skincare: KOSE Seikisho

the world knows that i love

1) freebies

2) discounts (the -%, half price, cut cut cut)

3) mystery gifts

so, even when i was quite happy with my skin condition using the previous skincare, i was very much tempted lah with the promotion at the KOSE booth at Jusco tu. bila dh seated kt dpn promoter tu apa lagi...haruslah terpengaruh. jadi saya pun belilah a set of the brand's special promotion. it consists of Cool Cleansing Gel + Exfoliating Massage Gel + White Mask = RM 180 (each item costs about RM85 for normal price).

Cool Cleansing Gel

--to be used before we wash our face at the end of the day, its function is to melt away our make-up AND sunblock.

review: i dont see anything special about this one, like other cleansing gel, it's oily and makes us uncomfortable. and i think they are many other products that work the same as this one, but WITH CHEAPER PRICE. (it's not that i apply thick make up anyway)
star: 1.5/5


Exfoliating Massage Gel

--basically its purpose is to remove old skin cells.

review:  look at the rich colour beside - the black gel feels slightly hot on face. gradually, it becomes cold as it turns into grey; which, i think, shows that the active ingredients have been completely er...activated?utilized? anyways, i LOVE it. after rinsed off,  my skin feels feathery soft and the pores are less visible too, making the skin more even. but, the effect don't really last long; if only i can use it every night...
star: 3/5


Mask White
-- to remove dead skin/ blackheads/ whiteheads

review: This leave on black gel mask requires about 20mins -/+ to dry before it can be peeled off from our face. if the mask is still sticky, then it won't be able to peel the irritating heads off our face. the feeling of looking at the stuck heads on the peeled off mask is PRICELESS. i still find a few headstrong heads that refuse to come off every now and then, but not that much.

p/s: i only apply the gel on my nose and chin because apparently, i just realized that my skin is quite sensitive. before, i applied it onto the whole face (leaving only eyes and lips areas) and i had to face:-
(1) painful process of peeling off the mask, especially on the cheeks under the eyes and
(2) the after effect of reddish skin - like u've been lightly sunburned and
(3) itchiness! i had to rinse my face with lukewarm water to soothe my skin alolo cian die tau
because of these, i only apply the mask on my nose and chin


p/s/s: this entry has been in the draft for 2 months, because i'm yet to upload the picture of me with the white mask. huh myself
p/s/s/s: now i'm using Kose's complete basic skincare for beginner, and yes, i have the review in my draft but  God knows when will i post it...

Triffle (pudding - jelly)

i was responsible to take care of the Makan Beradap's desserts on my cousin's wedding. it had been quite a sometime that i made triffle before (duh, like - last year's Eid kot) so i had to Google the recipe once again. after a few recipes 'mix and match', the outcome was quite overwhelming (praises, recipe inquiries kekeke). so better to jot down before the memory lapse once again, aite?

ni lah ropenye triffle yg simple itew

Ingredients

Bekas triffle:
Bekas kaca lutsinar besar atau 10 dessert cups
Custard pudding:
400ml susu sejat/evaporated milk/creamer (1 tin)
400ml air (guna tin susu tadi)
8 sudu besar gula (xkesah: kasar/halus/kastor)
2 kuning telur
4 sudu besar tepung kastard
secubit garam (untuk rasa lemak2, siyes)
1 1/2 sudu besar esen vanilla
Crystal Jelly:
sekotak serbuk jelly kristal perisa strawberi (Nona's/Konyaku's)
1 sudu besar gula
2 gelas air
pewarna sirap/merah (aku letak cordial Roselle instead)
Untuk tabur-taburan:
roll cake atau sebarang kek yg ada
2 bekas kecil nata de coco
1 tin kecil fruit cocktail
whipping cream
1 tin besar slices of peaches
any striking colored fruits: strawberry / dragon fruit / kiwi / grapes

Steps:

1. Potong kek gulung dan letak di dasar bekas triffle
2. Basahkan kek dengan air nata de coco atau air fruit coctail (used nata de coco mango flavored - syedap)

