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White Top And Jeans Outfit Inspiration

So, this weekend, we are invited to the birthday party of my friend’s daughter who is turning 21.  The dress code is Denim and White.  I love going to parties or outings with dress codes.  Whenever my best friends organize a dinner or a gathering, we would think of a dress code and everyone would dress in the same colours.  Super fun!

If you know me, I am a denim-crazy woman.  Denim is so comfortable and I can wear it all day and every day.  I do not own many white shirts or white tops since I feel that white makes me look chubbier.   I have been looking at Pinterest for some inspiration and here’s what I found.

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Pretty effortless classic eh?  Perhaps I may jazz up the outfit with a statement necklace or a scarf.

Best Thing To Buy From Mr. DIY

I love accessories and I have a huge collection of earrings and statement necklaces. I don’t have a proper place to store my earrings and they all go into a little box which I got from Ikea.

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Messy right?

So one day while I was at Mr. DIY, I spotted this nifty clear acrylic box.  It is just what I need to solve my earring storage problem.

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Nice?  If I can remember correctly, this 3-tiered acrylic box cost about RM19.

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My earrings are now stored according to colours and types like gold, silver or pearls.

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Pretty neat huh? I can see my earrings clearly now.  I will be getting a few bigger ones for my statement necklaces soon.   If you are looking for ways to store your earrings and statement necklaces, head over to Mr. DIY.

Keto Crispy Pancake (Mee Chang Kuih or Tai Kow Meen)

Before I started the keto way of eating, I love everything that has carbs.  I am basically a carboholic. One of my favorites is Tai Kow Meen, which is also known as Mee Chang Kuih or apam balik.   It is a type of Chinese peanut pancake that is made in a big griddle and then cut into triangles.  I usually buy them from the morning market or pasar malam.

Since I haven’t had any for almost 2 years now, I decided to make the keto version of the Mee Chang Kuih.  I am in a Keto Group in FB (LCHF-Keto East West) and one of the ladies, Debora Prihatna has kindly shared the recipe on how to make our very own Keto Mee Chang Kuih which is also known as Keto Tai Kow Meen.  Below is the recipe :-

Wet ingredients:
50g cream cheese
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
15g melted butter
Dry ingredients:
3 tbsp almond flour
1 tsp baking powder

Fillings:
5g butter
Almond spread (just a little bit to make filling sticks)
Almond bits or macademia bits
Optional: dark chocolate, grated cheese (whatever you want) 😁

Method:
Mix all wet ingredients in one bowl.
Mix all dry ingredients in another bowl.
Put the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
Heat up non-stick pan (with lid) for a short while. Pour the batter and swirl the pan to create crispy skin at the sides. wait for bubbles to appear (use low heat). Cover with lid when bubbles appear until the top is cooked and skin turns golden brown and crispy.

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This is how my Mee Chang Kuih looks like.   It’s like an omelette right?  I think I need to let it grill a little longer in the pan till the whole surface turns brown.  I added some peanut butter at the center when the pancake was cooking. It tastes good although not close to how a Tai Kow Meen would taste like.  I should get myself some shredded peanuts too.  I think I am going to make this more often now for breakfast.

Jacky Cheung A Classic Tour 2018

Last Saturday was a very exciting day for me and 3 of my besties.  We finally got to watch Jacky Cheung live in Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil.  We have been waiting anxiously for this day ever since we bought the ticket last month.

The concert was simply fantastic.  It was worth every cent. Jacky’s voice was just perfect, exactly like how I have been listening to his songs since I was a teenager.  The stage and lighting were simply out of this world.  Definitely, a world-class act and Jacky Cheung reminded us why he is the God of Song.

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People were starting to fill in the stadium.  We arrived at 7.20pm and the concert started right on the dot, at 8pm and ended at 11pm.

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All the songs brought back so many memories of my teenage years.  If there is a chance, I would want to watch Jacky Cheung again in Hong Kong.

Outfit Inspiration By My Favorite Celebrity

Not too long ago, I saw my favorite celebrity on Instagram wearing this outfit to an event.   She has on a white top which was tied at the side, a pair of wide-legged pants and a statement necklace.  I fell in love with her chunky chain necklace at first sight.  You know how much I love statement necklace right?

