A brief cap on my AWESOME trip to Kota Kinabalu Sabah (Borneo)

Hey guys! Just wanna share some photos of some of the fantastic places I visited during my 4-days trip to Kota Kinabalu (KK) Sabah last year. My friend and I drove all the way up to KK from Miri. It took us about 10 hours! Can you believe it?! Well, I was indeed thankful that we arrived there and back safely.

{ Kipungit Waterfalls near Poring Hot Springs }

{ Absolutely beautiful view at Kundasang! }

{ At Kundasang War Memorial }

{ Looks just like a desert! Beautiful landscapes of Kundasang }

{ Mahua Waterfalls }

Sabah really surprised me as I've never thought it to be so beautiful. I met up with a good friend there during my trip and caught up. He's working as a pharmacist at Hospital Tambunan, a district hospital that's situated halfway up the foot of the mountain to Kundasang. Due to the easy country life, he's searching for means to keep his time full and earn a little. He's more than happy to bring people around some of these these places for a small fee that's inclusive of transportation. :) Please do contact him (uraws87@yahoo.com) if you want a friendly show-how for your holidays in Kota Kinabalu.

A Crafty Comeback!

Hi guys!

I've been on a long long hiatus. My last post was 2 years ago! @.@ I'm really sorry but it couldn't be helped. I finished my training and now am a fully-registered pharmacist! Because the day job consumes most of my time, I hardly ever do any crafting. But the past Chinese New Year blessed me with 4 days of blissful free-time, and so I decided that I've put off crafting long enough.

Crafting materials are of abundance, the result of several years of swapping and hoarding. It truly surprised me how much this hobby had grown, how rewarding the reaps were and how deep a passion I still have for it. Though a dream, I still hope that one day, I'll be sitting in a little shop of my own, making things with my hands and be really happy. :)

As of now, let's look at the goodies I made for CNY!

I started off with this pin brooch here. The bag of felt scraps had gotten too full, and I was in need of something really sweet! I really love the pearls and gold beads; they make things look princess-y and oh so sweet!

And then I proceeded with a 2nd brooch, still with a theme of candy and cakes. After putting on the last piece of embellishment, I declare UHU a crafter's best friend! XD

And finally, I made something I've always wanted to make; a colour-block pin with dangly chains. There's something about the combination of primary colours that makes your eyes smile and heart all warm. :P

That's all I've to share with you for now. I'm not sure when I'll be able to craft again, as work will be starting in a few day's time. Working 8 to 5, 5 days a week is no joke. And I just realised, my chat box has become an advertising space for anyone on the planet. -____-" Pls, spare me, dear people. Only promote your handmade items, or kawaii-related things. If I look up a blog on 'kawaii', I wouldn't click on "100 types of padlocks for your home". -____-"

Right. That's all for now. Hope to post more stuff soon. Tata!

Deco Choco~

Hey guys. Long time no blog. Working life has officially made me into a routine-follower --> 8 to 5, with a merciful hour for a quick jog, and then home for shower and sometimes dinner, then quick glance online, and then bed by 10pm. Weekends are like an overseas holiday --> I look forward to them as much as I would have of a trip to Singapore during my uni days...

Much as I hate admitting, I just can't find contentment while working in the hospital. Especially now that I'm doing clinical. I just keep getting these thoughts that I'm an 'extra' in the ward --> totally pointless for a pharmacist to be there, except for checking out the list A/B/C drugs before the yellow scripts are sent for order, and device and discharge counseling. Other than that, I feel like I'm always in the way of either the doctors or nurses. T-T The only way to make your presence useful is to have knowledge at your fingertips so that you may provide correct answers to every question directed to you; whether it's stock availability, drug doses and frequencies, or antibiotics coverage. Gawd... Absolutely STRESSFUL!

I just lack that inquisitive nature, pin-point sharpness and enthusiasm, all core requirements for surviving in the medical field. T-T

Anyways, I'm supposed to be looking up info on some boring stuff like how to convert gliclazide MR dose to plain gliclazide. But weekends are just too precious to be wasted on such nuisance. Moreoever, I'm sick of facing stupid medical stuff for straight 5 days. So let's look at some eye candy.

Have you heard of Deco Choco? Apparently, this is the term used by the Japs for chocolate/candy decorating, whether real or fake (correct me if I'm wrong). So I was browsing some blogs and then I saw this...

{ from Tobidasu ♥♥　飛び出す}

THAT is actually edible. The. Whole. Thing. Can. Be. EATEN.

So can this :

{ from vanilla house }

These amazing candy slabs can be gifted as edible greeting cards! The recipient would die of joy because it would be a sweet bonus for the stomach too! :D Meiji, a Japanese confectionery giant even described this fun fad on its website with tantalizing examples :

{ taken from Meiji }

{ taken from Meiji }

Maybe I'll try making this one of these days...