D-I-Y Birthday Surprise Decoration

Last Saturday on the 1/11/2014, it was my most lovable cousin sister birthday. This also my first time got invited to join her birthday. Since she informed me 3 weeks time earlier before the actual day, I immediately got this superb idea to surprise her. This is definitely an extraordinary gift to her.

The surprise gift was my very own first DIY birthday decoration at the restaurant's dinner room she booked. Without much more waiting, immediately I kick start the project, buying the stuff I need on the next day and draft out the plan in mind. The idea was - floating balloon on all seats, a foil piggy balloon (she is a piggy lover), alphabet foil balloon (her name), birthday banner and birthday sash (like crowning a beauty pageant).

Though it took sometime to do it, but I really enjoy the process of doing it. Here are the list of my material source:-

1. Birthday Banner 
    - Red polka dot gift wrapper from Daiso
    - Metallic gold ribbon from Daiso
    - Word printed on A4 paper then cut it out
    - Twine thread from Typo

* I'm keeping this banner for future use (recycle) it was my hard work and effort here * 

2. Sash
   - Purple* ribbon 3.5" wide, used about 2.5 meter. *purple her fav color
   - Chained white blink sequin, used roughly 1.5 meter to sew on the wording "BIRTHDAY GIRL"
   - Bow, semi transparent purple ribbon 1 meter.
   - All materials got from the sewing and craft shop
   - How it do: - use UHU glue stick the sequin on the ribbon first, I did it free hand, thus the alphabet width not so equally big, after that hand sew apart with white thread to hold it better.

3. Pink Piggy and Gold Alphabet foil balloon
- After survey locally at some balloon shops, they don't have what I want and also the price for foil balloon is very expansive. An animal foil balloon can cost about RM50 per piece.
- End up I bought from Taobao, the ever famous China online shop that has almost everything. It is much cheaper even include the shipping fee. I'm using Wiwaa.com as the agent to help me shop and ship all the way from China. The waiting time is quite long, from the order date till the item reach me it took 18 days long (include Sat/Sun). For urgent item, do choose air express shipping, glad that it reach just a few day before the actual day.
- Price for the item:- 30" Piggy balloon ￥21, Alphabet balloon (EVA) ¥1.50 each, local shipping fee ￥10 for each item from seller to Wiwaa warehouse in China, Shipping fee from Wiwaa China warehouse back to Msia - I choose Wiwaa air express TA-Q-BIN (3-5 working days) include tax ￥32.77. Total spend for balloons about RM43.00. *spending cost for my own reference*

Actual day comes, I'm actually very excited too and keep imagine the outcome after all deco put up. I got 17 pcs of latex balloons (for seats) and some extras for deco to pump Helium gas. I don't know, I was really really lucky or should say is the shop make a mistake on charging the gas pricing, I got it at RM2.80 to pump 10 helium balloons at Fun 'N Cheer (it is actually RM2.80 per piece), so a total 30 balloons pumped mixture of purple and pink latex balloon (I did prepared plastic ribbon which has been tear into tiny pieces, knot it up, so that it is easier to hold and tie the pumped balloons).

For that 30 inch large piggy foil balloon FnC ppl can't do it, so I went over to a Balloon Buzz to pump that only pig that cost me RM20. Challenge comes, after all balloons pumped, so so so many of it, almost going to cry seeing it (LOL), how to fit 30 floating balloons into a small car! Front and back passenger seat all fill up with balloons with my rear mirror fully block. It is really so dangerous to drive actually. But, how? don't care so much, my little boy also struggling to help me press down the balloons at the back seat, I drove extra careful and slow. Finally, managed to do it and reach the restaurant safely.
I'm alone, took up 2 hours plus to put up all deco for high and low with minimal help from my son. I'm so glad everything falls in the right time and everything manage to do it so well.

The whole room looks so different with deco on.

Dinner starts at 7:30pm at Moon Palace Puchong (PFCC), everyone reach on-time, the guests invited are her both parents, my family, cousin's family and a few of her close friends. We all sit in a one big round table. The birthday girl was really so surprise for the deco, she got no idea who did it before I came to reveal it. She couldn't believe it was from me. As before this day, I didn't reveal a single thing to her that I was busy on this project and I also reject her date for lunch in the same day noon and told her I'm taking my afternoon rest before the dinner time, I just want to keep everything in low and secret. She is very happy as it was like her wedding day...so sweet and beautiful and it was first time she got such treat. Really, I was equally feel love, sweet, excited and surprise. We are so close and so dearly to each other, there is not much time and chance can do such special and surprise thing. I'm glad on her special day created this special moment. I was in great delight that the mission is finally accomplished.

