Getting ready for Christmas!

This is going to be a long post with lots of pictures because I haven't posted anything since...*ahem* october :-O I really want to blog more.  I'm going to try to sum up what have been happening since autumn in this post...

Bought new jacket for winter. I need a warm jacket since I get easily cold but they are very expensive the really warm ones>.< However, I think it's good to invest in a good jacket, better to keep the body warm instead of freezing and ending up with a flu. I bought the Parajumper since it's warm, between the knees and I like the colour.

Finally I can take the Hobonichi techo 2015 in use because it starts with this year's december month^^ I want to decorate the diary and make it pretty with washitapes, drawings and stickers!

Afternoon tea and chocolate cookies^^

Have wanted to try Origins Drink Up lip balm a long time but couldn't decide which colour to choose. So happy that they have this Christmas set with four colours! They are moisturising and not so strong in colour. 

Couldn't resist to buy these cute ''house'' shaped hand creams from Etude House! The details is nice. They are moisturising, smells nice and small enough to make them easy to take with you^^

Haha, one of the thing I love with christmas is the varioous gift-sets because it's usually cheaper to buy a set with more products for the same price as when you buy a regular item. I, especially go hoarding for perfume sets every christmas because they always come with a free lotion or shower gelxD Me being a big fan of The Body Shop's products, I had to get one of their christmas sets for myself, hehe.

Love the packaging. Going to reuse it for storing.

Went for the Shea butter set because I like the neutral scent and I have been eyeing for the Shea scrub. The soap and shower cream is nice too^^

Say hello to my ever loyal pig phone minispeaker!

Bow-bookmark for my Hobonichi.

Warm and cosy slippers is a must for winter!

I will try to update the blog more. 

Wish you good luck with the christmas preparations and gift shopping^.^ 

Mimi

Hello, Spring

The sun is finally back! Sunny weather makes me happy^^  I guess I'm one of the people that risk getting winter blues. April has been a nice but busy month; just work, home, sleep or work, out with friends, shopping, home, work...

Ben Jerry banana ice cream

New ballerinas from Zara, bye bye to heavy winter boots;)

Need to find new music to take with me on traveling...

Sunny days means lots of photos in natural light^^ 

My chocolate cravings...

 Just need to hold on, because next month...which is one week until then, Im going to China^^
Going to be there for one month. It will be so nice to get some space from work and the usual daily life. Haha, I'm planning to relax to the max and take alot of pictures, try out lot of chinese food and sodas with unique taste (which we don't have here, buuh). And must not forget shopping. I pity my wallet, but we need to have a time to relax and have some joys. After all, yolo :P

- Mimi

A Happy Birthday!

A ""late"post about my eventful birthday which was some days ago. It is definitely a memorable and nice birthday because I got my driving license on that day!

Actually, I was going to take the driving test on 11th.feb, but my teacher decided to change the date to 20th because I needed to practice more>.< I was surprised when my teacher gave me the date, because it was on my birthday. I suspected that he planned it, but he said he didn't knew it was my birthday xD Hm..suspicious, but he haven't admitted to it.

I was very nervous when I had to take the practical test on my bday. I was unsure about passing, because I have slow reaction and not very confident. I also felt pressured because it was on my birthday and all my friends knew that I was having the test on that day. If I didn't pass the test, I would be very embarrassed and sad. I would remember for the rest of my life that I screwed up the driving exam on my birthday, surely it would be the worst birthday ever!

The test lasted for approximately 50 min, but it felt like forever...I just wished for it to pass quickly. So difficult to concentrate on speed, roadsigns and mirrors when you are stressed. Fortunately, the exam teacher seemed very kind, which made it more comfortable. I was so happy when he said that I passed and that my driving skills wasn't that bad^^

So the first thing after passing, I drove with mum and sis to shopping centre to celebrate and buy birthday presents....hehe...

This is what I got for presents:

A watch, D&G 3 L'imperatrice perfume (nice, fresh scent, was on my perfume-wish list for a long time), and Dior Lip Glow balm. 

