Salon Magic!!!

Expressing my happiness for my new hair *flipping hair*. I did rebonding, again... This is my forth time since college days. Friends would always question my decision whenever I wanna do rebonding to my hair. They said that my hair is already straight and I don't need to do rebonding. But I just love super straight hair. It's so manageable. No frizz when they wind blows (it gets pretty windy especially in winter). So with a super straight hair, there's no trouble ^_^

Yeah, I know. They always say that it's not good to do rebonding or perming. It'll dry up our hair, damage our hair, and some may suffer from hair loss. But there's lots of ways to take care of rebonded hair. There's a wide variety of hair serums in the market. Those hair serums prevents our hair from breaking at the ends (split ends). There are also hair masks, also to maintain moisture and thus prevents split ends. Leave-on hair mosturizers and conditioners also works. And when we have extra time (and money), we can make a trip to the salon and do a steam treatment. It's not even hard to take care of rebonded hair. After shampooing, just blow our hair half dry and apply a bit of hair serum onto hair ends. As easy as ABCs.

My Kelantan Trip

It was a short trip, I wouldn't want to stay any longer anyway. First of all, Kelantan is the last place I wanted to visit actually. I've been to all the states of Penisular Malaysia lots of times except for Kelantan and Terengganu. Mainly because I used to think when a woman step on a Kelantan soil, she is obligated to wear a scarf, which was not true. I did see a few without a scarf. But I guess, when you don't wear one in places such as Kelantan and Terengganu, the rest would look and stare for a while like as if we come from another planet. I was a bit unconfortable with that at first, but my aunt wasn't wearing any scarf either, so I felt a bit OK after that. And of course the fact that we can't speak their dialect, and the way we speak is totally different from theirs.

The only thing I enjoyed doing there is shopping for batik and scarf. All the scarfs there are so pretty, I went crazy buying. And here in KL, it'll cost double or triple the price I paid in Kelantan. The good silk batiks ranges from RM150-RM200. We bought quite a lot of those too. The same kind of batiks in boutiques in KL will cost us maybe RM 300-RM400 a piece, or maybe even more.

Overall, the it was an OK trip, it's just that I wouldn't dream of going there again.

Friendships never have an end..

Went out with some girlfriends today. But some couldn't make it. What a shame. But I do hope to meet them later. I haven't seen some of them in 2 years! Missing the school days... all the thick and thin that we all went through together for 2 years. We came to SSP 4 years later then the rest of the batch. So that one class of new students became instantly close with one another because we have no one else but us. The rest of the batch...well, they have their own clicks. I remembered there was some misunderstandings went about back then. But we all got together after a year. So all are in good terms with each other in the end.

I don't think I could have survived SSP if I didn't have great friends. It's amazing how we kept our friendship for more then 5 years. I hope we'll all still be friends in 10,20 years to come. All of us went to different higher institutions after school. Had different sets of friends. Had a change in style. Had acquired different knowledge and mindsets. We are very different in so many ways. However so, we still meet up occasionally (when I'm in Malaysia), talk on the phone or internet, left messages on facebook..... and I hope we will still continue doing this in many years to come. And when all of us are busy with our own agendas, we'll at least drop a hello once or twice.
F.R.I.E.N.D.S F.O.R.E.V.E.R

Oh and I bought my first Korean CD today!!!! I listen to LOTS of Korean songs, but never bought any CDs before. And eventhough I've listen to this one, but I wish to support them. Wanted to buy a Big Bang CD actually, but it cost RM99!!! just because it has exclusive covers!!! Malaysia's EMI are crazy!!

Open up the heart and let love in?

I had a chat with my mom while I was helping her with the cooking today. Yeah, we do the cooking at home. My mom just refuses to trust the maid with all the cooking. The maid takes care of the tedious cleaning which neither of us wants to do. Wait... why am I talking about domestic helpers?? Anyway, as I was saying, I had an interesting chat with my mom.

