Wednesday, January 13

Li NaiNai is my Ah Bo!

Disclaimer: I am the self-proclaimed artistic director of this marketing strategy and I have been commissioned to put up this post. But, I am also one of the family members who have been tasting these goodies for nearly 40 years and I can personally attest to the claims here!

Leave a comment or dm me for enquiries!

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Li NaiNai is an undiscovered genius homebaker who is finally selling her bakes this year! She has been baking her tasty CNY goodies for more than 4 decades. What used to be the exclusive enjoyment of her family and friends can now be yours as well! With more than 40 years of experience, honing skills, gathering feedback and experimenting ingredients, Li NaiNai is confident that her mouthwatering bites made of the best ingredients will be second to none. Try them for yourself!

 

李奶奶是一位有天赋的家庭糕点师, 她烘烤美味的新年糕点已有40多年了。今年她终于开始售卖自己烤制的产品了!曾经是她的家人和朋友的独家享受,现在也可以成为您的乐趣。


40多年来,李奶奶不间断的磨练技巧,听取意见并且试验不同的食材。她坚信,她以最佳食材制成的创作是垂涎欲滴又首屈一指的。您快来试试看吧!

 

Homemade and handmade with love, Li NaiNai will only be able to churn out a limited quantity, order yours today to avoid disappointment!

李奶奶坚持制饼工序必须亲力亲为,这样糕饼就会充满爱意,因此将只能限量发售以下三种糕饼。今天就订购您的,以免向隅! 欢迎来电咨询!

 

Cornflake Biscuits *玉米片糕饼*

This bitesize biscuit is dainty, crispy and super addictive! 

You will never be able to stop at one as you listen to the crunch with each bite. 

Great on its own and elevated when paired with your favourite coffee or tea.

 

这小巧玲珑的糕饼非常美味,酥脆并且超级上瘾! 
 

一口接著一口您将停不下来!

与您最喜欢的咖啡或奶茶搭配时更提升口感。

 

 

Burnt Butter Cookies  *焦黄油饼干* 

There is only one way to describe how this cookie melts in your mouth – heavenly! 

Shaped like the sun, each cookie is “burnt” to perfection to make your tastebuds sing and feel your heart warmed. 

The best part is you do not have to stand in long queues to get this!

 

 只有一种方式可以描述这饼干入口即化的感觉 - 赞! 

形状像太阳,每个饼干都被 “烧” 到完美状态,唤醒您的味蕾并暖和您的心灵。 

最好的是您不必排长队就可以得到它!

  

Pineapple Balls (and XL-balls)  
*菠萝球(和XL球)* 

This hot favourite loved by family members of Li NaiNai is made with a secret-never-to-be-named ingredient and comes in two different sizes for good reason. 

The tasty pastry surrounding the pineapple filling is so sought after that Li NaiNai especially made the XL version so that more of it can be savoured with each serving! 

If you prefer a balance of the tangy filling and buttery pastry then the original Pineapple Ball is exactly what you are looking for!

 

 这是李奶奶家人们的最爱。它采用一个从未被透露的秘密成分制成的,是李奶奶独门精心配方。

为何有大有小? 由于饼皮松脆味道浓郁非常受欢迎,李奶奶特别制作了XL版本,以便每口都能吃到更多饼皮,满足大家的欲望!
 

如果您偏爱在美味黄梨馅和黄油状的饼皮之间取得平衡,那么原版精致的菠萝球绝对是您最棒的选择!

 


 

Wednesday, January 6

All the crafty things I did in 2020

I hope the first thing you thought of was nothing deceitful; I am referring to decorative stuff that I DIY!

I do not consider myself to be a creative person. To me, a truly creative artist innovates and produces something out of nothing with pure inspiration. I am not at all that way. Sometimes I really envy the artists I come across and drool over their artwork which seemed to come alive so effortlessly. I am a huge fan of My Modern Met!

That said, I am relatively good at copying, adapting and following the creative works of others which sometimes also produces some aesthetically pleasing pieces. At least in my eyes. 😛 In any case, I do enjoy art and crafts very very much. 

As mentioned previously, I started a BuJo in 2020 and I certainly poured most of my "creative" juice into it throughout the year. Pinterest had been an enormously helpful resource for many pages. I practised both faux calligraphy and brush calligraphy and small little doodles in odd spaces left blank within the pages. However, for the monthly covers, I really tried to plan and "perfect" them. So here is a look at all of them at a go!

Other than using it for my BuJo, Pinterest is also where I found inspiration for the following design I pencilled into this little concrete corner of our newly renovated kitchen! Although it is quite a hidden corner that you don't really notice the white patch but it just feels like the perfect spot to make a home for my non-existent pet rat.

 

Another favourite platform of mine is Canva. It is so user-friendly and the best thing is that it has such a treasure trove of templates!! Best for someone like me who is better at modifying than creating. So for the whole year of 2020, my friends received Canva-designed birthday "cards" from me. Hahaha... Besides birthday cards, I often fall back on Canva to create non-copyright version of images I want to use on this blog. Real lifesaver. Here is a sample of other stuff I made, including a work proposal, my birthday invitation and some cheer-up notes for migrant workers.

When Circuit Breaker started, the thought of having to stay home for long hours compelled me to purchase these Diamond Art sets online. I am pretty certain that I had been scammed as they turned out to be much smaller (and therefore blur images) than expected but at least they arrived instead of getting mysteriously lost after payment. However, the environmentally friendly me does not approve of the amount of plastic involved in the production of these sets. More microplastic getting into the stomachs of our fishes. 🙁





 

 

 

Finally, just before the year was done, I got down to completing this DIY zero waste craft that I was inspired to do. Upcycled an old and overused but perfectly sized chopping board after scouring through numerous suggestions on Pinterest and deciding on my own preferred design. So spoilt doorbell is now successfully replaced and it will never spoil again.. 😏

So what do you say? Am I creative? Or crafty?