Lee Chong Wei injured!!!!

Lee Chong Wei was injured in a match against Peter Gade in Thomas Cup 2012.

Here's a video of the sprain.

Looks like a really bad sprain. OUCH!!!!! I hope he can fully recover and train in time for Olympics.

Speedy recovery!

I remember the last time that I sprained my ankle, it was kinda similar to LCW. But its not as bad and I already took 3 weeks to recover. I started playing badminton after the 2nd week as I was itching to play badminton. But it still hurts so I just took it easy and din run. The pain was excruciating !!!! Some more on some days, my ankle still hurts. So its not really a full recovery.

I wish LCW will have a full recovery and be back on the court soon!

Narcissism

Getting a bit narcissistic. But bear with me yeah...

A comparison pic of me. Left is the recent photo and the right one was taken Dec last year (I think) when my hair was still brighter.

 YAY!!! I can fit into the tee that I bought n years ago! This was taken right after badminton so makeup is non existence.

 The day after I received my letter! Something yellow to celebrate the day!

All black with my silk scarf from KL

 All black for the much needed slimming effect! 

 A little of brown and leopard spots on my heels. 

Too bad you cant see the ruffles in front of the shirt.

There you go! My normal work attire. I used to wear cotton button shirts for work but I find that those shirts are boring to the max. So I like to mix and match my work outfits. To feel good, I need to dress well. Did you notice that I have a different pair of heels for every outfit? I just noticed just now. Those heels shown here are not even half of my collection.

Alright alright.......enough of my narcissism. 

Happy Mother's Day!

I know this is a bit late but hey better late than never right?

My mom has supported me in so many things ever since I was born. Although there are moments where we don't exactly see eye to eye but the bond and love between us will always be there.

 Flowers for my beautiful mom

 Little gifts of love

 My beautiful mom with her lovely bouquet 

Mange cake which she insisted on ordering herself 

The most important exam of my life

I have been so busy lately with so many different things.

A bit of good news to share with everyone. I passed my citizenship exam!!!!!! Got my sukacita letter last Thursday! While almost everyone got their letters within the first 3 days, I had only known my results on Thursday at nearly 5pm as I remember that I was gonna go change my running baju.

It was the most tense 4 days of my life. Never ever have I felt this way while waiting for exam results.I think it was partly due to the fact that if it were my Uni exam results or CPA results, we all get to know the results at the same time. We either feel happy (pass) or sad/angry (fail) all at the same time. But as the letter was delivered via the postman to our house, we all got our letters at different time. So hence the tension.

I finally belong somewhere, to a country where I have lived almost all my life. A country that is truly home to me. 

On another note altogether, there were some people who congratulate me but I think it was a bit sour. Not going into details here. But lemme share something with you. Passing this exam is not sheer luck, its hard work. I failed the citizenship exam back in 2008 and once was enough, I told myself when I was called for the exam that I will not go through the same feeling of disappointment ever again.

Last year, 2 months before the exam, I started going for night classes about 2 times per week. Then gradually the frequency increase to 3 times a week and finally 5 times a week. I took 3 weeks worth of leave for the intensive class, which is from morning to night (with exception to lunch and dinner time). I'll arrive home around 11pm every night. I'll take a bath and rest a while and then sit down to read through all the materials that the Cikgu had given us.

I even bought a few karangan books and read through those that are relevant to get some ideas on how to put across my thoughts coherently (in bahasa melayu) of coz. My standard of BM is really very low. So I had no choice but to put in more work than others.

Luckily for me, I met a couple of friends at the tuition place and they helped me alot. I am forever thankful to them as not everyone is as self-less as they are. Helping me to reconstruct my sentences, giving me ideas on what to write on various topics and not forgetting shortening all the answers to the bare minimum and yet it still makes sense. Last but not least, thank you to my cikgu for his guidance.

So I absolutely abhor those people who said those who passed the exams are just plain lucky. I am here to tell those people, its not luck, its sheer hard work!

I am happy for those who had passed this time and as for those who did not make it this time, please do not give up. Keep trying and work harder. You will be rewarded for your hard work.

I finally feel like I belonged.

Quote that is currently on my mind

Quick to criticize and slow to compliment 

Face condition

I went for facial last 2 weeks and my my facialist told me that my skin is getting clogged. It got me thinking, have I change any of my skincare regiment?

The only thing that I changed was my cleansing wipes. Arghhhhh......only cleansing wipes le, that also will affect my face kah? Sigh....who ask me to have such sensitive skin?

So after my facial, I told myself that I should stop using foundation. I have been using foundation everyday ever since Mami bought me the HD foundation from Maekup Forever. Before that I was using BB cream almost daily.

So after my facial session, I told myself that I should either get better cleansing wipes and not those oily ones or I stop using foundation unless I have any special function. I have also started to use my 3-in-1 Actizen mask daily for 5 mins to cleanse my face as well (recommended by my facialist)

I have been using only sunblock and loose powder since Monday. I think I feel an improvement.

