outing with the kiddos

i was supposed to run a number of errands yesterday but in the end got stuck in front of the laptop uploading my eid pics onto my FB account. so today i had my early start. my kids are on a school break to celebrate Eid ul-Adha. my better half is working today therefore it's a given that the children are gonna run along with their mommy.

our first stop was the Bank of Ireland -- mommy needed to lodge in her cheque from recent job. then off to AIB bank to transfer some money for Qurban (as promised to Grandmama). after all the bank business, we proceeded to the main shopping center where we went straight to HMV to get Transformers: revenge of the fallen DVD as requested by mommy's dear son. oh, right next to HMV is TopShop and both Mommy & dear daughter got themselves a faux-pearl necklace each. then we went to get some ice-cream.

and then, i teringat to buy the lavender & tea-tree essential oils for my face-mask. unfortunately they didn't have the pure clay powder. we went to Boot's to see if they have some. thankfully they have some pure clay mask -- eventhough not the one yang i nak, but better than nothing. malam ni nak try. we left the main shopping building heading towards halal meat shop. we need chickens and rempah-ratus for our small eid gathering tomorrow. and after that, we went straight home as dear son cannot wait any longer to watch the new Transformers movie.


our haul for the day :

1. TopShop faux-pearl necklaces - white for mommy, black for darling daughter
2. Transformers : revenge of the fallen DVD
   
3. 2 scoops of Maud's chocolate ice-creams in a big waffle cone for the kiddos x 2
4. Lavender essential oil
5. Tea-tree essential oil
6. Boot's pure clay mask
7. groceries & fresh chicken

p.s. entry ini adalah untuk commemorate Mommy & kiddos outing day. it has been a while since Mommy & kiddos just go out and have fun without daddy dearest. the kiddos are still off school this Monday. perhaps Mommy & kiddos will go lepak2 and have brunch or tea at Starbucks pulak.

what dya ladies do when you're out and about with the kiddos when Mr Hubs isn't around?

winter is coming : acne is everywhere

winter is definitely here as evident in the ever falling temperature. i don't mind winter so much if not for the dry skin condition it brings me every single year! i am terrible at keeping my hydration level in check and with the heating system on all the time indoor, my dry skin can only get worse and worse.

and so, with it comes acne and blemishes. them blardy red blotches on my face. it always starts with a little bumpy red thing on my cheek. sometimes it gets kinda itchy, due to the inflammatory process underneath and most time, not painful at all. but it still is very annoying because i hate putting on makeup over acne/blemishes. i believe in good skin, not covering up bad skin. so, it is during this time of the year that i start stocking up on Clarins anti-blemish roll-on, or even better Clearasil anti-blemish medicated facial pad.

googled : Mayo foundation

also i found that my blemishes tend to go crazy when i am under some pressure i.e. stressed out. i have been busy doing some locum work of late and that was when i noticed my skin was acting out a little bit. i know it is not all the Bobbi Brown stuff i slap on my face every morning coz it is only on my cheek. so i proceeded to treat it by applying my Clarins anti-blemish roll-on religiously at least twice daily. so far so good.

however, i have decided to scour on YouTube and internet looking for any tips or natural stuff that i can use to prevent acne in the future and to keep skin supple and soft. and i have found it in the form of a gorgeous Irish Lady called DazzleDust25. she has her own beauty website now at www.makeupandbeauty.ie -- check her out! her current beauty project is to go all organic on her skin care and so far she has managed to survive using her own organic skincare creation. she also makes a lot of videos on YouTube and recently she made one on natural remedy. she shared with her viewers a natural remedy for acne-prone skin using a clay mask mixed with essential oils like lavender and tea-tree. she claimed that this clay and essential oils mix has fixed her cystic acne problem in the past. i am dying to try this out.

