Post No. 109

Bugs and figs salad.

pan seared Tasmanian scallops. 

sirloin steak with roasted pumpkin and wilted spinach

tomato salad with balsamic vinaigrette 

lambchop with mint sauce and mash potatoes

Doyle's famous fish and chips

hot seafood platter

tiramisu

blueberry chocolate tart

had an absolute wonderful meal at Doyle's while my parents and sister was here for the February holidays. Doyle's was absolutely worth the trip. Foodwise, the hot seafood platter can do with less chips and a bit more seafood. me and my mom shared this dish as it was suppose feed 2 people. but I reckoned it can easily feed 3 as we did share some among all of us. Every piece of seafood was fresh and served in the most delightful manner. Simple dishes like the fish and chips did not disappoint as well. Deserts was to-die-for. Too bad we were all quite stuffed that night. Otherwise would have ordered more. 

Post No. 98

I love mascaras. I love lashes. As much as I love false lashes, it didn't make sense to me to wear them out everyday. They are more reserved to special occasions, partyting birthdays the lot. In the mean time I still like my eyes to stand out when I go out to say, uni or running some errands. Mascara is one of those things that make my lashes stand out, and also saves me from drawing on eyeliner cuz it has that effect. Fabulous!

Maybelline has the best mascaras of all times. They beat expensive higher end brands, hands down. My all time absolute favourite, one that I have been using for a while will have to be the Maybelline Intense XXL.

Yep. But that's not the point. I've been using this for such a long time to a point I got sick of it.

Maybelline Lash Stiletto in Blackest Black.

I got this one here from K Mart when they a mascara clearance. All Maybelline mascaras were going for only $10. Bargain! Have not much expectation from Lash Stiletto, but boy was I blown away. It has everything that I was looking for. Thumbs up. I always curve my lashes before applying mascaras since I have natural straight asian lashes. I am happy that this mascara doesn't weigh my lashes down and kept curve the whole day! and it does not smudge easily, unlike some of the previous mascaras that I've used.  My lashes do look identical when I was using the XXL, but the point is it save me the trouble and time of swapping my lashes twice. Now I can have the same, if not better lashes from just one tube of mascara. Definitely will be buying this again when mine runs out.

Maybelline Magnum Volume Express, Super Film, also in Blackest Black

The first thing that caught my eye of this mascara was the comb. It is even and feels fluffy. I thought this must be something good. Sad to say I was disappointed. And I have only used this twice. It weighs down my lashes. My lashes were straight as soon I swiped this mascara on. This is the only thing that I dislike bout this mascara. Probably not going to make a second purchase anytime soon.

Post No. 96

Have not done a food review post in a while. 

So second day into the new year me family was wondering around ou looking for a nice place for lunch. went past Chao Yen for a couple times now. My dad is Teo Chew so he knows teochew food more than we do.  and we finally decided to give this place a try. 

The restaurant is located in New Wing OU. Next to Otak-Otak. 

Sauteed Xiao Bai Chai with Mushroom Slices. Very regular. Nothing to shout about. 

 Stir fried fish slices with shallots and ginger shreds. One of the commendable dish of the day. Hearty serving of fish slices. but is quite pricey for the portion.

 deep fried Oysters. I did have some kind of expectation. its deep fried. and its oyster. It has to be good. but this one here turned out tasteless. thumbs down.

 Preserves duck slices with freshly crushed peppercorns. This dish is the biggest rip off of them all. I think it cost bout RM27. but there are only 10 slices of them. I don't mind the price if the dish is good. but it isn't. The meat is a bit tough and rubbery. I kinda expected it to be salty since it is preserved. But it turned out tasteless. and with the amount of crushed peppercorns on each slice of the meat, the peppery taste becomes too overpowering. major disappointment.

 A closer look on overpriced preserved duck slices.

Braised salted preserved vegetables with pork belly. I had better versions of this dish at roadside stalls. 

Red rice. RM3.50 per bowl. Small portion. Rip off I tell you!



Overall. Definitely not worth a second visit. The prices for everything is a bit too much I must say for such ridiculously small portion. The food isn't great, I don't feel any sort of satisfaction. Service is horrible. *facepalm* I wonder how they survived that long.

Post No. 86

hello and hello.


So a month ago I did a haul from Cherry Culture after Miss Chaigyaru posted her youtube video of NYX cosmetic haul. And a month later the parcel arrived!

 the packaging good enough to prevent anything from breaking and kept everything tidy.

 I got this eyeshadow palette for my December trip back home. This palette got every color that I will possibly use and it also kinda resembles Urban Decay's Naked palette minus the price. It comes in a good size so it will save me alot luggage space for other stuff. I have not done swatches for this palette, but it does look quite pigmented. Majority of my palettes are of natural hues like brown and bronze, so I don't really use much of other colors, so this one fits me well.

 When I did a swatch for this color, well, I wasn't please. It looked pretty natural on the swatch of the website, and I assumed it will look natural on skin. the lip gloss is very pigmented and it carries a strong gold hint. when I tried it on it looked like I ran out of a circus or a dressed up party. Maybe I'll save this one for other occasions.

 I love this lipstick! I was skeptical when I received this, cuz it looks a lil too bright for my liking. but boy, was I surprised when I tried this one. It definitely gave me a change. One thing that worries me is how long lasting it will be when I go out with this. But I'll definitely purchase this again.

 In the midst of fixing my brow. so I got this Amuse Brow dual powder. I don't thing the tone suits me too well, because it carries a reddish hint. it doesn't show on the palette, but it will when you put in on. I'm pn the fence for this one cuz my eyebrows aren't properly done yet, so I might not what it will possibly look like. but for only $3, it won't do too much of damage to my purse. I can always double this as an eyeshadow or something.

 I got these because they are on sale and are the cheapest thing ever. these two cost me no more than $5. I'm not too sure of the price. I got the gold for this holiday season, gold works well during Christmas. It's not pigmented, so I will layer this on top of my usual black liner. The onyx liner also has simmers in it. Not the best liner that I owned, not sure if it is waterproof or long lasting. the consistency is kinda runny, so I have to layer it to get a darker shade.

Lastly, I got these concealers for my under eye circles. it smells like baby powder and also have this matte finish, unlike some other concealers that has a greasy finish. the coverage is pretty good. works wonders for my under eye circles, but I have problems using this for my acne scars. Probably cuz I'm not good at covering the scars.