Very nice and cute looking balm. Really love it. Going to review it later. 

I also got a hair straightener and curler^^ Love all the presents.

- Mimi

你好, 2014!

Happy new year! Time flies by really fast!

Looking back now, 2013 was a nice year for me with many changes and experiences. I got to exchange in Beijing and got to know my culture better^^ Got new friends, went to new places and learned alot about myself through these experiences. I also finished my bachelor in health and got a fulltime job right after graduation. Earning alot more money than working part-time is nice because you can buy more things:P I hope 2014 will be a good year too! I feel that there are lot more to come in my life now...

Since it's first day of this new year, what better is it to welcome the new year with starting something new:) Today I have started with crocheting! Or..I started with it yesterday but gave up because I didn't understand the instructions from the crochet books, but with Youtube it got alot better. I think you can learn almost everything from Youtube if you are patient and really into it.
Here's a picture of my crochet learning process (don't laugh):

Honestly I'm proud of myself haha, because I'm really not good with crafts. I have clumsy fingers-.- My sister were teasing me and saying that this is unusual of me to try something like this...I was little scared that I may not be able to learn to crochet, but with (much) patience and help from Youtube I can say that I'm starting to get the hang of it hehe^.^

Crocheting is quite relaxing because you get so into it. With nice music in the background while crocheting, I feel it's perfectly relaxing as reading a book with warm cocoa. I hope I can keep the motivation and make a cute amigurumi someday (soon), since that is the reason I wanted to learn crocheting after seeing those cute dolls on different blogs.

Good night then^^

- Mimi

Cozy Christmas

I'm really in Christmas spirit this year, maybe it's because last year I was in Beijing and didn't got to experience the festive shopping and decorations in the streets and shopping centre at home. I think it's really cozy and enjoyable to shop presents for friends and family. And those pretty Christmas sets, especially those perfume sets. Drooling...

I did spend some money this year because I bought alot of presents..for myselfxD
I worked on Christmas Eve ( Hospitals doesn't close on holidays nah...) but it was a nice shift. We ate Christmas food and lots of chocolates and candies. Never felt so full after a shift.

My favourite, roasted almonds^^ Sweet and crunchy.

Have a still nice holiday everyone.

- Mimi

Another weekend

Another week is over and a new one begins. The past days I have just been working, earning back some money after my shoppingspree on Ebay-.- Feeling tired now, needs to take a break so here I am; reading blogs and listening to music. I find it relaxing. Original plan was to watch ep.14 of On call Tvb drama, but nope. It haven't been aired because of the Tvb Gala :/ Well, hopefully I must watch it tomorrow!

The weather is getting so cold now. Really miss the warm summer weather when there is no need to pack ourself in big, heavy jackets...

- Mimi

Tvb On Call 36 hours II have been released!

Got to know this yesterday, and I'm so happy and excited! I really liked the first season, so I'm definitely going to watch this one too^^ I love medical dramas. Somehow I can relate to them because I work in the medical field. And there is also some useful learning too.

- Mimi

Where have you been?

Oh my...time goes by too quickly:O Already been one month since my last entry. I want to continue blogging, but I'm not really good with switching from work and then coming home and just relax.

Or...when I think about it, it's more that I just tend to sit and watch drama or read a book to relax after work. Too lazy to do other things.

But starting from today, I want to try to blog more:) Minimum once every week. I have many ideas and stuff to blog about, just have to write them down and post it^^

Starting with a little update of what I have been up to lately:

Got a burgundy Michael Kors Tote, the size is perfect for work^^ Autumn is soon over, love how everywhere the trees looks so nice because of the colorful leaves. 

Paycheck means go shopping-spree! Lately I have gone crazy on Ebay0.o Bought alot of Korean cosmetics and cute stationaries^^ Washi tape and korean diaries, can' wait to use them. 

