My goodness! It’s July
ALREADY? (*cough* the end of July… *cough*)
The merry month of May flew right by.
But now that I look back, it was quite a busy month indeed. My mum’s birthday, Mother’s Day, May
Crowning, First Communions, end of the school year for me as a teacher, many
babysitting jobs—I’ve certainly been a busy bee.
Aaaand, the allergies.
They came, they saw, and they
conquered. One of the reasons why this post is so ridiculously late.
June went by just as quickly. With Father’s Day, my birthday, girls’ camp,
and my Cali trip, the days have just been flying by! I can’t keep up, but I’ve been having so much
fun that I really can’t complain. *^_^*
Alright, enough idle chitchat!
FAVORITES~
Let’s change things up a bit and start this monthly favorites
post off with food. During May I was a
bit obsessed with Cheddar Jalapeño Cheetos. These are…amazing. I love all kinds of spicy food, but I have an
issue with the regular Flamin’ Hot Cheetos because those are just spicy and
have no flavor other than spicy. The
jalapeño versions are delicious! I
craved sushi for most of June. Specifically, the yummy crab tempura rolls from Sushi
Island here in Eugene. Yum.
As for drinks, I’ve been very into milk tea! It’s sweet and
refreshing—perfect for summer. Seldom
has a day gone by when I didn’t fix myself up a glass. There are many different methods and recipes
for making this popular Asian treat, so I’ve done a bit of experimenting until
I found one that I liked. As of right
now, this is the one!
MILK TEA
Ingredients
a pot of strong brewed tea
½ cup sugar
¼ cup water
a can of evaporated milk, chilled
1. Brew your tea
according to package instructions. Make
it on the strong side. Cool to room
temperature. You can use any kind of tea
you want! My favorites are Builder’s and
matcha.
2. Make simple syrup:
Stir together sugar and water in a small pot and bring to boiling. Boil for 5 minutes while stirring and then
remove from heat. Let cool to room
temperature. Syrup will thicken
slightly.
3. For one glass of
milk tea: Measure about 2 tablespoons (more or less to suit your taste) of
simple syrup into a tall glass. Add 1
cup of the cooled tea. Add desired
amount of chilled milk.
4. Enjoy~! ^^
Tips
Add strawberry, raspberry, vanilla, or any other
drink/coffee syrup in place of the simple syrup to make flavored milk tea. You can also add tapioca pearls (you can find
these at any Asian grocery) to make bubble tea.
I also have a two beauty products to share with ya’ll this
month. The first is a hair product that I’ve
been wanting to try for a while now but never got around to purchasing it. Needless to say, it’s a fantastic product,
and I will definitely be repurchasing this one.
Dream Curls Curl-Perfecting Spray
by John Frieda. I’m not a fan of heavy hair products such
as creams or mousse, so I was on the market to find something that would
enhance my naturally curly hair without weighing it down. This stuff is perfection. One of these days I won’t be lazy, and I’ll take
some before and after pics to share with you guys. lol
The second product is a hand cream: Vaseline Intensive Care Healthy Hands Essentials Moisturizing
Lotion. Whew, long name. I had this lying around forever (so long that
I’m not even sure if stores still sell it, haha!) and finally decided to start
using it about two months ago because I was noticing that my hands were getting
quite dry, and my nails were breaking a lot.
I’ve experienced a huge difference
with this product. Because I’m always
getting my hands into something and having to wash to them, the lotion hasn’t
really helped with my dry hands, but my nails are so much more strong and
healthy than they were before. A product
like this is a must-have for people like me who constantly wear nail polish. Sometimes we forget how much polishes and
removers such as acetone strip and expose our nails to damage. I’ll be buying more of the lotion when I run
out!
Song of the month! Miracles
in December [Chinese version] by
EXO.
Yes, yes, Christmas in July. This
is a legitimate thing, at least for me.
X’D At this point in the year, I’m already longing for winter and
Christmas to be here again. Don’t mind
me. Hehehe. Anyway, this gorgeous ballad takes me to the
fairy tale land within a snow globe, full of dreams and hopes and memories.
Siiiigh.
But It’s
summerrrrrrrr! (obligatory Olaf solo)
Finally, a film favorite for the month of May. I saw quite a few this time around, so I had
to think about it for a second. Edge of Tomorrow was much better than I
expected, and Transformers: Age of
Extinction was far worse! Sorry, Han Geng, your 45 seconds of screen
time weren’t enough to redeem such a cheesy, superficial film.
Hands down, my favorite film for May/June is The
Amazing Spiderman 2. Holy
guacamole on a toasted flour tortilla.
AS IF CAPTAIN AMERICA 2 DIDN’T GIVE ME ENOUGH MARVEL UNIVERSE FEELS. I can’t even with this movie. Nope.
NOPE. It was, true to its name,
amazing, but I will no doubt go crazy as a result of all these awesome
superhero movies. ;__; I sincerely
apologize, but I really can’t say anything else about this without writing a
dissertation. I shall spare you that!
And that’s it for May/June! July Favorites soon to follow,
LOL!