me get artsy

My latest art subject: Ruthnetta. Made her make up and hair for her Maybank annual dinner last Saturday, 17th December, at Starcity Kota Kinabalu.

Prrrrretty Grrrrrrr-irl.

 If you don't mind being my 'subject' and like my work, pm me in facebook or direct message me in twitter, @DazereeJ. I do weddings and engagements as well. :)

Can I paint on your face?

Brand new toy. Yeehaa!

Okay. Now... all I need is a canvas to work on. Anyone? ;D

Oh Christmas Tree!

This Christmas tree has been with my family 14 Christmases. I remember ever so vividly the day, Mom and I went out to KK to buy us a Christmas tree. ;') I was twelve back then, it was in 1997. Dad has left us almost a year at the time. Mom hasn't got her driving license yet or (was it) haven't bought a car yet. So, we hopped on the mini bus from Tamparuli to KK. Back then, the bus station stops was exactly where Warisan Square is now. Just behind Centre Point. So, that was were we shopped for a tree.


I remember.. it was a rainy day.. and I remember Mom choosing a medium size tree. Not too big. Not too small. Just nice. I remember the tauke packing up the tree in a long card board box the length of the tree. And most of all I remember Mom carrying the curiosity-attracting-package from Centre Point all the way back to the muddy bus station and twelve-year-old me tagging along behind... in the rain.

Those were the times. But we managed. ;')

Just a Christmas story.

Stupid dust in my eyes. (deylang adik saya) 

November Birthdays

 Happy Birthday November Babies!

Alvin is 30. <3

 Lovable hubby, turns hot 30 years old. Pewit! 

I baked hubby a 3 kg durian fresh cream cake. 

The durian cake is the one on the far left corner in the picture.

Just look at them greedy fast hands. =)

You can roughly judge that I'm no pro at icing the cake.

My uncle commented:

Kenapa ni cake ni? (referring to the durian cake) Tidak jadi kah??

But my-tidak-jadi-looking-cake, after the birthday boy blew the candle, is gone in no more than 3 minutes. WORLD RECORD. LEGEND... wait for it.. DARY! 

Chocolate Cupcake

Then, there was the supposedly 200 cupcake birthday project for a friend's son's first birthday. First time baking cupcakes in a large batch..solo.

Oreo Cupcake iced with Vanilla Buttercream

Supposedly 200 cupcakes? Something awful happened to the 4 other cups. hehehe

And 3-year-old Amanda's pink birthday cupcakes.

Of course, I didn't make the barbie printed apple cheesecake in the middle. But planning to bake one soon and polish my decorating skills.

 

And the birthday siblings. Amanda and lil brother Demichelis. Lovely darlings. 

That's a wrap for November!

One bite at a time.

I haven't been blogging since forever. I've been so caught up in being a mother and wife.


Being a (working) mom is hard. Don't get me wrong, I'm truly grateful  and blessed of this wonderful experience.


Well, I'm back and hopefully my little Adelise will give mommy some time for herself. (Adelise --she manages my time now.)


I'm learning to enjoy life.. one bite at a time...  ^_^

answers to why you are bitter, lonely existence

I suck at drawing

The most embarrassing part of teaching in class is when I have to draw something to make a point. Well, I use to feel embarrassed but now I casually admit to my audience how I suck at it. ^_^


I remember when I was in primary school, I always got so upset for not being able to draw a line WITH A RULER properly. I either failed at drawing parallel lines or lines parallel to the paper I'm drawing on.

There was this one time, I got homework to draw the jata negara which consists of more than just lines. It was hell-ish.

I drew. I erased. I drew. I cried. I erased. I drew. I cried <-- Well, I think the actions I did was drawing. huhuhu

Oh, come one! Drawing tigers is really an impossible task for me. Mom helped me finish the jata negara. But only to hand in the jata negara the next day and get a "D". The teacher was harsh, if she knew my handicap. And I admitted to the teacher that I didn't draw it.

Shandy drew this. Using the computer. And the pen tablet I gave her.

My 10 year old sister is an exact opposite of my artistic incapability. She can really draw. I can't draw a proper circle on paper. She masters at shading using whatever application she's using in the computer.

In short, I suck at drawing.

ps/ btw, I got a "D" for handing in the homework late. lol