My (con)Current Project (among others)

I have been pretty tied up with all sorts of things lately. This particular project happens to have a deadline, though. Sometime back (prolly 3-4 months back) Ziezi came across a great deal from photobookMalaysia - so I happily joined the bandwagon and bought 5 vouchers for Medium Landscape Imagewrap Hardcover books. hihihihihihi.

Ampun tuanku! 5 photobook to be finished in about 2weeks. Maka, teruslah hamba mengdownload the Photobook Designer software and mess about with it. Firstly, I needed pictures. Scouring my laptop and Azrul's MacBook, we managed to get pictures of la famiglia from as early as 2004. Prior to that dah takde in digital format. I decided that I could start off with our trip to Melbourne then. If my memory serves me right, I was 7months pregnant with Khaleeq and Khadra was just a little 10 months old tot. She had such a straight bop - the days before she acquired her curls.

Here's the sneak peak. Very the raw, I know. This is only the draft. The actual one I decide to check in could very well be very very different. hihihihihi

I hope it turns out well. This is my first attempt, so am not putting too high a hope. Nanti dah dapat hasilnya wa update lagi, orait?

-dillz blogging out-

Java Jazz Festival 2010 - Hasil Tangkapan Perang

Java Jazz Festival 2010 chronicle : |1- Contemplating| 2- The Decision & Update| 3 - Hasil Tangkapan Perang |4 - All My Bags Are Packed I'm Ready To Go|

Atas permintaan Madam KS. Here's the hasil tangkapan perang semalam. All from Zara and some were like clearance items. Case in point, my creme blazer was going at RM69. Serious! I loike!

1. Patterned Dress
2. Long black top with bedazzled star on the right rib
3. Creme blazer
4. Navy blue tights
5. Damn cool cawat londeh pants with belt

6. , 8. and 10. Dilla's typical Zara blouses for me the roam the days in Jakarta
7. , 9. and 11. T-shirts to go under the cardigan and jacket.
(Not in picture) Damn cool black cardigan thingy.

Test. Test sikit... Basically, ideanya adalah seperti di bawah :

Tudung tak jumpa cari lagi and muka kena cover sebab malu. Gemuk dowh! Sebab tu "model" serkup macam penyamun. hahahahaha

Footnote: Tak sempat nak order Spanx from KS. Next timela, babe. You know that I so need it!

-dillz blogging out-

My *one-time* Facial at Lancome Beauty institute

Dan sebenarnya, (Eeh, ter-Yuna pulak) going to facials has not been on top of my priority list and I have been neglecting my face somewhat.

It so happened that at the time I was thinking, "Hey, must do something about my skinlah", I read a review by madam toughcookie on her own experience at this swanky place in BV2. Hmmm... Bangsar Village? My playground tuh.. So, I decided to give it a try.

I had an appointment for a skin analysis and facial at Lancome Beauty Institute on 27 October 2009. So, yes, I guess this cerita is basi already. Tapi, nak jugak cerita. Nak jugak-jugak..

Aaanyways, the first stop was a thorough skin analysis done by the therapist - it was fully computerized with various types of probes to check my hydration level, apparent "age" of my skin, elasticity, firmness, any pigmentation / brown spots, etc.

No surprises, but the verdict was: muka ku teruk sekali. It's dried on the upper dermis but underneath it is very oily -> thus the breakouts that I have been experiencing. There were also brown spots and pigmentation showing as a result of me not using any sunscreen. The only good news is on my ketuaan -> my skin is more bouncy than normal and not many fine lines are showing just yet.

What do you expect, kan? Berapa tahun tak pergi facial and my current skin care regime has been basically reduced to "Do it if you want to and leave it if you don't feel like it" due to my HHTA syndrome. (Yes, please blame it on that disease)

Don't wanna be redundant , so please read the very elaborate review by madam toughcookie on the matter.

Personally, though, I thought:

• I liked the chair. Like a lot. Pretty cool gadget, that.
  
• The extraction did not hurt that much, despite the amount of gunk I had on my face.
  
• I didn't quite like the scents too much - it was too perfume-y (if you get what I mean) for my liking.
  
• Overall rating was OKlah.

