Month: September 2008

Bouchard Belgian Chocolate Dark Orange

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I was informed that we got FREE stay in Penang!! YIPEE! Also will have a car to drive! The only thing to worry now is Internet access as I found out that not many places offer wireless Internet. Got one which is near to the hotel that we’re planning to stay but I don’t think it’s useful now coz we will be staying far away from it! At least can save RM600 for hotel for 4 of us!


This is a packet of mini tablets of dark chocolate with orange from Bouchard. It’s made from all natural ingredients. Bought in UK but made in Belgium.

Dark chocolate, as you know, it’s not very sweet, it’s bitter. My parents are not fond of dark chocolate so it’s only my brother and I that eat it. Nice or not? Hmmm… It’s just chocolate to me *LOL*

Here’s the website: bouchard.be

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The Body Shop Tea Tree Oil Blemish Fade Night Lotion

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A lightweight, soothing gel crème that sinks into the skin to help improve the appearance of blemish-damaged skin, equalise oiliness and replenish moisture while you sleep.

The above quote is from thebodyshop.com

I got this last year at Circle of Amour, it’s one of the samples given by The Body Shop booth. I only used it somewhere early this year when I have no idea why suddenly my face was quite itchy for weeks and then there would be random small pimples coming out here and there.

I decided to open the sample and then used it after cleansing and toning my face at night. It’s not oily at all. It also instantly soothed the itchiness of my face and those pimple just gone missing overnight!

I was so impressed by it and I managed to use them for about 2 weeks ;p Coz my face is small, that’s why I can use it for so long. It’s very easy to apply so you don’t have to use too many. It also reduces the oiliness on my T-zone. Usually when I wake up from sleep, My T-zone can be really oily but when I had this on at night, it wasn’t that bad.

In fact according to the girl that gave us(my sis and I) the sample, this is meant for my sis coz she got acne problem. She said that this is good for her skin type. However, I’m the one ended using it hehehe…

It’s pretty good I would say but I don’t really need it so I won’t be buying a full size. Unless the same thing happened to me again! Then I will have to get it.

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Of Cookie, Sweet, And Fruit & Nut Bar

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Ok… Let’s see more food from UK but not made in UK ;p


Amaretti al Limone. One of the soft almond cookies with lemon flavour, product of Italy. It’s so sweet! It tasted like medicine also hahaha… I don’t like that kind of taste. The texture is so weird also. Why does soft cookies always tasted weird? I have no idea, I don’t like soft cookies. Here’s the website: bacididamarippa.com


Love your bar ;p I love the packaging. Actually it consists of 3 macadamia & apricot bars. Nothing special to rave, it’s just your normal fruit and nut bar. It does not contain artificial colours, flavours and preservatives. Here’s the colourful Love site that is still under construction: lovefoods.com


This is the fanciest Turron in the world! Not I say one, it’s stated on the website ;p The one here is Honey & Almond Brittles. Here’s the website: turron1880.com. This is made in Spain. How it tastes like? You know the kind of sweet you can get from Australia, hmm… Those small packs of candies that you can get at Ta Kiong, Choice Daily and so on. I don’t remember the name already!! Anyone knows what I’m referring to?

That’s all. Need to start doing revision. Time flies… Second semester almost over.

珍惜友情..记得就算跟好朋友有许多一样的想法，都不要随便去成立什么CLUB、公司等等，因为可能您不是真正的了解对方，说!=做。
OH YES! This is a very good advice, a very simple advice that is not very easy for many people in this world to follow. What it means? In English, I’ll plainly put it this way:
Appreciate your friendship… You must remember that no matter how many common ideas that you and your friends share, never ever simply jump into the bandwagon of setting up a club or any company with them because you might think that you know each other well but in fact you’re not. TALK != DO.
There are exceptions of course but you must leap careful in this territory.

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Everyday Minerals, My First Mineral Makeup

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I always wanted to try mineral makeup but the one in the market is expensive and size is too big. I dare not to commit in buying for fear of not liking it and waste money. Then I saw Ann posted about it and saying that you can get free samples from EverydayMinerals.com by only paying postage fee which is less that USD5. There are many websites that sell mineral makeups but they are very expensive, luckily there’s this site that let you try for free.


So I placed my order and it was shipped out on 28th August 2008 from Texas, US. It reached me on 18th September. What I did with it? Take photos of coz!


Here you go… Upclose.


This is the blusher called Summer Stroll, it can be used as eyeshadows too. It’s orange in colour when I see it in the mirror with natural light but when I took photo with natural light and no flash, it has tinge of yellow if you notice in all the photos here. I used Fawn as highlight coz it’s too white for my face.

The before and after is no concealer and with concealer. I tried to blend some foundations into the concealer, I lost track already ;p All I know is that I tried all three and even layer all three *LOL* coz I don’t want to spend too much time tinkering with it, just simply blend this and blend that hoping to get some luck. Even layered it with my Maybelline Angelift Foundation. It’s not the effect I’m hoping for. Need more experimentations again. Need to find time for it. Should have time after my exam.


