New Year Resolutions.

I have 2 this year. (Y)

New Year Resolutions for 2012;

• Be a bigger person - Everyone gets hurt, everyone will lose someone who they thought was a friend. 

This year I've seen friends losing their friends, having arguments..etc... because ppl change by the friends they surrounded with, so ended up having arguments or getting hurt. I personally have lost very few close friends from school because I put too much effort in the friendship & the other person didn't seem to care at all; ended up gaining nothing. I also used to dispute ALOT [still a little] &end up creating silly dramas. That's why I never wanted to get close to anyone in college because I didn't want anymore arguments&just couldn't trust anyone. Till now, I've made a few close friends but I don't want to lose them because its sad, and lonely... Even though we have arguments or just somehow annoyed with the other person, I don't want to lose anyone. I don't want to go back from where I had no friends & having noone to support me. ): My life was actually sad&it just sucked so much that noone would understand... so I want to become a better, a bigger person; forgive them if they've done anything wrong or they've hurt you so much that you don't want to get hurt anymore; there must be a reason for them to do such things, talk it out instead of getting angry already.

• Get involved more - I am a very shy person, cos I'm lack of confidence; so I do miss lots of things out in life. 

I shouldn't care what other ppl think of me, we're all human. &I only live once, I need to get more experience in life, or I would NEVER grow up. 

[1st] JolieBox.

I finally received my FIRST Bourdoir Prive beauty box [which they changed it to JolieBox UK] this monday. 
I was quite excited when I got the box because I've been waiting forever [nearly 2months] & I heard ppl has already received their beauty boxes from different companies. 
[BTW, I'm quite bad with beauty stuff >< so won't have much comments about it..]


What was in the box;

I quite like the box :3

JANE IREDALE [1.8g]

24-Karat Gold Dust

Multi-use shimmer powder in shae Rose Gold to apply to cheeks, eyes, lips body and even hair.

MITCHELL AND PEACH [50ml]

Shower Wash

[I've used it, and it stank... the smell was really strong & I just didn't like it...]

OPI [15ml]

Gold Shatter Nail Lacquer

[I tried it on with a blue base but it looked weird... so I bought a different colour & tried on again & it looks alright I think]

KUSMI [20g]

Detox Tea

[Haven't had time to try it yet, but it smells really nice]

NEW CID COSMETICS [6.2g]

I-gloss

[A light up lip gloss with mirror, quite cool.]

JOLIE BOX

Concealer Brush

YON-KA [5ml]

Vital Defense

[Anti-aging stuff which I gave it to my mum to try since I don't need that YET.]

Overall [7 Items] I think it isn't bad, perhaps is because Christmas you get extra few bonuses; But just a little disappointed that they took so long to get dispatched even though they said they will be dispatched early... &the next one won't be till February according to BP they want to work on bringing us the best brands as they can etc during January; &the next payment would be in Feb so they BEST send me some good stuff in early February next year.  (T____________T ')

BUT I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A NICE CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

(*´▽｀)v☆・゜:*☆☆☆☆☆・゜:*☆v(´▽｀=)

Eat Tokyo.

We've been eating in Eat Tokyo for yearsss! That's like our [well definitely MY] favorite place to eat; the food is really nice&cheap] Then we heard that they opening a new one in Trafalgar Square, so we went to try it a few days ago. 
[You get 20% off till 31/12/11] x) 


We got there around 17:25, thought it was closed because their CLOSED sign was on. We were shocked & disappointed because that was our second time visit; [the first time we went, they were still decorating the shop.] But then we realised we were early. [Lol]


The interior wasn't bad compare to the one in Soho, obviously cos its new. [<_<] &much bigger; the staff was really polite too! They also have a manager there which was quite weird since the Soho one doesn't have one. 


Their menu had more choices & less emotional pictures [xD]


We ordered;
-> 2 Salmon Bento [Including Miso Soup]
-> 2 Green Tea
-> Prawn & Eel Roll Sushi thing... 

Salmon Bento

The Prawn & Eel Roll

Miso Soup

Making me hungry again looking at these pictures... 

I would DEFINITELY go back there again!! 

