[Life] Post-PSAT thoughts and treats!

Yayy PSAT IS OVER! :D Overall, I think I could have done much better if I studied. But I know I did the best that I could do, so I'm pretty happy about it. One thing to note is that don't answer the questions you don't know, because if you guess it wrong, you lose 1/4 a point. Leaving it blank (omit the question) is better than losing points. Also, because it is Preliminary SAT, there's no writing portion. The writing section is all multiple choice. I didn't run out of time in any of the sections, but that was because I immediately skipped the questions that I don't have a clue on. A lot of people worried about not doing well on the PSAT will reduce your chance of getting into a good college, but really, colleges look at your GPA and official SAT/ACT scores first. Then they look into your extra-curricular and letter of recs and other stuff. Qualifying for the scholarship just gives you another achievement, but it's definitely not dictating whether you will get accepted into a good college or not. So just relax and chill like me! 

I never treat myself bad. I always try to enjoy every moment I have in life. So, I made myself some treats after the PSAT! The afternoon is my time to relax, even though I have Spanish quiz on past tenses (which I still don't remember the conjugation for all of the irregular verbs). I am making brownies and banana chocolate chip cake. I'll probably eat a piece and give them away to my parents and friends just cause I can't take too much sugar since I already have 6 cavities T^T. But eating 1-2 pieces of homemade goodies is good enough for me to relax and just have fun in the afternoon with baking. I hope my house will be filled with butter, eggs, chocolate, and banana smell :P

p.s. I apologize if my grammar or any word or phrase or sentence doesn't make sense to you. I am brain-dead now and all I just to do is take a nap then eat food XD (yeah, I'm pretty lazy sometimes)

[Life] PSAT+ACT

Aghhh I really hope I don't need to be worried about these standardized tests. I have tons of pictures in my phone, but it's so sad that schools and other things in life always get along the way. As a junior, I have to get good scores in the standardized tests in order to be able to get into a good college with a scholarship given to me. Tomorrow, Oct 16th, is the national testing day for PSAT. I wish I could upload my photos and designs for my blog onto the computer, but unfortunately I just don't have time to do it now. In addition, I also need to study for the ACT test coming up next Saturday, Oct 26. 

Luckily, I get to take a break this Friday because it is staff development day~ So, I MUST upload my photos for the red bean shaved ice drink recipe and update my blog. :)
I have to apologize for the constant delay and failed to upload my blog. I am still trying to figure things out and make my daily schedule work. I am also learning to become more efficient.

Anyway, I am super tired right now because I slept late yesterday night, and I am gonna go to get ready for bed now. GOOD LUCK AND ADD OIL TO EVERYONE WHO'S TAKING THE PSAT TOMORROW! 
There's NOTHING to worry about if you didn't do well on standardized tests. Just work hard and do your best. To me, God will have something ready for you. He has prepared for whatever we need. All we need to do is work hard and try the best we could. The rest is already determined by our father in heaven who sincerely love us for who we are. <3

[HK Drink] Red Bean Shaved Ice 红豆冰

The famous Hong Kong drink, Red Bean Shaved Ice (红豆冰 hong dou bing), not only is popular in Asia, but it used to be my favorite drink in the summer when I was still in Hong Kong. Seriously, nothing can beat a cup of ice cold sweet drink in a hot and humid summer day. You can even add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to make it even more guilty and tempting, but it is always worth it. :P

I know this is a perfect drink for the summer, especially party time, but it is pretty heavy-duty (high calories), so I'd recommend having it once or twice in a while. I made this drink yesterday for my friend's surprise party. But before that, I made it 4 months ago in June I believe. The best thing about this drink is that you only need 3 ingredients to make, and it will only take you 10 minutes including cleaning up. How can you resist on that?

Let me introduce you to this SUPER QUICK AND EASY recipe.

[HK Drink] Red Bean Shaved Ice 红豆冰:

Makes 5 medium size cups

Cook time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

1 can of canned red bean paste

2 cans of evaporated milk

12 ice cubes, blended in blender or use human strength to crash it into shaved/fine pieces.

Method:

1. In the cups, equally add in about 2-3 spoons of the prepared (canned) red bean paste. Then fill up the cup to 90% full with evaporated milk. Lastly, add in the shaved ice to each cups. Place a spoon into each cup so your guests can mix and drink on their own.

A Sweet Promise:

• Milk can be used to substitute evaporated milk. It will still taste good but evaporated milk makes the drink smells better. I used milk instead of evaporated milk in the pictures because I didn't have evaporated milk, and they still turned out great! My friends loved it :) I'd say go for evaporated milk in first choice, but if you don't have it, no worries. Milk works just as well.
• Sugar is not added because the canned red bean paste is sweet enough. If you think it's not sweet enough, feel free to add sugar.
• You can also make your own red bean paste. It is safer and healthier because you can control the amount of sweetness you desire, and you can choose the quality of the ingredients. I will post another recipe on this drink with a little twist and make my own paste. Please look forward to it~ ^_^