Here are the foundations on different spot of my face:
Left: Light Olive in semi-matte, not suitable, you see the yellowish greenish tinge there?

Middle: Fawn in intensive, too white, see the darker and lighter shade? The lighter shade is the foundation spot. Ignore the shiny part coz it was the light from the window but it’s obvious enough it didn’t blend with my skin colour. It’s that obvious right? In small area, it’s not obvious but when you are to apply it on your whole face, you will see the very pale me 😛

Right: Medium Olive in intensive, it seems to blend pretty well on my forehead *LOL* The previous two were on my cheeks. When I see it in the mirror the colour was fine but in the photo here it seems like having two different shade. Photos taken with natural light with no flash.

So? *SHRUG* Hahaha…. No Idea ;p I haven’t got any brush to fully experiment it. I was applying it with fingers and cotton bud to test the shades. I’m in the process of making the second sample along with the brushes but the baby kabuki is still out of stock. It’s great for sample use. I will wait till they restock it so the full experimentation of the foundation will only be done once I got hold of the brush. Thought of ordering the bigger sized kabuki but it’s more expensive. This will maybe wait for the 3rd sample order provided I ran out of some of the previous two samples.

Tempted? Go order one sample and try it out hehehe… You get 5 small jars and only cost you less than USD5. I can tell you that these jars can last for quite a while.

Move it down, it’s an eyesore on top coz too long *LOL*.

Oi! Still waiting for my drama is it? Told you already, you won’t be seeing it. Or I should join in the bandwagon in creating that post? I’m not free la! I’m very busy ar… Composing that post can easily take me one whole day to do it. However, I do appreciate the traffic that you give me 😉 Hmmm… Since you are so hardworking kept dropping by, let me give you some rewards for your hard works rather than nothing.

Yes, it was never mine at the beginning but I was “forced” to take on the responsibility due to me being so soft hearted. I had already warned that person very early in the begining that there will sure be things like this happening one day but I was assured that there will not be. I never really bother until I had to pick up bits and pieces that was left behind by some people and that’s how I got involved in it. If not for those, you think I would even care? I would have to thank these people else all the issues will never surfaced. Go ahead, hate me as you like, I had anticipated such thing to happen coz this is not the first in my life.

It’s only in fairy tale that you help each other, supporting each other and all the good things that you mentioned. I was a believer in that but not anymore after going tru’ so many cases like this. If the person is hopeless, it’s hopeless, no matter how much love you shower on them. It will only work if they realised it themselves but sadly how many people will? Minority la… Got try better than nothing. Everything has its limit and YES my limit has reached, just like all of you.

Happy now? Got the drama? In fact there are more but I’m really lazy already coz everyone got their own view and there will never be any ending to it. I have other more important things to do.

I never proclaim that I’m the founder, all I did was gave any help or support that was needed. You can read more here from one the founders to know about the details but it’s in Chinese ;p

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Taiwan Tofu Cake

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Hi there! If you are thinking about watching some dramas here, I have to disappoint you because there won’t be any but there will be yummy cake recipe for you. If you are deprived of dramas, I can suggest that you visit xiaoli.cc for more dramas. *LOL*

Click for full pictorial instructions:
Remember I went to Anna Cake Training Centre for free demo with My Privilege Book coupon?

What I’m going to share with you will be a bit different from the pictorial instructions as during the demo, some ingredients were not included. Instructions given were slightly different too.

Cake ingredients:
Soybean milk 163gm
Salt 1/4tsp
Salad oil 125gm
Lemon juice 10gm
Baking powder 5gm
Cake flour 200gm
Egg white 500gm
Tartar powder 1/4tsp
Sugar 250gm

Filling ingredients:
Fresh milk 140gm
Instant custard powder 50gm

Remember to pre-heat oven.

Instructions:
A:
1. Pour soybean milk into mixing bowl.
2. Add salad oil.
3. Add salt.
4. Add lemon juice.
5. Mix well.

B:
1. Add baking powder and cake flour into the mixture.
2. Mix well and set aside.
3. Add egg white, tartar powder and sugar in new mixing bowl.
4. Beat till stiff.

C:
1. Combine about 1/5 of the mixture B with mixture A.
2. Mix well.

D:
1. Mix the rest of the mixture B with mixture C well.

E:
1. Pour into 2 baking trays. make sure they are smooth out and the batter fill both tray.
2. Bake in oven with 160 degree celcius for 16 minutes, heat setting from top and bottom or until golden brown.

F:
1. While it’s baking, prepare the filling. Mix fresh milk and instant custard powder and set aside. You can also opt for jam, cream, red bean paste or anything you like for the filling.

G:
1. Remove baked cake from oven and cool at room temperature before adding filling or deco.
2. Spread filling from F evenly on top of one the cakes.
3. Place another cake(baked side down) on top of the cake with filling.
4. You’re done!

If you want to decorate it with icing, whipped cream or anything, just go ahead, be creative.

According to Anna, this cake is very healthy cake. You don’t have to worry much about fat and cholesterol. Happy trying.

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