3. Custard pudding:
---Sediakan periuk kecil
---Masukkan semua bahan kecuali esen vanilla, pukul sampai adunan berbuih tanpa api
---Pastu baru letak atas dapur. Panaskan dengan api perlahan dalam 1/2 jam kot, sentiasa kacau
---Dah pekat, biar sejuk sebentar
---Tuang atas kek yang dibasahkan tadi
---Tunggu dalam 10minit

4. Masukkan nata de coco/fruit coctail
---Biar dalam peti sejuk lebih kurang 15-30minit


5. Jelly:
---Campur semua bahan, kacau atas api perlahan sampai gula hancur & adunan likat
---Bila jelly dah suam-suam kuku, tuang atas nata/cocktail tadi
---Biar dalam peti sejuk semalaman

6. esoknya, press the whipping cream ('press' as i used the one for Milo shake tu) [ini optional]
7. Hias dengan buah2 pilihan - peaches, strawberries, dragon fruit, grapes, kiwis, or even dried fruits.
....(can u believe it there're no strawberries in tesco&carrefour at that time?licin ok kt rak dia. nmpak lak dragon fruits, so amik try sat sbb warnanya yg menyerlah itu)...

hasilnya:

credit to asiah for the loves; literally.
dia mmg suka buat mende2 arts cnggini
(habis arts dh tu asiah?)

satu ja triffle yg sempat diabadikan sblm dibaham

*gambar akan di upload sejurus selepas majlis berakhir (erk. kantoi ngelat time org bz. ok daaaaaaa nnti bising plak mommy ai bletiaq) [dh upload pon]

*self note: next time bley try letak jelly dulu before puding kastard, jelly guna 2 peket, dan guna oreo ganti kek

Bila sedara dekat mau kenduri

dekat = dari segi pertalian darah dan geografi (first cousin + sebelah rumah)










memang penat
tak caya?
tengoklah pukul berapa ini entry di published,

iaitu selepas selesai dengan triffle untuk meja pengantin
dan kutip pekakas yang tersadai tak basuh
tu pon ada lagi yang besar2, tak kuaso den nak perabeh semuo ha

tapi ngak apa dong
kerna itu cousin baik banget sma guwe
guwe seneng banget sma dia
guwe cuma kaget, gimana kalo bisuk, guwe ngak bisa punya energi lagik
gimana mao layan tetamunya ya
lagian, kerja lainnya juga mao diberesin
waduh




ohwatdahelamIblubberingabout
ciao
dem majlis ialah esok esok esok bukan lusa tulat tungging...knape aku sdar jam awal2 tadi huhuhuhuhu

p/s: moral of the story: berbaik-baiklah dengan saudara anda, mereka pasti akan rela & senang hati berkorban untuk anda

IIUM dihatiku: bulan Ramadhan

international islamic university of malaysia >_"

Ramadhan sepanjang master program. 

Rindu that particular good old time at UIA. Masjid penuh ja tak kisahla time tarawih or siang2. Pastu every day akan ada pihak yang sponsor berbuka dan aku la antara org yg ternanti2 makanan free tuh hehe. Complete set kot,siap kurma, air ngan buah bagai. Selalu main dish tu nasik la, tapi ada gak roti arab + sup. Yang penting boleh jimat secara pukal ok. Jimat duit, tenaga & masa dari dok belek2 pilih2 juadah berbuka. Lagipun aku kan self-sponsored dulu = no PTPTN nor wang saku from parents, jadi dengan adanya nikmat macamni, mmg aku bersyukur sgt2. Alhamdulillah, moga Tuhan panjangkan rezeki tukang2 sponsor tersebut. Bestnye dorang kan, dahla bley generate double triple pahala blanja orang iftar, siap kena doa dgn yang dibelanja lagi. (Hmm…hopefully one day I’ll be able to do so jugak)

