Irinne & Charles Engagement par-tay!

"silly pose!!" the photographer says ..
boy oh boy don't I look ridiculously silly.

Necklace : Hello Kitty couture, Camomilia, Milan, Italy.

KAMPAIII!!!

the boys looking allmighty handsome.

ahhh... there are days when a chubby girl like me wishes for a hot bod like the girls around me :D hahha. like in this picture!

We had a lot of fun!
I believe our table is the loudest one,
with the never-ending flow of beers
*thanks to Andy, our Anker Beer sponsor*..
I think we open around 5 or 6 big bottles.. or maybe more? hmm..
and there's only 6 of us drinking! lolz.

KAMPAII!!!

the cookie recipe!

I am not a chef. And I am not a pro. But I do bake from time to time. There are some good times, there are the greats, and there are the moronic times when I accidentally put garlic flavored nuts in my cookie batter (back in highschool) , resulting into a very weird taste of cookies. (imagine sweetness with the garlic smell.)

If I'm Bella and I'm giving my garlic-choco-chip cookies to Edward, it is guaranteed that Edward will never even want me anymore.

Lol.

Well, those are the stupid moments.

So, I take a chance to post my usual procedures in making choco-chip cookies. with no RECIPES! yep, no recipes.
pictures only.
Because this recipe is mine and mine only, and I will only pass it to my children.
So, go figure. :D hahaha.

You can tell that there's sugar, butter and brown sugar here. :D

And an egg :D

Mix 'em nice and neatly. I think you're supposed to do them manually. But I got lazy. Besides, the only time I have to bake is either Saturdays and Sundays or after work. And since my Saturdays and Sundays are always filled with activities, I can only bake them at the weirdest hour. :D

Okay, one thing I will tell you. I use Hersey's small chocolate chips. I got them from Changi airport last September. I know, what a weird place to buy chocolates right? Well not really. They have a whole store just for those sweets. And its on sale *blush* So i thought, what the heck. Just buy them and stock 'em. So here I am, making the cookies with the chips :D

set them few cms apart, since they tend to spread as they're baked

teaspoon sizes, to ensure maximum oomph-ness and crunchiness.. (is this even a word? I don't know..)

it may looked ugly here. I'm not a master at making those pretty cookies with chocochips sticking out from various corners, but for me, this one is good enough. The chocolate chips are small sized, and they're scattered around inside the cookies. So when you take a bite, it melts in your mouth, but still crunchy. It tasted like the one you buy from the supermarkets. hahaha. I'm not joking. They really do! Maybe because of the texture? I don't know. What I do know is this recipe is DEFINITELY going into my Golden Recipe Book :D

a close up view of the cookies. (i know, I'm so vain)

I wish I have better camera so I can capture every bit of the chocolate chips inside. but too bad, this is taken with my sister's cybershot Sony. I will try and look out for a decent price SLR at Singapore. My sister's friend told me that all the SLR cameras at Singapore are having a good bargain.. so I might get one there ( if the price is right of course..! haha)

Happy guessing!

more stuffs

my 2009 wishlist..

# 1. Shoes to Die FOR
if I am in for a rough 2009, i have to start looking devilish so people will not stomp me down. instead, i'll STOMP them down with this DEVIL STILETTOS!
hm.... dominatrix. nice.

boot boots ankle boots!

# 2. TATTOO!!
since Tatum got her first tattoo, i'm deeply considering for one too. I saw this cute unicorn and thinking of making them as my tattoo... cute no?

# 3. DRESSES TO IMPRESS MY MAN *grin*
something to start the year with. i will try to get these no matter how!
perhaps they have it at singapore? hmm..
hopefully..

Shoes Shoes Shoes!

For this season my friend, I vote for ankle boots, Mary Janes with platforms, and Doc Martens, and ballet flats! :D

more of the ballet flats and doc martens later...
Meanwhile let me introduce you to Cuvee House, my latest addiction in shoes window shopping :) I'm drooling over these, and find myself quite hard to not get these...

Don't worry folks, my new year resolution is still going strong as I type this blog :D
No major leak at my account yet :D *giggles*
I just have to wait for my Chinese New Year $$!
And theennn.. I'll get these babies!
You can look them up at www.friendster.com/cuveehouse
I think the price is quite reasonable, to think that an average c&k these days costs around Rp.300k as well.
last order by January 29th .. :D
Its pre-order.
The owner told me that the items should arrive by March. I know it seems too long to wait for 2 months. but since the last order is by jan 29th, I think 1 month and a couple of days is reasonable enough ...
anyway,
Enjoy!

the foreworks and firecrackers or whatever :D

we watched the fireworks for 15 minutes non-stop! Lampung people do know how to burn their money well (invest in fireworks and let all the neighbours go goo-goo-ga-ga over the head-turning blasting beauty)! I got scared because they set it on the basketball field and we're standing only like 20-30metres from the set! haha..

I tried to capture the movements of the firecrackers (is it what they call it? i don't know.. i just call them kembang api :D) with the pocket camera. I guess we really do need an SLR for such occasions :D
Hmm... number 1. on my birthday list : SLR CAMERA. :D

Our celebration goes something like this..

we ate at Cafe Del Mor (as usual) with family and friends..

i love this pink dress. Somehow it makes me look slimmer :D

I was planning to wear this before, but then my mum saw me in the grey dress and says : "why so fancy? everyone else is wearing jeans..." so I'm like.. "okay.. I'll change to something more casual.." hence, the pink dress :D

I love this dress!
Skull printed loose dress from Gaudi, belt from Gaudi, silver heels from Yuan
:D
I love dresses! Hmm.. maybe I'll wear this to Buddha Bar next week! yippey!