time to say goodbye!

ladies!

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loads of love to all of you

i love my weekends!

what a weekend! i had the most fabulous time of my life. sadly though i know have to catch up on some reading and oh so boring lab reports that i wont be able to do a proper post. so let me leave you with some photos of what's been happening in my crazy little world.....

ahm multiply this bar by 1000 then you know how many of these I've been enjoying

some of the goodies from topshop! they were suppose to be at the end of the post but my anal computer wont let me move them around!

mac eyeliner, kiehl's moisturising cream and a hair mask for healthy hair


every girl is happen at Starbucks right?

oh oh the big topshop bag!

neela is so HAPPY!

hmmm... couldn't resist having another

yummy!



yeah what on earth is that? a hickey maybe? *i wont tell*

what did you do neela?

i posed with my new love, i call him Mr. Hat and we have a hot and steamy love affair!

proper post coming very soon ladies! wishing you all a happy sunday!

xoxo

honey i'm tougher then the rest

happy friday ya all!

i am currently sitting comfortably in front of the sofa listening to one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard. Bruce Springsteen's tougher then the rest. this song has been part of my life since i was a little girl. i used to dance and sing along to this song when i was younger and admire the beautiful couples that were featured in this video and dreamt of my prince charming. with whom i'd one day be featured in this video too.

i had 2 tough days but now its the weekend, time to relax and recharge. on thursday i got home from uni and was so dead tiered that all i wanted was to pass out right away. once i reached home though i realised that my maid was just vacuuming our house. so i did what i could do

i put on this massive super practical noise pollution protectors, a blind fold and was safe and sound asleep till the evening. upon awakening i felt so much better. amazing what a little nap can do to your mood and spirit.

the other day i was out with my mum searching for a closet for myself. i might have outgrown my old!?! oops too much clothes shopping, a side effect that comes with giving birth to a daughter i guess. so as we were driving around town or lets say walking around i spotted something very interesting.

did you know that Katharina actually is already famous??? at least in singapore she has her own furniture store called dreams!?! interesting stuff right? Katharina next time you should tell us! you cant keep secrets from me

so what goodies made me tougher these last few days?

a seducing wrap made with organic cheddar cheese, quorn burger, salad, tomato, cucumber and loads a ketchup

why seducing? well look at my face? my best friend nearly passed out after taking this photo. she loves to make fun of me in silly pictures. that's what best friends are for right?

lecture fuel

oh and this tempted my taste buds very well, i think i overdid the salt a bid but this chickpea- cauliflower soup fit the spot after my beautiful nap, beautifully paired with purple sweet tatar fries. hmmm...

this was just a i have no idea what to make but i want pasta bowl! its turned out perfect. the sauce was a MISO (yes again) tofu- soymilk mixture with zucchini

and finally i had my first peanut butter and jelly larabar! oh my god and i went to heaven! this is fantastic. larabar always knows how to please me.

last but not least i'd be really happy if you all could help me out a little. i am looking into buying a new camera to take more professional photos. i am unsure if should get an SLR or just a normal digital camera. any feedback, product review whatsoever appreciated. thank you ladies and enjoy your Fridays

i am sending you all my love and may your inner beauty shine even greater today! and remember we are all tougher then the rest!

someone please turn on the air con!!

i know I've said this a billion times but its SO FREAKING HOT here right now its unbelievable. i feel as if everything is melting as soon as you make a step outside! global warming anyone?

i try to stay indoors in the air con at the moment cause it makes me so damn tiered to be in this humid heat. i know, i know air cons are bad for the environment but you know sometimes in life you need to do what is best for you. and since i don't want to go running around with a major headache I'd rather suit myself to some cooler air.

so this morning i woke up looking something like this!

yeah i know SHOCKING!!! i looked awful and what made things worse was that super annoying pimple above my lips. how the hell did he get there overnight?

i realised the only way to make myself feel a bid better was to go shower and get ready for uni. the outcome looked something like this

yeah i know you can still see the little nasty boy but hey at least my eyes have realised its actually daytime now and decided to 'depuff'.

