I’m currently super obsessed with this nail polish colour from OPI called Spoken From The Heart, from the Hello Kitty collection. It’s a bright pink that is summery and pops but also super fashionable.
Month: June 2016
Teddy Turns 5
Yesterday was Teddy’s birthday and I’m kind of sad I didn’t get to spend it with him. My parents set me photos of the little party they had though. I’ll be sure to spoil him this weekend!
I can’t believe it’s been 5 years since we first brought him into our lives. I don’t think anything else could’ve changed our family as positively as this little ball of fluff.
Food Field Trip 2016
Last weekend, I was at Field Trip! Like always, part of going to a music festival is experiencing all the food trucks that are there. Here’s what I had this year.
Margarita Pizza from Wood Fired Pizza.
Fried Chicken from The County General
London Fog popsicle from The Pop Stand. I also had a cherry bourbon one I took a selfie with:
Pad Thai Fries from Fidel Gastro‘s.
The Porknado from Fidel Gastro’s.
I get these Mac and Cheeseballs from The Food Dudes almost yearly!
I couldn’t resist the keylime pie from Buster’s Sea Cove. I’ve had it before but it really hits the sweet tooth.
They also had a caramel brownie one that was delicious but a little bit too sweet.
Oh and you can’t go to Buster’s without some seafood tacos. I had one octopus and one Ahi Tuna!
Lastly, Uncle Smoke served me some delicious ribs.
I can’t wait to eat street food at the next music festival. I found that after a few years of doing this, there’s very few places I haven’t eaten yet (until they allow more trucks to be licensed). Stay tuned for Bestival eats this upcoming weekend!
Battling Sausages
Yesterday, I learned from Buzzfeed that there’s a game where you battle sausages, yes you heard that right SAUSAGES. After learning about it’s existence, how could we not try it?
It was actually a lot more fun and weirdly strategic than we thought. It’s also strangely culturally inclusive. There’s sausages from all over the world including the Chinese lap cheung and ones I haven’t even heard of before. They even go at lengths to explain what the sausage is. Each one has special stats and advantages.
The game is weird but bound to be a laugh.
Modern Indian Cuisine @ Pukka
After Dutch Dreams the other day, Nash and I thought we’d grab a (light) dinner in the area. There are so many cool places in the area and I’ve wanted to try Pukka’s modern Indian cuisine for a while.
The items are all portioned for two people to share. Our first was a Stuffed Paneer: Indian style cheese, spinach & mushroom filling and mild cashew korma. I loved the cheese and the sauce that it was drenched in was lovely.
Obviously we had to get some delicious garlic naan to make the most out of the sauce on the plate!
We also had the Chicken 65, an Indian-style fried chicken with chilli, tamarind curry leaves and caramelized onion.
To drink I had the Pom Fizz which was prosecco with pama liquer and pom syrup.
Nash had a classic Dark n’ Stormy.
I wish we weren’t so full of ice cream because everything we tried at Pukka was delicious that we licked every last drop of food from our plates. We’ll definitely be back to try more off the menu soon.
Snapchat > Vlogging
It’s been a while since I vlogged on Youtube. With a busy life, it can be a hassle to film footage, dump the footage, edit the footage etc everyday. I fell in love with Snapchat because I can still capture and share these moments with people who wish to follow. It’s easy because all you have to do is focus on the capturing. Putting together the stories is done for you, showing snips of your day which is basically like vlogging. I wasn’t really making money on Youtube so the lack of monetization doesn’t really affect me.
Another bonus is that it’s not like up on the internet forever so you can share those funny moments without feeling too embarrassed about it later. Sometimes I consider deleting my old vlogs.
Anyways, I’m at Field Trip this weekend snapping and you can find me @tianafeng.
Dutch Dreams Making Wishes Come True
One of my goals of yesterday was to finally visit Dutch Dreams, which I’ve always passed by and looks like a child’s dream castle. There are giant ice cream cones and cows outside as decor.
Inside is just as magical from top to bottom.
There are funny things hanging from the sitting and placed all over the place. Besides ice cream Dutch Dreams also has imported drinks and candy. Look at those giant pixie sticks!
I was there for the ice cream of course and was presented with a wide selection of waffle cones.
I went with a half scoop of Birthday Cake (which had pieces of cake in it), and half scoop Caramel Turtle ice cream inside an Oreo waffle cone. Each one comes with toppings consisting of whipped cream, fruit and cotton candy. It’s kind of insane that both of these are only consider half scoops.
I’m so happy Dutch dreams exists to make my ice cream dreams come true. This totally beats out Sweet Jesus for both Instagram worthiness and their huge selection of ice cream flavours.
Sriracha Chips
I found these official looking Sriracha chips at Bulk Barn and I was so excited. There’s a lot of generic Sriracha chips out there but this was the only one I have found that has the actual rooster brand on it.
These chips taste like BBQ kettle chips, crunchy, with a kick! There’s definitely a hint of all the things that make Sriracha great: the garlicy spiciness.
4 Day Workweeks
This summer, I’m trying something that I’ve never done before. I’m working almost 10 hours four days a week so that I could take an extra day off on Fridays.
This was the first week waking up before 7 to commute and getting home almost 12 hours later. I’m usually starving by the time I get home. If you ever do this: bring a lot of healthy snacks. I started to bring breakfast (oats and granola) and carrot sticks. Sometimes I’ll sneak chips in there but not too much or I feel sluggish (so not good for concentration).
Another useful tip to make the most out of my time was to plan meals ahead of time. That way I had either all the ingredients in the crockpot in the morning or had Nash help start dinner. Seriously, a lot of my life planning revolves around food.
Sleep is key, though I know not every night will be an early one, especially this summer. I do a lot of (different) work outside of my actual job too. Health is key, so I need to be aware of when I need food and rest. I’ve also been taking vitamin D supplements because I don’t get enough sunlight from being inside all day. It’s helped my energy improve over the past 6 months.
Adjusting to a new schedule is always difficult, but I’m sure I will love it tomorrow!
Explaning Tattoos
If you’ve following me that long, I already told you guys the original meaning behind my tattoo. Now that I’m older, I get tired of people asking, or sometimes I’m a little embarrassed to tell people. After all, it’s more than 8 years later and I’m a completely different person than when I had originally got it imprinted permanently on my skin.
Now I just make up something, or have a new story on what it means. Maybe it doesn’t need to mean anything and is just something I have and have grown up from.
Tiana Feng 