When asked of my favorite colour, I never fail to answer that my most preferred colour, is red.

Nevertheless, my attraction to brown comes as no surprise, as brown is made up mostly of red pigments!

Did you know that brown is actually a composite colour made up of red, yellow and black?

Well now you do. Here are some of my favorite things, and they are coincidentally all in BROWN! 

One of my favorite pairs of heels

Nutella Martinis

Pancakes and chocolate ice-cream 

The wooden chalets I stayed whilst in Malacca

Coffee and cookies

Last year's giant chocolate birthday cake

One of my favorite hangout spots, Starbucks' interior

More chocolate cakes 

The Samsung GALAXY Note 2

Wait – WHAT? The Samsung GALAXY Note 2 now comes in brown?

Precisely. Adding yet another out-of-the-ordinary colour choice for gadgets to their current portfolio of pink and wine red (apart from the usual white and black ones), the latest colour introduced to the market is……… AMBER BROWN!

Such a beauty, isn't it? 

Father's Day is coming so this might be just the right thing to give daddykins 

I did a colour personality test recently and found out that brown is honest, genuine and sincere.

It relates to the hardworking, the industrious and reliable, with both feet planted firmly on the ground.

This video shows how brown depicts friendship, timeless values and loyalty

Brown is also a colour symbolizing security, simplicity, down-to-earth and practicality.

A close-up of the Amber Brown Samsung Galaxy Note II 

A long time ago, I used to think that brown was an "old person" colour.

But as I grew up, I knew how gravely wrong I was. Now, quite a number of my belongings are brown.

If I look around the room now, I realize that my shoes are brown, my contact lenses are brown, my organizer is brown, my eyeshadow is brown, my satchel is brown… and the list goes on. 

If I owned a Samsung GALAXY Note II, it will be brown too!

Get the all-new limited edition Samsung GALAXY Note II Amber Brown is in stores now.

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For more information on the Samsung GALAXY Note 2 in Amber Brown, you can:

Log on to their official website at: Samsung.com.my

LIKE them on Facebook at: fb.com/SamsungMobileMalaysia

You know they say if you really wish hard enough, you'd get what you wish for?

Well… ever since I heard about on the SAMSUNG Galaxy Note II, I've always wanted to give it a thorough use to fully understand the functions and interactivity. 

My first time holding the all-new SAMSUNG Galaxy Note II!

A while back, I was invited to the launch of the SAMSUNG Galaxy Note II the moment it arrived in Malaysia.

It had a huge clear screen yet such a slim body & so high-tech but user-friendly at the same time!

I was enchanted by it! 

And yes, I finally had the pleasure of taking the time to play with one myself 

Guess what I enjoyed the most about the SAMSUNG Galaxy Note II? It's the… S PEN!

The S Pen is undoubtedly, one of its most unique selling points

This Note II is arguably the first amongst the pool of smartphones in the market to have a stylus 

Featuring the S Pen, SAMSUNG is running a contest to unleash everyone's creativity!

Wanna hear more? 

If you're the kind of person who thinks the pen is mightier than the sword, pick up your S Pen and start drawing/colouring/designing on the official SAMSUNG Be Creative page 

This is what you have to do :

If you don't have the SAMSUNG Galaxy Note II, fret not. You'll still get to play with it anyway!

Head to www.becreative.my and use your mouse to draw with the virtual S Pen instead 

I decided to help Adam C complete his drawing of a football jersey. Adam C, I CHOOSE YOUUUUUUU! 

httpv://youtu.be/US2IC5clSus

Watching this funny video by Adam C made me want to draw for him even more LOL

It wasn't easy! Required a certain amount of skill & precision as I was using a mouse instead of the S Pen

But after almost an hour, here's what I came up with for his jersey design.

BEFORE (empty jersey)

AFTER!! (My design)

What do you think!?!?!  Not bad, right? Haha. Oi it's not easy, okay! 

There were different colours, gradients, ink thickness & pen types in the S Pen to work with.

I had fun exploring! My design was so random, I know  Would you wear it?

Adam C said he would  Haha he'd better! I spent almost an hour of my time doing this 

Here's what you'll get if you win! 

Don't worry if your drawing ain't as good as Ernest Zacharevic's. Art is, after all, a very subjective thing 

Try it for yourself, it's fun! Well, I had lots of fun at least 

I haven't actually drawn something in ages, so this proved to be quite a challenge!

