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Dear friends,

As I have been quite busy catching up with work, I haven't gotten the time to snap photos of the fridge magnets from Down Under. Sorry for the delay and for patiently waiting. I'll try and get them up by this evening, insyallah. I will keep you informed :)

Besides that, I also have the Anya Hindmarch® for Target® Small Python Hobo Bag for sale!

Enjoy your day.

A Hospital Which Feels More Like Home

Yesterday, I paid a visit to my dear uncle who undergone a leg operation sometime last week. His been doing his physio everyday since the 2nd day of his operation and he was telling all of us how much it hurt to try and walk again. Glad the operation went well and insyallah, and due time, he'll be walking again.

He is now admitted at Seremban Specialist and boy was I impressed with the room. The higher tier rooms are all the names of precious stones, e.g. zamrud, nilam etc. It is more like an apartment if you ask me!

As you enter the room, there is a lounge with a flat screen TV (a small one, probably 21' I think), a bathroom, a kitchenette, and bedroom no. 2 (pretty small, but if fits a single bed which is more than enough, and not a simple plain single bed, mind you). The patient's room is practically another room on its own, as there is another huge door that separates the room from the lounge, and that room has a 3 seater sofa, a poof on one side and another 2 piece furniture on the other. It has a 32' flat screen TV and there's a dressing table too! Oh yes, an its own bathroom of course.

It's not like a typical hospital room with plain white walls, but nicely decorated with pastel wallpapers. Although it's not really to my liking as I'm a minimalist when it comes to interior decorations, I can't deny that the room or more like suite is homey and you really don't feel like you're in a hospital, (except for the hospital bed of course!) I've not been to many hospitals, so maybe it's pretty normal for rooms a tier higher to have this sort of arrangement, but I was impressed!

Great Ocean Road, Victoria

One of the things we didn't wanna miss during our trip was the drive on Great Ocean Road. We made a few stops but one of the famous ones is non other that the Twelve Apostles in Port Campbell.

Wikipedia:
The Twelve Apostles are a collection of limestone stacks off the shore of the Port Campbell National Park, by the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Their proximity to one another has made the site a popular tourist attraction. Originally the site was called the Sow and Piglets. Muttonbird Island near Loch Ard Gorge was the ‘Sow’ and the smaller rock stacks the ‘Piglets.’[1] The name was changed in the 1950s to the more majestic "The Twelve Apostles" to lure more visitors even though there were only nine left.
The Twelve Apostles are between the towns of Port Campbell and Princetown on the Great Ocean Road. In the early 2000s a visitor centre was built on the inland side of the road to allow for easy parking and access to the best viewing area.[2] Helicopter rides around the formations are also available.

The view of the limestone stacks is simply beautiful. We were there at about 5:30 p.m. (about an hour before sunset). Great Ocean Road is one of Australia's great coastline scenic drives and it's a must for you to experience if you're heading to Melbourne.

It takes around 4 hours or more (depending on how long you spend during each stop). Bring a fully charged camera with a huge memory card as you would definitely be snapping away - mine is a 2GB, some sandwiches, titbits and drinks (in case you want to munch during the drive), and you're good to go. Oh yes, if you have a GPS it would be much easier, if not a map of Victoria would suffice. I had both with me :)

The 12 Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia

an hour before sunset

The other stop we took along the way, was at Loch Ard Gorge.

I love Great Ocean Road!

Please be Careful

As I was driving to work this morning, Traxx FM mentioned there was another snatch theft in KB. The victim was a lady who's 4 months pregnant. Uishh.
This is the 3rd case in 48 hours and all of them did not survive.
What is happening to our country?

With the current economic situation and the increasing number of immigrants in our country, the number of snatch thefts has increased tremendously. Statistics show that there has been an increase of 99% in our capital city which is alarming.

January - March 2009 = 1915 cases
January - March 2008 = 1058 cases

Talking from experience, I was once mugged right in front of the house I rented in mid 2007. The motorcyclists who attacked me had a parang with them and it was at least 12 inches long.

