Tis the season to be jolly ...

I can't believe x'mas just passed! 2011 is just around the corner...I have yet to put down my new (same old) resolution for the new year! But I just want to take a moment to remember & count my blessings.

It is also good to be home this x'mas...=) Feliz navidad!

lickin good

 when brownie met vanilla ice cream....

 then met Hailey...



thank you

for the last 2 weeks, i have been busy shipping the online orders before the big day! busy as it is, i still enjoy packing and writing all the messages to the buyers! this is part of the reason why i love my work! thanks everyone for your purchases! countdown to xmas is now on!

the love potion

mr limin is suffering from arthritis due to massive consumption of peanuts, red meat & every other food high in uric acid! he is having a relapse and I thought to myself, enough of the medicine he has been taking...so I made him a glass apple cider drink with a drop of honey (from one of the webby giving recipes that can work as a natural remedy for arthritis)...and I was sweet enough to let him use my new ikea glass & white heart stirer from Daiso...it couldn't get any better! so I call it...the love potion! i had to take a picture to show off...=p

almost domestic goddess...

today I had my first try on baking! I have been putting it off for as long I know. Its one of those things youknow it's tough, but you know you have to try and push the limits! I did it! Finally! It all started nice & easy untill I forgot to put the chocolate drops/chips...so the brownie did not have the 'melt-in-the-mouth' effect! next time! better!! so as evidence to my new conquest....let the pictures tells a thousand words!

Inspired!

Love the colour & prints! They are from DVF's spring 2011 collection. She is just so fab! One of my favorite designers ever!

The new woman! (almost...)

Life has been good for me. Especially after the birth of my firstborn 21 months ago. http://babylimin.blogspot.com/

She has taken up most of my time & almost all of my energy! But I need to continue to reinvent (my mind & body), I have to take time to refresh my priorities as the days goes by. When I stop to do those things, I end up like a crazy busy bee bustling the whole day not knowing what exactly am I busy with. Every thing that comes on my way is minded on the spot just for the sake of getting it done. The purpose and the end result is always compromised.

Lets face it. Its not easy being the new woman of today. We need to be our husband's helper in his life. While juggling the role of a mother, a daughter in law, a colleague, a homemaker...and the many trivial roles that demand our attention from day to day. At the same time, being a woman, she loves her bags & shoes. Those need her time & attention too! They may sound small but they make up part of who she is!

Yes, I am a woman. Hear me roar! Pardon me but I will take good care of myself so that I can give it back to the family. As the saying goes, 'You cannot give, what you don't have...' I will be spending a little bit more time towards my work. It has been sitting right at the end of my mental shelf pending for my attention. So help me God as I re-engage my work.

Oh..& hello blogging....it is part of the new woman commitment to keep blogging so that as each day passes, special moments will always be in this 'diary' of events to remind me where I came from. Hope that day comes soon.

Love life, live in love & peace to y'all! Happy weekend! =)

Dream on!

oh so pretty!! look at the bloom!! sooooo...mooi =p

I would love a colour twang for my home someday!

Guilt free Dinner

It was one of those days you want to have a simple & easy to digest dinner. I decided to 'peng' the fish (don't ask me what kind...I just asked the uncle...i want the grill-kind one hor!) I bought from Marine Parade. Sprinkled some sea salt & white pepper to taste. Grilled the fish high & dry. Diced some fresh red onions, chili padi in red & green. Squeezed 2 lime...voila! Bon apetito mamamia!! Fullfilled and guilt-free dinner. : p

I want!

love the nail colours from chanel! I want!!

Sweet treat

I was at Marine parade doing the marketing (yes...the unglamorous part of my life)...when I stumbled a stall selling these irresistable sponge cake or we call it 'kueh bolu'! I had it when I was a kid...didn't know they still have them and in such sweet colours!! Even my baby Hailey couldn't resist having one! (She picked the yellow one)

Breakfast is ...

I woke up at 7am today and had in mind egg 'pizza' with button mushroom, cherry tomatoes & a bunch of sausages. With a dash of mixed peppers, salt & celery sprinkled, it tasted heavenly...fit for a queen they say...I didn't realised cooking itself is a form of theraphy! I feel ready to conquer my world!! Live better today!

Jack! Oh Jack! ; (

I am feeling quite blue today...after reading the headlines on Yahoo. Jack Neo, the famous Singapore Icon had an affair. He was an epitome of a family man, successful and recently, born again. So what went wrong?! The comments said many...some blame him, some blame the model, some even blame the wife?! So who is to blame? Are all men that vulnerable? I cannot help but feel worried. Or...should I start thinking...if men can do it, so can women. Will such empowering mindset set me free from thinking it is unfair and look at the future with more hope? It was Bill Clinton, Tiger Woods and now Jack Neo. Somehow, the concluded feeling I get from all these news is a great sense of defeat. Hopelessness. Who next ....

59.9 KG - 03.03.10

Its is the number I want to defeat. Hailey will be 1 yr old soon. Besides having the goal of getting rid of my kangaroo pouch, I neeed all the extra strength I can get through exercise. My self-esteem comes next. I am not happy with the external part of me. How can I feel good inside? I have a depressing vibe walking around in this weight. The consolation is that I finally recognize the enemy within. Before a battle starts it is good to identify the 'enemy'. I am proud to say my exercise regime has started. the plan is 3 times a week with the trainer. Weekend at parkway on my own. I need to press on to my goal! I hope this entry will help me to look back when I am down to 52kg and be proud of my achievement! Hahaha ...

Things that makes me happy ; )

* Spending time with mr Limin
* Smelling lil miss Limin
* Kwetiau bak chor soup with extra mushroom
* Watching Oprah shows
* Baileys on the rocks!
* Browsing cook books at Borders Parkway!
* Mani & pedicure
* Going into small vintage shops
* Shopping at Far East plaza
* 3 hours facial at Iris (Acme beauty)
* Cooking! It is therapeutic okay!
* Getting a new hair cut/colour
* People watching at Orchard road
* Recording my fav korean drama on starhub cable
* Buying new shoes
* Power napping
* Fabric hunting
* Bali escapades with mr limin =)
* Durian ice cream @ scoops Parkway
* Lazy afternoon at Haji Lane
* Everytime inspiration comes to me with a new design
* When pay cheque comes from consignment
* Preserved 'xian cai' with lean pork slices!
* Reading Vivi, bazaar, young parents magazines

The list can go on ...

Broken but not defeated 15.02.2010 Bangkok

Haven't we learnt our lessons? I am broken but not defeated. We all have to learn to move on. That that doesn't kill us will make us stronger...I choose to live.