Make up like a Super Star

Just a week ago, I needed to attend an annual dinner and I happened to find this amazing deal on groupon. I wanted to look good on that night and a professional make-up service from Super Star for RM28 is just too good to resist! =) 

I booked an appointment 2hours before the dinner so that I've ample time to get ready with my dress and accessories. I did my hair for an extra RM15 which I think it's quite reasonable. 

What I want to comment is their superb service. Hair was done simultaneously as my make-up. I was ready in an hour, fully dressed with accessories and shoes. But because I did 3 of my fingernails while waiting for my turn and they weren't properly dried, I spoiled them. Super Star helped me to fix my nails and even applied all the other 7 fingernails free of charge! It surprised me as they also offer manicure & pedicure service. The lady said because I brought my own nail-polish, they did it free of charge. But they really do the full application, with 2 layers of nail polish and 1 layer of top coat! 

So, you asked how do I look? I'm satisfied with my look..not too much of make-up and looked more natural. My hair was great too..the most important is my hubby loved it! (",)  This was actually taken after the dinner..so..my oily face had messed up the make-up but the hair still look great, right?

And here's a photo of me and my handsome hubby at the dinner. 

Side Shields for Glasses

I've been searching for side shields from all our PPE suppliers, but none has this item in their list of products. It seems like it is not a common item in our local laboratories or workplaces. Safety goggles are very common but our workers complain of headache, dizziness, pain at the ears, discomfort, etc after wearing the goggles for hours. 

Some are short-sighted and need prescription glasses. We allow them to wear their prescription glasses as safety goggles as it is better than without wearing any glasses for eye protection. However, a safety goggles is still a better eye protection equipment. Someone recommended us to use side shields with our prescription glasses. 

I found some quite suitable side shields but they are actually quite costly to import from the US. It is because we are buying a small amount and the shipping cost is too expensive. If anyone of you know of a source, do recommend. Thank you! =)

1. From Tasco, USA, which cost USD2.70/pair. 

2. From Northern Safety, USA, which cost USD1.08/pair. 

3. From Amazon, USA. Price is USD4.00/pair. This is so expensive!

4. This is a more flexible version of side shield looking at the design. It can be worn for any type of prescription glasses! Selling at USD0.79-0.90/pair, seems like a good bargain.. if there's a distributor in Malaysia or nearby neighbors, it will be great. From Northern Safety, USA. 

Ristorante Italiano Italia Mia

Hubby brought me to this restaurant last week for our date. :) It's great to have dates once in awhile to refresh our passion. Hehehe.. Even though it's a groupon voucher, I enjoyed the time spent together, savoring every bit of my Carbonara and Tiramisu. 

I've never tried the food here when it first started business in Ipoh. Heard that the owner is different now. The restaurant was quite packed on a Friday night. I observed that many of them ordered the same dishes..probably the same deal from Groupon too. The restaurant was kind of romantic, dimly lighted and with a wallpaper that portrayed something like an Italian town. It is a pork-free restaurant. That's the reason why I saw some Muslims dining there too. 

We can choose a pizza from 7 different types of pizza and a dish of pasta from 10 types of pasta, all with value of RM20 and above. Our deal is only RM28 including 2 desserts. Hubby had a seafood pizza and I had carbonara. For desserts, he had panna cotta and I had tiramisu. Each worth RM12. Seems like a good deal, eh? But after comparing my photo and the Groupon deal photo, i feel a bit cheated. All the desserts portion seem smaller than normal. Although the main dish look the same...I still feel that when you dine with a groupon voucher, the food portion is usually smaller than normal.

Above is my photo and the below photo is taken from Groupon webpage. Look at the difference in portion. My tiramisu looked so pathetically small although it still tasted very delicious. Hmm... Anyway, for RM28, I'm happy with what I get. 

Contact details as below :-
10, Persiaran SC1 2/1, Sunway City Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. Ipoh 31150 
Tel: 05-547 4007

A moment of silence and prayer for MH370

Since the missing of flight MH370 on 8th of March, it has been the topic of discussion among my colleagues, families and friends. We have been following the news updates everyday via CNN, BBC, local news media...you name it, I'll read any news related to the missing jetliner and hoping that there will be good news of finding the plane. 

