Big Bad Wolf 2014

12th Dec 2014

Last year I cudnt make it to this annual exhibition, so this year I determine to go and see it by myself and buy myself the books.

 

Yes, there were a lot of people in the hall, but we still can choose the books at peace. Good thing is that the organizer has also provided basket for the visitors,so it saved us from bring our own trolley bag to buy masses of books at one go.

The price of the books are unbelievably cheap and I took my own sweet time to find my usual fictional books.

 

It was not hard to find the books of my favourite authors, well, I was over the moon. Picked up the books without seeing the price tag. And just to find out the cost is less than RM60 for all these books I chose.

This is heaven for book lovers. Must.come.next.year!

Aging Gracefully with SKII. (Meowww~)

It started about two years back, when I was having severe skin allergic at u-zone of my face. The worse acne allergic were all over my face, but thankfully they were well covered by my hijab.

The process of healing the allergic effect was not found overnight. I went through series of  "try and error" skincare products and just to find out that the efforts went straight to the drain. Hmpphh..

I was  using the other Japan skincare products back then ( I dunno, but  I have certain degree of confidence in using Japan products ), but due to the prolong allergic effects, I started to use all ranges of skincare to cure them  from as cheap as rice soap until I decided to try the priciest skincare I ever known, SKII.

 Until I went to see the doctor, then only I started to find the true cure to my horrible acne attack. It's not that the use of it has solved the entire allergic problem, but boy, I found it hard to stop using it when I started feeling the result of it over time.

When consuming skincare, anti aging stuff or any other beauty products , I have the belief good products show result slower but lifelong, if it is maintained properly.  So nothing much difference that I expected overnight, but wait I until I grow wiser ..( I refuse to use word older here. Kah kah kah)

Good thing I enjoy shopping for this skincare is that they give free mini size of other products for certain amount of purchase...

....Which is just perfect for traveling kit. So you get some stuff you bought along with some gifts. Isn't it fun to shop more? Tee hee...

When reaching Christmas season, the bargain becomes a lot more overwhelming. Using points collected  from previous purchases for the entire year, we will get more free gift for redemption, some of them worth hundred ringgit of face masks, and other fabulous skincare stuff that you won't bother to buy in regular purchase.

I was happened to visit the store to replenish my stuff and apparently I have ended up buying a little more than planned but received a lottttt more gifts than I have expected. Weee hoo~

Kinohitmitsu Diamond Collagen

The idea of consuming collagen on regular basis didn't really appeal to me until this year, when I (ehem!) reached age of 30. Yes, you got it right, 30.!

I have this awareness that collagen content in our body starts to decrease when we get older. Old in my biological vocab is when I passed the 20 series. Ha Ha.

Selecting the collagen on the shelves at drug store can be overwhelming, as all brands are there. Not to mention the ones that are sold on the internet (with over the top testimonials and super close-up pics attached, errrrr, ).

I have this one kind of interest and trust to Japan made products. With its bottled packaging, it is plus point for me, especially when I am on the go. And did I tell you it tastes yummy too?So I chose this Kinohimitsu Diamond Collagen. One good tips that I read , normal collagen price ranges RM 130- RM 160 for one month consumption.  Referring to this product, I would prefer buying 2 months supply, which is  definitely a bargain.

Speaking of the result using this collagen, honestly I am not good at articulating how good this collagen has brought beauty out of myself (if only it has, well you knowww..). Definitely I feel good about it, that I hardly think of stopping consuming it so far. Nonetheless, after months of using this product, Alhamdulillah , I keep receiving positive feedback from people who I occasionally met and the same remark is "makin berseri2.." *miawww*

Ok, shut up.

My cosmetics got its 'home'!

I consider myself as a minimalist in possessing personal stuff. That`s why travelling light is not an issue for me, so long all my super-essential things are not missing from my backpack, my travelling is as perfect!

Shopping for makeup and stuff is one of my favourite item too. Again, I am a minimalist in collecting my own cosmetics. So, my cosmetic is also at minimum quantity, according to my judgement. :) Not that I`m a big fan of fashionistas whatsover, but, girls and makeup, hardly separable, I guess.

 

So when I learnt the existance of this makeup organizer, I was thrilled! Then I bought myself 2 in 1 piece acrylic  makeup organizer from this ebay seller here.

 

 

Everytime I was in my room, I can't help from staring the well displayed cosmetics of my own. Classy organizer..Kui  kui kui.

Plus , it has a few drawers to store eye shadows, compact powder and etc.

And to make it neater, it comes together with liner as well!

