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About avnjl

Amanda is a lifestyle blogger who endeavours to better herself through reflective practises. She is known to be witty and analytical although at times she seems to be talking to herself. Cooking (food and literature) is therapeutic to her, so Indulge in her and perhaps drop her a note or two along the way? ;)

TigerHead

My Tigerhead has arrived! Did I mention that?

I love the quality, I love the thickness of it.

Check out the needlework and the fabric inside. *probably is common fabric though.

I am so loving it, and I’m receiving real good respond on it. 😀
A very good investment I would say.

😀

Marilyn’s black too. looks super good in it. *at least I feel.

but…
😀

I’ve been taking photos of Renae with it. 😀 Think shes intimidated by the Tiger Head. 😀

Since I’ve already spent on it, should I add crystals on it?
hmm…

what do u think?

hmm…
probably not hor?

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

sunburnt~

Think alot of us noticed my new page “EPS Sports Day 2010” 🙂
So sorry that it is currently password protected. Its actually meant for the school website, so need approval from No.1 before I can host it up over there and here.

On the side note, because of shooting for that event. I am horribly sunburnt. Totally reminded me of my Malacca trip except this time, it isnt the Polo-T burnt. 😀 Its a TATTOO burnt. 😀
YEs,
Ms Ng has a tattoo!

Super Sunburnt I tell u…
Reminds me of him:


Source: http://nitaarifindarius.files.wordpress.com
Anpanman! 😀
Think he has the chao da version. 😀

Will jiggle when the Sports Day entry is release 🙂 Think Mascots and Lots of Gif on runners!

On the side note, was force to eat humble pie today.
Had to learn from someone whos… oki, not the typical kind of person I would learn from.
1. Overdo the diction part
2. Not good enough at spotting mistakes
3. Use all the technical terms and jargon assuming that the people knows.

anyway, as it is la,
Humility is never humility is tested.
Loyalty is never loyalty until tested.

God seeks the willing, not the able.

>_<

Better days ahead!
Hallelujah!

Thanks for coming by~

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Baked Potato

🙂
I Love Baked Potato 🙂

Wanted to go down to Kichn to have the Chicken Ham and Cheese Roll but thought the timing would be tight and there’ll be things I wouldnt be able to do.

🙂
So heres to share~

Theres plenty of Baked Potato recipe online,  so do what you can with what you have. Following recipe is boring sometimes.

Was thinking about the “sauce” hmm…
I never like plain mayo, so I asked on twitter for recommendation, and the Dirty Stall mention butter…

Hmm…

I like them cheesy 🙂 I like strong taste. But I know I dont wanna spend Cos I wont be using them any time soon… so… not gonna get cheese spread.

I decided on buying mayo alone.
Like it has always been, I play around according to intuition.

Lets begin~

I use to think normal potatos (like those used for normal chinese cooking) are oki,
but I came to the understanding that no, we need to get those white meat kind. So I used Australian Baby Potato.
Poke them through and through with a fork, that way, they’ll bake real well.

Then glaze them and salt them a little.

350 f and dump them in for 1hour.
Yes, 1 hour… *Oh The Electricity Bill!!!
Thats why I baked so many at one time. 😉

Hey Hey, now the “sauce”

I know, it doesnt look that fantastic.
But come on, show me a mayo that looks good…


Thats whats inside.
Cheese, Onion, Honey Baked Ham and Raisin.

Cheese, thats what I want.

Onion, it brings in the sweetness. (use medium sized onion)
FYI: small onions smell great after deep frying, medium and big ones taste sweet.
Dont put in too much Onion, cos if its too much, it wont be sweet anymore, it’ll literally be ONION.

Honey Baked Ham, 😀 no bacon, so I used ham. 🙂

Raisin, 😀 happen to see them in the fridge. Its the same idea, the hint of sweetness.

One hour later: *Ding!

A short short while later: *Ding!

Pss… if u want your greens to look gorgeous after boiled, give them a dash of cold water or tap water. 🙂
It’ll help retain the color and probably the vitamins too. 🙂

and that makes a very Happy Ms Ng. 🙂

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Renae (Hamster)

Went to the doctors the other day and had to wait for a very very long time.

Me and my itchy backside decided to step into the Pet shop next door.

