Sunshine in a bag

Hullo you.

What have i been up to you ask? A lot of baking, and cooking, and..well. :)

Tried baking Macarons again, recipe by Sorted, after a very epic failure last year or something.

Failed quite miserably the first try with a whisk, but pretty much succeeded the second try with an electric hand mixer. Hehe. As you all know, egg whites are EXTREMELY sensitve, so at the slightest mistake such as contact with fat or overfolding would end up with a big F.

I did Blue Vanilla Nutella and Chocolate Nutella and Pink Strawberry Jam :3

I know it doesnt look like those you find in shops, yep its still not proper yet and i know i went wrong somewhere so im still in the process of learning and improving. Ha.

Im not quite there yet, but it tastes suuuuuuuper good so we're happy :B

A few days later i baked Vanilla Shortbread Cookies, recipe by Laura Vitale.

Ohhhhhhh this one was "so simple and easy" (quoted by her haha) and i just loved the part where you squeeze/cut/poke the dough because it was like suuuuuuuper soft and fluffy and when you eat it right when it comes out of the oven...

oh youre in Heaven. :3

A few days later a few days later, Ezt requested for more Macarons.. Haha so Mumma and i made it again!. This time we kinda explored with the flavors.We did Green Vanilla Nutella and Orange Peanut Butter.

Oh wow, i must say, the OPB ones were surprisingly really good. We only used some orange zest, but that seemed to do the trick really really well. The aroma/flavor/scent of the orange was strong enough to let you know that its orange but it didnt kill the peanut butterness eiher.

Definitely making those again!. :B

Once again, i still didnt get the Macarons' "feet". Ughhh its a little frustrating, but a friend (well, kinda) of mine from Instagram told me that perhaps i overfolded them..

Yeah that is possible, probably it hehe.

Macarons are really tough and need a lot of practice before you really get them right, so im gonna keep doing it!!!

Oh did i mention how FUN it was to fold the batter and pipe them out from the piping bags and filling them up and sticking them together to make the mini hamburgers?!.

SO FUN!.

Gonna try other citrus flavors next with different fillings stay tuned!.

Hopefully they taste even better and look proper haha :3

Do check out Sorted and Laura Vitale's youtube channels by the way, they are two of my favorite cooking channels!!. :B

This was Thursday's lunch after the doctor's appointment at the hospital!.

Clockwise; Mumma's Bathura, My Paper Thosai, Puppa's Masala Thosai and Chilli Fries @ Komala's.

Really really good.

Today's fast food Friday but that was considered my fast food for the week so i would have to resist my craving for a McSpicy with cheese till next week.

One of my homemade dinners this week.

My FIRST win and draw with Aunty Kay in WordsWithFriends. Shes pro, seriously haha. But im still improving :P My gameplay/tactics is kinda bad haha.

Its seriously addictive.

My username is Lin S8.

Just saying. You know. *cough*

Met up wih this girl on Sunday, sat and caught up @ KFC from 2-9pm i think. Say whuuuuuuuuuuut. She really got skinnier i was so jealous.. Yeah i have to remind myself that KFC does NOT only sell two piece chikkins.

Lovely day. 

Mumma also asked what color case i wanted for itouchy, and i replied orange (dont ask) and she got me this.. I was like O.o this is yellow?! HAHAHAHA the brudder laughed at me. =.=

Then the next day she went out with Grandmumma and when she asked Grandmumma what color she wanted for her itouchy, Grandmumma picked the yellow/orange one. (Because it was bright and easy to find haha so cute eh) So Mumma got this green one hehe. :3

I miss you two... They have been away all week and are only coming back at the end of the weekend..

Theres Dzulkurry eating Subway and Afi hugging his smelly doll haha. Sooo cute!.

And, here below, Afi is forever licking off people's birthday cakes and frostings hahahaha soo cute!!. :B

I miss you two.... :"(

My brudder has grown so much from last year!! Hahahaha okay sorry had to.

Anyway i miss last year and those times, good times. :')

SO THIS WEEKEND IS THE 1212 SIBLING'S WEEKEND.

I sense a lot of food oh no...

HEHE WHO CARES.

Still have yet to get them their presents though, still waiting for their choices in what they want from me. (Chey chey haha)

That also reminds me, Ezt if youre reading this i will start typing in a little more proper grammar from my next post onwards.. HEHE. :3

OH i had 3 creepy dreams last night i cant even..

For the last 3 nights all my dreams seem to be tellling/reminding/emphasizing on how lonely i am/have been.

Odd.

I am blogging with someone on my mind and its quite interesting haha.

Mumma' dead cactus. Oh God, it bent over when i was showering i couldnt help but laugh hysterically AAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Du vet jeg elsker deg.

Goodbye

LIN S8'S A PO8. :B

I wake up at eight

Then try to stay awake

Start to think how i ended up in this state

Ask myself how much more i could take

Im still awake at four

Theres a thinking galore

I dont know who or what its for

But i cant help but to think some more

In the mirror i see

I see somebody who does not look like me

Difference like coffee and tea

I see locks but no key

Then i think about you and the others

How, me, it kinda bothers

Them, standing out like your feathers

And, you, being the only person matters

With myself i have issues

Things and people we tend to misuse

Leads to wastage of wet tissues

Cant say nothing unless youre in my shoes

Its reaching five

Words are stuck like honey in a hive

In my heart and head i fight to survive

In this huge little thing you call life

Giving up is never my choice

Cuz in life you suffer and rejoice

But you must remember you have a voice

But even then you cant make much noise

To feel better i count on these food

But honestly they just follow my mood

You, i wouldnt mind stealing back like loot

But, you know, that id do if only for good

Change happens all the time

It can be as good as finding a dime

Or better yet be sour as lime

Clock strikes five as im typing this rhyme

A family so strong

The place which lets me know i definitely belong

Where The Saids play a good song

And you know youll be playing along

I wake up at eight

Then try to stay awake

But i dont have to anymore

This rhyme is done.

