3R

Reuse... Reduce... Recycle...

To support the 3R.... I have bought few reusable bags, some more fancy (envirosax) and some less fancy (rm2.99 giant reusable bag)... Yes, fancy reusable bags are quite expensive, but it's fun and they're pretty.... So, what's wrong of wanting to practise 3R with fancy things right, it makes things more fun... I even bought jessie & lulu so my niece could use it when we groceries shopping together... Instilling green in kids? BTW, she loves this bag, and insisting on putting everything in here...

But imagine my disappointment when I was trying to use these bag @ Giant. The cashier said I MUST use their (super-thin) plastic bag that can bocor anytime on my way to the car. The reason is.... for security reason (like i would steal stuff!). Okay, that's my 1st experience... Then 2nd time, I bought their giant bag... that time I finally get them to put in my stuff in there... I went ahead and asked them whether it would be okay to bring the bag, and reuse that for my next purchase... And guess what she said, a plain and simple "No". So, I immediately pointed at the bag and said, "oh even tho in the bag it said reuse and recycle?". She simply shrugged. I think I will write about this and put my comment in the comment box...

It's such a disappointing thing actually, especially for big corporation like giant. I know in KL, places like tesco and jusco are already promoting less plastic-usage by their reusable bags. Tesco is selling their reusable bags for 99 cents, and if your bag is damaged, you can get a replacement for free...

I'm teaching my 4 yrs old niece to ask this question to cashier when the cashier insists to put stuff in plastic "But plastic cannot be recycled, and it takes 500 years to decompose. So what do you think?".... Let's see what are their reactions. hehehehhe...

Please click here on tips to reduce plastic (and paper) bag consumption

and be informed by these facts and figures regarding the true cost of plastic bags

I think I will only go to places which supports green.

raya photos

am taking the advantage of FULL carbo-loading during raya period... Rendang, ketupat, nasi himpit, soto, raya cookies..... all goes into my stomach without second thoughts...

Here are some raya shots

i think tisha looks angelic here.... ahahhaha.. but u should see her during raya, kept digging in the glass cookies jar...

BIM is days away

BIM is only days away, THREE days to be exact...

Borneotrekker asked me about my list... So here it is...

Before:
1. Buy gatorade, 100plus, 2 power gel (already bought 2:strawberry banana-1x caffeine & double latte-2x caffeine @GNC) (done)
2. (Decide and)Wash sports bra, shorts, socks to be used during the race and set it aside. (done)
3. Pick up registration pack (on friday-lunch break) (done)
4. Finalize mp3 songs for 3.5 hrs. Get rid of song that has lyrics like these "why am i doing this" or "time's so slow" or "i must be crazy" or "i can't go back in time"... (done)
5. Attach bib on vest. (done)
6. Attach chip on shoes (done)
7. Separate car key (leaving car alarm & 1 key only) (done)
8. Carbo-load... Carbo-load... Carbo-load... (done)


The day before:
1. Prepare post-race stuff in a bag: extra clothes, water, slipper, some cash.
2. Charge mp3 player to full
3. Charge phone to full
4. Drink plentyyy of fluid.... Aim: 1 ltr every 2-3 hours
5. Lay off running gears: top, running vest, shorts, socks, shoes, phone, mp3 players, powergel
6. Go to pasta party and carbo-load!
7. Sleep early

The morning:
1. Wake up at 4am
2. Breakfast menu: Strawberry wholemeal bread topped with peanut butter+nutella and half cup of coffee ( i know coffee is a no-no, but i can't start my day without coffee!)
3. Drink at least 500 ml fluid 1 hour before
4. Make sure I don't forget these: powergel, mp3 player, phone and post-race stuff!
5. Sunblock! Sunblock! Sunblock!

Pls let me know if I miss anything....

Eerrrrkkkkk, I'm nervous... Those who are available on sunday, plss come and cheer us up! And I'm all available if you want to give me good stuff to look forward to(eg, want to belanja me coffee bean after race or full body massage)...

Until next post...

makeup & skincare

Today's entry is for girls only... warning: product review!

I am trying Clinique 3-steps... Let's see if I'm rajin enough to follow the regime when I come home late at night. I'd probably just wash my face and go to sleep straight, and say forget-it to toner&mosturizer. Some says the combinations of 3-steps can be drying on certain skin. For me, the last time I tried the facial soap(bar), it was certainly drying on my skin. So to avoid flaky skin, I choose the mildest of all, facial wash extra mild and toner#2 for dry/combination skin, then followed with dramatically mosturizing gel (oil-free) courtesy of mel who bought it from faraway.

I so like makeup of jlo... Very natural, glowy healthy skin!
Basic makeup:-

Mineralize satinfinish: light coverage, dewy-looking(not matte) and it has SPF15. But... as I said, it's pretty light coverage, and doesn't last as long as studio fix, so sometimes skin can look oily esp on a hot day.


My fav concealer:Studiofinish perfect to hide blemishes/dark circles. The best part of it, I only need very little amount of this, so this one small little pot can last quite awhile.Select Sheer Compact: Hmmm, other than the color is perfect for my skin-tone, I don't think there's anything special with it. I encountered few powders which can look-whitish/greyish on skins (wrong color!), so this is perfect for me. I think I might try body-shop one next time...
I don't really do the perfect-matte-full-makeup, so my foundation which I bought in march last year is still not-finished. Even my concealer still not 1/4 finished.... So, I guess you know how ugly un-polished I look most days.

Advice to girls: i think foundation is the most important makeup, so picking the right color is important. Your foundation is like your face pallete. So, if you have a perfect blemish-free skin, you are truly blessed. To draw colors (eg eye shadows, blushers) on a clean pallate is much better right? So, to choose, we want a color that blends with our skin-tone (read: definitely not lighter or else gonna look like a mask)... Frugal tips: If you find a (cosmetic counter)'s foundation that suits you, maybe you can bring leftovers of foundation and look for the same shade in drugstore. The same goes with compact powder.

Sure, makeup is fun, the blending, the brushing, the mixing and matching... But the worst part of all is removing every little trace of makeup at the end of the day. Don't even mention if putting on eyeliner/mascara, it takes many-many cotton balls with (gentle) eye-makeup remover to get rid of em. I guess that's the reason, I don't even care putting those two on. I truly salute those yang never without makeup, meaning those who take-off makeup for prayer at noon, then put on makeup again after that, then take off again in the evening. That's plentttyyy of work!

So, girls.. have fun with your makeup!