Mature Skin - My Anti-Aging Skincare Routine

I was shocked to read back my old posts on skincare routine. I could believe that I had used so much of different products back then to overcome my acne problem when I was younger. As I grow older now, at the age of 28, I do still get pimples occasionally and also a lot of blackheads on my nose. Another skin concern for me now at this age are fine lines and wrinkles, especially under and around my eyes.

There was one period that I had stopped oil cleansing method as I find it too tedious having to steam and wash my face every night with the washcloth. Another thing is my wash cloths are smelly due to the oil residue no matter how much I wash them off. Probably because of stopping OCM, my skin aged faster and I began to notice fine lines around my eyes. I started to panic as I'm not that old to get all these fine lines.

After stopping my OCM, I used normal snail cleanser, and moisturize with simple scar serum by Bio Essence and that was it. Maybe because I was lazy from my daily chores of taking care of my baby and my husband, I took my skincare routine for granted. *my bad! and I regretted it!*

I immediately started back my OCM the past few days and end my skin care routine with my usual Simple Toner, and DIY Facial Oil as my moisturizer and eye serum. I think these are the most simple skincare routine we can adopt.

I still decided to go back to DIY facial oil and OCM because oils really clean my face and it helped a lot previously giving me the glow that I wanted. Additionally, as my skin begining to age now, I think oils will help to keep my skin plump and firm.

What I use for my OCM and Facial Oil & Eye Serum?

For my oil cleanser:
1) Castor oil
2) Grapeseed oil
3) Lavender essential oil
4) Tea tree essential oil
5) Eucalyptus essential oil
6) Rose geranium essential oil

For my Facial Oil & Eye Serum
1) Grapeseed oil
2) Rosehip oil
3) Lavender essential oil
4) Tea tree essential oil
5) Rose gerannium essential oil
6) Eucalyptus essential oil

I'm going to make a separate eye serum after I get my newly purchased sweet almond oil. Sweet almond oil is said to be able to reduce dark circles due to its high concentration of vitamin K. Additionally, I can also add sweet almond oil to my oil cleanser as my current oil cleanser is finishing.

We shall see how these oils will combat my wrinkles.  *fingers crossed* that my belief in oil will prove me right!

Working Life

Hi Readers,

Today I just want to drop down something here about my working life here in Hospital Fatimah. I've never written anything in my blog about my working life. Today, I'm going to do so! I've been working here for nearly 3 years. I joined the Hospital somewhere early March 2014. Back then, I had a very good boss. She had been a really good mentor and also a nice friend to talk to. Besides that, I had a close colleague and friend. She was the Customer Service Officer back then. Yea I was using 'past tense' as both my boss and friend had left the Hospital - one retired and one got a better job elsewhere.

I have little real friends here. Mainly because I work from office most of the time and very seldom walk to the main building to mingle around. I think people do label me as anti-socialist. Well, I feel like socializing here is more to the 'gossiping' side so, I reluctant to join the rest.

Most of the time I spent with my friend, P who's been someone that I can talk secret with because she's very outgoing and a good listener. My own boss also pretty easy to talk to so we can click as well. My working life was OK when both of them are around as I still have someone to talk to. But after they both left the Hospital, my working life here is really dull. Work only, no talk to my own department's colleague as well. Everyday wait for time to pass and go home. How pathetic!

It's scary to talk to the people working there because, you never know what they really are. Some of them can smile and be nice to you in front of you, but behind you, you never know what they say about you. I rather being said anti-socialist than mingling with those gossipers

My own department's colleague, O is a very difficult person. Previously, there was only she and my boss in a department. When I first joined the department, it was a difficult time for me because she dislikes everything i did and said. (Till date, she still is like that). She's a senior and I respect her for her experience. By hierachy, she's below me, but she had NEVER respected me as a person. I'm not saying respecting me as her superior in terms of hierachy, because she will never never wants to report to me. Maybe because she feels that she's senior so she should not report to a young girl like me. Because of her seniority, she was very rude and never respect me at all.

My boss had asked me what is my biggest challenge when she retires, and I said, to be working together with O only. My boss said O has to report to me after she left, but I can be with you, she will never ever do that. What happened during the last two days had proven everything to me.

This lady, O, she's a weird person. Whatever she said is very contradicting. Previously, she was not happy that I said 'Let Me Help You'. To her, she said that these words mean that the work she's doing is only her duty and cannot be done by me. She said our department's work can be done by both of us. I remembered everything she said. Remembering this, I tried not to say it anymore. On Tuesday 15th Nov, there was a Customer Service Workshop and she told me not to do anything as she had arranged everything with the Security Manager to move the tables and chairs for the event. Until a day before the event, she was still on leave. She had planned to come early on Tuesday at 7.30 am to make the table arrangements.