so i proudly ventured out of the house ready to learn something new today!

what did i learn? oh you really dont want to hear this but let me tell you

so the next time someone calls you an Asshole, you can actually tell him he's right and that he's one too.

what?

okay so let me explain, after our mummys and daddys have a jolly time together and little embryo neela was made the egg starts to divide right? well the first cells that form from this single cell are actually the cells of our anus, or in common language our ASS. how weird is that?

that's why humans are part of the group of animals that are called Deuterostomes. So i guess we are all assholes after all!

okay lets end our little biology class right here now and move onto what my stomach was doing while i found out that i was an asshole.

digesting! hmm love forever, luna smores is probably my favorite protein bar

best butternut squash soup ever

some more 'ugly' German food, homemade potato salad and katharina's amazing rotkohl and a quorn burger (appetizer was glass of shiraz)

alright my loves, that's all for now! i now need to do some internet browsing of what to cook up tonight with the remains in my fridge!

oktoberfest

as a German i think it is my duty to present to you a post on the most well known festival from Germany that attracts so many foreign and local tourists from all over the world to the capital of Bavaria Munich in Germany.

don't really know what oktoberfest is all about, no worries wikipedia knows best!

Oktoberfest is a 18-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany, running from late September to early October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an important part of Bavarian culture. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the Munich event.
The Munich Oktoberfest, traditionally, takes place during the sixteen days up to and including the first Sunday in October. In 1994, the schedule was modified in response to German reunification so that if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or 2nd, then the festival will go on until October 3 (German Unity Day). Thus, the festival is now 17 days when the 1st Sunday is October 2 and 18 days when it is October 1. The festival is held on an area named the Theresienwiese (field, or meadow, of Therese), often called d’ Wiesn for short.
Visitors also eat huge amounts of traditional hearty fare such as Hendl (chicken), Schweinsbraten (roast pork), Haxn (knuckle of pork), Steckerlfisch (grilled fish on a stick), Würstl (sausages) along with Brezn (Pretzel), Knödeln (potato or bread dumplings), Kaasspotzn (cheese noodles), Reiberdatschi (potato pancakes), Sauerkraut or Rotkraut (red cabbage) along with such Bavarian delicacies as Obatzda (a fatty, spiced cheese-butter concoction) and Weisswurst (a white sausage).

taken from here

of course i have taken part in this celebration many many times in my life. this is thanks to the wonderful Swiss and German clubs here that host a gigantic oktoberfest once a year on the German schools fooball field here. that's one event no German misses here. even though the entry is insanely pricey BUT you get to feast on this

i agree, not to appetizing BUT hey its a traditional dish! appreciate other cultures!

my bestie and me, and YES i am a little drunk right then and there

German bakery still make the best rolls, pretzels etc no matter what!

Germans can actually dance !?!

awww... i always bought a heart that said 'i love you' in case i met my future husband (hasn't happened yet though)

how could you not enjoy a beer on oktoberfest?



and of course a round of jaegermeister with friends is always thrown in



now i have one more thing to share with you, i hope it works. it is a video that was recorded of me when i was 15 at oktoberfest.

yes i was very drunk while shacking my bootie that night and YES i had an amazing time. and YES the music is always filled with classics which just makes the whole festival even more cheezy. yet i still LOVE IT!





if you ever get the opportunity to attend an oktoberfest please do so. the things you discover about the German culture there are never to be found elsewhere. the best place to go will always be Munich though. the heart of the oktoberfest!

i hope you enjoyed my little journey around the oktoberfest!

Ein prosit der Gemuetlichkeit!! (cheers in German)

carbulosity baby

happy deepavali my friends! (what is deepavali???? find out here)

its been an amazing Saturday here in hot hot hot Singapore! yes this afternoon my mum checked the our thermometer and it read 34 degrees Celsius (around 96 Fahrenheit). Super hot.

