Xin chào!

I LOVE Vietnamese food! It is still my No. 1 exotic cuisine: low-fat. spicy and absolutely delicious.

So, we had another office lunch gathering at my favorite Vietnamese restaurant.

I don't know what Vietnamese people call this dish, it was like stir-fried rice noodles with egg, chicken and vegetable. Loved it!

"Summer Roll" is a must-order dish! I cannot tell the difference between "Summer Roll" and "Spring Roll", but we Chinese call this type of food "Spring Roll".

Again, I have no idea what Vietnamese people call this dish. It was like cold- sauced squid with vegetable, a little spicy.

  
Rice noodle soup with beef is not as strongly flavored, but still very tasty. The soup slightly boiled the uncooked beef, so the meat was tender and a little chewy.

More food porn to be updated!

Moomin's secret garden

For some reason, my mom started a hobby of "gardening" not long time ago. Well I am cool, at least that keeps her busy and happy.  

So I took some pictures of mom's plants together with her Moomin toy. 

If you have been following my blog, you might already notice that I did enjoy taking pictures of toys. (saying this like a popular blogger. lol) 

And my Magic Love Hello Kitty. Finally unboxed it! I wanted it so badly, and one day David got it for me as a surprise. :)  

something to cool me down

Dammit! 38 degrees again. I had enough of the heat, I want winter back!!

Here you go! Nicky's freshly made ice blended drink. (strawberry + peach + yogurt)

And Dippin Dots! The last time and the only time I had Dippin Dots was at a football game last year. They put them in a specially made mini football helmet, which you could bring it home as a souvenir. I had so much fun even though I was trying to figure out the rules. :)

New pictures from David. They went to Golden Corral for lunch few days ago, and my big boy got him a "fresh spun cotton candy". I gotta go to this place when I visit in Oct! 

Tonka had to sleep on the bathroom floor 'cos he was unable to take off his "fur coat". Well he probably looks "fierce" with this lion-like fur-cut, but in fact, Tonka is more like gentleman. 

It takes a lot of works to be pretty!

Guys, when are you are enjoying the beauty of a girl, don't forget it takes a lot of work to be pretty!

I had to use so many brushes to complete a full make-up. From left to right: face brush(face powder), face blender brush(shimmer block), blush brush(blush), eye shadow brush*3(eye shadow), eyeliner brush(gel eyeliner), concealer(concealer brush). 

And I look just like another ordinary girl in the streets. Imagine how much work it is gonna take to complete "a stunning look"! 

Another picture from David: Aunt Patty getting her hair done at a barber shop. :P  

first "hand-made" birthday card for my boy

Well it has been a week, I just felt like to have him see this drawing before I posted it here. :)

The perfect round shape of the snowball was done by the amazing "select tool", which is useful if you are working on something that is extremely round.  

I believe drawings made by yourself are the sweetest gifts for your beloved family and friends. Some people just don't care for this I know, just make sure you do it for the right person. ;)