Lactacyd face wash

I've had a few nasty cases of breakouts.

I had my first major breakout when I was 15. Zits all over my face. Went to see a dermatologist and was prescribed antibiotics and Lactacyd face wash. This combination cleared up my skin. However, I stopped using the Lactacyd cleanser because I found it too harsh - the skin on my palm peeled off after continuous use.

The next time I experience a bad breakout was when I was around 23 years old. I tried MAC Studio Fix Liquid foundation and got a bad reaction from using it. I went to the same derm and she prescribed me antibiotics and Cetaphil cleanser for oily skin. I continued using the cleanser for about a year, until it reached a point where it did nothing for my oily skin.

Then at age 24 I broke out again, this time because of Sephora mineral foundation. I went back to the same derm, and this time she gave me antibiotics and Lactacyd cleanser. Prior to the dermatologist visit, a colleague told me that she swore by yoghurt cleanser to maintain flawless skin. Lactacyd's active ingredient is lactic acid which comes from milk so I was excited to try the cleanser again. Oh, and did you inow that Cleopatra used milk as part of her beauty regime? I didn't plan to use it for a long time though, because based on my experience, it's abrasive.

Surprisingly I've been using Lactacyd for almost 2 years now. I guess they changed the formula because it is no longer harsh on my skin. Another thing that I like about this cleanser is that it doesn't contain a lot of chemicals. It has very few ingredients, with the main one being lactic acid.

This is how the Lactacyd face wash looks like:

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The manufacturer has changed the bottle design for the Lactacyd feminine hygiene wash so consumers won't get confused with the face wash.

Actually this Lactacyd cleanser is not just for face, you can also use it as body wash and shampoo. But right now I'll just stick to using it as facial cleanser :-)

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0

I already have an iPad 2. My husband gave it to me as my 25th birthday present. Now I'm experiencing some technical difficulties using the iPad. One of the problems is that the browsers cannot open a lot of websites :-( Recently I got promoted (after 2 years in the company! Yeay!) and I decided to reward myself with a new tablet. I'm planning to buy it next week. So excited!!! I'm thinking of getting the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8.0 because of these awesome features:

1) It has a voice assistant feature like Apple's Siri
2) Smart Stay feature that detects eye movement
3) Multitasking feature that allows multiple windows to be opened at a time!
4) I saw a Youtube video that shows that you can take a screenshot just by waving in front of the screen!
5) The camera has beauty mode. I know, I'm so vain
6) It has a microSD slot
7) Reasonably priced. The wifi model is RM 1099
8) Samsung has some sort of deal with Trip Advisor so for this tablet there are travel wallpapers installed. Cool!
9) The speaker is Dolby Surround!

Wish I can fast forward one week!

Tips for travellers

Last week I went to London for a holiday with my husband. Today I'm back in Malaysia and still recovering from post-holiday blues (the feeling right after you come back from a holiday is the worst feeling ever! It's like...you have nothing else to look forward to) so I decide to write a short blog entry on travelling.

Here are a few tips which (I hope) all other travellers out there might find useful for your future vacations:

Cropped jacket vs Long Coat
If you intend to travel light to a cold climate country, try to bring one jacket only. Preferably a cropped jacket instead of those long trench coats to save space. Oh, and if you're petite like me cropped jackets will suit you better. Long coats will just "drown" you and this will not look flattering in photos.

Small flexible tripod
It's good to have a small flexible tripod that you can mount anywhere (well, almost anywhere) to take photos. Then you don't have to rely on strangers to take your pictures and you'll take less self-potraits too. I love taking self-potraits but when I'm on holiday, I want to capture the scenery as well.
You don't have to buy expensive tripods. Daiso sells good and reliable small flexible tripodsfor RM5 only.

Foldable tote bags
I'm the kind of traveller who carries a backpack from home-airport-hotel and vice versa, and uses handbag while I'm shopping or sightseeing at my holiday destination. Usually I would pack a large bulky handbag in my luggage but recently I've developed a liking for Longchamp bags. Simple design, nice colours and most importantly, foldable.

Ensure all liquid bottles are less than or equal to 100ml
I always got my contact lens solution confiscated because I forgot each time that the 100ml rule is based on the bottle size, not the amount of liquid. If the amount of liquid is less than 100ml but the volume of the bottle is, say, 120ml, then the liquid will be confiscated by airport security.

Travel pillow
Last but not least, bring a travel pillow! I forgot to bring mine during the recent London trip and totally regretted it!

26th birthday

Just like my wedding anniversary, my birthday fell on a Monday.

I took leave on that day and on Tuesday as well. No way I was gonna work on my birthday and be depressed about going to work the next day.

