Memorable days - Asian Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Blog

I've won a Milk wallet at a contest from www.mostcutest.nl ^_^! Super cute!

I totally love the milk wallet! Its so cute & she also putted some extra presents in it ^_^! Arigatooo Marjet :D



Check out her website MostCutest.nl for more cute stuff. She sells a lot of things which you can't buy here in Holland ^_^!

I got tagged by Suzy ^__^!

These are the 25 questions that I had to answer~

1. Do you have any pets?
Yes, I do :). 15 years already- I have 2 boring turtles. They were fun to play with when I was little, but now they are way bigger & slower than 15 years ago and one even bites >.<" EEK! A bit scared of it now.

2. Name 3 things that are physically close to you.
My laptop ofcourse!, my blog & facebook I guess.

3. What's the weather like right now?
moody, rainy, a lot of clouds~ I think I'm catching a cold =(

4. Do you drive? If so have you crashed?
Nope, no driving license yet.

5. What time did you wake up this morning?
Around 10.30 am. UGH! I only slept for like 6 hours @_@"

6. When was the last time you showered?
Last night, I shower every day before I go to sleep.

7. What was the last movie you saw?
Karate kid or do I have to say, Kung Fu kid. Great movie though !

8. What does your last text message say?
A friend messaged me about his brand new phone lol.

9. What's your ringtone?
T-ARA: Falling U

10. Have you ever been to a different country?
Yup, Let me think.. I've been to Paris, Germany, China, Hong Kong. LOVES Hong Kong the most ^__^♥!

11. Do you like sushi?
I LALALALAPF Sushi ! I even work at a sushi restaurant & I'm eating sushi at least twice a month l0l. I'm just so addicted to it~ and its so nice ♥

12. Where do you buy your groceries?
Albert Heijn, a famous grocery store of the holding AHOLD.

13. Have you ever taken medication to help you fall asleep faster?
I'm only taking medicine when I'm sick.

14. How many siblings do you have?
3 older sisters

15. Do you have a desktop computer or a laptop?
Laptop

16. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
21. Feeling old >.<" sigh.. 17. Do you wear contacts or glasses?
Nope, not yet xD

18. Do you color your hair?
Yes, since I was 12 or so, but I want to have my own hair color back =/

19. Tell me something you are planning to do today.
I have to go to work today & I'm going to prepare a few things for my blogshop :)

20. When was the last time you cried?
When I watched that serie Endless Love of Wilber Pan! Lololol no kiddin' xD

21. What is your perfect pizza topping?
I don't like to eat pizza, but if I really had to choose, it will be salami I think.

22. Which do you prefer hamburgers or cheeseburgers?
Chiliburgers of the McDonalds=P hahaha, those were so nice! Ok if I really had to choose I would pick a hamburger.

23. Have you ever had an all-nighter?
While I was working on my thesis I was awake till 6am. I even saw daylight and birds already @_@" sigh..

24. What is your eye color?
Darkish brown ^__^

25. Can you taste the difference between Pepsi and Coke?
Yes I can! I dislike Pepsi =/, Coca cola is WAYYYYY better!!

Weeee, I'm done with the 25 questions, now its your turn to answer these questions :) !
I'm tagging: Jessica, Libby, Annie, Lily & Fionaa.

Have you eaten this before? It's a typical Asian snack xD and these are from Kuala Lumpur, but I actually prefer the ones which are sold in Hong Kong and in Shanghai =D Those are more tasty! It's actually kind of weird to eat this, you're just eating a piece of meat~ >.<" However, I saw that you can buy pieces of meat at those food machines at school xD l0l so weird to see that in Europe~

I'm finally graduated from university =D !!! Hurrayyy to me hahaha, I'm so so happy! All the hard work wasn't for nothing !! My final mark for my thesis was an 8, HOW AWESOME IS THAT =D!

These four months wasn't fun at all, I worked my ass off for this result @_@" Didn't chill much with friends, didn't talked much to them either, (ok, only my bffs)~ I only talked to some of you guys at twitter.

