A good makeup base in mousse form

Bought this Shu Uemura UV under base mousse SPF30 PA+++ at RM108.

I've been trying to search for a satisfactory makeup base with sufficient UV protection & finally came across this. Most of the makeup base are in liquid form and if I'm not wrong, this is the first and only mousse type ever available. My reason for buying this 2-in-1 is so that I don't have to apply separately 1 layer of makeup base & another layer of sunblock. Another reason is that it makes your skin oilier by applying so many layers of skincare.

It's a new product and is a newer version of the previous base mousse which comes with SPF17 PA++ only and is priced at RM135.

The best thing I like most about this mousse is that it's not only NOT oily compared to the sunblock I'm using now (also by Shu Uemura), it also provides moderately good coverage, so that you only need to apply a thin layer of powder after this. I believe it looks good on itself for those whose skin tone are even. The only downside is I'm not so into its smell. It doesn't smell bad though.

Overall, my rating for this product is 4/5. A good try for somebody looking for natural makeup with sun protection at the same time. You may want to dust a light layer of loose powder after the base to make it more lasting.

Thank you card from DeGem

Was rather surprised to receive a card from DeGem today.

At first I thought it was an announcement of promotion or something,

and when I opened it up...

It's actually a thank you card from the sales executive, Affendi.
It's handwritten by him to make it more personalized and touching.

Well, I really appreciate that since not many companies are able to do this kind of thing to show appreciation to their customers.

Although I may not be a VIP to them but a small gesture like this do give me warmth in my heart ~♥

期待明天会更好

不久的将来，公司将有人事迁移，而我因为还是新人的关系，理所当然是其中一只棋子。

被安排的命运 ~ 是好是坏，我毫无头绪。
我的心情 ~ 是期待，是彷徨，我还搞不清楚。
我想是期待占大多数吧。

虽然不是我要的，可是有时候不是每样事情都能随心所欲。
天晓得 ~ 或许明天会更好呢!

我想我学会了，
只要保持positive的态度，
明天将会更好!!!

~My first Solitaire ever~

Finally ~ got my solitaire!!!

No romantic proposal or whatsoever. Even getting this so-called engagement ring was initiated by myself. I even spent the whole day studying about diamonds through forums & info online. Luckily I am a rather contented person. ~heheh~

We visited a few jewellery shops including Love & Co., Gold Heart, Diamond & Platinum, and Selberan before setting our eyes on this Lazare Diamond from Degem. I wouldn't say I have visited all jewellery shops and done a thorough survey before our decision. It was an "impulsive" purchase I would say. Because I thought I would have visited more shops. Even my boyfriend who used to be a patient shopper did not think much after being "mesmerized" by Lazare diamond.

I can't deny how attractive Lazare diamond is due to its Lazare's ideal cut. It's so sparkling that once you put it on, you can't keep your eyes off it. Its sparkle really makes a big difference from others. Of course I am still a dumb when it comes to diamond. Although I've not compared to other branded diamonds such as love diamond, hearts on fire, tiffany's... but it was like "love at first sight", and immediately we made the deal.

Although the picture isn't clear, don't expect it to be a big stone and the price is also affordable. Degem gave us 10% discount and we never bargain also. After we went home, I felt kind of stupid to not even bragain a single cent. I guess the price should be reasonable. Don't care lar!! As long as we like it!

Of all the shops we went, I would say Degem at The Garden provided the best service. We were served by a Malay sales exec, Affendi. He was polite and smiley, professional also. The thing I like most is he wasn't pushy at all and he recommended according to our budget.

Diamond & Platinum is owned by Degem. D&P wasn't bad too but the guy who served us wasn't too humble. As to the others, the sales people never really serve us but treat us like window shoppers only.

The worst is Love & Co. at The Garden. Their wedding bands are undeniably nice. I would love to go for their wedding bands if not because of their sales persons who appear to be not only ignorant but arrogant. I'm willing to ignore their arrogance because of their design but my boyfriend didn't even want to step into the shop again. However, when I first visited Love & Co.'s branch in Penang, the service I got was totally different and was so impressive! I guess it's the people. The Garden's branch should re-evaluate their staff if the sales is not coming in...

Anyway, I'm very satisfied with this gift and I'm looking forward to my wedding band...