A day before, there was some changes as the Conference Room was vacant for use despite the room was booked. Seeing that, I checked with my new boss whether to proceed with arrangements or wait till O is back. She told me to proceed and get help from the Security Manager. Without any issue, the tables and chairs were arranged. I knew O does not like to be disturbed during her leave, and thus, I asked a colleague just drop her a message that the arrangements are done and told her not to worry. She does not need to rush on that morning as well. My intention was good so that my colleague does not need to rush to do so many arrangements.

The event went well on that day. I was happy because everything went smoothly. I never think about her not saying TQ at all. Because to me, getting things done properly like what she planned was good enough although it was earlier by one day. The next day after the event, on 16th Nov, she blurted out to me that she wanted to say TQ for the help and she 'appreciated' the help with the arrangements. She added, "But I was not happy that you have interfered with my plannings. Why did you do the arrangements when I told you that I have arranged everything with the Security Manager?"

I told her that I had checked with boss first before proceeding as she asked to do it a day earlier as well. She said, "Why did you go to boss to ask these? It has nothing to do with you because you are pregnant. You don't have to do it." She also added, "I did not say TQ yesterday because I was not happy at all with these. Now I say TQ and I appreciated it."

I was like?! Huh?! "I'm not happy also with what you are saying now. You don't say TQ because to me, you don't sound like you appreciating at all. My intention is to do it because we are a team. And I don't want you to rush to work also".

She then said, "Yea, I know you are kind, but I don't like it because you have interfered my planning. Also, you know I don't like people call during my leave, and you asked another colleague to Whatsapp me. I was so angry. I told you already, after our boss left, I want to work peacefully and everything go smoothly"

That's when my nerve went boiling. "I know you don't like people call, that's why I just message to inform you that things are done. My intention was to help out as a team member. Next time, when you are on leave, I'm not calling you or messaging you, irrespective the issue is an emergency or someone died or the building collapses, OK? "If you are not happy when people have done something to help out, then I have no words to say!"

After that, I turned my back at her. I was so angry because what she's not happy about was ridiculous. I shot back at her because I did not do anything wrong with my job. But I was sad also for this. I could not breathe and I ended up walking to another department at the other side to burst out my tears. I felt very hurt and sad. I did not even expect a TQ from O because it is difficult to come out from her mouth. I just want her to acknowledge my contribution as a team to the program and treat me as a person, as her colleague. (not by hierachy). But in return, those hurtful words were what I had received. I felt so hurt by that.

That's why I said, whatever she said were very contradicting. At one point she said I need to do the work as we are from the same department, and it's not her responsibility only. Now, when I have willingly done it without saying 'I help you', she said I had interfered her work and plans. Don't understand what she was thinking.

I spoke to my new boss and she supported me. She said O has no rights to be unhappy because I have helped out and things did not go haywire. And it went on well. There's nothing wrong with that. Additionally, my boss added that she had asked if we can call her when she's on leave if suddenly there is any changes to the arrangements or any emergencies - and she said, OK! Oh my God. Such a big fat liar!

Anyway, it's good that I have let out the emotions. I think she got the point of my being unhappy because on actual fact, I did nothing wrong. Only herself feeling not happy based on her own perception.  She did not apologise and the next day, she talked back to me like nothing happened.

Scarry!

Thx for reading!





 

I'm Expecting Our Second Jewel

Hello Peeps!

It's been some time since my last entry in this blog. I've been reluctant to write a post because for the past one month, I was not feeling so well, weak and dehydrated. Remember I posted about my post-contraception side effect on my facial acne? Well, my period had been very irregular and it was difficult for me to conceive. In fact, it took me 1 year of trying to conceive until I recently found myself missing my period. I did not suspect myself pregnant as I thought my period probably delayed again. I gave up because my pregnancy test was negative. But when my period was still not coming a week later, I gave myself a try to test again. I almost burst into tears when I saw two lines - meaning positive pregnancy!

I quickly booked my first appointment with the gynae doctor. As stated by the doctor, my period was irregular and the dates were all wrong. From the scan, baby's size was about 5 weeks only. Meaning, I was pregnant somewhere in July. I was praying that I don't have to go through the same pregnancy symptoms that I had last time during my first pregnancy. But, unfortunately, the symptoms came even earlier this round. I started experiencing nausea and excessive vomiting since the 6th weeks. I vomited about more than 10 times a day when I decided to annouce my pregnancy news to my family on my husband's birthday on 25th August.

