BEAUTY美丽日记：Imma Zebra！

LOL! Just wanna play around with the title. Anyway, I almost abandoned my blog for quite some time. On this special day to all of us who work hard (*really hard) for a living, I managed to squeeze out a little time

for myself. Happy Labour Day!

I love prints, be it Polka Dots, Floral or Stripes. Let's start with stripes. There are tricks with stripes, fashionalist comment that choosing the correct stripes will improve your overall look with better figure. Too bad, I don't really know how to justify, I just wear according to my gut feelings.

Vertical Stripes in Navy Blue

OOTD

Hair: Two knots on a side
Accessories: Ethnic stones for earthy look

He said I look best when unaware

 

A cuppa coffee

Colourful Stripes

With baggy jeans and round toe flats, for a laid back look

With my bright pinky phone!

Soft Stripes in Peach

Looking away ~

Brown eyeliner for softer look (But the puffy eye bag, Argh!)

Love my hair length now ^^

BEAUTY美丽日记: Dong Dong Dong Chiang!

I have to say my CNY celebration is pretty simple. Spend time at home with family and visit a few relatives. Eat some traditional Chinese dishes and cookies moderately (I think so), while couching in front of TV (no Astro channels, hah...).

As such, my outfit gets simpler too as I grew up. I am contented as long as I have new clothes to put on. Sometimes I recycle certain items like shoes, bag and accessories. What is so big deal? Princess Kate Middleton does that too!

Nails? DIY. I am very happy to find these nail art stickers in night market, at RM10 for 3 packets. Each packet can be used for twice (full set of finger nails/toe nails) if you have short and small nails. The only thing tedious is, you've gotta trim the sticker according to your nail size, I believe they are meant for wide and long nails. Apply them on clean nails and they would stay for at least a week, even if you do household chores. The best thing is, they do not chip nor fade in shade. [TIPS: Apply the stickers on a layer of half-dried nail polish if you want them to stay firm on your nails. Any nail polish/coating would do.]

OOTD: Day 1

Simple yet striking-colored cotton shirt, with khaki pants (bought it for last year CNY), floral sandal ( not very comfy but good enough for a stroll).

OOTD: Day 2

Retro + Ladylike dress, with a cutout at both sides. Love it!

Last but not least, new pajamas on CNY eve. A must-have tradition that my mum insists.

FEELINGS心情日记: 表演

去了一趟泰国-芭提亚和曼谷之旅，真感谢老豆不辞劳苦出钱出力带一家大小游玩享乐，尤其让我这位千金不花分文就得以放松身心和痛快血拼，感恩啊，歹势啦！

在这个旅程里，可能是因为跟团的关系，所以有机会观赏各式各样的表演，想逐一跟大家分享一下：

1    1） 海豚表演

在我眼里，海豚是最可爱又最聪明的鱼（嗯，其实是哺乳动物）。演出的特技，包括和训练师握手，亲吻观众脸颊，高空跳跃和翻腾，摇摆呼啦圈，顶球旋转，还有最精彩的人鱼共游，速度快得惊人！演出时不难发现，在表演每个动作前，训练师都喂海豚一些生鱼，然后再做些手势或暗语。这不禁让我有点怀疑，训练过程中是不是有把海豚（或其他动物）饿坏再逼它们做这些特技呢？到底将这些海豚和其他动物收在动物园里，是一种关爱的保护和培育，还是不人道的囚禁？看看训练师和海豚的亲切互动，我希望是我多疑吧。

2    2） 大象表演

也是很可爱的一群动物，总觉得它们的嘴时刻微笑，行礼的动作像是在跟观众道谢。演出的项目也相当精彩，有踢足球，投篮球，保龄球，绘画，踩脚车，跳舞（挺搞笑的！），和为观众按摩（他们庞大的身躯还真让我冒冷汗）。训练这群大象的导师手里都握着一只前头有弯钩的竹竿，不时拍打大象的身体，或钩着大象的鼻子。只是，看着观众们哈哈大笑，我不禁又想，这样娱乐观众赚取小费的背后是否有不为人知的辛酸呢？（我太多愁善感吗？）

3    3） 鳄鱼表演

这简直是一场人鱼搏斗吧！两位表演者（一男一女）出场时，先是就地拜祭祈求神明保佑，再下水将鳄鱼们一一激醒（激怒），过程还真是危险啊！还将手臂和头放进鳄鱼口中，让我们都憋气冒汗。不过我有看见表演者点击鳄鱼身体某些部位，应该像是点穴的道理要那些鳄鱼乖乖不动。表演后，看着表演者期待的眼神，大部分观众都赏了些小费，毕竟他们是在卖命演出。