- Mimi

Back To Music and Kdrama

Its been awhile, the interning is really tiredsome but I'm almost finished!
Then I'm going to celebrate with summer holiday; nice weather, ice cream and just enjoy the sunny days^^

Recently I have started on my drama addiction again, this time it's korean drama.
Started watching Gu Family Book because I saw one of the trailer on Youtube and I don't regret. It's just my type of drama; a mix of fantasy, love and humour. But I hate the evil guys, no surprise right, guess they have to be there to make the story more interesting-.-) I hope that the ending is going to be happy though...

Mimi

Take Time to deStress

Taking a day off from internship today. I feel more energised and relaxed now after recharging my lost sleeping hours:P which means sleeping to late midday. How is it going to go for me when I start to work full-time .- when I barely survive this internship now?

Trying out Pukka tea, Vanilla chai. Smells good, love the mix of cinnamon and vanilla taste. Indeed warm and helps me to relax.

Breakfast. I have a craze for bearnaise sauce...

Changed the iPhone case. And no, I haven't spilled water on it, it's part of the case. Love the natural effect of it, looks real doesn't it?

- Mimi

Keep Calm and Listen to Music

I have started with my last internship, at the hospital. It's different and exciting, but at the same time it's tiring.

I think it's because of waking up early in the morning and if that isn't enough, I also use all my energy to concentrate and stress with doing the right things at the hospital. At the end of the day, I feel so exhausted. Starting to sleep earlier now, trying to not go to bed later than 10 pm-.- 

On the other side, I have replaced my old Koss Porta Pro headphone with no other than Bose Quietcomfort 15=D I have longed for it for a long time, but the price kept me away from it...until now, that I decided I have to listen to music with better headphones than the iPhone ones'.

The reason I went with Bose Q15 is also mainly because of it's noise canceling feature. Sounds pretty cool, ne:P I read reviews that it works nicely on airplanes, and since I travel to China alot and the airplane sound is going to stay with me for 9h+ I decided to go with this. 

After listening to my iPhone music with it the past days, I think I made a good investment^^ 

The noise canceling works nice. It doesn't take away all the noises, I can still hear my parents nagging, but it takes away unneccessary noises, e.g. from tv, dishwasher, etc. I didn't even hear the telephone ring:P  

I would say that the music sounds clearer because disturbing noises is taken away.

However, I personally think the bass is a bit weak compared to my Koss headphones. Wished it was more powerful. But maybe it's because of the iPhone, because when I use the Bose with my laptop and change the equalizers the music sounds quite good. Still, I think it's a nice headphone and I can't wait  to use the noise canceling when I travel later this summer=P

Back to School

I see that it's been awhile since my last post. Thanks to school. It's kind of hard to be a student, especially if it's your last year and lots of important exams coming up-.- The past days I have been on work and trying to read and memorize anatomy. It's amazing to see how our body is like an own complex society, but too bad that some of the facts are too hard to memorize >.< I use almost 1 hour on a little chapter, and even then I can't memorize all the details. Why must our body be so complex?

Some days ago I met up with some friends and tried the new bubble tea bar here^^ It is kind of weird, because I had bubble tea from KFC when I was in China, but I didn't knew it until I came back here and found out what bubbble tea is! Big shame on me, I'm a failed asian T.T Nonetheless, I think it was because I didn't like the bubble tea I ordered in China. I think it was Black Milk tea. Was definitely not my cup of tea because I though it tasted bitter...so I was actually quite surprised when I saw that there are different bubble tea tastes^^ I tried the green tea with lemon, and I liked it:D It tasted sweet, not bitter like the Black milk tea, keke. I'm definitely going to try the other tastes, maybe the avocado one, hm...

Bubble Tea

And...I baked some 30+ blue muffins/cupcakes:D They're all blue...

Poor cupcakes, being baked...not

 Ta-dah! Before and after make-over;)

And finally, a healthy snack to compensate for the unhealthy (cupcakes).