It costs you to show off what you have

Spotted this classic convertible recently while on our way to 1 Utama one afternoon.
It was a sunny day, of course.

What made me took down my window's shade and took a picture of it was not because of the car.
But because I didn't understand why he wanted to keep his roof opened.

The sun was bright and the weather was hot!!



If you don't believe me, this was how he reacted when the sunlight turned even brighter...
I wonder if the roof was spoilt.

Luckily he is an indian with darker skin colour...

想你就写信

浪花兄弟 ~ 原先看到这组合名字，想到又是什么台湾新偶像组合，想必又是年轻的团体组合。一直到偶然看到他们有一首歌是和周杰伦合唱的，才挑起了我的兴趣。

哈哈! 心里不禁觉得，怎么这年头有那么多新人都想沾周杰伦的光，之前就有袁咏琳。

他们和周杰伦合唱的那首歌，《你是我的OK绷》有点J式曲，虽然不是他作曲。
后来在Youtube看见了他们的样子，怎么有点像动力火车的味道。
再看他们的另一首mv，《想你就写信》，这次是周董作曲兼导演。

听了一次~很温馨的感觉。可能是周董写的歌吧! 蛮喜欢的。。。

Online Purchase Again...

Haha~ can't wait to show off skincare/makeup/haircare products that I have just bought online...

It all started with me reading a local blogger's blog by chance. She likes to try out different skincare brands and share her review on her blog.

She bought many unfamiliar brands (but popular in Taiwan) online and she mentioned about using Niu Er's (牛爾) products which she has also bought online and which she said rather good. This led me to check on the websites she mentioned.

I don't buy just because of her recommendation but because I'm also one person who likes to try new things especially skincare and makeup. I'm one of those consumers who have no brand loyalty. Of course, since it's Niu Er and Kevin's products (they are very famous skincare/makeup gurus in Taiwan due to the famous program show - 女人我最大), my confidence towards the products has increased.

Surprisingly, the price range is also affordable. Why not give it a try?! If it's good, I may switch to Kevin's makeup products! As for Niu Er's products, I'm still uncertain as I have to be quite careful with skincare products since I've sensitive skin.

Ok, will talk about effects of the products next time after I have used it...

S.H.E 2010 演唱会

Hooray~

好久没看演唱会咯!!!

因为我总是会支持的周杰伦已有好一段日子没有搞音乐了。

而我一直好想体会至少一次的S.H.E和梁静茹的演唱会，却还是觉得不值得票价而迟迟没有行动。

没有想到现在竟然可以实现!!!

因为是免费，所以特别开心~

呵呵! 其实之后无论如何都要请肯让出演唱会票的人吃一顿好的。

明天就是了。好期待哦~

One Jpop group that has never failed me

曾经有几位好友在唱K的时候问我为什么不唱日语歌。
我的答案是，不是我不要唱，而是太难唱。
所谓的太难，不是看不懂日语。因为如果抓懂了基本的拼音，就算不懂意思也唸得出来。
所谓的太难，是因为日本女歌手大多数都好高音，我“拉”不上。要知道我是个不太会唱歌的人，要飙高音的确难倒我哟!!

大多数日本女歌手都有很typical的“鸡仔”声。也不晓得是不是天生，所以歌曲的key都很高，很难唱。其实会唱歌的人就算声线比较粗，也可以拉高音，例如日本歌手Misia和中国歌手刘力扬等。

我的确不大欣赏“鸡仔”声，如滨崎步。可是不知道为何会很喜欢mihimaru GT的女歌手Hiroko。她有的是typical的“鸡仔”声，却还是不知怎么的很喜欢他们的歌。一来是音乐好听，我的那杯茶。个人认为她是天生“鸡仔”声，可是唱歌有实力。

没有多少歌手能够唱现场也好像听CD般那么好。

其中我最爱的歌，Love is...


