Healthy Eating.

Been trying to eat healthy since a couple of days ago, knowing that I'll be binging on as much Malaysian food as I can when I get home next weekend. So here's a picture collection of what I've been eating the past couple of days. I realized I love styling and taking pictures of food ALOT. LOL. :P

Day 1: Fruit Platter -a mixture of blueberries, strawberries, kiwi, apple, oranges, and plums.

Day 2 : Vegetable mix - Tenderstem broccoli,sautéed mushrooms and cherry tomatoes.

Day 3: Fruit and vegetables mix - Strawberries, blueberries, oranges, tenderstem broccoli, cherry tomatoes.

Day 4 : Bananas and Vanilla Soy Milk.

Cheating in between : Japanese cheesecake (:

Adding matcha powder and strawbies on top to make it look prettier. Tastes better on its own though.

Well, that's all I have so far. Just a week more before I go back so excited I can't wait. So happy report submission is done now I've only got the presentation to do :/

xoxo, elvyna.

Happie Chai-knees Niu Yer! (:

The first few weeks of 2012 just seemed to pass by so quickly. I don't know if it's because I've been busy living a routine life (read:labs and research) but where did the past 23 days of my 2012 go? Ah well. It's my second time celebrating CNY away from home but reunion dinner last night with the group was so awesome I didn't actually feel that sad!

The food was great as well (thanks to the housemate and his awesome culinary skills), we had braised pork ribs with black bean, curry chicken, emperor chicken, kung po prawns, spring rolls (the boy made it and it was delicious!), ma po chicken tofu and of course, I made dessert (as usual).

Was a gruelling process making the pineapple jam from scratch but it was well worth it in the end when everyone loved the pineapple tarts! (:

Made apple streusel cake the other day because I was craving for a crumble. Haha. It's so dangerous to know how to bake something you're craving. Lol. Once in a while shouldn't be too bad right? :P
Can't wait for February when I start placements again! I've had enough of labs for now.

xoxo, elvyna.

Halloween.

Digestive biscuits in the food processor to make the base of the cheesecake (:
Spiderweb cheesecake!




Pumpkin carving (:
Mummy cupcakes!

xoxo, elvyna.

Sweet serendipity.

It has been the busiest week for me since I started 4th year (which is actually just two weeks ago). I'm physically drained out now that it's Friday and I haven't looked forward to a weekend so badly since...whenever. Started my BMedSc project and have been in the labs doing research and being introduced to protocols and procedures from 9-5pm every single day. It's fun if I'm actually doing something, eg. pipetting, centrifuging tubes, etc. etc, but if I'm just standing around watching, I tend to get bored fast. Like REALLY fast.

Anyways, I start Ophthalmology postings next week so that'll be fun, being out of the labs after being stuck there for a week (How am I gonna survive 20 weeks in the lab?) Being super drained and tired from the week didn't stop me from doing what I love! Baking!! (: YAYY. And I got a little help from my Bruneian neighbour as well, she's hilarious to bake with.

Ahhhhh.....What a great week. Thank You God (:

xoxo, elvyna.

Chocolate Fudge cake with Almonds and strawberries.

Baking on a boring Sunday. Love the smell of chocolate filling the whole kitchen and licking the chocolate mess off my fingers! (:

xoxo, elvyna.