tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67367951314047207502024-03-14T21:49:23.498+08:00My CrAp ShEEtwhat the heck..!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.comBlogger472125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-15823593542055461022018-01-24T11:48:00.000+08:002018-01-24T11:49:14.808+08:00DIY Farewell Gifts - Popsicle People <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Last year was Irene's final year in pre-school, true to the saying that all good things must come to an end. She had a wonderful 2 years in pre-school and was ready to embark on a new journey to the big kids' school, i.e. the primary school. I asked her to make some farewell gifts for her classmates as she may not be seeing most of them as everyone makes their own ways to different schools. I wanted her to make a personalized gift, something she made herself rather than buying stuffs off the rack. I came up with an idea to make Popsicle People when I saw some craft foams in the shape of a human at Popular Bookshop. I also bought some googly eyes for the people.</div>
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Gather the materials.</div>
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Craft foam, RM4.90, 8 pieces per packet</div>
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Googly eyes, RM1 for 3 pairs at Klim Craft, Ampang Point</div>
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Irene wrote 'From: Irene' at the back of the foam using a marker pen.</div>
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On the front part, she wrote 'Until we meet again!' and also pasted the googly eyes using white glue.</div>
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Let the eyes dry completely.</div>
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Attach popsicle sticks onto the back of the foam.</div>
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The finished products. Aren't they cute?</div>
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I found this cute printable owl notes on <a data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftipjunkie.com%2Frainbow-owl-notes%2F&h=ATNyde4h1__CP0ZqkFCAQf8Djr-ySMeUrKJqYpmE5jPPkT5u-Qrk18RQfOeU3UD3-d1kMxbTHIFdiAjKx_wbhg8OwrfCSeuUUmhtDFGJUHu7KPWEygPLqQJqX6nDli3RP3M1eaPeNCZQzjd5g7PjjG2KuOH4" href="https://tipjunkie.com/rainbow-owl-notes/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://tipjunkie.com/</span><wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: inline-block; font-family: inherit;"></span>rainbow-owl-notes/</a> and printed them, cut and made Irene write on them to be attached to the paperbag.</div>
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The two siblings hard at work.</div>
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These cute wooden owl clips were bought from Mr. D.I.Y.</div>
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We bought some paperbags to put the Popsicle People together with a few other items.</div>
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Owl Miss You. Isn't that cute?</div>
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Irene gave her friends a bag each. I hope her friends will keep the Popsicle People and remember Irene and all their fun times and sweet memories in pre-school. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-18136072965226997512018-01-24T10:37:00.000+08:002018-01-24T10:37:41.760+08:00After One YearOMG I just noticed that I did not make a single blog post for the whole of 2017!! What happened?? Why did it happen?<br />
I think it is because of Facebook and Instagram. I now post on Instagram more than on Facebook and my captions are always long, almost like a blog post. Perhaps some things should be blogged instead of sharing on Facebook and Instagram.<br />
I was transferring thousands of pictures from my phone to my external hard disk and as I was about to delete some, I remembered about this blog of mine. I have a lot of things to blog about and I shall start soonest!<br />
Till then!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-62134982789177415932016-12-28T16:46:00.001+08:002016-12-28T16:46:52.768+08:00DIY Pirate Sword and Pirate Hook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
We received an invitation to a pirate-themed birthday party on the eve of Christmas Day. Since I was still in the mood of doing DIY stuffs and dressing the kids up, I decided to purchase some pirate stuffs online (for less than RM50) which consist of:</div>
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However, a pirate costume is not complete without a sword and a hook so as usual, Pinterest came to my rescue. </div>
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I used a cardboard box that was lying around in the house and started drawing the shape of the sword. Then I traced the same pattern on another piece of cardboard. This is Babypie's sword.</div>
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For Babycakes, I decided to make a different shaped sword, just because. However, when I was cutting the cardboard, I kinda regretted doing this shape as cutting it was more difficult than cutting straight lines like the first sword. I did the same for this sword whereby I drew, cut and trace.</div>
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You will end up with two pieces of the swords. Actually it is OK to only have one piece but I want the sword to be sturdy therefore I cut two pieces of each and glued them together using white glue. You can use any type of glue.</div>
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Initially I thought of getting the kids to use watercolour to colour their swords but the swords won't be firm and sturdy so what I did was, I bought some black pvc tape and covered the hilt (handle) of the sword with it. As for the blade, I used aluminium foil to cover. However, the foil doesn't stick well and it is easily torn. Thinking that since the kids may play with the swords roughly, the cardboard may not be able to withstand the force. So I scrapped the foil idea.</div>
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I went to Daiso and bought this silver cloth tape which is perfect for the sword. </div>
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I simply wrapped the swords with the tape. Due to the shapes of the swords, clearly you can see that the tape was overlapping one another but in the end, all parts of the cardboard was covered with tape and they were firm and sturdy. They sure looked like real pirate swords, don't you think?</div>
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Once the swords were done, I started working on making the hooks. There are so many tutorials available and I found this one the easiest. All you need is paper cups or plastic cups, a pair of scissors and aluminium foil. </div>
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Cut the foil and cover the whole cup with the foil. Simply fold in the remaining of the foil into the cup. I didn't even use any tape to make the foil stick to the cups. Take another sheet of foil and roll them up tightly and shape them into a hook shape. Then, cut a hole at the bottom of the cup and insert the hook. To make the hook stay in place, I used some silver cloth tape.</div>
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These are the end products. I put the kids' name label on the hilt of the swords so that they don't fight over which one belongs to whom.</div>
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On the day of the party, my kids were all dressed up in their pirate costumes. Babypie was wearing a red and white stripe long sleeve shirt which has elbow patches and a cute little pocket with dark blue pants while Babycakes simply wore a T-shirt with a picture of a tiger wearing a pirate hat and grey pants. Their T-shirts are from H&M. Both of them also wore the bandana and Babycakes was wearing an eye patch and also a hoop earring. Babypie refused to wear the eye patch though.</div>
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Ready for some swash-bucklin' actions!</div>
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Babycakes trying to look mean like a pirate. Arrr!</div>
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Babypie showing off his sword and the hook that Mummy made. </div>
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A pirate needs a break too!</div>
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Here is one picture with the birthday boy, their cousin Armaan who turned 4 on 18.12.2016. The party was a joint celebration with Armaan's other cousins Asadel (3), Aariz and Adelia (twins,1). Babycakes and Babypie sure had fun and looked the part and Mummy had fun dressing them up for sure.</div>
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As for me, I simply wore a striped top and tied a bandana around my neck. Before that, I wore the bandana. Seen here in this pic, I was wearing a pirate cap whereass for Hubby, the beard and the pirate hat were party props prepared by the organizer. Initially Hubby wore the pirate cap that I had on. Dressing up for themed parties are fun but they don't need to cost a bomb. You just need to be more efficient and put in a little bit more effort to DIY. </div>
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In conjunction with the Christmas seasons, shopping malls all around are having beautiful Christmas decorations and all kinds of activities were lined up especially now is also school holidays. I found out about this Little Ice King & Queen Competition when I went to Jaya Shopping Centre about two weeks ago. So I quickly registered for Babycakes to join the competition. After that, I started thinking about her costume. Obviously she doesn't have any dress that fits the theme so I started to Google for ideas and inspirations and thanks to Pinterest, there are tons of ideas for Ice Queen costume. I didn't want to spend so much on the costume but I know I still have to 'invest' some money in order for her to win. </div>
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First up was finding the perfect dress. We vowed to stay away from being Elsa or Elsa-ish as she says that she no longer likes Frozen. Yeah, I guess the Frozen fever has passed. She used to be so obsessed with Frozen but she has now moved on to obsessing over My Little Pony. We went all the way to GM Klang to find the dress for her. We basically spent almost the whole afternoon walking from one shop to another, from Block A to Block B and then back to Block A and return to Block B again. We also went to all floors of both blocks. It sure was a workout for us! There were so many shops selling all kinds of everything and finally we found a white gown for her which is not too expensive yet looks so pretty and regal. You may not believe me but the gown costs us less than RM100. You really have to scour and look for it and you can actually find such gorgeous gowns, fit for a princess, perfect for little flower girls and so much more at such a cheap price. If I were to buy such gown at the shopping malls, it will definitely cost me more than RM150. I am not willing to spend that much on her gown.. This gown is actually a few sizes bigger as we wanted to find a long gown and not a knee-length gown. She will grow into this gown as she gets taller but at the moment, the length is just perfect for an ice queen.</div>
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I was so inspired from the ideas on Pinterest and I know a Queen needs to have a cape or a cloak so I searched hi and lo for the right material and then I found a shop selling all kinds of materials and craft supplies especially for wedding purposes. Initially I wanted to buy a soft, flannel-like or velvet-like material but one flannel-like material was selling at RM23 per meter. I think it's a bit too expensive and then as I was searching, I saw a golden shiny material. I asked if they had the material in white or silver and luckily they had. The material was already cut and packed in 1 meter length and it is only RM9 per meter. Score! I measured it on Babycakes and 1 meter was just nice, not too long and not too short. Next on my list is to look for some fur/feather to put on the edges of the material. I couldn't find any in GM Klang so I kiv the fur/feather. </div>
