Vibrating mascaras

Mascaras with vibrating brushes are the "in" thing right now.


Lancome Oscillation

This is the first vibrating mascara by Lancome. Perfect lashes will be yours just at the touch of a button. The vibration mimics the technicques of professional makeup artists. Lashes look fuller, longer and perfectly seperated.

Estee Lauder Turbolash

The auto-powered vibrating brush gives you magnified volume, daring length, curl and separation. All at once. Patent pending. But then how come other makeup brands are producing similar vibrating mascaras as well?

I don't know how effective these vibrating mascaras are. Haven't tried it yet. When I was in London, all deparmental stores were promoting the Lancome Oscillation, but I didn't dare to come near the Lancome counter as they have a GIANT mascara brush (taller than me!) and it's vibrating all around. Scary.

Miss me???

Arrived safely in KL today (Friday) at 7pm.

Will update more about my trip some other time. I'm so freakin tired.

Anyway, briefly...

5 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT U.K
(Besides the fashion and the shopping)

1. Cadbury Mini Eggs
2. Innocent smoothies

While in London, all I ever drank was this. I've tried all the flavours. So yummy. The great thing about this drink is that it is made of 100% pure and fresh fruit. No sugar, no added water, no concentrate. Nothing else. One bottle is equivalent to two portions of fruit. Plus, it contains lots of fibre so you'll feel full longer.

3. All the fashion mags there come in travel sizes

Elle, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire...all came in small sizes. So cute!

4.The polite people

5.Reading is a culture there

People read everywhere. In trains, at cafes, etc.

Bye!

Tonight I'm off to Heathrow. Will be in London for a week. Already booked the B&B. I hope I've made the right decision.

I had shortlisted 3 B&Bs. One in Notting Hill, and two in Bayswater (Leisure Inn and Hyde Park Whiteleaf). My dad told me to find out which one is the nearest to the tube station. All three are near to tube stations. So I made my decision based on the guest reviews.

I rejected the one in Notting Hill because one of the reviews said that the toilets need repairing. One of the B&Bs in Bayswater (Leisure Inn) received this one bad review that says the place is filthy, the staffs are rude and things like that. So I booked Hyde Park Whiteleaf. It has no review. Uh-oh. I hope I made the right choice.

Today before I leave for UK, had a date with my bf at Pavillion. Bought more neccessities that I forgot to buy yesterday: facial blotting papers, cotton pads, nasal spray and a Little Black Dress book.

We had lunch at Pastamania. Gosh, I just love it there!

I'm not really a fan of pizzas but I had to say that this one is really,really good. The best pizza I've ever tasted. The ingredients are so fresh! The mushrooms and capsicums are so juicy.

We ordered Italian sodas (me: mango, him:passionfruit). Taste like Esprit. But I love it though.

I ordered Spicy Chicken pasta. The picture's really crappy. Didn't capture the "deliciousness" of the pasta.

I can't stand the thought of being on the plane for 13 hours. This is what I hate about travelling. The whole "getting-there" process.

Will take lots of pics. I hope I won't look like shit once I'm there.

I miss my blog so much!!!

It's 22nd January!

I won't have to look at any lecture notes from now on! (Or at least, for a few days. After mid term break, I have wastewater test.)

You see, that's the nature of my course. Every subject has 2 mid term tests (except for non-core subjects, they only have 1 mid term exam). So let's say if this semester I'm taking 6 subjects. 5 core subjects and 1 non-core.

5 core subjects x 2 tests = 10 tests

10 test + 1 non-core subject mid term = 11 tests.

11 tests + 6 final exams = 17 tests!!!!

Total tests taken in 1 semester is 17.

So those who are planning to take up civil engineering (or at least civil engineering in Uniten), think again.

Actually I've finished my test two days ago. Just when I thought I could relax, suddenly yesterday my lecturer announced that we're going to have another test (test 2) today! So I had just one night to study. Eeeeiii...benci la surprise2 macam ni...