All I did in those 4 months was, eat~writing my thesis~ sleep ~ STRESS A LOT ~work once a week ~ and when I came back from work I really was writing my thesis again! So it was though ~ but it wasn't for nothing ^__^! One of my goals was to graduate when I'm 20 years old~ And I finally accomplished it weheeee ♥

Thanks to everybody who supported me ♥

I went to a Korean restaurant a few days ago with a few classmates Jolanda, Olaf & Tim. They were angry at me cuz I never call them by name on my blog, BUT I DID IT THIS TIME =P ! Its a new Korean restaurant opened just a month ago. There aren't a lot of Korean restaurants in Amsterdam, this is the 6th one I think. But I wanted to give it a try cuz I do love Korean food!


Stupid hand! Tim ruined our picture x_x!


The food was a bit spicy for me but that's how it has to be. The restaurant was small, the decoration was simple but nice =) We could also grill which was fun hehe, some things got burned though, but the food was great ^^


The boys drinking Sochu ....

My opinion
The restaurant is great, but it is way too pricey!!!! 1 plate of meat is 18 euros already @_@, like what the hell.... However the quality of the food is good though. I won't go there anymore for a while cuz its way too expensive for me @_@". I would become poor if I would go there every week.

Hello everybody^^ it has been a while! How have you guys been? I'm so happy to blog again!!! Sorry for not posting anything these few days. As you could see at some of my previous posts, I was extremely busy with my thesis >.<, therefore I didn't have the time to update my blog. Yesss.. got a lot of stress =( *sigh I had handed in my thesis today, so I have a bit more time now. And I wanted to share a nail art today^^!

A small bag which I bought in Hong Kong last year, isn't it cute? It matches my nails ^^ hihi.
I call it the baby blue (BB) nail art





BB Nail art tutorial:
Step 1: First of all I putted a base coat on my nails.
Step 2: I polished the tips of my nails with a baby blue nail polish
Step 3: I started to put some white dots on the tips of my nails with a toothpick.
Step 4: After that I used a glittery nail polish to create the line under the tips.
Step 5: Added a top coat after that, and voila ^^!

Nail polishes which I used:
I used a baby blue nail polish of the brand C&B
A white nail polish of Dear'Lee to create the dots
Glittery gray nail tip of Essence
Top coat of China glaze (I really like this top coat btw. ^^ it dries fast!)


So, what do you think? I Hope you like it :) !

I don't know why but I suddenly like to bake things l0l xD I'm in kinda baking mood or something haha Do you have that before?
Today: Marble Cupcakes

Had to wait for 16 minutes...


And they were done =D! So simple...

What shall I bake tomorrow? ...

Yayy^^! My sis just came back from Paris and bought some macaroons for me at Ladurée. It's so colorful ^^! Its so niceeee =D!

Thank you everybody who participated in this give away^^ !!! In total there were 50 people who joined this give away^^ I actually did this give away because I had 50 followers and now I have 100+ followers all of a sudden ='D thank you everybody!!! It really makes me happy =D Ok ok, And now the moment which you've been waiting for, here it comes .... ...

Yes I'm wearing that skirt which I bought the other day^^... And remember that I also bought the blue one? Well, since I'm only going to wear the black one I want to sell the blue version of this skirt to you guys. Don't worry I haven't worn it before :) So I was wondering who's interested?

P.s. Tomorrow is the LAST day that you can join my give away^^~!

First of all clean your hands, put one layer base coat on your nails and let it dry. What you need for this tutorial is a green, pink and glittery nail polish. AND a small sponge. Remember the sponge nail art tutorial: http://memorabledays-x3.blogspot.com/2010/06/sponge-nail-art-tutorial.html

Step 1: I'm going to use the sponge method again ^^. So put a little bit of green nail polish on your small sponge and dap the sponge on the tips of your nails. Do this to all your nails and let it dry.


Step 2: Use a clean side of your sponge and put a little bit of pink nail polish on it. Dap the sponge with the pink side on the tips of your nails and let this dry.

Step 3: Put some glittery nail polish on the tips of your nails and let it dry.


Step 4: Put a top coat on your nails and you're done :)


What did I use?
♥ Catrice sold out forever; http://memorabledays-x3.blogspot.com/2010/07/catrice-240-sold-out-forever.html
♥ C&B pink nail polish
♥ Glittery tip painter of Essence (pink)

Hope you liked it :), if you have any requests, feel free to email me ~ If you want to see my other nail art tutorials (such as my dollywink inspired nail art tutorial), click on TUTORIALS down here at the labels :)

Thank you Jennifer for tagging me ^^!