It happened at about 8:30p.m. As I was opening the locks to my front gate, the pillion rider came up to me from behind. I didn't realize at first, not until I felt my bag slipping off my shoulder. I looked back, and I saw this thin man who wore a light yellow T-shirt with a full helmet on. He didn't say a word. I held on my bag, and he pushed me and I fell on the ground.

Still holding my bag, he took out a parang which was so huge I freaked out and released my bag. At that point of time, I thought he was gonna kill me and I was so scared. But I didn't say a word nor did I cry. It happened so fast, then I realized he was back on the bike and I was bleeding. My shirt was soaking with blood and I just screamed on top of my lungs and my parents rushed to get me and my neighbours rushed out. I was crying so bad and my dad had to carry me in the house as I was in a total shocked and I nearly fainted.

After my parents calmed me down, I realized that the guy slashed some skin off the back of my hand, which I assume was when he wanted to cut off the sling of my bag since the parang is very long. The cut was pretty deep but I was glad I wasn't injured elsewhere. I am pretty sure that if I were to retaliate that night and tried to fight for my handbag, I wouldn't have all my limbs still intact as I have today.

The police came over to my house right after, and a little later, my dad drove me to the police station to file a report. Apparently there was another case 10 minutes after the inccident which happened just around the corner of my place. What can I say was that I was just unlucky that night and I was just there at the wrong time. If only I reached my house 5 minutes later, I wouldn't have had to go through what I did.

It was one of the most frightening incidents that had happened to me. And due to this, I didn't go out at night for about 2 months, and I still have a phobia for men on motorcycles until today.

A retiree found my bag somewhere is Sri Aman Secondary School the next day. All my cash, my mobile phones, and my IC were gone. Good thing there was a receipt from my purchases at Cres, Midvalley, and the kind man gave a call to Cres and told them to get in contact with me. My dad and I went over to the good samaritan's home to claim what was left in my bag. My bag was ruined, there were 2 slashes at its sling. They were not jagged and was close to perfect. You can see how sharp the parang was looking how the cuts were made to my leather bag.

My advice to all you women out there, please don't try to fight these thieves, as they are normally armed and will not hesitate to hurt you if they need to. Just let them take your bag, as your life means much, much more!

Take care ladies.

I'm back!

I'm back in the office, after a week in Melbourne and another week in Cairns.

I had a fabulous holiday and wish it didn't have to end.
I was suppose to start work yesterday (I touched down on Sunday morning) but I felt lethargic the whole of Sunday, and I had a really bad headache, so I decided to take another day off.
Now here I am in the office after leaving the office for 2 whole weeks.

I will share my stories and pics soon! Need to clear my emails as much as I can today...

Tralalala

Image taken from www.bugbog.com

I'm leaving tomorrow for two weeks.
I'm almost done with my income taxes, I've handed over my work, and as always - I haven't started packing yet! I will do so, after I finish typing this post :p

Anyway, I will be bringing back home some shot glasses and fridge magnets from Melbourne & Cairns since I know some of you are addicted to fridge magnets!! I will be putting them up in my sales blog for those interested.

I will catch up on your posts when I come home, and if time permits, from time to time when I'm there.

Take care peeps!!

11 April 2009

Last night's ceremony was to celebrate the love of 2 great friends. The reception went well. As always, weddings have always been an event to catch up with old friends and meeting new ones too. And not to forget the endless photo sessions.
Girls and camera, can't live without it!

I wore my false eyelashes for the first time, the slant black. It felt uncomfortable at first, but I kinda got used to it after a while, and the new look, I likee :) A friend of mine taught I had extensions done, and I whispered to her no, I got this thanks to Shu Uemura falsies. I got the help from Shu Uemura this time round, so the next time, I wanna do it on my own and hopefully I can! I had some trouble taking it off at first, because I was trying my best not to pull it from the tip but the base instead, and I felt as though I was pulling my real eyelashes too! But I got the hang of it and stored it just as it was when I bought it, thanks to Verde's advice :) TQ!

