A Short Recap of End of 2014 Happenings.

So, as you all know, I've been slow at updating this blog so I'm gonna try my best in doing a recap of what's been happening...

I've graduated from pre-school last year and have just started my primary school in January. We had a graduation ceremony and another party in school on our last day before school holiday started.

Last day of school

Last school holiday was a holiday I looked forward to the most. I will tell you why...

First, I was excited since at the end of that holiday, I was going to start a new chapter - Primary One. I had ballet performances in the beginning of December in One Utama shopping mall for their Christmas events and on one of the days I had the performance, we bought my new school uniform right after I was done with the show. 

On the 5th to 7th of December, we had our PJ Family Day in Ulu Rening. It was our family's turn to organise it. We really enjoyed our time there. We played games planned by each family and we also played with water at the nearby stream. The theme colour was Orange. It was an exciting short weekend getaway for all of us!

So that was our last holiday of 2014 before my most awaited and memorable trip after this holiday. I will tell you about that in my next post very soon. Watch this space! :)

Idzhar's 3rd Birthday Bash

Wow! I've written this waaay earlier but I forgot to actually post it so here's one extra late posting about my little brother's birthday last October.

Idzhar turned 3 recently and we celebrated it at Tok Abah's house. After months of asking and receiving a different answer every time, he finally decided on a theme for his party - Olaf In The Summer!

Since Idzhar's birthday is at the end of the year and during the monsoon season, it's quite tricky to organise a summer themed party when it rains heavily every single day. Mommy was quite nervous organising his party this time remembering how Idzhar's party turned up to be like last year when it rained almost all day and left very little time for the kids to play at the bouncy castle outside. So this year, Tok Babah decided to have tents covering the whole outdoor area including where the bouncy castle was. We were not taking any chances in case the rain decided to pour non-stop this time.

Like all the parties before this, mine or Idzhar's, mommy started her planning much earlier from choosing the party packs,

the personalised stuff to be filled into the bags,

the balloons,

the bouncy castle,

and last but definitely not least, the Olaf cake!

Dadda handled the ordering-of-the-food part and he ordered good western food from his friend who's a chef. Tok Babah also contributed to a delicious roast lamb and colourful salad.

I was so excited to celebrate Idzhar's birthday. Both Idzhar and I dressed up according to the theme on that day. Mommy told the rest to dress in either white and blue or yellow for the Olaf in The Summer effect.

Most of our relatives and friends came and some of my friends and Idzhar's friends came too. My friends even showed up in costumes! I invited a few of my friends and even gave them a map to show them how to get to Tok Abah's house. 

We even got to make our own pizza organised by dadda's friend, the chef!

And then it was time to cut cake!

I hope everyone had fun that day. There were so much fun and laughter. It was so good to get to catch up with friends and family. It was raining that morning when we woke up all the way till 2ish in the afternoon. Miraculously, almost exactly at 3pm when the party was scheduled to start, the rain stopped and the sun decided to show itself. It didn't rain for the rest of the day and the party was a blast!

At the end of the day we were all so tired. Birthday boy was tired and excited at the same time. I'm glad that he was happy and enjoyed himself. 

It was indeed an exhausting but fruitful and fun day! 

Dandelion

I've always loved watching mommy when she gets ready to go out because she loves using different kinds of accessories to add colour to her outfits. Sometimes, I like to quietly go through mommy's accessory box, wear them and pretend to be a princess. I'd use her necklaces and put them on my head and pretend it's a tiara. Mommy did ask a few times if I wanted to pierce my ears so I too could have my own sets of earrings but I wasn't prepared (ok, I admit I was kinda scared of the pain...).

So on my 6th birthday last April, I finally decided that I was old and brave enough to pierce my ears. I was excited at the beginning but, oh my, was I shocked when they used that gun-like thingy to pierce my ears!

Anyway, I now have my own box of earrings and am planning to add more and other accessories too. Mommy goes to this site to check out and buy some of her stuff and I've taken a peek at it and found out that they really do have nice stuff.

Accessories are one of the best ways we can perk up our outfits into a more revamped look. We can use various types of accessories from sunglasses, scarves, belts and jewellery to make their outfit look completely new. Besides that, accessories also allow us to create different moods to our outfits from sassy chic to simply casual. This site mommy goes to has a line named Dandelion and if you love playing up your style with accessories, you will definitely fall in love with Dandelion products.

If you're clueless on how to style your accessories, let me give you 3 simple looks that everyone can pull together without much fuss.

The first and easiest for us ladies is trendy sunglasses. Sunglasses are perfect for ladies who want to enhance their facial features effortlessly. Mommy uses it all the time especially on days when she's in no mood to put on make up. Sunglasses hides away your pale face as well as add stylish touch to your outfit.

The second accessory that's easy to wear is the scarf. Although scarves are less popular in our country due to our climate, they're actually great to add colour to your outfits. There are various techniques women can tie their scarves around their neck for a fancier appearance. You can wrap it around your tank top collar or around your neck when you wear a dress and look fabulous all day long. You could also wear the scarves on your head like a bandana to create that funky look. Mix and match the scarves from the Dandelion collection for women to show off the relaxed, feminine side of you.

The third accessory and my favourite among the three looks is the use of belts. Instead of styling your jeans or trousers with belts, you can also wear it with your dresses and blouses. Wrap the belts around your waist to accentuate your body figure into looking slimmer than usual.

We can also pull together various stylish looks with other accessories available from the Dandelion brand. If you are wondering where to get your hands on these accessories, check out ZALORA as it offers Dandelion online for women accessories at the best price possible.

Enough fashion advice for today. Now excuse me while I continue browsing the site for more exciting accessories.

I suggest you do the same. Happy shopping!