A Homemaker’s Diary

After many months of living in messy house, (it’s messy but not dirty, OK!) I finally push myself (hard!) to clean the in and out of my house.

I also did some gardening today despite the fact that my mini grass cutter was not being really helpful. Perhaps it’s time I buy the Black & Decker grass cutter..haha! Anyway, using the big gardening scissors I managed to trim all those almost my height weeds. Oh, those ivy-like plants haggling my neighbor fence are actually kacang kelisa plant which I thought was already dead many months ago. I pluck one bean but forgot to bring it inside..heh!

Then while watching TV I cleaned up my living hall. Of course I cheated a bit since I don’t really know how to categorize all the crafty things I got. So I dumped them into a box and will hopefully sort them out later, huhuhu (I think my later would be somewhere next year..hehe!)

Hubby was so happy that he finally can sit on the sofa enjoying local fruits while watching TV. But I don’t think that condition will last forever. I give myself another 2 weeks then I will mess up everything again..wink!

OK, first of all for those who never heard of the name, Splenda is a company which come out with sugar substitute, the new age sweetener like in this picture. They have all kinds of no calorie sweetener which is good for those with sweet tooth but would like to watch on their weight..hehe! You can find the kit for baking, for your coffee and lemonade, and packed sweetener for those always on the go.

But my main point here is to introduce their new site which sells products for the kitchen and home. For example if you check the page on cooking and baking, you will notice that they have unique kitchen appliances like food processor (which I hope I can get one soon), waffle maker, blender, hand mixer and so much more that will make the chore of preparing ingredients to bake just a breeze. You know, if you ever tried to whip those mixture of butter and sugar with wooden spoon for 3 cakes, you will understand what I’m talking about.

If you want to surprise those blooming baker heart in your daughter, maybe giving her a stand mixer for a birthday gift will splurge more interest for her to churn out more bakery products at home. And don’t forget to sign up and join their mailing list in order for you to get info on new products, great ideas on recipes and healthy tips. You will be enjoying the splendid life with Splenda in no time.

With all these appliances, what is more fun than playing chef in the Splenda kitchen..haha! Now which appliances should I buy first?

There is new TV series premiering this September. If you like something like the O.C or any kind of series which revolves around life of socialite young adults growing up on New York’s Upper East Side, check out Gossip Girl.

Actually Gossip Girl is a blogger who writes about the latest news among those elite people. You know all kind of vicious rumors and who’s who and doing what kind of story. No one knows who she is but they rely on her blog for the updated scoop.

You can read about the pilot of Gossip Girl here. Or if you can’t wait to see the premiere check out the preview of the Gossip Girl here. I have watched it and I think I like it.

The once most notorious party girl, Serena van der Woodsen does not look that bitchy either. Maybe its her past reputation that makes her the talk of the people but I think from the preview, her friend Blair Waldorf is more believable to afraid of. Oh, I love the guy between them, Nate Archibald. He looks innocent and trapped against his own feeling for both of them.

If you feel you might like the drama of those rich and famous but not so old, elite Upper East Siders, don’t miss the coming premiere. Wouldn’t it be cool to know who is the real Gossip Girl? But I bet you will only know who she is by the end of the series..hehe!

Time flies so fast this year. It’s end of August and soon we will be in festive season. Luckily for my festive season, there is hardly any custom or practice to exchange gifts, otherwise it will a headache to come out with the budget and wish list for everyone in the family.

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As promised earlier, these are some of the pictures taken for my niece engagement ceremony. These were taken using my Sony T30, of course there are a lot more using D50 but I am yet to edit those pictures.

Here is the sirih junjung which I made for her side of hantaran.

The theme is simple red, silver and white with rose as the main flower. Since the engagement preparation was done within a week, I have to settle for artificial flowers to decorate the gubahan hantaran.

There were 7 hantaran from her side since the groom side brought 5.

I hope they will be together soon!