Never the less i did venture out with my mum on our shopping trip. in terms of the shopping i wasn't too successful but i really enjoyed getting all glamorous to go out. i love spending some me time trying to figure out what to with my hair, my eye make up and of course what i'll wear.

since its a public holiday today here because of deepavali it was insanely busy everywhere. and the mid- season sale had started as well so many fashionistas including myself where out and about looking for something nice with spice!

this is not fashion, but my mum had to buy a couple of things for the house and kitchen and i could not leave these two behind?

how awesome is that? health nut? CHECK! fitness freak? well more of Yoga freak! DOUBLE CHECK! my tea tasted so much better in these already!

right now everything is perfect! i am scared to say it but it really is that way. of course there a few things in life that are bugging me a little but overall i am happy with what's going on. the most beautiful time of the year is slowly coming closer and its less than 2 month till my brother comes back home for the holidays. i've only got about 5 weeks of Uni left and then i am DONE with my first semester! i cant believe it! this time has been crazy, unpredictable but most of all extremely HEALING!

i think this is probably what healed me the most! my beautiful CARBS! oh how i love you!

in honour of miss katie i had to pay my respect to these saccharides! what would i do without them. and let me tell you it was a though THOUGH decision to only pose with my muesli collection. i could have posed with just about any carb on this planet because i love them!

some other things that have been keeping my NOW happy tummy busy

after reading about these boys also on katie's blog i decided to give them a try. and i must say for a faux meat burger these were pretty damn good. better than boca and morningstar i'd say

paired with butternut squash fries, ketchup and a little salad with vegan mayo dressing . please excuse Mr. bread that made its way into the photo but while those squash fries were roasting i couldn't resist the temptation of my latest addiction, the spelt bread!!!!

just a little comfort food of aglio and olio zucchini fusilli with basil




haven't tried it but i boy am i excited!

that's all for now friends! in my next post i have a few surprises for you! i'll give you a little hint.

OKTOBERFEST!!!

keep the good, discard the bad

one more day till the weekend! are you as excited as i am?

i am so glad that this busy week is coming to an end i hopefully can take the weekend to relax and recharge a bit. i think some yoga and some shopping will be involved in the pampering program that will be happening over here for me this weekend. i also really want to get a mani and pedicure. i feel like my nails just grow like mad all the time. i swear i cut them almost every 3 days. they just grow really really fast. must be the good fats that i have been consuming loads of lately. thanks omegas, i love you too!

i can't believe how much my mood has changed today. i woke up feeling so demotivated since i knew i had to go through this exhausting 5 hours of labs today! BAH! and the worst part of it is that the lab is carried out in a non air con lab. still though we need to wear long pants and sleeves as well as closed shoes with socks in case some chemicals might spill on us. well so i am standing dressed like i live somewhere in the Antarctic in a tropical climate humid lab. for 3 HOURS! does that sound like fun? thank god the former 2 hours are spend in an air con lab that is much more comfortable. oh well, for the love of chemistry i will even master this.

so ladies, i seriously don't like to brag in life but i just really really need to share this!

i was so HAPPY when i saw this! aww i had worked my bum bum off to hand in this report for my chemistry module and was so glad that it came back good.

but then i figured, all good things come in pairs right? *drumroll*

second report! A* baby!!!! WOHOO!

now i am happier than happy!

so enough of the bragging let's get down to more serious things in life like eating!

creamy tofu- cauliflower soup with nutmeg

brown rice, spinach and tofu wok-fried with soy sauce, liquid braggs, pepper, and rice vinegar



paired with rice crackers and ginger sweet chili sauce from the ginger people

new addition nr.1 cedele's ( singapore only decent bakery) organic spelt sunflower loaf

addiction nr 2 miso paste!! so good with just about anything!

one more thing i like to say is that i DONT just get A for all my assignments and tests. so if you feel like a fool now because maybe you didn't do so well on your last test than be aware that no one is perfect. we all have good and bad days. but what we need to do is focus on the good things in life. so what if you got a D for that last test. at least you got a B or an A for another. so go celebrate the good things in life and forget about the bad things. life is too short to spend time dwelling on negative things!

and now i am off to take a nice cold shower after that 'hot' lab!

see you soon