0 Nude Nail Polish!

I'm really into the nude color nail polish lately. Neutral colors are my favorites for nails. Pastel colors are awesome too, but I like it more for the spring time. Today I painted my nails with Sephora by O.P.I.
I actually know the name of the color because it's a mini polish. I threw away the box that came with it and the bottle doesn't have the name of it.

Yeah, I'm no pro at painting my nails. I love the color though. I got the box of mini Sephora polish last year for Christmas. It came with more than 10 mini polishes. I like it a lot. You can try out new colors and not have to buy the whole size bottle till you know you like it. 

The tiny polishes last very long. I don't paint my nails often, but I do like to add a few coats to make the polish last and bring out more the color. I haven't emptied any of the polishes yet and I think some that I use more often are still a little above half way.

Here's a picture of the mini polish that I used. Cute!

TIP: one way to make nail polish dry faster is to deep your nails into a bowl of cold water for a minute or two. Don't wipe afterwards. Gently shake off the water.

0 Chinese Congee!

I grew up eating Chinese congee. Is a must-know recipe for chinese people. It is rice porridge. It can be eaten anytime. Awesome for sick days. It's like chicken soup in the states.

It is mostly eaten in the morning as breakfast to give your digestive system a good start of the day. It is like a rice broth so it's easy to digest. That's why many chinese grandmothers would give child congee when they are starting to eat solids.

You can add anything to it. Eggs, meat, scallions, ginger,etc...

You can even eat it plain without anything, not even salt. I've eaten more congee than any other things in my life. This morning my mom added some duck eggs and meat to the congee.

It was amazing!

I like to add some fresh scallion because it adds that extra flavor to it. Maybe I added a little bit too much. You pour the hot congee over the scallions and mix it. Some people add it on top of the congee but I like it when the hot congee covers it bringing out more of scallion's flavor.

For people who are not used to it, might look kinda weird, but trust me, it taste way better tan it looks. I don't think it looks bad anyway. Have a great day everybody and I hope you're craving some congee right now... haha

0 Sour Rocks!

Sour dried plums is my favorite childhood snack. Nothing beats it. I've been eating it since little and still like them very much. Now not as much as before though, but no other sour things can replace it.

They look like rocks and feels like a rock. Some brand has a tint of sweetness in them and some makes them extra salty which enhance the sourness of it. Right now they are making it less sour and not as good as before. Nothing beats the old days' snacks. Now they have too many brands and flavors. They add weird flavors to everything.

I say that I don't like it as much as before because the taste and feel is not the same. Nothing is the same as before. I tried to accept the new tastes, but it's just not as good. Some are too dry to even taste anything. *sigh* If I had a time machine, I would use it to go back to time and grab all the old school snacks that there is in China.

0 It's Okay Once In a While!

I looooove coffee. I'm not an addict but I love coffee lol. I only drink once in a while because I don't want to "need coffee" for my daily life. I don't even know of it wakes me up or not. Sometimes I feel like it works, but sometimes I feel like it does nothing at all.

The Starbucks near my house is always packed. I also don't want to spend too much money on a cup of coffee, even though their coffee really is amazing.

My 7-Eleven is right next to the subway station. It is very convenient since I take the subway to almost everywhere I go. I remember this one time when I was in a hurry and wanted a coffee real bad. I went inside 7-Eleven, pour my coffee, I usually just add milk, but i wanted cream this time, I grab what I thought was cream, add it to the coffee, and went to pay for it. I got to the station right when the train was about to leave.

I sat down with my cup of coffee really pissed. I got a drink and spit it out! More like shoot out. The coffee was sour! Ew!! I thought that their coffee went bad or something. That day was a really bad day for me.

I found out the next day that what I grabbed thinking that it was cream, it was actually some sort of fruit stuffs. But hey! You learn from your mistakes lol I never made that same mistake again! haha

0 Material Things Do Make Me Happy!

Little things in life can affect how you feel. They can make you feel happy, loved, and even relaxing.
When something you own are insignificant for some, it can mean a lot to you. I own a lot of stuffs, too many to be exact. lol

When people say that you can't buy happiness, I disagree. I'm not ashamed to say that material things do make me happy. They are not only objects, they contains memories in them.

Even without any awesome memories in them, I feel happy when I see certain things I own. You make your own happiness. You decide what makes you happy. Don't let anyone tell you what to love or what to hate.

So what if you own too many stuffs. Even if that object gave to temporally happiness, you were happy and not sad for that moment. It's not a waste of money even if that thing made you felt happy for even a minute. A minute of happiness if better than a minute of nothing.

Spending money you earned and spending money you don't own is another story. You buys this thing that makes you very happy, but later on you don't have the money to pay your bills. That's the kind of money you should not spend. It's okay to feel happy like I said, but not okay if you will feel stressed out and hopeless afterwards. It's okay for happiness to fade away, but not okay if it will bring sadness later on.

One last thing, say NO to credit cards. Credit cards are money you don't own. If you have the money, get a debit card. And if you don't have the money, don't buy. Debts bring sadness in life and money well spend are money that makes you feel happy.

MBD: 2-Step Europe Clarifying Pack

My Beauty Diary: 2-Step Europe Clarifying Pack

My number one mask! Thank you Bubzbeauty for the recommendation. This mask claims that it clarifies, but it does much more than that. This mask takes my other all-in-one masks down. I still love my other  masks though.  This mask does everything from moisturizing to fine line reducing.


After the use of this mask, my skin was so clear and flawless. I was shocked when I used it for the first time. The second step in here is a gel. I love it. But like the other 2-Step mask, it was a little sticky at first, but this one gets absorbed faster than the other one. The result last for days. Never seen a mask that does that. You won't need to use a moisturizer for the rest of the week. I still recommend you do though, to keep your skin  moisturize for a longer time.

People with any type of skin can use this pack. Especially the ones that need moisturizing and clarifying. This mask also brighten up your face, making it look super clear and flawless. The smell is very calming and not likely to cause any allergy reactions. By far, I think this can be one of the MBD's top mask they have made so far.


Favorite of all, no doubt! Will keep purchasing when running low.

MBD: Asia Brightening Pack

My Beauty Diary: 2-Step Asia Brightening Pack

This 2-Step mask comes with a sheet mask and a cream. The top part is a cream that you apply after using the mask. This mask helps brighten skin up and moisturizes very well also. It gives you this translucent bright look. The cream is supposed to help with fine line and add more moisture.


Since I don't have any fine lines, I can't tell you how well it works with them, but I can tell you that it's one the best whitening masks out there in the market. After an hour, the mask is still very wet. The pack is full of serum that you could use for your neck and hands.


The cream might be little sticky for a while. It can take some time for it to sink into the skin. The smell is great. Can't tell what it is, but it smells great.