Hubby couldn't take leave on my birthday so I went to my parents' house to spend some time with my mum. First thing in the morning, the parents gave me a birthday card.

For my parents, birthday card is a must for each birthday. Clearly they don't really mind about not preserving the environment.

I spent my birthday shopping at KLCC with my mum. Initially I wanted a Pandora bracelet as a gift but then there's none of the design that I like. I ended up choosing a gold-plated Swarovski bracelet instead.The bracelet has a timeless, classic design and I just love the 3 crystals on it.

After my husband came home from work, we went out for dinner at Subang Parade and he bought me the Panasonic Ionic Facial Steamer which I've always wanted:

I'll do a review on the facial steamer in a future post.

My office is just 5-minutes walk to Sephora...

...which is why I always go on impulsive shopping during lunch break!

Just to share 3 products which I've purchased from Sephora recently:

1) Urban Decay Naked Basics eye palette

Initially I was skeptical about spending RM90++ on an eye shadow palette (I can get cheaper ones at Watsons & Guardian) but it was the good reviews and peer pressure that motivated me to buy this. A lot of people are raving about the two Naked palettes by Urban Decay. I didn't buy the original 2 Naked palettes because a) it's RM 179 and b) I don't use all the shimmery shades. When a colleague told me that the smaller Naked Basics palette was out and how good it was, I headed straight to Sephora and bought 1 for myself.

What I love about the Naked Basics eye palette:

- small size, perfect for travelling
- matte eye shadows only! Perfect for my everyday office makeup.
- highly pigmented
- when I use it with the Urban Decay eyeshadow primer, my eyeliner stays dark and last for the entire day!

What I dislike about this palette:

- it's hard to open the case
- it doesn't come with a brush

2) Bare Minerals concealer

I need a concealer to cover my acne scars. I have sensitive skin so I can't just simply use any concealer or else it will clog my pores. I've been avoiding those creamy and stick concealers and gave this Bare Minerals concealer (which is in a loose powder form) a try. It's unusual for a concealer to be in a loose powder form. Surprisingly, the Bare Minerals concealer provides a pretty decent coverage (and buildable, of course). I got mine in shade 2B: Summer Bisque (it's the second lightest shade). I can't remember the price but I do have the ingredients list (FYI for those who have sensitive skin like me):

Ingredients: Mica, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Oxide, Bismuth Oxychloride, Iron Oxides.

3) Too Faced Primed & Poreless Powder

Another downside of having sensitive acne-prone skin: you cannot just use any primers.

I'm glad I found this powder from Too Faced. It's a 2-in-1 skin smoothing priming powder AND finishing veil.

It comes in a cute vintage packaging. Downside - it's hard to open the container and everytime I twist the top, it will make this annoying squeaky sound.

Ingredients list (all natural!): Silica, Populus Tremuloides Bark extract, Honeysuckle flower extract, Water, Mica, Iron Oxides, Bismuth Oxychloride (no silicone like all the other primers in the market!)

Product description on the box:

Primed and Poreless Skin Smoothing Priming Powder and Finishing Veil turns any foundation into high definition makeup. Our silky, translucent primer and finishing veil adjusts to any skin tone while minimizing the appearance of pores and fine lines. It can be worn alone or under and over foundation to prep skin, lock down makeup and control shine for a complexions-smoothing, flawless finish.

My review:

Don't expect this powder to miraculously turn your makeup on HD makeup (considering the natural ingredients) but I'm loving this powder because:

- it gives my complexion a nice glow
- pores are minimized (though the effect is not as good as normal primers)
- helps control sebum and minimize the need to use facial blotters

The price is RM105, quite expensive but hey, you're getting both a primer AND finishing powder! :-)

New clothes!

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.

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...

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.

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.

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!

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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

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! 

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

Aquarius

Wow it's been a year since I last blogged!

I have no idea what to write about. So to get me started, I'm going to share the characteristics of an Aquarian which I found on Pinterest.

I'm an Aquarian and I think most of these characteristics fit me well. How about you fellow Aquarians out there?? Do you agree??

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AQUARIUS : The Water Carrier (Jan 21 - Feb 19)

• Dependable
• Impartial
• Thoughtful
• Generous
• Fair
• Independent
• Selfless
• Interested in others
• Loyal friend
• Strong willed
• Open minded
• Candid
• Observant
• Communicative
• Inventive
• Idealistic
• Individualistic

Blogger has made so much improvement since I last blogged. Oh, and I bought a new laptop a few months ago. Another pink Sony Vaio. So I'll definitely be blogging more often from now on.

