November 2013 | Washington-Times-4feettall

End of November

9:10 PM |

How did you end your November? Mine was really simple. Catching up with my Dellian friends, attending wedding with Juan and adding fats to our BMI.

The days started with attending wedding in Dewan Serbaguna Kediaman Kastam Bukit Gelugor. Surrounded by familiar faces. Some I knew but some I don't. The wedding was filled with close friends and family member and it was great to see everyone's having fun. Food was great as well

I've got a mini jar of Rasberry jam and box of peanut chocolate. They were so cute that I wish to keep them forever.

I requested Juan to take a photo of me standing beside a bus kilang....hohohoho

Customized baju kurung modern : Rahani Fesyen, Bayan Baru. They also have customized embroidery service. Pretty designs for you to choose from.

Red handbad: Charles & Keith

Heels: Vincci+

Cotton shawl: Jusco Bandar Perda.

Later that night, we had dinner with Juan's colleague in Anandha Bhawan for Indian's.Yum yum. It's nice to see familiar faces again. Oohhh I miss my old work place.

Things in life

8:27 AM |

I'm currently on my bed as I type. Facing the white wall with the window on my left side of the bed. Switched on the table light and radio on my dad' s old digital alarm where you need to connect it to a plug head. Turn on one of my favourite radio station for bedtime, Lite FM 104.40. Most of the songs reminded me of my childhood memories where my dad used to sing for us, songs from the 80s and 90s and even the latest hit.

Believe me or not, the highlight of today was that I had the best conversation with one of my far away best friend, Adelyn after so many years. I didn't think that our friendship will last this long despite of what had happened between us*too long to be told*. It took me a while for her to gain my trust and confidence. I have never hold any grudge or what so ever against her. Just anger and worry but despite that I have never give up on our friendship. We've been friends since we were in A- Level but Malaysian call it as Tingkatan 6 Bawah and Tiingkatan 6 atas. I love her to bits no matter what.

Me, Alla and Adelyn were 3 best friends back in high school. We had sleepover, gossiping, crying, just name it and do things that real best friends do. Our relationship were like what you read in the Friendship Quotes over the internet. Based on trust, patience, respect and what ever needed in best friends. We knew about each other's past and character, in and out. Even though we're different in religion, we still love each other. Simple term is that, friends who will wake up at 3am and run over to your place if you're in trouble.

Soon after school, we kind of drifted apart but with the help of the cellphone *my first mobile phone was Nokia 3310 that I had to share with my mum* , we managed to message and call each other every now and then. Then, that 'thing' happened, once again, but this time, only me and Adelyn kind of drifted apart. Alla is the forgiving and soft hearted person, unlike me who is hard headed. So both of them continued but I decided to step away from Adelyn. She didn't give up but instead she kept calling and texting me but knowing that I'm a hard headed person, I ignored. But as I grow old and knowing that I'll turning to the big 3-0, I thought 'What the hell?'. Things were becoming better over the years. The 'thing' that happened between me and Adelyn were left behind.

So today, I scrolled my phone book and decided to give her a call. We talked for about an hour. A quick update about each other. Talking to her made me feel like we've never actually drifted apart, I guess it's just me.

Throughout my life, I've done many mistakes and there are things that I regret and wished that I could turn back time and mend those things. But you know, God work in the weirdest way that sometimes we could not possibly understand but there's always a blessing behind it. Well for me, one thing that I have never regret is having friends like Alla and Adelyn. Friends who will really push and pull you up when you fall, at ANY TIME.

For now, I just want to focus on what's important in life. Focus on who really care about you. People who will actually come to you when you are bed ridden, coma, or they'll be crying at your funeral, knowing that they have lost a wonderful person in their life. You're not living alone in this world. You have to be good to your friends, elderly, neighbours as well as your parents and family. Forget about things in the past even though it is easier said than done, but remember that you WILL always have HIM through your good times and bad times. He has the POWER to heal your SORROW. Don't turn your back on Him and He shall be with you along the way.

Tired

7:19 AM |

This is a delayed post that should have been in my blog before the rest of the post. As usual, lazy. Visited my friend last week and played with her kitten, Rio. OMG, geram! He is so cute and less than a year old. He's sooo...eerrmm...light and his fur is so soft. Made me want to eat him.

