A little long weekend~

Thanks to Hari Raya Puasa, we had a slightly longer weekend that usual.

Extended to Monday, it makes Tuesday the new enemy for the working adults (or maybe student too), but well is only temporary..

This weekend, Hubby and I listed out 5 Task each and we suppose to try to complete it. Well, did we complete all 10? I doubt so.

1. Ripped All VCD - DONE 
2. Ripped ALL CD - FAIL
3. Change Bedsheet & Quilt Cover - DONE
4. Buy extra quilt cover & go muji to get my drawers - DONE
5. Hang up Wedding Photo in MBR - DONE
6. Sort his Documents that are lying around in study room - DONE
7. Do my Japanese Homework - DONE
8. Bring down extra pillows and bring to mum's house - DONE
9. Choose wedding photos to develop for his/my relative - FAIL
10. ARH.. I FORGOTTEN - DONE

Well anyway, it was 8/10 for completion. =D

While ripping all the VCDs, i found some awesome movies of certain age like Inochi
So I dragged hubby to watch together~ haha.. he thinks it is awesome too... especially the scene where the baby was delivered (bloody). Super touching!

Apart from the task we did above, we also went mum house twice, including one game session where the lucky Cinderella won enough to cover our taxi for 2 days. =)

Seems like the "writing X task" each weekend works for us to get things doing~

How did you guys spent your long weekend? =)

When i'm 30yo...

This is how i look like now.. I can't say the same when i'm 30yo.

Therefore there are some targets that i would like to set and work towards to and hopefully i will achieve it before or by 30yo. Every 6 months i will check against these targets to see if i'm progressing towards it.

There are some targets that i will never set. E.g. become a mum. Coz they are the unforeseen.

3 years from now, 30years old - 03 Aug 2015

1. Money 
There is an Amount i call it $X, which i shall not declare the amount here. Ask me if you are a friend.

a) Cash-on-hand + Dividend-provided shares.
Target: 6 x $X 
Currently i only manage to save like 20% of my target. Jiayou! 80% more to go!

b) Monthly Salary
Target: $X
My current salary is abit distance away from X. So i dun think it is a too far away dream.
Originally $X was my target for 28yo. But this year the increment was so bad that i think i will not hit $X so i decided to push it back to 30yo. If next year the salary goes to horrible stage, i think i better change my job.

c) Insurance Coverage
Target: 100 x $x 
My current coverage is abit on the low side. Apart from hoping that i have enough coverage in case of misforture, this can also serve as retirement $. =)

2. Life

a) Japanese Language Proficiency Test
Target: JLPTN3
If i continue my Japanese without any break in between, i will be take JLPTN4 at 28yo, JLPTN3 at 29yp and JLPTN2 at 30yo. But, JLPTN2 will be in Dec 2015. Therefore my target is get JLPTN3.

b) Blogging
Target: Make my blog more awesome, organised.
Now i'm starting to re-organise and retag all the post correctly. Hopefully this blog is still alive when i'm 30yo

c) Travel
Target: Conquer a total of 10 Countries
Till this age, i have been to Thailand, Malaysia, Netherland, France, Switzerland, Italy. I have never been to places that most ppl have went and i really looking forward to my nx trip. 4 more countries, i hope i'll go for the deserved holiday and hit my target soon.

3. Beauty

a) Skincare
Target: To conquer SK-II.
At 30yo, my skin needs alot of nutrients so i decided that i should move to a better brand, piece by piece, step by step. Ganbatte!

b) Make-up
Target: Keep up with trends.
I got a shock each time i see woman drawing their eyeliner ON TOP OF their lashes. ex-si-cu-si-moi! That's so oldie! BUT! It was in trends maybe in 80s? i dunno.. so whatever in trend or nice now may be different later. i want to keep up with the fashion!

4. Health

a) Weight
Target: 20kg lesser from what i'm now. 
It is a lifetime battle. I went to gym and got it down only to suffer from slipped-disc after that.
This time round, i change my strategy. I'm jogging with my hubby. I need to be healthier so extreme diet is not my task but i will try my best to exercise instead.

b) Taking care of health
Target: Regular Annual Checkup.
I take in pride to make sure i take care of my hubby health, so i going to start it from this year to make sure we both have regular annual checkup.

