Life of a Foxy Siren

Oooh look what the postman had for me today....
Went shopping and coming back home.. tadaaaa.... a surprise from The Boyfriend! :D

To keep my heels warm and soft, I got these. They are priced at RM2 each.
Slather on some thick layer of lotion and wrap these on! Ahhh hello nice heels! :)

Hello Sweethearts

Take care!
XOXO

Ahh don't we just hate those crappy feelings?
Things were fine-fabulous at work.. and I was happily browsing at the mall after that when gastric came visiting.
Like out of a sudden, hmm is it gastric or indigestion? I ate regular today so hungry is out.

Back home I popped in a Gaviscon and ewwwww I din know it tasted like chalk!
Worse, I'm supposed to chew it... and I was doing my laundry while chewing and it bubbled, at the same time tasted like watery chalk with Sprite. OMG... that feeling..

Been an hour already and not really getting better :( I probably should sleep.
Needless to say I feel rubbish now.. but whenever I feel this way these are the things that I'd do to pick myself up:

- Change the bedsheets. I love the smell of fresh clean linen. Even the feel against my skin is hmmmmm nice. (don't laugh... try it :) )

- Drink hot chocolate. The weather may be hot hot hot nowadays but a cuppa hot choc always calms me down.. (if you're with winter now, the more reason for one, eh?)

- Listen to The Boyfriend snoring. Hahahhahah I recorded a clip of him snoring when he was asleep. *wicked*

- Have a foot massage. I either rotate between my Ogawa or Osim. My ultimate dream is to have a private masseuse with me. Hehehheh.

- Mask my face. A little pampering makes me feel loved. My obsession with shopping and beauty products are all here.

- Sleep. Ahh this is classic. I used to be stingy with sleep, thinking it wastes time. The benefits are endless I tell ya.. it almost always banish crappiness.

There you see these are my little cheer-me-ups. What are yours? :)

~ Sanguine as is both cheery and bloody; you’ll see why!
 I woke up feeling all cheery – I was gonna visit a children’s home later in the afternoon. Planned a visit to the home, playing some yoga-based games, just to induced some laughter and fun. And then an hour of yummy snacks. C’est super!


And how did it go?


Hmm the home is located inside a Chinese cemetery area (yikes! Yes I did freak a little when I found out the location. Going to places like this usually zap a hell lot of energy outta me – I dunno why)


I’d lost my way if it wasn’t The Boyfriend who took a random turn at a junction.


The home was peaceful and quiet, and very clean. The youngest there is 6, oldest 14, and a total of 21 kids. You can see how excited they are for the event. Cheeky grins and innocent laughter. It was a good one hour of bonding with them.


I noticed these children have a very strict timetable. TV like twice a week? (ok when I was a kid I wasn’t even allowed to watch TV – unbelievable, right? But I survived..) They make their own beds, wash their own clothes, homework and revision time. And they are happy..They were very thankful for every little thing that you do for them.


Look at us! How we all take things for granted sometimes! Sigh..


I hope to visit them again soon.. I reckon they need these contributions the most:
- Stationaries
- Book shelves
- Dry food : rice, biscuits, milo
- Daily use: toilet paper

It happened on one innocent mundane night. I was surfing the web, and suddenly The Boyfriend, who was watching TV, called out.. "Hey look at this.. cute eh?"

It was the ad for Osim uKimono. After the mere 31 seconds ad, guess what was I surfing for?
Yeh smart you... the uKimono.
It costs $799... and I wanted it!

I managed to distract myself from it for a few days.. before I headed to the mall and tried it.
It gave me tingly feeling (I tried it on my thighs). Nice, I quite like it (what? "quite like" is a lie! I love it) I walked away reluctantly after that, but what the SA said lingered on my mind... "can pay by installment also.." Oh, so I don't have to puke out one chunk of money in one go? It won't sound too bad yeh? Yeh yeh?

Guess what, two days later - I GOT IT! Hehe... bright red one... So CNY-ish!
It comes with a purple colored diary and an SHE calendar- with some tips to lose the jiggle.

