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My Lady no. 7 – Sophie Defensor- Victoria

I lost two kilo in ten days and when my best friend came for a short holiday, I regained it in two days hahaha. That’s how we bond! We find happiness in food! Who cares we’re the beauties beyond fifties 🙂

My lucky lady at no 7 is a BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) graduate of University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, born September 18, 1962.

Wow blooming at 53!

She lives in London, UK . She comes to Jeddah, every six months to visit her husband and her friends, she has only one very handsome son, who is currently studying Chemical Engineering in UK.

Sophie is a very devoted mother, her dreams revolves around her only son..

Do you have any other dream for yourself?

– of course I do! I like to travel around the world.

You travel a lot! isn’t it? how long you’ve worked as expatriates?

– I’ve been in Jeddah for 26 yrs, I travelled around the world but it’s like a working holiday. I would like to explore the world without thinking about work. I have worked hard and I would like to retire while I still have energy and can enjoy the scenery.

What is your motto in life?

“Dream big, work hard. Stay focused and surround yourself with good friends “

My friend Sophie is a very energetic woman, she exudes a happy-go-lucky attitude but beware when she is not in the mood, her tongue is like a sword that cut deep 🙂

We didn’t have enough time to do all the chitchat, I still have to go back to work after we did the impronto photo shoot. Hopefully , I will do another photo shoot when I have the chance to visit her in London.

Cheers,

jamilamimi

June 6, 2015
Weekly Photo Challenge: Vivid

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Vivid.”

Areeka – a traditional yemeni dessert

We have been in Bab al Yemen restaurant many times on Friday nights, we just love how the food is cooked and served in hot stone pot but we failed to appreciate the sweet corner especially this so called “Areeka” the way it was served and decorated remained “vivid’ to our mind how it looks like 🙂

It seems my friend likes it though, see his facial expression? Well, lets give it to him hahahaha!

“It it makes you happy, who cares what everyone else thinks”

Areeka is made of flour or bread dates,cream ,cheese ,thyme and honey.

In fairness, the main dish was good and the “areeka” was the joke of the night 🙂

So, ladies, you know what to order when you happen to be on the same restaurant.

Cheers,

jamilamimi

June 5, 2015
Celebrating Dual Citizen ; “Hot pot” Jeddah Style

Strawberry Cheesecake

When I greeted my bro Kelly ” A happy 60th birthday ” he told me he is celebrating with a dual citizen!

huh? dual?

YEp! Filipino Citizen and Senior Citizen 🙂

When you hit the big SIX “O” (60 yrs old), you got a card of senior citizen and a tag of twenty percent discount to selected airlines , restaurant and a free bus pass too!

celebrating with a trademark “Kelly” moustache 🙂

We decided to celebrate his bday with a “hot-pot ” lunch at home. Hot pot is basically a mixed of East Asian stew, simmering at the centre of the dining table; the ingredients like meat, shrimp,fish and different kind of vegetables are cooked at the table. The ultimate dining experience where you can smell the aroma of the spices, your eyes glued on the food, and once it hit your palate, savouring the flavour and the freshness, yum! then suddenly you grab a tissue to wipe your perspiration 🙂 either from the hot spices or from the steam of the hot-pot 🙂 whatever it is..we fill and feel the happiness of our belly.

hot pot Jeddah Style

I also made “lumpiang sariwa ” (fresh vegetable spring rolls) with homemade egg roll wrapper. We supposed to eat this while waiting for the hot pot but it seemed everyone was just to hungry and we dig in almost at one time 🙂

Fresh spring rolls

After four years, I will also be celebrating my own 60th bday! yay 🙂 I wonder what kind of celebration would it be? for sure there will be another menu on the table, who knows, I might be sitting at a restaurant manage by my nomadic Chef Kevin , lovely thought!

And for my bff’s Thank you for coming!

thank you for coming!

my sis “bunso”

cutting of the cake

the real bunso Ashley with Kelly

For you my bro Kelly, may you have more birthdays to come, stay healthy and young at heart 🙂

WE love you!

Cheers,

jamilamimi

May 29, 2015
Weekly Photo Challenge : Broken

Petra in Jordan..Amazing place!

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Broken.”

May 24, 2015
Weekly Photo Challenge : Enveloped

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Enveloped.”

With every gasp of air

Sweat comes down to my neck

like a sword piercing through my heart

finding needle to my vein

enveloped my feelings of fear..

alone in this room

tears fell down on my cheeks

not of loneliness but of pain..

i know this too, will pass..

It did!

-jamilamimi

May 16, 2015
Homemade cookies: try out#3 Nutty Cookies

I’ve experimented cookies made of “gluten-free “flour and almond meal. Not that I am allergic to it but to know the difference between… all-purpose flour ,gluten-free flour and almond meal.

Or.. joining the so-called fad and crazy diet? 🙂

What is gluten? Gluten is the Protein content found in wheat flour. I know, we need protein in our diet and there’s always a benefit and downsides of it.

Did I succeed? Well, not sure yet but it seems the texture of all-purpose flour is better but in taste it seems, the same. Maybe I need more try outs before I can really know the difference.

Anyhow, yesterday I made a nutty cookies, I used pistachio,almond and sesame seeds. I also topped it with strawberry jam.

Ladies, am I making another fifty cookies challenge ? NOPE! just making it in my free time!

Cheers,

jamilamimi

May 15, 2015
Homemade Cookies: Try out #2 Almond Cookies (Gluten Free)

made of almond meal
and gluten free flour

May 10, 2015
Homemade Cookies try out #1-Peanut butter oatmeal cookies

May 5, 2015
Weekly photo Challenge : intricate

In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Intricate.”

Sometimes when I’m alone, I spent my time doing colourful painting, anything that will lighten my mood 🙂 For me as an amateur painter, I consider this “intricate” as complicated as my thoughts 🙂

Cheers,

jamilamimi

May 1, 2015
Mixed Generation for DIY cut out shirt Challenge

Summer is just around the corner..time to accept the DIY cut out shirt challenge!

What happens when a mixed generation collides? hahaha mixed generations? well..ages from 10-62 yrs old 🙂

Just look at the pictures and let me know what you think?

thinking and trying! seriously 🙂

cutting out old shirts – family bonding time!

outlining

drawing

colouring

challenging oneself

cut out with loom bands

Is it only for the young ones?

cut out jeans?

cut out jeans are not only for the teens, true or false? well, beautybeyondfifty thinks otherwise!

See the young and the crazy young alike adult hehehehe 🙂

Well, ladies as I always say..ENJOY have fun!

Cheers,

jamilamimi

April 25, 2015