Last day of 2011

How I spent the last day of 2011:

Woke up, had my breakfast. Figured that it's the right time to start eating healthy, so I started my day drinking a glass of warm water and ate mandarin oranges. Then I had a little bit of fried rice and a little bit of fried noodles.

Showered, got dressed and went to the tailor for my wedding dress fitting. I got 4 dresses:

1) Dress for solemnization ceremony: OK, but it's heavy with beads so putting it on and taking it off is such a hassle.

2) Dress for Reception #1: The slit at the back of the long dress is just too much! It almost goes up to my butt! I didn't realize this when I tried this on at the tailor's because I was busy focusing on other details, but I'm gonna send this dress back and tell her to stich up the slit because it's too revealing.

3) Dress for Reception #2: The most beautiful gown I've ever seen! Unfortunately, it's made of heavy duchess fabric and the tailor used a tiny zip. The zip got stuck and they had to put on a bigger, stronger zip to the dress.

4) Dress for Reception #3: This fits well, too bad it makes me look like I'm wearing a curtain.

So I only took 2 of the dresses home (for solemnization & Reception #1) and I paid for all my dresses to lessen my debt!

Next, went to Felda Villa to submit all the marriage documentation to the jurunikah.

After that, went to KLCC. Got my first full salary already, so I paid off my outstanding zakat for 2011. I was supposed to start paying zakat in May this year, but I put it aside until now, so the total that I had to pay is RM432.

After paying off the zakat, I felt better and I decided to buy a new pair of jeans at Levi's. I've always wanted the Curve ID jeans since October, but when I resigned, I didn't get my salary and last month, I didn't get full salary. The Slight Curve jeans didn't fit me, the Bold Curve fits me but doesn't look that flattering, so I bought the Demi Curve.

Then, I treated my parents for lunch at Dome. They had fish n chips, and I had this horrible grilled catch of the day. The chef can't even marinate a fish! Too salty. I think the best grilled catch of the day is still at Manhattan Fish Market.

Next, went to Swarowski. Nothing interesting there. Tiny, delicate, pricey jewellery. Not my thing.

At Parkson's accessories section, something caught my eye - Monet alphabet gold pendant. From RM248 discounted to RM173. Unfortunately the letter 'N' was not available. There was an 'L' which stands for Liyana, but I don't want to buy it because Liyana is the name my office colleagues call me.

Went to ISetan, hoping I could find the 'N' pendant. No luck.

Saw a Nine West handbag sale and there's a bag that I liked but the display was actually the last piece, so, no thanks.

Since I had no luck with shopping, I went home and tried to make full use of my day by folding clothes etc.etc.

OMG, I'm getting married in 3 weeks!

Temporary Solution for Oily Hair

I have oily, lifeless hair that lacks volume.

Some people have told me that I can't wash my hair everyday because it might fall off. True or false, I'm not sure but I'm not taking any risk so I follow the advice. Well, except if the shampoo I'm using indicates 'for daily use', then I'll wash my hair everyday.

However, right now I'm not using a daily shampoo. I skip one day before the next wash so in between washes, my hair will be oily. So I tried the Sephora Dry Shampoo.
Directions for use: Shake well before use. Hold bottle 10-12 inches from dry hair and scalp, spray evenly. Brush hair.

The Sephora Express Dry Shampoo smells really good but it does NOTHING to my oily hair. Useless product.

There's another product on my dressing table, L'Oreal Nutri-Gloss Light Conditioning Spray.

Directions for use: Shake well before use. Spray on washed damp hair, or on dry hair to refresh and tone hair. No need to rinse. Can be used everyday for daily gloss.

This one works!

Both products cost about the same (can't remember the exact prices though) but Sephora doesn't work as well as L'Oreal does. So if you have oily scalp problem like me, go buy the L'Oreal spray!

Highlights of 2011

Today is the last day of 2011. Time flies huh?

2011 has been an exciting. So many changes in my life. Among the highlights of this year are...

1) I got engaged to my boyfriend after being together for 5 years.

2) I got a new job. Who would have thought this will happen?! I only had 1 year ++ working experience, and people usually got hired for another job after about what? 3 years? This is what you call rezeki.

3) I did 3 different jobs in a year. Jan-Jul : Systems, Aug-Oct: Inventory (best job ever!!!), Nov-present:Pricing.

4) Mr.Y got transferred to KL after 1 year 7 months in Kluang. Another rezeki.

5) Mr.Y and I got a house. When I was working in MH, we thought of renting somewhere in Kota Damansara. Then I got the offer from QR, and we planned to rent somewhere in Wangsa Maju. If we were to buy a property, we could only afford a condo. Then unexpectedly, we got a house. A landed property. Alhamdulillah. Another rezeki for us.