Until last night..when our PM announced the fate of the plane that its last position was in the middle of the Southern Indian Ocean, I froze.. I listened carefully to each word the PM delivered to the world and he said MH370 ended at the Indian Ocean. I couldn't believe what he said in the beginning as there was no solid evidence, no debris related to the plane was found yet. The conclusion was based on data from a British satellite company. All hopes vanished. 

This morning when I was listening to the radio, the deejays were talking about last night announcement by the Malaysian PM. My heart sink..eyes tearing up.. I really feel for the families who lost their loved ones. Imagine the emotional torture they faced each day hoping their loved ones will return and yesterday, what they heard was "All lives are lost".

May God bless the lost souls and if there are survivors, may the Lord bring them back safely. Although it may sound impossible at this remote location, but with God, nothing is impossible. Let's have a moment of silence and prayer to those on board MH370 and their family members. 

Love while you can..treasure your loved ones while you can. 

Dating with mom at OIC Cafe

I'm staying with mom for a few days while my husband is away for a short business trip. Mom and I decided to have dinner outside on Sunday evening. We drove to Bandar Baru Medan and scouted the area for a restaurant. We decided to have something at the "Festival Walk". Parked our car and took a stroll along the restaurants that filled up the street. Mom wanted to have Japanese food at "Sushi Zento" but it's so full and people were still queuing outside the restaurant. 

So, we ended up at OIC Cafe. I had tried the branch in Greentown and thought it was good, and wanted to bring mom there. But the branch at Festival Walk serves different type of food. Well..sort of more fast food and less varieties. Even the interior is very different. This one is very colourful and feel vibrant & young. Children will love it here. Whereas the branch in Greentown look more classy with the contemporary design.

We chose something which has the 'thumb up' icon in the menu. Mom chose one which has 3 'thumbs up' (OIC dry chicken rice) and I chose one which has 2 'thumbs up'.(OIC fried chicken rice). Thumbs up should be good right? 

The presentation of the food and drink were quite impressive. Heart shape rice and classy glass for ice water. =D 

For the dry chicken rice (bottom right), chicken is a bit too spicy for me but it tasted ok. Jus that it was served a bit cold. My fried chicken (top right) was good with the sambal and it was served hot. Both of us didn't like the type of rice they use. It's just not very appetizing and slightly dry. If they would have use a better quality rice, the dish would be perfect for the price of RM9.00 (fried chicken rice) and 9.50 (dry chicken rice). One other comment, they should really have a thorough cleaning of their fork and spoon!! The type of utensils they use can easily trap food and difficult to clean. (the area pointed with arrow)  

(Didn't take any photos of the fork and spoon. Found one from Alibaba.com that look similar)

Address of OIC Cafe 

2-5 & 2-5A, Festival Walk @ Ipoh, 
Jalan Medan Ipoh 1,
Medan Ipoh Bestari, 
31400 Ipoh, Perak.

Opening hours

Sunday - Thursday :10:30am - 10:30pm 

Friday, Saturday & Public Holiday eve : 10:30am - 12am

2014 - New Year, New Role

2014, a year to look forward to. 

(Sorry...>.< this post is kind of late as it's almost March now)

A new life, a new beginning, a new role, a new house, a new car..

(haha..not entirely new as it's a 4 months old car)

Looking at my wedding ring, it is unbelievable 

how things have progressed and 

how God has brought us together. 

It is still hard to sink in all..  

I still find it amazing and hard to 

believe that I'm a wife now. (really?! I'm a wife now?! :P)

Our first Valentine's celebration at Missing Marbles. 

My darling arranged a dinner here with the restaurant manager. They prepared a special table for us and give us a pot of Sweetheart Hoya plant or Hoya Kerrii which I forgot to take photo. Below is a photo I found on "google image". This plant is so special! It has heart shape leaves. And I found out that it will bloom some kind of waxy flowers if we take care of it properly. Unfortunately, we put it under the sun and the leaves got burned...:( Maybe next year Valentine's I'll get another pot (?!)