Lo and Behold…
I saw these:

AWwwWwwWwwww It is so cute I tell you…

That is the beginning of my Hamster adventure. 😀

After chatting with a friend, realize those in the photo were Dwarf hamster.
I love the 2 colors, like when its sleeping, the breathing, u can see the rise and the fall… *I am so stolen away

Tweeted about it to a friend whom I know rears hamster, and he hooked me up and recommended me the Syrian species.

Fast forward to a week later, @sidneyreuben brought me down to meet @hamsterhoarder

and I bought Renae!

*yes, photo out of focus, the photos will be better as the days come by.

She’s being described as Long Hair Satin Cream Girl
Birthdate: 12 February 2010

Co-incidentally, while I was on way to meet Reuben, I read Miao’s blog. He did a video on his hamsters.
Now then do I know oh, those 2 are hamsters! 😀

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=monld16SCtM&hl=en_US&fs=1&]

🙂 Gonna setup Tumblr on her,
http://renae-avn.tumblr.com/

Jiggle over when u are free~

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Aunt-70+

My 70+ year old Aunt. Still Rocking!!! 😀

On her way back from the Sheng Shiong Supermarket which is at least 1km away on a hot hot day (many youngster wld have taken a bus otherwise)
Living well and Loving it!
Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Customer Service

went out to look for a radio,
was in a shop when I saw this from Akira

I was very tempted, it was going at $45. Talked alittle to the shop assistant in the presence of the boss.

Then thought maybe I should go around a little more.

Went to get dinner, then came back. Thought ya, probably should just buy this and get it over and done with. (When customers comes back, it probably means they want to buy something from you.)

Asked for a new set rather than the display one, can sense that the boss is not happy.
Didnt care, I’m the one paying after all.

The shop assistant briefly mention the content and wanted to pack it away,
I ask for them to test it.

They plug it in, reception came on, it was noisy needed tuning,
I noticed that the LCD display is not showing anything,
So I mention that to them.

The shop assistant tried to look for buttons and things that they might have forgotten to press,
the boss said “aiya, its like that one la, probably you have to tune it to the correct channel then it will appear on the LCD display.”

I refuse to believe that, so I mention to get me another set instead.

So the shop assistant reached out and wanted to get another box, but the boss set, “use the display set will do”

We went through the same process of tuning, it still doesnt appear on the LCD display, but when they switch to the CD mode briefly I noticed the indication no CD. So alright, the LCD display works. I just let the shop assistant continue toying around, cos they havent give me a solution.

Then the lady boss said. ” I already say, cos the radio doesnt recognize all the channel mah, must wait for the correct tuning.”

I was very upset when I hear that,
When she said that, I made up my mind not to buy from her.

Why?

Lousy customer service.

I handle 30 kids, I dont feel irritated, but this 1 lady, 😀
You know its bad.

But nevermind~ I went on and found something interesting~


Say hello to my new 5.5″ TBo + Radio~

😀

Felt “a y not, small tv in my room. Sometimes when timing is tight, but I really wanna know, hear whats on tv, this would do fine. And I’ve got radio too.”

Its Black and White, but come on, with all that huge, flat tv out there, this is gonna be an antique soon enough. 😀
Classic stuff. *wOoT!

If I really want to see color, just go to the living room~

hey hey, bought it at $56.

Yes, Ms Ng dont mind spending money, but Ms Ng mind bad service.

*feels wrong to say Be Bless here… dunno why.
anyhow,

Love,
Amanda

Laziness…

Laziness is…
when you play dead on your bed though the clock is ticking…

Laziness is…
when you wanna just sit there and do nothing…

Laziness is…
sitting by the window watching the cars goes by…

Laziness is…
having a food and yet not eat it…

Laziness is…
when you fulfill any 2 of the above through just 1 click.

😀

who said lazy is a bad thing?
I beg to differ.

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

BB

Blog Break~

Pupils Exams are coming, my exams are coming too.
Might have time to squeeze in a post or two but priority counts.

🙂

Thanks for coming by

Be Bless
Love,
Amanda

Photoshopped

In cases you hadnt heard,

Britney Spears and her team had decided to release her un-photoshoped photos


Gif Source: http://i.bnet.com

they said its to put modeling industry into perspective for the young minds that thought flawless is the way to go.
Well… I think theres more to it. 😀
I probably am contributing to it right now. 😀

Stay healthy!
Be Bless
Love,
Amanda