You know you're getting old when...
1) you start buying all your clothes at Marks & Spencer because the stuffs at Forever 21, Cotton On etc. no longer appeal to you.
2) your casual wear = office attire
Today I went shopping at M&S Sunway Pyramid. Bought a red long-sleeved top and a black jacket.
Monday, January 28, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Roadtrip to Alor Setar
On 30 Jan 2012, Mr.Y and I went on a roadtrip to Alor Setar, Kedah for a friend's wedding.
This was my first roadtrip to Kedah. Usually, "roadtrips" for me means 4-hour drive to my kampong in JB. Kedah is even further away from KL as compared to JB so this recent roadtrip took us about 5 hours! Can't imagine people driving back to Kedah during festive seasons. Just an advice -- save up some money for a plane ticket. Haha.
So finally, after the long drive, we arrived in Alor Setar. The wedding was held at Ukir Mall. It's a handicraft mall + hall for weddings & special events. It was a nice wedding, the emcee was not bad. He could make people laugh and the next moment make people cry. The power of psychology :-)
Here's a photo of the bride & groom which I managed to capture. The groom, Suhail, was our classmate in Uniten. The best man, Hafzan, was also our classmate and the bridesmaid, Aisyah, was my housemate during second year :-)
After the wedding, we checked in to Hotel Grand Continental. We booked through booking.com. We trusted this website. We booked the hotel for our Stockholm trip through this site and the entire process was hassle-free and the hotel turned out to be amazing. No such luck this time. Yes, the price for Grand Continental was reasonable and the reviews seemed OK. But the actual state of the hotel was very much different compared to those photos posted on booking.com!
It was an old hotel. Really, really old. It's like one of those hotels you see in Pudu.
OK, the photos do not really reflect how old the hotel is. The last photo -- we prefered to keep the curtains closed at all time because this is the "breathtaking" view we got if we look outside:
The bathroom was similar to the one back at my hostel in Uniten:
Even though the toilet looked like a hostel toilet, the hot shower was working fine and I was so grateful for that!!!
Another bad thing about the hotel was that -- no joke -- there was no power socket to charge your gadgets! I had to move the cabinet a bit and unplug the refrigerator so that I could charge my phone:
On top of that, Celcom coverage in Alor Setar was reallyyy bad so I had no Internet access and got stuck watching Planet of the Apes on Fox Movies. By the way, Fox Movies was the only interesting channel available there.
For dinner, Mr.Y and I planned to find Mee Abu but Waze betrayed us and we couldn't find the place. We wanted to try the local food but there were only stalls, no proper restaurants so we ended up eating Domino's pizza.
The next day, we had breakfast at the hotel. On our way to the lift, there was an awful smell in the hotel corridor because a guest left a bunch of room-service food leftovers outside their room and none of the hotel staffs clean it up. Yuck.
As expected, breakfast at the hotel's coffeehouse was disappointing. The only thing I could swallow was baked beans. The fried rice, fried noodles and other food were horrible.
After breakfast, we immediately drove back to KL. Once we arrived, we had ayam penyet for lunch. Goooooood foooooood....
Note: Parking at the hotel was very limited. I wonder how they can cater for guest parking during peak season...
This was my first roadtrip to Kedah. Usually, "roadtrips" for me means 4-hour drive to my kampong in JB. Kedah is even further away from KL as compared to JB so this recent roadtrip took us about 5 hours! Can't imagine people driving back to Kedah during festive seasons. Just an advice -- save up some money for a plane ticket. Haha.
So finally, after the long drive, we arrived in Alor Setar. The wedding was held at Ukir Mall. It's a handicraft mall + hall for weddings & special events. It was a nice wedding, the emcee was not bad. He could make people laugh and the next moment make people cry. The power of psychology :-)
Here's a photo of the bride & groom which I managed to capture. The groom, Suhail, was our classmate in Uniten. The best man, Hafzan, was also our classmate and the bridesmaid, Aisyah, was my housemate during second year :-)
After the wedding, we checked in to Hotel Grand Continental. We booked through booking.com. We trusted this website. We booked the hotel for our Stockholm trip through this site and the entire process was hassle-free and the hotel turned out to be amazing. No such luck this time. Yes, the price for Grand Continental was reasonable and the reviews seemed OK. But the actual state of the hotel was very much different compared to those photos posted on booking.com!
It was an old hotel. Really, really old. It's like one of those hotels you see in Pudu.
OK, the photos do not really reflect how old the hotel is. The last photo -- we prefered to keep the curtains closed at all time because this is the "breathtaking" view we got if we look outside:
The bathroom was similar to the one back at my hostel in Uniten:
Even though the toilet looked like a hostel toilet, the hot shower was working fine and I was so grateful for that!!!
Another bad thing about the hotel was that -- no joke -- there was no power socket to charge your gadgets! I had to move the cabinet a bit and unplug the refrigerator so that I could charge my phone:
On top of that, Celcom coverage in Alor Setar was reallyyy bad so I had no Internet access and got stuck watching Planet of the Apes on Fox Movies. By the way, Fox Movies was the only interesting channel available there.
