FEELINGS心情日记: 第七个XMAS

虽然本小姐已经芳龄二十有几，不过这是我的第七个圣诞节。由于家在小镇且不是基督教徒，所以我是上了大学后才和朋友们欢庆这个佳节。毕竟人在异乡，每逢短暂的假日，都会和朋友/室友安排一起外出打发时间。

第一次庆祝圣诞节，是最兴奋，最难忘的。起先我并没有任何打算，是被同学和宿舍邻居‘招’去玩。在不知道实际详情之下，我和一班朋友共十余人，浩浩荡荡地出发到吉隆坡最热闹的地区-武吉免登。先是吃晚餐逛街，然后购买了数十瓶派对用的喷雾，在街上和所有人狂欢倒数。由于我们是乘搭交通工具，午夜时分不方便回去宿舍了，所以就在酒店入住一晚。那时我是很惊喜，因为这是我第一次和朋友出外过夜，半夜了还在街上闹，心想可不能让父母知道啊！现在回想起来，那时候十余人同住一间小房，趣事连连，笑的时间比睡觉的时间还多。突然，有一点想念那个遥远的回忆，不知大家还安好吗？

2005 – 武吉免登

哎哟，我们还没准备好啦！（口爹~）

不知哪来的勇气，大家都穿上圣诞帽通街行！

2006 – 武吉免登

难得一张全体合照，可惜模糊不清。

帅哥们~你们还好吗？

去了两年武吉免登，是时候换个地方庆祝佳节。这次和另一班朋友到了位于白沙罗的THE CURVE 商业广场。这个圣诞对我来说意义非凡，一来是我期待已久后第一次去THE CURVE，第二个原因，嘻嘻，熟络的朋友们都知道为什么。结果，往后的三年，我都去那里庆祝圣诞节（前夕/正日/择日）。不知为什么，总觉得THE CURVE 的圣诞气氛非常浓厚，而且餐厅选择多，每间的食物和环境都有相当的水准。个人的喜爱，则属‘Apartment’，菜单选择并不多，但味道好，而且装潢布置特别，都以家具如床垫，浴室门等作为桌凳，别有一番‘家’的味道。

2007 – THE CURVE

嘻嘻，大家都今非昔比，真是‘今时唔同往日’！

2008 – 又是 THE CURVE

回到了那里。

人比‘树’娇！

曾听朋友说过，由于她不是基督徒，所以全家决不庆祝圣诞节。其实，很多非基督徒庆祝圣诞节，不外乎是想感受热闹的佳节气氛，和亲人友人在浓浓的祝福中度过大家儿时梦幻美好的一晚。没有人在看见圣诞老人，袜子礼物和鼠鹿列车时不展露笑颜，倍感温馨。至于狂欢后的残余，消费后的帐单，嗯，这样很过分吗？一年一次嘛，一点都不过分！偶尔花钱让自己开心是应该的，不要败家就好。咱正值青春年华，现在不玩，要等啥时候才玩！（所以未来的积蓄和买房子的钱就慢慢筹（愁）好了，呵。）

2009 – 还是THE CURVE

在众目睽睽下‘北牌写’地摆弄姿态。

大四那年，当时我在想，不知下一年还能一起庆祝吗？

2010 – 依然是THE CURVE

THE APARTMENT：你们要找代言人吗？

结果下一年我们还是一起过圣诞，然后我又想，不知下一年还能一起庆祝吗？

非常有‘夫妻相’的一对。

2011 – 果然是THE CURVE

豹女郎现身！

来张妩媚的~

我就要这样的屋子！

庆幸今年还是可以和你们一起庆祝！（虽然必须提前一星期）

还有你们！终于实现我对你们的承诺。

谢谢大家的赏脸！那位劳苦功高的节目策划人，给他一个大大的吻！

啊~我多了两位‘姐妹’！

BEAUTY美丽日记: Finally!

My Nina Ricci!

