Mini Toys

Bought another set of Japanese miniature toys and this time its...

heh...a mini toy room set :P

look at the little cute blue bunny with pink ears :D

msot of all...i love the piece of mini jigsaw carpet...

looks very real with real carpet-ty texture

don't you just love miniatures?

but i m starting to wonder where should i keep all these...

i buy them...rip the box open eagerly...take out the pieces one by one...put them all together....take pics...admire the minute details on each pieces and into the box they go until i dont know when...hmm

Money!!!

Writing paid posts has finally paid off!

I managed to sell off $65 worth of USD in exchange for RM last Friday...

I opt to sell off my paypal funds in order to get RM in return...or else, paypal money is pretty much useless to me :(

So...who wants paypal funds??? :P

and just now...i got this in the mail!

hehehe cheque from Nuffnang...my very first one!

pathetic compared to those big earners...but hey! this is a great starting step to me earning money from my blog yah??? I love you http://www.pinkcotton.blogspot.com/!!! mUAKS!

p/s I've just updated my other 2 blogs Pink Cotton's Shopping Finds (<--GIRLY STUFF!!!) and Kuching Food Blog. Feel free to visit :)

Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake

hehehe...finally manage to find 250g cream cheese on Saturday and so i managed to bake a chocolate swirl cheesecake :P

i think it doesnt look very "photogenic" 'x'
but i think it taste quite alright??

the marbley effect wasnt that nice...but its my first attempt =)

i promise i will try harder nxt time...bleks :P

not bad eh??managed to bake 3 types of cakes in 3 weekends ...hehe

Shanghai Renjia

Have been told of the existence of a Shanghai Dimsum place near Bormill care (behind The Two Bananas somewhere round Jln Ahmad Zaidi Adruce)...but never been there, until today!

sorry,the name was much too long to fit into one photo...HAHA..pls join it together 'x'

the place was nice and quiet and clean...with a very oriental interior with chinese instrumental music playing in the background...

i heard it is owned by a lady from China and sure enough there was a lady talking with a Chinese accent taking our orders...

she recommended their special coffee...she said it was from.........er....from.....i didnt quite catch the name ...

but it was frothy and creamy and thick...good for coffee lovers!

and she also recommened fried pork dumplings...

8 pieces for around RM6.50? not too sure 'x'

but it sure is good...

look at the wonderful PORK!...pork is good for you! sorry this post is non halal!

and also..the creamy sweet buns...

nice poinky white skin...

it was ok...but not excellent if you get wht i mean...it taste a lot like creamy butter to me...

and the finale...

Xiao Lung Bao!

love em very much! =)

juicy pork with the yummy sweet gravy inside

all these were recommended by the lady who i presumed is the owner lah...
and everything amounted to RM17.10

all 3 dim sum was only around RM12.50...cheap i must say for good quality dim sum! apart from dim sum, they also have few types of noodles on the menu which we did not try.

overall...good food, great service... i m sure going back there again!

My Work

Had to stay back late at work just now to do dump in some data into the database...

so while the data loading script was running...

sorry,had to blur everything up except for the num of data rows :D

i had a pre dinner snack...

while watching...

Code Monkeys! haha its not a game...its a movie...and it's quite good you should go ahem ahem it :P

i wouldnt mind working late like this :D

hey! you can't expect me to stare at the black screen while it runs rite? at least that's what I think...not sure if that's what my boss thinks...*gulp*...SHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Give your career a boost!

The Cisco certification system has been the most widely known networking certification for as long as i know. The certification system is designed in away that allows you to take four paths in your career which is :entry,associate,professional and expert. On top of these 4 paths, you could also go into specialization fields such as wireless and telephony.

If you are what they call the "network guy" getting a Cisco certification is bound to gain you
some credibility and status in the eyes of prospective employers. Not only that, the Cisco website also provides a forum for all its students to discuss about the course or basically anything among each other thus enabling interaction. You could discuss about exams,revision tips or if you have completed your certification, you could ask for advice on what career path to go after this. As i browsed through the forums, i have seen that most people who have completed some form of the Cisco certification is seeking to change or improve their career path.

Other Cisco certificate holders on the other hand, have managed to get a headstart in their career and are now working in prestigious companies such as DreamWorks,Budweiser and many more. Basically most of them find a change in their career path after obtaining the Cisco certification. Why, there is even a dentist who made a 180 degree change in her career after obtaining a Cisco certification. That should be enough proof to suggest how a Cisco certification can change your career!