He's so smart. With his bell chain around his neck. Very hyperactive and jumpy. A companion that you would want around.

I've been cooking a lot too. The usual dish that I normally cook as well as the no-so-jadi dish that I USED to cook last time, but I give it another try. These are some of my favourite dishes apart from my mum's ayam masak merah...Sslllrrppp.

Small little feet

4:30 AM |

As most of you know that I have particularly tiny feet. I can even wear a size 2 shoe from the kid section and most of my flat shoes are purchased from that section itself. Well, finding the perfect shoe for someone who has small feet like mine is not easy, seriously. I used to fulfil my desire for shoes from Vincci and Charles & Keith. But as the demand for size 3 shoes are very low, Vincci decided to only stock up their size 3 shoes on certain designs only and not for all like how they have last time. Even Charles & Keith shoes for my size, I can only wear those with a strap over the shoe, if not, I might leave my shoe behind while walking -__-' and it did happened to me before and it's not something I'm proud of.

And yes, even my fiancée is continuously on a mission of finding my shoe size every single time we visit the shopping malls or when we pass by a shoe shop. At times, I just give up on finding them cause it's too hard. And whenever we are in the shoe shop, I'll get Juan to ask the sales girl on what is the smallest shoe size they have. I will not ask cause I'm a bit embarrass.

So recently, Juan tagged me in a post on Facebook. The tag is about an online shoe shop and they offer size 3 for a midget like me!*jump of joy*. I browsed through their album and the shoes made me drool.

They have their bridal collection as well

Visit their Facebook page here for more https://www.facebook.com/pages/Neva-Shoes-Collection/208454019230

Product review: Mustika Ratu Jeruk Nipis

6:40 AM |

I have combination skin. Basically oily on the T-zone and slightly dry on cheeks. Recently I have been developing pimples and slightly reddish and uneven skin tone. Not that I do not have pimples previously but only during my period time. But nowadays, they are out of the usual timetable. They pop up any time they want. As if like they have purchase my skin on my face for a million dollar. Not to mention that I have tried numerous product and luckily I do not have sensitive skins. From the expensive ones to those sold in Watson and Gurdian. To make it worst, I love playing with my pimples and I hate knowing that they're there. My mum used to throw at me the TV remote control if she caught me playing with my pimple. *Kabooommm, it just came flying to your face*. Yes my mum is a cold hearted serial 'killer'. She even used the back of a knife to knock on my fingers because I have a habit of biting my nails(even now). But unfortunately it didn't work on me, taken into consideration that it happened countless times...Hahaha. Those were the days.

Anyway, since I have an oily T-zone, some beauty website suggested that it's good to practise a double cleansing habit and so I did for the past few weeks. I was just way toooooo lazy previously. But ever since I 'realized' that age is catching up upon me, I needed to do something about it before Mrs. Wrinkle starts her visit. She is no women's best friend.

Was walking past this row of shops in Bukit Jambul and saw one of the shops there sells Indonesian products like herbals, jamu and so on. Juan was waiting for his waffles at that time, so I took the time to take a look at what they have in store. Then I saw Mustika Ratu. My mum used to use Mustika Ratu product when I was young. As I have thin hair, she use the processed coconut oil from Mustika Ratu and been using that many years. Didn't realized when it stopped though.

One of the many Mustika Ratu products in that store caught my attention. A yellow kind of lotion in a bottle. I smelled it and it has the exact smell during my facial treatment back in Perlis few months back. It's their cleansing milk. I even bought the alcohol-free toner. It smells so refreshing.

Normally when you use toner, even non-alcohol toner, it can actually dry out your skin. You can feel the tightness on your skin. But with this range, you can't feel the tightness and you can even skip your moisturiser. Remember, every body has different skin type so the effect may vary on individuals. I usually use it to clean my face before my bath. So during your shower, wash it off with water, and then cleanse your face the 2nd time with your own cleanser. Easy as that.