^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^

Opening Ceremony

Coming out! Taking the 1st breath in this world! XD

Muackzz~

Love the bottle! Especially the ribbon cap!

Nina Ricci~ Considering a new spokeperson? LOL

BEAUTY美丽日记: Crazy In Love With...

Leopard Prints!

I didn’t like leopard prints actually, I never do. They look too fierce and tacky to me. Remember when people say  ‘don’t tell that you don’t like something too soon, as you might fall in love with it’ (tak kenal maka tak cinta)? Now I understand it. Cuz I love leopard prints now!

Bought these items lately:

Toga shirt + Leopard prints = Must-Have!

Riding on a leopard: Look at the prints on the heels!

And a belt, perfect with any plain shirt/trousers!

It’s all because of you, Catherine. Damn. >.<

KITCHEN厨房日记: Thumbprint Cookies with Jam Filling

The title sounds cute, Thumbprint Cookies – Cookies that have the baker’s thumbprint! That’s because a small well is made in the middle of cookies by pressing with thumbs. And believe me, it’s not easy to shape the dough.

Just like other cookies recipe, cream butter & sugar, then add egg yolk, vanilla extract, flour and pinch of salt. Mix them well to form dough and cool it in fridge for 30 minutes. Then, roll them into balls and arrange them on baking tray. [TIPS: I line the baking tray with aluminium foil to avoid cookies sticking on it. You can use a non-stick baking tray, or lightly greased the tray.]

Press lightly with your thumb in the middle of the dough to form a well. Be patient, press softly and if the dough break/fall apart, just shape them back. Fill the well with your favorite jam and bake for 12 minutes. I think you can replace jam with honey, chocolate, cream or anything else that you like.

I rate these cookies for 99.9%! And I am happy to share them with you 2. ^^

BEAUTY美丽日记: Drawing on Toes!

Honestly, I think manicure, pedicure and nail arts are way too expensive, especially in cities like KL and PJ. Undoubtedly, they make your nails and fingers/toes look good. Again, due to budget constrain, I decided to do nail arts myself. It’s important to make sure your nails look good, at least clean and tidy, especially when you wear sandals or heels that show your toes.

I only apply nail polish and art on my toe nails and not finger nails because I do not want to ‘consume’ nail polish (when eating with bare hands or cooking). Besides that, I just simply can’t apply nail polish well on my right hand using left hand. To do nail art, I only bought the most basic tools – white color nail polish and a smallest size Chinese calligraphy brush. Then, just try my best to draw something on the nails!

Sakura – Four white dots and one pink dot in the middle. Not easy to be drawn on small nails.

Orchid (?) – Five white dots and one fuschia dot in the middle. Yes, this is how you draw flower back in kindergarten.

No-name Flower – I like this pattern, simple and nice.

Firework – Enough of flowers, sometimes.

Love – I think the heart shapes look cute on toes!

Lazy – Just plain, too lazy to draw anything.

Star – Lol, he said this looks ugly. XD

FEELINGS心情日记: 米饭班主

我们这些饭桶，真该好好谢谢稻田农夫们。

适耕庄

从雪兰莪回家乡霹雳的路途中，会经过两座稻田。一是适耕庄，很特别的名字，为这个村庄带来农产业的好意头。二是离我家乡大约三十分钟车程的马来甘榜，到现在我还不知正确地名。除了为我们带来粮食，也成为了娱乐圈拍摄电影，MTV等的好地点，业余摄影师也爱在稻田拍摄。曾经有位朋友说过，在一片绿意盎然的稻田中拍照，绝对可以媲美世界著名美景。

早前我和一位室友一同在楼下客厅边吃晚餐，边看电视节目，正播放的是一个亚洲版寻宝游戏。直到最后一个挑战，令我有情何以堪的感觉。在一间著名中餐馆里，每组必须派一位代表吃下一加仑的扬州炒饭，才可以拿到提示前往最后一站报到. 一加仑的炒饭是多少？请想象宴会上那碗十人份的鱼翅汤。为了不被淘汰，参赛者都不顾一切地把饭往肚子里堆。