Drumline ~ 曾经是我每天早上的wake up call。

现代的东方英雄

8TV最近正播着台湾最新电视剧《熊猫人》，由周董策划并执导，讲的是2030年光明市的熊猫超人和熊猫侠两位华人英雄如何行侠仗义的故事。

西方有超人、蝙蝠侠、蜘蛛侠等英雄。周董不甘示弱，精心策划了现代亚洲英雄。因为古代英雄我们有黄飞鸿、叶问等。这样的构思，我个人觉得还蛮可爱的说。



要推荐的是片尾曲。由女主角之一的江语晨唱的《最后一页》。非常周式的歌曲，意外地却由南拳妈妈的宇豪谱曲、弹头填词（两位也是饰演熊猫英雄的男主角）。

女歌手

欣赏的歌手不多。
对女歌手比较钟情，可能是因为比较有共鸣吧!
唱起来也容易，不需要压低嗓子。
当然不太会唱歌的我也唱不了一些高音女歌手的歌。

可惜的是，最近比较杰出的女歌手，唱了一两首好歌，就再也没有可以让我继续想听下去的理由了。是不是都没有找到好的曲子，还是杰出的作曲家已没多少个了。

上述的我原本还蛮欣赏却很失望的歌手包括：卫兰，谢安琪，FIR的Faye，戴佩妮，日本歌手Ayaka，安室奈美惠。

反而让我惊喜的是把情歌诠释的越来越好、越有个人风格的梁静茹。
最新崛起的刘力杨，Lala徐佳莹，西洋歌手Taylor Swift是最近蛮喜欢的声音。

从一开始喜欢，到现在还是那么情有独钟的，我想，就唯独日本歌手中岛美嘉了。
她的音乐越听越耐听。她的声音我还是那么喜欢。她的专辑我等了好久。她的美貌冷酷我最喜欢。她的每张专辑我从不错过。

等了多个月，结果还是single。
何时才会出album呢...

彩虹

有没有数过
一生人能遇见多少次彩虹?
不多，但也不少。
至少比遇见流星多吧!

这是去关丹的路途中遇见、拍下来的。
仔细数一数
果然有七种颜色。

美丽的那一瞬间，很快地又消失了...
好比夕阳。
也好比光阴。

有好多好多的事情要做必须做，
不够的却是时间...

The "3 Habits"

There are 3 habits that I must change.
I have tried to change but just couldn't make myself to change.
I give myself many excuses to keep putting off, although I know clearly that these changes will benefit me.

I have bought "7 habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey years ago but until now still have "no time" to read...

The 3 habits that I would love to change, for a better me:

1. To wake up at 7am on working days so that I can go to work early, finish work early and come home early. At the moment, I reach office at around 9am and reach home at around 8.30pm. By the time I eat my dinner it's already almost 9pm. Not healthy ya?! Worse still, sometimes by the time I shower it's almost 12am.

2. To read more. Still, I am not reading enough although I love to read fashion magazines. I would love to read more about what are happening around the world, some non-fiction or inspirational books. However, this kind of books usually do not come with storyline, are full of theories, are boring sometimes and in the end, reading the first page already makes me feel like giving up.

3. To be less detailed. Or in other words, to be more efficient. This is a habit which is not easy to change. It's built within your character. For me, being a perfectionist, I focus a lot on details. Therefore, I've to keep reminding myself to let go of harmless details and to focus on important and urgent things first. Luckily I am conscious of this "unfavourble" habit of mine. I'm still reminding myself and learning to change.

Paul&Joe彩妆

哈哈~又添新货了!!!

很多杂志都有介绍 Paul&Joe 的化妆品，当然除了好用，包装也很精致、漂亮。

有时候只要包装漂亮就可以赢得很多女子的心了。。

很多台湾的美容达人都有推荐 Paul&Joe 的糖瓷粉底乳, 所以想要尝试很久了，却碍于柜台很少找得到。。。终于今天给我在Subang Parade的Parkson无意中见到，就算已有一大堆的粉底也忍不住买了下来。

买的有(如图):
1. Paul&Joe Protective Fluid Foundation SPF25 PA++ RM151 (这款适合夏天使用，摸了不用涂防晒，适合懒人。其实我是想减少涂那么多层，减轻脸上的负担)
2. Paul & Joe Face Colour RM72
3. 2包Paul&Joe foundation primer & base试用装 RM0

Annual Meeting の Part 2

We were served with good food during our Langkawi annual meeting although most were food served by the hotel. I am not a choosy eater after all.

I did not capture pictures of all the food we had but only some interesting ones...


We ate at a restaurant which I was told was once swept away by Tsunami. They rebuilt it.
I got a shock when they served this dish as the prawns were really big. And yummy too.


With spoon & fork by the side, can you imagine how big is the prawn? It was fresh too!