I told my mom that I'll be going out with my ex-classmates tomorrow. And I mention all my girlfriends' names. It has been like a habit to me to tell my parents especially my mom whom I'm meeting. I guess my parents' parenting skills works on me that until now as an adult i still inform my parents where I'm going, with whom I'm meeting, what time I'll be leaving the house... and I still stick to the 10pm curfew. Well, last time it was 8pm. But since I'm an adult, my parents had to give some leave way, although I know they don't want to.

Then out of no where, I said to my mom : "Ma, I wonder when will you hear that I'm going out with a boyfriend." I meant that as a joke, never thought my mom would take it seriously. My mom replied : "Exactly! Aren't you worried? When you start working as a doctor, you won't have time for dating."

HAHAHAHA... I guess my mom's worried that I've been single for so long and what's more worrying is that I actually like being single. No worries. No responsibilities. No hassle. I don't need to worry about being close with guy friends. And even better, after all those studying, I can laze around, watch as much Korean dramas or variety shows as I want. Life is good...

But then again, my mom was right. I wouldn't have much time to sleep, let alone date during my housemen years. I don't want to end up an old main with nine cats that's for sure. But after my last relationship, I did promise myself that I'll never cry for a guy ever again. Should I finally open my heart and let love in?

How did I went by a week not going online??

Haha.. I myself am surprised that I haven't been online for a week. Wow... I do have strong will power eh?? hahahha... well actually, I have been busy..

First off, my aunt just gave birth to a really cute baby girl. So I went to visit almost everyday, since she's staying at my grandma's place (just a few houses away from mine) for the time being, I guess she can't cope alone. This is her 1st child. She even needs help bathing the baby. But I guess this is very normal with first-time mothers. I bet when it comes to my time to do all those stuff, I'll go running back to mama. HAHAHA!!
Also had to send grandma for some medical check ups. Had a nice chat with the young doctor who was attending her. He was really nice.

hhmmm... what else I did last week? Oh I went shopping... again.... haha.. what am I supposed to do if my aunt ask me to accompany her for a shopping day out? I couldn't say no.. that is just rude! hahhaa... that's just an excuse for me to do more shopping. But I do need to slow down. It's not even Malaysia's Mega Sale yet and I've already spent my shopping budget for 2 months. I need to constantly remind myself that there is still tomorrow haha..

Also went shopping (twice) for groceries that we can't find in Moscow. Need to do it earlier so that I could ship off the stuff to Moscow. It needs 2-3 months for a parcel to reach Moscow. So spent almost RM400 on that alone, excluding the shipping fees. But this is spending with a reason, there's no way we can find good and cheap chilli powder or curry powder or jintan or bunga cengkih or meggi mee or many more in our 'beloved' Moscow.

Ohh.. and I met Dila, Syarifah and Ikha on wednesday. Missed them so bad. Finally get to see my besties. We were supposed to watch Transformers. But the ticket on that day was at 3pm, so we had 3 hours plus to kill. And the girls dragged me to Red Box!!!

Me? Red Box?? HELLOOO???? Maybe the girls didn't remember that I'm tone deaf. I CAN"T SING!! haha.. ohh.. but my girlfriends won't listen to any of my reasonings. I did warn them that if I sing, it'll rain. And I was right! It did rain on my way home that evening! hahaha. We were housemates back in college, and they knew better not to let me sing. HAHAHA!!

Anyway, it was fun to scream into the mic like a lunatic. I guess that is the reason why they create karaoke centres. It's meant for people like me to sing. hahahahha... oh, and I'm proud of myself. I still know alot of the english songs, well old english songs that is. Since this past year, I've only listened to Korean songs. When the girls sang to Lady Gaga, I was like.... oohh.. so this is Lady Gaga. I've heard that name before. hahahhaha!!

After the movie we went to hang out at the Gardens food court. Chat chat and chat... missed my girls so much!!

Happy Papa's Day!!

Love you Pa!