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Other stuffs I bought at the same shop selling the shiny material was a pack of 12 bottles glitter dust. I almost gave up looking for them because when I asked several shops <i>"ada jual serbuk kilat-kilat tak?" </i>or <i>"ada jual gold dust?"</i> Most of the shops said no. Even the owner of the shop was confused when I asked for gold dust/serbuk kilat-kilat. She then said <i>"Eh kejap, yang macam ni ke?"</i> while showing me the glitter dust. I was like <i>"Haaaaaaa yang ni la kak!"</i> She replied, <i>"Laaa biasanya orang sebut glitter poder (powder)".</i> Ohkaaay~ At first I wanted to buy only these three colours but after doing some calculation, buying the whole pack of 12 is more worth the money. Even though I am only using these three colours for the competition, at least I can keep the other colours for future use. A pack of 12 bottles glitter powder/gold dust/serbuk kilat-kilat or whatever name you call it costs me RM23.50.</div>
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Since that weekend was a long weekend, the next day, we went to find other stuffs. I bought a glue gun, glue sticks, the white container and the silver Christmas ornament from Mr. D.I.Y. The white container is RM5.90 while the silver ornament is only RM1.90. I also bought a packet of 'snow' for RM3.90. I put some of the snow into the container and asked her to sprinkle the snow when she goes on stage.</div>
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Actually we bought a tiara in GM Klang for RM20 but after looking at the stuffs online, I thought that the tiara isn't fit for an ice queen. That was why I bought the glue gun- so I can create her own ice crown. You can search on Youtube for the tutorial. Trust me, it is so easy! So one night, after the kids had gone to bed, I set to work. I cannot have them around when I'm doing it because it involves hot glue and glitters. What I did was I took a piece of parchment paper and started doodling some icicles on the paper. The icicles were made in several lengths and they're pointy and jagged.</div>
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Sprinkle some white, silver and blue glitter dust while the glue is still wet and let it cool to dry. See the metal headband in the picture? I used an old headband, stripped off the ribbon and cleaned any leftover glue residue. Once the 'icicles' have dried, simply peel them off the parchment paper and attach them onto the headband using the glue gun. Be careful not to burn your fingers with the hot glue though!</div>
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This is the end product. You can either make long icicles and arrange the long ones in the middle followed by the shorter ones by the side like what I did or you can make all in the same length and arrange them accordingly. Remember that they are supposed to be icicles so they shouldn't have a uniform size, length or shape.</div>
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As for her scepter, I took a plastic flag rod which is lying around the house and simply wrapped the rod with aluminum foil. Then I used my glue gun to attach the ornament on top of the rod. I only added the ribbon much later. The ribbon was a last-minute addition as I didn't have time to buy any but luckily I found some bluish and white ribbon strips lying around the house. The ribbon sure added that extra glam to the scepter.</div>
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Time was running out and I still couldn't find the fur or feather to attach to the cape. I searched online and there are a few shops selling them. I was relieved. However, I need to make sure that the item reaches me before the weekend or it will defeat the purpose. Then I called up Balloon Buzz in Hartamas Shopping Centre and asked if they had any. Thankfully they have 3 pieces of white feather boa left. I was so relieved and that evening, right after work, I dropped by Balloon Buzz to purchase the feather boa. The feather boa costs me RM29. I think the feather boa is a bit too expensive but I was left with no choice. There was an online shop selling for RM18 but I have to pay RM13.80 for shipment by GedEx. That also does not ensure that the item will reach me before the weekend. Anyway, I bought 1 piece from Balloon Buzz and cut them into two. Instead of sewing them onto the cape, I just used a lot of safety pins to attach them. First, I suck at sewing. Second, I can't recycle the shiny material without having to cut off the feather if I had sewn them together. This is how the cape looks like from behind. Pretty grand, I must say!</div>
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To complete her look, we also bought white satin gloves for her at GM Klang. This pair of gloves only costs me RM18.90. There are several shops selling for double the price. Believe it or not, we had to search for this shop again because I don't want to pay double for the exact same thing. A note to myself and a friendly reminder if you plan to shop in GM Klang, make sure you take pictures of the name, location and display of the shop so you can locate the shop easily should you wish to return. Of course I didn't buy the gloves in the first instant because I wanted to survey and walk around. This is also why we went to Block A then Block B, this floor and that floor because I couldn't locate the shop. Thankfully after so much walking and searching, we found the shop again and we bought the gloves, which fits her like a second skin. </div>
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This is her final look. It sure took a lot of effort to create this look but I was happy to see how pretty my Babycakes is. Doesn't she look regal? She was wearing a pair of silver glitter shoes but it's covered by her gown.</div>
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To attach the cape, I simply used a silver brooch. I also put on some light makeup on her consisting of white and blue eyeshadow. </div>
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Here are the other contestants for the day. See that Babypie doesn't want to miss out on the fun too. The first prize winners for both Ice King and Ice Queen Categories had led lights on their outfits. The Ice King had lights on his cape while the Ice Queen had lights on her dress and wings.</div>
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Babycakes won 2nd place for the Ice Queen Category and she got a Lego Friends set. She was so happy and confident enough to walk up on stage, answered the emcee's questions, sprinkled her snow and even bowed to the crowd. Most importantly she had fun and she gained yet another beautiful memory of joining this competition. Mummy had fun dressing her up too and it is all worth it seeing her happy face.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-44205518009781627422016-10-21T17:06:00.000+08:002016-10-21T17:06:47.866+08:00My Not-So-Batik Kek Batik<div style="text-align: justify;">
Last night I made my very first Kek Batik. I saw a video on Kek Batik on Facebook so I googled the recipe. There are now a Kek Batik version with cheese OK! Wow. I shall try that someday. But the recipe I used was from this <a href="http://ceriteraibu.blogspot.my/2014/06/resepi-kek-batik-yg-sedap-dan-senang.html" target="_blank">website</a>.</div>
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It was pretty easy except for the part where my Milo becomes lumpy and I had to stir on very low heat until my hand hurts. LOL. The good thing about this recipe is that the Kek Batik didn't turn out to be too sweet. It has the nice balance of sweetness, buttery and creamy from the combination of butter, condensed milk, Milo and cocoa powder. I omitted the vanilla essence. After I was done, I covered the tin with cling film and kept it in the fridge. </div>
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This morning, I took it out to cut. My mistake was that I used tin foil and the tin foil I used isn't the heavy-duty type. I bought mine at Daiso so it's really thin and easily torn. It was hard to remove the tin foil from the Kek Batik, especially at the corners and the edges of the Kek Batik. Gosh. I should have used parchment paper instead!</div>
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This is the reason why I called it Not-So-Batik Kek Batik because clearly you can see that the layers aren't pretty. I followed the exact measurement so the chocolate should be enough, right? It was challenging to press the cookies too to make it compressed. And cutting the Kek Batik is quite a chore OMG. I thought it is one of the easiest cakes to make! I used a long serrated knife and I think I should have used a normal knife. The biscuits weren't soft so they sort of crumbled under my knife. Aren't they supposed to be soft-ish? Despite the appearance, I am glad it tasted so nice. I gave some to my babysitters and some to my office cleaner lady and also packed a few slices in the kids' lunchbox today. Appearance can be improved, definitely.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-40700523630719990402016-10-19T10:00:00.003+08:002016-10-19T10:01:22.726+08:00Monday Morning Mishap<div style="text-align: justify;">
This is a throwback post because obviously today is Wednesday but I've been quite busy these past two days and today I can finally write about what happened on Monday morning.</div>
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Nothing unusual, just another manic Monday. *i bet you sang the words to the song Manic Monday by The Bangles* I got dressed, asked the kids, Babycakes in particular, to get dressed and chop chop! Get ready quick or we'll be late to school! So there I was, cleaning my little ear with a little cotton bud when suddenly the cotton came off and was left in my ear canal! I was like NO! Oh No!! I asked hubby to try and retrieve it with a tweezer but the tip of the tweezer was a bit sharp and it made my ear hurt. Hubby kept saying that he can't see the cotton anyway. Since my ear was hurt, no thanks to hubby, I said to him, that's it, I'll have to go to the clinic to get it removed!</div>
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After sending Babycakes to school, I went to the office and had my breakfast and coffee because most clinic opens at 9am or 9.30a.m. After I finished my breakfast, I walked over to Klinik Segara which is nearby to my office. When I reached the clinic, there were already 6 people in front of me so I had to wait for a while. When my turn came, the nice Dr. Soraya (I am quite familiar with her already) asked "So, what can I do for you today? What's wrong?" I replied "I was cleaning my ear and the cotton bud came off and got stuck in my ear." To my relief, she said "Ahhhh, it happens! Don't worry, you're not the first one." She then called her nurse to take something called 'an alligator' (if I had heard correctly) and honestly my heart kinda skipped a beat when I hear the word 'alligator'. Her nurse came with the 'alligator' which looks like a long scissors and a torchlight. Dr. Soraya then proceeded to insert the 'alligator' inside my ear and within seconds, the cotton was out. It was a tad uncomfortable but I was so glad it was over within seconds. When she took it out, she said "Done!" Phew. I left the consultation room and the other patients waiting outside looked surprised to see that I was done so quick. </div>
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Next time I must make sure that I don't go in too deep inside my ear. Mind you I was using Guardian brand cotton buds, which I expect to be of high quality. But of course, things happen, accidents happen. So be careful whenever you clean your ears OK?</div>
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By the way, that costs me RM20. Yeah. And because it's a clinic and a doctor, who is also a professional, I cannot ask for a discounted fee, let alone walk away without paying. So whenever you go see a lawyer and ask for advise and got some work done, make sure you do the same and pay the god damn bills too, OK? And no, you are not allowed to bargain or ask for discounts. What do you think we are? If you can pay your medical bills without complaining, without asking for discounts, why can't you do the same with our legal fees? Hmmph.</div>
