhere I want especially outdoor activities. It will not become wrinkly. Yay !! Super-duper-yay !! There’s also a new rule of “Downpour” which is a lot of fun to play around, and of course… it’s rugged too. Don’t you agree? 😉

Old Stuffs In The Box

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old stuff collections

Ahoy, spring cleaning !!

I surely will open up this pandora particular box and take out some stuffs to admire and bring back some memories whenever I do some clean up.

No 01 – Old tin box from the 60’s. No 02 – Batu Seremban. No 03 – Mommy bear brooch (Papa bear is gone.) No 04 – Paper cut alphabet ‘A’.  No 05 – Handmade bookmark from my late grandma. No 06 – Buttons No 07  – Half done knitting.

Love them…

Rojak Story

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Again, CNY is getting closer. Weekend is getting busier. And guess what? We had a pre-CNY-family-reunion about 5 hours ago. I never expect it to happened that early and yeah, I got freaked out. Seriously.

If you wonder if I managed to do any handcraft or painting, nope. Not done yet. Not even sewing anything and shamefully not dropping a single kilo yet. I wonder when will I be able to lose the extra weight (people call it ‘love weight’ haha) so that I could wear my favourite jeans back. 😀 I feel bad and guilty that I did not make the time to get things done and strike out a few from my to-do-list for 2010 where I already have new entries for 2011. The list is indeed getting longer, which goes something like this:

10. Handcraft for charity
11. Meditation
12. Read more GOOD books

Aha ~ I am finally back to yoga with enthusiasm. At least I have got one to strike out from the list. Soon a 2 months vegetarian programme will be commencing, most prolly after CNY. And as promise, more sewing to come. Yes, yes I gotta catch the time.

On a difference story, have you tried using enzyme cleaner? Aunty Pat gave me the formula from my visit to Kluang 3 months back. And now my very first batch of homemade enzyme cleaner is ready to use. It might take some time to get it fermented but it works so impressively well. It helps save your hassles of rubbing and scrubbing the stubborn oil and grease off easily.

enzyme

Try it. It’s MAGIC !! 😀

Oh ~~ My juggling skills have improved !! Hehehe …

Weekend

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It was a hustle and bustle Saturday. Shops and hawkers are cranking up with Chinese New Year (CNY) songs and decors are setup at Petaling Street. It seems like everything has happened before. Was it a déjà vu? Nah~ it’s not. We do the same thing every year. We shop for CNY stuffs till the very last minute, as usual. It’s not done yet and will be continued on the following weekends. Woot ~

Textile shop. My favourite shop where I enjoy looking at the patterns, colours, feeling the textures and think what can I do with this and that? It’s so beautiful. I bought 2 pieces of polkadot cloth. Thinking to make a few sets of bean bags (juggling cubes) to juggle. That’s gonna be my next handcraft work. Yay !!

polkadot

It was a beautiful Sunday but we did not climb. We spent precious time at home with mom and dad and best of all, we made these juggling cubes. Our team work performed pretty well. Thanks, Abner. Let’s keep it up.

juggling cubes

And let’s see who juggles better and the winner wears the pants !! Woohoo ~~

A’lil update II

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It’s Friday !! I have to finish up an animation for a client of mine and soon it will be updated to my portfolio. Then I’ll be free to paint !! Yay !!

Yesterday, I tried making tofu meatball for dinner but failed. The taste was rather nice but I had it way too thick and I did not cook it for long enough. The tofu meatballs were mushy. Uek~ I shall try it again tonight.

“A bit of failure makes success.” Hah !!

salad tortilla

I had tofu-chicken salad tortilla wrap for breakfast this very morning. Lesson learnt; do not be greedy. N.E.V.E.R. I had one whole piece of wholegrain tortilla which is a’lil too much for me. My stomach is kinda bloated and I don’t feel good now. 🙁 The next tortilla that I’m gonna make is definitely be half the size of it. Oh ~ do not forget to heat it up too. It’s a bit “gerli” eating it cold.

