Wanted list fulfilled..

.. well at least for now.. ;)

Hubs decided to give in to my whims and bought me the Origins products I wanted for so long.

However, the salesgirl advised me to take a different face serum and not from the Plantidote range which is supposedly more suitable for matured skin. *ahem* Seeing I'm not in the 'matured' category she recommended me the 'A Perfect World' face serum.

~A Perfect World Face Serum~
White tea skin guardian. Protect your skin against the damaging effects of oxidative stress with the now-famous White Tea wonder. Creates a protective bubble around skin. Helps build skin's resistance to environmental damage and visible signs of aging.

Suitable for all skin types.

Comes in:
30ml (RM150)
50ml (RM200)

~Plantidote Eye Serum~
This visionary formula calms skin and helps break the cycle that can lead to unsightly eye area concerns, while creating an overall healthier-looking eye zone. It features Dr. Weil's proprietary Mega-Mushroom blend plus nature's most soothing extracts to help quell over-reactive skin. For anyone seeking a calmer, healthier looking eye area, it's a must-see.

Best for sensitive skin. Suitable for all skin types.

Comes in:
15ml (RM200)

I decided to take the 50ml face serum and both products came up to RM400 *faint* On top of these, the salesgirl gave me 2 packets of A Perfect World deep cleanser, a tiny tube of High Potency Night-a-Mins moisture cream, Modern Friction gentle dermabrasion and a 60min facial treatment worth RM80! =D

Now I gotta sayang my Hubby even more.. if not then he merajuk :p

The other thing on my wanted list was Original Source products which can only be found in the UK (as far as I know).. So happen that Kath was heading there for the holidays and I knew I had to ask her if she could help me find them ;)

Thankfully she did find all (bless her) except the Lavender and TeaTree shower gel (bummer!).. Nonetheless I'm very happy with the Mint and TeaTree range which was only RM5.70 each! At the same time, I have now influenced her to try out the products as well hehe..

So double joy for me to get the stuffs in my wanted list in the same week! woot! *silly dance* ;)

Cotton Island Pt2

The two lil' ones went to bed almost immediately in the 1 queen size bed. We had to squeeze in to make space and get comfortable but we were already so tired it didn't matter. It rained heavily some time in the middle of the night making it all much nicer to sleep..

When morning came, Hubs and Buk went for breakfast while Kd and I slept a little longer. When I say a little longer, it really was! Kd woke up soon after they left much to my dismay.. What happened after breakfast? Yup, time to swim again!

We spent the rest of the morning in the sea and just lazing around. By 12ish we had to get ready, pack up and wait for our ride back to the jetty. Again Buk held on really tightly in the speedboat and Kd just chilled all the way.. =D

We weren't ready to head home yet, so we took a slow drive.. stopped by the roadside to get some keropok lekor.. went for lunch.. took the boys to a playground and had some goreng pisang, lekor and other snacks..

We only managed to get home close to midnight due to traffic congestion along the way. Boys slept throughout the journey while Hubs and I took turns driving. We were pretty exhausted by the time we got back but it was definitely an enjoyable adventure!

Cotton Island Pt1

Ok ok it's called Pulau Kapas ;)

After spending 1 night at Kuala Terengganu town, we decided to check out every chalet in Pulau Kapas for a room (seeing we couldn't find one the night before..) and what luck! We managed to find one very last room at Chalet MakCik Gemuk =D

We started off to the island from the jetty via speedboat and boy.. it was a pretty choppy ride! The waves were strong and we felt as though we were about to be thrown out of the boat with every crash.. Buk was nervous as he held on as tightly as possible to Hubs while Kd was enjoying the wind in his face lol!

Boys were really excited when we arrived and couldn't wait to play in the sand (we haven't even got to our room yet!) The room was made of wooden planks with a decent toilet, a tiny tv and fan. Good enough for us change, bathe and sleep in.