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Anyway, here's Manic Monday by The Bangles, just because.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Imagine this: You are in your office, reading through mountains of files all morning. Your tummy starts grumbling and when you look at the clock, it's nowhere near lunch time. Happens all the time, right? You feel like you have spent hours in the office and yet the time is actually moving at a tortoise's pace. Annoying, I know. Your tummy starts calling for some foods but you wanted to have something light so as not to ruin your appetite for lunch. What do you normally have for snacks?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes I have japanese cucumber, cherry tomatoes, strawberries and grapes (not in picture) for snacks. This is usually when the fridge is well-stocked or we have just done our grocery shopping. Sometimes I eat chocolates, biscuits or kerepek. You know how these are loaded with sugar, salt and preservatives, don't you and snacking on them on a daily basis won't do you any good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I have heard about <a href="https://www.signaturesnack.com/my/" target="_blank">Signature Snack</a> for a while now. I have subscribed to their newsletter but I have never come around to making any orders or any purchase from them. Honestly I find the stuffs they sell are a bit on the expensive side. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However, on Monday, 10.10.2016, they had a one-day promotion where a lot of items on sale were priced at RM10.10! I thought that was a good deal so I went ahead and made a few purchases. This morning my parcel of goodness came.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Look at all those goodness in a box! I ordered on Monday and the parcel came today because apparently "<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 30px; text-align: center;">Some of the items are freshly bake hence it is worth the wait." What did I order? Here is the list:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">California Walnut Natural (raw)- I plan to use this in my brownies and/or carrot cake</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chocolate Chip Cookies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Berry Treasure- a combination of dried cranberries, dried blackcurrants and dried blueberries. These can either be added to my overnight oats or into my cupcakes and muffins</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Salted Vanilla Cashew Crumble</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Chocolate Chip Almond Crumble</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Triple Choc Cookies</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Organic Chia Seeds</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 30px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Organic Five Grain Rice- consists of organic brown rice, organic red rice, organic buckwheat, organic millet and organic black rice. Question is, how the heck do you cook this and what do you eat this with? I simply bought this to try because they were so cheap for a packet of 500g! They were sold for RM6.90 on that day. Impulse buying! </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">Anyway I am glad I managed to grab the promotion price because it was totally worth it. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a huge fan of chocolates and I have already opened the Triple Choc Cookies. They were crunchy and yummy! I can't wait to try the other cookies. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 30px;">So if you are looking for a healthy snack, head on over to their website.</span></span></span><br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-7070101002748239782016-10-10T12:11:00.002+08:002016-10-10T12:25:12.315+08:00DIY My Little Pony Magical Dreamland<div style="text-align: justify;">
Babycakes is so into My Little Pony at the moment. She requested for a My Little Pony birthday cake for her 5th birthday. I went on Pinterest to get ideas and inspirations for her birthday cake and I was spoiled for choice. It was hard to choose one design because all of them were so pretty and cute. However, I have a set a certain budget for her birthday celebration which includes a cake and party packs for her classmates. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">After consulting with my cake baker Murni of </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/murnisuecakes/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">MurniSue Cakes</a><span style="text-align: start;">, we agreed to a simple design of a vanilla cake with buttercream. As much as fondant cakes are pretty, nobody will eat the fondant and they would go to waste. Not to mention that fondant cakes are priced slightly higher than buttercream cakes.</span></div>
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Where are the ponies? Instead of having fondant pony figurines or an edible image printing of the ponies, I decided to buy little pony figurines. I found them on <a href="http://mudah.my/">mudah.my</a>. Simply key in the word My Little Pony in the search button and you will be able find these mini figurines. What I did was simply arrange the little ponies on the birthday cake. The set I bought comes in 12 pieces but they're really small so most of them went onto the cake while the rest was simply arranged on the cake board just before cutting.</div>
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Since the ponies are really small, they have a very high tendency of getting misplaced or worst, lost. It doesn't help that Babypie likes to play with Babycakes' stuffs and throw them all over the place! Luckily I found this pin on <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/140244975872528478/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> on <a href="http://theimaginationtree.com/2015/04/my-little-pony-magical-small-world.html" target="_blank">DIY My Little Pony Magical Small World.</a> I told Babycakes that I will make a 'pony house' for her to keep her little friends so that they won't get lost easily. She was excited and kept asking me when we are going to do the 'house'. </div>
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On Saturday afternoon, we finally got down to work. We gathered our materials which include papers, colour pencils and crayons, glue, cotton balls, a shoe box and glitter glue, which is optional but glitters make everything better so why not. Plus, they're really cheap at Mr. D.I.Y. </div>
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First I asked her to take some used papers from Daddy's stash and a blue colour pencil. She started colouring the clean side of the paper with colour pencils but it's taking forever to cover up the whole page. Being the little diva that she is, she started saying that her hand is tired. -______-</div>
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So I asked her to find a blue crayon instead. I then showed her how to colour the paper using the crayon. It was so much easier and faster. I asked her to repeat the process with green colour for the grass.</div>
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After she finished colouring, I glued the papers inside the shoe box resembling grass and sky. Then I asked her to paste some cotton balls to make clouds. </div>
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Using the glitter glue, I drew a rainbow, some birds and a sun in the sky and also some flowers on the grass. As for the bridge, it was part of my moisturizer packaging so we recycled the package and used it to make a bridge. It's perfect for the dreamland because the size is right and it is glittery gold.</div>
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The hardest part was not making the entire magical dreamland but waiting for the glitter glue to dry. It takes quite a while to dry and clearly somebody wasn't patient enough that she kept touching the glitter glue to see if it's dry, thus smudging the rainbow. Babycakes was so happy that she helped created the 'house' that she kept playing her little ponies in it. This is a good way for her to let her imagination run wild. I wish I have a bigger shoe box though and I should have made a bigger rainbow but I guess this will do for now. The best part is, she can keep all her little ponies inside the box after playing and close the lid because I told her if I ever see the little ponies lying all over the house, I will take them away. For now, she closed the box and kept it nicely. Let's see how long this will last. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-58505911263379665742016-10-05T17:13:00.002+08:002016-10-05T17:15:20.940+08:00Rainbow Hair<div style="text-align: justify;">
The rainbow hair trend has been around for a while and gosh I secretly wish I can have such lovely rainbow hues. But let's be real, if I were to have such hair, I would probably go viral and get mocked at. Pfft. I mean, just look at the pic below. How gorgeous are those locks OMG. </div>
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It's like unicorn hair or My Little Pony's Rainbow Dash's hair. Sighhhh.<br />
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Also, go and feast your eyes on the lovely lovely rainbow hairs in <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/explore/rainbow-hair/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a>. OMG its was like rainbow-hair heaven!!<br />
Well, good to know that actually it is achievable and do-able and the best part is, it is not permanent! How? Let me introduce you to Hot Huez Temporary Hair Chalk.</div>
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I got mine from <a href="http://supermodelmy.com/en/hair/208-hot-huez-temporary-hair-chalk-set-of-4-colors.html?search_query=hot%20huez&fast_search=fs" target="_blank">Supermodel's Secrets Website</a>. When I bought them, they were on sale and they costs me less than RM20. They were on promotion and I managed to grab them then. Too bad the promotion has ended but the price has been slashed from RM49 to RM35 so go and grab yours!</div>
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Babycakes was excited when I told her about the hair chalk so during the Hari Malaysia holiday which was also school holiday, I let her try them on when we were on holiday in Melaka. When else to give it a try, right? To apply the hair chalk, you have to damp or wet your hair slightly so the chalk can easily transfer to the hair.</div>
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The applicator is soft with one side sponge and one side chalk. All you have to do is take a section of your wet/damp hair and place them in between the applicator. Press the applicator and slide down to the end of your hair. </div>
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Babycakes' hair was a bit dry here because she went swimming in the morning so the hair wasn't as soft and shiny as usual. Due to the lighting, the colour can't really be seen but in reality, the colour isn't really bright too. Not sure if it's due to her hair condition or maybe the colour isn't meant to be really bright. Even though application was easy, unfortunately the sponge came off from the applicator thus making it a bit hard to apply so I had to adjust and put it in again. When you slide the applicator to the hair, the sponge tend to get folded so the chalk wasn't properly transferred to the hair. This is also probably why the colour isn't so bright. You don't have to worry about removing the chalk from your hair because it can be easily removed when the hair is washed. Overall, considering the price I paid for it, the product is OK and maybe I got a not-so-okay set. if you have little girls, they will love this and this can be used for fun or for when there's a party. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-45044602181418010272016-10-04T15:23:00.002+08:002016-10-04T15:28:28.015+08:00Milky Goodness with Dutch Lady<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">By now you would have
