www.myxilog.com: April 2020

Wednesday, April 29

Bose QuietComfort 35 II; Long Flight Essential

I know a lot of people hate long-haul flights. It was never easy, always a hassle, and you're losing days in your life without knowing. Most especially if you're flying alone, that's never fun! I always fly with my husband and I cannot imagine myself having a solo flight. But due to circumstances, I need to fly all by myself. What helped me then, to feel more comfortable and at ease?

Three years ago, my husband bought these Bose headphones and I did not have any clue that it'll save me from one of my not-so-good flights. (Disclaimer: this is not a sponsored post.)

Being known for good quality sounds, it also has this noise cancellation feature that makes it one of my flight essentials. The comfort it gives with the soft cushions deserves a thumbs up. They do give away small earbuds in the plane but that's just not my preference. It feels like it never fits my ear lobe and it might fall or get in through my ears.

Bose QuietComfort 35's battery life is just amazing that it can last for a day. In my almost 19-hours flight, it just made me comfortable all throughout. Again, this set is already three years old (and never had to change the batteries). I did not even have problems when being asked by the attendants. I can clearly hear them even I got my music on. It only eliminates the noise of the plane, which for me is very irritating.

And with a flight headphone adapter at hand, I can enjoy the in-flight entertainment with my own set of headphones. With its compact carrying case, it definitely travels friendly.

The only problem my husband had with it was the cushion. He needed to buy a pair and change them every year. I love the cushions, they're very soft (compared to the Sony WH-H900N Wireless Noise-Canceling Headphones). I hope they'll make better cushion covers so we need not spend more for it. But all in all, it's really worth every penny. I also use it every time I'm cleaning the house. Good stuff!

Thursday, April 23

Homemade Bubble Milk Tea | Easy Tapioca Balls

There are so many things in life that I would love to try. Of course, we want to start with the little things, easy to do, affordable. So just like when I first tried the trending coffee (Dalgona), which I posted a few weeks ago, I also tried making my own homemade bubble milk tea.

It was about some weeks ago when we finally had the tapioca starch at hand. I first looked online where can I buy and finally, there's this organic, natural, and health store near our area that sells one. They only have a pack left in their stash. Anyways, we got it for about €3 per 400 grams.

To make the dough, you just need to mix water and half of the starch in a casserole. Then you set it in medium heat until it becomes thick. You need to watch it very carefully because you just want to have a thick and gooey consistency, not a lumpy one. After that, you can turn off the fire and add the remaining starch.

You need to knead your mixture in a bench with parchment paper and lightly dusting the surface to prevent it from sticking. At first, I find that my mixture was translucent. After adding more starch and kneading it, it turned into a nice brown dough, refer to the picture above.

Then you can start making small little balls. I did not really pay attention to the size of the balls that I made but how it came out was okay for me. There were slightly big ones and good size ones.

Finally, set another pan with water in fire and let the balls boiling for a good 20 minutes. I was actually not sure if I did it well until I removed the balls from the boiling water. Suddenly, it became like the ones in the milk tea stores.

After removing from the boiling water, I prepared another pan on the stove with medium heat, and put a good amount of brown sugar, and waited for it to melt then I added the balls. There we go! Easy and affordable pearls for my beloved milk tea drink!

Will you try to make boba pearl? Have you made one yourself?

Tuesday, April 14

Top 8 Most Gorgeous Wedding Dresses 2020

( Most Gorgeous Wedding Dresses 2020 )

Wondering how to find the wedding dress of your dream that will make you look charming on your big day? Picking the perfect wedding gown is the top priority, to make your wedding unforgettable. To ensure you'll have a stunning look on your big day, Top 8 most gorgeous wedding dresses 2020 for brides are listed here. Find the wedding gown of your dreams by filtering through the list that has covered all popular styles. You'll shine such bridal gowns UK on your big day!

1. Elegant Tulle Ivory Gorgeous Dresses for Bridal

If you look for an elegant wedding dress, this tulle ball gown with 1/2 sleeve is the one to go for. Strategically placed lace appliques give this gown a unique feel.