The past two weeks had been the longest, most stressful two-weeks of my life. Not only I was strugging to finish studying everything for my tests, I got other problems as well. In one of my previous posts I mentioned that I have a sleep problem (I sleep way too much), so trying to stay awake during the examination period was a challenge. I had to drink lots of tea to make me stay alert as I don't drink coffee(If I'm not mistaken, tea contains caffeine but at the same time it helps you relax. Right?). I got ulcer on my bottom lip, and my right foot ached. My mum gave me a foot massage and told me not to wear high heels anymore. I don't blame the heels for my foot ache, coz actually, it's my toes that ached. If the pain is caused by high heels, then I would feel painful at the ball of my foot. OK now I'm babbling nonsense.

Anyways...

Don't you just love the after-exam feeling??

Heehee.

A note to my readers...

Please don't get bored of my blog due to the lack of updates lately.
I have tests everyday starting this Friday (16 January).
Will be back next week on Thursday (22 January) with more interesting news and updates.
:D

Newsflash!

-Next sem I won't be staying in campus anymore. I'll be driving from home everyday! Hee...I can't wait!!

-I'm getting my braces after Chinese New Year! Hehe...I'm so excited! The good thing is that, it is a temporary braces, which means that I can take it off when I eat, or when I'm dating. And it costs RM1600 only!!! Braces usually cost RM4k.

-I'm going to London during the mid term break! At first my family planned to go to either London/Dubai (where we have relatives staying,so the accomodation is free!). Dubai is my first choice coz I've never been there, but my uncle's place is about 2 hours from town. So then London it is. Unfortunately, my aunt's house there is full (unless if we are willing to sleep on the couch. I'm not. I need some privacy). So now we're looking for a cheap bed & breakfast. But this trip isn't confirmed yet. If it's on, then it will be my 8th or 9th trip to London. Huhu.

People always tell me that I should be more adventurous and start exploring other countries, instead of going to London, London, London. But I ignore these comments. I like it there, it's convenient(getting around town). And I know my way around.The currency is expensive (but now it's down to 5.40), but the things there are worth buying. Like Claire's. I wish Claire's will open a store in KLCC soon! Hehe.

And everytime I went to London, I will not miss the chance to take pictures at Kensington Gardens (my fav place). I think I can construct a timeline, me at age 13,14,15,16,17 and 19...all taken at Kensington Gardens. Yeah, boring, I know.

I really hope that my dad can find a cheap B&B! If not, then the trip's off!

Urgh...I got 4 tests coming up. Must.Not.Procrastinate.

Shampoo

Oh, I'm sooo glad I finally found you, Himalaya Protein Shampoo for greasy hair!!!

I've been searching all around for you!!


Hehe. Fyi, this shampoo is the shampoo I've been using all these while. It's really good.

Then I saw the Clairol's Dangerously Straight shampoo. I fell in love with it's cute packaging and nice smell. But when I used it, my hair started to fall off! How could I've been so shallow?? It's known worldwide that Clairol's Herbal Essences is the worst shampoo ever!

After that, my mum reccommended the Cosway aloe vera shampoo. It's supposed to strengten my hair. It contains pure aloe vera. But it made no difference. My hair still fall off. I checked the ingredients. It contains ammonium laureth sulphate, which is more harsh than the sodium laureth sulphate contained in Clairol. When I was using Himalaya, my hair did fall off, but not much. The shampoo contains 100% herbal actives, no harsh chemicals at all.

So that's why I decided to go back to my original shampoo. I've been searching for it for quite awhile but couldn't find it. At last I found it in Himalaya KLCC. Yay! I'm so sorry, shampoo! I promise I will be loyal to you from now on.

Now my mum is keen on joining Facebook

I was viewing my aunt's Facebook, and my mum was watching. Then she spotted her former officemate's profile. Now she wants a Facebook too.

Sheesh. Facebook is like an infectious disease.

Everyone's on Facebook

Yes. Practically everyone on Earth has their Facebook.

At first a lot of my long-long friends added me. Even the ones whom I've never met on Friendster. 99% of the people who added me, and the people in the "People You May Know" tool, I know them.

Then I found some of my lecturers on Facebook.

And then I found my aunt and uncle.

And then...

I found out that MY OWN FATHER has a Facebook!