i'll let you ladies know how i get on :)

hijab style : remain trendy in a modest fashion

i have been collecting a number of pics i have googled on modest but trendy fashion and have been meaning to post it here. i am sure some of you (if not all) out there may have seen these lovely pics of the lovely ladies wearing lovely clothes. i just thought i'd share what i found on the net in terms of trendy fashion style for modest hijabis like yours truly.

this gorgeous *turkish* lady is everywhere on the net. trust me. try googling 'turkish hijab' and you'll see her in so many different fab turkish scarves. unless she is not actually Turkish. hehehe.

i love this embellished tudung. i think she looks indonesian. i bet this was a model from the islamic fashion festival.

cute & colourful -- ok, a wee-bit too colourful for yours truly. but cute nevertheless.

i love the sea-blue abaya. and the embellishment -- gorgeous.

i am not familiar with artizara but from what i have here, i quite like the outfits. i especially like the white dress and the black embroidered maxi, or is it abaya?

here we have Zahnita Wilson looking fierce in a greyish-blue jubah style outfit rocked with bead accessories.

nude colours and pastels are understated and elegant. these look like wedding oufits. but i bet it will look much nicer on a smaller-bust line.

simple but very nice indeed. i like the silver-grey and cream colours combo.

siapa kata pakai tudung tak boleh bergaya with style? the key is to know your body type; we do not have to flaunt our curvaceous assets unnecessarily instead we can cover up effectively and still look elegant.

what say you?

hole in one, anyone?

i have been locuming for my other half's colleague for the last week and a half -- i quite like car-pooling with mr hubs eventhough i hate the way he always pushes the brake in the very last second resulting in extreme tailgating -- and i especially like the patients attending the surgery. the old ladies, i mean.

why? coz they are all fit. okay. so i'm exaggerating a wee-bit. maybe not all but definitely most of them. today alone i saw 3 golden-aged ladies in their 80s and seemed like they are still in their 6th decades. okay, i get that being in the 60s are not young, but i promise you if you look at these ladies, you'll be so impressed. no bongkok2, very independent, and fit as a fiddle. one lovely Mrs Mulhall told me that i should consider swinging the golf club.



truth be told, i have been thinking and contemplating on doing so. only that i have so many excuses not to. its not that i don't do swing, in fact i think i am a natural at it. i am terrible at being consistent though. i have been to the driving range with my other half and i remember being told to 'shut it' coz apparently i was talking too loud. i got myself a baldi full of golf balls and went crazy with my other half's driver. it was rather fun and absolutely stress-busting. just imagine the face of your arch-enemy on that precious golf ball and whack it real hard. hehehe. well, it worked well for me. what i cannot stick to is the 18-hole thing. i think i can do 9 but 18 is faaaaar too long. but maybe because i wasn't allowed to hit the ball coz i didn't pay the green fee.

i think i need a new hobby. i mean, i enjoy shopping and all but i think i'm ready for a new challenge. i quite like the idea of being sporty but golfing is different because its kind of zen-like. i love the green coz its exactly like walking through a beautiful park. whats more, if i when i finally play, my other half & i can go on a date on the green. it'd be even more fab if i could beat him at least once. but before that, i need to get myself proper golfing lesson and proper golfing kit.




maybe i'll take on Mrs Mulhall's offer. she was gonna introduce me to her instructor. she said golfing would be perfect for me -- the stress-busting property -- and that its just you and the ball, nobody else should matter for that mere seconds before the club hits it. its quite appealing. maybe i will.

oh, this is so cute!

have you gals watch this yet?

