Singapore Singapura

Have you been to Singapore?
It's a hot humid all-time-long summer country!
It may not appear to be the best place to live, but its the best spot to take your vacation in!

Singapore's an extremely small country, almost an island.
If you haven't been there, I highly recommend you to visit this highly advanced, well developed, pleasant, and very clean country!

Merlion is the best thing to take a look at. Merlion can be found not only in Sentosa, but can be also spotted near Clarkey.

As spotted in the picture, the merlion is the lion-fish statue. Mer(man/maid) + lion = Merlion
If you do get to this place, don't forget to visit Esplanade!
Esplanade is quite like the famous opera house in Australia. There's many restaurants, shops, and a great performance theatre! Many performances are and were held there. It is definitely a great choice!

Australia

I'm starting to get rolling with different countries and selecting great vacation spots!
This is Australia!

There aren't specific resort/hotels I'd recommend, but there sure are many.

I've been to very different hotels. Hotels in the middle of the city, hotels near the sea (similar to resorts, but not quite), and hotels adjacent to small towns.

Australia is a very quiet place. Quite surprisingly, all the shops there close around 5:00-6:00, and if you planned to be somewhere, then you would have to push that schedule to an earlier time period.

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wave rocks

Swan bell tower

Australian Memorial Park 

AUSTRALIA: MAKE IT YOUR NEXT VACATION SPOT ^^ 

Hot vacation spots!

Winter is a devastating season for me.

Yes, there are great things to do, but sometimes I get this urge to feel the sun.

Bathing your body in sunlight is the best thing you can expect on a cold winter day.

There is this one word that's ringing in my ear: hear it is:

Maldives

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Republic of Maldives (a.k.a. Maldives Island) has been well known as a hot vacation spot for some time now. Maldives is an island nation in the Indian Ocean formed by a double chain of 26 atolls.

The Maldives is known as the smallest Asian country in both land size and population. 

The temperature of Maldives usually ranges somewhere between  24 °C (75 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F). The humidity is quite high, but the constant cool sea breeze keeps the air moving Although the humidity is relatively high, the constant cool sea breezes keep the air moving and the heat mitigated.

WHY DON'T YOU MAKE YOUR NEXT VISIT TO THE MALDIVES? I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! 

Cold Weather? No problem.

Have you ever wondered about what you can do in cold weather?

Yeah yeah you can go skiing, sleighing, whatever. But have you ever thought of what you could do at home apart from reading, watching TV, eating...?

Seriously winter is a season where people stay stuck in their homes, finding nothing else to do apart from the usual, and obviously gain weight. Do you want to gain weight? I wouldn't.

Here are some various activities we could do other than the usual.

1. Watching romantic movies
(Okay, this does include in the categories of "watching TV" but its you selecting what you want to watch)

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2. Scrapbook making
(This is a very effective way to spend my time! All the photos you've collected throughout the year, glue them all into a notebook, decorate it with your own taste. Trust me, this is fun.)

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3. Origami
(The ultimate kill-time thing to do. If you're personally not interested, I'll remind you: it doesn't hurt to try!)

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4. Read comics, manga... they're fun.
(The ultimate ultimate kill-time thing to do! I love them. They're novels... into pictures! I bet no one hasn't tried reading one yet!)

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5. Don't be lazy. Think of one yourself! The fun of choosing an activity to do, is choosing the one you favor the most!

Seasons changing

There are things in this world which us, people consider trivial and unimportant. However, the thing we once considered petite, can actually be something of great importance, but have adjusted so much in our daily life, that we fail to realize it.

November 14, 2011. Seasons are changing. Yesterday, we could still capture the sight of red and yellow watered leaves falling, but today we capture a different image of empty trees, colder and sharper breeze whipping against our skins. Yes, winter has arrived.

If we pay attention to the littlest things, we are bound to discover something no one else has taken the initiative to. Don't you want to be the one? The one who takes time in discovering something?

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How to create mood in a coffee shop?

Today I'll be explaining about the 3 most important things about a creating a good mood in a coffee shop. It'll be very brief. There are 3 main points that need focus on: 

1. Choosing Your Color Scheme

Comfort will be a priority, so try sticking to soft furniture rather than anything too stiff.

2. Lighting Techniques

You will still need a well-lit workspace, and you may also want to keep a few areas brighter for your customers who would like to work while they relax. However playing with your lighting can certainly create a big impact, mood, and appearance in your shop.

3. Coffee Shop Aroma

Avoid creating an overpowering fragrance, but instead adding to the natural scent of your coffee shop will not only lure people in, but most likely increase sales from your pastry display!

IT IS NOT ALWAYS EASY to create a cozy, relaxing, bright, business-like, and extremely friendly mood in your shiop. However, choosing a theme and sticking to it may give your coffee shop a better overall mood and décor.

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Crepe

If you ask a child what their favorite food is, they are willing to answer. But if you ask anyone older, they will be reluctant to answer just one. That's probably because they've been exposed to so many different food before, that its hard to answer.

Sometimes we need to think about even the pettiest things. 

There are times when the tiniest things can amaze you. 

No doubts, I have a lot of favorites. 

One of them: crepe 

When you have favorite foods, you want to know how to make it.

These are the instructions for making crepe. 

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
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• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
• 4 cups sliced strawberries

Directions

1. Place the eggs, milk, water, melted butter, flour, and salt in the pitcher of a blender; blend until smooth.
2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or non-stick skillet over medium heat. Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 2 tablespoons for each crepe. Tip and rotate pan to spread batter as thinly as possible. Flip over when the batter is set and the edges are beginning to brown. Cook until the other side begins to brown. Stack finished crepes on a plate, cover with a damp towel and set aside.
3. Blend the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla with an electric mixer until smooth. Gently fold in the whipped cream.
4. To serve, fill each crepe with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries and 1/3 cup of the cream cheese filling, roll up and top with a small dollop of the cream cheese filling and more sliced strawberries.

I'm actually planning to make one, so once its done I'll be uploading a picture of my crepe :)

Days when you crave for coffee

~3 cups of sugar makes the medicine go down~
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Coffee art has always fascinated me.
They're like decorations on Christmas
Icing on cakes
and
Cream on donuts
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Here are links to some of world's best latte art.
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Here are some inspirations of how to decorate your coffee.
Heart?
Trees?
Flowers?
Boats?
Bears?
I'd prefer snowman on a snowing winter day!
What would you like?
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I change my mind. I'd like an angel!
Drinking a snowy white angel
on my coffee!
Perfect!
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Don't you think ducks can be an interesting choice?
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Here are the originals....
and the not so originals...
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