So here's my baby...tada:



Colour: Red / Purple / Orange

Function: Shape and tone the tummy, thighs and butt. Also massages the lumbar. Helps with digestion.

Usage: Each session is auto-programmed at 10 minutes. You can choose to knead, vibrate or both. At one go, each body part is not to exceed 1 hour (whoaaaa pls don't be an addict). Do not use it right before and after meals.

My Experience:
I've been using it for a couple of days now. During the session, I feel warmth on the area I use it on. I really feel it gives my stomach a bloody good massage. At times I feel dizzy after using it, but its on and off, could be my low BP.

On my stomach - I feel kinda itchy all around. Its the circulation, still tolerable. My first use - the area on my stomach was itchy and all red. But then I went to sleep and the next morning it was all ok.

On my thighs and butt - just feel tingly and warm. Nothing uncomfortable.

What I don't like about it:
~ it is heavy... :S
~ it comes with wires and adaptor, such a hassle - can't really walk around much.
~ it is kinda noisy

But overall, I'm happy with this machine. Let's see if it really helps to tone me up! ;)

* Woof *
* Licks *
* Bite shoe and run *
* Tummy rubs *

Dino years ago, I was very into incense, aromatherapy and the likes. I'd buy incense in boxes, knowing very well it would take ages to even finish one! That was how addicted I was.. I still like them, just that; I don't buy them anymore.. hee.

Somehow or other, I came across Arabic Incense by Conscious Candle Company (Aus) and on a whim, I bought back a few boxes (small ones only ok). Back then "Arabic Incense" sounded soooo exotic I just gotta have it!

And then I realized.. I don't know how to use them! Arrrghhh I've never seen how it is done either. So I kept them in the drawer and forgotten about it for some time.. *sheepish grin*

Recently just thought of them.. and decided to use it no matter what. Duh... there was a simple instruction on the box itself! *smack* What was I thinking!?


Okay, so I'm supposed to burn the Charcoal Tablet for about a minute. It doesn't smell of anything though. Place the charcoal into a burner plate, and sprinkle some incense onto the charcoal... and voila!

My apartment smells so nice!

The one I'm currently using - Casper; smells like sweet, warm cinnamon. Its not overpowering, but gives me the cozy feeling, a little sensual too I may add!

Play some Bossa Nova and bliss!
Time to chill....

Some health tip for sharing..

I’ve heard that rice is fattening, but I didn’t know it does us no benefits until I came across this article. Hmm how true this is, I wonder?

Read / follow with caution. But don’t try eating raw meat though!
Just sharing okay..

Here is the article (lengthy one though):

The human body was never meant to consume rice! You see, our genes have
hardly changed in more than 30,000 years. However, our food choices and
lifestyle have changed dramatically. The caveman would hardly recognize
our food or way of life.

Caveman food was never cooked as fire was not yet tamed. Thus, he ate only
those foods that you can eat without treatment with or by fire.. He ate
fruits, vegetables, fish (sushi anyone?), eggs, nuts and meat. Yes, even
meat! You can even eat meat raw if you were starving in the forest. You
have the necessary enzymes to digest meat.

However, rice, like wheat and corn, cannot be eaten raw. It must be
cooked. Even if you were starving in the desert, you cannot eat rice in
the raw form. This is because we do not have the system of enzymes to
break rice down. You were never meant to eat rice. To make matters worse,
you not only eat rice, but also make it the bulk of your food.

In some parts of Asia , rice forms up to 85% of the plate. Even if you take rice, keep it to a minimum. Remember, it is only for your tongue - not your body. Actually, rice and other grains like wheat and corn are actually worse than sugar.

There are many reasons:

Rice becomes sugar - lots of it!
This is a fact that no nutritionist can deny: rice is chemically no different from sugar. One bowl of cooked rice is the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. This does not matter whether it is white, brown or herbal rice.