Not another Monday!

Well well well...if its not another Sunday and with it comes Monday. Where did the weekends go??? It feels only like yesterday that I came back from work grinning happily from ear to ear on a Friday evening. I guess time really flies when you are enjoying yourself.

Sorry, no pics to blog about today as i had planned to bake a chocolate swirl cheesecake today but i went to 2 supermarkets and were unable to find a 250g cream cheese!!! its absurd!

It is raining heavily now, hope i can sleep well tonite. Cos i always have problems falling asleep on Sunday nights. I think it goes back to the school days when i always have difficulty falling asleep on Sunday nights before the start of a new school week. I dont know why it happens back then and i still dont know why i cannot sleep on Sunday nights now

Get a Cisco Certification

Having being in the IT field, the name Cisco is not an unfamiliar name to me. Mention Cisco, and I will think of networking,hardware but most of all...its very popular Certification systems. Many a times, i have seen in job requirements the need for a Cisco certification . With that, you can imagine how important it is to be Cisco certified in a world where paper certificates are looked upon highly.

Being Cisco certified means having the set of important knowledge and skills in the field of networking. Therefore, if you are in networking, a Cisco certification might just be the thing you need to give yourself a winning edge against your peers.

Cisco provides 3 levels of IT certification, namely Associate, Professional and Expert. On top of that, you can take up certification in 6 core areas such as routing and switching,network security and service provider. That way, you can customize your Cisco certification to match your current industry or job scope.

Apart from the 6 main areas, you could also opt to go deeper into certain specialisations such as security, IP telephony and wireless. With such a vast area of topics, Cisco certification is sure to benefit you and your career! If you are in the networking industry, getting a Cisco certification is bound to open up new IT networking job opportunities for you.

Cisco certifications boasts of people in high-end companies such as Dreamworks, LapCorp Inc, Budweiser and many more. These are all proof that Cisco certifications are now becoming a common requirement which employers are looking for.

Muffin Day

My sis and I made a batch of banana muffins to sell in church 2moro in aid of the church's children ministry...

we thought it will be quite an easy task to do and boy were we wrong!

it was a lot of work and considering that this is the very very first time both of us made muffins added more to the stress! hahaha

but at the end, the result was ok lah!...not too bad...

rite or not ??????????

it actually taste pretty good...dont judge a book by its cover...muahaha

look at all the banana goodness...

2 muffins for RM5...anyone wanna reserve any???

and now i m totally beat out after a whole afternoon of baking...good night!

Free MMO!

onGamers alert! There's a new MMORPG hitting the gaming world this summer called the Dungeon Runners. In this online video game, players can obtain Bling Gnome that eat their unwanted items and turn them into gold by taking the golden squat! That is certainly a whole new way to get rid of unwanted items in an MMORPG. The best thing about Dungeon Runners is that, it is free to download and play! If you have an internet connection, download the game and get ready to be transported to an exciting realm of magic,adventure and giant monsters!

I have bling-ed up my little pink pig soft toy here as a bling gnome!

heh...complete with a pink pointy hat, pink beard and moustache...and glasses! :)
How i wish it would eat up my unwanted items and turn them all into solid GOLD just like the real Bling Gnome!

I like the cool funky idea of the game by using Bling Gnomes to transform your unwanted items. Usually, most of the MMORPGs i have played lets you get rid of your unwanted items by selling them off for measly amount of game money or you just drop them on the ground.

In the game, you will explore a rich detailed world and battle challenging monsters and unlock various powerful skills as your progress along. If you are a gamer, what are you waiting for?? Download this FREE game now!

Sakura of Kuching!

Not sure whether any of you in Kuching have noticed that most of the trees planted along the road is now blooming!!!

It is hard to believe that the ordinary looking trees that we drive pass everyday could actually bloom such beautiful pink flowers!

Sometimes you just have to stop and smell the flowers...literally =)

on a totally different note...

look at this mini super cute yiu char kueh...

it's only as long as my pointing finger! somehow it appears bigger in this pic...but you must know how big is my pointing finger to judge...it is not big lor :P

you may go search for it in the new Stutong Market! ;)

Hocus Pocus!

We grew up watching David Copperfield's magic shows on TV and sometimes there are magic show specials on our local television especially during the holiday season. Do you remember those? I sure do! Those magic shows are bound to involve some disappearing watch or money or the disappearance of a member of the audience only to find him/her coming out from the backstage.

