Small Handmade Crafts

I came across a mini portable sewing machine when I travelled few months ago. It looked cute as if it was a toy. It can only perform simple sewing function. I bought it for fun.

This is the first craft that I used the new stapler-like sewing machine to sew. I want to try out this sewing machine. Here is the cup coaster.

My second craft that using this mini machine is a pencil case pouch. I follow the tutorial in noodlehead tutorial. Before I finish it, my niece and nephews request to own it. Now I only have one, I need to make more as per their requests.

The zip tab is too small and not easy to pull. I use a beads-craft from BeadsLuvr. It looks much better and easier to pull.

Hand Foot Mouth Disease

After reading "zakkaArt: Simple Happiness: a good news and a bad one" about the blogger's child having Hand Foot Mouth disease, it recalls my experience.

It was an afternoon that I started feeling cold in office. I guessed it was due to cooling weather as it was drizzling outside. Later on, I felt colder and sick. I could not concentrate at work. Hence I left the office 2.5 hour earlier. It was around 4pm and I was heading to a panel clinic near my house. I waited for a bus and went to a train station. From the train station, I must transit at a crowded train interchange before I could reach the clinic. On the train, there was no vacant seat available as I believed it was the time just after schooling. It was such a long journey for me to stand all the way for more than 1 hour. Finally I reached the clinic before 5.30pm. There were about 6 patients before my turn. I was sitting there and waited for long.

The doctor measured my temperature few times and told me that I have high fever. She was so kind that advised me to take a taxi home as it was raining outside.

I rested at home the next day as per doctor advice. Fever had gone but the base of my feet started feeling pain when I walked. On the third day, I went to the clinic again before going to office. It was another doctor on duty. I showed him the red dots under my feet. I told him I suspect it is HFMD. He shook his head and told me that I was allergic to the Panadol that I had taken 2 days ago. Hence after the one day rest, I went to office and walked slowly for the whole day.

After all, 4 of my family members started sick and their doctors confirmed that they have Hand Foot Mouth Disease. One of the doctors even advised them to stay at home for 2 weeks.

(picture shows my recovering foot)
I believed I was sick due to this same disease. When the blisters appeared under my feet, I confirmed that it was Hand Foot Mouth Disease. I was the one who spread the disease to them. I was so curious that why the doctor unable to diagnose it when I showed him my bare feet?

刁曼岛七月游

那年朋友计划了一趟刁曼岛之旅，还约了我一起去放松身心，一切由她安排好，我只顾向上司申请假期就可以了。然而她选的日子刚好不偏不倚地落在农历七月十四！见她一股热情，我也不好提醒她，这段日子不恰当或有所忌讳，免得扫兴。

他们从东马飞过来与我会合，三人便一起乘晚间长途巴士，凌晨到达Mersing，再转搭船过去。抵达后离开码头往上望，树上“挂”满了蝙蝠！我还误以为是一些果子，是“城里入乡”吗？
抵达后我非常累，但他们却精力充沛地安排着丰富的活动。

中午我们乘住宿提供的免费小巴下山去逛，物色一些免税物品。随后我们便在大路旁等免费小巴回住宿去。中午炎炎太阳下，左等右等就是不见它经过。等了整个小时才听路边有人告知那些员工都在罢工，劝我们不用再苦等了。

天啊，我们半信半疑，打算顶着大太阳，慢慢步行上那个小山坡，一边往住宿方向走，一边等司机大哥开工吧。结果还是靠自己双腿到达目的地。

下午要去骑驴子，但那是有时间性的，我们刚好错过了。负责人叫我们下午四点钟再来，我们便回渡假屋休息。结果我们累得一觉到四点。急忙跑去骑驴子。幸好这样迟到也还让我们进去。

这是我第一次骑驴子，感觉高得令我害怕。虽没摔下来，却意料之外的把屁股皮肤擦伤，痛了好几天。友人没事，因为穿的是较厚的牛仔裤。

来到这海岛，有这么漂亮的海边，不谙水性的我对脚下的浅水已蠢蠢欲动。友人一直劝我一起下去玩。她信心十足的告诉我，有她在绝不用害怕。于是我们一起戏水，而我也不小心喝了不少海水。所以可以感受在海里呼吸困难的恐惧。

从这海边回住宿时，我才惊觉原来友人也是旱鸭子。庆幸没事发生，尤其在这七月十四，别笑我迷信！这个日子总令我有所顾忌。

午后，我们要尝试在海边静静地领听大自然的声音：海声与风声。于是我们到另一个海边找座位，许多游客静静躺在睡椅上，座无虚席。我的朋友都拿大毛巾舖在一棵大树下席地而睡午觉。我也学他们。心想这么累，该会是个很甜的午觉吧。 岂料人算不如天算。一群本地年轻人跑来我们旁边坐下並大声闹了很久也不离去，破坏了整个气氛。

我们收拾东西回住宿，半途遇到了几只猴子。我们停下来看它们吃东西。突然间，最大只也最凶的猴子也许被友人惊吓而只对我一人咧牙追逐，把我吓得边喊边跑，友人却只在旁看笑话。
短短的旅程，虽累但很开心。事隔三年的今天仍令我回味无穷。试问工作多年后，有多少人还能腾出时间与当年的同窗好友出游去？

（感谢以上照片皆由友人Hiew 为我们拍摄。）

Birthday Card

It was my nephew birthday and he always asks me to send him a greeting card. I was busy working everyday and almost forgot his request. Just few days before his birthday, he called me saying that he is waiting for my card!

I did not want to disappoint this little boy. I put down the phone and quickly searched for any recycle or reusable material to make a card for him. I had limited material. Finally, I used an unwanted card, some felt, cut some pictures from advertisement, stickers and wrapping paper to complete a card for him.

He loves eating and hence I decided to make some 'food' for him in the card. I stuffed the egg yolk with some cotton and sew it. Here it was.


It was a simple card. Yet, he was still happy with the card although he received it after his birthday.

Red Bean Bun

My friend loves the red bean bun from a bakery in this town. She recommends that it is not too sweet and just nice. She definitely buys it when she comes for holiday. Well, I finally have a chance to buy it from the shop for my breakfast today.

Oh my goodness! Look! There is a big hole inside with little red bean paste. It has too much empty space inside the bun. I try the second bun, it is the same. I'm not sure whether it is due to cut cost nowadays as my friend recommended me one year ago.