most likely seen my never ending posts on my breakfasts on Instagram and
Facebook and you would probably wonder why. I mean, my breakfasts look simple
and nothing great and definitely wasn't taken at some fancy cafe or coffee shop
and neither are they Pinterest-material! BUT you may have noticed that in every
single picture that I posted, there is a packet of Ducth Lady Purefarm Full
Cream Milk or Dutch Lady Purefarm Low Fat High Calcium Milk. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Since I was small, I was
taught and trained (or rather forced) by my mother to have breakfast, whether I
like it or not or whether I am in a hurry, be it a simple glass of milk or malt
drink, a slice of bread dipped in chocolate drink, a half-boiled egg or
anything for that matter. I still remember finishing my breakfast when the
school bus is already waiting outside. The key note is to <span style="color: red;">ALWAYS HAVE BREAKFAST</span> because we all know that breakfast is the
most important meal of the day. I really need to thank my mother for instilling
this good habit in me because until today I never ever skip breakfast and I
ensure that my kids have theirs too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I try to have healthy
breakfast like eggs, bread or sandwiches, cereal or oats but of course, being a
typical Malaysian, I do indulge in the occasional nasi lemak and roti canai. I
always down my breakfast with a cup of coffee and occasionally I used fresh
milk to go with my coffee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Now that I am in my
*ehem*3 series*ehem* and a mother of two, with one who is currently breastfeeding, I know
I have to keep a healthy lifestyle and I have to take care of myself so one way
to do it is by drinking milk to get the much needed calcium to strengthen my
teeth, bones and hopefully *fingers crossed* I won't suffer from joint pains and
osteoporosis! Apparently, Malaysians are not getting enough calcium from
their daily food intake. To think of it, some people may not like milk so much
but good news, Dutch Lady has a variety of milk flavours to choose from namely chocolate, coffee and strawberry and they come in various sizes too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Nearly one in two children does not have adequate calcium intake*; and the
average intake of calcium among adults comes up to less than half of our daily
requirement**. The nutritional gap may lead to a brittle nation. Hence,
Dutch Lady Malaysia encourages Malaysian families to load up on milk before
work or school. Just two servings a day helps meet a family’s nutritional
requirements! Having one of the two servings at breakfast pumps at least 200mg
of calcium into the body.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Milk, the motherlode of
calcium, helps children to develop strong bones and teeth. It is also the key
to locking in healthy bone mass for adults, even during their golden ages. In
other words, the creamy beverage builds strong families. <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;">Indeed, a balanced breakfast paired with milk is the backbone of a
physically and emotionally strong family and advocating breakfast with
Malaysia’s No. 1 milk***</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I recently received a box of Dutch Lady Purefarm Milk which contains 7 packets of milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">DAY 1</span>: Breakfast of sausages, toast, two sunny side ups and sauteed mushrooms, courtesy of Dutch Lady. What a pleasant surprise I received upon returning from Court on Monday, 19 September 2016. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #45818e;">DAY 2</span>: I had to rush to Court in Shah Alam on Tuesday, 20 September 2016 but that doesn't mean I have to skip the most important meal of the day! So I simply grabbed a banana, a roti krim and a packet of Dutch Lady Purefarm Full Cream Milk. I had my breakfast-on-the-go and it was a great combination of breakfast and I was off to a good day in Court. FYI. waiting in Court may take ages so with a full tummy, I don't have to starve while waiting for my case to be called.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">DAY 3</span>: A simple bread with butter and kaya, a banana, some pomegranates, japanese cucumber and of course, my favourite milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">DAY 5</span>: Again, I have to attend Court so I had a quick breakfast of bread and sausage and none other than Dutch Lady Purefarm Low Fat High Calcium Milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #351c75;">DAY 6</span>: Finally the weekend is here which means I can sleep in a little until my Babycakes and Babypie woke me up and bugged me, that is! We were going out so we had a quick breakfast at home. Even though it's a quick breakfast, it is nutritious and fulfilling. I simply blended some avocados with Dutch Lady Purefarm Low Fat High Calcium Milk and some honey for sweetness. This thick smoothie is packed with nutrition, omega 3 and goodness from the milk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: justify;">Did you know that after about eight to 12 hours from your last meal, a glass of milk provides the nourishment your body needs in the morning to regulate itself? So guys, if you are really really pressed for time to have breakfast because you need to catch the LRT or the morning bus or you have to be in a meeting or court by 9am, at least just grab a packet of milk to start your day on the right track. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-64262696734982741102016-09-02T14:23:00.002+08:002016-09-02T14:25:27.932+08:00Homemade Beef Sausage and Meatballs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">
Last night hubby came back with three packets of minced beef. I just finished cooking dinner and was getting lazy to do anything after dinner but I don't want to freeze-thaw-refreeze the minced beef. So after dinner, I got down to business and decided to make beef sausages and meatballs.</div>
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In one of my <a href="http://izyandarling.blogspot.my/2016/08/quick-homemade-pizza-and-homemade.html" target="_blank">posts earlier</a>, I made chicken sausages using minced chicken. So this time the only difference is that I'm using minced beef. The ingredients are basically the same and I didn't measure the amount of ingredients used. The only difference is I added chopped onions into the beef mixture. </div>
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This is how the sausages look like when I shaped them into sausages. Using the parchment paper made it so easy and this mixture doesn't stick to your hands so you can actually just roll and shape them even without the papers. However, they may stick together when you stack and steam them so it's best to use the parchment papers.</div>
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I steamed the sausages, just like I did with my chicken sausages. This is to ensure that the beef is thoroughly cooked so the next time you want to eat, you just have to pan fry them with a little oil to brown and crisp them.</div>
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Since the mixture is quite a lot (I think it came to almost a kilo of minced beef), I made some meatballs out of them as well. I don't want to turn all of them into sausages. For the meatballs, I did not steam them because I plan to cook them either with my spaghetti sauce or to be added into soups. So these meatballs went straight to the freezer. </div>
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These are the sausages after they were steamed. I removed the parchment papers and let them cool before I freeze them. Clearly there are all kinds of shapes and sizes but who cares, right? This morning I fried a few pieces for my kids. I tried one piece and it is delicious. It's just like burger actually. I am pretty sure you can use the same mixture to make burger patties. </div>
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So there you go. Your kids can have sausages everyday if they want to because these are homemade and most importantly, zero preservatives.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-19662787380425721572016-08-29T11:57:00.001+08:002016-08-29T11:57:30.803+08:00Homemade Apam Merekah<div style="text-align: justify;">
This recipe was taken from a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AnekaResepiKuihMuih/videos/vb.751947138160384/1197784293576664/?type=2&theater" target="_blank">video</a> shared on where else but Facebook. There are so many recipes that I plan to try and last Saturday, I made these Apam Merekah as I had already bought the ingredients earlier.</div>
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In my case, I only have three colours available in my pantry i.e. purple, cochineal (deep red) and green. The green bottle in the picture above is actually pandan emulco or pandan flavouring. The good thing is it is in green colour so it's a 2 in 1 food colouring and pandan flavour in one bottle. I did not bother buying the other flavours/essence because the recipe calls for the use of 1/2tsp only and to buy a whole bottle seems like a waste, unless you use them a lot or bakes a lot.</div>
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After mixing all the ingredients, I separated the batter into three. Obviously I did not bother to measure the amount to get the same weight. Add your colouring and/or flavours accordingly to the batter and mix. As for the colours pink and purple, I leave them plain with no flavouring. Remember earlier you already put 1tsp of vanilla essence so that will be fine. Make sure you put just a teeny bit of the food colouring. Although the recipe calls for 1/2 tsp, I added only a few drops, probably 2-3 drops because I want the apam to turn out in lovely soft pastel hues. If you watch the video, the apam turned out very bright. I prefer them to be in a softer shade but hey, whatever rocks your boat!</div>
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Make sure you cover the lid with a clean cloth/muslin so that water doesn't drip onto your apam while steaming. Steam the apam for 7 minutes and once the time is up, carefully transfer them onto a rack to cool.</div>
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Close up of the cooked apam. Don't they crack really nicely? And I just love how lovely the colours turn out. The green apam has a tinge of pandan flavour to it. My kids love these apam so this recipe is a keeper. They are really easy to make and can be done in less than 1/2 hour. I packed some to bring to the hospital to visit my niece and left some at home which my kids had on Sunday morning.</div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 eggs</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">200g sugar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">250g flour (wheat flour/all-purpose flour)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1tsp ovalett- you can easily buy this in the baking needs aisle in the supermarket</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">175g or 1 cup soda water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1tsp vanilla essence</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1tsp pandan paste/essence</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1tsp yam paste/essence</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1tsp strawberry paste/essence</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2tsp green colouring</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2tsp red colouring</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2tsp purple colouring</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2tsp yellow colouring</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beat eggs, sugar and ovalett until mixture turns pale white and fluffy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add in flour alternate with soda water.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mix well and add vanilla essence.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once batter is ready, separate the batter according to your chosen colours/flavourings.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Add your chosen colours/flavourings to each portion and mix.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pour in cupcake liners about 3/4 full so that you get the crack (merekah) effect.</span></li>
