Showing posts with label Home cooked meals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home cooked meals. Show all posts
Hello from Hong Kong!
Greetings from HK ladies! Hope you're all well =) I wasn't expecting to be able to blog so soon but I've been kept inside most of the day because of my darned sickness. My nose is running like a tap and I'm coughing like mad so I played it safe today. I'm a terrible flyer (air sickness plus a mild fear of flying) so the 9hour flight didn't help make me feel any better. Lets just say I could not WAIT to land!
It's been wonderful seeing my family, even though I have to keep my distance so I don't infect them all haha. It's extra nice this year too because I came with my mum and sis too who haven't been to HK for 2 years AND the boy will be joining us later. Normally we go at different times - I go with the boy at the start of the year and mum and sis at the end of the year so it's nice to be all together even though it can be annoying too hehe. A year goes by so quickly in some ways yet so slowly in others. It's been a year since I last saw my beloved grandparents yet it felt like only yesterday I was having yumcha with them!
Even though I didn't go out today except to the local shopping centre for some snacks, I still have a mini haul to show you courtesy of my awesome aunty. My aunty is one of the best shoppers and she is always happy to hunt down limited edition stuff for me during the year. I only asked for 2 things and I got them today! Word of warning for posts while I'm in HK - my pics will be of substandard quality because I don't have proper lighting or photoshop for my pics.
As soon as I saw the press release for the Jill Stuart Sweet Bride Collection I was head over heels in love. I knew I HAD to get my hands on the Double Ring nail collection Diamond and Pearl - it is simply too beautiful for words! I really wanted the mirror too but it was completely sold out by the time my aunty got to the store which was only something like 5 hours after it was released! Insane I tell you.
My crappy pics don't do it justice - it is sooooo pretty! I am so happy to have this set =) It's so sweet and feminine and I can so see myself using these if/when I get married! The set includes 2 beautiful lacquers and 3D nail stickers contained in a ring pillow pouch. It's so nice I don't want to use it =p
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Stereo Rose - my 1st one yay! I think at the time this was released in Aus I had assessments so I didn't have a chance to check out Myer. Can't wait to try it out!
I normally go to HK during Chinese New Year but I didn't get to this year unfortunately. And it just happened to be my year too - Year of the Tiger!! Argh. I love everything about New Year in HK - the festivities, the food, the atmosphere and of course the red packets! One of the highlights is going to the Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park to browse and purchase the plushies and knick knacks. My cousin kindly bought these 2 cute tiger plushies for me early in the year!
My grandparents cooked dinner tonight and we had some of my favourite foods which included seafood, veges and quail eggs! I love it when my grandpa cooks =)
One of my uncles then stopped by with some yummy desserts. Sydney desperately needs an awesome dessert place - dessert places in HK are like no other! We have Meet Fresh but we need MORE! I couldn't have anything cold (darn being sick!) so I had glutinous rice balls with black sesame while my sis had strawberry shaved ice dessert with dragon fruit. Mmmmmmm!
Thanks for looking ladies!
It's been wonderful seeing my family, even though I have to keep my distance so I don't infect them all haha. It's extra nice this year too because I came with my mum and sis too who haven't been to HK for 2 years AND the boy will be joining us later. Normally we go at different times - I go with the boy at the start of the year and mum and sis at the end of the year so it's nice to be all together even though it can be annoying too hehe. A year goes by so quickly in some ways yet so slowly in others. It's been a year since I last saw my beloved grandparents yet it felt like only yesterday I was having yumcha with them!
Even though I didn't go out today except to the local shopping centre for some snacks, I still have a mini haul to show you courtesy of my awesome aunty. My aunty is one of the best shoppers and she is always happy to hunt down limited edition stuff for me during the year. I only asked for 2 things and I got them today! Word of warning for posts while I'm in HK - my pics will be of substandard quality because I don't have proper lighting or photoshop for my pics.
As soon as I saw the press release for the Jill Stuart Sweet Bride Collection I was head over heels in love. I knew I HAD to get my hands on the Double Ring nail collection Diamond and Pearl - it is simply too beautiful for words! I really wanted the mirror too but it was completely sold out by the time my aunty got to the store which was only something like 5 hours after it was released! Insane I tell you.
My crappy pics don't do it justice - it is sooooo pretty! I am so happy to have this set =) It's so sweet and feminine and I can so see myself using these if/when I get married! The set includes 2 beautiful lacquers and 3D nail stickers contained in a ring pillow pouch. It's so nice I don't want to use it =p
MAC Mineralize Skinfinish in Stereo Rose - my 1st one yay! I think at the time this was released in Aus I had assessments so I didn't have a chance to check out Myer. Can't wait to try it out!