TV show of the month: Private Practice

i bet lots of you gals out there just love watching Grey's Anatomy. yay? or nay? well, i find neither ER nor Grey's are as exciting as Private Practice. now, now. don't get me wrong. not any of these award-winning shows are true to reality -- i mean, seriously, no doctor-patient relationship in real life or you'll be reported to the Medical Council. transplanting a HIV-infected kidney onto another person despite the recipient's consent? it is ethically wrong in so many levels. so, nay, none of these shows are true to life.

nevertheless, these are shows. these are very entertaining shows. if i have to pick one -- and i so would -- i'd definitely pick Private Practice. why? coz they are not in scrub wear all the time unlike Izzy et al. i love Addison Montgomery's style. Naomi Bennett looks her part -- very elegant, very capable and formidable in a good way. the men are not eyesores either. okay, some may prefer Dr. McDreamy but i have always been besotted with Taye Diggs aka Dr Sam Bennett. so, with him in the show, it just sealed it for me.

anyways, i'd never have guessed that i'd be crying like a helpless baby watching Private Practice. not to kill the joy for the peeps out there who are watching but haven't watched season 3 yet -- but the ending of season 2 nearly killed me with curiosity. i had to You-Tubed season 3 and found out a rather acceptable ending to the crisis at the end of season 2. thank God. anyways.

if you haven't watched any of Private Practice bit, please please please do. it is not so real-life medicine -- except for maybe private practice in America, i don't really know coz i have never worked there -- but it is very very entertaining and it shows that doctors are human too and they definitely make mistakes.

Paris : here i come

i have been busy lately with work and assignments plus i have also been suffering from writer's bloc -- hence the lack of frequent updates. i have a few agendas over the next few months, amongst all -- a trip to paris. now, unlike some of us i know who are flying to paris soon for holidays, i am afraid my impending visit would be to attend a psychopharmacology conference cum certificate-giving ceremony following completion of a psychopharmacology course. while it is nice to have everything paid and taken care for, i wish its a proper holiday break. but, hey -- who's complaining?

as of now, i haven't received the details of my itinerary and i don't have the exact date yet bar knowing the trip will be during some weekend in January. i am excited to go back since my last trip to paris which was waaaaay back during my college days. but i doubt i'd have time to sightsee at all. unless i decide to stay over for a few days -- but this also depends on my other half's availability. he has, so far, agreed to come along but this could change in the last minute. we'll see i guess.

now, talking about Paris, how could i not mention Chanel? very hard not to mention. so i'm just gonna. hehehe. anyways, its THAT time of the year -- my bag-itch is back! i think i have done well so far this year. 3 bags for 2009. not bad. not bad indeed. so i am skimming the cruise spring 2010 collection for my next dream catch. *** please note the keyword DREAM*** we can dream right....? i mean, who is there to say that we can't dream? whether we get it or not, ah well, that's just besides the point! hehehe.

ok, so. i went to Chanel yesterday with my ladyfriend Ms I who is currently eyeing up a medium/large Chanel 2.55 reissue in a very soft pastel pink colour. i have to say the bag suits her well, but she has decided to wait until her trip to Paris and have a good, closer look at the collection there first before making up her mind. it'll be her first Chanel after many LVs. it's time to change, so she said. anyways. as for yours truly, i was just there to browse. i have no plans to get any. it is still only november and i am not due any bag at least until mid next year.

however, that didn't stop me from drooling over these :

this black vinyl cells tote is not actually part of the Cruise 2010 collection but i just stick it in there anyway

a blue Chanel GST

a Red Chanel GST

a Large beige cells tote

a Medium red cells tote

let's just say, for the sake of argument, that i have been asked to pick one. i would be so torn between the blue & red GST and the medium red cells. they had a large black cells tote in my local Chanel yesterday. i quite fancy the look of it on my shoulder hehehehe. but i feel so reluctant to purchase a black bag. my hands are itching for something red or maybe something blue (again??).

which one(s) would be your pick(s)?

chanel fever continues : celebs & their CC

i'm SO sorry ladies. my obsessive traits are back with a loud BANG this time on the subject matter : Chanel purse, of course. for days now i have been trawling the web looking for a gorgeous Chanel purse(s) worth getting depressed and insomniac for. so far, no good. however, i do find 30 fab pictures of celeb wearing their Chanels. i did plan to post only 10 however these are all SO geram to look at that i have posted all 30 fab ones that i found on the net courtesy google.ie hehehe

ergo: this is entry berpuluh2 gambar. let the pics do all the talking!
































now that you ladies have seen them ALL: which one(s) is(are) your favourite? well, for me, apart from Amanda Byrnes' beige classic flap jumbo & Penelope Cruz's monochrome flap beauty -- the following is definitely my next aim hehehe



boutique Chanel negara mana yang ada stock this particular one eh? hehehehe
happy suggesting!