Mustika Ratu Seri Jeruk Nipis range contain Lime Oil and Vitamin E which is known to be good for your skin. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that protects and repairs your skin. A few benefits to take note on Vitamin E are:

It protects the skin from environmental pollution
It has a protecting action against UV radiation – although it cannot be classed as a sunscreen
It is an excellent moisturiser
It contains powerful anti-inflammatory action – and this can prevent the signs of premature ageing, as inflammatory conditions in the skin is a leading cause of skin ageing
It has excellent wound healing properties

Lime is beneficial for the skin whether consumed or applied externally in the form of juice or oil as it has a high concentration of vitamin C and flavonoids, which are powerful antioxidants.Lime are effective in removing dead skin cells. They have been a part of beauty treatments in spas as well as home remedies for improving the health and appearance of skin. Citric acid found in limes help in removing the dead cells underneath your skin, thus making your face look more vibrant and clear. This removal of dead skin prevents the sloughed cells from clogging up your pores and helps in reducing the occurrence of acne and blemishes.

By paying only RM7.50, you get all the benefit above. Sometimes, best to opt for skin care that has natural ingredient like Mustika Ratu has.

Change

6:29 AM |

Things have been pretty much in between these days. Nor it's hard or easy. This is just a random post on the topic change. I've been thinking about my circle of friends that I have lately and thinking whether I should 'reorganize' friends that I really need to keep or ditch. To those who knows me VERY WELL, these are the people who know that I go more than a mile for them. I'll pick your calls up even if it's at 3am or I'll come running to you should you need me real bad. The only person which I can potentially say, willing to perform up to my standard, is my long and old best friend, Alla.

I have had friends who are there for me through my ups and downs. I also have friends who are there only to join in the fun. I've met all sorts of people. Sometimes I wonder, how people could change in such a short period of time. At one second, you were part of their life, in another second, ppuufff 'I'm sorry but I have other thing more important than you' . There's this word called prioritize and dividing time, you know. True friends are really hard to find these days. There are like 'yellow diamonds'. Truly rare and hard to find. Real friend doesn't want your fame or expensive gifts, they just want a piece of your time. Where you both can spend the time just talking about nothing and have fun. I miss those days, I really do. You know, at times when I feel like hanging out with someone, I scroll my phonebook hoping that I can find someone to hang out with but unfortunately, none. I admit that I only have a small amount of friends, which is enough to count using your 10 fingers. This is because I have trust issue. But when I trust that someone, I trust with my life. I miss those good old days especially during college years, I really do.

The tudung venture

6:36 AM |

Ever since I developed the interest in trying out my tudung venture, I've been experimenting on my wardrobe as well. It doesn't make sense to wear a singlet with a tudung right. And as I mentioned earlier, I don't really have problem in adjusting my style as most of my wardrobe are not that revealing. I just need layers. It's fun actually to have wardrobe play. You don't need branded or expensive ones to compliment your tudung look. But with my petite figure, I need to find styles that won't 'sink' me.

Jeans: Brands Outlet skinny jeans.

Shawl: A small stall in Tesco Mergong, Alor Star. It's only RM10:-)

Top: Keisha Tunic by Poplook

*please ignore the slipper*

Go browse Poplook webpage now as they're having their year end sale. Perhaps you can purchase for your upcoming Chinese New Year.

Minion size

7:15 PM |

It has been a great day yesterday. Spent the Saturday with Juan and visited an old friend in Bukit Mertajam. We reached at about 5ish and talked till almost 7pm. Then Juan decided to bring me around Bandar Perda. Recalling our memory at our early stage of dating moments :-). Juan used to bring me there for a date(we were still friends at that time). And I think it was the 2nd time we visited. It was nice actually.

As we didn't know where to go, Juan suggested to go Jusco Bandar Perda. We parked the car and walked around a bit. Thought of watching movie there, so we went to TGV and when we looked at the screen, it has only 4 movies!!!!. Yes, TGV also show 4 movies, on a Saturday night??? We stood there less than 4 minutes and went off. We took a stroll around and Juan saw Vincci

Juan said 'Wanna see your wedding shoes?'

I said 'Sure don't have one lah'

' It's not wrong to check it out right, who knows you're lucky today'. I bet he regretted saying that...Hahahha

Ok, as some of you know that I my feet has the size of a 3 months old baby *exaggerating*, so finding a pair of shoe that will fit my feet is like finding a needle in a haystack. At times, I would just give up and wear my heels that is now over 3 years. The same shoe that I will wear for meetings, outings, dinner and date night and sometimes even for Hari Raya and Chinese New Year.

