The ULTIMATE reveal!

Hermes Gold Birkin 30 with GHW

I am soooo banned now!! Don't know for how long, but I know I shouldn't spend more money :(

My H under the radar bag!

I finally found a really nice bag that is not too flashy and something I can wear to work without people starring or asking. Love how the leather feels!

Hermes Massai Indigo PM PHW

Time to change color!

This week I pick Zoya Caitlin. It's like a greyish purple color. LOVE it!

Zoya Caitlin

Look what just came...

Hint: It's my fav color!

Presenting...

Balenciaga City Sapphire SGH

Loving Zoya nail polishes

I recently bought Zoya Intimate collection and tried on one of the color yesterday. It's very pretty! I might be biased since it's my favorite color ;)

Zoya Dannii

Is this hot or HOT?

After trying to walk in Louboutin(and hurting both of my feet), I decided to branch out and bought another high heel shoes. Presenting....

YSL Tribute in Navy Patent

This is much comfier that my CL new simple, but I haven't tried walking that long with these, so who knows. I need to plan an event so I can use these and Ms.Kelly!

Whiskey got groomed!

I've crossed the bridge to the Orange side...

Hermes Kelly 28 in Natural Chamonix!!

And here she is posing with the gorgeous H twilly....

Pretty isn't she? I'm really on cloud nine!! I definitely need more H in my life..

The perfect LV

So I've been wanting this bag for a while now, and after getting my tax refund this year, I finally have her..

LV Trevi PM

The twins are both here!!!!

I've spent some time searching for these bags and both are finally here!!

Welcoming...

Teal Op Art Sophia and Grey Gathered Sophia

Now, if only I can find the purple gathered, it would be perfect!

Always makes me smile..

There's something about this bag that always makes me smile whenever I look at her. She looks so sweet and gorgeous! She just made my day :)

LV Watercolor Speedy 30 with LV Pastilles charms

Happy New Year 2011!!

Happy New Year everyone! I know I've been so lazy updating my blog lately, but at least I still update it once a while. 2010 has been a great interesting year. I've done so many activities I thought I've never done..rafting, parasailing, rappelling, zip-lining, cave tour, snowmobiling, etc, etc. I hope we would continue doing these different activities in the upcoming year. Some are already in mind. I really want to do hot air balloon, go to tahoe during winter time as I've always been there during summer, go fishing in sf and one thing for sure, I'm going to visit my best friend in Melbourne sometime before June!!! I'm very excited for this new year that I decide to make a resolution:
- Save money!! 
- Exercise more often
- More patient
- Take Whiskey to dog park more often
- Advance in my career
- More fun activities!!

I guess that's it for now. I hope I can at least manage to keep some of my resolutions. I hope you all have a great new year!!

Something purple...

When I first ventured to Balenciaga, I noticed that they have so many pretty colors. Of course I have to check what my favorite color looks like. I first saw it in the regular hardware and even though I like it, I never felt that I *need* it. But after I saw it in giant hardware...It was love at first sight! I was originally looking for the City size, but ended up with Work...

*drumroll*

2007 Violet SGH Work!!!!!

No more Balenciaga for a while for me. I haven't seen other color that makes me want to buy it ;)

The first bag that made me fall in love with LV

I've been searching high and low for this bag ever since I saw it. It's a limited edition item, so the boutique does not have it anymore and people are selling it for crazy high prices online. Fortunately, I'm patient enough and I could finally get my hand on one of them...plus, I got the one that's not even sold in US!! Are you curious enough now? ;)

Without further ado...presenting Miss Watercolor Speedy 30!!!!

Isn't it pretty?!?! It comes with the base shapper too! Cannot be happier!

Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies

I've recently gotten a dessert cook book from a darling online friend so I'm trying to bake more often and try each one of the recipes. One of the recipe that got my attention is the Hazelnut Shortbread Cookies. I've never made shortbread before, but it turned out really good and easy! Here's the end result of the cookies. I could not find hazelnut, so I substituted it with almond. It still tasted GOOD! Highly recommended!

Hazelnut Shortbread
Prep time: 40 mins
Total time: ~2hr
Yield: 48 shortbread rectangles

Ingredients:

• 250ml/1 cup whole hazelnuts, toasted, divided
• 250ml/1 cup butter(2 sticks), softened
• 175ml/.75 cup powdered sugar
• 5ml/1 tsp double strength vanilla(I used regular vanilla)
• 425ml/1.75 cup all purpose flour
• 125ml/0.5 cup chocolate hazelnut spread(I used Nutella spread)
• 1 square(1 oz/30g) unsweetened chocolate for baking, chopped(I used milk chocolate for baking)

Mix Dough.

• Preheat oven to 325F/160C. Line small sheet pan with parchment paper, allowing 1in, to extend past sides; set aside. Grate 3tbsp of the hazelnut. Place butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in a mixing bowl, beat on medium speed electric hand mixer until creamy. Gradually add flour and grated hazelnuts. Mix on low speed until dry ingredients begin to blend with butter mixture. Increase speed to medium-high and beat just until mixture forms into a dough.