The night, great food, laughter and cheers, like what says on the napkins she prepared for us. Everyone enjoy each other accompany and gathering. I also offer my help her to be her camera woman.


HAPPY BLESSED BIRTHDAY my lovely!
We won't be seeing each other often starting next month, I will be missing her very much. As though we can't meet, but our heart are still in together. Evan, life is filled with unexpected adventures. As you continue to move on in life and face new events, adventures, and challenges, I wish you the best of luck and take care.

Lastly, all these beautiful moments I've created it into a video too, hope you enjoy it.

Blog Template & Header Change

Since the powerful and convenience of Social Network, we hardly update our blog nowadays, yes this including myself, all the times already allocate to Social Network, as sharing status and photos are much more faster and easier there, and the reader gets your update is almost the same like reading blog. I still have a passion to keep up my blog, I don't want to abundant my effort of starting this blog since Sept, 2004.

The idea of having a very nice blog template and blog header is what I always want. But my skill is so limited in design it myself. Thus, stick back to what Blogger offers is easy, simple and nice (no head cracking moments).

What you are reading now is Ethereal template get from Blogger Template Designer, Background Image selected from the Abstract image and finally the new and fresh Header Image I just added in, it does match my taste and feel for the template, real so in love the vintage look now. (The header image credits goes to VintageMadeForYou)

After the header image added in, I found that the original Blog Title appeared to be too high up on the left top corner (the red box), just like this show here -

It looks not so right, so I went figure out how to move the Title alignment to the center of the header image. I begin to check on the template html code on header part.

After added some codes like in the text-align center, it does not took any effect too. Back to the root, I went to check on Blogger Support side to seek Help. Finally I figure out how to do, there is nothing to do with the template code, just do this - go to Template > Customize > Advanced > Add CSS
- by adding in custom CSS code like below to Center the image and title.

#header-inner {background-position: center !important; width: 100% !important;}

#header-inner {text-align: center ;}

.titlewrapper {padding-top: 90px  !important;}

After added in the above codes, you need adjust the height by changing the padding top alignment px. Here I used 90. Save and there goes my header with title are all in place now.

Stop The Spread Of Cancer With This Miracle Drink

Cancer sickness is one of the biggest killer to human. We have try to limit ourselves to artificial food, eat organic food, eat naturally, eat raw food, eat tonic food and etc to maintain a good healthy body cell. Nowadays cancer hits in all ages for ppl, even kids as young as 3 yrs old. It was so sad that the majority of the dead one, the life was took away by Cancer. Before anything happen, let us always tell ourselves to live good and love our body. Yesterday I came across this article "Stop The Spread Of Cancer With This Miracle Drink".

Read the full article Here
I have slowly started to make fresh fruit juice lately, but still not sufficient enough on the daily intake portion *lazy bugs biting me everywhere*, I will try my best to have it 2-3 times a week or more. Yesterday night, I just make this Miracle Drink. The ingredients are simple -

1 apple, 1 beet root, 1 carrot and 1 lemon

Start to stay healthy now! 

Besides control on food intake, exercise is also very important. I have been stop jogging and exercise sometimes ago..I hope I will pick it up again soon, soon, soon ..

Tiamo 1 Day Private Shopping

It has been sometimes I didn't joined warehouse sales crowd as most of the time I back with empty-hand. Last month, when I first saw the invitation of Tiamo Private Sales on fb, I told myself I must make it this time. I have been longing a pair of comfy Tiamo shoe, every time I walked in and tried, either the price or some design pull me back. Without further consideration, I registered myself and join the sales happen at Mid Valley on 25/10/2014, Saturday.

I reached there early before the mall open, for the first 100th in queue with registered name will get goodies bag worth RM200. When I reached the shop, there were many ppl queuing already. At the registration counter, we got the goodies bag number (to be redeem upon leaving, I was in the queue of #46), some vouchers and new member registration form. By the time past 10am, the crowd started to build up, I was tagging along my boy and entertain with ipad. Many nice shoe design, mixture or new and old design with 30%-40% discount and best buy too. I was busy trying and grabbing my type of shoe then pass it to the staff to ask for size. Luckily out of 3 pairs I choose, there was a pair having my size. Other than shoes, I also grab a handbag and wristlet (with purchase of any item, get wristlet at RM50 each). By the time want to check-out, again the queue is piling up. What to do, every girl wants a good thing and good sales, so got to be patient. With what I love and grabbed in hand, I don't mind to wait. Spending a good 1.5 hours inside the shop and brought back 3 of my favorite stuff. Here are my loots and the goodies bag ;)


My first pair of Tiamo




Petal color tote bag consists of Elianto Shower Gel and a set of facial care