I was so sick that day and the next day, I was admitted for drips to rehydrate myself. Seriously, this is the worst symptom of pregnancy ever! People concerned about eating too much during pregnancy, but I'm worried that I'm not eating and drinking enough because almost everything make me nauseous - especially plain water. OMG! And, whatever I took, my body will know what to reject. From my few times experiment, my stomach rejects cocoa (chocolate), acidic fruits like orange, curry and dhal and sunflower seeds. It's surprising because my stomach only rejects certain food because when I vomitted, only certain food came out.

And, the pregnancy hormones make my stomach over-producing acid. I felt uncomfortable all day long. I'm not experiencing morning sickness but all-day-long sickness. Horrible feeling. Now, I had to rely on anti-nausea drug especially early morning because I just can't tolerate anything without medication. Early morning, after waking up, I will definitely throw up the acid collected in my stomach overnight after I drank some water.

I'm so worried of dehydration. I can't escape from this because the last pregnancy I was dehydrated as well due to excessive vomitting. Poor thing. My husband also got used to this as compared to my first pregnancy. He said, he doesn't know what to do. Haha!

Anyway, I hope one day both my son and ?son/daughter will be able to read this. So that they know how much sufferings and difficulties their mum went through to bring them to this world. Haha

Cheers

Grace

Bali...We're Coming Soon!

Hello Readers,

Hubby and I are married for 2 years this year 16 September 2016 will be our 3rd year together as husband and wife. After married, we did not manage to go for our honeymoon as our baby was growing. We had decided to go after baby gets older. Now that our Mochi Biri is 2+ years, we had decided that it's time to go for our long delayed honeymoon this April. We had planned this early this year.

We had decided to go for Bali as this place had lots of private pool villas to offer. I have always wanted a honeymoon with private villas with pool for total privacy. Hotels are a NO-NO for me when it comes to honeymoon. We went through Agoda.com and Booking.com to search for the cheap rates of private pool villa. We made some comparisons for the villas and read some reviews from the travellers before deciding which villa to go for. In the end, we had chosen Unagi Villas at Canggu Bali after reading many good reviews for their villas condition and customer service given.

They offer one bedroom private pool villa - just what we wanted. Booking directly from their official website is cheaper compared to other booking websites. We booked for 2 nights at the villa for total of IDR 1,949,000.24 (RM573.83) -which I think is very cheap for a private pool villa. The villa also comes with a bedroom, kitchen, dining hall, living room and private pool. For more information on the villa, you can visit their website at UnagiVillas. Their website also has a few different packages to suit your vacation needs.

Talked so much, let's take a look at the features of the villa. The villa is located directly infront of a paddy field I will post a detailed review and blog about my honeymoon after I'm back! Enjoy! Picuteres are adopted from Unagi Villas website and Tripadvisor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Beautiful or not? I hope that the actual villa is more beautiful than pictures!

We also plan to visit certain place near Canggu for our food and visits. Some of the places in our list are:

1) Betelnut Cafe

They offer a selection of good and healthy food

 

2) Hijau Warung and Cafe

They offer a selection of local food beside the paddy field

3) La Mexicana

They offer a selection of Mexican Food

4) Warung Bu Mi

They offer a selection of local food with cheap price

5) Monsieur Spoon Canggu

They offer a selection of pastries and puffs and coffee

6) Tanah Lot

7) ECHO Beach Canggu

8) Souvenirs for loved ones

Love

Grace

STUPID GENTING POLICY!

Both hubby and I got complimentary rooms from Genting; where hubby got 2 nights stay and mine is 1 night stay at Genting First World Hotel in March. We both redeemed the rooms and I had asked my brother and his GF if they wanted to join us. They quickly nodded. We planned to go from 26^th to 28^th March 2016, in conjunction with Good Friday and Easter Sunday on 27^th March. As there are only two nights stay, we have to book another room to continue with the complimentary room. My brother will stay in that room. At first, we booked on 25^th March as we thought to go there after work on Friday. But unfortunately, hubby’s leave was not approved due to some internal reasons. So, we thought of amending the room from 25^th to 27^th check in (our complimentary room check in 26^th March). 