Arrival of Another Apple at the Doorstep

I saw it when people queing so long just to get the new ipad? ipad2? And I saw the glow on Zera's face when I accompanied her buying the gadget. At that point of time, sipping my occasional shot of Starbucks ,I was just couldn't care less.

But it was different thing when I first saw the mini ipad, in white particularly was flashed by a colleague of mine. Oh man! So cute in the mini size!

I went to dealer store at Mesramall, the one, exactly that I was looking for was sold out. And being treated coldly by the salesgirl, I decided to go for online shopping. And I went to apple.com!

The order was placed when I was offshore.(Yes, semangat! Tak menyempat2 pon ada.) Considering intermittent internet connection at offshore platform, the process was very simple, and the transaction completed within 15 minutes.

Exactly one week after making the order, I got the phone call from the receptionist downstair, the despatch was waiting to get my signatory. My mini ipad has arrived! 

Yippi~

Charles and Keith for the next complete wishlist

Oh yes, nowadays, travelling to KL hasn't been a regular trip anymore. And recently I had an annual ACD assesment at KLCC tower.The assessment took over 3 hours to complete, and even the assessor interupted casually in the middle of the assessment "alaa tak payah serious sangat ngn ACD ni, datang KL mesti shopping.." duhh!~~

Ok, lets make it short, the assessment went well *:-DD*, I was delighted upon exitting the room and skipped the tour around Suria KLCC and went to the hotel room, instead.

I changed my formal attire of blouse, pants and shoes to shirt, jeans and sneakers. Off I went to have a stroll at Pavilion.

Speaking of wishlist, I`ve been meaning to buy a pair of high heels, I mean literally high, not just one or two inch higher, but 4 inches and I always hooked with Charles and Keith collections. When entering the Charles and Keith  store, I always had an adrenaline rush seeing the beautiful shoes, but man! why they are sooo freaking high for my height? And the intention stopped there, with no Charles & Keith was grabbed.

And this time around, as always I entered the same store again to browse around the shoes, and aaahh.. , being alone with no friend by my side to be 'ruler reminder', I slipped off my sneaker and there~!

It felt so good in it that I just didn`t care of how ridiculously tall  I will be. I guess that`s why womens' obsess towards stuff like shoes or bags, for that matter, sometimes beyond reasonable explanation, no?

So now this pair has joined the rest of my shoes collections, notice how it differs with my other footwears? :)

M.A.C Deals

Do you know that you can get a free MAC lipstick when you returned six used MAC cosmetic items at their counter?

I have been using the cosmetics since last two years and it takes ages to finish. And guess what, the eyeshadows that I have first bought from the store and despite of using them daily, they are still there on dressing table, unfinished! Haha.

Nevertheless, I managed to get the six items to be exchanged with a new lipstick. Yes...only after TWO good years. But being in MAC store and when we are warmly entertained by the sales assistant, surely you will not be able to resist the temptation to buy more and more~ There goes the claim money for the trip. Ka-ching!

Bedtime story about me and handbags

Technically, I am not a huge fan of handbags. While I use it daily to work, I didn`t make an interest about collecting handbags as many ladies do. I saw friends of mine were crazy about LV and other luxury brands, I wasn`t as intrigued about it. 

Until recently when I saw my housmate with her new denim LV handbag fresh from Paris, ok- that was the point when my eyes were wide open. I started to probe her about the handbag, where she bought, how much it costs, can I ask her parents to buy me the same handbag on their next trip -(of course on my own pocket money :p), and the interogation went on and on until she said that she was planning to go to Paris quite soon.

C`mon, it's LV and it's chic look, unlike LV typical boring leather big shoulder handbag. How can I stay incurious? Hehe

                                                                                                             source : Internet

The conversation ended there, but not my mind and the desire for new handbag. Crazy! On the next day, I started browsing the internet to see the handbag from LV website and shifted to Coach website. It was happened that one of my collegues was preparing for a business trip to US in a week time, even sooner. That was the  best chance. A handbag model was identified and the deal was made with the officemate.

Three weeks of waiting with patient, finally I got the package fresh from US with much cheaper price than one in Malaysia. What a good saving~ Oh wait, the same model was not there in Coach KLCC when I went eyeing for it.

Anndd tadaaa!~ Safely opened and ready to be brought to KL for the next trip. Hihi.

It was not even after 24 hours I got my new handbag, something came up. And out of the blue, I was given another Coach handbag from a dear friend. Truly unexpected. Rejeki~

 

Ok, this is too much for non-handbag lover. It seems like I gotta freeze any purchase until years to come. Hihi.