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In case you are wondering, I used this soda water and that is how ovalett looks like.</div>
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Credit goes to the owner of the recipe and the Facebook page for sharing the video.</div>
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I made these this morning for the kids' snacktime in school. When I say quick, I really mean it is quick and easy and this can be done in the morning, no need to prepare beforehand, nothing much to prep really. </div>
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I used Mission brand Pita Bread for the base, opened a can of Prego spaghetti sauce and slathered the pita bread with the sauce. I cut up some *homemade chicken sausages which I heated in the microwave for a while to thaw as they were taken out of the freezer. Earlier the sausages had been steamed before freezing. Simply cut some slice cheddar cheese and lay on top of the pizzas.</div>
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Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees celcius for about 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the pita bread is warm through. Cool on a wiring rack, cut into slices and pack to school. So easy, right? The lonely sausage is also baked in the oven, just because. Babycakes had the sausage before going to school.</div>
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As for the sausages, some kind mummies on a Facebook group shared recipes on homemade sausages. We all know how bad sausages are but who doesn't love their sausages, right? I decided to jump into the 'homemade sausage' bandwagon and made my own chicken sausages last week. I used Ramly minced chicken as I don't have a food processor to mince my own chicken fillets/breasts. You can choose to mince your own chicken or get them from your grocer or you can always opt for the frozen ones like I did. Here is the recipe that I used for the homemade chicken sausage. Bear in mind that I did not have an exact measurement as the initial recipe which I followed didn't specify the exact measurements. Simply use your discretion or feel free to search for other recipes.</div>
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<li style="text-align: justify;">One packet 400g minced chicken (I used Ramly's)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Pinch of salt </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Dash of pepper (black or white is fine)</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Italian mixed herbs (you can use other herbs you have)</li>
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Mix all ingredients in a bowl until it becomes a sticky paste. Cut up some parchment/baking paper and place the mixture and roll them up until they form a sausage. Chill them in the fridge for an hour or so. After they have firmed up and taken shape, steam the sausages for 10 minutes. I steamed the sausages with the parchment paper still attached. Remove parchment paper and pan fry until golden brown. </div>
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Some people added blended shitake mushrooms to the mixture. I had some mozarella cheese so I cut them up in small cubes and added them to the mixture. You can also roll the mozarella cheese inside the sausage. I left the steamed sausages to cool before freezing them in ziplock bags. My kids approved the sausages so I plan to make a larger batch the next time. Now I won't mind if my kids ask for sausages to bring to school every other day. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-19204135013620232302016-08-11T12:35:00.002+08:002016-08-11T12:37:50.880+08:00I Still Love My Waffles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Remember in my <a href="http://izyandarling.blogspot.my/2016/07/for-love-of-waffles.html" target="_blank">earlier post</a>, I was not happy with my Bayers 3 in 1 Waffle/Donut/Sandwich maker? I decided to return the item for a replacement the following week. Luckily there is a Mailboxes near my office so I get to drop my parcel there for free after filling up the relevant return form. Initially I thought of asking for a refund or a store credit but I only paid RM19 for the item because RM50 was from a voucher so it would be a waste. I had no choice but to ask for a replacement of the same item.</div>
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Saturday morning came and it's a perfect time for waffles for breakfast. I was eager to test my new waffle maker. I used the exact same recipe that I used previously, just so that I can compare with my previous experience. Recipe: <a href="http://lemon-sugar.com/2013/02/the-greatest-waffle-recipe-ever.html/" target="_blank">The Greatest Waffle Recipe Ever</a>. </div>
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As you can clearly see from the pictures above, there was hardly any difference from my previous waffle-making experience. The picture above is the top part of the waffle, which hardly browned and hardly have the deep grids, unlike the bottom part. So frustrating. This time too takes a long time for the waffle to cook. And yes, I had to flip the waffle for the top part to cook. It is so frustrating. </div>
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Because of that, I got so fed up of waiting I ended up making mini pancakes or pikelets as some people call it, using the same batter. I simply poured small dollops of the batter onto my non-stick frying pan and voila! I managed to freeze a few pieces of these mini pancakes and a couple pieces of the waffles. I heated them in the microwave, slathered some good chocolate spread and sandwiched them together, cut them into little pieces and put a food pick so that it becomes no-mess-breakfast-on-the-go for Babycakes to eat in the car on the way to school.</div>
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Now that I have tried using the same recipe using two different waffle makers, I can't make a concrete conclusion just yet. It could also be that the recipe isn't working for me or the recipe doesn't work with my waffle maker. So next time I shall try a different recipe. I am not giving up on my love for waffles. And I am not gonna let the waffle maker go to waste! I shall search for another recipe and I will try them out. </div>
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<span><span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}"><span class="UFICommentBody _1n4g"><span><span><span class="_58cm"></span>Kids had a Hari Raya Celebration at their nursery last Friday so on Thursday evening, their babysitter informed me about the celebration and asked me to bring something for the celebration. The first thing that came to my mind was to bake a butter cake and I immediately wondered if I had all the ingredients in my pantry. That night after dinner, I checked my pantry and thought of baking lemon cupcakes because I have a few lemons in my fridge. However, I have a 225gm butter while the recipe calls for a 250g butter and it is such a hassle to halve the recipe. Then I remembered that one lady posted in one of the Facebook groups about this good brownies recipe so I googled for the recipe. I checked my pantry and thankfully I have all the ingredients in my pantry. </span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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I do not have any walnuts in my pantry though so I simply sprinkled some chocolate chips on top of the brownie before baking it, just because.. I mean, who doesn't like extra chocolates, right? The recipe is so easy to follow, the ingredients are very minimal and after baking it, I can safely say that this recipe is definitely a keeper as it is fool-proof. Just make sure you follow the recipe thoroughly and you shouldn't go wrong. The recipe is aptly named <a href="http://www.crazyforcrust.com/2014/07/best-homemade-brownie-mix/" target="_blank">The Best Homemade Brownie Mix.</a> You see, when it says it is 'the best', I just have to try it to see if it lives up to its name. I simply used regular cooking oil because I was lazy to melt the butter and I don't have coconut oil or vegetable oil in my pantry. They worked fine and tasted just fine.</div>
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The house smells like heaven and after it was done baking, I let it cool overnight. The next morning, I simply cut the brownies into little squares and put each piece on a cupcake liner and then placed them in an airtight container for Hubby to send to the kids' nursery. Don't they look nice?<br />
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My kids were excited to see the brownies that morning. I managed to cut 24 little pieces and only tasted the crumbs which tasted really good. At the party, I managed to grab a slice and I was really happy with the brownies. I baked it in a 9" x 9" square tin so I have some of the mix left, which I stored in an airtight container. Since I didn't really get to eat the brownies, I baked two more brownies on Sunday morning but this time with walnuts- one for my sister who is taking care of her sick baby in the hospital and one for my sister in law's Hari Raya celebration at her house. This time, I saved a few pieces for us at home so I can indulge and enjoy my homemade brownies. This recipe has been pinned on my Pinterest board, saved in my Yummly account and a copy of the recipe has also been printed and pasted into my scrapbook. No more buying boxed brownie mix after this!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-20565261638542444762016-07-29T10:47:00.000+08:002016-07-29T10:47:47.585+08:00For The Love Of Waffles<div style="text-align: justify;">
My kids love waffles and I always buy Gardenia Delicia Waffles for them. It comes in a variety of flavours namely Fresh Egg Vanilla, Banana, Orange, Chocolate and Blueberry. However, not all shops or supermarkets sell all flavours. I notice that at 7-11 and Kedai Mesra Petronas, most of the time they carry Fresh Egg Vanilla flavour and occasionally Chocolate. But I can almost always find Blueberry, Orange and Banana flavours at Mynews.com. The waffles' sizes are perfect for breakfast-on-the-go and for snacktime but since they eat the waffles a few times a week, I figured that I might as well make my own waffles for them. </div>
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Recently I won a RM50 Lazada voucher from a contest I joined and since the voucher is expiring on 31 July 2016, I better utilize it. I used the voucher to purchase this <a href="http://www.lazada.com.my/bayers-3-in-1-waffle-donut-amp-sandwich-maker-cm-83-8264138.html" target="_blank">Bayers 3 in 1 Sandwich, Waffle & Donut Maker</a>. The sale price when I bought it was RM69.90 but today I checked and it's selling for RM79. The normal price for the item is RM199 so it is still worth it. However, the shipping charges was RM31.80! So expensive but since the voucher is expiring soon, I just went ahead and purchased it. </div>
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I ordered on Wednesday and the item arrived the very next day. Considering the very expensive shipping charges, I am beyond delighted. Very efficient delivery service, I must say. I was eager to test the item so after dinner that night, I opened the box and took out my shiny new gadget.</div>
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The good thing about this item is that not only it has multiple functions but the plates are interchangeable which makes cleaning them a breeze. You can detach the plates after using and simply wash them clean. Make sure you read the User's Manual for instructions and care.</div>