I normally go to HK during Chinese New Year but I didn't get to this year unfortunately. And it just happened to be my year too - Year of the Tiger!! Argh. I love everything about New Year in HK - the festivities, the food, the atmosphere and of course the red packets! One of the highlights is going to the Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park to browse and purchase the plushies and knick knacks. My cousin kindly bought these 2 cute tiger plushies for me early in the year!
My grandparents cooked dinner tonight and we had some of my favourite foods which included seafood, veges and quail eggs! I love it when my grandpa cooks =)
One of my uncles then stopped by with some yummy desserts. Sydney desperately needs an awesome dessert place - dessert places in HK are like no other! We have Meet Fresh but we need MORE! I couldn't have anything cold (darn being sick!) so I had glutinous rice balls with black sesame while my sis had strawberry shaved ice dessert with dragon fruit. Mmmmmmm!
Thanks for looking ladies!
Help for Haiti parcels
Yesterday my little sis and I recieved 2 parcels in the mail that we had gotten from the Livejournal Help for Haiti Auction. It involved bidding on items from all around the world that people put up for auction with the winners donating the amount to a specified charity to help Haiti. My sis "won" 2 packages - one from England and one from the Netherlands.
I am a HUGE fan of sweets and in particular British sweets - sherbet lemons, flying saucers, wine gums, fruit gums you name it i love it! This box contained some quintessential British choccies and biscuits and some really cute candles too.
British stuff is pretty readily available (thought pretty pricey) in Sydney so my sis and I were really excited to open the Dutch package. The girl who organised it was so sweet and thoughtful as she handwrote little notes on every single item explaining what the item was and if it was a food item how to eat it etc.
She included SO much stuff in the package it must have taken us at least an hour to go through everything! There were Dutch sweets, mints, pancake mix, biscuits, waffles, chocolate, nougat, postcards and clogs. We can't wait to try everything but then again everything is just so special we want to save it =p
British sweets are available in Sydney from shops like Treats from Home and The British Lolly shop but they charge quite steeply for this privilge. That's why I was totally shocked and totally excited when I saw Chewits and Maynards winegums on sale for only $1 (!!!!) at Go-Lo today at Broadway.
The packaging of the winegums is different to the red packaging I'm used to but the winegums taste similar. The chewits are exactly the same but waaaaaay cheaper. Score! I didn't get enough time to see if they had any other sweets of interest because the textbooks I'd hiked out to get were weighing me down but next time i will ;)
Last night I made pizzas for dinner with lebanese bread which is quick and easy and (what I like to think!)a healthier option to normal pizza. It was yummy!
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China Glaze haul
I got to purchase some China Glaze polishes I have been lemming for ages today. Yay!!! I LOOOOOOVE CG polishes, they just have so many colours to choose from and they last for days with hardly any chips especially when used with my HG (holy grail) top coat Seche Vite. I find that CG works best for me compared to OPI which is a great brand but chips on like the 2nd day for me. I haven't tried Orly or Essie yet so can't compare to them but I'll get around to it when I have time!
From L - R: Innocence, Ruby pumps, Lubu heels, Emerald sparkle, Up all night, Secret Periwinkle and 5 golden rings
Apologies for the quality of the pics as I took them in a hurry.
Innocence
Innocence - This colour is a sheer pink which is perfect for french manicures. I only applied one coat to my finger but you get the idea.
Ruby pumps
Ruby pumps - The colour that everybody raves about! I'm not sure if I got a dodgy bottle or what, but the colour of this isn't as red red as the swatches of others I've seen. I only applied 2 coats which is maybe why mine came up as more with more of a pinky undertone. Oh well, still a gorgeous glittery red =)
Lubu heels
Lubu heels - a black polish with red glitter through it. This is supposed to be for a "Lubu manicure" which means you apply Ruby pumps on the "sole" or underside of your nail and Lubu heels on the "upper" or top of your nail so it resembles a Christian Louboutin heel. Pretty cool huh?!! It's a pretty thin polish so it applies quite sheer so needs to be built up to be opaque. I only applied 2 coats here so it's still quite sheer but you get the picture.
Emerald sparkle
Emerald sparkle - a really nice glittery green. I'm not brave enough to wear all those lovely minty and bright greens that have been so popular! I applied 2 coats here.