Brown rice is richer in fibre, some B vitamins and minerals but it is still the caloric equal of 10 teaspoons of sugar. To get the same 10 teaspoons of sugar, you need to consume lots of kangkong-10 bowls of it.

Rice is digested to become sugar.
Rice cannot be digested before it is thoroughly cooked. However, when thoroughly cooked, it becomes sugar and spikes circulating blood sugar within half an hour-almost as quickly as it would if you took a sugar candy. Rice is very low in the 'rainbow of anti-oxidants. '

This complete anti-oxidant rainbow is necessary for the effective and safe utilization of sugar. Fruits come with a sugar called fructose. However, they are not empty calories as the fruit is packed with a whole host of other nutrients that help its proper assimilation and digestion.

Rice has no fibre.
The fibre of the kangkong fills you up long before your blood sugar spikes. This is because the fibre bulks and fills up your stomach. Since white rice has no fibre, you end up eating lots of 'calorie dense' food before you get filled up. Brown rice has more fibre but still the same amount of sugar.

Rice is tasteless-sugar is sweet.
There is only so much that you can eat at one sitting. How many teaspoons of sugar can you eat before you feel like throwing up? Could you imagine eating 10 teaspoons of sugar in 1 seating?

Rice is always the main part of the meal.
While sugar may fill your dessert or sweeten your coffee, it will never be the main part of any meal. You could eat maybe two to three teaspoons of sugar at one meal. However, you could easily eat the equal value of two to three bowls (20-30 teaspoons) of sugar in one meal. I am always amused when I see someone eat sometimes five bowls of rice (equals 50 teaspoons of sugar) and then asks for tea tarik kurang manis!

There is no real 'built in' mechanism for us to prevent overeating of rice:
~ How much kangkong can you eat?
~ How much fried chicken can you eat?
~ How much steamed fish can you eat?
Think about that!

In one seating, you cannot take lots of chicken, fish or cucumber, but you can take lots of rice. Eating rice causes you to eat more salt. As rice is tasteless, you tend to consume more salt-another villain when it comes to high blood pressure. You tend to take more curry that has salt to help flavor rice. We also tend to consume more ketchup and soy sauce which are also rich in salt.

Eating rice causes you to drink less water.
The more rice you eat, the less water you will drink as there is no mechanism to prevent the overeating of rice. Rice, wheat and corn come hidden in our daily food. As rice is tasteless, it tends to end up in other foods that substitute rice like rice flour, noodles and bread. We tend to eat the hidden forms which still get digested into sugar.

Rice, even when cooked, is difficult to digest.
Can't eat raw rice? Try eating rice half cooked. Contrary to popular belief, rice is very difficult to digest. It is 'heavy stuff'. If you have problems with digestion, try skipping rice for a few days. You will be amazed at how the problem will just go away.

Rice prevents the absorption of several vitamins and minerals.
Rice when taken in bulk will reduce the absorption of vital nutrients like zinc, iron and the B vitamins.

Are you a rice addict? Going rice-less may not be easy but you can go rice less. Eating less rice could be lot easier than you think. Here are some strategies that you can pursue in your quest to eat less rice:

Eat less rice-cut your rice by half.
Barry Sears, author of the Zone Diet, advises 'eating rice like spice'.
Instead, increase your fruits and vegetables. Take more lean meats and fish. You can even take more eggs and nuts.

Have 'riceless' meals.
Take no rice or wheat at say, breakfast. Go for eggs instead.

Go on 'riceless' days.
Go 'western' once a week.

Take no rice and breads for one day every week.
That can't be too difficult. Appreciate the richness of your food. Go for taste, colours and smells. Make eating a culinary delight.

Enjoy your food in the original favours.

Avoid the salt shaker or ketchup.
You will automatically eat less rice.

Eat your fruit dessert before (Yes! No printing error) your meals.
The fibre rich fruits will 'bulk up' in your stomach. Thus, you will eat less rice and more fruits..

It's your life. Decide what you want to eat! But eat less rice!