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Of course I had to go on Pinterest to search for a waffle recipe and this recipe caught my eyes simply because the name of the recipe is <a href="http://lemon-sugar.com/2013/02/the-greatest-waffle-recipe-ever.html/" target="_blank">The Greatest Waffle Recipe Ever</a>. The recipe is a bit tedious especially the part where you have to separate the eggs and beat the egg whites separately but trust me that this step is crucial as this is what makes the waffles fluffy and light, as per the recipe. Of course there are tons other waffles recipe so it is up to you to do a trial and error and see which recipe suits you best. The good thing about making your own waffles from scratch is that you know exactly what the ingredients are and there are absolutely zero preservatives so I won't mind my kids eating them every other day, if not everyday.</div>
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After you have prepared the batter, it is time to make the waffles! Make sure you wipe the plates dry before attaching it to the maker. I brushed some butter onto the plates and started pouring the batter when the waffle maker was hot. The manual said not to open the waffle maker within the first 1 1/2 minutes so I waited for a while. There are two lights, red and green and the lights will keep on turning on and off for the thermostat to adjust (just like how an iron works). Take note that when the green light is off, it doesn't mean that the waffle is ready. I did not bother to set and check the time though but after a few minutes, I opened the waffle maker to find that the top part is hardly brown, let alone cooked. I closed the waffle maker again and waited for a few more minutes. </div>
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Let's just say that the cooking time is much longer than I expected. I don't think waffles should take <i>that</i> long to cook! If I were to open a waffle kiosk, I would be losing customers LOL. OK yes the waffle maker works and it is not faulty but even though I am not the most patient person I know, waffles shouldn't take forever to cook. The plates didn't even sizzle when I poured the batter. What do you think? The top part of the waffles hardly brown so I even had to flip the waffle to make sure the top part cooks. That too, takes forever. Again, do take note that I did not time the cooking time but I can bet with you it takes more than 5 minutes. </div>
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With that batter, I managed to make 5 pieces (x2) waffles. We ate one piece that night, right after cooking. We slathered it with Hershey's chocolate spread and the kids love love love it. The waffle itself isn't sweet if you eat it plain but waffles are meant to be eaten with toppings, right? I froze 3 pieces in a ziplock bag and one piece was for the kids' breakfast the next day. For the ones in the freezer, next time I will just thaw them and either warm them in the microwave or bake them in the oven to brown them evenly. </div>
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I have yet to use the donut and the sandwich plates but overall I am OK with the item. I won't say I am very happy with it but it works and maybe next time I will try with a different recipe. Who knows it may make a difference. With the price I paid, overall I rated this item as 3.5/5. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-87638871562809518802016-07-26T17:03:00.001+08:002016-07-26T17:03:07.714+08:00Homemade Raya Cookies<div style="text-align: justify;">
I was so ambitious this raya that I thought I want to make a few types of raya cookies. I saved recipes from Facebook, I saved recipes from Pinterest, I printed several recipes and bought the ingredients. However, sad to say I only manage to make one, I repeat, ONE type of raya cookies. And I'm not really proud of it. </div>
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The good thing is, Babycakes helped me in making the cookies which she finds so interesting as the cookie dough feels like play doh to her. I followed the recipe religiously but the dough was quite soft that it was hard to roll them with a rolling pin. It was also hard to cut them into shapes but we managed eventually.</div>
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So these are my raya cookies. They are a mixture of star and heart shaped cookies and some were sprinkled with rainbow sprinkles which Babycakes find so much joy in doing so, some were added with chocolate chips, some were big, some were small. Rest assured that these cookies were made for personal consumption and I don't intend to serve them to any guests. LOL. </div>
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Babycakes recently learned about occupations in school.</div>
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She said she wants to be just like her class teacher, Teacher Chandra. </div>
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I asked her, what is a vet?</div>
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She said "vet tu doctor animal. Kakak nak jadi vet lah. Tak nak jadi teacher lah. Sebab Kakak kan suka kucing, suka rabbit, suka dogs."</div>
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I told her that last time I wanted to be a vet too but I ended up a lawyer. When she asked me how come I didn't become a vet, God I had to think how the heck do I explain to her because Mummy sucks in Mathematics and Science. LOL.</div>
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Anyway, I am writing this down so that in the future I won't forget what her ambitions are because I am pretty sure from hereon, they will keep on changing. Whatever it is, Mummy's prayers are always with you and Mummy will support you in everything you do. May you achieve your goals and dreams, may you dream big and aim high.</div>
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Snacks. The types and variety is endless. And who doesn't love to snack, right? Snacks can either be healthy or unhealthy. You take the pick. </div>
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These days, there are various websites selling healthy snacks like granola bars, fresh fruits, nuts, dried fruits and the like. One of them is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/amazingraze/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Amazin' Graze</a>. Recently they held a simple contest on their Facebook page where they were giving out 5 boxes of Amazin' Box Ramadhan Edition. All you have to do is give advice on how to stay healthy during Ramadhan. Luckily I chanced upon this contest and decided to give out a few advice.</div>
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My advice are as follows: (copied from the Facebook entry)</div>
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Get enough sleep so you don’t miss waking up for sahur, which is most
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Break fast with healthy meals as well; include lots of fruits and
vegetables and soupy meals to avoid constipation. Since dates are in
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I was then contacted by their representative asking for my details to enable them to deliver the box to me. <br />
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This morning, this pretty-looking box arrived at my office. So, what's in the Amazin' Box, you may ask?<br />
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There are four small packets of healthy snacks, all carefully packed. I received a Satay Lemongrass Nut Mix (40g), Rendang Coconut Nut Mix (40g), Pandan Skinny Cookies (50g) and Sticky Date Granola (50g). </div>
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I haven't tasted the snacks yet and I can't wait to try them! If you are interested to know more about Amazin' Graze and its Amazin' Box Ramadhan Edition, head on over to their Facebook page or check out their <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amazingraze.co/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. They have plenty of other snacks too for you to choose from. So go on and snack healthily, OK?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-66956309041674100932016-06-15T15:51:00.000+08:002016-06-15T15:51:57.019+08:00I Did My Raya Hair<div style="text-align: justify;">
My hair needs some tlc and since Hari Raya is approaching, now is the perfect time to pay a visit to the salon for some works. So the week before Ramadhan, I purchased a coupon from Groupon for some chemical hair services at Hair Fancier Hair Salon. There are numerous deals on offer and this one particular deal by Hair Fancier caught my attention. </div>
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The package sells for RM98 and is redeemable at any one of the 6 Hair Fancier salons.</div>
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The 3-hour package includes:</div>
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<li>professional scalp scan and analysis</li>
<li>chemical service either perming OR colouring</li>
<li>nanoe hair repair treatment</li>
<li>scalp defence treatment</li>
<li>cut, wash and blow (add RM20 for hair length past bra line)</li>
<li>complimentary RM100 head spa treatment voucher </li>
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With a price tag of RM98, this deal looks and sounds pretty awesome and worth it, right? So on Thursday 2 June 2016, I actually had a dental appointment in the morning. I then applied leave for the day and fixed an appointment at Hair Fancier Encorp Mall The Strand, Kota Damansara on the same day at 2.30p.m. I have never been to Encorp Mall and I thought I'd like to check it out while I'm there. The mall is a sad and sorry white elephant with only a handful of retailers operating including Daiso, Mr. D.I.Y, Hair Fancier, Sam's Groceria, Caring Pharmacy, Kenny Roger's Roasters and a few more. I should have gone to The Curve instead. </div>
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Anyway, I was greeted by the hairstylists and after explaining to me what the package is all about, they directed me to another area in the salon to have my scalp analyzed. They used a camera which is attached to the computer and showed me horror pictures of my scalp, which is sensitive, red on some spots and also unhealthy where the hair follicles are closed and the hair is thinning, according to them. Then they led me back to my chair and started to apply some water on my scalp to soften it. After that, my head was steamed for a good 20 minutes or so. After that, I went back to the other room to have my scalp analyzed again to see if there are any hair mites. Yes, mites. Hair mites. They started scraping off some skin on my scalp and placed it on a microscopic dish and put it under the microscope. They did show me the tools and dishes that they were going to use to proof that the tools are clean. Then the horror began again. Apparently I have hair mites. Not many but there are about 2-3 and an ovum, which will hatch into a mite. Eek!</div>
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They started 'lecturing' me about hair mites, the causes, the effects and most importantly, how to treat it. Then that's where the story begins. They started promoting me to do a hair mite treatment because hair mites causes hair loss, which, sad to say, I'm dealing with. Even though it is not severe, if it is not treated, it may just go downhill and soon, I may have a bald spot on top of my head. It doesn't help that I like to pick and pluck my white hairs! Sigh. The cost for the hair mite treatment? RM389. And that is the cost for one treatment. Remember in the package I have a RM100 complimentary cash voucher? *scroll above please* I can use that RM100 but I have to top up another RM298. No.freaking.way. </div>
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When I told them it's too expensive and is not in my budget, they started saying that I can't do any chemical treatment e.g. colouring because it will only make the mites active. Seriously? Don't you think those teeny tiny creatures would die of toxicity when in contact with chemical? Are you saying they are super creatures that can withstand chemical? I ain't falling for that, woman! They said if I don't want to do the treatment now, I can always come back another day. This time I was starting to feel frustrated because I took leave that day just to get my hair (and teeth earlier in the morning) done and there's no way I am taking another leave. Secondly I ain't coming back to Encorp Mall because it's like a ghost town. If I were to go to other Hair Fancier salon, I would choose Publika or The Curve. </div>