The good things about this restaurant are that they refill the green tea for free, unlike the one in Soho they CHARGE you to refill and the pot isn't even that big. [Yes, I'm tight] &Also the staff are MUCH nicer. Even when we were leaving the restaurant, they all say thank you & good bye [including the old man chef, bless him :')]

But of course I would go back to Eat Tokyo in Soho^^; 

Kuroshitsuji - 黒執事

Recently I've been watching this anime called Kuroshitsuji;

In a manor house on the outskirts of Victorian era London, butler Sebastian Michaelis serves Lord Earl Ciel Phantomhive, the orphaned twelve-year-old head of an English noble family and a toy and candy empire, who serves directly under the Queen as her "guard dog". Master Phantomhive's parents were murdered when Ciel was little. As a result, he made a pact with a demon asking for vengeance upon those who had disgraced him and the Phantomhive name, in exchange for his soul. Now, Sebastian carries out any task required by his Master, perfectly solving problems plaguing England with ease, due to his demonic lineage and the Faustian contract with Ciel.

I actually watched the anime before I read the manga, &tbh I like the anime more. . .

This is probably one of my favorite anime.
Because. . .
> Their clothing are really pretty & gothic-ky (y) (y) 
> I ♥ the soundtrack! I wish I knew where to download the full album...
[Songs by The Gazette - SHIVER, Kalafina - Lacrimosa, SID - Monochrome no Kiss]
> The art - they are SO detailed! I LOVE detailed stuff :3 
I do prefer the first series because in the 2nd one - Alois was slyly annoying me for some reason xD [partly because what he wears...]

Yehh now I'm slyly obessess with Sebastian loool which is quite weird because he's just a cartoon character xD But he's quite jokes~ 

If you haven't seen it, you NEED to watch it!! (>u< )

Thursday Snacks.

After going to ASSA we went to this Korean Mini Supermarket thing right opposite road. 

I just wanted snacks so I can enjoy my day off at home watch Anime or Movies [my only lazy day] 

What I bought ; 

- Nong Shim Sweet Potato Flavored Snacks

[Bought this for the Lols, just look at the picture]

- Nong Shim Prawn Flavored Crisps

[Bought this because of the AMAZING art on the back; my friend bought one too, just because xD]

- Seasoned Seaweed Snacks

- Some Drink I wanted to try 

[God knows what it taste like]

- Cold Green Tea

- Hello Panda

[Didn't pay for this, took this from work]

Yehh, that is all. . . [coughh] This probably will be part of my dinner too LOL.

ASSA

Just yesterday we went to this Korean restaurant - ASSA again like we said we would. It gets really busy around 7ish which is probably quite normal for a restaurant I think, anyway we went there quite early [around 5ish?] &it was already full; thats how you know if the restaurant is good or not.
Then again, the restaurant isn't exactly that big. . . 

This is what we ordered ;

- Bean Paste Broth [Top] (comes with rice)

- Seasoned Seaweed & Beansprout & Green Tea [ALL FREEEEEE] 

- Beef Bibimbap 

- Seafood Pancake [we actually ordered the kimchi one, but somehow seafood came which was still taste nice] 

Plus 2 7up~

Total was ￡28.10 [including service charge] 

Food in Italehh~

The first few pictures were from a cooking class we did in Italy [which I TOTALLY do NOT remember how to make them anymore; even if I have the recipe...] (  .__.)

- Eggplant Parmigiana (Parmigiana di Melanzane)

Ingredients for 4 people:- 5 tablespoon of E.V. olive oil- 1 teaspoon salt- 4 large eggplant, cut into 1 cm. slices- 200 ml/2 cups sun flower oil to deep-fry- 1kg./1/2 lb italian fresh tomato skinned-chopped (Tomatoes on the vine or Roma tomatoes are the best types that you can get back home)- 1 clove garlic- 1 tablespoon fresh organic basil- 250 gr./ 9 Oz. fresh mozzarella cheese, shredded- 100 gr/ 3.5 Oz. grated Parmesan cheese

I normally don't eat aubergine [eggplant] because I really don't like the taste or the texture of it. But this dish was quite different, I actually liked it & would love to try make it again but I very doubt it since I'm sucha crappy cook.

- Homemade Fettuccine with fresh tomatoes, basil and a touch or ricotta cheese (Fettuccine con Pomodoro fresco, basilico e ricotta)

Ingredients (Serving for 4 people):- 4 cups/400gr all purpose flour 00 (remember if you're using all purpose flour 0 you have to sift it first)- 4 eggs- 5 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive oil- 1Kg / 2,2 lb fresh and organic San Marzano or Tomatoes on the vine (the one you can find back home are the Roma tomatoes)- few leaves of fresh organic Basil- 1 clove garlic - 250gr / 1/2lb fresh ricotta cheese (cow milk is preferred to sheep milk)

I gotta admit making pasta is quite fun, I would make it if I had that kinda time.. It took us a very long time & alot of effort, energy aswell to make it. Though it was worth it because homemade pasta...just...so....yummeh!! 