The company even arranged for us a fine dining in The Andaman's restaurant.
Each dish comes with small portion but very long name.
This was the 1st dish - Smoked Tasmanian Salmon Pancake, Sour Cream with Crisp Salad Leaves, Salmon Roe dressing


2nd dish - Grilled Marinated King Prawns and Scallops Skewer
Tomato Relish and Idaho Patato Salad
Lobster Bisque


3rd dish & the last one - Warm Chocolate and Royale Apple Tartlet
Served with Vanilla Ice Cream

These were all so-so only.

I don't know about Andaman but in Datai, I was told a normal fried rice costs them RM40+ per plate. ~wow~

2009 Annual Dinner & Meeting

December is supposed to be an enjoyable, relaxing month and people are starting to clear off their leaves. For me, December is a busy month because we just had our annual dinner+meeting in mid Dec. I started preparing for the meeting since end Nov.

Our company's annual dinner was done in KL Hilton. The theme is top hat and the dress code is... there is no dress code.
Perhaps everybody was mistaken about the meaning of "top hat" (including myself) because everybody was wearing various types of hat/cap to the dinner. They were all very creative.


A snapshot of how I looked that night, with my colleague and her "cow girl" look. My "hat" was bought at the flea market @ The Curve.


The second day, we flew off to Langkawi for our kick off meeting. We stayed in The Datai, which is about 45minutes drive from town centre and which normally costs >RM1,000 per night.


It has got 2 basins so that I don't have to fight for toilet with my room mate. Heheh~


The bath tub comes with jacuzzi but I didn't try. However, I did go for swimming in their swimming pool which was soothing and a nice experience.


On day 2 @ Langkawi, we went for Mangrove Tour where we rode in a motor boat and toured around the island. It was a sunny day but we were having great fun riding the boat. As the wind breezed through my face, I felt cold on the outside but warm in my heart.


We stopped by a few tourist spots including bat's cave and a fish farm, where I saw this sting ray and I even got to touch it!!!


We were brought to a place where we saw how eagles were being fed with chicken's skin. Those eagles were awesome.


Later on our way back, the boat man told us that the monkeys could swim and asked us to lure them to the water with food. So, my collegue threw them biscuits and they really jumped into the water to grab their food!


We suddenly had this "silly" idea while walking back towards the hotel after the mangrove tour.


After 2 nights' stay, we moved to another nearby hotel - Andaman. This hotel was slightly cheaper, I was told. Around RM400++ per night.


The hotel was very near to the beach and it has got a swimming pool too! We spotted this monitor lizard besides the swimming pool and right in front of a sign board which reads "Beware, monitor lizard crossing". Haha~what an irony!


The last night before we depart for KL, we had our gala dinner in the hotel itself. This time, the theme is "Black & Chic". I have many black dresses. Luckily I don't have to buy a new dress for this event.

Overall, we spent 6 days 5 nights in Langkawi. It was fun and a memorable experience. Although I had to rush for my presentation slides in the first few days, I also had fun with my colleagues during our dinner, when we were happily chit chatting and when we played wii in the hotel's room.

Recommending OxySolution Mousse

I haven't been blogging for the whole Dec... so, perhaps, this will be my last blog entry in year 2009...

It's year end and many shopping places are having sales!!!

Planned to do some shopping the other day... and because I've been having a red, allergic patch on my face which never seems to heal despite applying steroid cream on it (yes, it did subside after using steroid cream but it comes back very soon the next day or 2 days after)... so, I planned to switch back to Aqua Juju foam wash even though I haven't finished using my current Avene foaming facial wash.

I suspected it was the Avene facial wash since the patch becomes very itchy almost every time after I've washed my face, although Avene products are meant for sensitive skin....

Probably those facial washes that are rich in foam do not suit me. My skin is becoming more and more sensitive (due to aging, I think).

So, I went to SaSa to shop for this Aqua Juju foam wash, which I have used before and which I find it quite good. And it's a budget product (about RM65+ if I don't remember wrongly). You only need to press a few pumps and foam comes out instantly, no need to lather it with water.

However, when I asked for Aqua Juju, the sales assistant introduced me another similar type of foam wash instead. And it's Beauty Talk Oxysolution. She tried it on my skin and it appeared quite soothing. The Beauty Talk sales promoter was also there and kept on persuading me and even told me that Aqua Juju's hyaluronic acid content is very rich and might not suit everybody.

