Did you notice the new feature in my blog, everyone? It has gone one up and now there's star dust sprinkling from my cursor :-) Frankly, I have been drooling over this feature for quite sometime. I have seen it in a few blogs (snowing, raining hearts... ) but am just not IT savvy enough to put mine into action. So, who do I turn to? Yes... none other than the creator of my blog, my elder girl. GEEEEEEZ! I love you Deb! What a nice surprise! Thanks!

Labels: 2009, Ramblings

No time to patchwork or cross-stitch but needed to re-energize. Solution? Paper crafting - easy & therapeutic. I had plenty of recycled cardboard and coloured paper and these were all screaming for action (LOL). So I spent the morning making cards... and helped save a few trees in the process :-)


Have not made cards for years but once I started, I took to it like a duck to water :-) Went for quick simple designs but got more ambitious after a while. Honestly, I had forgotten how enjoyable this activity could be. Hmmm, must remember this craft when I next need another quick "fix" (LOL)!!!

Labels: 2009, Card Making, Craft

Labels: 2009, Cheongsam, Craft

Feeling really lethargic after all the heavy Chinese New Year meals. So I'll just let my pix do the talking :-P

Labels: 2009, Food, Ramblings

Wishing all my friends and loved ones (especially my brother and his family who cannot join us)

Labels: 2009, Chinese New Year, Ramblings

...it's show time! After a stressful first week of re-adjusting to school and work, I can't think of any better way to spend my time. So, my friends and I devoted this morning to patchwork and that included a drive down town to help one of the gals pick out some fabrics for her borders - and for me to stash!!! (LOL)...

This is my friend's project. Because she was doing machine patchwork for the first time, she went for something simple. I think that was a really smart move cos a simple project is quick and easy to do. And when it is achievable, you will be motivated. In any case, simplicity can be quite stunning too. I must say the pix here doesn't do her work justice as you can't really pick out the colours of those dainty pastel flowers. It's really sweeeeet :-)

Labels: 2009, Craft, Patchwork Blanket

There and yet, not quite! As you can see, I've finished piecing the blocks together and done up a double-border. As usual, I couldn't resist a stripy fabric for the inner frame. There's still more to do - the backing and binding bit which is less than exciting for me. However with work piling up again after the new year (and I don't mean the kind done with thread and needle!) I've the perfect excuse to procrastinate :-) Not to worry, it will be done..... eventually..... I hope (LOL)!!!

Labels: 2009, Craft, Patchwork Blanket

Yeah, the much awaited day had arrived. There we were - the four of us plus some dear friends - finally at Istana Budaya for the highly acclaimed and successful West End stage musical Mamma Mia. If you are an ABBA fan like me, this is not to be missed. Remember... "the arm and the leg" in exchange for the tickets? LOL!

Anyway, for those of us who are not into this latest sensation that have hit the shores of Malaysia, the performance tells the story of young Sophie trying to seek out the father she never knew to walk her down the ailse on her wedding day. After discovering an old diary belonging to her mother Donna, she proceeds to send out wedding invitations to three men, one of whom could be her father. Pandemonium breaks out when all three shows up resulting in a momentous climax!

What amazes me most about the musical is how British playwright Catherine Johnson managed to weave in all those incredible ABBA hits (Dancing Queen, The Winner Takes It All, Super Trouper, Mamma Mia, Thank you for the Music, Money Money Money, Voulez Vous, I Have a Dream, SOS...) giving this story an almost seamless plot. For me, the show was truly an unforgetable experience. It was vibrant and spirited-fill as promised and the whole family had a rousing smashing time.

Oh, by the way, here's the new cast of Mamma Mia!!! (lol) ......

Labels: 2009, Mamma Mia, Ramblings