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Today, I'd like to recommend readers to two beauty products that have shown marvelous results!

1. Perspirex Antiprespirant



This is embarrassing but I've had body odor ever since I was a kid! And it is usually due to underarm sweating. My late grandmother used to greet-kiss me everyday after school and she will always say "Eeeeeee...masamnya!" Heh.

So anyways. It is a nuisance. Something that you're born with. It also annoys me because sometimes it effects my confidence. I've tried using talcum powder - but it will only lasts a few hours. I've also tried Rexona - and I have to agree that it is the best deodorant out of all others in the market, but it will only last me half a day. Some products stops the odor but not the sweat. Some products stops the sweating but not the odor.

One day, I found Perspirex - my savior! Apply it every alternate 2 nights before going to sleep, and the next day, use your usual favourite choice of deodorant and it works like magic! LIKE MAGIC!

You can get them at any pharmacy here in Malaysia - I got mine at Guardian.
To those who share the same problem with me, worry no more!

2. Bobbi Brown Buffing Grain



These buffing grains are actually good material for face scrub. It's natural and good for sensitive skin. You can use them on its own after cleansing your face. Or you can put a 5cent amount on your palm and mix it with your liquid cleanser and tadaaa!  - you've got your own face scrub.

Since you only need a very small amount of it, it actually lasts pretty long. The other good thing about it is that you can control the different amount of grains at different areas of your face. Put more at areas which needs a lot of scrubbing (neck/nose/forehead) and less and a bit more sensitive areas (for me, cheek).

Go and ask for a sample first from any Bobbi Brown outlets and give it a try. You'll surely feel satisfied with the super smooth effect :D

I think Casanovas are men lack of self-confidence and self-satisfaction that they need women to make them feel good. There’s always something that is not enough, that they need to seek for more from others to make them feel good for themselves.

They cannot stand on their own and focus on their own life. They are very dependent – certainly not those independent men who can make firm decisions in life. They’re always confused with what they want. Sometimes I think they run away from problems by having girls around them – as a form of distraction. That is why, at the end of the day, they’re the ones who feel empty inside, no matter how many times they sleep with different women.

I think Casanovas are cowards and are not the type of people who think 3 or 4 steps ahead. They just look at short-term happiness. You start with one, you’re happy, then you start with the second, and third, all at the same time and then it gets messed up. And when that happens, you runaway (cowards!) by lying instead of standing up, being a man, and telling the truth. The truth is, you are a coward, because you are indeed, afraid of commitments.

Ladies, go and get yourself a true man.

“Small Changes, Big Differences”- that is the motto of these group of young adults who call themselves ‘Small Changes’. During the recent weekend, 15 volunteers from the Klang Valley area drove all the way down to Kota Malai in Pasir Gudang, Johor, to motivate students coming from disadvantaged backgrounds but have performed fairly well in their PMR.

These young volunteers are concerned on the education inequalities between the urban and rural areas where aspirations are shaped by social surroundings - the son of a doctor is more likely to be one after being influenced by his father and the son of a farmer is more likely to become one for he has no other role model to look up to.

“We believe that every person should be given equal chance in being the best person that they can aspire to be in life, thus we hope to expose them to those chances,” said the Project Coordinator, also the founder of the newly formed group, Azri Malek Wan Haron.

‘Small Changes’ consists of freshly graduated students who are now in their first few years of their respective careers. They come from various backgrounds: lawyers, lecturers, doctors, engineers, interior designers, quantity surveyors, accountants and economists who studied locally and overseas.

“We hope that we can impart the skills that we have learned throughout our studies and be a reference point for them,” he also added.

The programme started with an ice-breaking session to break the barrier between the students and the facilitators. With games like ‘human knot’ and ‘power hand shake’, the timid and shy students suddenly became excited and eager with the programme. With the successful ice breaking session, the following modules just followed through smoothly and effectively.

Other modules conducted during the first day include ‘Fail to Plan, Plan to Fail’ – where students were divided into groups and were asked to build bridges using straws within a limited amount of time. Later on in the evening, the students were instilled with the notion that ‘English Language is fun and should not be a barrier to successes’ in the module ‘I Love English’.

“It was a fun scene to look at the students having the courage to at least try speaking in English and laughed and learned together with their friends. Some told me that before this, they get ashamed just speaking a
single word of English, “said the ‘I Love English’ module leader, Murni Wan Mohd Nor.

Apart from that, the students were also introduced to the various pathways available for them to reach their career goals. Following that, the module ‘Career Presentation’ managed to open up their eyes on different types of careers available in the market today. Surprisingly, many of the students are only aware of the traditional professional careers such as doctors, lawyers, accountants and engineers and have not heard of ‘economists’ or ‘interior designer’ and ‘quantity surveyors’.