The rules
People who are tagged must answer the 8 questions, make their own 8 questions and pass it to 8 blogging buddies by notifying them on their blog :)


These are 8 questions tagged for me to answer:
1. Why did you start your own blog?
I actually started this blog, because I went to Asia the whole year in 2009 to study and to do my internship. So I made this blog to let my friends&family know how my life in Shanghai was and what I did there, I wrote about my adventures et cetera. And when I came back to Holland, I just wanted to move on with this blog, because it had become an addiction. And many friends had told me that they liked my blog and this is actually the reason what has been motivating me to write this blog.

2. Who inspires you the most?
Wow, though question... Uhmm I would say,.. my mom who can make the most yummiest Chinese snacks and food ever ='D

3. What is something unique about yourself?
I can eat quite a lot for a little girl gna gna ='D, especially Japanese food. It just depends in what kind of mood I'm in and with who I am.

4. Name an electronic appliance that you can live without.
An electronic toothbrush, I had one when I was young, but I think that the old school toothbrush is way better xD

5. Who is closest to you in your family (includes extended family) and why?
Probably my sisters, because they know more about me than my parents I think.

6. Describe your view of a 'perfect day'
Just relax and chill with my best friends, chat & laugh about everything and nothing, enjoy the nice weather and eat a lot of good stuff. Very simple... but I just like the simple life^^

7. How would you react if someone randomly comes up to you and says that they know you from your blog and they've been following you?
It would really surprise me, since my blog isn't that popular haha

8. What's the best gift that you've ever received?
Hmmm.. I would say a nintendo DS from a very good friend of mine ^^. Awesome gift which I'd never expected.

I actually liked to answer these eight questions, people never had asked me this before haha.
Anyways; these are my 8 questions:
1. Why did you start your own blog?
2. What phrase or word do you say every day?
3. Who is your make up idol?
4. What can easily make you happy?
5. What and when was your most shameful moment?
6. Describe your personal style when it comes to fashion.
7. What kind of food or which dishes do you like to eat the most?
8. If you found $500 USD on the ground all of a sudden, what would you do with it?

I'm tagging !
1. Sheree
2. Trishie
3. Gaby
4. Petitechouxx
5. Lily
6. SJ
7. Ronnie
8. Nic Nic

Let me know when you've done the tag ^^ !! xx.

Sorry for posting a lot of things about food lately and not tutorials and stuff. I have been way too busy with school lately. Yes I'm STILL busy with my thesis =.=" god, it's like a never ending story~ I hate it so bad! While everybody is having their vacation, I'm the one who sits in the library working on my thesis.. ok enough nagging~~ hehe.. So I promise you guys that I will start writing make up reviews and nail tutorials again and other interesting articles on my blog when I'm all done with my thesis.

PROMISE!

But of course I also have to eat while making my thesis =P, so lately I started to make different kind of salads to stay healthy^^. I like a salad with lots of corn! because I love it~ pickles, lettuce and tomatoes.

♥ yummy in my tummy

Ganguro stands for "Black face". I'm sure that most of you have heard of it before since its not new.

According to Wikipedia .....
It's is an alternative fashion trend of blond or orange hair and tanned skin among young Japanese women. Yamanba and manba are the extreme versions of the Ganguro fashion. They feature darker tans and add white lipstick, pastel eye makeup, tiny metallic or glittery adhesives below the eyes, brightly-colored contact lenses, plastic dayglo-colored clothing, and incongruous accessories to the ganguro look.


Look at the girl on the right looking at her xD I totally love Japan, but you need to have a lot of courage to put your make up as a Ganguro girl. Japan has so many great styles, but unfortunately I don't think this is one of them. I would rather dress Lolita style actually =D. I really think that the ganguro style is outrageous. However I do respect them cuz they dare to look like this. I don't mind the skin color, but what I don't like is the make up >.<

BBC (Even Western people have this style o.o)

I liked their natural faces more. How can you feel more confident when you have that bunch of make up on o_O? Would YOU have the courage to do this? Or have you ever done this before?


I totally would pee in my pants if this group would chase after me o_o"!