It’s half past twelve. I’m going to have my leftover salad now without tortilla. Happy Friday and have a wonderful weekend !!

I’ll be busy with family over the weekend as Chinese New Year is around the corner. Freaky, freaky ~ What about you?

Getting Healthy

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I love tofu. It may be bland but it’s good for health.

sunrise-soya

As I start working with SUNRISE, I got enlightened that tofu is MAGIC !! It’s a tad exaggarating but it’s true. Have you ever tried a dessert made with tofu? Or smoothies? Pie? Lasagne? Well, with SUNRISE you can find loads of intriguing tofu recipes. I can’t resist but to share this with you all.

Albeit I won’t be able to get these products from SUNRISE here in the country but I would like to start eating right for a healthier life. Not to forget to shed some weight too !! I’ve gained 4 freaking kilos and it’s so so hard to drop even half a kilo !! *frown face, pout lips* I shall take this as one of my challenges in 2011. That’s gonna be no junk food. Aww… this is hard. Less fat. This is o’kay. More exercises. Alrighty-ho. Long story short, I’ll keep myself in touch with SUNRISE for more healthy food from Clara and fitness tips from Christine. Ale ~ 加油 ~

Psst… It’s Wednesday. Boulder day !! 🙂

Art of Nature

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moodboard_nature

Many designers, artist and poets inspired by the beauty of nature. The drifty cloud in the sky, crystal-clear and blue water, white sandy beaches, gentle sunshine, the amazing sunrise, sunset, moonlight, woodland, the peaceful sound in the forest, forest insects, the greenery of trees, wild plants, flowers and et cetera. How can I forgotten about the sea world. The friends in the sea. The cetacean I’m dying to meet. The Nature, a most wonderful creation of God leaves me absolutely mesmerized. It’s my biggest influence.

I’ve compiled some photos taken from my trips to various places and created an inspirational mood board that I’m gonna use for some upcoming projects. So now I am going to get my painting done and I shall start a new one soon. 🙂 Have a nice Tuesday !!

Happy New Year !!

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happy new year 2011

Holiday is here again !! I’ll be leaving for Kemaman for a bitchy beachy holidays !! Hope the weather is nice for us to boulder, hike and soak up the sun !! 😀

A very, very Happy New Year to everyone of you !!

P/S: Am catching up with my painting. It’s about half done. Is it half done yet? Now I realized that I have so many cherries to paint. 😀

painting

Christmas

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Whoops… I was so excited that I forgotten to snap some photos of the ayam masak merah and pudding that I made for the party. Sorry~. The party was full to the brim with joy and blessing. And food too !! I feel blessed to have all the lovely friends around. Here’s a toast to y’all. CHEERS !! 🙂

Abner and I spent a relaxing morning on Christmas in a Japanese restaurant. We had breakfast, lazed around and watched a funny Japanese show. My cheeks ached from laughing. Gosh. We then headed to Carrefour for some grocery. There we spent about 2 hours to get our shopping done. And we made our way back home for some secret gardening. lol.

Abner’s the chef this time round. His specialty, Olio spaghetti. Where I busybodily suggested to poach some eggs. I felt butterflies fluttering in my stomach because I failed poaching the eggs from my first attempt few months back. Hey, I don’t wanna fail again. It wasn’t nice seeing myself wasting food. (Abner, do not roll your eyes.) Taking a deep breathe I tried again. Slow and steady… steady… make it… make it… BINGO. Yay !! But hey, I need more pratices in poaching the perfect eggs.

Tips: Vinegar, deeper pot and NOT boiling water. Hmp !! Arms folded across the chest.

xmas dinner

Dinner was nice. Dessert was nice. The movies we watched, 4 Christmases and Back Up Plan were nice. The whole evening was nice !! Thank you Abner for spending such a lovely Christmas with me. Hugs.

And… (drum rolling)…
Pancake and outdoor climbing on Boxing Day. Hoho~

Indeed, I had a nice climb yesterday. 😀
pancake

Oh !! What happen to my painting? Still painting. S.L.O.W.