Daiso in Sunway Pyramid~

since i have visited Daiso at various locations, i could not help but to check out the newest branch in Sunway Pyramid which opened on 2 October. although i did not buy anything from my recent trip there, but i did see a lot of things that made me go rambang mata. there were little at the snacks section, but there was a  pretty well-stocked section for arts and crafts (with some Japanese fabric quarters!) as well as a good selection of cute bento accessories. here are the photos from the bento and craft supplies sections~

it's sem break! day 20

more incoming parcels! i think the postmen assigned to my area must be royally annoyed, wondering how many are being sent to my address. just today, they took 3-4 trips to my home for delivery! (yes, i lost count.) could they just send everything in one go? apparently there must be a glitch in the system today. XD

more delivery for today~

i took a photo of these two before i received yet another delivery from the next postman. one was ordered from cosplay.com and one from taobao.com - can you guess which?

march food theme: bento!

okay, actually i did not bake anything special this month so i decided to show the bentos i made last month up until first week of april. i used the blue double decker container i bought from Daiso~

apparently there is an art to making bentos. the simple rule is 4-3-2-1. that means 4 parts rice (carbohydrate), 3 parts protein (fish, tofu), 2 parts vegetables (vitamins and fibre?) and 1 part "treat" (dessert or something sweet or savory).

the first one here i prepared rolled egg omelet (decorated with animal theme picks) with rice and mixed veggies! after skipping out on making bento for a month, this was as far as my skill took me. haha~ as for the cute mini green bear container, it contained thousand island dressing that i poured over the mixed veggies.

christmas bento!

well, i know it is really late or way too early for christmas, but since i was in the mood to make a christmas themed bento, i packed this away for lunch (the day after i made the bear bento) to class.

i wonder when will i make the next one! i have yet to make the Orange-kun bento~

5-minute bento! featuring shirokuma-chan~ (white bear)

a couple night before, i was browsing for marshmallow fondant decoration ideas for cupcakes. somehow, bento photos got in the way and i was immediately distracted!

i browsed through many, many Flikr bento pools, and i was really inspired by everyone's creative bento sets!  oh, also tutorial pages like Blur Mommy's Kooky Culinary. the next thing you know, opportunity strikes.

i was early (finally) to carpool with my friend to campus, so i decided to make the best out of two items that inspired me most the night before:

5-minute chocolate cake & babykins!'s bear bento!

there wasn't much time to make a fancy bento like most people who makes bento do, so i decided to try a 5-minute bento box!