A post for the ladies~

I'm a skincare junkie~ The private sale on robin makes me crazy. I bought things that i wanted to buy since sometime back but i never. Love staying in my new house coz it means able to buy new skincare products without worrying too much.

In the private sale, i bought
1. Laneige Water Bank Essence - this will be my spare
2. L'oreal Youth Code Pre-Essence - It just works amazingly for ppl who suits it
3. L'oreal Revital Life Essence - Testing a cheaper anti-aging product
4. Shiseido UV Perfect SPF50 PA +++ - Heards abt the raves
5. Shu uemura Make up Base- I wanted this for years! at least 4 years of waiting!
6. Fancl Mild Cleansing Oil - Need one to survive while waiting for mayu to bring me more stock from Japan
7. Laneige White Plus Renew Skin Refiner - to replace my finishing L'oreal White Perfect Toner

When i reach home, i pack my barang barang and realise i have so much things!! =P

But with my recently skincare "breaking" task, it is ok to use all =P

Day Time! Rise and Shine!

1) Wash with water, or sometime with Cleanser if the overnight sleeping mask is overpowering (coz i generally sleep for 4hrs, so it may not have absorbed)
Product used: NEWater OR Biore Mashmellow Foam

2) Tone with a whitening toner. The sun is a killer so whitening should start from this step
Product used: Laneige White Plus Renew Skin Refiner

3) Aging starts from eyes, anti-aging eye cream is important
Product used: SK-II Sign Signature Eye Cream
*Thanks miya for getting this for me at good/cheap price =)

4) I learn that applying pre-essence help your serum to absorb better.
Product used: L'oreal Youth Code Pre-Essence

5) Special Skincare! Introducing my start of using SK-II Facial Treatment Essence. Unless it is awesome, if not i will never but after this bottle. But it is seriously a bit bottle and i have no idea how to finish using it

6) I'm crazy about fighting against the sun in the morning so i think about the sun when i do my skincare
Product used: L'oreal White Perfect Laser Essence
*I read about the crazy things this can do and i'm really looking forward to the effects

7) Since we worked in a air-con enviroment, we need something hydrating too!
Product used: Laneige Water Bank Essence

8) Finally is time for Moisturer! I alternate between a awesome product vs a freebie. Generally use the freebie on days i dun go out.

Both products has basic SPF which is enough for me if i just go market to buy some food back. =)
Product used: L'oreal White Perfect Laser Whitening Cream(Awesome) OR L'oreal Revitalift White Day Cream (Freebie)

9) Sunblock! The last but not least to block block block the awful sun! My current sunblock was good coz i have been using many many bottles for years but it is starting to get oily, perhaps my skin has changed. Thus, i bought a new sunblock to try =)
Product used: L'oreal UV Perfect SPF 50/PA +++ (Current) OR Shiseido Perfect UV Protector SPF 50+/ PA+++ (New)

My makeup comes after the sunblock~


Night Time! Clean the Face!

1) Removing makeup. Sometimes i do use a point-makeup remover (like L'oreal Eyes & Lip Waterproof makeup remover) but that is only when i do very smoky eye (which i seldom). Being a lazy ger, i prefer something that cleans everything.
Product used: Aqua Label Deep Cleansing Oil (Now) OR Fancl Mild Cleaning Oil (Next)

2) Cleansing with my basic cleanser
Product used: Biore Mashmellow Foam

3) Wipe my face with a neutral toner to check that all trace of makeup is gone
Product used: The Body Shop Aloe Vera Toner for Sensitive Skin
*Going to stop this step after this toner is used up

4) Spray my face with a face mist to keep myself slightly hydrated while i work on my housework or watch drama
Product used: Random Products. My fav so far is still Evian. Currently i'm using some korean face mist that my cousin bring back for me

Night Time! zZZZ~

1) Sometime exfoliate is needed, from face to body, once a week or twice a week.
Product used: CURE

2) Basic Toning. At night, i care more about hydration. Hydration started from Toner.
Product used: Laneige Power Essential Skin Refiner Moisture

3) Eye Protection. I have 2 eye-cream in used currently but i spent more time with my SK-II than the other hydrating one. But hyrdating is good considering that i sleep in air-con room
Product used: SK-II Sign Signature Eye Cream OR Laneige Water Bank Eye Gel Cream