For dinner, Mr.Y and I planned to find Mee Abu but Waze betrayed us and we couldn't find the place. We wanted to try the local food but there were only stalls, no proper restaurants so we ended up eating Domino's pizza.
The next day, we had breakfast at the hotel. On our way to the lift, there was an awful smell in the hotel corridor because a guest left a bunch of room-service food leftovers outside their room and none of the hotel staffs clean it up. Yuck.
As expected, breakfast at the hotel's coffeehouse was disappointing. The only thing I could swallow was baked beans. The fried rice, fried noodles and other food were horrible.
After breakfast, we immediately drove back to KL. Once we arrived, we had ayam penyet for lunch. Goooooood foooooood....
Note: Parking at the hotel was very limited. I wonder how they can cater for guest parking during peak season...
Wedding anniversary
Our 1-year anniversary was on 21 Jan 2013, fell on a Monday (my least favourite day of the week). After work, we went to a Thai restaurant in Subang Parade for dinner. Food was great, but the service was slow.
The next day, we had dinner at Holiday Villa. One of our wedding receptions was held at that hotel so we got a complimentary anniversary dinner as part of the wedding package. Food and service was excellent. Bread, salad and tomato soup for starters, main course: salmon for me, lamb for him. Dessert: banana parfait for me and tiramisu for him. We didn't take pictures with each other because a) the place was dark and b)I felt really chubby and unattractive on that day. We took pictures of the food only. After all, isn't that what people always do during special occasion these days? Take pictures of food?
Y doesn't want anything as anniversary gift. He asked me what I wanted. I said I want a kebaya (can't fit into the existing kebayas that I have!). So yesterday, we went to Amcorp mall and I picked a white kebaya with purple batik. White kebaya is a wardrobe staple, you can pair it with any colours of sarong.
The next day, we had dinner at Holiday Villa. One of our wedding receptions was held at that hotel so we got a complimentary anniversary dinner as part of the wedding package. Food and service was excellent. Bread, salad and tomato soup for starters, main course: salmon for me, lamb for him. Dessert: banana parfait for me and tiramisu for him. We didn't take pictures with each other because a) the place was dark and b)I felt really chubby and unattractive on that day. We took pictures of the food only. After all, isn't that what people always do during special occasion these days? Take pictures of food?
Y doesn't want anything as anniversary gift. He asked me what I wanted. I said I want a kebaya (can't fit into the existing kebayas that I have!). So yesterday, we went to Amcorp mall and I picked a white kebaya with purple batik. White kebaya is a wardrobe staple, you can pair it with any colours of sarong.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
5 things I'm into right now...
1) Taylor Swift
Love all her albums! From Fearless to Speak Now to Red...
2) Smule Magic Piano
My sister-in-law introduced this game to me and I'm hooked! Most of the time I'm playing "piano" on my iPad, feeling like modern-day female version of Bach :-p
3) Avene skincare products
4) Pinterest
I could spend hours going through all the interesting pins and reading the links to those photos. Pinterest gave me a lot of ideas when it comes to home décor, cooking, travel, fashion and beauty.
5) Scarves
I'm into scarves right now. Since I have a lot of low-cut tops, scarves are great accessories to cover the chest area. I do get funny looks when I wear them in this hot humid weather but whatever.
Love all her albums! From Fearless to Speak Now to Red...
2) Smule Magic Piano
My sister-in-law introduced this game to me and I'm hooked! Most of the time I'm playing "piano" on my iPad, feeling like modern-day female version of Bach :-p
3) Avene skincare products
4) Pinterest
I could spend hours going through all the interesting pins and reading the links to those photos. Pinterest gave me a lot of ideas when it comes to home décor, cooking, travel, fashion and beauty.
5) Scarves
I'm into scarves right now. Since I have a lot of low-cut tops, scarves are great accessories to cover the chest area. I do get funny looks when I wear them in this hot humid weather but whatever.
Vanilla
I'm happy today cos I did what I love the most -- shopping.
Hubby wanted to go to Ikea so we woke up early in the morning and headed straight there without having our breakfast beforehand! I didn't go crazy at Ikea like I always do, the reason is because I haven't got my December salary yet...sob sob. So I just bought a bunch of children hangers:
I'm glad that these children hangers can fit my UK size 6-8 clothes. The children hangers are cute, colourful and most importantly, cheap (RM 4.90 for a pack of 8). I bought 4 packs! Next week my plan is to iron and hang all of my clothes since 90% of my wardrobe consists of fabrics that crease easily.
Another thing which I've purchased is the Coffee Bean French Deluxe Vanilla Powder (Fat Free & No Sugar Added). I've always loved their Ice Blended Caramel & Ice Blended Vanilla and this vanilla powder is one of the important ingredients for both drinks. So excited to make my own Ice Blended Vanilla, hope it'll turn out well!