From left: Fipper Junior, H&M kids sneakers, Converse high cut kid sneaker

I never thought of customizing my shoes and I think it would rather be expensive but for my wedding this time, I have no choice but to customize both my side and Juan's. Surprisingly the price of the custom made shoes are roughly around Aldo's and Charles & Keith shoe price and you can choose how high, how big and what sort of materials for your shoes.

Ok, back to where we stopped. Yeap, I said Juan will regret what he said to me right. So we went into Vincci. One strategy that Juan taught me recently is that, since it's hard to find my shoe size, and since Vincci display their shoe boxes at a place where customers can see, why not search for boxes that say Size 3. I guess the outlet manager in Jusco Bandar Perda is rather 'smart' compared to other Vincci outlet manager...Hahaha. While I was looking at the shoe boxes, I heard the manager instructed one of the employee to take out all size 3 shoes available at the outlet *I laughed inside my heart but I find it cute, though* Indeed, she took it ALL out and display at the pay counter *was a little embarrassed*. Of all the shoes, 1 caught my attention. Tried it on and it fit me very well even though it's 3 inch red heels . Juan asked me where am I gonna wear them? I had a deep thought, since he said the shoes look elegant, I suggested why not swap it with the kasut hantaran that we bought earlier in Vincci+. He said, alright then. So now I can wear the kasut hantaran that we initially bought in black.

Random shots

7:20 PM |

Old school lights from a wedding hall. Remember the olden days badminton hall where you can find dangling lights hanging from the ceiling. You rarely can find them these days.

My mask session 2 days ago.

There's always something good in everything

8:00 AM |

My eating routine has gone all over the rooftop. I have not eaten rice for, maybe 2 days?? Yesterday for the 1st time after 2 days. 1st is because I've been very tired due to sleeping was past my daily bed time for the past few days preparing for my presentation. Yea, talking about last minute work. I've been living on kuih that I bought for breakfast and biscuits. So to celebrate the end of my viva, Juan brought me to a nice dinner in All Seasons 2 days ago. I wasn't that keen to drive to QB as I was too tired. I had my shower and add a little bit of eye liner on my eyelids, wore my old chunky necklace (it came together with a piece of shirt that I bought online) and off I went.

I had a hard time on choosing which restaurant I would like to go. At first, decided to have our dinner in Winter Warmers, sat down and was given the menu. I flipped it through the pages to see what I would like to order, but I wasn't so sure if the food can tolerate with my panic attack mode that I just had that afternoon. We got up from our chairs and hop to Sushi King. Half way through I thought let's go and see what they have in Secret Recipe. We went back to Secret Recipe and managed to flipped only one page of the menu and told Juan 'Let's have sushi tonight'. We went in, looked through the menu and ordered our food. I was quite excited as I ordered a new menu, recommended by the waitress.

So the food came and we ate like hungry ghost (only me). The portion of my food was just nice but some how or rather, I felt soooo full. I guess because I have not eaten anything the whole day but it was nice overall. Went back home, sat in front of the TV till 1am. I was very sleepy actually but I can still feel that my brain is still working. I had hard time sleeping. Tossing and turning on the bed, tried counting sheep but nothing works. Not sure when did I really fall asleep.

Homeless Veteran Timelapse Transformation

5:45 AM |

A must watch video.

Watch till the end and notice how relieved, contented, and grateful he feels. All just by looking at his body language.

My dad plans his exercise regime

2:42 AM |

What does your dad do at home everyday after his retirement?

Well, my dad pretty much 'occupied' himself at home. My dad's job requires him to travel every now and then previously. From one country to another. So the family were used to him not being at home even during festive season like Aidilfitri or Chinese New Year. But with his hard work when he was young, alhamdulillah he managed to retire earlier than those within his age.

So when you have a job from 8 to 5 previously, changed to waking up at 8am but still at home, you gotta have some activities to past your time. Or else you'll feel like the world stops.

My dad takes care of his health from a very young age. He takes vitamins and watch what he eats, so thank God, I can say he has an excellent health.

One of his secret is exercise, not the ones that requires you to go to gym. But home-exercise.

