Snippet of my week

I miss writing about my everyday life, so here's a snippet of my week last week. I have been away from most of social networks because the bf was back and I want to spend as much time as possible with him since he's only be back for a short week.

Sing K session at The Terminal

It was a bad day for the bf because he got a sudden gastric attack which lasted until the next day. I totally understand how bad it can be because I had that horrible gastric pain before. It just happened out of sudden. 

Selfie

Lately I had been noticing how unbalance my face is, the left profile and right profile are obviously not balance. It could be the angle as well, maybe I just need more camwhoring practice. I really has lost the camwhoring mojo.

Stalking the bf singing from afar since I can sing, so I only sat at a corner listening to him singing.

This is us fooling around during lunch while waiting for our food

My Tomyam Fish Mihun soup so yummy 

Bf's Samba Mee

We were having lunch at Mistu Shabu Shabu that day and when I walked in, I immediately greeted by oh so delicious steamboat scent like Tian Xiang Hui Wei and told bf we should try their steamboat. I haven't had their steamboat since the longest time ever, I think it was 4 or 5 years back.

So you guess where we had our dinner that night. I had seafood+lamb+beef for my steamboat, it was good but since their soup base is clear, so do not expect your soup to be full of flavors. I really regretted having lamb that night. I threw up before bed because I feel nausea due to the lamb. The taste of it lingered on my throat and really made me wanna throw up and I did. I guess I'll stay away from lamb from now on.

It was Sara birthday last Thursday so we had her birthday dinner at Bisteca Bistro. Went to 96 for a quick beer afterward. Great company for a great night.

With Yu fen

It's funny how we don't know that we were in the same National Service camp for 3 months and only found out about that after we left the camp. All this while we thought that we knew each other through Sara. Funny how small this world can be. Actually the bf and me were also in the same camp and we didn't even know it until we were together.

With the birthday girl, may all of your wishes come true girl

I saw the most gorgeous rainbow the other day, basically it has all the rainbow colors and so bright and clear. The little thing in life that makes me happy.

Donuts and healthy desserts for late lunch on Saturday.

I think I need to take more photos in my everyday life because I can't seem to recall what I did after few days later. Sometimes it feels like time is just flying by and I have no memory of it. Maybe I need a camera. 

New addition of makeup

One of my current resolution is to learn proper make up techniques and few weeks ago, I bought some new makeups to try and see if it works for me. This resolution is sparked by my interest of watching beauty videos from Youtube for the past few months.

I did my research online and it was very tempting to click "buy" or "add to cart" at every makeup items that I laid my eyes on. But in the end, I settled for the basic. The NYX Eyeshadow Palette, NYX Above and Beyond Full Coverage Concealer and Physicians Formula Concealer RX are from http://www.colourscosmeticsmalaysia.com/ meanwhile the rest are from local drugstore, Guardian.

I heard a lot of good review about this concealer that why I decided to get my hands on it. However, it is a bit disappointing tho. It is either I'm too noob or I applied it the wrong way, this concealer did not blend well and too dry which makes it hard to blend. A little amount of this goes a long way or else you will end up looking like a pale green monster.

I never own an eye shadow palette before and not very adventurous with my eye makeup, therefore Champagne & Caviar is my choice. It comes in a very natural and subtle color of earth which makes it suitable for everyday use. The quality of the shadow is okay for a drugstore level. It is not pigmented and matte. 

I wasn't planning on getting this concealer at first but the product that I wanted was sold out and the owner asked me to change. I picked the color fair for this concealer and it ended being too fair on me and require a lot of blending. Enough said, I still prefer my The Balm Time Balm Concealer.

A highlighting pen from Loreal, another concealer that I picked up from Guardian. I only use this to highlight my nose bridge and forehead. It doesn't work well to cover dark circle tho.

The rest of products that I got are Revlon 24 hours  ColorStay foundation (good coverage and really long lasting), Revlon Grow Luscious By Fabulous Mascara (smudge badly on me, maybe I should stick with Maybelline mascaras) and Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Lipstain in the color of Rendezvous (which is orange color, the current popular color).

After all the experimenting, at least now I know what works for me. Do give me some tips or recommendation of product to try if you have any. :)

Happy mid April everyone!

Failed Carbonara

So, I attempted to make creamy carbonara today. I had all of my ingredients ready except bacon because there's no supermarket that sell one in Sibu or it's me whom do not search enough.

I typed in "how to make creamy carbonara" in Youtube and found one that look simple enough.

Boiled, whisked, mixed and everything is ready.

Pfffttt, it's a lie. They lied or again, it's me whom can't cook at all. I refused to believe the latter.

I prepared everything as instructed.

Cooking cream, checked.

Egg, checked.

Parmesan cheese, checked.

Pepper, checked.

In the end, my so called carbonara is tasteless. 

Thank God I bought a ready made sauce.

Heated it up and poured it over my tasteless carbonara. 

I wonder when will I ever master the art of cooking. 

Numerous tries and I still failed.

Even my bf can cook better than me.

My kind of weekend

I have a long weekend this week because of Good Friday. In Sarawak, Good Friday is a public holiday. It is also my long awaited weekend because I need a break from work. I was really really close to bring back work to do at home but I've changed my mind. I was once promise myself that I would not let work take over my life. So, no work at home. Just leisure and relax.

Made this for lunch on Friday

So, yeah I was lazy to transfer the pictures in my phone to my laptop so I just snipped this off my Instagram profile. Hence the sheer caption at the bottom. I don't cook much but when I do, I often pick the simplest meal to make. This salad is simple and filling because of the fish fillet and the eggs.

My furry little monster

He has not appears in this space for a really long time but he's doing well. Naughty and witty as usual.