By Lin Said :3

Poetry side note (haha);

Just decided to type my thoughts out in poetry form on 6 December saved at 509am. Havent been reading or writing poetry for quite awhile. Yes i do love poetry and literature and rhymes and segala yang berkenaan dengannya. Always thought there are millions of possibilities regarding what the author might be writing about. Might mean a little something to you if you try to relate, might be rhyming about you if you try to feel so, might be meaning something more than you think, might be really thankful if you help to spread. :)

Back to life;

Im kind of a blur just like the picture. I am still working on my kampung trip last two weekends. Probably will post on the last few days and what i have been up to just before that post though. Going to bake Vanilla Shortbread Cookies now.

Thankful moment;

A friend once asked if anyone has told me they envied how well my parents take care of me. Cant say anyone actually said that to me in my face, (but i dont think i need anyone telling me about how well my parents take care of not just me but my siblings, my whole family, my extended family and such now do i.) but thank you for pointing that out.

I am truly really thankful for such lovely parents. ^^ :3

(You all should be too.)

Jeg savner deg. :')

Du vet jeg elsker deg.

Goodbye

2911111: DZULKURRY TURNS S8VEN!.

HULLO :3

They arrived just nice when i began showering hahahah!.

Birthday boy saw me and spread out his arms and told me to give him a hug lol :3

And then we gave him his first present; his 7th birthday badge!.

Putting it on..

TADA!. His birthday faces!. :3

While waiting for dawn to come, (dawn, right?) there was alot of camwhoring among/with The Dzuls..

World's best Cockles Kway Teow by Aunty Kay (Y) ^^ :3

Chocolate dipped sugar biscuits thingy by Ezt & I LOL.

The chocolate stuck to the paper. =.= Hahahahah

The birthday cake!. Chocolate cake by PrimaDeli, 5 layers cake, 4 layers cream.

Really good, melts in your mouth nomnomnom :B

Marshmallows. :B

Mee Picnic by Grandmumma!. :B

As always, this cheeky naughty boy up here got cake all over himself before anyone else got to it hahaha!.

Here you can see the frosting in his hair.

Us: AFI YOUR HAIR GOT CAKE!!!!

Afi: Huh? *touches hair* Where??

Birthday cake candled and lighted. :3

 

Everyone: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AJUL!. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU!.

Dzulkurry: *about to cut cake*

Afi: OIIIIIIIII!!!!!!. THREE SONGS LA?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Ezt: 3 SONGS? OH OK.

Everyone:SELAMAT HARI JADI!.

Dzulkurry: NO NEED!!!!!!!. ONE SONG!. *points up one finger* ONE SONG ONLY!!.

Everyone: *continues singing* SELAMAT HARI JADI!.

Dzulkurry: *gives up*

SELAMAT HARI JADI AJUL!.

SELAMAT HARI JADIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!.

*pause*

Afi: ZHU NI SHENGRIKUAILE!. ZHU NI SHENGRIKUAILE!. ZHU NI SHENGRIKUALE AJUL!. ZHU NI SHENGRIKUAILEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!.

Hahahahaha so cute i think Dzulkurry was impatiently excited to cut his cake hahaha!.

Hahahahaha gotta love all his expressions!. :B

I love this picture!.

Father-Son Moment!. :B

And thennnn, its the moment hes been waiting for!.

Ezt's present!. :B

Of course, Afi got presents too kekeke.

Mine!. This smart boy already guessed what it was correctly even before opening it lol. :B

Mumma's and Grandmumma's. :B

Dzulkurry: Afi your Ultraman so ugly!.

Afi: EH this one Ultraman King lah!!!!.

Dzulkurry: Hahaha Ultraman Ugly!.

Afi: OI dont call him Ultraman Ugly!!!!.

Dzulkurry: Hahahhaa ok then i call him Ultraman Beard!.

Afi: OIIII dont call him Ultraman Beard!!!.

Dzulkurry: Ok then i call him Ultraman Moustache!.

Afi: Dont call him Ultraman Moustache!!!.

Dzulkurry: Ok then i call him...Ultraman LONG BEARD!.

And it goes on and on hahahha so so funny and so so cute, caught a vid of them on Mumma's iPhone.

So cute~

And then before they went home, their parents gave (or, rather, awarded) them their last presents, medals!.

Love how candid yet photogenic this picture is!. :3

Dzulkurry with his Responsible & Diligent face and Afi with his Lovable & Cutest face!. :3

LOVE THEM!.

Afi also gave Dzulkurry his present which was a "hug, kiss and sing for him happy birthday song" teehee.

So very cute, always pleasant to have them around!.

Speaking of The Dzuls, they just came through the door!. Haha yay.

So i have lost almost all my trains of thoughts, thus sorry if i missed anything out.

Sadly they will be off on holiday till the next week plus or so :(

All the pictures uploaded @ The Saids' page on Facebook, go have a look!.

The siblings' birthdays in 10 days :O

I love Phineas and Ferb!.

"Oh, Perry the Platypus, why do you always rush here to just to get trapped?!. It makes so sense!." - Heinz Doofenshmirtz

(Thought this quote was apropriate for Love, no?"

Du vet jeg elsker deg.

Goodbye