Segway Experience

SEGWAY

What is Segway? 

Segway is a nifty looking machine that is a self-balancing motorised device with 2 wheels. To manoeuvre this device, you need to stand firmly on the middle of the platform of the device, holding the handle bars and lean forward to go forwards.  To reverse, you do the opposite, you lean backwards.  The further you lean forwards/backwards, it will determine the speed that the device goes. 

To turn, you slide the handlebar left or right.  

Today, i went on my segway experience at Newcastle Racecourse with Absolute Segway with 2 of my friends doing the Segway Safari for an hour. 

I enjoyed every moment of this experience as it is something that i have not experienced before and i like trying everything once =) 

When we arrived at the venue, we got suited up with the correct body armour for the Segway Safari and the instructor went through all the procedures in how to use the Segway machine, to make sure that we could control the device safely by giving us one-to-one lesson on the different functions of the device.  Once we did this, we practiced on a small track for a little while before we got led by the instructor to the open parklands.

Here are a few pictures from today's activity =) 

Sleek Make - up Palette

SLEEK MAKE-UP PALETTE 

Au Naturel

I have recently been wearing alot of neutral colours for my eye make up to try and tone down my everyday look that i am soooo use to having. So, I have been trying out different neutral colours to wear on various days and i've been getting a few compliments off my friends that it looks good =) 

I saw on Stylesuzi  blog that Sleek Make-up have brought out a new eyeshadow pallete from their Nude Collection that i really wanted to get my hands onto. So, i popped out to my nearest Superdrug store, getting all excited to purchase it but just my luck, they were out of stock, I was soooo disappointed !!!! So i decided to go to a different Superdrug store hoping that they would have some in stock and yay!!! they had ONE LEFT !!! =) grabbed it and its mine ^^

 

 How gorgeous does these colours look, they are sooo pigmented and only priced at £6.99, such a bargain too!!! 

How to Make Almond Cookies

It has been awhile since i did a "How to" blogpost and it is well overdue so here is a treat for you guys to try out if you have some spare time on your hands this weekend.

How to make Almond Cookies 

ingredients

2 Cups Flour 

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 salt 

1/2 cup butter 

1/2 cup  shortening 

3/4 cup sugar (can add up to 2 more tablespoon if desired).

1 egg

1 small bag of almonds

1 egg, lightly beaten 

Lets Begin =)

1) Preheat oven to 325'c/ Gas Mark 3 

2) In a large bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

3) In a Medium bowl, use an electric mixer to beat the butter, shortening and sugar together

 

4) Add the egg and almont extract and beat until well blended

5)Add to the flour mixture and mix well

6) use your fingerw to form the mixture into a dough 

7) Roll dough out into circles and place on baking tray lined with baking paper

8) Place an almond in the centre of the cookie and press down firmly

9) Brush each cookie lightly with the beaten egg before baking 

10) Bake for 15 - 18 minutes til it turns light brown in colour

Happy Baking Guys and Dolls ! ^.^

Playing with the GF3

Tonight, i decided to have a play around with my new camera, the Panasonic Lumix GF3 and here are a few shots i took.
Im a noob at technology and taking good photos so i welcome any feedbacks you guys may have on these photos that i can improve upon =) 

Hk Goodies

I recently went to Hong Kong for a family holiday and i took this opportunity to purchase a few things from sasa, mannings, colour mix and other stores.

I wish i bought more stuff to try out but nevermind, I will or hopefully be going back to Hong Kong next year ^^

Galaxy, Macau

I recently went on holiday to Hong Kong for 2 weeks with my family along with a few of our close friends and family. During the 2 weeks, we went on an overnight trip to Macau to stay at the newly-built casino/hotel, Galaxy that has been built adjacent to The Venetian. 

When we arrived at the Galaxy, i was in complete awe when i saw the actual infrastructure of this building, it looked soooo grand and sooo different from all the other casinos that i have seen in Macau itself, definitely one of a kind.

Here are a few pictures that might take your breath away.

Magnificent Lobby Display

Another lobby display on the other side entrance to the Galaxy

There are 2 hotels within the Galaxy, I stayed at in the Hotel Okura. Below are pictures of the hotel room that i stayed in.

Here are some pictures taken from the poolside.

This is a man-made beach with waves

Painting of the Galaxy in all its glory =)

 

Pretty Little Things by Xtine

A few weeks ago, I decided to get out my sewing kit to create my own hair fascinator for my friend's wedding out of ribbon, lace and feathers.

This is what i came up with =)

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

As you can see, from item 1 to item 3, there are slight differences and improvements to each item and in the end, I used item 3 as my choice of fascinator for my friend's wedding=) 

This was my finished look =) 

Big Congrats to Daisy and Garwai on their wedding day ^^ Thank you for inviting me to be part of your special day. 

Wishing u both a lifetime of happiness together x