Finally, I was convinced to give it a try since it's RM89.90, a little bit more expensive but still cheaper than Clarins.


Aqua Juju Foam Wash


Beauty Talk OxySolution mousse - can be used as makeup remover, facial wash as well as toner.

First, I used steroid cream to make sure the red patch is cleared. Then, I tried it every morning and evening to replace my existing Avene facial wash. Surprisingly, the red patch never come back! It's mild and does not irritate my skin. But sometimes I tend to pump for a few more pumps since it seems to be too mild and feels like doesn't cleanse well enough.

Then, I was even more surprised by the lifting effect of Beauty Talk's another product -
Oxymask (same brand) which was featured in 女人我最大. You can find out more from youtube:

Pink Panther舞蹈原来可以这样跳的

~海派甜心~
每星期都会期待和守住这部偶像剧在youtube的“播出”，因为还蛮新鲜的配搭，而且小猪演得好棒!
虽然土，却好可爱~

刚看了第四集，觉得这一段组合的舞蹈好棒，忍不住在此分享了。
小猪的调皮，加上丞琳的可爱，真的很精彩!!!
他们跳得很棒，很有默契呢!!!

好用的Hand Cream

最近不知怎的，手的皮肤好干，连干纹都跑出来了，而且还会痛。
尤其是呆在公司超冷的冷气房里头。
抹了Clarins的Hand & Nail Cream也不行。
后来就在逛街时顺便买了以hand cream闻名的L'Occitane 20% shea butter hand cream 150ml (RM97)。

Shea butter有很好的保湿作用，对妊娠纹也蛮有效。
它的味道不错，不会太重。抹了以后不会太油腻，但也不会太清爽。
因为若清爽的话就表示保湿作用不够好哦。

不太爱用body cream 或 hand cream之类的我，会留在办公室里用。
有需要时就可以随手可得了。

（注：L'Occitane已被Clarins收购在其公司旗下。）

Do you DRESS to KILL?

昨天上班因衣服的颜色比较缤纷夺目而遭受“批评”。。。
一位比我年轻的女同事一见到我就说： “怎么今天的穿扮这么像学生？”
另一位跟我年纪一样的男同事却道： “怎么穿成个auntie一样？”

奥迈尬!!! 怎么会有差异那么大的评语啊?!
那我该相信谁?!
还是相信自己好了。

结果引来了另一位“阿叔”年纪的男同事的“唠叨”，说什么有些衣服不适合在公司穿（因为他曾看过我穿网袜），尤其是像我们这种比较保守的公司，还列出另一位所谓的好榜样 -- 一位也是将近退休年龄的女同事。那“阿婆”女同事又加把嘴，说有些人“not dress to work but dress to kill”。

~汗颜~

记得我以前的男性boss曾说过，上班也要尊重场合，化一点simple makeup，穿漂亮一点，别人看到美的东西也会开心。我觉得他说的一点也没错。

其实我不喜欢看到同事没化妆，脸色苍白的来上班，看了很不舒服。除非她天生丽质那就另当别论。可是没有多少个是受上天眷恋的。幸好我现在的同事大多已工作了多年，知道上班化妆是基本礼貌，除了那位“阿婆”女同事和几个初出茅庐的毕业生之外。

喜欢打扮的我，当然也希望打扮得漂漂亮亮上班，除了让自己开心，也会自信多一点。所以，那句“dress to kill”听起来好刺耳。什么是dress to kill? 一些不精心打扮的人就算了，难道打扮得漂亮一点也是过错吗？还是认为只懂打扮的人一定办事不好呢？因为漂亮的人都不聪明吗？

对不起，我向来觉得自己是个懂得打扮（虽然还要多多学习），做事认真，头脑也不笨的人哦!!!而且我引以为傲呢!

或许我还是谨慎选购office attire好一点。不然会被认为不得体。。。

（我承认网袜的确不适合在这间公司穿，所以也只穿过一次吧了）

后记：这件就是我那天穿去上班而引来话题的一件式dress。适合上班穿吗? 是auntie还是student? 颜色太鲜艳了吗? 我还很高兴地买了下来，因为才花了RM60+，而且免烫，很方便。