Bake shortbread and cut into rectangles.

• Distribute dough over bottom of prepared pan. Roll using lightly flour roller to create an even thickness. Bake 43-45 minutes or until deep golden brown. Remove pan from oven to a cooling rack. Cool 10 minutes. Lift parchment and shortbread from pan. Invert shortbread into cutting board. Remove parchment and immediately cut warm shortbread lengthwise into eight rows and crosswise into sixth to make 48 small rectangles. Spread rectangles slightly apart, cool completely.

Coat in chocolate and chopped hazelnut

• Coarsely chop remaining hazelnut using food chopper and place in coating tray. Place hazelnut spread and chocolate in a microwaveable bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on high 60-75 seconds or until melted and smooth, stirring after 1 minutes. Dip one end of each shortbread rectangle into chocolate mixture and roll in nuts, coating all sides. Place on parchment-lined surface to set. If chocolate mixture begins to thicken, return to microwave 10-15 seconds or just until it thins but is not hot.

Busy month ahead

I'm going to be officially busy for at least a month. Indah is coming to town starting tomorrow and we have LOADS to do. Plus with the release coming up at work, I would be restless in October.

Current schedule:
* 10/2 weekend: Santa Rosa (Indah's packing)
* 10/6-10/9: Vegas girls trip!!
* 10/15 weekend: Erlin is here too and it's Indah's last weekend here, so we'll probably go somewhere and eat a lot.
* 10/18: statistic midterm
* 10/22 weekend: Doyo's wedding party
* 10/25: release date
* 10/30 weekend: archery

I hope everything will go smoothly. I know I would at least have so much fun, but kinda' worried for the release and midterm. We'll see how that works out.

Bags Acquired Recently

I've been so busy shopping for the past couple of months and my collection is almost complete! I'm only longing for a Trevi PM, which hopefully I will get sometime later this year. Here are my haul...I still have some coming, but I'll reveal those one by one :)

BV Med Ebano / Chanel Hybrid Jumbo
LV Azur Speedy 30 / LV Vernis Houston Indigo

MJ Mina in Navy Blue / LV Trevi GM
Hermes Bearn Etoupe Chevre / LV Vernis Roxbury Drive

Help me find my Trevi PM so my collection will be complete....at least for some time before I find something else I want to have :)

 

 

 

Jewelry Making

Ever since I started joining the beading club at work, I've been making some costume jewelries in my spare time. I bought so many beads from Indo last time I was there, but sometimes I just don't have any ideas what to make. I just completed three recently. A bracelet and two necklaces. 

 

The bracelet is a tad too big for me. but I LOVE the necklace. It took me a while to finish the bib one because there are so many layers to it, but I enjoy making it. Let's see if more ideas strike me so I can create more. Thinking of opening my own etsy store, but usually after a while I would get bored at it and just leave it hanging...kinda' like this blog... :(

My friend is coming from Indo soon, so I've asked her to bring some new beads for me. It's so much cheaper buying there than here, so hopefully she'll pick some good beads! Here are my current beads..

 

 

 

 

It's not a lot, but enough to get me started. Plus we have lots more beads at the beading club at work that I can use as well. Let's hope I won't get bored easily with this.

I'm back from my vacation. Well, actually it's mo...

I'm back from my vacation. Well, actually it's more than a month after I'm back. Life has been pretty busy lately and I didn't have time to update this blog. Seems like keeping a resolution to keep writing on a blog is not really an easy one for me >.<

We went rafting last weekend and it was SO MUCH FUN! We have 12 people in our group and we split into 2 rafts. It was pretty scary when we stuck on the rock, but other than that, everything went well :D

I made A LOT of new purchases and also sold a lot of my bags. There are so many things in my W/L right now, but I need to stick to several bags I *really* want: Chanel Medium/Large Camera Bag, LV Damier Trevi PM and Balenciaga Raisin/Sapphire with GH. I shouldn't buy more since I recently got one of my W/L item which is the LV L/E Speedy Watercolor 30!! Plus a medium Ebano Veneta! I'm in cloud 9!!

2 Long Weeks of My Life!

I haven't had time lately to update this blog and I'm still trying to keep my resolution of getting this blog updated every once a while. Not many interesting things happened this last 2 weeks. I spent most of my time in the office trying to finish everything before my trip this Wednesday. I finally finished everything today. Tomorrow is my last day before my 3 weeks vacation back to Indo :D

Gembul graduated last weekend. I'll post some pics later after I get it uploaded. We went cherry and peach picking in Brentwood last Sunday. It was freakin' HOT! I feel like I almost collapsed. We managed to pick 3lbs of cherry and 9lbs of peach. The cherry is pretty sweet and the peach is okay. We tried some nectarines and apricot as well, but those weren't that good. I haven't uploaded any of the pics, so I will update it when I do.

I don't have anything much to tell. Haven't really shop for a while. I only bought a Hermes scarf in my favorite color, purple, but I haven't taken any pics of it. I promise I will post pics when things after I'm back from vacay! See you in a month!!