Music Wednesday

Be as you are - Mike Posner

"There are moments when you fall to the ground

But you are stronger than you feel you are now

You don't always have to speak so loud, no

Just be as you are.

Life is not always a comfortable ride

Everybody's got scars that they hide

And everybody plays the fool sometimes, yeah

Just be as you are." 

Music Wednesday

How can I forgot one of my all time favourite song! 

Better together - Jack Johnson

Hello Gorgeous

{Photo taken from the internet}

Bought this gorgeous back last year. Just got it out from the box recently. I got it at around SGD200, cheaper than normal I think. It was a one time promotion in store. Mine is cherry, diameter 24 cm. It is the perfect size for 2 I think. The downsides are I need to oil it every time before I use it and washing it is such a chore. Well, I will continue to use, like I say, perfect size( and I already paid for it!). Anyway I bought baking soda to try to get rid of the grease, so let's see.

Japanese curry. The one reason why I opened this pot from wrapper. I know this photo doesn't look appetising but it was yum! Well, instant curry cube will never go wrong. 

Music Wednesday

My new favourite song and she cover La Vie En Rose as well. 

Falling in Love in a Coffee Shop - Daniela Andrade 

My new kitchen helper

{Photo taken from the internet}

Bought this cutie few weeks back. Since young, frozen food section was out of reach for me. Guess who went crazy at the section! 

Frozen ready-to-eat fish. Not great though. 

Oven-baked Portobello with cheese and asparagus. This is fast becoming my top favourite snack. 

Of pom poms

Did these pom poms few weeks back. You know these are failed crafts when you had friends asking you  "why are you hanging these shower balls on your wall?"

{Photo taken from the internet}

I should have just hang the above on my wall. 

Apple Slicer

I used to bring an apple to work everyday. But lately, I got too lazy to slice my apple so I don't eat them anymore. Guess what, I saw this apple slicer in the supermarket and I bought it. 

Tadaaa. My apple is sliced. All you need to do is to push the slicer down the apple. This is truly for lazy people like me. Remember don't put your face too near the apple when slicing, unless you want some apple juice in your eyes (speaking from experience).

This look so pretty, like a flower.

Music Wednesday

Your Ex-Lover is dead - Star

"When there's nothing left to burn you have to set yourself on fire."

Back up of the back up

was trying to do some back up and discovered I had like 5 external hard disk. I wanted to take a photo and upload them here to remind myself how paranoid I am. As I was removing them from the cover, I realised, not only am I paranoid, I am "compulsive" paranoia.

Music Wednesday

I can't decide which version I like better so 2 it is. 

Dream A Little Dream of Me - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Dream A Little Dream of Me - Doris Day

My nephew's full month

Yup, my sister gave birth to a boy last month. They name him Jay. He is so cute but I might be biased. He looked exactly like my sister when she was a baby, maybe cuter. Chinese usually would host a full month celebration for the baby and so my sister did.

I was in charge of the decor. We decided to limit the colours to white, grey and green. The instruction my sister gave was simple. I love simple. I did the banner below.

This simple looking banner look me a long time to complete. Guess what, people can't even see the words on the flag. I need to work on that I think. 

I also decorate the place where they place the red eggs. 

I love how the paper rosettes look. Can't wait to use it to decorate my wall. 

The paper pom poms were supposed to be hang throughout the venue but those that ready-made ones I bought turn out to be quite ugly. I preferred those I handmade using tissue. I can't seem to find green and grey color tissue anywhere.

I really like doing all these crafts but I seems to be not cut out for it. I am still trying to convince myself it is due to the lack of practise. 

Red dress, red dress where are you

Yup, once a year hunting had begun. The hunt for the red dresses. Been to a number of shop but to no avail. I have only a few more days to go before Chinese new year. I try to make it a point to wear a red dress for the first day of Chinese new year. So far, I bought a red shirt and because it is winter in Hong Kong, I can't even find a pair of shorts to match it with. Going for another round of shopping tomorrow wish me luck!

Oh oh, since I couldn't find a pair of shorts, so I thought I will match it with a culotte. In case you don't know how a culotte look like, look at the photo below.

{Photo taken from internet}

It is supposed to be knee-length trousers. Guess what, because of my laziness to try on clothes during winter, mine turn out to be a full length trousers. Not the fault of the pants, but the height of the person whom bought it!

Book club: Diary of a Single Wedding Planner

Just finished the book, Diary of a single wedding planner (by Violet Howe) and I find the following quote really nice. I admit I really like to read chic lite (Okie I have to confess I read this book because it is free).

"The fairy tale suggests you will find the perfect one. It does not exist. What does exist is love. Support, patience, kindness, forgiveness, compassion, understanding. These exist. They are choices that must be made every day to maintain a marriage. I don’t wish my son and his bride a happily ever after. I wish for them that they will make each other laugh. That they will support and encourage each other. Hold each other accountable. Uplift. Forgive. I wish for them the stamina it takes to choose love each and every day. For love is a verb. An action we choose. To love is to risk. To work through both the mundane and the unexpected. To love is to be completely vulnerable with no guarantee of safety. Because there is no happily ever after. There is only the choice to love."

Happy 2016

I am back to spend the Christmas and New year  in Singapore. I can't wait for 2016.

2015 is not really ideal for me, down on luck actually. 2016 will be good!

Bye 2015, hello 2016