2. Ball Gown High Neck Tulle Gorgeous Wedding Dress

This high neck tulle wedding gown adorned with lace appliques and beading has both traditional and modern elegance. You'll like the way you look in this amazing high neckline wedding dress.

3. Ball Gown V Neck Tulle Gorgeous Bridal Gowns

It's a beautiful V-neck ball gown for wedding made from tulle at Milly Bridal. Lace appliques give this dress a more elegant look, and sashes help flatter the bride's figure.

4. Ball Gown Open Back Tulle Gorgeous Bridal Dresses

Capture classic elegance in a tulle ball gown adorned with lace appliques that features a plunging V-neckline and a flowy layered skirt. This dress successfully combines elegance and sensuality.

5. Elegant V Neck Tulle Gorgeous Bridal Dress

Cut from combined lace and tulle fabrics, this V-neck wedding gown adorned with beading is a dreamy dress that will make you an unforgettable bride.

6. Elegant Tulle Ivory Gorgeous Bridal Gowns

A long sleeve tulle wedding gown with lace appliques is always a great choice for displaying elegant beauty on your big day.

7. Princess V Neck Ivory Gorgeous Bridal Gown

This princess V-neck tulle wedding dress is dramatically gorgeous. The princess neckline wedding dress boasts strategically placed lace appliques to highlight your curves.

8. Elegant Open Back Tulle Gorgeous Wedding Gown

For the bride who wants a sexy tulle wedding dress adorned with lace appliques, this is the one. The plunging V-neckline will help show off your bustline.

Sunday, April 12

What's For Dinner? Worry Less With Verspakket

I love eating! Well, that's what we always do to continue living right? But there's this thing that everyone hates doing. That is, thinking of what to cook for the next meal.

Most people have busy lives that they cannot have time to plan for their meals for the week. I admit I do not have any idea about it before. Applause to our moms who do not stop thinking and working in the kitchen for the family. They just snap a finger and viola, there's food in the table.

This is one thing I love here in the west. They've made it easier for the consumers to pick which meal they will have for the night. They have meal packages available at grocery stores like Jumbo, Albert Hein, Coop, Plus, Deen (even online like hellofresh.nl). What an ease! You just need to go shopping for grocery and you can even plan while being at the store picking for the package you want to cook. It may be Italian, Moroccan, Spanish, Dutch, Hungarian and whole lot more.

Plus, the package contains fresh ingredients. Just look how shiny and perfect looking these vegetables are!

Most of the packages contain mostly all the ingredients you need. Though sometimes, when it calls for chicken meat, or ground pork for example, you need to purchase them separately.

There's also no need to adjust any seasoning, except for the salt and pepper, if you like.

The package also includes a step-by-step guide on how to cook the pack you've just purchased. Though it was in Dutch, my husband assured me that the procedure was written in a very simple manner.

And there you have it, in a few minutes of chopping, boiling, mixing, you're done! Your meal for the night is ready.

Aside from the availability of all the ingredients (except oil, raw meat, etc), the package also costs few euros. Let's take this Goulash soup for example. You just need to add olive oil and a liter of water. It costs €3.39 (US$3.71/Php188) for six servings. Imagine, you can have a meal for only Php33!

Convinient, affordable and assorted. I think it's really a win-win.

Have you ever tried a fresh package? (Or food subscription boxes in US&Canada)
What do you like/hate about them?

Wednesday, April 8

12 Cheap Good Quality Long Prom Dresses

( Cheap Good Quality Long Prom Dresses )

Prom is a milestone for all teens to experience and is a chance to show your confidence and beauty. Filter through the 12 cheap good quality long prom dresses 2020 below. You'll find it much easier to choose the perfect gown for prom. Remember, choose a prom dress according to your skin tone and body type. Go for a dress that'll offer you an alluring look at prom dress stores near me.

1. Open Back Mermaid Dark Navy Good Quality Long Prom Dress

This dress is loved by many due to its sophisticated appliques lace, lace up mechanism that highlights the waist and supports the bust, and the timeless fishtail cut

2. Sparkle & Shine Sweetheart Sequins Good Quality Long Prom Dress

Sparkle all night long in G I G I This romantic beading dresses is perfect for making you look like a total babe.