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So, I tried to replicate her outfit when I went out that weekend.

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I don’t have a plain white tee so I opted for a black Zara top which was a bit long. So it’s perfect to tie the side up.   I just bought this wide-legged denim pants and it’s the right one to wear like my favorite celebrity.  I looked through my accessories box and found a similar looking silver chain necklace.  I matched this outfit with a pair of flat mules (RM15) which I got for a steal from the morning market at my place.  I love that I can always find some good deals from the stalls in the market. Sometimes they have past season goods that are imported from other countries.  I will share in my next post what I managed to find not too long ago.   What do you think of my outfit?  It’s fun to dress up once in a while, especially when I get inspiration from the people I follow on Instagram

Jacky Cheung A Classic Tour Concert Malaysia October 2018

The Heavenly King of Canto Pop is here again for his Classic Tour concert.  He came in January this year and is back on 5th, 6th & 7th October 2018.   I did not get to buy his tickets back then. So today I tried my luck.  The ticketing websites, Star Planet and MyTicket crashed 5 minutes before the tickets began selling online.  I tried and tried to refresh and my friends tried too.  One of my friends tried in Singapore and when she was on the payment page, she got kicked out.

Our hearts sank and we thought we won’t get to see Jacky.  I reloaded the page and saw that I was in the queue but I had to wait 39 minutes. I did not give much thought to it and was giving up hope.  All of a sudden, a miracle happened.  I was in the ticket selection page although it said that I was in the queue and had to wait 39 minutes.

My heart was pounding and as I clicked all the details as I was so scared that I would be kicked out.  There was a timer on that page which shows that you have to finish the transaction within a certain minute.  It was nerve-wracking!  Thank God, I managed to buy 4 tickets (maximum quantity) and they were quick to send me the tickets to be printed out.  My friends are I were ecstatic!  This is my first ever concert! We can’t wait to see Jacky!

 

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Universe Responds to Frequency 

Got this email from Rhonda Byrne today.  What a nice and timely reminder!

Any words you speak have a frequency, and the moment you speak them they are released into the Universe. The law of attraction responds to all frequencies, and so it is also responding to the words that you speak. When you use very strong words, such as “terrible,” “shocking” and “horrible” to describe any situation in your life, you are sending out an equally strong frequency, and the law of attraction must respond by bringing that frequency back to you.

The law is impersonal, and simply matches your frequency. Do you see how important it is for you to speak strongly about what you want, and not to use strong words about what you don’t want?

— Rhonda Byrne

How Starbucks Write My Name

Whenever I order my coffee at Starbucks, 8 out of 10 times, they would write my name wrongly. This time, I spelled it to the cashier and before I was done, she said,”oh ok, I got it”. So I thought she knew how to spell my name. This is what I saw when I got my drink.

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Do they do this on purpose?

By the way, this is my first Breve Coffee (Keto Coffee) from Starbucks.  It is Cappuccino with heavy cream. It was pretty good and I felt kinda full after drinking it.

Spring Cleaning My Bag Collection

Before I have a kid, everything has to be neat and tidy.  From my clothes to the kitchen, everything has to be folded, stacked and kept in an organized manner.  Well, my hormones became haywire after I had a kid and I did not do the above anymore.  Of course my clothes are still folded in the cupboard, shoes are kept inside the shoe cabinet and etc but they are not according to colors or in a straight line.  You get what I mean?

So recently, the cleaning and OCD mood struck.  I took out all my bags and went through them one by one.    My bags have been sitting inside bag covers and boxes and they are all  kept  stacked  on a big plastic chair in my bedroom.  So messy right?   These are all the bags that are on that chair.

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Can’t believe I have a number of colorful fabric bags. The buying gotta stop.  Except for the Cath Kidston blue bag on the top left hand corner, all of them are from Bangkok.

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I wanted to give away some the bags above but I do not have the heart to do so.  Then I went to the big box in my closet where I keep some other bags and managed to find a few that I do not need anymore.  Going to give those away.   So much for spring cleaning. These bags go back to where they are kept earlier, just a bit more tidy now.  I am now going to look for a good bag storage solution.  Any ideas how I can keep my bags neatly and also where I can see them easily?