Went back to my home town one day, while watching TV, my youngest sister asked

Dianah: 'Kak, you wanna see something or not?'

Me : 'What is it?'

She gave me a notebook and asked me to see what my father did.

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He planned his workout regime with a stickman. I laughed and then became speechless

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What a relieve

7:24 AM |

I am R.E.L.I.E.V.E.D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry, I'm a little bit overwhelmed today as my gruesome viva session has just ended this evening. I'm relieved, seriously. I even cried in the car after my viva session ended. It's a feeling of relieve. God knows what type of panic attack I had to go through for the past 2 days!

Today is the day

6:14 PM |

Today is not the usual weekdays for me like how it was last week. It's my viva presentation later in the afternoon. The session where you present your slides and blurt everything that you wrote in your theses in front of a panel of examiners. My nightmare starts when it comes to the Q&A session. God, you can't imagine how tremble I'll be.

Been having this nervous attack since yesterday night. Lost the appetite to eat and even wanting to vomit everything out from my gut especially while brushing my teeth. I don't feel like eating but yet I'm hungry. Whenever I put food in my mouth, I feel like throwing up.

Wore the baju kurung that my sis left at my place. Thinking that it's decent and appropriate for this occasion. I feel like having a gazillion of butterflies in my stomach waiting to be unleashed. Yes, I even cried yesterday after my Maghrib prayer while I was still on my praying mat. Things has just been very hectic for me. With the new job, tight schedule, assignments and bla bla bla. At times, it made me think, did I even made the right decision in changing my role.

Do I have to?

6:52 AM |

Opened my eyes at 6.57 am and looking up to the ceiling. Thinking 'Do I have to go to work today?'. Yes, I felt lazy then again, I thought of a quote 'No matter what you feel, get up, dress up and show up' and I did. Brushed my teeth and showered. As usual, how can I forget my contact lenses. I'm practically blind without them. Dressed up, did my subuh prayer and rolled non-alcohol perfume on both my wrist.

Went to the hall and took my tumbler filled with mixed NESCAFFE but without the hot water. I usually mix them with hot water in the office. Checked if everything was in my bag and off I went.

On the way to the office, I stopped by at a food stall and bought 2 kuih for myself. Wasn't thinking of having nasi lemak. Continued my journey and stepped into the office at 8.20 sharp.

I saw a packet of food on my table. I thought 'Wow, it's only been a month plus, I already have a secret admirer?' Looked around and heard a lady called out my name 'Lynn, that bihun is for you'...Damn, I was so confident that it was from an admire -__-' Paid her RM2. Switched on my forsaking laptop which is connected to a 2nd monitor and start eating. After a few mouth, I started to feel burning sensation. Gosh, it was so spicy to the point I almost finished a gallon of water. I tried to finish it up but fail. Kept it aside (but ended up in the trash can) and continued doing my work.

I didn't went for lunch during break time as I brought my own food. Leftovers from yesterday's cooking. Had a very late lunch actual fact, at 2pm. Wasn't quite hungry due to the bihun I ate earlier. Open up my food tupperware and looked at it for quite some time. Hoping that a microwave would pop up some where (No, they don't have microwaves in the pantry). I don't really favour cold food but do I have a choice? No, I don't. So I ate.

Oh yes, we have music in the office, reminding everyone 'Go home you humans and watch tv'. That's when I realized, it's 5pm and at that time, I had to redo my report all over again. Wanted to bang my head on the table but it will make my forehead even bigger. Not risking that. Didn't I tell you that I'm a new hire in a company that I just joined? Well, now you know. You don't know how hard I'm trying to adapt with new people, new driving route, new toilets, new cafeteria, new pen, new pencils and adapting with weird individual, even people with OCD of every kind. I'm a lazy person and the company that I'm working with is super huge. From one end to another is like walking in a dessert with no ending. You don't have to pay for your gym fees, come work here and you'll get the exercise you need. Oh oh, we have bread joint. I think I spend more on the choices of bread they have compared to my shopping spree. It's true story, so you know. To those with diabetics, please don't come. You'll die fast. And one more thing, to all the single person out there, this is the wrong place for you to find a life partner unless you're looking for sugar mummy or you're desperate. To the young and single ladies, you'll be dissapointed. No, we don't have people as good looking as Justin Bieber nor Usher but we have people like Elton John and yeah good looking but sadly they don't favour the opposite sex.
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Guest from Kuala Lumpur and Ice Ice Baby

