“Two is a company, but THREE is a PARTY!”

It’s March again and we do love March! Cos it’s our birthday month (Little Haley & I shares the same birthday) and this year, we’re throwing a big party for Little Haley. We’re so busy planning & preparing for the happy day and things are starting to unfold excitingly. With lots of candies and CHOCOLATES, balloons and colorful fabrics, delicious cakes & desserts and fun-filled activities of magic shows, puppet show and swimming pool splash!

Don’t worry if you don’t get to come to our party, cos here’s an early birthday treat from us to you.

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Hurry & write in to us soon. This birthday giveaway is only valid for bookings confirmed in this month of March 2011 (invoice dated March 2011). You can book for your sessions anytime in 2011 and it doesn’t need to be taken place in March only. Our calendar is pretty filled up til May 2011 (with only very limited days left) so hurry to avoid disappointment.

Please visit our favorite vendor, Storybook, at their website and Facebook Page for beautiful inspirations & pretty little things which will tickle your heart & soul.

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Little R's smudgey face. Cheeky but cute!

Little C enjoying her buttercream delight!

Little D's yummy face!

Little R's all covered with yummy cream!

These images have inspired me to start another blog contest and this time, I’ve gotten a fellow mommy friend to sponsor the giveaway! A gift voucher from Babysweet Cakes worth RM100.

I came to savor Pleasance’s delicious cupcakes during a visit to my close friend, JennL’s home earlier this year. Ever since that day, I’ve been dreaming on eating more of her yummy creations and finally we decided to order a set of birthday cupcakes from her for my mum’s birthday recently. My mum loved her birthday cuppies & ate most of them herself!

Pleasance is a fellow stay-at-home-mom who loves baking & owns a little home-based bakery business. She’s famous for her delicious butter-cream cupcakes (but she bakes other yummies such as cakes & cookies too) and she uses all-natural & fresh ingredients for her yummy creations.

Here’s a list of her cake/cupcake flavors:

VANILLA BUTTER ~ rich butter cake! *slurps*

FRESH ORANGE ~ one of her best selling flavor! Fresh!

LEMON ZEST ~ tangy & refreshing!

DARK CHOCOLATE ~ rich, buttery & chocolaty!

BITTERSWEET RICH CHOCOLATE ~ lusciously dark & melt-in-your mouth texture!

COFFE PICK-ME-UP ~ fragrant brewed coffee with vanilla

CLASSIC MARBLE ~ swirls of vanilla butter cake and delectable dark chocolate

MOCHA MOCHA ~ bittersweet notes of chocolate & toasty coffe

DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE ~ rich luscious chocolate cake with a fragrant citrus kick!

Some of Babysweet Cakes best creations. Photo Credit: Babysweet Cakes

Are you salivating yet? Want to know how to WIN this contest & get a chance to savor her creations? Here’s how…

1. Head on to Babysweet Cakes’ Facebook Page & “LIKE” the page. You’ll get to see MORE pretty & yummy creations of hers there.
2. Write down your favorite flavor/s from Pleasance’s flavor list (as given above) ON HER FACEBOOK PAGE’s wall.
3. Leave a comment UNDER THIS THREAD/POST REPEATING what you wrote on her Facebook Page. Do remember to leave your NAME, EMAIL/PHONE NUMBER so we can get back to you in case you win!
4. You will then be assigned a number (by post order). All comments will be moderated before they will show up, but they will still appear in the order they were received in automatically after I approve them! Only COMPLETED submission will be given a number. So REMEMBER to post comments on BOTH Babysweet Cake’s Facebook Page wall and HERE on this thread.
5. Entry deadline will be on next Monday, 6th September, after which a winner will be chosen RANDOMLY using the True Random Number Generator.
6. As a WINNER, you will be sent an email/text message with a winning notification, after which an e-voucher will be emailed to you.
7. Then you can proceed on contacting Pleasance & place your order with her!
8. Your yummy adventure BEGINS!

NOTE: This contest is only applicable to those who can collect the yummies from Pleasance in Selangor.

Christmas is only a few months away and Pleasance’s calendar gets filled up pretty fast with bookings. You might want to try her limited edition Chocolate Truffles Cupcakes for this coming Christmas celebration.

Babysweet Cakes' Christmas Edition Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes. Photo Credit: Babysweet Cakes

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? Submit your entry now! GOOD LUCK!

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Anyway… today I’m stealing some time away from my tight schedule to give a heads-up to you, my readers & friends, on an article I’ve contributed for a new blog for women photographers called Chiq Clicks. I’m sharing some tips on how to photograph babies & children based on my own experience, so head on over & I hope you’ll find it helpful & interesting. I’d love to hear what you think as well, so do feel free to leave some in the comment section.

I’ll try to update this blog sometime soon, so hang on tight & come back soon! Till then, have a great week ahead!

Hugs,

Asther

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Here are a few moments I help documented during Earth Hour at one of their dining location, The Feast Village. We had our bountiful buffet dinner with candle lights that night. Romantic!

Entrance to the restaurant

View from the seaside

View from the hill-side garden

Dining setting before Earth Hour

Amazing architecture!

Dining in almost darkness

Candle-lit environment

Candle holders for table setting

Candles for floor lighting

Here I’d like to quote what Jeff told me that day,

“Our effort may seem small, but it’s the awareness that will spread in hope to encourage environmental conservation effort among us. Especially so the younger generations may still enjoy what we have now.”

while pointing at the beautiful beach scenery in-front of us.

So, let’s strife for a better tomorrow. Every little thing counts!

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Cupcakes by Mama Min

Location: Dessert’s Bar, Petaling Jaya.

When: During Little Seth’s 1st Birthday Party

Note: Mommy C found MaMa Min via my blog post on her. It feels really good knowing that my blog came in handy to my clients.

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"My First Shootsac!"

I’m sooooo happy I finally got my Christmas pressie today! I bought this Shootsac before Christmas las year and it was sent to my sis-in-law’s address in the U.S. And she’s finally back in Malaysia for a visit! Better late than never, rite? Awesome lens bag and it feels sooo comfy to wear. And I soooo believe that my lenses are feeling as happy as I am too! Hahaha…

Check out Shootsac’s blog for more info & pretty pics of Shootsacs in action!

Doesn’t the red match my logo?

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"Eucalyptus Oil"

Location: Home

When: Another fine day.

Note: I grew up with this wonderful fragrant oil. The original packing was “parrot” brand but it has recently changed to “kangaroo” brand. I’m using this for my baby Haley particularly to rub on her tummy after every bath, as well as for her to smell & clear her blocked nasal.

More info: @ Wikipedia

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This is sooo true!

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Wedding Cake

Birthday Cake

Mini Cakes

Cupcakes

More of her creations on her Flickr page.

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