Ahhhh today is one of those days I feel super pampered. Good start to the weekend with a hearty breakfast - soft boiled eggs, buttered toast with hot Milo. Yummmmm...

Off to my facial at Leonard Drake. I love those hands! My favourite therapist lulled me to heaven with the best facial massage ever. Hmm I don't really fancy the extraction though hehe. But the massage, hit all the spots!

One thing I don't really like about facial is.. I get horrible super oily hair after each session. And I refuse to loiter at the mall with bad looking hair :P

I stopped by Bobbi Brown for their 5-min Touch Up. Trying out the foundation, my match is Warm Sand 2.5 Foundation Stick $140. Was also introduced to the Extra Face Oil $220.

Bobbi Brown says: This emollient facial oil provides a concentrated boost of intensive moisture to comfort very dry skin. The lightweight formula absorbs easily, immediately moisturizing, softening, and conditioning skin with an oil blend of Sesame, Sweet Almond, Olive and Jojoba. Vitamin E protects skin from environmental damage. With continued use, EXTRA Face Oil helps keep skin soft and supple. Scented with a soothing blend of natural essential oils, including Neroli, Patchouli, Lavender and Sandalwood. Dermatologist-tested.


Next off to Origins for the Make A Difference cleanser and moisturiser samples.

Origins says:
Make A Difference™ Skin rejuvenating treatment
This botanical breakthrough proves that not all visible skin damage is forever. Origins found a team of skin redeemers. The Rose of Jericho (a “resurrection” plant that can survive and thrive after decades of drought), cell-reviving Trehalose from corn sugar and Sea Haricots help skin rebound from dramatic dehydration.

And a resourceful, ancient Oceanic Flora helps repair an aging appearance due to UV and environmental exposure. And Sage wisely rebuilds skin’s barrier to avert future damage. Used twice daily, wrinkled, weathered, potentially leathered skin resumes a youthfully-smooth look and feel.

In the afternoon, The Boyfriend wanted a haircut, so I tagged along as well and had my hair washed. Ooooh again for $15, it was worth it. The massage lasted forever. No scratching, just massage!

And then I headed to D'Piazza for the book clearance fair!
Came home with a bag full of books of course (they were on sale! I had no choice) :P

And I'm too tired to post those pics up now.... am off to find my bed.. ZZzzzzzz

The Boyfriend went for a company's trip to Langkawi..
... and he got me these...

:) Lovely, eh?

It has been a week since I got back from my short annual KL shopping trip. I’m missing it! Not the crazy traffic though.. but the days without work, and just shop! :)

The first stop was to Midvalley for some Stewed Pork with Preserved Salted Mustard meal. Still taste as good.. and very big serving mind you. Next to get some fix for bookstore hunger – MPH. I had some vouchers so a stack of magazines and books cost me uhh less than $50. *happiness*

I could have stayed in there forever, browsing books and mags one by one, but The Boyfriend could have died of boredom. So I reluctantly made my exit after about 45mins.

Just my luck coz I popped into Watsons and Guardian. Redeemed a sample of Vichy.

And, the same product @$110 was on sale, selling for $87! O-M-G.. grab!

As if that’s not enough to jump start my itchy shopping hands, I saw…

Montagne Jeunesse masks on sale.. 4 days sale. $4.88 each (NP $5.90), and now, buy 2 free 1. Needless to say I happily picked a few sets… and the very nice SA gave me extra freebies. *grins* I was also looking for Be Gorgeous Lip Balm but no where to be found…

So that’s about 3++hours and time to check into our hotel.

We stayed at Melia KL – nice place. Riiiiiiigggght opposite Berjaya Times Square. The Boyfriend knows. That his gf is very into shopping. *sweat*

We spent the evening at Times Square. Till my back hurts.

I'm the Ocean!

You are impressive and fascinating. People are drawn to your glory. You are a profound and passionate person. You are boundless in your power.

You have a philosophical and poetic soul. You take a lot of time to reflect.
You are mysterious and captivating. You are too deep for anyone to figure out.

