More protection for my sensitive soles

Of late, I've been diligently applying lotion on my heels right after my shower and wear these soles covers. The lotion absorbs very fast into my skin and the covers serve to prevent rubbing of the lotion onto surface of the floor as well as keep my soles from drying.

The effect thus far is not flawless soles but the sights of cracking heels are less.

Affordable casual wedges

Originally sold at RM29 per pair, I got them for RM25 per pair from a sub-urban mall. They are only about two inches tall and suitable for casual wear. These were sold by those seasonal Thai traders. Those nicer and sweeter coloured ones were sold out and I even saw one pair with a unique design being kept under the table.

Apparently, those were already booked by another customer.

Skirt at RM3!

I guess no one would believe me if I tell them the skirt (one piece la!) costs RM3 each! When I happened to pick up one of the skirts, the price tag attracted me as it only costs a meagre RM10!
So, I picked all the three colours available.

I was in for another pleasant surprise when I paid for it at the cashier. He told me RM12 and with total disbelief, I paid for them. The next logical thing for a shopper to do is to search if there are more of such unbelievable bargains. There are only 3 colours, if there are 5, I would undoubtedly grab all. And, all the other skirts were not my cup of tea. So, I went home smiling in my heart as though I've just gotten a windfall.

My eyebrows were shaved

It was a beauty consultant from the same salon who advised me not to shave my eyebrows. Shaving, it seems, damages the cuticle and may lead to retardation of the brows. The advice was given a few years ago after I told her the make-up artist of a photo session shaved my eyebrows to rid of unnecessary fine hair.

A few years later, just a few days ago, another beauty consultant from this salon,did just that. And, I had gone through the third round of eyebrow shaving by her. Logic tells me that the shaving is an easier way of getting rid of unwanted hair, it's neater and requires less brow-picking skills. She did brow-picking too but not enough. And she got too carried away with the shaving that I actually suffered a cut on my eyelid, I realised later at home when I cleansed my face and felt a tingling sensation. She shaved the sides of the brows, under the brows and above my nose bridge.

She will definitely be getting a gentle earful from me on my next session.

My collection of swarovski jewellery

One of my favourite pendants, in my favourite colour, sapphire. It suits most occasion with just a change of the necklace. This goes with casual tees with jeans or a sun dress.

Whenever I wore this to the office, the rich sapphire colour never failed to catch my colleagues' attention.

For a more formal look, swap the necklace with a silver one.

Multi-tasking in the car?

Don't ever think of trying this if you lack the skill? If I were you, I won't attempt this.

If I can call this 'multi-tasking', this requires years of honing and a calm mind. I can't help but snap this picture of someone close to me. Don't worry, I won't reveal your identity but if you want me to, do let me know.

Bathroom slippers for the sensitive ones

With heels such as mine, this kind of so-called 'water-proof' bathroom slippers(pink) (from Jusco) come in very practical and useful. These ones fit the description better as the base is imilar to an abacus,with gaps which do not retain any water for long. Dry slippers,especially at night, are the answers to my problematic heels like mine.

I bought the first pair (orange) more than a year ago from Jusco. These are 'water-retaining' as there are holes (in the shape of flowers) on certain parts of the base. Hence, they are not really water-proof.

Priced at RM12.90 per pair, they are worth it so long as my woes are lessened.

Nyonya casual bag

Saw this handbag at Mid-Valley,one of those mobile kiosks. It immediately caught my attention, partly because it is in red, one of my favourite colours and its shape.

At RM29.90, it's affordable. After paying for it for 5 minutes, I went back to the kiosk to purchase another one, as a gift to a closed one. I'm sure the receiver will like it.

Pleasure became torture

In all my years of facial sessions, this has to be the worst, most torturous session. Most of you will agree that the only painful session of any facial treatment is the extraction of blackheads. My nose,to me, is the most 'insensitive' part of this process, probably because of my thick nose. And, yet this petite lady is capable of inflicting pain to this part of my face. I used to enjoy my nose being 'extracted' of blackheads. Not anymore.


My 'ouches' and moving of my face to signal to her of the pain didn't stop her from her passionate extraction. The last straw came when my cheeks were the next target. She didn't seem apologetic and continued until I finally raised the white flag. 'I don't want to continue anymore. It's so painful..,' I almost pleaded to her in desperation.

Still no apologies, she explained that the pain could be due to the 'stubborn' blackheads and my dry skin condition. My face was in dire pain and I couldn't be bothered with whatever reason she gave. Next, she said calmly and professionally,"Ok la, maybe next session we continue,". "No way!" I vowed. Under my dead body will I allow you to extract my blackheads.

Looking for economical facial programmes

I am still on the lookout for more economical facial programmes. It can cost a bomb when you require quality and natural products, products which can reduce the stubborn and ever increasing pigmentation on the face. On top of that, other age-revealing part such as the eyes and neck cannot be neglected too. These are the most prominent ones when it comes to age-telling signs. I still have quite a number of treatments to go with my current programme. I have been recommended to a beauty centre which claims to be much cheaper and sells quality products too. And the most important of all, no hard-selling. Emm, I'll definitely try this out.

