Visiting the instagram worthy blue house | Perth

I've actually seen pictures on instagram and facebook of this iconic blue house and only realized that it was located in Perth recently (I'm a derp, I know).

It's located on Mounts Bay Road and does not have direct parking but there's a small public parking area just a short 5-10 mins walk along the road, although it has very limited spots. Alternatively, you can get there by public transport which is located at a close proximity to the house.

There really isn't anything to do around the area except maybe take a walk to kings park and take a gazillion pictures of the house. It was a pretty funny experience when I went with my family as we had to queue for 20 minutes to take a picture in front of the house and our memory card got full after just one picture and we held the line for a solid 5 minutes since I had to run and get another one while they pretended to take selfies on the phone.

The house has a magnificent view and is a must visit destination for all you instagram lovers. Do expect to wait quite a bit for your turn tho as there are a lot of tourists that take a million photos in all the different poses you can imagine.



♥ Jess

August - September updates

Hi all :)

Just realized I forgot to put measurements up for the last update! I didn't take any in August either *goldfish memory*. So F45 has been going well, I actually signed up for a membership since it's just 3 minutes from my house and super convenient. Ideally I would want to go 3-4 times a week but with work commitments and uni I've been just going twice a week the last two months, hopefully I sort out my time management skills and be able to go more this October! F45 does different exercises everyday and my body is still adjusting, I don't get sore anymore but I definitely can feel it the next day if I've gotten a good workout! My body has been really grumpy this month with breakouts and odd monthly cycles. My arms seem bigger but it's not muscles this time haha :c


September Measurements:

Weight 52.2 kg (-0.8 kg)
Stomach 28.5"
Butt 35.5" (+0.5")
Thigh 20"
Calf 11.5" (-0.5")
Arms 11.5" (+1.5")
Waist 26.5"
Bust 32"

June Measurements:

Weight 53 kg
Stomach 28.5"
Butt 35"
Thigh 20"
Calf 12"
Arms 10"
Waist 26.5"
Bust 32"

♥ Jess

Japanese Popin Cookin DIY sushi kit (Candy)

Hey guys!

So I always see these cute Japanese jelly things all over Singapore but never bought them because it never came in English instructions. I've started to notice the increase of these boxes in asian stores here in Perth as well so I decided to give it a go.

I bought a sushi one from Kong's in Victoria Park. As expected, all the instructions are in Japanese but there's a lot of diagrams in the back so I tried my luck anyhow!


The moment I opened the package I could smell the familiar lollies fragrance. It came with a mould that had letters and numbers to make it easier to follow the pictures in the back yay.

I poured the 'rice powder' in the tray marked 1 then poured water until it created a fluffy cloud looking shape.


I later realized that the dip meant that you should fill the water to the marked lines before adding the powder. Whoops.

The others pretty much followed the same procedure. You filled it up to the line with water and mix it with the powder. The instructions were actually quite easy to follow. Much easier than I expected.

The coolest part of the kit was making the fish balls. I had SO much fun doing this. You basically mix the two powders in the respective 'A' and 'B' mould and you transfer the orange solution into the blue solution with a pipette looking thing that was provided. The moment the orange liquid hit the blue liquid it instantly made tiny circular fish eggs!

There was a seaweed dough that you rolled out as well, and yup I did a horrible job at it. There was also soy sauce! It's awesome how they go into such details with this set.


Overall putting the set together was so much fun. I only tried the fish eggs and it was sweet and popped in my mouth just like a real fish egg! I didn't really try the rest because, well I don't know it was powder and I felt weird eating it for some reason.

Definitely going to go and make some other sets of these. ^^

♥ Jess

July updates

This month has been a really fun trial month for me, I've been exploring groupon deals and did activities like rock climbing, roller blading and so on. I'm trying to find a fun hobby to have on the side that keeps me moving. I've recently purchased a kettle bell from kmart and planning to do short home work-outs for when I'm too busy to go out. Also joined the F45 craze that's been going on, I did the one week trial and went twice. It's a good workout with interval training. I must say I do like crossfit better but this is a fun work out class nonetheless!