4) I skipped my Pre-essence coz i have something more amazing coming up later. But well, for now, i pat on some miracle water
Product used: SK-II Facial Treatment Essence

5) Recently i'm crazy with fighting again anti-aging so i'm introducing anti-aging serum to my skin. =)
Product used: L'oreal Revitalift Anti-Aging Serum

6) As usual, a hydrating essence comes after my target essence
Product used: Laneige Water Bank Essence

7) Having more time at night, i pat & lock my essence into the skin =)
Product used: Aqualabel Enhancer WT

8) Moisturing is still as important at night or even more important if you sleep in a air-con room like me.
Product used: Laneige Water Bank Moisture Cream

9) Last but not least, i top up a sleeping pack to make my skin dewy~
Product used: Laneige Sleep Pack EX OR The Face Shop Raspberry Sleeping Mask

That's all! Haha

It may seems like it is alot alot alot.. but... i'm not THAT hardworking la.. Sometimes i do skip a step or 2, sometimes i do sleep with a no skin-care face when i'm too tired to do anything except remove makeup & sleep. But this are typical steps that you can consider if you have time coz u need at least 5-seconds between each step for absorption and also time to apply each skin care correctly. It won't work if you have the greatest product but you use in a wrong method.

The most truthful steps above are definitely the morning steps. I'm quite crazy about protection against sun coz i worry about pigmentation after looking at my mum & grandma. Nowadays i started to get concern about anti-aging too. In fact considering the humidity of our weather, hydration is THAT key thing for us. Other countries like Japan or Korean or even the west are must drier than us so their focus & ours are different. Perhaps all of us should consider blocking against the sun, not for whitening effects but for the prevention of pigmentation-creation? =D

August I need/hope to.... (Updated 26 Aug)

I need to ...... ALL DONE! =)

1) Buy clothes from Dorothy Perkins and Espirits for my 20% discount sake. More TOPs coz i have been buying alot of bottoms
Throw in a whopping $500 bucks on this! =P
2) Buy drawers from muji to help organise my barang barang. For clothes, bags, accessories etc.
Bought the one for clothes & bags @ ION MUJI, accessories @ Bugis MUJI
3) Go Watsons to do my BIG PURCHASE. x5 Bonus Points for this month! Only 1st purchase
The key thing that i have bought alot should be the shampoo. Surprisingly i never buy any cosmetics. Maybe becoz taiwan trip is coming!
4) Go Aussino to buy my comforter cover. 40% discount.
PS branch is selling it at 50% discount just that it dun have the pillow case! I dun need the pillow case so i'm so happy to leap home with a half-priced
5) Buy a whitening toner coz my current one is finishing..
Laneige White Plus Renew Skin Refiner

I hope to ......

1) Hang up my wedding photo in the room.
Did it during the long weekend! Cinderella's effort. I did nothing except saying "left abit, right abit"
2) Finish uploading all wedding photos on to facebook
Decided not to continue the uploading coz the behind portion dun tells a story.. =( 
3) Email fellow colleagues with the Low-Res Wedding Table Photo and ask them to email me for high-resolution
The very stupid me bring the wrong folder to work =(
4) Pass Peiyun/Candice the wedding picture/videos
5) Finish ripping all the VCDs, impossible to finish converting, but just ripped 1st
Thank God, i did it!
6) Buy a new sunblock coz the current one is too oily
Bought Shiseido UV Perfect SPF50 PA+++
7) Go have a meal w my in-laws @ sushi tei since i got 20% discount
8) Load new dramas into my iPhone~
9) Finish ripping all the CDs.

September Targets

1) Is there an IT/PC show? i need a big HARD-DISK.
Awesome Max 5 is gg to buy for me =P
2) Finish ripping un-wanted DVD.. meaning DVD that i dun wanna keep
3) Start ripping DVD that i wannted keep. Want to keep also must ripped.
4) Run 25KM in total
5) Finish converting all rmvb, dat dramas into mp4 format
Converting dat in progress. May have chance to finish by August~
6) Look for a good anti-aging eye cream + anti-aging serum
Bought an anti-aging serum in Robinson Private Sales.
7) Find a good hand-cream, research, not buy.
8) Prepare my shopping list to buy in taiwan (the basics)
9) Prepare a purchase list for mayu to bring back from jp~ =)

