March 2008

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March 24 , 2008

Bangkok Trip: A Shopper’s Paradise!

Posted by preciousocha under Travel
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 Sanrio counter in a departmental store in Bangkok. :)

Well….. well…….  it has been about 2 weeks since I last updated this blog!

 Well…. the reason being: I was away! I was in Bangkok, Thailand from 15-19 March 2008.

 It was my first time in Bangkok. I must say it is indeed a shopper’s paradise!

 And being a “shopping princess”, I shop, shop and shop away! And how can shopping be complete without Hello Kitty?

I went with this extra BIG Luggage weighing about 14 kg ……

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 and came back with these weighing about 34 kg! ….   

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 And these are my Hello Kitty buys…..

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I brought these 2 fans all the way from Bangkok to Singapore! :)

 One of my favourites non-Hello Kitty buys from Bangkok flea market ( Pratunam area):

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Conclusion:

Bangkok is indeed so fun and cheap to shop! I would love to go back there again anytime! :)

 

March 13 , 2008

GIANT Hello Kitty Pocky

Posted by preciousocha under Food
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I am somebody crazy about Japanese snacks. The packaging is just “Oh! So cute!” and nice. Almost irresistable!

All along, I know Giant Pocky ( A famous Japanese chocolate-coated stick biscuit) existed. They are like 40% BIGGER than the normal-sized pocky. However, as far as I know, they are only available for sale in Japan. Each time, I go Japan, I would buy them because they are “limited edition” and “seasonable”. (which means: if you don’t buy now, you might have to wait till the same season next year! Or never!)

Giant Pocky makes me happy…  Because they are “GIANT“! It’s such a wonderful and pampering feeling eating a gigantic Pocky. Very satisfying! :)

So if Giant Pocky makes me happy, what more a HELLO KITTY Giant pocky! :)

Yes! HELLO KITTY GIANT POCKY! :) (28 am in height!!!! Pretty huge! )

I saw them in the supermarket today and bought 4 boxes of them immediately! I was so surprised and yet thrilled to find them in a local supermarket!

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Contains:

  • 5 sticks of Pocky ( Green-tea /shimp flavour)
  • 1 paper board game ( VERY BIG! Measuring 53.2cm x 93.4cm!)

(Expiry Date: Oct 2008)

I’m so so happy about these GIANTIC Pocky! :)

I’m gonna slowly enjoy them till the expiry date ( but I don’t think they are going to last long before they land in my stomach) But oh well, I will keep the box for display in my Hello Kitty room! )

Note: Let me know if you like them, I think I will list 1 or 2 boxes on ebay to share with all you Hello Kitty fans out there! (Check out my Ebay listings soon! )

Or if you can’t wait, leave a comment in my blog and I will get back to you soon! :)

 

March 8 , 2008

Hello Kitty die-cut (Dcut) cake!

Posted by preciousocha under Baking
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Recently, I bought these Hello Kitty Silicon Die-cut cake moulds. It was a dream come true as I always wanted something like this but it was just so diffcult to find. I have been looking for them for a long long time. Am real thrilled when I finally found them and bought them on the spot! :)

And now with the craze of anything made “Silicon” bakeware. This is JUST the thing you need!

Benefits of this silicon-made Hello Kitty Die-cut mould :

  • Able to withstand temperature -40 to 230 degrees Celsius
  • Non-stick
  • Easy to wash ( this is really great because I really hate washing up after all the baking/cooking! :P   )
  • Light-weight
  • Flexible ( Easy to remove your cake out of the mould without ruining the shape)
  •  Versatile ( Use this for almost anything! Cakes/Jelly/Pudding/Bread/Chocolates and many more that you can think of! )

 The “VERDICT” :

Alright, so I tried baking a cake with this mould. yesterday. It turned out pretty well. Almost like the sample pictures above ( as you know sample picture from the supplier can be “decieving at times).

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This picture is the ACTUAL cake I baked yesterday! :)

However, this cake recipe is not the best. So I’m going to try finding another cake recipe for this. I will load the recipe here when I find a really good one. :)

CONCLUSION:

 So I’m glad my money is well-spent on this :)  as it is really capable of producing beautiful Dcut HELLO KITTY cakes/pudding/jelly/bread/chocolates and more! :) ( Well…. another quality product from Japan and I’m really a GREAT FAN of Japan Sanrio items as the quality is almost always excellent! :)

 You can buy these silicon moulds here:

4-piece set ( small): http://cgi.ebay.com/SANRIO-HELLO-KITTY-SILICON-CAKE-JELLY-MOULD-JAPAN-NEW_W0QQitemZ280206576598QQihZ018QQcategoryZ39568QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

2-piece set ( medium): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280206577782&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:US:1123

 

March 6 , 2008

Hello world!

Posted by preciousocha under My message to you!
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Hi! Hi!

 A BIG HELLO and WELCOME to all you who is reading my blog now!

 This is my very first post in a blog dedicated to all my favourite things; with a FOCUS on HELLO KITTY and all things related to KITTY! :)

 Stay tune as I load more pictures! Pictures and Pictures! ( well…. which is what most of us like to see! :)

CHEERS TO A HAPPY HELLO KITTY FAMILY!

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