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I put my foot down and said No, I don't want to do the hair mite treatment and I want to colour my hair today. They had no choice but to follow my instructions. So I got my hair dyed, I got the nanoe hair repair treatment, scalp defence treatment, cut (I had to add the RM20) wash and blow and by 6pm I was done. </div>
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When it comes to paying, another story unfolds. I took out a RM20 note to pay and asked for the RM100 voucher. Out of the blue, I was asked to pay RM298. I was like, "What for?? I told you earlier I don't want to do the hair mite treatment because of the price. If I don't want to pay earlier, I won't pay now either! And What makes you think that I still want to do the hair mite treatment? I am sure there are other natural remedies I can use to treat my hair loss problem." She also refused to give me my RM100 voucher. Instead she said the next time I come, I can use it. I told her the next time I may not come to this outlet, I might as well go to Publika as it is nearer to my place. The hairstylist was quite persistent but I was even more adamant. In the end I told her "You know what, you ambik RM20 ni and you boleh simpan voucher tu. I tak nak." She looked surprised. She asked "You tak mau ka? You boleh datang nanti kalau you tak nak buat hair mite treatment you call kita cakap untuk change buat lain servis." I told her "You patut bagi I voucher tu, you kata boleh guna di mana-mana outlet. Tapi susah2 sangat, takpelah, you simpan voucher tu."</div>
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And I walked out of the salon. </div>
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To think of it I only paid RM98 and got what I wanted, which was worth it but the reason why I chose to buy a deal from Groupon is simply to save money. I know they are just doing their job to promote their business but at the end of the day, make sure you stand firm and know what you want and know your rights. Never ever fall into their tricks to make you pay more, pay for things that you don't want. </div>
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Anyway it is also good to know that there are tons of natural remedies to treat hair loss, which is so much cheaper and natural.</div>
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In case you are curious or interested to know more about hair mites, you can always google it. Or you can go to this website <a href="https://www.ungex.com/">https://www.ungex.com/</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Wait a minute, I don't think I need a new phone for raya, I MUST HAVE A NEW PHONE FOR RAYA! That's more accurate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Finding the right phone these days is like finding the perfect pair of jeans and trust me, for someone with my body shape and built, that ain't an easy task. There are just too many phones in the market that choosing one that fits your budget and your needs and specifications is almost impossible. It's always a win-lose situation where you may win in terms of storage space but the camera megapixel may be low. Or you may like the functions and its user-friendly features but the price exceeds your budget.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was browsing on phones on <a href="http://www.lazada.com.my/" target="_blank">Lazada</a> and stumbled upon this phone called <span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.lazada.com.my/zte-blade-v7-lite-16gb-silver-free-tpu-case-amp-screenprotector-10550195.html" target="_blank">ZTEBlade V7 Lite</a>. The first thing that caught my eyes is the price. It is selling for only RM495! Pretty unbelievable and I thought maybe it doesn't have all the best features.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I then scrolled and read about the phone and discovered that the phone is pretty amazing in terms of features.</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">OK when I survey for a phone, the first thing I'd like to know is the camera's megapixels. This ZTEBlade V7 Lite's front camera is 8MegaPixels. 8MP! How cool is that? Perfect for those vain selfies and wefies, and not forgetting, snapchats right? My kids will absolutely love using this front camera for those fun Snapchats.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This phone has a pretty wide screen of<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span></span>5" HD Display Curve Edge Glass. This will definitely make watching videos and reading those WhatsApp messages easily and I can definitely take my Candy Crush addiction to the next level.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">My kids both love to use my current phone to watch Youtube and like I mentioned above, take fun and silly pictures on snapchat. Sometimes they take my phone without my knowledge and the next thing I know, my battery is running out. I think this Apps Lock & Private Content Lock feature will come in handy. This way I get to control and limit my kids' usage of the phone and make sure they ask for my permission first before using it.</span><br />
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is another feature which I am not sure if other phones have. It has a
Multifunction Fingerprint Sensor where it can sense my fingerprints from
all angles and let me keep my privacy. Another feature that prevents my kids from unlocking my phone easily. Bonus! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: small;">Another outstanding feature is that is
has a built-in internal memory of 16GB and you can add up to 32GB of memory.
For a mummy like me who takes tons of pictures of their kids, this has got to
be a feature that I really need. I am sure most parents, especially mummies
take pictures of their kids on a daily basis. As it is, my current phone
contains 99% of my kids' pictures. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: small;">Of all the features this great phone has
to offer, <b>the one feature that I like most is the 8MP front camera and 13MP
back camera. </b>Again, it all comes down to taking pictures and cherishing
memories of my kids. My younger kid is 20m old and he love taking pictures but
sometimes it is nearly impossible to get a 20m old baby boy to sit still to
take pictures. More often than not, the pictures come out shaky and blurry,
which defeats the purpose of taking pictures to begin with! With this phone, I
am confident taking picture with my little ones will be a breeze. With that price tag, I think this phone is perfect for me especially that Raya is coming where new memories will be made and tons of pictures will be captured.</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-49722583809887518162016-05-10T16:44:00.003+08:002016-05-10T16:44:59.562+08:00Short Girl Problem<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am a short girl. Not only short, I am also chubby and plump. I was never thin, slim or skinny. I was slightly slimmer a few years back when I was still single but then life happens- I got married, I gave birth to two amazing kids and you know what pregnancy and childbirth do to your body/ Let's just say they go to all kinds of direction that they're not supposed to.</div>
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Anyway, people often say that going shopping is a therapy but to me, sometimes it gives me more headache and stress because it is quite hard for me to find something that I like in my size. And to make it worse, the cuttings of clothing varies by a lot in different brands. I may fit into a L in brand A but for brand B, I'm an XL. Sometimes I can't even fit an XL in brand C and on the other hand, I can fit a size M in brand D. You get the drill? Damn hard I tell you. The picture above is a picture of me trying on a pair of cropped pants at a store. Does it look cropped to you? No. Simply because I am short. I am not even 155cm so go figure. It's like neither here nor there. Sigh. But I bought it anyway because it was on sale. And it fits me nicely. Don't get me started with online shopping. You have no idea how many times I have returned my items. Sigh.</div>
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Who else has the same problem with me?</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-34379644406167525752016-04-05T12:11:00.001+08:002016-04-05T12:11:07.692+08:00Yummy Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting And Salted Caramel<div style="text-align: justify;">
I baked this cake on Sunday to bring over to my parents' house for tea and also to have a belated birthday celebration for my mummy. Her birthday was on 24 March but at that time she was on tour in the Balkans with my dad so we haven't had a proper celebration. They came back on Saturday so to go out on Sunday seems a bit tiring for them what with jetlag and all so we had a mini celebration at their house. What's a birthday without a cake, right? I know her favourite cakes are plain butter cake and orange cake (I will make these soon for sure) but I feel that birthdays need a special cake and a plain butter or orange cake just doesn't cut it. So my <a href="http://www.yummly.com/" target="_blank">Yummly app</a> comes to the rescue. Seriously guys you should install this app on your phone, it's so easy to find all kinds of recipes be it sweet or savoury, for lunch or for dinner and for those snacks in between!</div>
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Chocolate cake is my favourite and since I have all the required ingredients in the pantry, I saw this recipe aptly named <a href="http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Guaranteed-Moist-Chocolate-Cake-419110" target="_blank">Guaranteed Moist Chocolate Cake</a> and that got me. The reviews were positive and that tempted me even more. After mixing the cake, I halved the batter and baked two square cakes because I want to sandwich them together. Baking a thinner cake also reduces the baking time and minimizes the risk of the cake not cooking thoroughly, crack or rise unevenly because my oven isn't the best oven in the world. I didn't use parchment paper and only greased the baking tin with butter and flour and thankfully the cake came out almost perfect, only the edges were a bit stuck (thank God for frosting to cover the imperfections!).</div>
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Initially I wanted to make chocolate frosting or chocolate ganache but then I thought let's make a peanut butter frosting instead. I searched for a <a href="http://www.yummly.com/recipe/Peanut-Butter-Buttercream-Frosting-422753" target="_blank">peanut butter frosting</a> recipe on Yummly and had to send my hubby to the shop to get me some icing sugar because I have run out. The recipe calls for a ton of icing sugar but I reduced the amount tremendously because I know the frosting will be too sweet and no one likes too-sweet icing. I got the texture that I needed and the frosting is spreadable, which is exactly what I wanted. I don't intend to pipe them anyway so I don't need stiff icing. </div>
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I set down to sandwich my cakes and frosted the whole cake with the frosting. As you can see in the background, there are a few pieces of cupcakes. These days when I bake a whole cake, I will also use some of the batter to make cupcakes. The reasons are because first, I want to check the texture and taste of the cake. Secondly, my kids sometimes will want to eat the cake but I can't be cutting the cake just yet. You know how kids are, they never take NO for an answer especially when it comes to sweet treats. So I can always give them a small cupcake to keep their mouths shut, pun intended. I asked Babycakes to help put chocolate chips on the cupcakes which she enjoyed doing while also popping several chocolate chips into her mouth while she's at it. </div>
