Moonlighting

We have a habit of having the curtains drawn apart every night when we go to sleep, as we're privileged to fall asleep looking at KLCC from afar. Hehe...don't get jealous, my place has the 'KL view'.

Most of the time i wake up with the sun shining in my face (on weekends, the curtains are closed tightly as i like to sleep in), but last night while lying on my bed there was a blinding light shining at me. I looked out into the sky, and there it was. The moon (almost full), shining very brightly.

It was so dazzling that i felt like i was moon-bathing instead of sun-bathing. I couldn't resist taking a photo using my phone, but i wished i had a better camera to capture such beauty.

From my window

Zoomed-in

Sai Kee '434' coffee

Whenever you think of local coffee, most of us would think about 'Kopi 434'. As it originates from Muar, I managed to visit the Sai Kee coffee shop when i was back home for my Christmas hols. It's located opposite the Muar bus station, not all that hard to find. Parking will be quite a challenge, but there's a car park just opposite the shop, before the bus station.

Sugar anyone?

My brother's coffee made from elephant beans

Mine. Suppose to be a specialty, doesn't taste so special to me

Toast

Unlike many other cafes around Muar that have mushroomed up all of a sudden, the interior was quite different. The place was divided into 2 sections. 1 section is for the customers to sit and the other was a mini shop to sell their coffee.

Even Mona Lisa wanted a pack of coffee

Shelves full of coffee

Different kinds of teapot sets and coffee grinders

For display

Overall the place was not too bad. Won't mind going back there for more coffee.

Bringing a Gundam to life 4

Hey peeps! Sorry for not blogging earlier, got a little busy at work after my long Christmas + New Year hols.

We received a Gundam for Christmas, this time a Legend Gundam!

Legend Gundam

The full set.....Joker sold separately

Transform!

Trying out for size

How much for the head?

No hard feelings? Give me a hug!

Hmm..something's not right here

There, much better...

This is how i cut my nails, cut my nails, cut my nails...

The back gear

Hmmm...how do i use this?

It's a little heavier than i thought

All done

Posing...

A group picture

This time around, fixing the Gundam was a little different from the previous ones. All the same, it was fun! Which model should we get next?

All I want for Christmas....

Is my own psp!

I'm sure that's what Rufus would say. But recently we found out that 'he' is a female (don't ask how), so we've been calling her Ruffina. That's the Lego Batman game by the way, i've been addicted to it recently. (No wonder i've been tempting to kick/hit/bomb black dustbin cans that i come across). Rufus/Ruffina has been an absolute saint nowadays. Sits quietly on my lap while i play my game or watch tv but once she gets fidgety, it means she wants to pee or poo.

I'm on leave starting tomorrow and going back to work on the 2nd of Jan 2009! So...

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Body Bar at Tropicana City Mall, PJ

*Note that this is NOT a paid advertorial

Over the weekend i visited Tropicana City Mall, PJ. For those who didn't know, it opened it's doors to all on the 18th Dec. Though many shops like Carrefour, GSC, Borders, etc. are not opened yet, quite a few other shops have started operations.

A somewhat tacky Christmas tree. Ok laaaa...for a mall that just opened.

A row of shops

I dropped by a shop called Body Bar which sells all natural skincare products which are certified organic. That's where i got my skincare products. The prices are considered affordable for premium products.

More info on the products

Their policy is to bring their customers all-natural skincare that are 'Good enough to eat'!

Body Bar

Why it's 'Good enough to eat!'

What's on the menu?

Testers all ready to be tried out

Here are some shots of the interior and the products. They also have very pretty recyclable shopping bags. Even some cute ones for kids!

Ohh...pretty lights!

Behind the counter

Shopping bags in different colours and patterns

Wanna go shopping? Grab a bag!

Products

Soaps

Full range of products

The product of the month

So if you're in the vicinity, do drop by Body Bar at L1-31 Tropicana City Mall, PJ.

Christmas came early

*Note that this is NOT a paid advertorial

I went over to Tropicana City Mall today (yes, it's opened) and visited a shop called Body Bar (will blog about the shop in my next post). The products in the shop are from Australia and New Zealand. I got myself a Mukti starter pack (for moisturizing my face) and a rejuvenating eye balm. Mukti is derived from Sanskrit and it means freedom and liberation. This brand is sold exclusively in Body Bar only.

Starter pack + eye balm

What's great about this shop is that it has naturally organic skincare products. The items are all certified organic unlike many other products out there who just claim they are 'organic'.

Labels

It's has Organic Certification by OFC, which guarantees that the products has no synthetic chemicals, produced in a responsible ecological and harmonius ways. It's also cruelty free and assures that no animal has been harmed nor were used for testing. And lastly, it has Australian Made status which signifies that all the manufaturing and production takes place in Australia.

Rejuvenating eye balm

I've been looking for a suitable eye cream for a while now. So i decided to get this Mukti rejuvenating eye balm. It promotes cell regeneration, hydration and protection for the eye area.

Foaming cleanser + Facial cream + Mist toner

First off, the foaming cleanser removes dirt, makeup and other impurities on your skin. The mist toner is used after cleansing for extra hydration and to balance the skin's pH. Lastly, the cream is required to re-hydrate and deeply nourish the skin. I bought this pack because it's suitable for my skin and there are other products for different skin types. Each of the items can be bought separately, but i chose to buy the whole pack as it's more value for money and most of all ,works well with one another.

I think this product is pretty good and most importantly it's certified organic. It will definitely be good for me as my skin is pretty sensitive. So do drop by Body Bar at Tropicana City Mall, PJ to check out their range of products.

Failed nails

Feeling a lil' festive since Christmas is almost upon us, me and a colleague went for a manicure during lunch one day. We went to one in Subang Parade, though both of us have not done it here before. We went to a rather well knowned parlour and seeing that it was quite full at that time, we thought it would be a rather safe bet. I settled for a French manicure and sat back to let the manicurist do her job.

Hmm..what do the lines on my palm say?

Alas, after an hour, i was disappointed. The colour was quite dull and not as vivid as the one i did in 1Utama. Rather bland. There were some cuticles still showing, my nails weren't filed properly and on my thumb the pink tones were not really even. Dang it! So not worth my time and money.