It's Father's Day today.
Was hoping to celebrate it at a fancy restaurant. But my parents have work tomorrow and even the work the brought home for the weekends aren't finish yet. Pity my busy parents. My parents are both teachers, but the work load that they have is really amazing. Let's blame it on Malaysia's education system. But then again, my mom is the one who has other tuition classes out of school.

Anyway, today we just had dinner at some fancy cafe. I had curry noodle. It was delicious. One of the best I've had. I don't know what's up with me lately. I kept wanting Malaysian food. Western food just doesn't appeal much to me. Haha.. I guess after a year of not having all the food I want to eat turns me into a Malaysian food craver. Honestly, I think Malaysian food is the best!! Now I feel like having mee goreng mamak.... hhmmm....

Pretty cake I got for papa before going back home. It tasted good because there wasn't much icing. Actually papa paid for the cake, I insisted to buy, but he refused.

Ma&Pa.. the love of my life
Pa shouldn't have change into shorts before the cake cutting.. hummhh... now it looks a bit funny taking pictures in home shorts..haha

Oh and I bought a Bonia shades today too... It's pretty hihi... I think I'm gonna have to tell my mom a white lie that this one was on 70% discount becuase she's gonna flip if she knows how much I've spend just this week alone.

Me likey..

My So-called Busy Day : Father's Day Preparation

Since my mom isn't home until in the evening, I decided that I should cook today because I'm a good daughter..I'm praising myself again hahaha...anyway, I cooked sweet sour fish; the Malay version that is (it taste better). I'm sure you all would wonder what is the difference between a Malay sweet sour chicken/fish and a Chinese version. Well basically, the Malay one is more difficult. Well, not to say difficult, because it is not. But Malay style of sweet sour consists of 'tumis'ing the blended onions and chililes. What is tumis in English? I really don't know... Emm... frying? saute? seriously, I don't know. So yeah, it is a bit tedious than the Chinese style where by I'll just have to pour the sauces from bottles. Ususlly whenever I'm lazy, I'll do the Chinese style. Also, I cooked vege+fishball soup. Didn't have the time to do anymore frying. Plus it's more nutritious to eat soup vegatables.

After I've cooked lunch for my parents, I went shopping for Father's Day present. Seriously, it is hard looking for present my dad. It's so easy to find one for my mom. I ended up buying a Bonia watch. Actually I used up all the money that I've put aside to buy myself a new watch, even had to add up a bit more. But it's OK, since I just bought myself a Swatch a few months ago.

The nice looking Bonia for my dearest papa

The nice looking card for my lovely papa

I wrote :

Dearest Papa,
Happy Father's Day!!
I didn't get to celebrate any birthdays, father's days, anniversaries for the past year. So this is a grand celebration to make up for all those I've missed. I know you have said the best present is my success, but once in a while it'd be nice to see my father accessorize in style.. haha...
Hope mama won't be jealous with this grand celebration.


Next task is to get a nice looking cake for my dearest papa. Now I wonder how will I get the cake without my dad knowing that I've planned a celebration for him tomorrow...HHmmm...

I think I'll leave the dinner at a restaurant task to my mom. Since I don't really know any good restaurant around. Althought I've lived here since birth, I don't really know anything around here. hahaha... hey, don't blame me. I lived in hostels away from home since 13 years old ok (haha.. me and my excuses..)

Oh.. I wish my brother is home. He's away at school...

Happy Birthday Suraya!!

It's my best-longest-friend's birthday today. So we decided to hang out today. It was just the two of us.

We've been friends since we were in primary school, I think we were 10 or 11 years old back then. Of course later on we both went to different schools and different colleges, and have different sets of friends. But we still hang out together whenever I'm home. I guess this is what they call friends forever.