霹雳

挑战现场的状况狼狈不堪，惨不忍睹。一些参赛者为了加快进食速度，都摒弃汤匙，直接用手掏饭吃，吃得满脸，满嘴，满桌，满地都是饭粒。一些参赛者边吃边呕，边呕边吃，吃完又呕，呕完又吃。一些参赛者频作恶心痛苦的表情，直呼受不了这些饭。我不知道看在餐馆老板的眼里，会有何感受。看在农夫们的眼里，应该会捶心肝。

那片不知有多少公顷的稻田，要绕着走完一圈都怕怕，更何况是要耕开它！虽然说农产业已经先进化，但是农夫们的心血还是一样地付出。翻卷泥土，播种插秧，浇水施肥（应该需要吧？），到切割收成，都要步步为营。当然啊！孰不知泥土里有好多小吸血鬼，破坏王，还有天空里眼尖的贪吃鬼，正在想尽办法侵略农夫们的地盘。稻草人？鸟儿们才不怕它，还在他身上栖息呢。

亚洲人一天不吃饭就浑身不对劲儿，所以需要庞大的米饭供应。别对我说你爱吃什么西餐炸鱼，三文治还是汉堡，我让你吃足三餐，不消一个礼拜你就喊救命了。全世界历代以来最要命的，除了瘟疫，就是饥荒。早在古文明时候，农业是社会根基。只是随着时代的演变，重心已经移至工商，没有多少城市年轻人愿意踏入这个行业了。各个国家必须摒弃‘农业国就是落后国’这种思想，社会经济才得以平衡地发展。

当然要感谢的，还有菜农，果农，渔夫，养殖场主等等。他们才是我们的米饭班主。

KITCHEN厨房日记: Mrs. Adam Delicious Pound Cake

The title of the recipe attracted me, Mrs. Adam Delicious Pound Cake from Simply Recipes Website. Never heard of or taste of pound cake, I decided to try it out to find out more. The cake is very simple to make, common ingredients with few simple steps.

Cream butter and icing sugar, add in eggs one by one and continue beating till mixing well. [TIPS: Using granulated/coarse sugar will give a rough texture to the cake, while using icing sugar gives a smoother texture.] Pour in cake flour and vanilla essence, continue to beat well. Bake the cake in a greased or non-stick pan, until the top surface is golden brown and cracked a little on top. [TIPS: Be careful with the amount of grease as this cake is buttery, considering the high ratio of butter to flour.]

Here are the photos, forgot to take the photos before cutting the cake. They were freshly baked, though.

BEAUTY美丽日记: Bun - Only for Your Eyes

I have soft spot for buns (both, the one to eat & the one to tie up your hair), which is one of the strong reasons I keep my hair long (still plan to keep it longer)! Not going to chop off my hair no matter how trendy pixie/bob cut is, at least not for now, as I have had enough nightmares back in secondary school times with the coconut-shell-look-like hairstyle.

I admire those ladies who tie up bun nicely, be it neat & classy like a ballerina, or a little tousled one which looks effortlessly chic. There are many ways to tie up a bun, depends on the length of hair, the layered cut and the style that you want. I tried once using the tool which makes a perfect neatly done bun, mentioned in a post before. This time, I tried another style, using just 1 rubber band & few bobby pins.

Firstly, tie up your hair low in ponytail using a rubber band, with the hair forming a hoop. Then, loop around the remaining tail around the rubber band and secure with pins. Hmm, I’m bad in describing the method, I know. Well, just tie a bun in whatever way that you like! As long as you get a bun, you are ready to go!

I tried another way to tie up a bun too, which is quite useful and suitable for those with shoulder length hair. Tie up your hair high in a ponytail, and use a small rubber band to hold the end of the ponytail. Hold the end, roll it up inwardly and secure the bun with pins. It looks like a hoop from the side view. 

Here are some pictures of artist with my favourite look. Envy them to have hairstylist and makeup artist!