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My-oh-my, this is something that when I know existed makes me jumped with joy! Adult Coloring Books, I am not ashamed to confess I am one of those adults that still goes to the stores to get some "more" complicated children coloring book for myself. When this is made available I can't even help myself, I got to have all of them (if it is even possible). Here I am reviewing one by one, which I find interesting and which is just moderate. I have more coming so this is sort of just Part 1.



This one I have here is called "Coloring Book For Grown-Ups : Discovering Your Inner Creative". Initially when I was browsing it, I thought it was pretty amazing because they got like a lot of different motives, shapes and patterns for coloring. After receiving this book (I bought them mainly online from MPH Malaysia) I found out that the ones they put online for browsing are the only interesting ones out of the over 150 pages. There are too many darkened motives like the one I showed above. Plus some of the pages and patterns are just cut short abruptly and it is not even the edge of the page yet. The only thing great about this book is that the pages are quite thick so you could actually use markers and water colors on it. I find the work of this author so-so as of compare to other coloring books I bought. Overall if you ran out of things to color (in which you won't) only consider buying this. I wouldn't get this if I didnt buy it online! *Peace*


The second one here is called the "Secret Garden An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book" This is a best-seller for a reason. I do not even have to review why I love this, I believe that everyone who shrieked with joy after discovering adult coloring books existed is to go buy this one. It has a lot of carefully thought out motives, patterns and flowers for us to color and be lost in our very own garden. Truly a book worth the wait (I waited for a month for it). The pages are made of good quality thick papers, so I can erase when I color them wrongly and also paint them with magic color, markers, sharpie and water colors. The only thing I find challenging is there are pages that says "Draw here" or "Add in your own" or "Fill in with more" this are the words that makes me go "ah-oh". The reason I love painting and coloring is because I CAN'T draw! Not at all! I can color and paint but drawing? (Hmmm remembering the days when my mom used to do all my drawings for me during my primary and secondary school years.) I certainly can't get my mom to draw them in for me this time! Isn't it! (Or maybe... errr maybe NOT). I will get to drawing "something" in and then I will surely show the damage I've done when I finally gathered the courage to do it. So for those who loves coloring do not let that small details bothers you. We can still color around the pages and not draw them. Anyway this is a book worth buying and "waiting". Go ahead!


So here I am signing off this time because I am going to go into my Secret Garden and do some damage to it. Till then! Happy coloring.
   


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Turt Kids' New Thing and Food


It has been some time since my last update, what have I been up to? Painting! I have found something new I am good at. (Good at is a bit exaggerating, let's put it this way "Something I enjoyed and could do"). That aside because we are not here to talk about painting but will put up a post once it is done.

All I post about nowadays is about our turt kids. They are doing fine! One year and 1 month old. They had grown so much, now I can do Throwback Thursday or whatever they call it, to when they were only "the old Malaysian 50 cents" coin size (The current coin size is just way too small). They are now approximately bigger than 6 centimeters and will continue to grow! So here are some turtle stuff that I bought for them.

UVB light : It is crucial to have UVB lighting other than heating lamp for these cheekies, I got this really good brand from a shop. It is less than 150 ringgit but I am glad I could find them. Their replacement bulb is about 50 ringgit. As they grew they begin to shed a bit more slow and hence there are patches of retained scutes on their shell, tried feeding them blueberry but wasn't that popular with Donatella. Glad that Raphael took the blueberries greedily and loved it, as usual Raphael eats everything and poops a lot while Donatella is still a very picky eater. I put up the UVB light for Raphael and he is still very uncertain, he takes a longer time to explore and get used to new things, so he is not up there on his dock as much as I wanted him to. Anyway I do hope that it will helped him to shed much effectively.

ExoTerra Aquatic Turtle diet : I always mix food that I feed them with. I was glad to find Mazuri some months ago but then the seller said he is not restocking them due to low demand (Red eared slider care in Malaysia is not popular! Many still have the perception that they need very less water and a log in the middle. You feed them whatever low grade food and they will be happy to eat it and if they grow too big you can just "release" them in the water nearby! Malaysia Boleh!) Back to Mazuri, I am now still looking to get them if anyone knows where to get Mazuri Aquatic Turtle Meal please let me know! I will be very grateful for that!!! Usually the second best is Reptomin, I get them when I am back in KL but here in Johor is not that easy. I had been to a few shops and they do not carry! There are even shop people who threw some shades on me when I said I don't want those "any brand" food and the reply I get is "You feed them expansive things?! Not required! This will do! All customers buy those" (Pointing to China made dodgy looking package tubs of food) So I managed to find this Exo Terra onesand will let them try to see if they like it (Well highly likely they will) and also the shop do sell ZooMed food, I will get that one later. This one cost about 60 ringgit and I can't wait to share with them some new food! 

So here we are, my long winded turtle stuff post! Happy September! Ahhhhhh.....      

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