- How are you? Have you started on school yet?

- Mimi

I Need to Sleep

Worked almost the whole week, and I notice that my body is getting tired from it. Walking 7 hours straight everyday, in fast-speed-.- It's almot like fitness training. I have never worked this much unlike this summer! 

But I think I have the entire upcoming week ''free'' so I can have some relaxing time for myself. 

Of course, I always look forward to the time when I'm finished at work because it means that I finally can get some rest...and EAT! I tend to eat poorly when I'm at work, the time I get home I always goes hungry-bananas. Food tastes alot better after work, always:P

I had some delicious salmon sushi after work. Missed it so mcuh when I was in China!

 Swiss Roll Strawberry taste 

- Mimi

Catch up Sleep and Readings

After being busy working almost right after I came back, today and tomorrow is my day-off:D
I think it's a nice feeling when you finally have some days for ''resting'' after working several days after each other.
It kind of gives you a different perspective on what it feels like to really laze around and just take it easy, wake up late and not stress about missing the train/bus to work.

The internet connection is working again!
It's so frustrating when it takes ages to load a page, but for some strange reason it decided to behave today after being crazy for an entire week! Crossing fingers and  hoping it will stay like this...

A Book Diary; bought while I was in China. I have been searching for this kind of diary, but they are either expensive or have a boring design. I was happy when I found this notebook! It lets you keep track of books you have read and lets you write a short-review about it. It also have a quote section where you can note down favorite quotes from the novels. A nice way to keep track of favorite books. And to my surprise, it's also in english^^ 

English and chinese! And a star-rating system^^

So...how have I spent my day-off from work? Nothing much:P
Tried to make French Toast, but it didn't turn out that well:( Nonetheless, it was good although I had to pluck away the burnt part. Ate it with peanut butter and strawberry jam^^

Watched the Olympic and read some of the blogs that I follow. Found some inspiration and I'm thinking of starting to take on blogging again, slowly but certainly. Photos taken from my trip is also going to be uploaded soon, hopefully. I just have to finish editing them.

OL-Coke glass from Mcdonalds:) I like how the pink drink combination looks good with the green glass (although pink and green should never be mixed togheter I heard somewhere...hm)

I have also started on a new Tvb-drama:) It's Three Kingdoms RPG - 回到三國. Raymond Lam and Kenneth Ma is playing the main characters in this ancient/modern drama. Tavia Yeung is also in this serie. The time-traveling element makes this an interesting and funny drama.

Caramel muffin - Little snack while watching Three Kingdoms rpg. 

How has your weekend been?

- Mimi

See Ya!

I'm going to China tomorrow=D This will be my last post until I'm back, I think, since blogger, facebook etc., is blocked there-.-

I'm so happy because we are also going to Hong Kong! Rumour has it that it's a shopping heaven for shopaholics. My target shopping is clothes and cosmetics. I hope I may find something since when it comes to clothes I can be a little bit picky. The weather there is also very warm now, I hope it's not too unbearable-.-

And I must always bring a book with me to make the time on plane go faster:P This time I'm bringing with me The Perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I have seen some good reviews about it and there's also made a movie of it so I'm looking forward to start reading it^^ 

Well, then I wish you all a nice summer(",)

Seeya!

- Mimi

A Nice Week...now back to Reality!

The past week have been really nice! It was sunny for the entire week and I felt that the winter depression slowly but certainly faded away. We just finished our project and got some extra days to just laze around. 

Strawberries; a sure sign that summer's here!

Got a new, brown leather bag^^ 

Bought this on sale. These socks are so soft and cozy and...keeps my feet warm:)

Trying to be a fashion designer...hmph

New favourite lacquer - Mint Green!

OFTW (and no, I didn't wear this for the entire week, although it's just this one OFTD I have from the past week).

This is the post for now, because now I have to work with my exam-.- Got the assignment today and the deadline is on friday, so I have to hurry up! Although I'm not very motivated...

Seeya!

-Mimi