We spent the next few hours exploring the island and swimming in the cool waters. Boys had their buckets, shovels and water cans with them and we tried building some sort of sand castle =D

The tough part was to get them out of the water! After much persuasion, I managed to get all 3 of them back to the room, showered and took their naps.. By evening, we went for dinner and the boys went back for a swim right after they ate! I stayed back and snapped some pretty photos of the sunset and enjoyed the cool breeze.

Father's Day

Today is Father's Day and I wanted to take my dad out for a durian feast at SS2..

Unfortunately, he had a late lunch and wasn't up for it although I was glad he came to see us and spent some time with Buk (Kd was asleep hehe)..

I was pretty upset that we didn't go for it - partly cause I've been craving for durians and also because I wanted to take him out to celebrate..

After he left, Hubs said I bullied my dad by making him come to us.. I don't think he would have said that if my dad didn't bring Buk's early birthday present and some clothes for the boys.. It's as though I made him bring those things on purpose.

I was pretty hurt at what he said because I genuinely wanted to bring my dad to have the feast as he's such a big fan of durians and I know we would enjoy ourselves. I hardly spend time with my dad because of our weird father-daughter relationship (will write about it some time later) and I want to try to make it better.

Well, at least I got to see him and wished him Happy Fathers' Day..

Our adventurous roadtrip

Pack up, honey we're going off tomorrow =D

Hubs and I couldn't decide on where to go for the school holidays so we ended up on a mini adventurous roadtrip to the East Coast. (I only packed on the day itself! - Call me lazybones ;) hehe..)

So on Friday, we took our own sweet time procrastinating.. la di da.. then finally packed and ready to go (at 2pm! eeps..) Kd fell asleep almost immediately since he skipped his morning nap and didn't wake up til almost 3 hours later! Buk was yakking most of the way but did nap for a while (and so did I!) lol..

By the time we hit Cherating, it was already 5+ but we continued on to Dungun where we found a mini-mall and filled our rumbling tummies =D With kids happily fed and freshen up, we continued on with our journey..

Paka was next and it was getting dark so we started looking out for a place to stay.. I think we must have tried asking a bezillion hotels, motels, chalets you name it, and they were all fully booked!!

At our last motel enquiry, Hubs met a young guy who suggested we hit to Kuala Terengganu town and try asking Felda Hotel or Seri Malaysia hotel (to my horror really since we have had a bad experience with Seri Malaysia Resort Port Dickson).

We stayed optimistic and headed to KT town (which seemed forever from Paka lol!) while trying to book a room at Felda Hotel. They only allow walk-ins and would not let us reserve a room over the phone! My heart was racing by this time if you can imagine, thinking of all the people hunting for a room like we were!

Thankfully, and to our relief, we manage to get a room at Felda Hotel.. It was already slightly after 11pm! Hubs was so tired from all the driving and I just wanted to get out of the car and get the kids comfortable..

BUT.. before we could rest and relax, our room keycard was faulty!! Hubs called the reception and they sent someone up to get us another keycard.. So there we were, standing outside our welcoming room, carrying the boys as they slept (along with their dead weight) just waiting..

By the time we got in, we had a quick shower, changed the boys into their Pjs and totally just passed out at quarter after midnight.. Nice.. =D

Click and Donate!

"You click, We Donate."

That's the tagline to Digi's latest project where they are attempting to raise RM150k for charity.

Please visit and choose your favourite charity and Digi will donate RM5 to your selected one.

I chose Global Environment Center (GEC).

To know more, click here: http://www.lovetosave.com.my/ or just go straight to support GEC, click here:
http://www.lovetosave.com.my/savenow-vote.php?cid=4

Quick! You only have til the 30th June.. And you can only donate once! Do your bit! =D

*Hint: Register with a different email address to donate more! ;)

PD Trip

Here are some pictures taken at PD beach =)

Peace, Dad! ;D

Kd enjoying the waves

Even when he got hit with a big one =D

Muddy icky fingers!