A few weeks later, I made an appointment kat Sothys pulak. Nantikan reviewnya pula, ya?
*ala-ala sinetron / daytime soap, ni.. baru nak climax, dia bagi "to be continued" hihihihihihihi*

-dillz blogging out-

My Boring Present to Myself

I knew that I had to start taking serious care of my face. From the last detailed skin analysis (you can read them once I have published the entry *will update when it's done, promise*) that was done on my face, I am convinced that I am seriously heading to "Tua Sebelum Waktunya" in no time at all.. :( My skin is dehydrated, blotchy, uneven skin tones, I have brown spots and early signs of pigmentation, fine wrinkles are starting to show and the icing on the cake must be the break-outs that I get every so often. *gasp!*

I blame it to my almost non existent facials for the past three years, no application of sunscreen whatsoever and not to mention my laziness to apply my now defunct Body Shop's Tea Tree Oil facial set that was bought around a year ago. :(

Anyways, from my trip to Sothy's sometime back, I was recommended the following products to treat and maintain a healthier looking me (in terms of my face, lah):

Home Use Procedure

Morning
Cleanser
1. Normalizing milk
Toner
1. Normalizing lotion
Eye Care
1. Eye Contour Serum
Intensive care
1. [W] Serum (Day)
2. THI3 Serum
Moisturizer
1. THI3 Cream
Sun Care
1. SPF 30

Evening
Cleanser
1. Normalizing milk
2. [W] Foaming Cleanser
Toner
1. Normalizing lotion
Eye Care
1. Eye Contour Serum
Intensive care
1. [W] Serum (Night)
2. GradeI Serum
Moisturizer
1. Noctuelle Cream

Home Treatment (Twice a week)
Mask
1. Oxyliance Mask
2. Hydrating Mask
Exfoliating
1. Gommage
2. Desquacrem

Adoiaiiiii!!! Banyaknya nak kena beli!!!!!

Anyhoots, I have decided, as boring as it may be . This is something that I have to do for myself. I am getting them (albeit bit by bit) and I promise to use them day and night. Nak muka lawa tak???


Kenalah Zero Percent interest nampaknya... Pelan-pelan bayar..
hihihihihi

and Happy Birthday To Me!

-dillz blogging out-

Zoobies in (and out of) the house

Boleh tak saya share this awesome product dengan korang?
Was ist das? (Banyak sangat baca The Book Thief ni, dah speaking German la pullok)

(pictures of product and logo from : here)

I first learnt about the product from toughcookie's blog sometime back - she was writing about lil JJ's new Hada the Hippo. I thought, Wah, so cool.. A 3-in-1 plush toy, pillow AND blanket? She bought it from Tiny Tapir, an online store that sells many other trendy and sustainable cool stuff. To know more about them Zoobies - read the writeup from Tiny Tapir's blog (this was posted on Sept8,2008 and the price has now increased somewhat)

So, anyways, imagine my delight when they opened up a kiosk at Bangsar Village's Christmas promotion. I was zapping up them Zoobies (and some other products) like nobody's business. hihihi.. Ini adalah kes Mak yang over excited.

Hasil tangkapan kami:

The two kids got themselves a Zoobie pet each - typical Khadra going for the pink hippo (nasib baik bukan one that goes Oink!) and Khaleeq went for the cute and adorable (yet still macho) Lencho the Lion. I chose a Baby Zoobie for Khaleeda , Baby Tama the Tortoise. The Baby Zoobies are a little smaller in size and they open up to a much smaller blanket. Really suitable for newborns as the big blankies might suffocate them. They also have a little comfort triangle corner that could double up as a comforting blankie.

We bring them to our trips - in the car and on the plane. I remember lugging the three animals onto our flight balik kampung accompanied by stare(s) from hubby. Lepas dia tengok bebudak tu snuggle and comfy in the plane barulah the nasty stare(s) disappeared. hihihihihi.. Them Zoobies proved to be useful on our long drive up/down to/from Penang as well as during sleeptime at night! See, semua ternganga tidur - So syiok maaa!! I think it would also be great for movie outings.

Anyhoots, just to say that we are happy with our purchases. :) Sharing is caring, right?

-dillz blogging out-