I love photoshake!

DST 17th Annual Dinner 2012

DST 17th Annual Dinner!!!!!!!!! The theme this year is 'The Wild Wild West'.

Initially I wanted to have a red Indian costume when we found out that the theme was wild wild west. But later on, I was pulled to perform line dancing. So I changed my mind to wearing a cowboy outfit. I searched for designs online and came across one that I think would be flattering for me. 

My boss recommended me to Vin-Nie which was situated in Batu Bersurat (near Elken). Alice (the lady boss) initially do not want to accept my order as she was quite a lot of orders for Hari Raya! Gosh!!!! I went there at the start of April le. Such good business eh. But luckily I told her that I just found out that I had to perform on stage and I need the costume and that she came highly recommended by my boss. Ahhh...the art of flattery will get anyone anywhere!

We discussed on what are the materials that was needed and how the costume should be made.She recommended that the material that I buy must be stretchy so that I would be more comfortable and she also recommend that the costume should be a dress with the corset outside. She even said she will help me to draw stars and such on the shawl-like thingey on the shoulders. I got all the necessary materials from Hokko. Hokko is amazing, the materials that you can find there are simply endless.

This is the end result!!!!!

I think it look gorgeous. I did not expect such likeness to the picture. Alice was amazing! When I was collecting the costume, Alice told me that when she put the costume at the window, there were a few walk in customers wanting to buy the costume! And there is no need for any alter. It fits perfectly albeit a bit loose, I think it was me losing a little weight :P

So the day arrives! I did not intend to buy any new boots to match the costume as its not everyday that you wear boots. But while I was shopping at  Charles & Keith (my fav shoe shopping shop), I found the perfect pair of boots! And thats not the best news yet.....they are on offer 50%!. Hows that for a bargain? And its just casual enough for me to wear on normal days.

Aren't they gorgeous???? It cost only B$27.95 after discount. Well any excuse to get new shoes eh.

So on the day itself, I went off work early and went for my usual makeup and hair session before any function. I always look for Moreen at De'most salon (you can make your appointment at 2230778). Her shop is located at Kiulap, just above KFC. I have been going to her since my first annual dinner in DST, like 6 years ago. I will normally just tell her what is my baju like for the function and what function, she will create the magic on me.

I love the hair! It look WILD on me! The makeup that she did this time has more emphasis on making my nose sharper and contouring my face. I did not realise that my hair is so long!

Trying on my cowboy hat! But still haven change into my costume yet.

Ahhh, trying an artistic shot.

After changing into my costume. i love the lighting on my dresser. I love my sharp nose and big eyes. Only if I look like this without makeup.

Feeling nervous as we are waiting for us to begin with the performance. I hardly remember anything before the performance.

This was taken after the performance when we are all feeling 'high' on a job well done.

I had a blast that night! The EMCee was damn funny as well. The management also did a fine performance. All in all, it was a good night although I did not win any lucky draw. 

So till next year YEEE HAAAA!

Its all about the hair

Who has fine and limp hair will understand my woes. I have oily scalp and dry ends. Since I am doing some sort of sports everyday, I wash my hair twice daily. Its a must for me to wash my hair in the morning before I go to work or even go out. Since I have very oily scalp, my roots will be oily when I get up from bed.

Putting the issue of washing your hair daily aside, I also have a lil (actually its quite a big) problem with tangled hair in the morning as I tend to toss and turn around when sleeping. So every night before sleeping, I will plait my hair. Nothing fancy. Just a loose plait so that my hair wont be all tangled up. And it works! No more tangled hair in the morning!!!! 

Not back to the fine and limp hair. I have very little hair and not to mention flat. No volume at all, NADA, NIL!!! Some people actually asked me whether I rebonded my hair. No I did not. Its just so flat. When I blowdry my hair, I dun need a comb even, I just simply swing the hairdryer around and believe it or not, my hair dries in 5 minutes flat. (At the length it is now, its super fast ok)

Another issue is that my hair grows very slowly, no make it extremely slow. This was taken during chinese new year 

And this was just taken recently.

Hmmm, some people's hair grow really fast. How I envy them. And my hair at the end is really thin. I wonder whether I will have the hair length that I used to have way back when I was much younger, which is waist length.

I was lamenting about how slowly my hair is growing and my mami went to chopped off her hair!!!! Heart pain le when I see all the hair on the floor.

I think the hair stylist shopped off a good 10 to 11 inches off her. But I do agree that my mami looks so much younger!!!!

Beautiful Mami

I am currently using Pantene for volume hair, Loreal (pink colour bottle one), Herbal Essence (I think its the Citrus essence, dun get the rain forest one, its very oily) and I also bought the Tsubaki shampoo for clarifying (this is only to be used once a week to clear the scalp of any residue) As for conditioner, I love Tsubaki conditioner (should be for repair).

Don't get me wrong, for all the cons, I still love my hair. Its just that I wish its a bit thicker and have more volume and that it can grow faster.