incessant worries

i am super worried. no news, no calls, no messages. where can you be? i am praying and hoping that you are safe and you are on your way home soon.

ya Allah, please protect them from any harms and make their way home a smooth and safe one. Amin.

daddys birthday treat part I

dear OH,

whilst you were away, we celebrated daddys birthday. together with bibiks family, we headed across the causeway. but before that, we made a brief stop to bishan where i collected my KS bag from dear blogger friend, Lina. and i finally, finally get to meet her and her umairahs in persons! such adorable tots they are! the bag is so beautiful and i cant wait to use it, maybe for our next weekend getaway? :)

from bishan we then proceeded to jaybee where the first stop was the infamous goreng-pisang-by-the-roadside-stall. that was supposed to be our lunch because we were saving our tummies for something better. after filling our tummies, we headed to jusco tebrau just to kill time until dinner.

group photo at jusco. missing in action was paman and fidah, who took this photo for us.
can you see my swollen cheeks?

 

but we didnt stay long there, as mom suggested to go to the pasar tani near larkin, with the excuse so that daddy and paman can wash their cars! lol. again, at the pasar tani, we bought food. its irresistable, especially the fried leher ayam that amirul were unwilling to try, but eventually succumbed to.

and then, after spending about almost two hours at the pasar tani, we finally headed to our intended destination!

 



sunset at senibong



does this scene look familiar to you? yes! we went to senibong to have seafood. daddys birthday treat. and it was awesome!



sunset. gorgeous aint it?






the weather was very kind to us. we had a great time there. and we ordered these among some other items.



tomyam seafood soup

 


steamed fish

 

black pepper crabs

   

the black pepper crabs look tempting right? too bad for me i dont eat crabs and i couldnt eat them if i want to, also because of my jaws. i was unable to open my jaws too wide thanks to the surgery. :(

you were missed by all of us. wished you were there with us to enjoy the scrumptious spread we had. but its okay, babe, we will go again when youre back from your sailing trip alright? that'll be daddys birthday treat part II! on another note, daddy received a literally very big present today! but the present will only be realised next week. can you already guess it? he was very happy about it and i am so happy that i made him happy with his gift. =D

OH, we miss you terribly. come back soon ok!

PS: we visited your mum after the op just now. alhamdullillah everything went well. she was jovial when we arrived and i thank Allah for protecting her. :)

manic saturday!

update about my swelling:-

it has gone done! hoooooraaaaaayyyyyy! but there is some water retention just in the lower part between the jawline and neck which makes me look like i have double chins! but perhaps, maybe, they ARE my double chins considering that i have been eating and not exercising since aidilfitri! :(

but on another note, i hoped that my weight has somehow descend due to the incessant pain i have if i open my jaws too big - which means, less food intake! BUT that is just an assumption. i havent been able to brave myself for reality check on the weighing scale, though. that'll be a dfferent story altogether, IF that happens!

so, back to the swelling, since it has subsided, i decided to take up the last minute makeup job by my teacher. its for a 21st birthday party celebration, and i was tasked to make the mother of the birthday girl up. last minute, because, the intended makeup artist (henceforth known as MUA) backed out at the very crucial hour! thank god, i didnt have any plans otherwise, my poor teacher"ll have a headache looking for a replacement. so back to the swelling again...i was ecstatic actually, to be able to go out of the house. and so i made myself up, applying what-nots on my face, my subsided swollen face. it hurt a little bit though, whilst i was brushing my foundation on the swelling area, but then the pain lasted mere seconds, so i didnt worry about it too much.

but as i got on the train to the destination, i began to get stares or weird looks from strangers. and then i began to feel conscious about the swell. however, when i met my teacher, she didnt say anything at all about my face, so i presumed that the strangers in the train were either staring past me or they were just surprised to see a super chubby person?! lol.