In both my hands are the SAMSUNG Galaxy Note II & the real S Pen

I've done it. Now, it's your turn! Put your creative flair to good use with the virtual S Pen

Who knows? You might just win  www.becreative.my *click*

Ohai lovelies! It's Sunday again.

Feeling a little sleepy now but here's my weekly edition of The Sunday Times, as promised!

Apart from cooking & eating (LOL I sound like sucha fatty!), studying & working, I didn't do much fun this week except…

THE FREAKIN' WEEKEND! Friday night let's geddit on!

DOUBLE outfit shot! Guess where we're all dressed up to go?

Future Sound Asia presents David Guetta LIVE in Malaysia!

Our World #1 DJ made his 4th stop right here in Sepang International Circuit during his Asia Tour 2012 with special guest DJs Alesso & Kaz James. I had my mind completely blown away that night. 

We went with boyfieKon & two of my buddies, Larry & Sabrina. Major thanks for the carpool too! 

We truly enjoyed ourselves raving away like no one's watching!

*Full blogpost coming soon*

Dinner date with boyfieKon at a Manhattan-townhouse inspired restaurant : Ben's KLCC

Food was terrific! We had Mum's Cottage Pie, Wild Mushroom Quiche & the Roasted Tomato Soup.

I would fully-recommend the ones we had! Food & ambience deserved a 5/5 rating from me 

However, the service was deplorable (Foursquare was right!) The waiter & waitresses (except one) were hardly attentive towards their customers and even forgot to serve us our Chargrilled Rack of Lamb which we ordered along with our other meals – to which he gave 101 excuses as to why it wasn't jot down. 

Moving on…

Had my first ever swimming lesson thanks to Swimin12! Check 'em out 

I am now actually able to swim properly/correctly instead of paddling like a drowning puppy

Corporate outfit again. This time, to attend a rather corporate/business/formal event in KL city!

Congratulations PETRONAS on the successful launch of your

first solar photovoltaic installation system! *Full blogpost coming soon*

Having many massive solar panels – largest in the region, mind you! – on the rooftop of our iconic mall KLCC Petronas Twin-Towers allows electricity to be utilized from the sun's natural solar energy to power up the building 

So proud of my country & its efforts of going green with effective sustainable development!

On a random note…

GOSSIP GIRL SEASON 6 IS *FINALLY* OUT THIS WEEK.

Had been waiting for months on end for the season finale to premier.

Outfit of the day! Donned a smart-casual yet edgy wear tonight for…

The official launch of Samsung's latest tablet-smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Note II

I was impressed by the really cool features & user-friendliness! *Full blogpost coming soon!*

This week, as usual, spells being domesticated & self-sufficient again. 

Yup, cooking healthy, low-calorie food strikes again!

Fluffy Omelette with Old El Paso salsa, tomato ketchup & lotsa ground black pepper!

Black Peppered scrambled eggs with Tuna Chunks, Baby Romaine Lettuce & Oregano!

Oh and yes, I discovered a new-found love for beans in my cooking escapades. 

Yup, lentils are the way to go! Full of protein & fibre 

Haricot Beans baked in tomato paste & rock salt, Romaine Lettuce, 

Omega Eggs, Oatmeal flakes with lots of Thyme & Oregano!

Stir-fry garlic Iceberg Lettuce & Moroccan Chickpeas 

on buttered Wholegrain Toast + Roast Carrots glazed in Raw Maple Syrup

Middle-Eastern style Chickpea Stew with Spinach, 

Carrots, Basil & a Sunny Side Up Omega egg!

Combo Salad of Iceberg Lettuce, hard-boiled Omega Eggs, Steamed Chickpeas, 

Onions, Mashed Tuna & Ranch with Tomato ketchup & Parsley!

Sounds good? I had so much fun in my kitchen cooking all those delightful, healthy bites 

Speaking of which, I just returned from doing some grocery-shopping at Jaya Grocer

Some of the foodstuff that will keep me going throughout next week!

My apologies for the delay in certain overdue blogposts, will have them up throughout this week & the next!

I have an exam tomorrow & during the little time I was ever at home, been trying my best to slot in the most study-time I could. Can't believe I had to forgo my gym trainings all week too. Bummer!

Pretty short edition tonight, I've really gotta go! Imma burn the midnight oil tonight to make sure I'm well-prepared for tomorrow's exam.

Have a superb seven days ahead, dear readers! 

Jessicat

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The Sunday Times is a new once-a-week series; published every Sunday night to recap the highlights of my week, capture what piques my interest and to share recommendations for to-go places and to-eats throughout the week.

Check out the entire series here : The Sunday Times edition.

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