The boys in my life ;)

Spot the crab!

We had great fun at the beach on that hot sunny Sunday ;) Kids refused to leave (yes, including the Daddy-kid lol!) but we were all pretty much burning under the scorching sun.. After our bath and lunch, we were all so red! Lobster family! =D

It's good to be able to relax at the beach and swim in the cooling waters. Thankfully our beach spot was pretty clean despite the crowd.. It has gotten way too commercial.. Time to have our next trip to an island instead ;)

School holidays are here!

Yes, school's out (again...) for 2 weeks! Think I ought to come up with more productive and creative activities for the kiddies.. Buk is pretty fond of painting etc.. and I found some arts and crafts workshops and classes..

A) Da Vinci Creative Arts (Bdr Sri Damansara - 03.62742668) http://davinci.com.my
~ Workshop on 11th June 09
i) RM150 for 4 hours (11am - 3pm)
ii) Inclusive of materials for 2 art projects
iii) Inclusive of lunch (McDs HappyMeal)

~ Classes (weekdays/weekends)
i) RM100 per month
ii) Once a week
iii) 1 1/2 hours per session

B) Da Vinci Creative Arts (Ikano Power Centre - 03.77254668) http://davinci.com.my
~ Workshop (only for age 5 and above) *Bummer*

~Classes (weekdays/weekends)
i) RM130 per month/RM360 per term (3 months)
ii) 1 1/2 hours per session

C) The ArtWorkshop (DesaParkCity - 03.62807112)http://artworkshop.com.my/artworkshop/Home.html
~ Workshop (daily except Mondays)
i) RM50 per project
ii) 2 hours

~Classes (iClay)
i) RM100 per month
ii) Once a week
iii) 1 hour per session

~Classes (Arty)
i) RM120 per month (4classes)/RM80 per month (2 classes)
ii) Once a week
iii) 2 hours per session

D) GetCrafty (OneUtama - 03.77297155)
~RM45 per session (1hour) - Advanced art projects
~ RM25 per session (1 hour) - Simpler art projects

Decisions..decisions.. Should we send him to either one? Still waiting for confirmation from his kindy. They're also organizing a workshop for only RM80 for 2 days, 2 1/2 hours each session. They're waiting for more kiddies to sign up.. But it's suppose to start on the 3rd.. That's tmr!

An outdoor wedding and a lousy hotel Pt3

After taking some pictures with the happy couple, we bid adieu and left the beach house. Kids were pretty worn out by now so it was about time we head back to our musty hotel room.

We left the a/c on before we left and the room wasn't even cold when we returned! Hubs grumbled but decided to get the kiddies in bed first but what's with the cheering and laughing we hear outside our window?

Just our luck that a group of hotel guests were having some sort of karaoke birthday celebration at the patio! Right in front of our window! Good thing boys were too tired to be bothered by all the noise.. By now, Hubs and I were contemplating on changing hotels altogether. It was already past 10pm and the air was thinning due to poor ventilation..

Again Hubs called the reception and demanded for a new room and this time they agreed. We were doubtful it would be any different (since she mentioned 4 families have already changed rooms that day) but gave it a second chance anyway.

They gave us a new room 2 doors down and what lousy service they have. First she told Hubs someone will send us the new room key then 15 minutes later, she called again and told him to collect it from the front desk. Already tired and cranky, Hubs was in a lousy lousy mood.. I started packing up and ready to leave.

He came back shaking his head cuz the new room is the same! Musty and problematic a/c. I went to check it myself and overheard our next door neighbours with the same issue! That was it! I told Hubs to check in on another hotel cuz there's no way we're staying there for the night.

So, at 11pm, we left Seri Malaysia Resort Hotel (after they refunded our money) and stayed at a motel instead. Cleaner, fresher and a working a/c. The motel was RM70 cheaper but with much proper room and service!