Baking: Cornflake Biscuits

Hi lovelies! Posting a short update tonight before I begin my revision tonight.

I baked some cornflake biscuits yesterday! Back home in Miri, my mum makes these delicious cornflake biscuits every Chinese New Year. I just had quite a fair share when I went back for Chinese New Year earlier this year. But ever since I got back, I’ve been itching to bake some myself! So I asked mum to share with me her secret recipe, hehehehe.

They turned out quite alright, though the dough turned out a lot drier than mum’s. Maybe it’s because of the different climate here, I don’t know.

The saddest thing is, the raisins don’t taste quite as good as the ones back home. We have darker (closer to black) ones back in Miri but the raisins here are lighter-colored and much bigger in size. Maybe I should try them with sultanas the next time instead. Meanwhile, I’ll have a whole container of leftover raisins in my pantry and I won’t know what to do with it. -_-

Anyway, pics! Pics! Pics!

This is the dough. Not a lot but enough to fill almost three baking trays.

After that, I totally messed up with the temperature and the cooking time. Mum did not give me a specific temperature so I had to run the whole “trial and error” thing myself. First tray came out cooked on the outside but soft on the inside so I had to put it back into the oven. After what seemed like forever, I finally managed to find the perfect temperature and time for them to cook nicely. Phew~

TADA~!

The end result! Bite-sized – perfect for a snack, hehehehe!

Close-up shot of ‘em biscuits!

Ciao!

Chunky Knit Scarf

I picked up knitting again recently and decided to knit yet another scarf, haha! I have a thing with knitting scarves I think. I somehow always end up knitting one up whenever I run out of ideas of what to knit/crochet next.

Anyway, this is a chunky knit scarf in army green and slight brown, which is my favorite scarf at the moment. It is very, very long and not too bulky so it’s perfect to wrap around your neck (even twice) without looking ridiculous.

Can’t wait for the cooler days to come so I can start wearing it! But I know I’ll start missing the sunny days when winter really comes. D’oh!

Also, I’d like to take this opportunity to wish my one and only baby sister – Happy Birthday!!! Have a crazy 17th birthday and don’t forget that I love you so much! <3 <3 <3

Double Treat!

Two of my favorite fantasy objects actors in one movie! This double treat is just way too good for humble me. *Smooches*

Weekend in Pictorial

Some photos taken two weeks ago during our long weekend.

Busselton Jetty.

Voyager Estate.

I love the feeling of grass against my feet.

Cape Lavender.

♥

Wadjemup Lighthouse.

Have a blessed and safe Easter holiday everyone!

Living Life

I have some free time on my hands tonight so I thought I’d blog a little. I have been busy living my life for the past few days – my weekend and weeknights packed with things to do because the boyfriend’s dad is here for a visit.

We headed down south last weekend for a day trip, photos have yet to come because the memory card’s currently with the boyfriend’s dad in Melbourne and he’ll only be back next Tuesday! We’ve had quite a bit of fun these few days and it’s always nice to be out in the sun before the chilly winter days come.

Oh and believe it or not, we went for a karaoke session last night and sang for four hours straight! FOUR freakin’ hours!!! Hahahaha!!! The karaoke place was shitty but for $8 an hour per person, it was alright I guess. So want a karaoke set for my own place next time! >_<

On a totally random note, I saw a father teach his son how to cycle today. It immediately made me smile when I saw the father softly placed his hand on his son’s back as the son worked on his pedals nervously. =)

Koko Swimming for the First Time

Please watch this in HD for better video quality!

We brought Koko swimming for the very first time last weekend and he simply loved it! We played fetch in the water and he instantly knew how to swim instinctively, hahaha! How cute is that?

Whose Birthday Is It Again?

Yup! It’s my birthday once again!

I would love to write a really long post on how much I enjoyed myself on my birthday but since I only took a couple of photos for the day and I’m really tired from the intensive fishing I’ve been up to these two days, I’m just going to write a short and sweet entry about my special day, hehe.