5:09 AM |

My weekend was filled with..errrmmm..sleeps(definitely), lunch with a friend of mine who came all the way from the city that never sleep for the Penang International Bridge Run and Sephora last minute visit and attending a friend's wedding that night. I was excited to see her actually. How we met? Well, it's really weird. We met way back, I think in year 2006 during my diploma graduation day in Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium. I ahve never met her before hand. Never heard her name nor see her before. But started with some photos that we took during our graduation, the rest is history, our friendship bloomed until this day:-). We met once in while, normally if there's occasion.

The girl in white is Alina

In a separate occasion after the wedding. I spent some time having dessert with an old colleague of mine in Auto City, Juru. More to a catch up session since she could not attend the same wedding that I went. Note that the 3 of us use to work in the same department previously :-)

Honestly, it was an absolute overwhelmed feeling to be able to see them again. I miss my previous workplace very much. Like really a lot. The place that I'm attach to now, is kind of...eerrmm....different, you know.

Reunion with a crazy bunch of people

4:33 AM |

An old colleague of mine held a wedding reception and some of my other ex-colleagues were also invited. I was pretty much looking forward to attend this wedding dinner as I know some of they would attend as well. I miss laughing with them so much. And since some of us no longer work in the same company including me, I guess this is the best place to meet and have a catch up session.

To be honest, it was so good to see them all. At a brief moment, how I wish I was still there. Our age gap between each other were not that huge, so you can imagine how did our working place turned out to be.... F.U.N. These are things that make your working life fun even though your work suck big time.

Inner lace blazer: Dressing Paula

Shoes: Vincci

Necklace: Loveiye

Jeans: Brands Outlet skinny jean

Spaghetti strap: MNG Basic

There she goes, the pretty bride and me. We used to work in the same team and it was great!

Tak nak balik rumah ke?

6:59 PM |

Think that you don't have a life after the working-hours? Fret not cause you're not the only thinking that way. This issue is not something new. It's a known fact but yet everyone taking it lightly. The outcome is that, the turnover and turnover intention keeps increasing.

Yes, we are depending on the organization for our financial needs but there has to be a limit to it.

A happy employee = good performance of the company + loyalty to the organization

I was scrolling on my FB page and bumped into a simple article from Jobstreet which I think represents the voice of every employee in every company in Malaysia including mine. It's the silent voice which we're unable to hear physically from the employee themselves.

One of the many statements provided in the article that caught my attention is:

Approximately 60 per cent also indicated their company is not carrying out any initiatives to promote work-life balance. One respondent said, “Even if my company has work-life balance initiatives such as an on-site gym, a chill-out area and other organized social activities. It’s there in place just for show as we don’t even have sufficient manpower to sustain the workload.”

Worklife balance does not only apply to those who are already married but also applies to the single one. They still have parents or siblings to attend to.

Read further on http://www.jobstreet.com.my/career-resources/malaysian-workers-arent-getting-enough-time-families/#.UogxDvkbCTt

I love iMotiv

6:30 PM |

Bet you heard about Intagram before? Posting your doggie photos all over the Insta? Now you can even expand that photo to iMotiv.

So what is iMotiv? A new improved app to help you follow and discover new blogs by NuffnangX. It works similar to Instagram but in an even more fun way. You can log in using your FB or if you already have a Nuffnang account, you can use that as well. It's more vibrant and colorful. I just discovered it myself....Gosh

1. If you already have the blog address, just insert into the box below and search

2. The result will appear and click on follow

3. You can add as much blog address as you want and follow them. It looks like a mix of Twitter, FB and Intagram. Cool isn't it.

You can follow me on https://www.imotiv.ly/.
Go register yourself now. Managing blogs that you follow is easy now:-)

Product Review: Le Chick Flick (contact lense friendly mascara)

6:20 AM |

I have short sighted problem and I wear contact lense for more than 12 hours a day and I have sensitive eyes. So a contact lense friendly mascara is very important to make sure that I still feel comfortable even with makeup on. There are times where I feel like wearing makeup. I have short and straight eye lashes.

