Cough in the act

I've been coughing for almost a week now. I ate antibiotics and half bottle of cough syrups and I have no idea when this coughing will be over. Usually in the night time, the cough is getting worse. Bah...

Anyway, I can only pray that my cough will get better soon, as for today, I wanted to cheer myself up by drinking bubble tea, the hot one. So after work, I went to a bubble tea store and ordered a hot honeydew milk tea. When the employee asked me what do I want for the topping, I was actually thinking about having some pearls, but then I decided grass jelly would be much suitable with my condition. Then after the drinks was served, I just realized on how silly I would be if I ordered pearls as the topping.

Lucky I ordered grass jelly topping huh *singlish accent*

Anyway I didn't know how did my cough story end up with a bubble tea review. haha. I ordered the normal sweetness, but I guess since bubble tea is normally came up with ice or cold, it was too sweet for a hot drink. The bubble tea did cheer me up, but I think my cough is getting worse right now hahaha.

Okay lah people *another singlish*, I better go to bed right now. Hopefully with enough sleep and medication I will recover soon!

Cheers,

Abeth

Kiyo's 1st Birthday Party

They say (please define the word 'they'), a child's first birthday should be celebrated. It's almost like a- must thing to do for your children. But let's just be honest, is there anyone of you still remember how does it feel when you were one year old? Yeah.. me neither. But anyway, birthdays, at any age is a celebration - I think. A little (or big, you decide) celebration (and cakes) won't hurt anyone.

So right now I'm gonna share some pictures during my niece's 1st birthday on August 2013. Lately she's been an object to some of my blog posts haha sorry niece. As some of you might notice, party nowadays are getting pretty and prettier. The decorations and dessert table is very important in creating a memorable party (let's admit it, we're gonna share those party pictures on social media anyway), so I think that my niece's 1st birthday party is very cute and 'picture sharing worthy' (please excuse my made up word). It is a 'pin-wheeled' theme birthday party at Frais Patisserie, the place is not big, but it gives you a homey feeling once you're inside the place. They sell many selections of yummy pastries and cakes.

 The dessert table

 Not just a regular marshmallow. It's marshmallow with ribbons!

Macaroon tower. Isn't it cute or what? 

 Label and wrap your own mineral water and viola!

The birthday girl and the narsis aunty.

I think that the pastel color combinations are really cute. At first I felt very bad trying to eat those desserts because I would ruined the dessert table, but desserts are supposed to be inside your tummy, not just for decorations. Hahaha... If there's anyone of you wondered, "did you guys only eat dessert for the birthday party?", the answer is "no", we had nasi tumpeng for lunch. Nasi tumpeng was put on the other table, and no one took a picture beside the nasi tumpeng, we prefer to take pictures around the dessert table area (sadly true haha). 

So have you guys been to a kid's birthday party nowadays? What do you think about themed party like this? Do you guys enjoy it? So right now, after Engagement Party, Bridal Shower Party, Wedding Party, and Baby Shower Party, you're gonna need to save some ideas for your kid's first birthday party. So plan ahead guys! :p

Let's raise our cupcakes and make a toast!

x.o.x.o

Abeth

Growing

For me, every time I see my niece, I am constantly reminded of how time flies. I was still working in Singapore when my sister was pregnant, and then when she was born, I met her for only three weeks then I went to Beijing (link here). Earlier this year when I came back from Beijing for winter holiday, she's already five months old. Now, when I'm back for good, she's one year old already (click here). I still remember small she was when she was born, she looked so fragile to me I didn't even have a courage to held her in my arms haha.

My niece is one y.o. now and we're admiring our own reflections haha

A child's growth, it's so easy to notice. You can physically notice the difference. But what about us? So called adults, or young adults? Do we change a lot too? Let say in two years time, what had changed in us? For me, I had some physical changes, from long to short to long hair again. I also managed to develop some skill in grooming my face (make up LOL). Managed to travel further than any of my other family members. But that's the physical, it's noticeable, anyone can see it. But how a bout our physiological? What about our values, point of views, way of thinking, do they change too in all these time?

I personally think that it is harder for ourselves to see the inner changes inside of ourselves. For me, it is easier to know on what's changing in us physiologically by hearing others' opinion about us, then you can decide whether what they think is suitable for you or not. I personally love to hear other people's story, especially if it's related to me (not just gossip -who doesn't love gossip anyway- but facts too).

I gave you one example, I don't want to judge someone (but I think I just did :p), but this is a value that I hold till now. One of my friend starts to smoke, which I never thought that this friend would ever done it- at least in my ideal kind of world (fabricated on my mind). I think that smoking is a useless habit and I hate the smoke. I don't want to hate the smoker, I just hate when they're starting to smoke. I didn't tell anything to that friend of mine that I disagree of what she's doing because I believe that we already know the consequences on what we're doing, come on, we're more that a quarter century old.
Few days passed and I was just chatting with another old friend of mind and I told her that one of my old friend started a bad habit which is smoking. These two friends didn't know each other, but this old friend told me, "if physically you can see your friend started a new habit, who knew on what other changes from this friend that you can't see."

Her comments startled me.. We are always changing and growing as a human being. Don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing, you're the one who decide it. Just like my niece, she's not only growing physically, but her ego also started to built up. Maybe as an adult, our physiological changes is not as noticeable as a child since we tried to control ourselves in front of people. But my friend's opinion made me think that there's gotta be something physiologically different from me than who I was in two years ago. The question is whether I am brave enough to admit it myself and to show it to the world.

Nah.. I think I'd rather play safe hahaha...


Cheers!

Abeth