Mende nak citenye, ruang tempat agihan makanan kat underground masjid tu akan start penuh dalam 6.45pm sebab pihak masjid tak bagi orang bwk balik bungkusan mknn tu takut ada yg amek extra. banyak chantek muka kau nk amek lebey. Jadi tempat makan tu akan sesak dgn orang2 yang duduk2 sambil tunggu azan. Kalau lambat, tempat xde & makanan habis. So aku biasanya dlm 6.00pm da terpacak kat bahagian pompuan demi mndapatkan port lepak yg best (i.e bersandar & bukan laluan orang).

ha nila ropenye iftar di masjid UIA di bahagian lelaki, kt blah ladies pon sama je. yang ni menu dia macam roti arab ngan sup. walopon nampak cikai, tapi kenyang, siyes. roti arab kau tau la kn, tebal & padat. ok la tu, kalo kenyang tahap lantakan nasik 2pinggan lauk sepinggan lain mmg tak ah, tu kau stakat buka posa je la, terawih ke mana apa ke mana

(pic copied from here)

Ok masuk part lagi best. 

Segenap ruang tu akan berkumandang dengan alunan muzik al-Quran sebab setiap yang tunggu akan baca tak layan dah org tepi depan belakang. Naturally, bila kita duduk di persekitaran macam tu, automatically kita akan terikut. Bayangkan kalau setiap hari (minus hari exceptional), dari 6.00pm – 7.30pm kau baca Quran…tu tak masuk time lain lagi, ha…tak ke byk page dpt cover. Time tu rasa berkobar2 nakhabis satu Quran, kalau tak capai target rasa ralat je. Memang nikmatlah dapat laju2 gerak page tu. Harus terpengaruh beb, nak2 pak2 mak2 arab tu mmg hantu Quran, dlm bus, LRT pon dorang taram. Oi loike =>

Hati  gelap, lidah berkarat

Tapi kan…sesuatu tabiat ni, bila lama kita tinggalkan, kadang-kadang susah nak di imarahkan balik. Bagi aku, perkara ni sangatlah applicable dengan situasi yang aku sedang alami – tabiat membaca Al-Quran ni lah. Sejak – sejak keluar UIA dah tak habis2 baca. Nak habis macam mananya, sehari nak buka Quran pon susah. malu dekat diri sendiri apehalla sombong sangat dgn tuhan. So, sekarang dh masuk Rejab, aku dok pasangla azam = akan baca Quran SETAKAT TERMAMPU SETIAP KALI SELEPAS SOLAT. Bukan apa, nanti masuk Ramadhan, bila tengok ‘eh, ada lagi half to go je nak buleh khatam ni bestnye bestnye’ jadi semangatla sikit. Bley chelen mak guwe yang mmg slalu khatam time bln posa itew.

TATAPI...

Mmg ah, mmg berkarat kot. Baca pon tak laju. [dahla lupa mana stop dulu - kantoi punya lama tak sentuh Quran sampai lupa tmpt -so aku pon start all over la kn. Tambahan lagi...ya Tuhan....memang liatnyeeeeeeeeeee nk menghadap Quran every time after solah. Setakat hari ke-3 Rejab ni, honestly lepas subuh je baca. Tu pon sebab bangun sahur, so sempatla kan. Tu pon baca tak seberapa, tak lebih 2 lai. Cane nak kejor yop kejor oii. 

Sedih tu memanglah sedih fikir2 balik - blog hopping, facebooking, youtubing, tengok korean drama series suma tu - punya ghalit tak sedar masa berlalu. tapi nk buat ibadat sikit, asyek2 tgk jam, asyek2 belek tengok progress yg rasa mcm 'OMG, banyak lagi ni' padahal baru sekejap tadi start (vs. kalo buat benda lagho selalu ingat 'alah, sikit jew, kejap jew lagi...' padahal dah berjam2). tapi tula kan, bila kita biasa ikut nafsu dan syaitan, rasa berat ja nak buat ibadat tapi senang ja nkleka dunia even kita sedar yang semua tu sia-sia --- tak bagi input bekalan akhirat pon. macam2 alasan timbul punyala liat nak beribadah tu