Up all night
Up all night - I've been after a navy blue polish for some time so that I can do a navy french mani. This one is ok, applies nicely and even with one coat here is quite dark. There's no glitter or anything in this polish. I think I'll try Rodeo fanatic or Calypso blue next.
Secrect peri-winkle
Secre(c)t peri-winkle - The name of this gorgeous peri-winkle colour is "Secret" peri-winkle however on the bottle there's a typo - "Secrect". Hehehehehe. It applies really smoothly and is just a gorgeous colour! The boy liked this colour the best.
5 golden rings
5 golden rings - A pretty gold glitter polish. Applies quite nicely, I applied 2 coats here for medium coverage. I'll be using this for tips!
Of course I'm lemming a whole load of other colours such as most of the gorgeous summery colours from CG Up and Away collection but this has to do for now!
I am really really really lemming a Konad kit but I just don't know if I can afford the time and effort associated with it. Of course with practice it won't take long at all but I'm starting my postgraduate studies in early March which will be fulltime WITH fulltime work I can't afford any other distractions! I first encountered konad about 5yrs ago when I was in 1st year uni and my friend brought it in to to uni to try out. I thought it was super nice but not worth the effort. But now after seeing all the pretty designs on so many blogs and knowing that there's no way I can do it freehand I am majorly lemming a kit!
On a foodie note, the boy made Thai sukiyaki for dinner last night which we are BIG fans of.
Our delicious hotpot spread
We'd been mourning the closure of the Thai place in Capitol square that had all you can eat sukiyaki for the last 3-4yrs before we found MD suki on Oxford St the other month. After having it again after so many years we decided to make our own. I had to work yesterday so the boy toiled away making the delicious broth and his very own sukiyaki sauce from scratch. It was so yummy! We had fresh veges, beef and chicken, assorted seafood balls, noodles and quail eggs.
Home made sukiyaki sauce
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
Apologies for the quality of the pics as I took them in a hurry.
Innocence - This colour is a sheer pink which is perfect for french manicures. I only applied one coat to my finger but you get the idea.
Ruby pumps - The colour that everybody raves about! I'm not sure if I got a dodgy bottle or what, but the colour of this isn't as red red as the swatches of others I've seen. I only applied 2 coats which is maybe why mine came up as more with more of a pinky undertone. Oh well, still a gorgeous glittery red =)
Lubu heels - a black polish with red glitter through it. This is supposed to be for a "Lubu manicure" which means you apply Ruby pumps on the "sole" or underside of your nail and Lubu heels on the "upper" or top of your nail so it resembles a Christian Louboutin heel. Pretty cool huh?!! It's a pretty thin polish so it applies quite sheer so needs to be built up to be opaque. I only applied 2 coats here so it's still quite sheer but you get the picture.
Emerald sparkle - a really nice glittery green. I'm not brave enough to wear all those lovely minty and bright greens that have been so popular! I applied 2 coats here.
Up all night - I've been after a navy blue polish for some time so that I can do a navy french mani. This one is ok, applies nicely and even with one coat here is quite dark. There's no glitter or anything in this polish. I think I'll try Rodeo fanatic or Calypso blue next.
Secre(c)t peri-winkle - The name of this gorgeous peri-winkle colour is "Secret" peri-winkle however on the bottle there's a typo - "Secrect". Hehehehehe. It applies really smoothly and is just a gorgeous colour! The boy liked this colour the best.
5 golden rings - A pretty gold glitter polish. Applies quite nicely, I applied 2 coats here for medium coverage. I'll be using this for tips!
Of course I'm lemming a whole load of other colours such as most of the gorgeous summery colours from CG Up and Away collection but this has to do for now!
I am really really really lemming a Konad kit but I just don't know if I can afford the time and effort associated with it. Of course with practice it won't take long at all but I'm starting my postgraduate studies in early March which will be fulltime WITH fulltime work I can't afford any other distractions! I first encountered konad about 5yrs ago when I was in 1st year uni and my friend brought it in to to uni to try out. I thought it was super nice but not worth the effort. But now after seeing all the pretty designs on so many blogs and knowing that there's no way I can do it freehand I am majorly lemming a kit!
On a foodie note, the boy made Thai sukiyaki for dinner last night which we are BIG fans of.
We'd been mourning the closure of the Thai place in Capitol square that had all you can eat sukiyaki for the last 3-4yrs before we found MD suki on Oxford St the other month. After having it again after so many years we decided to make our own. I had to work yesterday so the boy toiled away making the delicious broth and his very own sukiyaki sauce from scratch. It was so yummy! We had fresh veges, beef and chicken, assorted seafood balls, noodles and quail eggs.
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
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