Those kind of magic shows are entertaining but somehow we could try to guess how they did it and what tricks is behind it all. However, with the "new-age" magicians such as Criss Angel, their tricks are not that simple. It is in fact, very very mind boggling! The first trick i saw Criss Angel performed was where he actually sawed off a volunteer's body into half! And the scary thing about the act was, the volunteer was so shocked to find herself sawed into half that she screamed in fear and ran away by pushing her upper body with her arms, leaving her lower bottom of her body behind!

If you, like me are intrigued by Criss Angel's shows, now is your chance! He will now be appearing at the Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas, featuring a performance called CRISS ANGEL Believe .It will be a haunting exploration deep inside the mind of Criss Angel as he hovers between the land of the living and a world woven together by his creative imagination.

The great thing is, there is this text message contest currently running that enables you to win 2 tickets to Criss Angel Believe! Just type "Believe" and send it to 22122

Click on the Pink Ribbon

I have been tagged by Red Sponge weeks ago...hehehe and i never got to doing it until now...

which is a good thing also because the campaign ends in 5 days! omg!

ok...here's what you do...hop onto this website and click on the little pink button! If they manage to get 8 million clicks this month, they will donate $10,000 to fund mammograms for lower income and minority women...

its easy to do and you might just save a life!

pass the word on! =)

Progress Report Epi 9

Pheww...another progress report on the house
It seems that the more it progresses...the less thing i have to say...

the whole structure is there....well...its a........... house...what do i have to say about that =)

anyway, the parquet flooring on the 2nd floor is halfway done...

the car porch...

to park my ferrari and porcshe...mwehehe

sorry...for some reason or another...the mailbox really appeals to me

i can't help but open it up and look into it to check for any mail...well that's me!

Spotlessly Clean

Ok! i have to admit it...when it comes to cleaning up...i can be the world's laziest person....hehe! I can lose my car keys, my phone and maybe even myself in the amount of stuff i keep.

And when it comes to spring cleaning one thing i can never clean up without is....of course, a vacuum cleaner! It is my bestest friend in the whole wide world =) Why, just the other day i delayed cleaning up for a few weeks because i cannot find the vacuum cleaner in my house!

Cos i use the vacuum cleaner to clean up everything! Sucking up the dust from shelves, and stuffs...in fact, i even use them to clean up my stuffed toys. LOL! That way i dont even have to stoop down to wipe all the shelves or dusting my stuff toys :P

The downside to using a vacuum cleaner is its bulkiness and the way i have to look for a switch to plug in the vacuum cleaner...and let's not forget tripping over the cords. But with AccuCharge Stick Vac, your woes are over! It is the first cordless cleaning technology to earn Energy Star Approval!

It enables a 70% energy reduction as compared to other cordless vacuums and charges much much faster than other cordless vacuum cleaners too! Energy saving, time saving and costs saving...things cannot get any better!

My Pride and Joy

Still remember the little cheesecake cook book i bought a while ago??..

I thought (and maybe YOU thought so too 'x') that i will leave the cookbook in a little dark corner to be forgotten...forever and ever!

but lookie here...

BWAHAHAHAHA...

sobs..so proud of it...my little pink cotton cheesecake ... its a SUCCESS!! ;)

and what more...it became someone's bday cake...

ahem...ok it may be a little unsightly for a bday cake but since i already baked a cake whats the point of buying another one from the bakery rite?

oh...my baby looks so pretty!

LOL!

Long Overdue Trip to the Beach

I am a beach person...

any vacation with a visit to the beach is surely a nice one for me (of cos must have some good shopping also 'x')

so i have been going on and on about going to our local beach for so long i cannot remember when i started going on and on about it...but here we are!!! =)

very pitiful lah...that is the only pic of us...cos there is no one there to take our pics...that's what i love about blogger's meet...there's always a camera ready to take your pic...LOL!

as you may have guess...i m the SHORT one lah!!!..happy? 'x'

even tho its only a few hours trip...i m happy enough lah...

not us! 'x' the girl was in a bikini...zoom in if you are into that kind of thing 'x'

no trip is complete with F-O-O-D...kekeke

and with a view like this...

mediocre food like this...

and this ...

...taste even better!

too bad no hunky baywatch guy or else it would have tasted even better!