3. Two Pieces Princess Royal Blue Good Quality Long Prom Dresses

Our two piece! The best fitting, chicest formal two piece out!Halter neckline bodice, and flow away skirt

4. Sexy Sweetheart Pink Good Quality Long Dresses for Prom

PINK Mermaid dress. It's here!!! And it's a dress we will never forget from MillyBridal

5. Elegant Sheath Burgundy Good Quality Long Dress for Prom with Slit

This split front sheath will flatter your figure most. Simple, elegant, but totally fashion.

6. Open Back Princess Satin Good Quality Long Prom Dresses

Glamorous prom dresses purple and magical nights. It showing us how SIMPLE STAND OUT is done! EMERALD MYTHICAL

7. Sparkle & Shine Glitter Good Quality Long Prom Dresses

The Glitter Gown is the gown of every girl's dreams Made from incredibly sparkly & luxurious layered glitter fabric to make you feel AMAZING!!

8. Open Back V Neck Champagne Good Quality Long Evening Dress

If you're trying to find that simple, elegant, and timeless dress, but you still want to feel glamorous and luxurious, then our CLASSICS are made for you!

9. Sexy Mermaid Burgundy Good Quality Long Formal Dress

Prom season is here make a statement in our MillyBridal dress, also available in red and either colors

10. Elegant A Line Lace Good Quality Long Dress for Prom

Loving the way our Red dress hugs the body- showing off your incredible waist! Adding a split gives this simple dress the X Factor! It's also backless!!

11. Open Back Royal Blue Good Quality Long Dresses for Prom

Santorini blue backless prom dresses 2020. Second part of our Santorini collection. Now online

12. Sparkle & Shine A Line Shimmer Crepe Good Quality Long Formal Dresses

Get ready to be a total show-stopper in the beautiful Glitter Gown. This gown is everything a girl wants - a dreamy, sparkly backless gown in the best colour ever, rose gold! Made from layered sparkling glitter fabric & looks so amazing in the light

Friday, April 3

My Take on The Tiktok-Trend, Dalgona Coffee (Whipped Coffee)

For the two of us (me & my other half), I am always the curious cat. I love exploring. (Happily, I'm still alive! Haha.) There are just too many to try. And I feel like they're calling my name to be given a chance. Haha. Besides, there's not that much to do at home due to the covid19 pandemic. (#blijfthuis / #stayathome)

Anyways, there's this coffee blend that has been bombarding my social media since last week. It has been on trend for some time now and it's just this week that I had the chance to make it. With all honestly, I don't like coffee, yet another reason why I don't have any interest in giving it a chance. But my husband does. And maybe, he'll gonna like it. So last Tuesday, I asked him to do some groceries and I included a jar of instant coffee on the list. For me to be able to have a sip, he bought decaffeinated coffee granules. It also says in the bottle, soft and rich (zacht en rijk). I'm actually not sure what's the difference but yeah.

The recipe is actually very simple. You just need to blend equal parts of coffee, sugar and hot water. Of course, I did not follow the recipe I saw online. I cut down the portion of the sugar to one and a half. With a wire whisk, it took me a heaping seven minutes of arm and hand exercise.

I was very satisfied to see the mixture really froth and double its volume. I was like, "I can do this every day!". When I was done, I prepared an empty glass, add some ice cube on it and poured whole milk. Lastly, I scooped the whipped coffee and put it on top.

Making it was truly satisfying. And that is something you really need to give a try. You'll love it if you're a coffee drinker (cause my husband did!).

To recap, you'll need;
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 1.5 tablespoons white sugar
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- milk
- ice cubes

I also tried making one with Nesquick, you know, maybe it'll work. But nah, the mixture never became airy. I just waisted some minutes of my life. Haha. I ended up putting whipped cream in the chocolate mixture to make it airy. Yeah, where's the fun in that? Next time, if I will have a chance to go to the nearest Asian store, I might get Milo, it works like coffee perse.

Have you tried this whipped coffee? How do you like it?