Nak berubah bukan senang. nak menjadikan Islam sebagai bukan setakat pegangan tapi juga habit bukan boleh dicapai dalam sehari dua. Once kita lalai, setan dok bertenggek la kt hati ni biar gelap gelemat. jadi aku harap sangat-sangat, bulan depan2, tahun depan2, takde lagi keluhan mengada2 diri sendiri yang terlalu leka seronok dunia tapi ibadat terabai. Aku harap sangat - sangat takde lagi karat yang dok balut hati, yang ada hanya Nur terpancar menerangi chewwahh. aamiinnn. 

masjid UIA - Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Mosque - mahgrib view
see, why i miss uia? 

p/s: cekallah wahai diri. nanti mati xde maknenyelah kpop tu der
p/s/s: wishing for strength & patience in reciting the Quran alongside with the translation, bukan setakat mengejar habis from cover to cover

ultimate teacher: a dedication

you are my first and best teacher
who never let me out of sight
whom I can always trust
when I sometimes go astray
or when walls are upon me
to reach out and hold my back
"watch out, daughter, for each star has its own span
and every maze has its exits"
for that (and more), there is always a spot
in my heart for you that never
can be replaced

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY CIKGU SEPIAH MD ISA 

-Misz Rubz, May 2012

What I did on My Birthday

it's two days late, but still...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

thus becoming older tsk tsk tsk...

ok, what i did on that day, Saturday 12 May 2012:

8.30 - 11.00am - went to kuliyyah of Ust. Mutalib. but honestly, i didnt give 100% attention to the talk as i was busy dealing wth online shopping towards the end (blame that busyuk baby gurl Nyenyet whom the shirts for)

11.30 - 1.30pm - tuition class with the PMR students

2.00 - 8.00pm - at AEON Bandar Perda. the main reason was to get..........

a FACIAL TREATMENT hehehe

by Marco Qi? Dermaplex? uh oh cant remember

the process took about 2 hours. twas my first time, and a present for myself (how sad is that?).  anyways, i L.O.V.E.D it. it felt so good to have your face disental picit urut tekan (yeah it hurts during the picit2 process, but seeing the result = worth every pain) . the best part was the cooling (minty?) teal-colored mask - so refreshing!

and that's how my birthday went. supposedly my family had dinner outside to celebrate it, but i was too exhausted. so it's postponed to...some unnamed date huhuhu

p/s: came across this body massage center located near to the mini foodcourt - perfect for the delayed mother's day treat, right. and will pop the idea to my cousin to bring her mum there as well, so that the 'biras' can have each others' company hehe. perhaps, it'll be after this coming kenduri kahwin so it can a reward for their hard work too. a small but thoughtful reward for those supermoms, ok la kan

tanda2 penuaan

haritu kawan baik aku kata when we're nearing 30s, we'll start having pre-menopausal symptoms. dia cakap time period dia sakit perut perut pelik, lain sikit ngn senggugut yang dia besa kena. mcm sakit ya rabbi gitu. pastu dia tanya aku "ko ade tak jadi mcm tu". aku jwbla "ntah. takde plak.besa2 je" (dgn sdikit nada riak sbb rasa body youthful).

pastu.
kali ni
xdela xsenggugut pon,
tapi berlaku sesuatu yg aku xpernah alami selama ni
sakit pinggang ni mak oii Ya Rabbi....perasaan macam engsel berkarat yang stuck tegak.


nkgerak, tunduk, pusing semua menyeksakan. tunduk ambil kasut sakit, nkpusing belakang sakit, nak pakai spender sakit, nak alih kedudukan tido pon sakit pinggang gak. duduk pun kena tegak, takboleh membongkok. nkgerak alih badan kena slow mo

Adehhh sengalnyee

terus aku teringat keluhan sorang lagi kawan baik aku - dia rasa macam org tua GILE sbb sakit2 pinggang time datang bulan.
kalau begitulah hendaknya,
nampaknya aku juga...........

MENUJU puncak PENUAAN 

uhuk uhuk uhuk...
(baiklah, berazam utk dapatkan khasiat susu omega+ sejak esok)