4    4） 文化表演

值得一看，短短的一个小时就可以了解泰国的风情。传统舞蹈美艳无比，泰拳搏击真实精彩（拳手很有型！），重演古代战争情景更是让我们拍手叫好，两位国王（泰国和缅甸）还是骑着大象领队打仗的！

5    5） 人妖歌舞汇

我实在不想用人妖这个词，好像有歧视的成分，不懂哪位词汇专家可以编个好听一点的词吗？这个表演节目是出乎我意料之外的，因为内容绝对健康，且有传承各国舞蹈的意义，服装和背景也很华丽，叫我目不转睛。看完表演，始终不好意思和舞者拍照，只能远远的欣赏她们（对吗？）。

6    6） 真人表演

这个环节，恕我无法讲解表演内容。只是在想，那些表演者是如何看待他们自己呢？没有其他工作了吗？这样的演出意义何在？比起前面两项演出的表演者，只能说这个表演得不到我的尊重。（NO MORE NEXT TIME！）

好吧，来些照片：

美丽的寺庙

悠哉的葡萄园

热情的海滩

奇趣的玩艺

壮观的战利品

BEAUTY美丽日记: Bright Lippies!

I didn't know it will look so vibrant on my lips! In fact, I was shocked (frightened) a bit when I first looked into mirror. All I can say is, the color pigments are strong and it definitely look the same on your lips as how it look like in the container.

Picture speaks louder than words. Enjoy! (I wonder if it is an offence to take photo while driving, I mean stopping in front of traffic light)

Hair-of-the-day: I tied my hair in a high pony tail and curl the tails with iron curler. After using a hair spray on the curls, I tied the end using a small rubber band, before twisting them around the roots to form a bun. Finally, secure with more pins. (Didn't do a good job to hide the pins!)

He challenged me to use low-angle shot when taking photos. Nah!!

Thx to my dear partner for this shot!

Except for that glittering pair of shoes (80 $$) to suit the dinner theme, I didn't splurge to dress up. The dress  is only 50 $$, which I actually bought as office wear (pairing with a cardigan of course). while other items are all old ones. Sometimes I just gotta praise myself, that I can manage to pull off with cheap/old/second-hand/whatever-I-had-in-wardrobe items.

Catch-up with friends, good old friends~

All dress-to-the-nine

Lol. Similar shots again. Let's take this every year ok?

Walked all the way to the other end of the huge hall to meet this fellow.
 After all, how often do we have chance to meet each other? Haha!

My ex-lunch mate. Miss you!! XD

And my dear partner of the night! 

KITCHEN厨房日记：Marble Cake

Thanks to our Langkawi Trip and his sister's visit to M'sia in August, we have tonnes of chocolates in the fridge that I doubt we would be able to finish them in this year! So, I try to utilize these chocolates in bakery. Tried to bake flourless chocolate cake last few weeks but it was a total failure, not worth posting about it here. This week, I tried to bake Marble Cake, which is actually butter cake with swirls of chocolate batter. And I actually modify this recipe from ordinary butter pound cake recipe!

I prepared the cake batter as usual, but scooped out 1/4 of it and mixed in melted chocolate (Hershey's!). Then, simply filled in the baking tray with a layer of butter batter at bottom layer, chocolate batter at middle layer, then topped with butter batter again.

Saw the 3 holes? I have to test the cake to make sure it is well done!

There is definitely room for improvement, but I think this is the best cake I ever baked! The texture is fluffy and soft, while taste is just nice, and not too greasy. The only thing is, the cake is too 'loose' i.e. difficult to lift up, probably because I used less butter (out of butter) and sugar (thought wanna cut down sugar consumption).

And I think, I need a good oven, proper oven (ah, blaming the tools!)

BEAUTY美丽日记: Beauty Quotes

Natural Look ≠ Bare Skin. It simply means appropriate make-up that will bring out your beauty.

More than often, things happen in the way least expected.

Whether sunrise or sunset, it’s never too late to pursue your dream.

Certain things are worth a change, while some are not.

Feel exhausted with the rush in your daily life? Then try this, do something which is different from your routine work.

Everyone can be a princess, you just gotta find a person that treats you like one.

A sweet smile is the best make up, in every occasion.

Just ignore how other people might look at you, you don’t know them anyway.

Fashion means, look good with whatever you have in your wardrobe.

And, never forget to dress up yourself, and live your life.