Unfortunately Genting refused to assist us with amending the date. We are not asking for any refund of the room, but they still refuse to accommodate us, which made me very pissed off and disappointed with their customer service.  Genting was very restrictive with their ‘policy’ that no amendment/cancellation/refund can be made once the booking is confirmed. It should depend on the situation since customer asked for assistance to change the booking date due to unforeseeable situations. Plus, we asked for this request almost a month before the check-in, which has given ample time and reasons to assist us. Usually if the request made too near to the date, then it is difficult to accommodate. But such minute request to amend the booking date is soooo difficult to accommodate by Genting. They even ask us to provide official proof that we cannot make it. The customer service agent even asked me to asked husband to get his boss to write an official letter that we cannot make it. Seriously? The trip is a personal thing, and Genting want us to involve our boss to write letter for it? Very ridiculous. And because of this we had to book another room and this room, we got to waste it for nothing. I can never forget this stupid incident. We paid double to genting because of the stupid policy!!!! 

Phew! What a release! I'm very angry still with the policy! Argghh!

Hope Genting management can read this post and improve their service to assist the customer! 

Updates for the past few days

For the past few days, my BF's mother came to KL to visit us and we went out for Lunch and Dinner. Here I camwhored with my cute little chipmunk and smurf..

Can u see how cute is my chipmunk?

Hello! Am I cute?

Yesterday I had an interview at Pencetakan Tenaga (PT) Sdn. Bhd. company. The company is actually a big factory majoring in printing services for major companies like P&G, AmbiPur, Sony, Celcom..and et. cetera. They offer RM2100 for 5.5 days work. What I really like about their job scope is that they are offering training for all departments of the company.  By doing so, I will get more opportunity to learn jobscope of all different departments and learn totally new things. I'm really excited about this, but let's just hope that I will not be rejected by them...After interview, I went out Lunch with Jyn Ling at MidValley. We had lunch at Jusco and had Laksa and Nasi Lemak Rendang Ayam. After that we walked around MidValley and in the end, we munched on our delicious snacks from Tako Tao..

Yummy! This is the Takoyaki from Tako Tao...Yummy! 

Today I will be having another interview at Selayang Hospital for contract dietitian. I think the chances for me getting this position is not easy as I do not have good knowledge about dietetic practice.. My interview will be at 3.00pm and so, I took this opportunity to do my facial..=)

The black black mask is a peeling mask to peel out my black and white heads. While the other parts of my face is applied with an enzyme mask! 

Walao...now my skin is smooth smooth...=)

Okay, that's all for this time

Love,

Lai Peng

Outing with besties

Today I went out with besties Wai Leng and Chia Wen and also 3 of our secondary mates, whom we've almost lost contact for few years since secondary school. Unfortunately I did not capture any pictures of our gathering. My bad..=(

 I'm pretty excited for the gathering and quite happy with my outfit and look of the day...

 Cheers!

Gathering was as usual..talking non stop and laughing like mad girls..Especially Miss Wai Leng is there. The whole restaurant was filled with her laughter and giggling..OMG...But she's really a 'happy fruit' to every one

Besty Chia Wen gave me my belated bday present. It was a pretty necklace with heart shape and jewels..*Love it* 

Sorry for the low quality camera picture..Haiz..But this is how the necklace looks like.. Pretty right? 

TQ Chia Wen for the lovely pressie..

And..she also wrote me a lovely birthday message and wishes..Girl I hope every wish will come true...Thanks alot...=) [Lots of hugs]

[Swt..sorry for the blur pic.I think my hands were shaking when I took this]

Lots of love and hugs to besties..Love u girls

~End~

Lai Peng

Getting new phone

Yipee..Finally after watching a few phone review on YouTube comparing Samsung galaxy Y and Mini, I came out with a conclusion...I'm buying Samsung galaxy Y despite having only 2 MP for camera. The review mentioned that the processor and speed of galaxy Y is somehow more advanced than Mini despite Mini is having better MP for camera. Also, review said that Mini's GPS is sucky and useless..This totally cut its marks and I will opt for Y instead...

I love this white one..Looks so classy.. OMG pretty excited for it

~End~

Love,
Lai Peng

Update

Urrghh..sorry for the long delay of blogging...Its been a long time since i last posted anything here. Life has been really tiring and boring...PPUKM sucks..OMG I hate to talk about my posting there now..

But anyway, I'm currently struggling to manage my time well with the case report write-up, and also deciding how to move my stuff to kepong here with my BF.. also, planning to shop for new table for new house here in Kepong. I'm currently also deciding to get a new phone..

This phone looks OK also...

Looks cool eh? But I actually wanted this phone more..

Samsung Galaxy Gio..but this one is way expensive than the Galaxy Y above...

Which one ar? Headache... =.="

~End~

Lots of love,

Lai Peng

Update after tired weekends..