July - Activities

XY ROM

I started July by attending XY ROM. Though some ppl supertitiously think that i should not attend since i just got married, but it is just ROM not customary and i not that pan-tang, so i don't really care. It was a fun afternoon! I reached earlier with J who came to drove me and we were busy setting up the place at before the guest arrive. Love the pictures i took that day, my face looks great. Guess i recall how i do my makeup that day. Perfect face contouring~ =)

HOT STONE SPA

Yan brought me to thomson to enjoy a complimentary trial of a hot stone spa. It wasn't amazing. Through out the 40 or 45 mins, we were asked to sleep on the HOT STONE, which i got bored after a while and sit up and start chatting with yan. Dinner was at a nearby korean restaurant that we spoke and discuss about life & money..

CASH STUDIO - DAM

This is one of my fav days in July. Though turn-up rate was bad, but mayu, shuhan & I had a great day singing & singing~ We had dinner in a Japanese Soba-ya at Paragon which i think that Shuhan's vegetarian set is much better than ours. ^^ I'm so happy that mayu is back to drama-ing!

Japanese Placement Test / Japanese Lesson

Went for a simple Japanese Placement Test at ikoma to determine which stage should i resume my Japanese Lesson. And yes, i started with my intermediate class in the same month! It feels great to be back in class. Targeting for my next JLPT Exam! Hopefully i can passed!

Shoes!

Bought very nice shoes from a shop in JCube (a place i generally wun go, unless under the command of Cinderella). Follow me on twitter to see more~

miya farewell

We had a simple dinner farewell at coca restaurant. miya who is gg for her JET program will be out of SG for 2y. (In fact she has already flew when i typed this). But this is not the last day i'll see her. =)

Universal Studio Singapore

Had an awesome triple date night with miya-vince, mayu-shuhan, me-cinderella. With these crazy bunch of ppl, i finally pick up my tiny courage and went on HUMAN with them. I totally regretted when i was up there. But it was ok when i came down, and i'm glad that i went on the right. BUT I WILL NOT GO UP AGAIN. hahahaha.. freaky.. All except Shuhan & i went on CYLON and Cinderella say that it was nothing. He wasn't booasting, just that it was really NOTHING to him. Now i know what freak i have married. Haha~

Cinderella's Birthday

I refused to take leave that day coz he said he couldn't take leave on my birthday as his colleague went overseas. So i kinda not happy with that colleague and him. Therefore, the celebration was after work, and we went St Regis to had dinner at Yan Ting. Pictures are all on FB. =) I'm too lazy to upload here. =P The awesome birthday was FREE from Marriott, coz it was the wedding cake voucher. Haha.. my "stingy" Cinderella say use that will do, dun spend $ to buy cake. =D

Steak Day

This round steak was at Tavern. The steak was pretty good, comparable to the steak at salt grill. The Foie Gras, was normal, not the best i eaten, but better than one at Lawry's. Best foie gras so far is at salt grill. Best steak is at Fat Cow.

Shopping Day

I haven been shopping in SG for looooong... Finally drag my hubby to do so with me after my Japanese Lesson. Sadly, i only shop for shorts, stationaries, Some skincare, & Household stuff.. Aw~~ i miss shopping with kkg!

Baby Shower

Attended a colleague's baby's baby shower. Babies are so cute! =)

This & Next month - August/September

My dates are fully booked except 29 Aug. =)
Start booking for September! =)

July - Drama Clean Up Project

We have started a new project in July called "Music-Drama Cleanup Project". ^^

Music-Drama Cleanup Project

1. Separate the CDs into 2 stack
a) To Keep e.g. Lucifer, Arashi etc
b) To throw e.g. Countdown Jpop 2000, Westlife

2. Ripped the music files to mp3 out for those "to throw"

3. Pick out all the VCDs

4. Ripped the VCDs

5. Convert all the rmvb files to mp4

6. Convert all the ripped VCD(.dat) files to mp4

So far we are still working on the above 6 steps (only step 1 is completed)

It is not easy. My AIO is working 24/7 to help in conversion and my Cinderella is complaining that the AIO needs a rest. >_<

I'm still ripping the VCD while Cinderella ripped the CDs for me. My 1.5TB external Hard-disk is almost maxed out. I need at least 3TB external Hard-disk to house my dramas.

Don't ask me to throw them away~ Dramas are my precious babies.

After this will be DVD & Anime.. Haizzz