Bargain Haven : Karen Millen & Zara tops for snatch

salam & hello to all the lovely ladies out there!

it's been a while since i have posted anything [at] my Bargain Haven. right now, i do have a few really nice stuff to let go. most of them are tops which are either brand new or almost new i.e. only worn once unless stated otherwise. please do swing my Bargain Haven soon and have a quick look at this!

happy browsing.
cheers :)

OMG. drool much?

sudah lama rasanya i tak post any entry on bags. betul ke? well, i rasa macam lama. or maybe not. mungkin perasaan i sahaja. hehehe. jadi, apakah mimpi i hari ini? yg pasti i mimpi di siang hari -- maknanya mimpi berangan, bukan mimpi malam2 hehehe. i mimpi AKA berangan beg2 di bawah ini :








i pun kurang pasti ini bag musim bunga/panas atau salji. yang i tahu semua pun cantik and cute. dan yang paling penting semestinya akan break the bank balance. yang i suka : the brown hobo and white pleated shoulder bag. and of course the LARGE gst. kalau ada kaler grey lagi best tapi yg sedihnya, itu limited colour. kan best kalau diorang keluarkan gst kaler bronze ker. best.

tonight my friend Ms J will be back from her weekend break in the city of LVoe : Paris. menurut SMS malam semalam, duit dah habis beli Chanel bagS. baru ingat nak ajak join pergi meluncur salji kat Les Arc 1800 in february. cis. tapi yang sebenarnya i punya 'cis' tu sebab jeles and tak sabar nak tgk her Chanel bagS. hehehe. makcik yg sorang ni bukan macam orang lain yang tetiap bulan abis duit beli bags. she only buys Chanel and max 2 bags per annum. kira okay lah kan. beli banyak2 pun bukan pakai selalu. my bags also tak terhabis pakai. jadi sejak tahun 2009 ni i telah berazam untuk mengikut jejak langkah Ms J untuk hanya membeli max 2 bags setahun *walaupun tahun 2009 i dah break the contract. 3 bags. hehehe.*

jadi untuk bag saya yang seterusnya, kemungkinan besar saya akan membodek mr hubby handsome *kalau nak bodek, mesti puji cakap hensem hehehe* untuk kasi hadiah large GST. mungkin kaler hitam tapi tengoklah dulu kot2 ada kaler limited edition yg cun ke. yang camel/tan pun boleh tahan. asyik hitam aje kan? jadi mr hubby yg handsome telah berkata : kalau kasi kurus 10 kg boleh dpt satu GST. itu macam lagi 10 bulan pun belum confirm. camane? hehehe.

tapi sekarang i dah ada satu masalah besar : bulan januari nanti i ada conference in Paris. macamana tu? macamana skang? macamana? tutup mata? jangan berlegar2 di Champs Elysees? boleh caya ke? penangan LV i boleh tepis. tapi penangan Chanel ni ibarat herpes zoster AKA kayap. sekali kena, mmg akan kena lagi. virus dormant dalam badan, bila immunity kurang sket mmg naik lah kayap satu badan. eh i tak de kayap zoster ok. kayap chanel aje. hehehe.

camane ni? i bukan lagi seorang fashionista. more like, recessionista. takpun, kata2 nista. hehehe. takpelah. i jamu mata tgk Ms J punya collection aje lah buat sementara waktu.... jadi lah!




P.S. maybe i should starve myself? for a GST? ish. ish. ish.