Did a quiz on Facebook and ahem... I'm Type B - Boss Memory.
*Impressed*

It's not that you have a poor memory, but you only remember the bigger stuff. The more important things. That's why I call your memory the 'Boss memory' - you're taking the important role which only remembers the important things.

You don't bug yourself with minor and issues that just seem... unimportant? This is good cuz you balance your brain out. If you throw everything (no matter big or small ones) into your brain, one day your brain might just go - BURST!

Your brain somehow works like this: subconsciously, it only "absorbs" the key information, and leaves the irrelevant ones behind. That way, if you're planning for an event, you can identify the goal easily. Sometimes people may call you the one with "Short Term Memory", but ha! They WILL be shocked, if they see how you perform during a serious event. (Its so true! I really only remember certain things!)

Their jaws will drop seeing how you can run things multitask, remembering all the important things and eventually, together with your team, seeing things through successfully. You leave the little jobs to other people, so that you won't waste your "memory space".

Just gimme one free day to myself.
Just leave me at one mall.
Just leave me with one of my credit cards.

And I'll show you how much damage I can do..
Sigh, and I wasn't even anywhere near the big brands..

Lord, what is happening.. Pls gimme a raise this year end!
;)

I'm so close to smashing my laptop (though it is not its fault at all)because of the Blogger! I spent like over 30 mins trying to post up an entry and each time it gave me some idiotic BXXXX error, fields cannot be blank, or all my entries appear "WUW^#!_)JSS" WTH!

And the solution?
After almost finishing half a can of Pringles Potato Chips (I love Sour Cream btw), all I need to do is clear the cache! Duhh... I'm still fuming @ Blogger! Grrrr...

Now I need my barley drink to cool down and pray those chips don't gimme zits!

Over the weekend, while out on our shopping trip, I came across this shop selling really cute home deco - all cloth based. Curtains, chair pads, place mats, tissue boxes, you name it. Also, items were on sale! We got a set of chair pads for Mom's new sofa set.. very sweet and pleasant shade of maroon. Forgot to snap some pics though.. >_<

Then, The Boyfriend got me this cute apron. Hinting me to cook more often for him.
I don't usually wear aprons when I cook, but heck this is cute and he insisted... so... lol.
I actually wanted another one with a giraffe, but they don't have new ones, and the item on display had a lil tear. So I came home with this cutie...

... a day of: skip work, have - breakfast, morning break, lunch and tea break; burn of those fats, stuff more goodies for dinner, and then shop some really good deals, and close it off with a parcel waiting for ya sounds?

Lemme tell ya... ABSOLUTELY DIVINE! *grins*

I'm off to a two days offsite training. That means sleep in longer. Just listen to lectures, join in some discussions, and voila! The day is gone... and they feed me well.. *yummm century eggs*

Having mild cramps yesterday, I decided to go for my favourite yoga class. Feeling all good having a good sweat burning all those sinful yummies I stomached earlier. Its true what they say... Exercise does not further tires you.. instead, it energizes you ;)

Tuna Sub of The Day is still yummy as ever. Even The Boyfriend loves it now!
We decided to take a peek into Guardian after that.. and I'm still asking myself if that was a good move! Because I ended up buying some more things.. sigh. But I'm happy at the same time?
*oxymoron*

I'm too sleepy to post up pics now, will *try* to do so tomorrow. I'm eager to try out those goodies - oh they came with freebies (Merdeka Sales).

Back home, another surprise! I got my parcel from Eyeko! Yay!
The parcel was thrown deep into my apt entrance I was for a moment worried about breakage (silently cursing the delivery man - he did not call!) But amitabha... everything is perfectly fine :)
It came with 4 free cleansing wipes and a postcard hehe.

*My dog is demanding attention now, I'd better go..

Damn.. where was I all this while?
Last night, after a zillion years of procratinating, I finally decided to work on my blogs. I kept telling myself that I need to start recording down stuffs instead of relying on my aging brain.

