ShangHai

One Day In ShangHai!

Went to Dolar Shop for steamboat.

Apparently everyone said that this is better than Hai Di Lao.

We all love these pork slices. It's sooooo gooooood that we kept ordering it!

Land of Pocky

Mango Sago!

Frankfurt

Got called up for Frankfurt flight!

I was so excited about it because I thought that I will be able to see Lynette and Rachel. But sadly, they arrived on the day I left. :(

Oh well, it's okay.

My bestie, Lynette, had already bought a ticket to Amsterdam so as to meet me there! Looking-forward to my Amsterdam flight! I miss her so much! 

One of the crew brought us to this restaurant for pasta and pizza and he proclaimed that it's good. But I find it pretty normal and the portion is too big for me to handle.

"Shopping Bags" bigger than me. ;)

Perth

Enjoying the best time of my life!

Welcome to the Blue Boat House!

I was so captivated by the scenery and the tranquility of the place although the weather can be so nasty.

London Court

The Coffee Club

Dinner at Soup Restaurant

Dinner at Soup Restaurant with Mummy, sisters, Roy and Boyfriend.

I love the chicken so much that I had to order a large portion but they warned me not to, because if they cannot finish it, I have to finish it and in the end, I stuff myself with the chicken. -.-

OH WELL. WHO CAN RESIST IT??!! IT'S SO GOOD! MUST EAT ALL THE CHINESE FOOD BEFORE I FLY TO "ANGMOH" COUNTRIES! Hehe!

Christchurch

Welcome to Christchurch!

The view outside my apartment is so beautiful!

I'm so glad that my colleague invited me over to her room and she cooked lunch and dinner for me and two other colleagues. Spent a great day with them and making me less homesick. I really appreciate those who treated me well.

*It's 2am New Zealand timing now, got to wake up at 7am but I really can't sleep. :(

Skin Care

MASK TIME!

I'M TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH IT!

Mint Julep Masque helps dry up acne pimples, rinse away blackheads and shrink enlarged pores; and it also gives a cooling effect. 

Plus it is only $9.90 SGD! SO AFFORDABLE! No harm giving it a try!

Albion Skin Conditioner from Japan.

I swear this is the most expensive skincare product that I have ever had.

It cost me $145 SGD.

Although it is quite expensive for a toner but it helps to shrink the pores and it is oil control.

I always believe that skincare is very important because any amount of make-up cannot cover our flaws if our skin is not being well taken care of.

Therefore, always prep our skin no matter how lazy we are.

Rainbow Cheesecake

Baked some Cheese Cupcakes with boyfriend!

I really regretted not adding in more sugar and it turned out to be so cheesy and salty.

BUT I STILL LOVE THE COLORS OF THESE CHEESE CUPCAKES. SO ARTIFICIALLY BEAUTIFUL!

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INGREDIENTS

Crust

2 

cups finely crushed graham crackers

2 

tablespoons sugar

1/2 

teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 

pinch salt

6 

tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

Filling

4 

packages (8 oz each) cream cheese, room temperature

1 1/3 

cups sugar

2 

teaspoons vanilla

1 

pinch salt

1 

cup sour cream

1 

cup heavy cream

4 

large eggs

1 

each of liquid food colors (blue, yellow, green, red)

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven 350°F. Before you get started with the crust, make sure your 9 inch springform pan is water tight. Do this by carefully wrapping a few layers of foil on the outside of the pan, so water cannot get into the pan. Be careful not to rip the foil or water will get into your cake and ruin it!
• Mix crushed crackers, 2 tablespoons sugar, the cinnamon and salt together in a bowl. Then mix in butter with your clean fingers, until crumbs are pea sized.
• Press all of the graham cracker mixture into the prepared springform pan. Press it down firmly in the pan. Use a measuring cup for this, which makes it easy to get around the edges. You should have an even, flat crust.
• Bake the crust for 10 minutes on a low oven rack. Remove from the oven, and cool completely before continuing. Turn oven temperature down to 325°F.
• To make filling, cut cream cheese into pieces and add to a mixing bowl. Whip until smooth, maybe 4 minutes. Then add 1-1/3 cups sugar, and continue to beat until smooth again, another 4-5 minutes. Next, add vanilla, salt, sour cream and heavy cream; beat until smooth. Add in 1 egg at a time, beating briefly between each egg.
• Once the mixture is well combined and very smooth, divide evenly into 6 dishes. Add food color to each dish to get the desired colors. (Red = 25 drops of red, Orange = 18 drops yellow + 6 drops red, Yellow = 18 drops yellow, Green = 18 drops green, Blue = 18 drops blue, Violet = 18 drops red + 12 drops blue)
• Pour colored mixtures into cooled crust. Start with red filling, and slowly pour it right in the center of the crust. Continue to build the rainbow by pouring the fillings directly in the center. This will create layers so that each slice has some of each color.
• Place cheesecake into a baking dish on oven rack, and fill baking dish with boiling water about 1 inch up the side of the springform pan.
• Bake at 325°F in the water bath for 1 hour and 40 minutes to 1 hour 50 minutes or until set but still jiggles slightly 2 inches from the edge. If cheesecake begins to brown on top, cover loosely with foil during last 5 minutes of baking.
• Turn off the oven, open the oven door a crack, and let the cake cool in the oven for 1 hour. The slow cooling will help it not crack.
• Then loosely wrap the dish in foil so the foil isn't touching the top of the cake and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• When ready to remove cake, run a clean narrow knife around the edge of the dish, remove the foil, unlock the spring, and carefully lift off the outer ring.
• Serve either alone or with a cherry/raspberry sauce. It's so rich and creamy that it really doesn't need a topping.
  
  *Recipe from Tablespoon

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Gonna try baking or cooking more things when I'm bored. 

*Christchurch on Sunday