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Looking that the cake was a bit too plain, I took out my salted caramel from the fridge and started to drizzle onto the cake. I seriously need to learn to control my hand and drizzle nicely because let's admit, the cake ended up messy! I wish I had just leave the cake plain hmmpph but too late.</div>
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We brought the cake over to my parents' house that evening, put a few candles on it and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY cake topper. </div>
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Then it's time to blow the candles and cut the cake! Babypie is eyeing on the cake here while stuffing his face with a piece of murtabak.</div>
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This is how the cake looks like after being cut. The cake is moist, soft and spongy. It reminds me of the sponge cakes we used to buy in the cake shops. The peanut butter frosting complements the cake very well too. My dad finished a slice of the cake while my mum and little brother had two slices! I can say that the cake is a winner. I am definitely saving this recipe as it is fool-proof.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222718299561037724noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736795131404720750.post-481723109453318032016-04-04T16:19:00.000+08:002016-04-04T16:21:11.210+08:00Who Says You Can't Have Fun At The Petrol Station?<div style="text-align: center;">
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Last Saturday, 2 April 2016, Petronas Sri Hartamas held its <span style="color: #0000ee;"><span style="color: black;">Program</span> </span>Mesra Pelanggan or Customer Appreciation Day in conjunction with their 1st year anniversary. I frequent this particular Petronas station every other day or so because of its location which is near to Babycakes' school and to my office. I found out that they were having a colouring contest for kids aged 4-12 so I signed Babycakes up and told her about it and she got excited. Unfortunately, Hubby told us he had to attend an AGM in Puchong that morning. Initially I was hesitant to go because the thought of having to manage the two kids on my own in such event sounds a bit too overwhelming especially in this hot weather. However, I didn't want to disappoint Babycakes so the night before, I told her to pack her colouring pencils because
the contestants will have to bring their own colouring tools. So come Saturday morning, honestly I was lazy to get up but both kids were wide awake at 7ish so I dragged myself out of the bed, got the kids ready and off we went to Petronas.</div>
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We reached Petronas before 9am. Babycakes was excited.</div>
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We went to the registration counter to register ourselves.</div>
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They have a host of activities lined up for the day. </div>
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They informed us that Babycakes will be doing a sand art contest because she is 5 years old. They set up tents on both sides of the station.</div>
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Foods were provided but earlier we went in Kedai Mesra Petronas and bought a few packets of Milo for the kids. There was also a lucky draw that day so we submitted our receipt into the lucky draw jar.</div>
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Thankfully they served food because we didn't eat anything before we leave the house earlier. We had the nasi lemak, fried meehoon, kuih talam keladi and I had the teh tarik. They also served popiah goreng bersalut lada and kuih bahulu.</div>
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Not long after, they kick started the program by giving out some speech and doa recital. Then they called the kids for the colouring contest. The smaller kids get to do sand art while the bigger kids sat under the tent for the colouring contest. Parents were eager to help their kids but the staffs reminded that parents can only help peel off the sticker and not help with applying the sand. I had to sit with Babypie who was slowly getting irritated because he had to sit in the stroller while Babycakes is having all the fun. </div>
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Babycakes showing off her masterpiece while Babypie looks over. I had to entertain Babypie and keep him cool because it was getting hot! </div>
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That's Awang the clown. He gave out balloons to the kids. Babypie was a bit freaked out with him so Babycakes queued to take the balloons for him as well. </div>
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We got popsicles for free too! Who wouldn't want a nice sweet cold popsicle on a hot day, right?</div>
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They then had an impromptu popsicle-eating contest and I participated while my kids looked on. Mummy wants to have fun too, right? The contest took a few minutes and the kids sat down quietly enjoying their popsicles with one of the staffs who helped to look after them so all is good. I lost though. There was a guy who gobbled up the whole popsicle in one bite. I mean, are you an eskimo or what? I got brain freeze just biting the popsicle and my sensitive teeth weren't helping either. </div>
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There was also a Mummy Wrap game where mums are required to wrap their kid using toilet tissue to resemble a mummy. Another game held was called Dancing maniac. They called that a father and kid to join the contest but then they asked if I wanted to join. I was hesitant at first because Babypie would be left alone if I were to join the game with Babycakes. Then one of the Petronas staff (or was she the owner?) I'm not sure but she was friendly and persuaded me to join with Babycakes. She offered to help look after Babypie. ALhamdulillah Babypie was OK with the lady and he even sat on her lap. For the Dancing Maniac contest, there were 6 pairs of contestants. First we were given a piece of The Sun newspaper. It is a bit like musical chair but when the music stops, both contestants have to stand on the newspaper with both feet inside. After the first round, we had to fold the newspaper in half, and then another half. At one point, Babycakes stepped onto my feet. Those whose feet were outside the newspaper gets eliminated. In the end, the newspaper was folded so small that only one of my foot can stand on it so I decided to carry Babycakes while my other foot was up. Think a flamingo with one leg up! At this point, there were 4 pairs left and one by one were eliminated. I held on but eventually I lost my balance and my other foot touched the ground. However all was not lost as we were the last two pairs standing so we won second prize YAY!</div>
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Awang the Clown did a great job at entertaining the kids with chicken dance which Babycakes joined, spelling bee contest for the bigger kids and Awang did a magic show which got the kids mesmerized. Babypie was getting tired and cranky but he wanted to sit with the big kids so he joined Babycakes. We had to wait for the program to finish because that was the most awaited part- the prize giving ceremony! <br />
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The kids were given a goodies bag each so we got two goodies bag.<br />
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Then they started calling out the winners' names for each game. They called my name for the second prize winner for the Dancing maniac game. Yes, I went to collect my hamper with my two kids tagging along. I feel like an octopus. I wish I was an octopus!</div>
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And when it comes to the sand art contest, Babycakes' name was called as the first prize winner! </div>
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She won two hampers! Well done, Babycakes! </div>
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It was totally worth it waking up early on a Saturday morning and holding on despite the heat. That's my kids! </div>
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We did went into Kedai Mesra Petronas for a while for a few times to cool down because it was too hot outside. Honestly I just want to leave at that time but I was secretly hoping to win one of the lucky draw prizes (despite already winning earlier but hey, alang-alang menyeluk pekasam, biar sampai ke pangkal lengan OK) so we waited. Babypie was feeling hot and sweating, thus the romper in this picture. He was excited to see Ipin and dragged the hamper all over. So I did not win any lucky draw prize. I had to ask one of the staffs to help carry my hampers to the car because I had to carry Babypie and push the stroller. Again, why wasn't I still an octopus?</div>
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The contents of the goodies bags.</div>
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Babycakes was excited to watch the dvd. Of course she wants Mimi the Cat to be in the picture too.</div>
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They actually served lunch and invited everyone to eat but even though I was hungry, I had to pass because I was sweating, the kids are tired and cranky so we left at 1ish pm. At one point when the kids were cranky I feel like slapping myself for
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let them have fun while we're at it, huh? Overall it was a fun event and my kids had fun. It was challenging to take both of them on my own to such an event where I have to keep an eye on both kids. It would be easier if Hubby was with us but hey, a mum's gotta do what a mum's gotta do! In the end, we went home happy and proud of our achievements! Babypie conked out in the car on the way home.</div>
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If you are interested to know more about Awang the Clown, check out this website for more details: <a href="http://www.badutmalaysia.blogspot.my/">http://www.badutmalaysia.blogspot.my/</a></div>
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1 April 2016 marks my 5th year working in this law firm. This is the third firm I've worked with and alhamdulillah the longest so far. It has been a wonderful 5 years, but definitely not one without its ups and downs. What is life if it doesn't feel like a roller coaster ride, isn't it?</div>
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I still remember when I decided to leave my previous firm somewhere in October 2010. Truly, Allah is the best planner. I officially left the previous firm in December 2010, just in time for my wedding in January 2011. I was practically jobless when I got married. I didn't even send my resume anywhere, I didn't even send an application. Things just happen and then I eventually started looking for jobs in March 2011. Hubby and I then moved out of my parents' house and moved to our current place and then there happens to be a vacancy in this firm so I applied and went in for an interview and voila, I started work on 1 April 2011. I have learned a lot in this firm, I have seen a lot, I have done a lot but there is still a very long journey ahead of me. The law itself is so vast and there are so many things to read and learn everyday. Everyday is a challenge, everyday is a lesson. I am still learning, there are still numerous laws and areas that I am not familiar with. </div>
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So to mark this date, I am rewarding myself with a piece of cake. As if I need reasons to have a cake but since today is a special day, I feel having this cake is justified. </div>
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Whether I am going to move to another firm or to set up my own or to hang my robe indefinitely is yet to be known. I don't know what will happen in the future, I don't know where I will be in the future. Only He knows. All I can and will do is give my best and hope for the best. And of course, never stop praying to Him.</div>
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Wouldn't it be nice if I have five little candles on the cake?</div>
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