The fun-filled 2-days motivational program received positive feedbacks from the students and teachers of Sekolah Menengah Kota Masai 2 that they sighed when the program has reached to its end.

“We felt satisfied and touched when the students came up to us and thanked us for believing in them; some even teared,” said Azri.


“I asked a boy on his aims for SPM. He told me that he’s aiming for 6As, 2Bs and 1C. I asked him why not aim for 9As? He said, “I just don’t think that is possible, I don’t think I can,” said one of the facilitators, Wan Zokhri Idris

At the end of the program, the students were asked to give their feedbacks on the program.

“I find this program fun as we don’t get punished for doing something wrong. Every module was exciting and motivating,” said one of the students, Lumi Shara Jagat

Some also said they were happy to roughly know where their path would be after SPM.

“We now tell ourselves that if we think we can, we surely can,” said another student, Muhamad Aziim b. Huzaimi

‘Small Changes’ first program will not have been a success without the help of sponsors and donations from families and friends. The students also received dictionaries, stationaries, SPM exercise books as well as story books. Small Changes will not be a one-off program; the group is planning for more similar programs in the future.



http://smallchanges2011.blogspot.com

Mari kita mulakan hari dengan 'Bismillahirrahmanirrahim......."    :)

I miss Bandung.

You wanna know why?

Because there, we had the whole world to ourselves.

Because there, I could see the honesty in his eyes.

Because there, there were no outside issues bothering us. No pasts lingering us.

Because there, things were clear. Nothing was messed up.



But I guess, we can't always get what we want right?

Sometimes, we just gotta learn to accept reality. No matter how hard.

I miss Bandung.

Me and Mr. have a love-hate relationship. One day I feel on top of the world, oh-so-happy and lovey-dovey and suddenly the next day, it goes straight down - until I can feel that I dislike him very very much.This can sometimes happen in just a day, drastically.

My very very close friend is getting married in 2 days! Last 2 weekends, me and 2 other girlfriends of mine celebrated her final few weeks of singlehood. We stayed over at Dorsett KL - thanks to mum's voucher, we only paid 1/3 of the whole cost - and we spent the weekend eating and karaoke-ing and gossiping and talking about the old days. 

Dinner at Kampachi, Pavilion KL - I've tasted better Japanese cuisine

L-R: Bride to be and Miss Dirah Edora

Jalan-jalan di Bkt Bintang

The Popular BB Chicken Rice

Miss Nisaa photographer

Bride to be - during spa manicure pedicure session.

How fast time flies. Suddenly everyone around me are getting married. Hope the friendship lasts even when we're all settled down with our families :)

One day it's all bright and sunny and then the next day, it rains.

Sometimes, I think that I need to step back, and just look at my life from a different perspective.
Sometimes, truth and reality hurts but you just gotta accept it.
Sometimes, we need to be strong and firm.
Sometimes, we gotta stop complaining and start appreciating.
Sometimes, we need glasses to see better.

Without expectations, there will be no disappointments. But, what's life without expectations?

"Just take my hand, fall in love with me again," Runaway by Bruno Mars

Intuition is that feeling that you know something is not right, even without needing a solid proof on it. It's that sixth sense that God awards women with, for them to be extra sensitive and extra careful in surviving the world. It's intuition that tells you that your child may be in danger, without him/her being physically there in front of you. For all you know, it's that once that by following your guts that you have avoided yourself from being raped. It's also intuition that caught your partner cheating on you.

Intuition is also the reason that women act irrationally sometimes. Men on the other hand, think logically, and will only react towards something that is physically seen, something that is proven. We are often portrayed as crazy, for over-reacting on such small irrational things. But the thing is, we sometimes see things that you don't see: that small smirk the other girl has when talking to you, that eye contact that you avoid, that awkward conversation, etc.

It's hard to explain but sometimes, you just KNOW it, you can feel it in the air, you can sense the eerie feeling in your tummy. Furthermore, it has been proven many times in my case, that the instinct is most of the time right. (Note 'most of the time', NOT 'always')

It's okay to question yourself many times on certain situations because of your self-intuition. It guides you to make the right decision. Just don't decide/react there and then, emotionally and irrationally. When your instincts tell you something, try taking it in, think about it, then try to make some sense out of it. It is telling you something, but it isn't always right. We are, also known, for over-reacting - and over-reacting doesn't solve anything for sure.

So when you have self-instincts, give it some thought. Don't push it all away and blindly follow the head. Sometimes the heart tells you things that the head doesn't :)