Farewell to my Office Wardrobe Series - Part 2

A figure-hugging halter-neck top, in my favourite colour, blue. Normally, I wore a black knitted cardigan over it. When I was slimmer, I actually wore a tighter soft blue cardigan but not anymore. There is a matching skirt that goes with this top. Ooops! I almost forget about it. Let me go through my wardrobe for the skirt. It's the stretchable type, you know one that you can sit in very 'unfeminine' way in it and it will not tear or go out of shape.

Farewell to my Office Wardrobe Series - Part 1

A very wearable top, simple and chic,well at least it looked chic in my old office a few years ago. This was my favourites top especially when I was in a hurry or didn't have the mood to choose a proper office outfit in one of those dull mornings. It goes well with a pair of smart casual pants or a tight or A-shaped skirt. I normally,almost all the time, matched it with a pair of brown pants. Oh yes! I loved to match these outfits with my pair of all-time favourite eye-catching blue diamantes ear-rings. I shall remind myself to upload a photo of these ear-rings,one of my favourites.

Disappointing manicure

Sometimes,it is better to leave the job to experts. The lady boss enthusiastically served me and passionately did my manicure. No complaints about the cutting and chipping of dead skin. When it came to the painting session, my doubts seemed proven.

They looked too thick on my nails, high probability of 'old' varnish. Well, I was quite sure of this as before I even left the salon, my thumb varnish got scratched accidentally by me.The expert manicurist quickly did a 'repainting' job and commented that would not have happened if she were to do the job for me. True enough, her skills are better.

Confirmed! My varnish started to peel off the next day, one by one. Fortunately, I didn't pay through my nose for this. I have to make sure I don't get served by the lady boss in my next visit.

Anyway, I realised the lady boss was hard-selling on her detergent products whilst doing my manicure. Everything happens for a reason.

The recommended hairstyle

This is the hairstyle recommended by my hairstyle, well, last year. It suits people with thin hair, especially on top. I was a little sceptical because it will definitely look 'flat' on my already 'sparse' crowning glory. But, what harm is it to try except for a couple of hundred ringgit lighter?

Aster Spring closing down its outlet

So, they finally close down its outlet at Mid-Point. Who wouldn't with the low human traffic in the shopping complex which seems to be losing its appeal, except for a couple of main tenant, one of which is Aster Spring?

That means a slightly further drive down the road to the nearest outlet. Negative point is of course, further drive. Plus point is a 'newer' group of beauty consultants (hope they are better) and probably cheaper parking charges. And, a chance to grab some groceries too.

Metamorphosis?

I just can't believe that those pieces of dead skin were mine.

"See, your skin", the manicurist enthused.

A little embarassed in the beginning because of my dry and chapped heels, I was very satisfied with her service in the end. One must be passionate to do this job. No joke. Who loves hugging strangers' heels while scraping off the stubborn and unsightly cracks and dead skin? Who loves going through each toe while trying to trim them as nice as possible?

After the session has ended, I felt really 'new' and 'clean'. I own a layer of 'new' and better looking skin. No need to be shy and try to hide my heels, at least for a while. The session wasn't expensive. For both manicure and pedicure, it costs less than RM60 and it's located at Ampang Point.

Too red at first

It kind of look too red for me. The hairstylist insists it looks nice on me. Well, I have to submit since my hair is in their hands. The colour will eventually change to a lighter brown, so I don't think I need to worry too much. I probably have to wait for 3 months to see the toned down colour.

I told my younger 'associates' I used a wrong coloured-shampoo one fine day and this is how my hair turned out to be. The hue on my hair definitely drew attention and comments from them. My response sort of convinced them that I choose to look 'red'.

To get VIP discount

Not too bad a deal if I can accumulate RM300 worth of spending in 3 months. Initially, I mistook that I have to spend it in one month and was rushing to have hairwashes. Since, I still have so many weeks and I probably need another RM100 or so, I don't think it's much of a problem to get a VIP discount card.

5% is not too big deal but if I need to spend approximately RM20 every 3 to 4 weeks, then the savings can be quite significant.

A good massage

This is the first time I have ever been massaged since my post-natal during my confinement period of my older son. It's been more than a decade!

I signed up this upper-back massage. A little too much strength was applied though. But, it all depends on the massager. Since this is just my 'first' experience, I will demand for something that suits me in my next visit.

But, I definitely dislike the hot blanket. It kind of 'burnt' my abdomen skin especially when I was lying on my 'folded' abdomen skin. Am I having too much of loose skin,or what? After the session, I was told that they can adjust the temperature of the blanket. So, next time I'll ask for a lower temperature one.

Getting worse

Now that I do more washing and rinsing, deep ugly cracks on my heels are more prominent. Wet slippers in the bathroom worsen the situation especially I am one of those who stay up late and frequenting the bathroom spells disaster to my heels. Some slippers tend to 'hold' water.

So, a wonderful product come into the market. What they call the 'waterproof' slippers. Not sure if it is just a marketing gimmick with such 'convincing' name. But, what I can see is the slippers have holes where water can drain away if it ever get onto the slipper.

Seems to be good news to my heels. Let's see how it goes.