Scents

I thought of listing down some of my favorite scents that I've been using for the last few years; some of them were gifts and some I bought myself.
I don't have many favorites as I find it hard to find the right scent for me. And once I do, I always stick to it!
I've had an awful experience with the wrong scent and the one time I remember most was way back during school days, I wore the Body Shop Vanilla (it was the 'in' perfume in Form 1, so I bought a bottle too :p). I couldn't stand the vanilla smell and the smell bothered me through out the rest of the day. I chucked the perfume right away after school, and stayed clear of anything with strong vanilla notes.

Here are my favorites!

1. DKNY Be Delicious
2. Lancome Oui
3. Calvin Klein Escape
4. Calvin Klein Euphoria
5. Escada (can't remember the name, but it's the sweet smelling one in a red bottle) :p
6. Issey Miyake L'eau D'issey
7. Paris Hilton For Women

And the last perfume I got was for a pressie early this year -Dolce & Gabbana The One. Mr. H got me this at Heathrow after trying about 10 perfumes he said.. and I liked it! I'm quite a fussy pot, ya know :p

It's now my current favorite!

Dolce and Gabbana Eau de Parfum Spray is a subtle blend of fruits, woods and dry floral notes. Dolce & Gabbana The One perfume begins with a fresh, fruity and sparkling burst of mandarin and peach that leads into a heart of jasmine and ends with a base of vanilla, amber and musk.Fragrance Notes : Mandarin, Bergamot, Litchi, Peach, Jasmine, Plum, Vetiver, Amber, Musk.

What are your favorites?

* Pics taken from Google Images

Another Vacay Maybe

Mr. H asked me yesterday whether I'd like to make another trip to the States...

Tempting! But I'll be taking 2 weeks off soon and I'm gonna be pretty tied-up mid of the year. I doubt my boss will let me go for another long leave.....

But...

I shall think about it and see if I can work it out some how..

Offer still stands right? ;)

Chick Lit

I finally managed to watch 'Confessions Of A Shopaholic'!
Great chick lit movie after a stressful week from work. I'd rate this movie 6 out of 10.
Not something you'd watch twice, but with a group of girlfriends, I wouldn't mind a second time, and Luke is not bad himself.. he's quite a charming bloke!

And the next chick flick in plan is 'He's Just not That Into You'. I have the book, and I've read it cover to cover (you know about me & books) and it's one of my favorites. Good book to read - you can get real answers to common questions on relationships and MEN. I'd recommend this for every lady to read :)

The movie will start showing in our cinemas in a few days time, so if time permits, I'm planning to watch this next weekend. Plus, Jen's gonna be in it, the more reason I wanna go. Can't wait to catch this!

Images taken from Google Images

4th Month of 2009

Cairns, Australia

April's here!

Anyway, to start this new month, I shall try and work out my to-do list. I've never really plan my days very well, most of the things I do are impromptu, except for the really importants ones - which I store in my phone, just in case I forget!

1. Buy Bobbi Brown Oil-free Compact Foundation (a )
2. Change appointment with Benefit
3. Make appointment with Shu Uemura for free makeover (a )
I've scheduled it to be a few hours before my friend's wedding reception, hopefully the makeup can last!
4. Pay credit card bills
5. Claim Body Shop voucher
6. Get in touch with little sis on change of flight schedule to Cairns
7. Get as much work done at the office these coming two weeks
urghh..
8. I'm still contemplating whether I should do my hair before I go on my vacay.. or after...

but I'm thinking probably after, since I might be doing some outdoor activities in Cairns..
yeay! But I just checked my calendar, and I'm expecting my period on the 25th, which is the day I'm flying out to Cairns from Melbourne... hope the cramps won't come, and about the beach & outdoor activities... alaaa.. how lah? :(
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Will work on this list from now and then...