I woke up kinda grumpy in the morning because I only went to sleep at 2 a.m. the night before. I was busy tidying and cleaning up the house for the small little gathering on the following night. Also, because it was a Friday, I had to get up at 7 plus to go to work. I basically slept for five hours only. I’m old now, I can’t have late nights, my body can’t handle it.

I arrived work on time and found a bouquet of lilies on my desk!!! OMG, who could they be from?!

From my darlings in Melbourne & Newcastle! <3 Thank you guys soooo much!!! It was such a surprise! I wuv you guys long time… xoxo

The rest of my day at work was filled with overwhelming Facebook alerts on my phone, hahaha! Thanks to all of you who remembered and everyone who took the time to wish me happy birthday, I am truly blessed. Also a special thanks to Amy who called to wish me happy birthday!!! Hugs & kisses from me.

Come night time, it was time to partaaaayyyy!!! I’m just joking, hahahaha! We only had a cozy little gathering at my place for dinner.

Fiona made me this really cute birthday banner and I love it! In case you didn’t know, it’s the first time someone’s made a banner specially for me!! *Sniff*

Mini lamb leg roast with mint sauce.

Kin and I had a go at making trifles for the very first time, hehehehe… This is not the traditional trifle your grandma would’ve made you when you were young, lol. I was trying to imitate the trifles sold by a local bakery shop near my workplace, hehe. We kinda ruined four out of the ten cups of trifles we made HAHA! They are SO BAD that they’re not even picture worthy. But, but, but we managed to salvage another two at last so that makes it eight successful cups of trifles out of ten! That’s not too bad hey? Gotta love trifles with cream and sprinkles! Whee!!!~

I didn’t manage to take photos of all the food we had but trust me, dinner was good and we had a little too much to eat! Haha!

This is me after eating like a cow, cutting my favorite ice-cream cake (similar to last year’s ‘cos I love it so much I got Kin to buy another one for me again this year hahahaha)!

And here is a group photo of us for the night! We took another one with Koko in the picture but he just looked like some crazy dog hahahahaha!!!

Present from Sophia! A teapot set necklace from her very own boutique! How beautiful is this? I love how vintage-y it looks!

I also received this surprise birthday card from Meng & Fiona a few days before my birthday! You guys are so sweet, thank you!!! I love receiving handwritten cards from people (Hint hint for next year’s birthday, LOL!)

Lastly, a crochet pattern book on doggies from Fi!! Ahhhhhhh I love it so much!!! Can’t wait to start crocheting again!! Me wuv you long time as well ah moi!

Once again, thank you everyone who made my special day even more special than it is already. I love you all and I can’t thank you guys enough for loving me back!!!

One More Down

God gave me an early birthday present yesterday – a Pass for my last technical module for my CA program!!! I am sooooo happy!

Things haven’t actually been going well for me this week. My car kinda broke down twice in a week, sent it to the workshop so I had to take the train to work, causing me to be 40 minutes late and all so passing my exam really made the rest of my week.

I prayed really hard before the results were released. Every single second waiting was painful for me. My hands were clammy and I became so, so restless. When I saw the results, I just felt so relieved and glad that it’s over now. I won’t have to repeat this silly module anymore, hahahaha!

So that’s four technical modules down and one last one to go! *Cues Rambo soundtrack*

Walk With Me

Updated Jessica Blaise Photography today.

It’s been a while since I took the time to take some photos, hehe. Glad that we were blessed with a gorgeous weather this morning!

Video: The Story 他和她的故事

Omg, I am so excited because I made another short video tonight!! When I say short, I really mean short though, ‘cos it’s only a 53-second clip, lol!

But, I’m still sharing it with you all here! Hope you’ll like it

This video is compiled from various short clips I filmed during my trip to Kuala Lumpur (early 2011). Hence the long dark hair.

Oh, and please watch it in 720p hp as the quality is better!