After I went shoe shopping, we had cakes from Secret Recipe. Since it's just the two of us, so we just ordered 2 slices from their cake selection with ice latte and mocha. I should to be on diet actually, hahaha.. Then we went to some accessories shop, I intended to buy Suraya a bracelet or something. Since things are a bit limited because she wears scarfs, so what more choices are left other then bracelets. I wanted to find a memorable gift, but after half an hour of searching and searching, I couldn't find anything that is worth remembering. But then Sue saw something at the make-your-own charm bracelet/necklace corner. Then it striked me, wouldn't that be nice if we could make a charm bracelet together, picking out the pieces of ornaments for the bracelet together, and putting it in one piece together. Now that is something memorable for a birthday gift. Of course at first she didn't know that I was looking around for a birthday gift. She thought I was looking for myself.

Me & Suraya making our own charm bracelets.


Tho it is a simple and not expansive gift, but the memory is what counts. This one is mine, Sue's one is with star ornaments.

~A clover and a heart shaped ornament~
~I hope I'll be lucky in love~

Oh and also, I went for watches survey. And I'm down between 3 watches. Another one is a Guess square watch (couldn't find the picture on the internet)

The HOTNESS of Malaysia

Urghh.. Malaysia is so hot now. I had just came back from the hair salon. I chopped off my long hair just because I can't stand the heat. Now it's just 1 or 2 inches below my shoulder. Of course I wouldn't dare to cut above my shoulder level. I'll look funny with a very short hair. But at least it's not as long and thick as before. I hate the extreme heat. I hope my body will adapt fast. Owh, and I think I'll get darker too. Hmm.. that reminds me to get a hand cover or hand socks or whatever they call it, because all these driving will definately make my skin dark. Hey, I was born with lots of melanin OK... So yeah, I do have to take care and try hard to avoid direct sun exposure.

Sun sun go away
come again another day...
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or better still, come again in 2 months time.. haha

My First Day Back In Malaysia

I'm so glad I'm back home. But the heat is starting to get to me. The moment I stepped out of the airport's terminal, I was welcomed by a blast of hot air, and I arrived at night. Imagine how it is during the day. It is VERY hot here in Malaysia. And I'm starting to sweat like a pig now. I can't sleep without the aircond on. According to my mom, these few days are a bit cooler then before. And the temperature is predicted to increase to 35-37 degrees soon. How will I survive then??? I'm not exaggerating here. And I'm not being a person who complains a lot, but I'm sure those who came back from Russia would say the same thing. Luckily it was starting to get warm back in Moscow, at least I did have some time to adapt a bit.

Anyway, yesterday I dragged my parents and brother to stop at a mamak restaurant for a midnight roti canai on our way home. I had one roti canai and half a roti nan. hahha... that is the first thing I did when I arrived yesterday night at 9.30pm. For my mom, this is the first time she has ever done that. Eating at a mamak restaurant so late at night, I mean. hahaha.. but she had to, all because of me, her darling daughter. ^_^

Today, I went to a wedding reception of someone I know. I ate a lot. hahahha... I think tomorrow I have to start working on the treadmill. I've eaten like a pig. hahaha... Sweat like a pig, eat like a pig too!!! hahaha
I went to visit my granny and aunts too. Missed them so much. One of my favourite aunt just gave birth to a baby girl 3 days ago. I'm so happy for her.

Hmm... what will I do tomorrow?? I think I wanna go shopping for stuff to ship back to Moscow. It's gonna take 2 months for the parcels to reach Moscow. So if I ship it now, the parcle will arrive around the same time I go back to Moscow. It'll be just perfect.

OK, enough for today, see you again tomorrow~~ ^_^

My Dubai Perfume Shopping

Scratch the post before. I bought totally different things. They don't have Victoria's Secret collection here. And the new DKNY smells way better. I went crazy over there. And my sense of smell went haywire.

So these is what I bought.

DKNY's Be Delicious Fresh Blossom

This is Nina Ricci's latest limited edition. And it smelled really good. So I bought 2, one for myself and one for my aunt.

Usually I don't really like Escada, but this one is an exception. This smells fresh and nice.


L'eau Par by KENZO for my aunt.

Out of the 3 bottles that I bought for myself, my mom can choose any one she likes. Me being a good daughter.. hihi... owh, and I also bought 3 very nice cushion covers for my darling mama.