I used Silky Girl mascara in brown previously. I wasn't that keen on using any black mascara as I'm afraid that it will smudge. But my eyes turned red and slightly watery after using the old mascara. So I stopped using it and toss it away since no one wants it. My sister rarely wear makeup and that is why she has flawless skin compared to mine.

I find high and low on the perfect mascara and this time I'm ready to get a black one. Walked into Sephora, Paragon to take a look on what brand do they have there compared to those in Bukit Bintang. It wasn't my plan to get the mascara at that point. But the price of mascara which cost about RM26 literally caught my attention.

Brought to you by Sephora, I introduce to you NYX Le Chick Flick. When I saw first saw this, I wasn't that convince that it will not bring irritation to my eyes like how the previous mascara did. But since it's only RM26, I thought, why not give it a try. Surprisingly, it doesn't irritate my eyes at all and given that it's waterproof, I don't have to worry on the mascara being smudge. But I would advise you girls to use waterproof makeup remover before washing your face and double cleansing. Trust me it will not go off if you're washing your face with just a cleanser.

Movember

6:34 PM |

Well, never heard of Movember?

I first heard it in a discussion on decision making topic during one of my MBA class. A guy actually explain why he decided to keep his moustache and beard.

He explained the importance of raising awareness not just on women's health issues like breast cancer where people will wear the pink ribbon in support of that but also raising awareness on prostate cancer.

He wanted to show his support in the simplest way possible. He mentioned that he has never kept his moustache throughout his life and that this is the first time. So when his friends asked him why does he keep it, from there, he can explain that he's supporting the Movember event which is creating an awareness in prostate cancer.

What is Movember?

Movember (aportmanteau word from moustache and "November") is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of Men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and other male cancers.

The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com.

Since 2004, the Movember Foundation charity has run Movember events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression, in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, events were launched in Ireland, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, Taiwan, and the United States.

It has spread from Australia to South Africa, Europe, and North America. As of 2011, Canadians were the largest contributors to the Movember charities of any nation. In 2010, Movember merged with the testicular cancer event Tacheback.

Find out more on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movember

So guys, start keeping your moustache to show your support.

Have faith

6:43 AM |

“Allah. It all starts with Him – the universe, humanity, and our own conception – and it all comes back to Him in the end. There’s no victory without Him, no progress, no peace. Strengthen your relationship with Him in the easy times, and you will find Him beside you in the hard times.”

– Wael Abdelgawad

Everything seems to be in line and I would like to thank the Creator for this. I've been juggling between work and studies for the past 4 years. Many things had happened in between. I have been down as well as up. At least for now...

The test that God befall on me are meant to make me into a stronger person. People who came and go in life are meant to leave footsteps.

I've learned a lot and the most obvious lesson is that , there'll come a certain point in your life where you will stop pleasing people. You were willing to do anything for that one person in hoping that at least, they'll appreciate and cherish what you did for them and what you're willing to do for them. But well, you know, not everybody's the same.

So for now, I'll just appreciate people who were there for me during my hard times, what more during my happy moments. I know there are people who still loved me.

Blouse and jeans both from MNG

Exercise for a train ticket

6:51 AM |

I stumbled across an interesting video and I think we should implement this concept in every train station or LRT station across Malaysia. Apart from buying your ticket in a fun way, you'll also get to exercise for 30 seconds especially for lazy bumps like me:-)

Just random

5:29 AM |

You know, sometimes I wonder, why do people talk bad about us? I just can't find the answer, seriously.

At times, no matter how good you're with that person, she/he will still badmouth about you. Why?

Why can't all of us just mind our own matter, be good to each other, help each other as we're living in one society. And most importantly, S.M.I.L.E. It's not hard, right?

You will never find the answers cause humans work in the weirdest way ever. So instead of focusing on what people gonna say about you, why not focus on what you do best.

Have a great week ahead.

Weekenders

4:45 AM |

Spend the weekend just window shopping. Yes, just window shopping *heartache*. Everything in Paragon seems to be on sales . The mannequins were inviting me into the stores but nah, I told them 'Maybe next time'

Sneakers: H&M sneakers

Black maxi: H&M

Denim jacket: TLA via Facebook

Bag: Sometime boutique online

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