Weekend has been really stressful and tiring as I would have to finish up many things and study for this week..Phew..really tiring and depressing as my weekend turned up to be dull and not exciting as I always had.. ='(

Last weekend I tried to make my day more by making colorful breakfast..Cheese sandwich with yellow and red cherry tomatoes.. Colorful and nutritious..

Today is Tuesday and I could not believe that I got a surprise from my BF. We just got back from grocery shopping in Jusco and while I was pouring my oatmeal into the container, he approached me from behind asking me to close eyes he wanna do magic but I cannot see it. So I obeyed him and he put a necklace around my neck..To my surprise he gave me beautiful little diamond necklace...Thanks honey...Muacks =)

So long for this time..got to continue reading my journals and do some work..Good night world..=)

~End~

Lai Peng

Camwhoring and wanting to start cooking again

Today is a good day..sun is bright and lighting is so good for camwhoring XD

Today I'm too free to and so I camwhored with my diabetic quick and easy meals recipe book which I borrowed from library last week.. Seriously the menus in the recipe book is awesome! Too many delicious and mouth-watering recipes..I wanted to try some on it this weekend. One of the breakfast menu that I want to try first is the mushroom scrambled egg! Yummy!

You can see how I promoting the recipe book! LOL..Take 1 and 2 is like above. I pretty liking the pictures because somehow I look pretty natural here especially my hair! LOL..so perasan la me..=.="

Will update again on the food after I try it out!

~End~

Lai Peng 

New semester new challenge

Today is Friday...good news is that weekend is here but bad thing is that next week is the beginning of the attachment is Selayang Hospital. Though this is not the first time there but this time I'm back there for clinical attachment instead of catering posting. Anyhow there will be some difference. We have three seniors working as a dietitian there, many people were saying that it is good have have our senior to train us but what I'm really worry of is that they will no longer treat us like we are the little junior, instead, they might be very strict and serious with us. I know myself well that I'm weak at so many things and it is terrible because I'm not very keen to learn more by myself compared to my colleagues. Too lazy of me. Haiz..what am I to do after this? Can I do it this sem on my own? Can I graduate smoothly? Will I get a good job and be happy with my coming future path? I hope everything will be fine.

Boring like hell!

Today is Friday and weekend is just around the corner..I've been waiting so long for this...But..you can see my expression.. This morning there won't be any class so I have to wait until afternoon to attend the discussion session at UKMMC (UKM Medical Center) But I have nothing much to do today. Perhaps I will read something after posting this..

Ermm... What I wanna say somemore? Ok..I'm gonna graduate soon this year. The good thing is that I will be ending my study life misery soon but the bad thing is moving into more stressful working life. Graduation is the border to the working life. Now that I've gone through one semester of training in UKMMC, I have a rough idea of how working life really is and I come out with one conclusion: Stressful and dull life! WTF!

I think I do miss the study time in my faculty especially is first and second year. That time I still get to hang out with my nutrition friend, Keh Len. But now, we rarely meet each other.. All I have with me is Jeremy and William as my close buddies and partner. To be honest, these are my close unimates and I always think that I'm lucky to make some close friends where ever I go..

I don't like making too much friends because it will be so freaking troublesome to attend so many outings and celebrations with so many different peoples. I will only care and 'layan' people or friends that I think they are my close friends and they worth it.. Compare to my darling, I think I am way much luckier because I have made many friends that are really my 'zhi gei' instead of 'zhu pang gao yao'. Whereas my darling he only has a few friends. We have different personality I guess. He can survive without friends but I can't. =) I think friends are someone we know and can share problems together. But best and super close friends are those that will stand by us, supporting us without any repay for it. I have these friends. My besties are in them..and also my matrix mates: Bass Ooi, Chau Wei and unimates: Jeremy, William, Keh Len... 

I want to say TQ to all these buddies and friends for being with me, helping me supporting me when I have problems.. I really appreciate you all.. and to be honest, there is not expiry date to our friendship. My friend Keh Len said after graduation, our friendship will end and it has an expiry date. I was very hurt and sad to hear that. When I made a close friendship with someone, I mean it to last long and will never forget them or let it end just like that..I appreciate every friend I made...mean it..!

Ok...time to get ready for my class later..

~End~

Lai Peng

立春

Today is 立春 where eggs will be standing from certain time onwards. Nobody really knows the reason behind it of why the egg will stand on a particular time and day. But anyway, everyone enjoys playing and making the eggs stand. ^_^

I made this rose with just toothpick and left over cloth pieces

As you can see, the eggs are standing..cool huh?!

Finally, we have 7 eggs standing right now..Yes..right now!

~End~

Lai Peng