Happy Labour Day!

It's Labour Day today!
Technically, it means NO WORK DAY . Thus, DO NOT WORK , PEOPLE!

Just relax and have fun.......

On the other hand, I'll probably be doing a bit of work later today but I shall try to minimise the hours as much as possible.

I'll be meeting the best friend in a couple of hours...breakfast at the airport - can't wait. I've always loved her company :)

Have a good weekend, everybody!

My Happy Sister.....with her MIU MIU

I was up to the neck with marking when my sister texted me. Again and again . And again.

She asked if I wanted to accompany her to get her desired item that she has spent months dreaming about.

I was in two minds... one, because I was still swarmed with loads of work and impending deadlines. Two, my cousin was already going with her so I thought that was enough.

But then, I couldn't focus on work anymore because it was such a long and tiring day ... so I decided, ok , I shall go!

Yeah... so a quick 'chop chop' make-up touch up and I was soon by the road , hailing a cab (actually just to the interchange to switch to train but was just too lazy to take the bus ...) .

Finally met the sis at Paragon and off we went into Miu Miu.

Well, I don't normally enter such designer boutiques because of their closed-door policies. It can be daunting unless you really intend to purchase something . I think in my whole entire life, I've only done so ...ermmm... nine times? Hehe.... But sis was definitely purchasing so in we went!

She bought. With a cheesy grin on her face.

After that , she went a bit delirious ah . As someone who is naturally loud, she became LOUDER..and she spouted some nonsense out loud (I've been sworn to secrecy so lips are sealed). It was quite cute actually , the way she just could not contain her excitement..... Well, can't blame her since she has been waiting for the item to reach the stores for quite some time...

We only managed to take photos during the cab ride home. I had to do something to distract myself (I ALWAYS get dizzy in cabs. Which is why I just prefer driving...).... thus, the photos were not well-taken , with all the bumps and humps :P

That pretty pink bag....

In which there was a box, just as sweet ...

TADAH!!!! The one we braved the rain for.... heh..

AH??? Lawa lah tu !

Ok , this one lawa.... (the wallet, I mean)

I know the photos suck big time...it was really difficult to control the camera when you 're 'thrown around' in the cab.

Enjoy your new darling, sister..... Looking forward to its accompaniment come May 29th :)

It is NEVER easy to be a .....

TEACHERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh gosh , I am very sure all teachers - specifically MOE teachers - will agree with me.

I am super , super swarmed with work that I don't know where to start!

I refuse to make a to-do list because as I do it casually in my head, the list never seems to end. Can you imagine how it will look like on paper ???? (must save trees)

My cousin who just entered polytechnic said," ... Secondary school teachers are the most hardworking teachers...." .... LOL. I shall not argue.

Yeah , so what in the world am I doing - updating the blog when I should go back to the piles of markings?

Hence, the short entry for me to rant .

Red pen , come back to momma.....

ADIOS.

MAYBELLINE OR COVER GIRL ?

I don't really wear much make-up but I would NEVER leave home without my two-way cake and mascara.

Why two-way cake? Well, for obvious reason that it helps to even out the skin tone and minimise any traces of blemishes there may be on the face (oh yeah... when it is THAT time of the month, I wish I can just mask my face!).

The mascara is like an absolute must. My eyelashes are quite alright in terms of the length but they are definitely not curled up enough! Besides, I swear that putting mascara on the lashes just help to make one look more awake and energized.

Since I use mascara everyday , I do not want to spend so much money on a tube.... I mean , seriously, there are mascaras in the market selling at $50 , $60 per tube. I use an average of a tube per 1 and 1/2 month or two months if I wear it sparingly...) so to spend that much on a tube is kinda above my budget :P

I am not shy to admit that practically all the mascaras I have tried are from the normal drugstores. In fact , I have only tried expensive mascara ONCE - that was from Lancome. Yet , that still did not satisfy me.

Others may not agree but I would say Maybelline has the best mascaras. My favourite is definitely the
MAYBELLINE VOLUME EXPRESS TURBO BOOST WATERPROOF MASCARA ( I know, such a long name...)

 The way the brushes pick up on every bit of the mascara and coat the lashes is really quite extraordinary! I would say if you want a doll-like effect , go for it! I have been using this for years and it is definitely among the top of my beauty-must-have list!

However, I was very intrigued by Cover Girl's Lash Blast Mascara after watching many seasons of America's Next Top Model. Thus, last June when I went to Sydney , I bought 2 tubes to just check them out .

I fell in love one more time!

LashBlast's patented volume-boosting formula and patent-pending brush are designed to max-out each and every lash, leaving you with the ultimate big lash look. This is definitely not a lie. I have been using it ever since. I was really lucky that my cousin went to Australia in December .... I made her get me another 3 tubes!

I have another 2 tubes to go before I have to look for another person who's going to Down Under, to do me the favour . Or I could buy online (yes, unfortunately , Cover Girl is no longer distributed in Singapore) ....

I may also decide to try out the Colossal Volume Express from Maybelline. I have heard numerous great reviews about it ...perhaps, it is time for some self test! :)

Next product test!

I have also discovered the best eye make-up remover. But that will go in another post.

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Enjoy your weekend, people!

**Photos are from maybelline.com and covergirl.com

Chocolate Chunk Marble Cookies

Last weekend, I decided to put the oven to good use.

Honestly, I don't bake. The only few times I did was just merely helping my mum make Hari Raya goodies in the past. My job , however, never included sifting flour and such ... just more of putting the batter into cups, cutting out cookie shapes or decorating them. heh... Thus to say that I know nuts about baking is perhaps , half-true.

Our own beloved Baby Belling has only been used ONCE - and that was also to make brownie from pre-made brownie mix!

Yeah. How pathetic. I know :)

Chocolate Chunk Marble Cookies

          This is not my work. It is actually a picture of

 how the cookies are supposed to look like.

Whether mine had any resemblance, you have to

read on :)

Managed to get the recipe from my cousin , through this blog ovenhaven.com. Must really thank her ...she seems to know many baking recipes.

And so , I went into the battlefield with lots of courage and confidence! Well, people say that if you do that , it is half the battle won!

That's my notebook with the recipes handwritten.

The mobile phone is there for emergency calls to

the momma!

I did not manage to get through the process without calling my mum. I distinctly remember my mum sifting flour whenever she bakes. But it sure was not written anywhere in the recipe! Thus, I made the first emergency call ... hehhee.... and she just said," It is not written because it's common sense that flour must be sifted first".

Ok , so I felt like an idiot... LOL.

The sifted flour!

I was supposed to place the cookies on greased paper but

I've totally forgotten about the paper. So, I just greased

the pan :) It makes no difference lah ...

And that's my first batch of cookies ! I know they
don't look like how they are supposed to but don't
judge a book  cookie by its cover!

Overall, it wasn't such a bad turnout. Although the second batch was slightly burnt at the edge , everything was edible. Brought some to my grandma's place in the evening and one of my cousins could not stop eating.

Even the husby, my food critic, said they were more than fine though there is defnitely room for improvement. Yeah! Thank you , dearie! I would definitely make you my guinea pig.

I am super motivated now ...hahhaa.... you can't blame me, you know. This was my first attempt from scratch and no one had food poisoning!

I would definitely try again this coming weekend , or the next. I shall make the Baby Belling my new BFF :P