Madame Tussauds - The Wax Museum ( A day with Celebrities )

A few seconds with my bestie Audrey Hepburn

This was part of our Day 1 Adventure in Hong Kong.

Below are the picture we took when we were there. Quick Tip: Buy your tickets online at least a week in advance. You can save as much as 40% if you do it online than buying the tickets on location. I wont be listing how much it was because it may change but the link for their website is at the bottom. Feel free to check it out.

Even in Wax form Nicole Kidman looks Aha-Mazing

Their aint no Prada here Meryl

Lee Min-ho with my sister teehee

a touch of royalty with the King and Queen of England

didn't know that you could sit there. oh well..

bonjour...

oh Michael..

my version of Fierce.. I think I won this time Lady Gaga

Omg! My sister and Spiderman

Poster for Wolverine's new movie

a fight with the Monkey king

you can tell do Karate

it is on...

"I'm not afraid of you" - Edward Cullen

Former President Bush

you don't stand a chance against us Jackie! you too Bruce.. lol

The experience was amazing. The wax figures looked real plus when we got there the place was not crowded. We met a new friend while we were there too. A lady from the mainland who was doing selfies most of the time cause she was traveling alone. She saw me and my sister having fun taking pictures and stuff so she came over and asked if it was okay if we took a picture of her on the Hulk figure.

Check their link below and plan your trips now.


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Madame Tussauds

Create and Collaborate: Blog Launch Project

The original plan was to host another themed dinner with a few friends in the next couple of months like what I did last year. I hosted an American themed dinner and invited a few local bloggers in Cebu to come and dine with me with a few friends. You can check the details of it and the menu from Rea's blog at Blissful Snapshots.

This year's dinner is a little bit different. Rea has recently updated her domain from ReaAlducente,com to BlissfulSnapshots.com so instead of a normal themed dinner I am excited to say that we are doing a Collaboration to launch her revamped blog and celebrate it with a bang. 

Hundreds of ideas floated my mind and I am too excited to execute them all. The best part is we get to do it on a budget. No lavish concepts, no expensive venues and no out-of-this world expenses. The menu I planned will still push through and I will blog about the event after. Here's a taste quencher of what the Menu holds.

Fancy, is it not? Teehee.. If this post was on Instagram I would've hash tagged words such as DIY and Dinner. If this event pushes through It'll be the first big event I have hosted or co-hosted ever. Wish us luck and stay tuned for the result. 

Let me know if you have suggestions or any tips so I can incorporate them as early as this month and let me know if your hosting any dinners or brunch anytime soon so I can look out for it.. :) x.o.x.o

DIY: Pendant Lamp

 

DIY: Pendant Lamp

Our office had a "Themed Wedding" activity last week and everybody participated. They decorated the entire 12th floor and the people getting married dressed themselves in garments with flamboyant colors. One of the spine was decorated with a tribal-like design using tissue paper rolls and  red paper as tiki torch light. I, however, saw a different use for those tissue paper rolls.

I got some tissue paper roll from the office (they had lots to spare). I glued them together and cut four rectangles opposite each other and three circles at the bottom. Then I lined the inside with parchment paper. I ran to a bump on the road when I got to the wiring part and I had to call my dad for help and thankfully I was able complete it in just one day.

Pendant Lamp

Find a project that you like and have a DIY weekend.

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More DIYs coming soon and stay tuned for my bedroom renovation. :)

HK Day 2: OCEAN PARK AND Mong Kok Street Market

Day 2: My Feet still Hurts

After all the walking from day 1 we woke up with very sore feet and bodies. Here is what I figured out, when traveling to places where walking will be done 80% of the time remember to bring with you the magical concoction called EFFICASCENT OIL or any product of the like. It will do wonders to a throbbing foot making it easier to walk for the entire day. 

Today's Itinerary was OCEAN PARK and MONG KOK Street Market. A couple of years back our parent took us to the Manila Ocean Park and we had a blast but the OCEAN PARK in HK was way different. A lot cooler if you ask me. Everything was organized so that you can actually enjoy the park, plus we rode the very long cable car that took us to the other side of the island where the rides were crazy scary.