*Speechless*

Visit to the wastewater treatment plant

Dear bloggy,

Today I went for a visit to a wastewater treatment plant for my Water & Wastewater Engineering class. We were supposed to go on that trip once we finished studying wastewater treatment, but my classmates are so semangat, they organized the trip earlier. My friends who had taken this subject last sem went to the treatment plant in Semenyih, but my batch went to Uniten's wastewater treatment plant. How interesting.

The trip was very brief. The man explained about each of the facilities there, bla bla bla, and then it was over. I wasn't paying attention to what he said. I was a bit slow coz I was confused, the treatment facilities there are different from what I learnt in class. From what I learnt, the wastewater treatment process starts with screening->grit chamber->equalization tank->primary sedimentation tank->biological treatment and so on. But at the plant, the process was starts with coarse screening->aeration->fine screening and etc. Where on earth was the sedimentation tanks?? The guy said that the treatment plant uses the latest technology, and the whole biological process is included in the aeration tank. This makes me even more confuse than ever. Biological treatment right after screening?

Besides, I couldn't differentiate between all the tanks. They look exactly the same! Big tanks with dirty water.

There's this facility called the "scrapper", I don't know what is its purpose. There were floating pads and condoms. It was disgusting. The plant uses the latest tech and yet it couldn't even filter out the pads and condoms. The treatment plant man said the fine screen will get rid of that. Okayyy.

We had to write a report at the end of the semester about this trip, so I took some pictures. No pictures of me though. But then again, who wants to pose at a wastewater treatment plant??

This is a mechanical screen. Better label the pictures, for my future reference when I wanna do the report later.

I don't even know what this is. I just snap the picture.

This is an aeration pond. This pond contains microorganisms which helps eat the waste and treat the water. The aerator provide oxygen so that the microorganisms can survive. Due to the high content of dissolved oxygen here, the man who gave us the briefing said that the water here is so fresh that fishes can live here. There are more than 100 fishes in this pond.

What is this? No idea. What am I going to write in the report?!

The scrapper, where all the disgusting trapped pads were. I wonder who are the idiots who flushed their pads down the toilet bowl??

The sludge bed

I don't know what this is either. It looks like a baffle.

See? I told you the equipments are boring and looks almost the same!

The staffs at the treatment plant was extremely nice. The briefing man told us to visit him and the plant more often. I guess he's bored too.

Cousins with same taste in footwear...

On New Year's day, me and my cousins went to our aunt's house. We wore similar black peep-toe shoes!

Blue jeans: me
Dark blue jeans/black (am I colourblind?): Azze
Folded black jeans: Lina

Delicious fried kuey teow

I can't remember when was the last time I enjoyed a good fried kuey teow.

I've banned kuey teow for myself ever since I started my weight loss program.

Now I feel a sudden craving for it.

So...to eat? Or not to eat?

My mum's cupcakes

Now cupcakes are the "in" thing. People use cupcakes as their call cards. We see cupcake shops everywhere. And online as well. They even serve cupcakes at weddings.

My mum doesn't want to be the uncool one left out. So she ditched her traditional prune cake, pineapple tarts recipes...and focused on the current trend--cupcakes.

Last night my mum planned to bake cupcakes today. It's supposed to be a mother-and-daughter thing, I will help her bake the cupcake/do the icing/decorate.But it turned out to be a mother one-woman show only (Haha...is there such thing as "one-woman show"? I've only heard of "one-man show.") My mum did all all the baking etc etc. It's not because I was being a total lazy ass. No. It's because she INSISTED that she do everything on her own, coz she's the expert here. So I left her in the kitchen, working on her big cupcake project.

After she had baked all the cakes, I volunteered to help with the icing. She said it's OK, it's simple. Just mix butter, sugar, vanilla essence. OK, fine. I went back to my room and surfed the Internet.

Once the icing is done, finally she let me get involved. My task was to decorate the cupcakes. But I wasn't the only one doing it,of course. She's involved as well. She kept reminding me of the techniques, how to use the nozzle/piston whatever. Finally, our work was completed.

This is how it turned out.

What do you think? When I see this picture, the first thing that comes into my mind is "diabetes."

Then I took a bite of the cupcake.

It's the worst cupcake I've ever tasted.

The cake is DRY and the icing's too sweet that my tongue HURTS. Haha.

It's OK,mum. This is your first time. And practice makes perfect ;)