At first I was contemplating whether to buy the Special Dutch Chocolate Powder or this Vanilla Powder. In the end I chose the Vanilla Powder because Vanilla has more health benefits compared to chocolate (not sure if this is really true or not...).
I googled the benefits of vanilla and here are some of the important points which I've found:
1. Helps with nausea (not that I experience any...)
2. Weight loss aid (yeay!!!)
3. Reduces anxiety and stress (might be useful for me...)
4. Healing of wounds
5. Regulates menstruation
Hubby wanted to go to Ikea so we woke up early in the morning and headed straight there without having our breakfast beforehand! I didn't go crazy at Ikea like I always do, the reason is because I haven't got my December salary yet...sob sob. So I just bought a bunch of children hangers:
I'm glad that these children hangers can fit my UK size 6-8 clothes. The children hangers are cute, colourful and most importantly, cheap (RM 4.90 for a pack of 8). I bought 4 packs! Next week my plan is to iron and hang all of my clothes since 90% of my wardrobe consists of fabrics that crease easily.
Another thing which I've purchased is the Coffee Bean French Deluxe Vanilla Powder (Fat Free & No Sugar Added). I've always loved their Ice Blended Caramel & Ice Blended Vanilla and this vanilla powder is one of the important ingredients for both drinks. So excited to make my own Ice Blended Vanilla, hope it'll turn out well!
Image Googled
I googled the benefits of vanilla and here are some of the important points which I've found:
1. Helps with nausea (not that I experience any...)
2. Weight loss aid (yeay!!!)
3. Reduces anxiety and stress (might be useful for me...)
4. Healing of wounds
5. Regulates menstruation
Friday, December 28, 2012
5 major things that happened in 2012
2012 is coming to an end :-( I have mixed feelings about the coming year. Excited about what 2013 may bring and at the same time, worried about what's in store for me.
Here are 5 major things that happened in my life in 2012:
1) I got married
2) Moved into our own house
It's a double-storey terrace house. Considered huge because it's just the two of us staying there.
3) Added 2 new countries to my travel map
This year is the first time I went to Qatar and Thailand -- both for duty travel purposes.
4) Visited Stockholm again
Went to Stockholm for the first time in 2006 and never thought I would come back again but I did! For our honeymoon in June 2012. It's the best time to visit Sweden!
Here are 5 major things that happened in my life in 2012:
1) I got married
2) Moved into our own house
It's a double-storey terrace house. Considered huge because it's just the two of us staying there.
3) Added 2 new countries to my travel map
This year is the first time I went to Qatar and Thailand -- both for duty travel purposes.
4) Visited Stockholm again
Went to Stockholm for the first time in 2006 and never thought I would come back again but I did! For our honeymoon in June 2012. It's the best time to visit Sweden!
5) 2012 is the year when I've taken the most number of international trips
Went to Doha, Qatar for 3 times in February (training), May (orientation) and October (meeting)... Stockholm, Sweden in June (honeymoon)... and Bangkok, Thailand in July (training).
In summary, 2012 is the year of learning and development for me. Praying for greater things to happen in 2013! :-)
Makeup primer for acne prone skin
I have acne prone skin and I just can't simply use any makeup primer.
One day I found a makeup primer for sensitive skin - Avene Oil Control Milk. The product claimed that it will mattify skin and it contains antibacterial ingredients that will prevent future breakouts so I decided to give it a try.
This product is definitely gentle on my skin but unfortunately, it is the worst primer I've ever used! Makeup DOES NOT glide smoothly after applying this oil control milk.
Then I found Avene Sensitive White Whitening Fluid. It's a moisturizer that helps clear blemishes with its whitening properties and it also can mattify skin.
I tried it and my foundation did go on smoothly on my skin BUT this moisturizer is not sweat resistant! Makeup melts away easily whenever I used this. Not a good look!
Next I decided to try the Avene Sensitive White Serum. This is not a makeup base actually but I think it does a better job keeping my makeup stay put compared to the usual makeup primers.
Whenever I use this before applying foundation, makeup will lasts for a very long time. On top of that, this product is suitable for my acne-prone skin. This is my favourite beauty product at the moment!
*All images from Google
One day I found a makeup primer for sensitive skin - Avene Oil Control Milk. The product claimed that it will mattify skin and it contains antibacterial ingredients that will prevent future breakouts so I decided to give it a try.
Then I found Avene Sensitive White Whitening Fluid. It's a moisturizer that helps clear blemishes with its whitening properties and it also can mattify skin.
I tried it and my foundation did go on smoothly on my skin BUT this moisturizer is not sweat resistant! Makeup melts away easily whenever I used this. Not a good look!
Next I decided to try the Avene Sensitive White Serum. This is not a makeup base actually but I think it does a better job keeping my makeup stay put compared to the usual makeup primers.
*All images from Google
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