the random pictures

There were so many pictures taken randomly with my phone and camera and I have difficulty blogging each and everyone of it. I know a few weeks, or a few months or even a few years later, I know I'll be glad that I've taken all these pictures.

Each of them tells story and reminds me of some event or someone...

Alleena's favourite flower

The polka dots cloth that I was excited about

That delicious espresso machine

The felt kitty cat I made

the buka puasa time one of my favourite hang out place

The many hours of walking at the flea market and Ikea

It was her Birthday last Saturday

Me & Chriz celebrated Alleena's birthday last Saturday. We had a good time and plenty of laughter. 

I don't recall how much cloth I bought but I surely know I love this pattern alot. I even made a belt our of the same cloth. Since I wear basic colours to work daily, a versatile belt like this would add a boost of colour to my plain outfit. And this belt is reversible

More bags in progress

I've first started sewing my own bags back in college days and there are more bags in progress. I love shopping for cloth randomly in unexpected places and discover good bargains.

These bags are for sale and made to order. Each bags costs RM 50.00 and there are plenty of cloth patterns to choose

You are the butter to my bread, you are the breath to my life.

Sunday has become the Meryl Streep movie day for me. I started with Julie & Julia after my usual jog in the morning and It's Complicated later in the evening.

There is nothing I don't like about this movie at all. It is a witty and wonderfully warm- hearted movie showing how both these ladies live their life to the fullest. Like a home cooked meal, this movie is simply comforting and enjoyable. Meryl Streep is a superb actress and I love how Meryl Streep replicates Julia Child's high- pitched voice. And I like the teaming between her and Stanley Tucci in this movie very much. They made a very good couple in this movie. My favourite line in this movie: "You are the butter to my bread, you are the breath to my life".

It is certainly not an easy thing to cook 524 recipes in 365 days. Read more about Julie Powell's blog here. 

P/s: Isn't it classy to wear pearl necklace to cook.

And later in the evening...

The movie title may give the impression that it is a complicated movie but it is not complicated at all. It is simply fun and entertaining. This movie is simply different and it proves there are still movies made for grown- ups. I noticed there is a tiny blooper in this movie. Did anyone realize a man hand was used to make croissants instead of a ladies' hand? A minor mistake that should not happen. And I wish they could have actually opt for another actor as part of the love triangle instead of Steve Martin.

Nevertheless, the Meryl Streep's movies completes my Sunday.

P/s: I also like the interior of the kitchen featured in these two movies. I found this blog that features some very nice kitchen interiors, and the kitchens in this two movies are also featured here.

If you had a brain in either head, you'd know that I'm doing what's best for both of us.

Another movie over a lazy Saturday... Alleena as promised to finished all the Jennifer Aniston movies with me over a span of a few weekends. 
I don't exactly enjoy the movie because it started with a bloop when it featured a few image of a person cutting lemons and squeezing lemons into a glass, Burke Ryan, (Aaron Eckhart) author of the A-Okay self-help book (about moving on from grievance of death of loved ones) recited his first chapter. "Chapter one, if life gives you lemons, you make lemonade". Only he mixes half a glass of vodka with it. 
Anyway, I did finished the whole movie since I can never get enough of Jennifer Aniston and I am sure I mentioned this in my previous entries whenever I blogged about a movie. I love the colour of the movie. I guess it is just by coincidence all the movies I watched for the past few weekends has the same colour setting. Well, after all I need to find something I enjoy in the movie in order to finish it. 

I revamped my old pants

I bought this pants sometime back and to be exact, 7 years ago. The colours of the pants have faded from dark brown to light brown, but it is still in very good condition. I decided to try some cloth dye, something which I've never done before. Glad my pants turn out well. I used to wear the pants to college and now I can wear it to work. It feels like wearing a brand new pants. One of the most economical way to revamp your clothing. Cost price is less than RM 10.00.

Pour the dye powder into a pot of boiling water and do a colour test on some scrap cloth before boiling the pants in the pot

I even changed the buttons of the pants and added some stiching to compliment the red buttons

My name is Evelyn Salt, then you're a Russian spy

Over a jog at 7am and Alleena mentioned she's up for some salt tonight. So there we go including Chriz to watch the movie in the evening.

I am not really a big fan of Angelina Jolie, but I am a big fan of GSC caramel popcorn. It had been months since I last had popcorn. Totally satisfying... I enjoyed picking all the yellow ones and pass the white ones to Chriz.

The storyline was very real as to how these Russian spies are trained since young and how they are profiled to blend into the American community. As usual, you know you will see plenty of actions in the movie but some of the scene looks a little impossible even for a well trained agent. Well, after all it's a movie, everything is possible.

That funny random questions I asked

It was a lazy evening today where we decided to skip Pilates and had a pre- birthday celebration with Heng Yew.

Food was great and we paid a premium price for mochi- RM 12.00 vs. RM 3.00, but it was super tasty because the mochi was warm.

And here goes the list of random questions I asked them:

(1) If you were to be named after a fruit, what do you want to be?

Me: Pomegranate

Chriz: Cranberry

HY: Cantelope
* I think we love all the "powderful" canggih- manggih name of the fruits

(2) What kind of vegetable do you want to be?

Me: Broccoli

Chriz: Asparagus

HY: Okra
* HY still not over the canggih- manggih name phase

(3) If you can only have one kind of drink for the rest of your life, what would you like to have?

Me: Ribena

Chriz: San Pellegrino

HY: Kopi- O
* Gosh... Imagine HY drinking Kopi- O anytime of the day

(4) What is the last food you must have before you die?

Me: Jacob's Hi Fibre biscuit

Chriz: Tuna belly

HY: Mango
* Both of them commented my biscuit is a little too dry, but it's really my all time favourite. Who cares... 

We surely had a good laugh over each others' answers

I am the Merciful Lasered Lash

I found this at Lil Jenny's blog. Make your own superhero at Hero Factory