- Chocolate Soufflè

Ingredients for 6 soufflè: - 1 cup/100gr/ unsalted butter - 1 cup/100gr. dark chocolate (the best brands to use are Callebaut or Ghirardelli Semi sweet) - 11/4 cup/120gr. confectioner sugar - 1/2 cup/50gr. all purpose flour (I suggest to sift it before using it) 

- 2 full eggs 

- 3 egg yolk 

This is probably my favorite one out of all the other dishes. I think it was sweet of him writing our names on the plates, it looks more personal and special. 

Now the following images were taken from restaurants we've been to~

Don't remember the name of this, but I think it had coffee/almond/something else... 

it was lovely though!

- Tagliolini All'Astice E Tartufo Di Mare In Salsa Di Pachino

This was what my friend had at Babbo's Ristorante in Rome - homemade tagliolini lobster in tomato sauce. The name is probably slightly different because I couldn't find the menu from the restaurant. 

- Linguine with Clams, Pancetta and Hot Chiles

This was the BEST pasta I've EVER had in my life.[I'd prefer my pasta to my friend's one LOL] It was so nice that I really wanted another one, but I didn't want to seem sucha big eater...

Just before we were leaving Italy, me & my friend really wanted to go back to this restaurant but it didn't open till later & we had to catch our flight so we were quite depressed. 

If any of you visit Rome, I would definitely recommend you to go there. The service was good & of course the food was excellent, the price was affordable too! 

Sly Change...

So I went shopping the other day [I needed/or still need some new clothes].

Since I'm not very good at the whole fashion, matching colour thing, my wardrobe is full of black, grey, brown or white clothes. [Dull I know .___.'' ] 

Anyway, I went around in central london with a friend - browsed abit, didn't see anything that caught my eyes. Then went into Topshop, after 2hrs of looking around in the same shop I finally manage to find something I like...

It was this:

yeh, its lace & it has little things around the neck & wrist bit~ 

After that, I told my friend I wanted to get a skirt too - but I didn't see anything that would suit me [even if the skirt looks quite nice] &she found this green/blue skirt, forced me to try it on to see if  I'd like it. At first when I saw this skirt all the negative things popped up in my mind like ''nahh it wouldn't suit me; or what to wear with the skirt.'' 

I tried it on, I found it really weird that I'm wearing coloured skirt >; Then my friend tried it on aswell [in purple] &it looked really nice on her (_ _ '') I wasn't too happy, because I don't understand why things won't suit me.

Though in the end I bought the skirt because I started to like the skirt after I tried to match it up with a few tops and it looked alright. &Also because I want to have some colours in my wardrobe, &slyly want to change my fashion style or just my outlook in general... [just don't have the confident to do it xD ]

This is the skirt btw:

{PS: Sorry if you can't see the images properly...}

This is me

Hellowithafriendtoldtothemfromworkinallhonestyonearth

Mini Veggie Kebab.

That's midget Senel [left just to let you know, she's actually wearing heels and I'm leaning down - she's nowhere near my height xD] - I met her 3yrs ago and we became close friends. 

The first time I met her... I thought she was abit crazy because she gets happy & excited too easily. [Lol] But I guess that was a good thing, because she kept asking me questions & even got annoyed because my answers were always either ''I don't know or I don't mind''. I  am a very shy person, I don't have any self-confidence to speak up. But because this girl never stops talking, somehow gave me little bit confident in myself to talk to her [I had some problems at the time and I couldn't talk to anyone, so I decided to ask advice from her, and I don't know why I had a feeling that I can trust her] & from then I started to get more comfortable talking to her.

She has done alot for me that none of my previous friends ever did, & I admit I do rely on her which I probably shouldn't. I do feel guilty sometimes.

I'm not as bright as her, I don't think ppl will talk to me or even notice me if she wasn't around. She can always manage to make new friends, being able to talk to strangers and keep ppl smiling all the time. So I'm always thankful that she brought me into a group of friends, otherwise my life would be so dull right now.

I'm just glad to have her in my life & I hope she stays forever! 

d(*￣∇￣)=====b 

Choc Festival