Happy 2013!

Wishing everyone a Happy 2013 New Year!! <3

Some say the number 13 is a superstitious number and that it's bad luck but to me, 13 is a great number with great significant meaning to me.

Piano In The Dark- Brenda Russell

When I find myself watching the time

I never think about all the funny things you said

I feel like it's dead

Where is it leading me now

I turn around in the still of the room

Knowing this is when I'm gonna make my move

Can't wait any longer

And I'm feeling stronger but oh

Just as I walk through the door

I can feel your emotion

It's pullin' me back

Back to love you

I know I'm caught up in the middle

I cry just a little

When I think of letting go

Oh no, gave up on the riddle

I cry just a little

When he plays piano in the dark

He holds me close like a thief of the heart

He plays a melody

Born to tear me all apart

The silence is broken

And no words are spoken but oh

Just as I walk through the door

I can feel your emotion

It's pullin' me back

Back to love you

I know I'm caught up in the middle

I cry just a little

When I think of letting go

Oh no, gave up on the riddle

I cry just a little

When he plays piano in the dark 

The silence is broken

And no words are spoken but oh

Just as I walk through the door

I can feel your emotion

It's pullin' me back

Back to love you

I know I'm caught up in the middle

I cry just a little

When I think of letting go

Oh no, gave up on the riddle

I cry just a little, oh i cry i cry

I know I'm caught up in the middle

I cry just a little

When I think of letting go

Oh no, gave up on the riddle

I cry just a little 

When he plays piano in the dark 

I Follow Rivers- Lykke Li

 

Oh I beg you, can I follow?
Oh I ask you, why not always?
Be the ocean where unravel
Be my only, be the water and waiting

You're my river running high,
run deep run wild

I, I follow, I follow you deep sea baby
I follow you,
I, I follow you, dark boom honey
I follow you

He's a message, I'm the runner
He's the rebel, I'm the daughter
waiting for you
You're my river running high,
run deep run wild

I, I follow, I follow you deep sea baby
I follow you,
I, I follow, I follow you dark boom honey
I follow you

oh, oh...

You're my river running high,
run deep run wild

I, I follow, I follow you deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I, I follow you, dark boom honey
I, I follow, I follow you deep sea baby, I follow you
I, I follow, I follow you dark boom honey
I follow you

oh, oh...

Obsessed with Minzy from 2NE1!

 

My Bad... My Very Bad.....

Omg I am so bad with blogging. It's been almost a year since my last blog! Oopsie!

Anyhow, my braces are doing fab. I really should have been taking pictures but due to lack of motivation and laziness, I completely forgot about my blog! Its been a year since I had my braces on and so far so good. The only time it hurts real bad is when I get them tightened and most recently had the elastics on and they were a pain for 2 days but all is well now. Will take pictures soon and show my progress :)

Baked Pork Chops Rice

This is one of my favourite dishes- it took a little longer to make (2hrs) as there were too many preparation but once done, its all worth it!

Ingredients to serve 6 people:

8 Pork chops

1 Large Onion (chopped)

6 Tomatoes (chopped)

Ketchup

Worcestershire Sauce

Mirin (Chinese wine)

1/2 cup of Water

Salt, Sugar and Grounded Pepper

2 Garlic cloves (minced)

Breadcrumbs

Potato starch

Oil (enough for shallow frying)

3 Eggs

Rice (left over night for fried rice)

Red Cheddar Cheese (optional)

For the pork:

Add 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp pepper, 1 tbsp mirin and garlic to the pork. Mix well and let marinate in fridge for at least 30mins.

After 30 mins, add 1 egg to pork and mix well then cover pork in breadcrumbs.

Heat wok/ shallow frying pan and fry the pork for 10- 15mins or until golden (don't over cook as you will be putting this in oven to cook through).

Set aside on cooling rack.

For the sauce:

In a medium heated pan, saute onions until see through then add tomatoes. Cook until soft then add 3 tbsp ketchup and 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce. Add 1/2 cup of water and let braise in low heat for 10-15mins. Add starch to thicken sauce (only at the very end).

For the fried rice:

Heat wok til its smoking then add 2 beaten eggs. Add rice and stirfry, adding salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat oven Gas Mark 5.

In an oven proof dish, pour in the fried rice. Put pork chops on top of the rice in a single layer and add the sauce evenly. Sprinkle some cheese on top (optional) and bake in oven for 20mins.

Embrace The Braces! 6th Week.

Its only been 6 weeks and I can't believe how quickly time has flown! I've had the wires clipped 2 weeks ago as it was starting to dig into the sides of my cheek and it really hurt! I had small ulcers and they really hurt too! I couldn't eat anything sour or salty as it would just add more pain. I was suppose to rinse my mouth every night with salt water but I had to avoid it for few days as it would really hurt when I did so. There has been a big improvement and I can't wait to get my braces tightened in 3weeks time! I will definitely post some pictures up to show my progress..

Flossing has been a  breeze and I'm much quicker at it now getting in and out of the wire with my dental floss. It's still very important for me to brush my teeth twice a day and after each meal as I hate having food stuck in my braces! At night after I brush with normal toothpaste I use whitening toothpaste and brush for a further one minute.

I love drinking tea and coffee so I don't want any tar build up. What I find frustrating the most is I usually love eating cookies with my tea but because the cookie is quite hard, I have to soften it with the tea.

The braces haven't hurt me since the first couple of days with it on. The odd time the two front teeth would get a little sensitive but other than that nothing major.

My little cousin is thinking of getting braces too for her top set as her bottom set are perfectly straight and I will be bringing her to my orthodontics tomorrow afternoon for a consultation. Oh I am so excited for her!

I'm so glad to have my wisdom teeth removed as it makes my face look a little smaller now. It's weird with braces because I use to eat a lot although I'm not massively big but I don't snack as much as I use to. Which uis a good thing I guess as I shouldn't be eating too much junk!
        After: 6 weeks                   

                                                    Before: 1st week

 

So this is my teeth after 6 weeks with braces on. My front tooth which juts out the most has started to retrieve back to where it's suppose to be. You can also see the wires have started to straighten themselves out! ^_^

Blog Update/ Keihl's Review

It's been an uber long time since I've last updated my blog. The main reason is beacause I have been too busy playing my iPhone games, Facebook games, DS and Wii.. Ahhh.. They are just too addictive!

Today's post will be a review post on Keihl's Ultra Face Cream and Keihl's Cucumber Facial Toner. I absolutely love these two products. I was first introduced to them from a friend's sister who works at Keihl's branch on Wicklow St, Dublin. I have been using Clinique's Moisturising Lotion and had wanted to try something different. The skin on my face is fairly normal/ dry in some places. I find the Clinique Moisturiser a bit too heavy and leaves my skin slightly oily. 

The Keihl's Ultra Cream is very light and spreads very quickly and easily and didn't leave any residue or heaviness on my skin. I like the way its very light and very easy to work with!

Keihl's Cucumber Toner is very refreshing and the good thing about this is it's non alcohol. It cleans my face without stripping away natural oils. Its cooling and refreshing and I always apply Ultra Cream afterwards.

These two products are my must haves and I definitely would be getting more when I run out of it!