Apart from these highlights, there were also plenty of sad memories but I don't think they're worth mentioning here. Better move forward and be positive!!!

2012, please be good to me! :-)

Wedding Updates...

On Saturday, my parents and I went to a relative's house in TTDI to collect the things that she helped to decorate for my wedding.

One of them is the duit ambo-ambo (not sure if I spell this correctly).

At Johore traditional weddings, an elderly person (usually the bride's mum) or even the bride herself, will throw coins at the guests. Sometimes, the duit ambo-ambo is decorated nicely. My relative decorated it using 2-tone fabrics that matches my theme colour, gold.

Duit ambo-ambo

That relative of mine also helped to decorate the wedding favours for the main table.

Pink flowers with a hint of gold

On Monday, both mine and Mr.Y's family had a meeting to discuss the last minute details of our reception. Then, we went to Empire to shop for our hantaran. Both of us got 1 last pending item to give to each other.

I already knew what I wanted...

A Coach bag!

Coach was having their clearance sale. The handbag I chose is a convertible and has many compartments. I can't remember the full name... it's Madison Op Art Sateen something. I just love the Madison collection! The handbag I chose for my engagement hantaran was also from the Madison collection.

Next, shopped for fiance's hantaran. Shopping for men is so difficult! For our wedding, I've bought him shirt & tie, belt & wallet set, perfume set, ring, watch...and the last item (other than cakes and fruits and chocolates of course), has been pending for too long because I didn't know what to buy! Some of the things we've considered before...

1)A Parker pen...but everytime we wanted to buy it, there's always nobody at the counter to assist us.

2)Coat/sweater

3)I've thought of surprising him with a painting of both of us, but I'm too chicken to go to Bintang Walk at night and approach the artists there.

4)He wanted some PS3 stuffs but I don't think it looks appropriate as a hantaran.

So in the end, I bought him...

an Olympus digital camera!

Initially, we saw a RM399 camera at Sony and he mentioned that he has never own a camera before. So I asked the salesperson if they have the camera in black/silver, but sadly, they're out of stock.

So we went to another electrical shop and found Panasonic - Lumix cameras. The lazy ass at the counter did not assist us and Mr.Y suggested that we go to the photo shop at the ground floor to see more camera brands.

Then we saw Olympus cameras and I remembered something...my mum had an Olympus camera and I like my photos if taken using that camera. Fazilah also has an Olympus camera and I love the outcomes whenever I take photos using her camera.

We asked the salesperson if they have the Olympus camera in black, and fortunately they had it, and at a special price of RM350! Mr.Y tested the camera by taking my photos and as expected with Olympus cameras, I loved my photos! So I bought the camera for him.

Now we're done with hantaran shopping!

Dare to be different?

I studied engineering in college.

I've worked in 2 different areas in my first job (1 year in Systems, and then I moved to Route Revenue).

Now in my current job, I'm doing another different thing - Pricing.

On the negative side, it might seemed like I'm the kind of person who fails to settle down and unsure about her career path.

On the positive side, I'm learning and discovering a lot of new things in the past few years and I think I've heard somewhere that successful people must be able to adapt to changes & new things and are well-versed in a lot of aspects? *trying to think positive*

Yasser's wedding card

Yesterday, the invitation cards for my fiance's reception were finally ready! He was super excited to pick up the cards and distribute them to the guests.

Front pocket

Very beautiful doa at the back of the pocket.

There's even a customized envelope ;-)

So now I'm in the midst of sending out invitation to ex-colleagues at MH, new colleagues at QR, old school friends through Facebook. It makes me happy seeing the 'attending' number growing on my Excel spreadsheet!

I really miss...

OK, I know I'm supposed to move forward and be grateful that I got this new job. I know I'm not supposed to have any regrets. Well, I don't have any regrets but there are some things about my previous job which I really miss...

I MISS...

1) confirming seats.

2) rejecting requests & typing those long remarks/SSR items.

3) managing flight inventory.

4) having people begging me for seats.

5) free parking at my office. Now I have to pay for parking (RM9 per day).

6) the freedom to eat at any time during the day. I could choose to have breakfast at 10am, midafternoon snacks etc. Now I need to have breakfast before I leave home and lunch must be at 1-2pm.

7) cruising on the highway. Now I'm always stuck in the city traffic and my average speed is 20km/h.

8) salary that came in on time every month.

9) cheap food. Now lunch costs AT LEAST RM7.50.

10) having a convenient surau with wudhu' facilities at the office.