♥ Jess

April - June update

Super prolonged post as uni just piled up recently! I unfortunately left crossfit at the end of April as it was getting too much to handle atm. May/June has been really stressful and I didn't get to really exercise these two months so I did lose some leg muscles and my upper abs that were beginning to show in April no longer exists haha. I did not realise how much muscle I lost until I measured myself, a bit disappointed in myself but I've started working out again so hopefully next month will be better! :)

March update

March measurements:

Weight 52.9 kg
Stomach 29.4"
Butt 37"
Thigh 22"
Calf 14.1"
Arms 10.5"
Waist 27"
Bust 31"

April Measurements:

Weight 53.1 kg (+0.2 kg)
Stomach 28.8" (+0.6")
Butt 36.5"(-0.5")
Thigh 21.6" (-0.4")
Calf 13.5" (-0.6")
Arms 11" (+0.5")
Waist 26.5" (-0.5")
Bust 31.2" (+0.2")

June Measurements:

Weight 53 kg (-0.1 kg)
Stomach 28.5" (-0.3")
Butt 35" (-1.5")
Thigh 20" (-1.6")
Calf 12" (-1.5")
Arms 10" (-1")
Waist 26.5"
Bust 32" (+0.8")

♥ Jess

March update

Hello there!

I can't believe it is April already! So, I did a crossfit challenge last month and ended up loving it soooo much that I decided to join a crossfit box near my place. I am starting to see results mainly in my calves and butt region (Thanks to the many squats and kettlebell swings). I dedicate three days a week to crossfit and I have been spending the other days this month trying MMA which is a lot of fun. I'm still exploring new things but I'm planning to just increase my days in crossfit starting next month. Oh, I know I said I wanted to progressively run to 5km but it is so COLD. I can't stand going out before 6 am for a jog when I know it is freezing out there and I'm not a threadmill kind-of-girl. Luckily, the crossfit sessions I go to do a lot of running so I can still build my stamina and achieve that goal when the cold months die down.


February updates

Old Measurements (03/03/2017):

Weight 53.1 kg
Stomach 30.1"
Butt 37"
Thigh 21"
Calf 14
Arms 11"
Waist 28"
Bust 31.5"

New Measurements (31/03/2017):

Weight 52.9 kg (-0.2 kg)
Stomach 29.4" (-0.7")
Butt 37"
Thigh 22" (+1")
Calf 14.1" (+0.1")
Arms 10.5" (+0.5")
Waist 27" (-1")
Bust 31" (-0.5")

Click here to read about my crossfit experience.

♥ Jess

I tried crossfit for a month!

Morning lovelies,

I'm at the stage where I'm just trying everything out to see what works for me and what I like so I decided to give crossfit a go. When I was searching it up there was a lot of mixed vibes towards this sort of exercise so I didn't exactly know how I was going to like it but gave it a go anyways.

So the first session I attended I was OVERWHELMED. It was a small session of about 12 people and in the particular crossfit gym I joined the maximum amount of people there could be in a class is 16. The moment I got there I was sent to do a 100m sprint followed by 5 burpees, and if that was not bad enough I had to do three sets of them. T.H.R.E.E. After the three "warm-up" sets I had sweat trickling off my face and could hear my heart beat rapidly (Yes, I was huffing and puffing in the warm up).

We then proceeded to pick up weights and do a series of 30 reps of arm/shoulder work outs followed by 10 push ups. This again was done in three sets. I cannot do push ups. Even through the guidance of the coach, I had extreme difficulties in performing a proper one. I was not able to complete the full three sets but that's alright because I gave it my best. :)

When we entered the gym area, I was so confused with all the cross fit lingo. There was Rx, WOD, etc. and I was super duper lost. However, the coaches were really helpful and guided me through the workout and ensured I had proper form and technique. The problem came in the days proceeding my first session... My whole body ached like it never ached before. I couldn't open doors, climb stairs or even cup of water without my arms shaking. I did not except that to happen. Yes, I knew I would be sore but my body was incapable of doing normal daily activities and it was so bad that I didn't go to any sessions the next few days.

After four days, my body still did not recover and I was telling myself how all the articles about crossfit being bad for your limbs were true! I was so scared that my body would break in the next session that I wanted to quit but my friend kept pushing me to go and I am so glad that she did! Crossfit was a life changer for me. Did it suck the first week? Hell yeah. Every inch of my body was crying! But I pushed through, I attended three crossfit sessions a week for five weeks and the results were amazing!

In the beginning, I had to use the 8kg barbell as I could not lift the normal 20kg one. The 8kg kettle bell swing was heavy as hell for me and I could only do lunges with 5kg MAX. It has been just over a month since I decided to do crossfit and now I can squat 25kgs. TWENTY FIVE. That is 17kgs heavier than what I first started with!

Crossfit has made me so much stronger and I feel really good about myself. Everyone who is thinking of trying it, go for it! I'm really addicted to crossfit right now and I can't wait to see how much stronger I can be soon.

If anyone is in Perth, I'd recommend forfitness in CanningVale. The coaches are awesome and they have free trials, challenges and a 14 day pass to try it out for 2 weeks for just $14 :)

♥ Jess