Us watching the telly last week

I finally watched Les Miserables and I love it. I downloaded the 1998 one with Liam Neeson in it and watched that one first before watching the musical version in 2012. It was a long movie but surprisingly I find it very intriguing, I really wanted to know why Javert can't just let Valjean go. Yes, Valjean made a mistake and he served his time in prison (for 19 freaking years just because he stole a bread when he was young). He repented and has been good to human kind since then. Even raising Cosette as his daughter. But Javert being the dedicated police as he is, only see Valjean for the crime that he had done. 

I really much prefer the 1998 one rather than the musical one. So, which one is your favorite?

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I have not properly update my blog with my current life, most of the posts are backdated. I know some of those are dated back to December but it is the moment that I want to remember that why I still decided to write about it. I want to look back at it few years later and reminiscing the good/bad times.

So to not defeat the real purpose of blogging and diary writing, here's the current update about me.

Current photo of me, my face looks uneven due to the camera angle

I was thinking of getting my hair dye end of this month but as time drew closer, my hair suddenly not as frizzy as it was before and it is even straighter. I can feel that my hair is in much better state now because I use treatment mask as my conditioner. So, that's my secret to a healthy hair. 

Remember my I want CosmoBox post? Thanks to Joyce, this parcel reached my doorstep last week.

Nothing excites me more than receiving a nicely wrapped parcel like this

I have yet try anything in the box because I'm so sayang to use it. The box still stacked nicely with my Modbox in my closet. There are some stuffs in my Modbox that I have yet use as well because I love the packaging so much. I'm a sucker for travelling size make up and skin care item.  Anyway, let me know if you guys want a review about the stuffs inside. 

My life recently just revolves around working and sleeping. Work load suddenly double up this week because it is peak period and my colleague is on her leave. I was so busy that I couldn't even find time to go to washroom T_T And because of that, my lunch hour is pretty mess up too.

My favorite fried chicken rice for lunch

I think I've developed a liking for this dessert. Been having it twice last week.

And this is my dinner tonight, isn't it cute? and taste good too

I watched quite a lot of beauty and fashion video on Youtube recently and decided to get myself some new foundation, mascara and concealer. I was quite happy with my purchase and as usual I have yet try all of them but so far I'm liking what I'm trying except for Physician Formula RX concealer. A bit too dry and too green for me or is it me don't know how to properly apply it.

Me with my pink lips from Revlon Just Bitten LipStain in the color of Lovesick

I guess the bookworm in me never die. I found some great deals during Popular Book Fair recently. Got all those books for less than RM140. Such a bargain and please don't judge me for reading Fifty Shades of Grey. I just have to know what's so hype about it.

That's all for now. Bye.

Tian Xiang Hui Wei & Hong Kong Noodle House - Kuching

I was tempted to name this post Food Porn but against it because I read somewhere that people whom describe/name their food related post Food Porn are sexually deprived. Okay, don't get me wrong. I against that as title not because I'm sexually satisfied, but I'm not sexually deprived either. Shit, both explanations sound so wrong. I give up! Just enjoy the post okay.

Before we went off to Kuching last Jan, I had done some research about any restaurant/food that we should try and I came across this Tian Xiang Hui Wei Steamboat (天香回味锅）in Groupon. Actually I was looking for a Thai restaurant because I was still very much missing Thai food that time. Found one call A-Wet Thai but I was having second thought about it. Heard it is a bit on the pricey side plus not sure if the food worth it. 

Bought our coupons and we came without a reservation. Lucky us it was still early and got some empty unreserved tables.

Bf seriously studying the menu

Our soup base, normal one for the bf and spicy for me

Steamboat must-haves

After the steamboat, we off to The Hills for desserts. I forgot the name of the place but I found it on Groupon too.

He looked so awkward here hahahhaha

Tired face because we've been out all day

Failed attempt to snap artsy shoot

The next day we went to Hong Kong Noodle House for a quick lunch. I always eat there when I miss Sibu food  when I was in Uni because they have great Chinese food selection.

Selca while waiting for food

Again he was seriously studying the menu

The food there always good but this one was a bit disappointing

This one is yummy! 四大豆王 or something like that. Basically 4 kinds of beans (long bean, lady finger and I forgot already)

Happy stomach = happy man

If you notice, I do not put any names of our dishes because I forgot the name already and I don't know how to describe food either. For me, it's either good or bad, that's all. Lousy blogger, I know. 

P/S: I did named my Bangkok food post Food Porn before but it has no sexual relation at all, just saying. :p (it's a joke, guys)

Birthday Months

February and March are my most busy with birthday months because most of the people that I love were born in February and March. My lil sister, my bro, my mom, my bf, Miao and Xiao S all were born in these months. Imagine all the ideas for gifts and surprises that I need to come out with. Not complaining tho because these all for the people that I loved. 

Miao, in case you're reading this, your surprise is on its way! :) Sorry it takes this long but I do hope you will like it :)

Lil sis with her netball cake

For my lil sis birthday, I think that was the first time we all brought our other half for family dinner. We had a simple and intimate dinner at Cafe Cafe Giant.

My bro 19th birthday at The Queen

My accessories for that night

Yummy marinara spaghetti  

Mommy birthday at The Ark

I love the red velvet cupcake but the rest of the family did not

My ootd for mom birthday

Dress - Bangkok

Clutch - Bangkok

Wedges - Vincci

My hair was greasy that night because I don't have enough time to wash it (and I'm lazy too). I didn't get to have birthday dinner with Miao coz she was away on her birthday for work, poor little girl. But better late than never, right? Let's hope her package will reach soon. And for Xiao S, her birthday is next week, so that'll be another story.