What happens if this absent minded woman forgot what happened to her last week? Or what is her favourite brand of hand cream? How much was it? Or, what were the precious tips given to her by her "ancestors"? Where did she meet The Boyfriend?

And then, Google Books "found" me.
You mean, I can actually read Yoga Journal (one of my favourite reads) dated back in the 1970s? WTF?? I didn't even know they exists back then! Well, I wasn't born yet though, hehe.
But still?!

And I can read books just about any topics that I go gaga with. For FREE. And I don't have to even think of not having enough space to store them in my apartment!

Lesson learnt - DO NOT FREAKING PROCRASTINATE! EVER!
(yeah right, ever lol)

OK, I finally stop procrastinating and work on my blogs.
>_< Have no idea there are so many blog related tools. Widgets, templates, layouts... ahhh *faint*

Anyway, got a few done for my blogs, some buttons still don't work; and I've given back all the HTML knowledge back to my lecturer.. hehe. Will take more time to figure it out. Or, I could get Boyfriend to work it for me *winks*

Yay! I finally got my first pair of Ipanema sandals!
And in my favourite colour PURPLE!
And? It was on sale!! *grinning from ear to ear*

Boyfriend wanted to check out the latest football jerseys, and I ended up being the one buying something. Haha. I hope it is non slippery though, so will be putting it to test when I have my mamak fix. :D

Happy to pay $29 for it..

Back Entry: 22nd July 2009
- on holidays back in hometown

It suddenly dawned to me that good times fly, way too fast. Today is already Wednesday. I’ve been back for 5 days already. Yet I feel that the time I spent with momma isn’t enough. Two more days and I’ll be heading back to Work-Island again.

I’m feeling very reluctant to leave. I thought how nice if my family can stay near each other.

These few nights momma slept very well. In fact she dozed off before midnight. Rarely happens. I think she worry less when her daughter is near her. The happy look on her face these few days.. Makes me feel very sad about leaving the day after tomorrow..

We had a nice dim sum bfast this morning. The restaurant wasn’t packed at all. We took our time sipping tea, occasionally looking at a group of aunties chit-chatting. I wondered.. are they happy? About not having to work, but meet up and gossip over brunch? Momma said life is boring when you don’t have work, when you’re alone at home with nothing much to do. And then the guilty feeling sinks in. What can I do? What should I do?

Many times I stole some quiet glances at momma. I was thinking.. What’s on her mind? What does she wants most? What can I do to make her happy? My presence. Me being there for her. Does she know that I love her? Again, what can I do? What should I do?

We spent the day at the mall, mostly just browsing stuffs. Lunch was economy rice at the top floor.
Food was good, except the snobbish lady boss annoyed me with her lack of manners.
As usual, momma would scoop a little of each of her dishes for me. Little something that hold her dear to my heart..

She also got my favourite red sandals fixed in a jiffy. Mr Cobbler nailed it back neatly – free of charge. Momma just saved me a few dollars or the possibility that I’d have to throw it away.

Back home, she went ahead and boiled barley, then delicious eel soup for me. Last night, it was ginseng soup. I always get the bigger portion because momma always insisted she regularly make for herself. She’d always insist that I don’t cut those grasses and tire myself bad, knowing too well that I’ll never let her do it when I’m around.

I love having Fei-Put (fat ass- my momma’s dog) around. His hyper antics make me wanna bear hug him all the time. He has been acting extra happy and whiny these past few days. He just knows that he could get away with any mischief when I’m around, coz I won’t let him get any spanking lol.

Midnite, I came down to date my pink laptop; and Fei-Put was sleeping in the kitchen. He woke up after some time, but still lying down. I sat down and petted him for a while, talking to him. He seemed to understand me.. his eyes.. his body language.

I blame it on the eclipse today that I got peculiarly emotional today..

How nice if I could just opt to work from home, just write and write on my faithful pink laptop, life sorted out on my smart E71, money flowing in consistently; all the time able to spend much quality time with my family.

Sod the eclipse!