Blue Blue Sky!

I love looking at the blue blue skies and love how the different trees complement the visual against the sky. It would be great when there are clouds especially those candy floss clouds. So fluffy, so carefree high up in the sky.

 Working in an office environment make it hard for us to appreciate the blue sky. We could have stepped into the office when the sky just got lighted up and when we knock off, the sky has turned dark to welcome the moon and stars. It's great to have the weekend where I can stare blankly into the sky, doing nothing but clearing up the busy mind that had worked hard over the weekdays... Blue blue sky... I love you!

Remembering the days in June when we encountered the haze. Those days were bad. The clear blue sky was gone and gave a gloomy feel to everyone. When the news mentioned about the return of the haze, it unintentionally affected my mood. But aren't we glad now that we are still seeing the blue sky. Though it is scorching hot in the afternoon, I rather the sky stays as it is now!

Some of the shots i captured while waiting for the bus at the different bus-stops around Singapore.

Blue Sky

Sephora Hot Wheels!

It's Monday again and  I've got pink nails to accompany me to work today. Goodbye Monday Blues for the week. All thanks to Sephora Singapore Hot Wheels that stationed itself at Vivocity yesterday. They were giving out free manicures, free ice-cream and free goodie bag. Glad that I spotted the bus. It's an opportunity to try out colours that I would not have chosen if I am going to pay for a manicure. Anyway, I am not the type of girl who likes to paint their nails. I will do it occasionally when I need to attend weddings or when it is Chinese New Year. I am more tomboyish and thus, my manicure normally does not last for 3 days. I tried the gelish manicure the last round and it was great. The manicure managed to stay on my nails for 2 weeks. Anyway, back to Sephora Hot Wheels. I think this is quite a cool initiative by Sephora.

Sephora Singapore Hot Wheels

This is not only an event for ladies but for young girls too. I saw this mummy with 3 girls (should be age below 10). I recalled myself being quite vain when I was young too. Always trying to wear my mummy's oversize heels or to take her lipstick to put on. And now, kids get to enjoy manicure. Cool!

I waited for around 15 minutes for my turn. Not knowing what colour to get as I cannot get bombastic colour due to my work, i sought the opinion of the manicurist. I remembered telling her that I wanted a nude colour that is not too bright. And there my nails got its makeover. PINK! Oh man, definitely not the colour tone that I will choose. Since it's free, i just went for it. I quite like the effect the colour had on my nails. Growing to like it the more I look at my nails now. It looks bright to me and I wondered if the manicurist heard what I want. But still, thanks for the recommendation of colours. 

My Pink Nails

And Sephora is very generous in their goodie bag. Normally I thought they will be more into advertising tactics where they will give vouchers for us to purchase their products. But guess what, there is a bottle of nail remover and a nail buffer in the bag. Thanks Sephora! I'm loving my Monday and the rest of the week with you close by my side!

Goodie Bag

Looking forward to their next stop or promotion!

Cooking Journey - Mushroom Risotto

It all started when I saw BFF L's, facebook picture of homecooked risotto. A whatsapp message was all we needed  and off we went to her place for a homecook dinner.

I love cooking and cooking with friends is fun. Or rather, I can join in the cooking process as and well I like it. I do not have to execute the whole cooking process to enjoy the meal.

Mushroom risotto was what we set for the menu. L mentioned that it will take around half an hour from the preparation to the end product for the dinner. Okay, I trusted her as I have not cooked risotto before. 

So she gave the instructions for us to chop the different types of mushrooms into a small-bites size. I volunteered to chop as I thought it was the simplest task. And as I chopped, the portion got bigger and I was rather stunned that I questioned L. She replied it's fine. The horror part was that we had extra servings of risotto in the end that I could bring home some for brother's supper.

Next up was the cooking of risotto.  Step by step, we followed instructions. It wasn't difficult to cook risotto but it requires patience as each step takes time to add the ingredients and to stir them together.

It all paid off when it's time to serve dinner.  I guess due to the extra big portion of risotto,  we took an hour to cook instead of her usual half an hour. But I loved our homecooked risotto! Delicious and I looked forward to our next cooking gathering.

Mushroom Risotto

I'm not sure where BFF L got her recipe from, but you can take a look at Jamie Oliver's recipe. 

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/rice-recipes/a-basic-risotto-recipe

Keep Calm and Be Cool; I'm just turning 30!

2 months past my 30th birthday and I decided to start a blog to commemorate the year of me entering into the next milestone in life - the big 30! Technology has made things easier for us to keep track of our life virtually, be it Facebook, tumblr, or instagram. Just like what we used to do when we were young. Jotting down our experiences in diary.

Last year, BFF W, challenged me to take photo(s) each day for the year 2012 so that at the end of the year, I can have a year of photos to look back. What a resolution but I'm glad I did it. The photos are the memories of what I did when I was 29. Looking at my tumblr, I recollected what I did on each individual day. Though there were days with vague memories, there were days whereby I remembered the fun time I had through the pictures I took.

With this, I shall make eblogger the avenue for me to jot down the bits and pieces of my life from age 30 onward - the happy or sad days, the fun or downside of life. Things that I love, Things that I want to share with everyone. Though it will not be a daily affair like tumblr where I took a picture to remember the day, here shall be the place where I put my thoughts and feelings into words. A picture may paint a thousand words but it would be great to jot down text as well.

I shall announce that Í'm not afraid of aging; I just want to Live to EAT PLAY LOVE!'!

If a woman over 30 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it's usually something more interesting. ~Andy Rooney