Here are the pictures of the entire day.. 

Our destination for today! OCEAN PARK

Someone handed me a news paper.. It was in Chinese at first but then she asked if i could read it.. lol

Selfies while riding the bus to Ocean Park.

Finally arrived after 45 minutes on the bus

Jewel and I trying out a game at the park.

Our first time riding the Cable Car from one side of the park to the other side where the rides are crazy scary

A cute panda who never did anything but eat while we were there

This was awesome to watch. I was excited because the kept jumping and jumping.. teehee

To end the Day...

We went for a walk on the streets of Mong Kok trying out the wide variety of delicious street food and doing a little bit of shopping for our friends and family back home.

Quick Tip: You might not want to wear short at night, outside, walking.. I made the mistake of wearing shorts that night and not only did everyone stare (not because of my sexy legs) but i was also shivering till we got back to the hotel.. The temperature there really drops at night. Next time I go there i'll be on my boots..

Stay tuned for the following post:

Hong Kong Day 3: KidsRus - Hong Kong Disneyland
Madame Tussauds: The Wax Museum (The not so scary version)
Jade's Cookbook - Simple but Laysho (Orgasmic Hahaha)
Hong Kong Itinerary - Sister Made Stuff

Jade's Cook Book -Ravioli a la Pobre

Jade's Cook Book

Jade's Cook book is dedicated to our dog who inspired us for many years and made us happy when times were boring or sad. Jade was named after the four of us.

J - Jewel, A - Alic, D - Dirk, E - Eugene

Ravioli a la Pobre

Ingredients:

Dough - 

•    2 Eggs
•    1 Cup of Flour
•    pinch of Salt

Filling - 

• Sauteed ground beef/pork/chicken
• Grated Cheese

Sauce - 

• Del Monte Filipino Style Spaghetti Sauce

How To:

Mix the Eggs and Flour until it forms a dough. Roll the dough into a ball and set aside for an hour or two.

Using a rolling pin, roll the dough until its thin enough to cook but not too thin that it will break when you put the stuffing in.

Cut the dough in circles ( i used the bottom of a plastic water cup so the shape is wide enough. Mixed the meat and cheese together and place a teaspoon full of stuffing on one of the circles then place another one on top. To close the ravioli you can use a fork and it should look something like this

Make sure that when you close the ravioli you do not leave any air pockets. Leaving air pockets will cause the ravioli to bloat and pop while boiling. Taking a pot with water and boil the water with a pinch of salt and a table spoon of oil.

Heat the sauce and add any ingredients you prefer. add the cooked ravioli and voila! Enjoy.

Cooking Time : 3-4 minutes

Prep time: 20 mins

Dough: 1 hour and 30mins


Stay tuned for the following post:

Hong Kong Day 3: KidsRus - Hong Kong Disneyland
Madame Tussauds: The Wax Museum (The not so scary version)
Hong Kong Itinerary - Sister Made Stuff

Sock Hamper in 30 minutes or less

Sock Hamper

Talking Points

Have you ever washed your clothes before and before washing them it smells like feet? Well smell no more! with the easy DIY Sock Hamper. 

With the revolutionary Sock Hamper you get the chance to separate those smelly sock you take off everyday and not place it in the same hamper you put your used clothes in. As an added bonus the Sock Hamper helps you avoid losing the other piece of the pair. Here's how you make one.

Things you will need:

• a pair of old pants
• needle
• thread
• scissors
• a ring of sort 
• little to no sewing skills
• 30 mins from your day

DIY: 

Take a pair of jeans that you no longer use or does not fit you anymore and cut one of the legs

This is how it should look like after cutting one of the legs

invert the piece and sew the end part as well as the flapped opening

after sewing the ends and opening this is how it should look like when you flip it over

add the ring on the pointy end and voila - Sock Hamper

Enjoy your new Sock Hamper and stay tuned for more DIY project.