I miss New Zealand

I'll be back. One day. InsyaAllah =)

Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been

~Mark Twain, Following the Equator

Today, let me share with you a few tips on "ageing gracefully, the French way" that I read in the Sun yesterday. It was summarised from an article by the New York Times few days ago.

Here we are:

10 tips to age gracefully

1. Take care of yourself and be aware of your own feminity. (Couldn't agree more)

2. Avoid heavy make-up. (Hmm, makes sense)

3. Use lotion instead of soap. (I still believe in facial cleanser in this hot humid weather of Malaysia. But yes, moisturizer is essential)

4. Rinse your skin with cold water to improve circulation. (Fine, it's not like I have water heater anyway=p)

5. Eat fresh foods in small portions (The author of the article admits, however, that many French women help nature along with the aid of pills or other treatments.) (Yup, vitamin helps)

6. Go to the spa. ($$$)

7. Go to the dermatologist. ($$$$$$$$$$$)

8. If it has to be plastic surgery, "the objective is to look like themselves - not someone 20 years younger." (Never an option, I'll embrace my wrinkles. Hehe)

9. Don't dress like your daughter and pay attention to great accessories (good jewellery, statement shoes, a nicely wrapped scarf). (I like!)

10. Wear sexy underwear. As the French writer Francoise Sagan wrote: "A dress makes no sense unless it inspires men to take it off you." (Ooooh, no comment. Yet=p)

Ciao=)

The perfect pair of ring

Weekend is nearly over. God, my back and neck hurts from standing and looking upward too long while painting the room. I can say that I had a fruitful week. From sunday to tuesday I was at KL for the Allied Health Proffesional Scientific Meeting as a poster presenter. I didn't realize it was quite a big event until I saw all the media and reporters. Turns out it was launched by our own Health Minister and it also saw the official handing over of Allied Health Unit previously under Medical Development Division KKM to Allied Health Division. So now, we're standing on our own here. Yey! This is good for all of us as allied health proffesional. But I wouldn't go over how important it is to have and manage our own division not under someone else shadow. Nah, too boring. Hehe.

The important thing is I got to exchange a few words with the Health Minister! I wish there was a briefing or an early announcement though that he was going to tour the posters straight after launching. Instead he was already halfway down to the lobby when the announcement was made to standby at your posters. Geez, I had to really run and push past the crowds. Mine was number four so I skidded to a stop just seconds before he turns around from poster number three. Imagine the flustered look on my face. Haiya.

He was here too! Hee. Just for the registration day though since he had a symposium too at Times Square the day before. So we took the chance to go find our perfect pair of ring =) We still had no idea though what his ring is going to be since white gold is still gold and platinum is way out of budget (We walked past Tiffany & Co gazing inside lingeringly=p) Then I remembered this stainless steel jewelry shop and voila! It's Bausch K. and the designs are great. I wanted a simple yet elegant wedding band and they have just the right one. They carry silver range too but silver needs constant polishing. Stainless steel is much better. So, if any of you is thinking of getting a ring for your man, head on there.

I must applaud the salesgirl of Bausch K. in KLCC. We really like her service.

Oh, oh, Habib in KLCC is so impressive. The selections of rings are endless compared with other branches. And it's easier to find my ring when we've found his. It only took 10 minutes. Ga ga.

Checklist:

• Our perfect pair of ever after ring - Done!
  
  
  

Penang splendour

Last weekend was spent at Penang with him to buy things for our hantaran and wedding. Penang is one of the checkpoint for us to meet aside KL. With him working in Kuching, we only met occasionally which is fine by me coz I don't think my parents approve of too much dating. Hehe. So we meet when we have to meet or we meet when we have the same courses and meetings. But I'm praying that we don't have to bear with this long distance relationship after we get married.

Ok, back to Penang.

I drove to Penang early saturday morning eager to start shopping. Syoknya! Meanwhile he already arrived the night before and staying as usual at Tune hotel. I picked him up and headed straight to Gurney Plaza. A shopping heaven for branded boutiques I must say. We found almost everything we're looking for here. Even the Parkson is having sale. Nice!

That night my plan was to take him to one of my favourite spot in Penang. Ferringhi night market! It's a lovely long row of small booths selling many kind of things. Be sure to have the time and stamina though. It's a very very long row. There's such a variety of things sold here but most of it are souvenirs since Ferringhi is almost always packed with tourists. But some of the souvenirs are one of a kind. It's a pleasure to just browse and have a look. It's also a heaven for pirate DVDs. Shhh. Hehe. There's this one stall which have all the season of tv series. You name it, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, NCIS, CSI, Ghost Whisperer, Psych, Chuck, Supernatural, Grey's Anatomy, Vampire Diaries, bla bla bla..the list goes on and on. So, I bought the second season of Gilmore (I'm never tired of this series), the sixth season of Grey's Anatomy and the Vampire Diaries! Nyum. Hehe.

Btw, George O' Malley really dies! I mean yeah he's quitting the series but by dying is such a tragic exit. tsk. Also, Seattle Grace Hospital merge with Mercy West Hospital so there's lots of new faces in the series which only brings lots of gossip, drama and bickering. Haha. So fun and exciting to watch. The Mercy West interns are quite obnoxious at first. Teeeet, end of spoilers =p

Once in Penang, of course you have to enjoy the foods. So that night, we hunt for charkueyteow. We're disappointed though. The one that we had is simply not good. But the pasembor is delicious. Too bad we couldn't enjoy it much since we're bloated with air as we ate so late.

The next day was spent at Queensbay Mall. Just strolling, window shopping, eating, having fun and catching a movie. Jaden Smith is so cute! Karate Kid is a must watch. He'll grew up to be a great actor just as his dad.

So remember when you go to Penang: Ferringhi night market! Hehe.

Bye Penang. For now =)

CUPPIES!

Today I learned to make cupcakes! Went with my STF buddies. Look at those cuties. We had so much fun decorating. Can't believe I did that myself. How my hands were shaking at first. Hehe. Luckily I finally got the hang of it after a few tries. Looks yummy huh. But I couldn't bring myself to pop one in my mouth. It'll ruin my diet plan *sigh*=(

Ngee.