the make up job went well by the way. my teacher and client was more than impressed with my work, and i was happy to be of such good service them. unfortunately i didnt have any pictures of my work, because the clients were rushing to the party avenue. nevertheless, it felt great! to be able to be part of the event and to achieve satisfaction for the client. insyallah, this'll make me even more motivated to strive better.

after the job, i got home and mum asked me if i wanted to tag along with her and the baby sister to tampines central for some shopping. i did. first stop was BHG, as mum wanted to get the handbag that she had, apparently, surveyed in the afternoon! and it cost her about 160 dollars. then we went to Isetan, and then we saw many more handbags on sale, and there was this one Braun Büffel bag that we both liked and it was slashed to 50%!! mum grew excited. but i forbade her to get it. lol. and i thought i am a wors shopaholic! but then probably it runs in the genes.


we then proceeded to guardian, but not before i stopped by Shu Uemura and got myself the eyelash curler. it cost a bomb for a curler but i understand why - its super good!! amazing!! even mum (who was my model) was impressed! i say, that's a good investment!


at guardian, it was another tempat puaka (haunted place) as we spent again! i got a mascara and liquid liners whilst mom got herself an expensive skincare product!! my mum was on a rampage!! OMG! but thank god we were able to redeem these with vouchers my daddy got from his company. (thank you daddy!)


so, my saturday had been awesome, cant wait for sunday as daddy'll be bringing us to eat seafood! (sorry, OH, you cant get to join us! we'll make it up to you when you get back, alright?)


hope you guys had a terrific weekend so far! :)

creativity to vamp up

did a little makeover to my boring make up palettes. transformed them into plain black casings into something that are more personalised and - me! spent about 15minutes in total for the project, and i am very happy with the outcome! the reason why i did the revamp was because i realised that my palette is so unoriginal and plain boring, especially when everybody else in the class or event practically has the exact palette. therefore i zest up a little bit of personality, magazines cuts, glue and scissors and taddaaaaaaaa!!

-the palettes - in their original forms. plain, boring and black!-

-halfway there- :p

-when its all done!-

i have no idea where such creativity of mine came from. my art teacher would have been so proud of me!

what do you think of them? do they scream some personality there? :)

that little secret finally revealed

like finally! i have been wanting to update my blog for the longest time possible, but lately i have been so busy with work and life, that i am surprised myself, that i could find time to breathe! and the reason that i am able to update is because i am on long medical leave for my wisdom and molar teeth surgical extraction! speaking of that, this has got to be the worst thing i had to ever endure! the pain is so excrutiating that no amount of vocabulary can describe the feeling. and i am not even talking about the peri-surgical pain, but more of the post-surgical pain!! it has been four days now and my right cheek is still swollen with intermittent pain. i didnt expect that such pain would last so long! and i have been diligent in taking my antibiotics too, because, God forbids, the last thing that i want, on top of this pain, is the possible risk of infection. 0_0

anyhoos, in my previous post i was supposed to be blogging about lots of things, but i will go straight to that little secret that i have been keeping. i mean, its way past aidilfitri so i dont see the purpose of updating the raya outing for the sole purpose of updating, right? so like i said again, let me just go straight to the point.

right, so as you can see from the pictures below, that is that little secret that i have been keeping these months. and i am very excited to say that i am a proud graduant of my make up artistry class!

dramatic butterfly-inspired look



the au-naturale malay bride



i did these two looks for my exams as were required to do a bridal make up and a creative look of our own. my biggest challenge for these two looks would be covering up the blemishes and pimples of these two beautiful young models of mine. but alhamdullillah, i am glad that the pseudo-perfectionist in me paid off! i scored pretty well for both looks and i am proud of myself for being able to deliver what is expected from the teacher and judges. the judging was strict because the boss of the agency/school is very particular about perfection! but everything was worth-it! i had fun and my models certainly did too because i have promised them a B&Js ice cream treat soon!

so, this is the other thing that i have been busy with, people! and its a growing passion! but of course, for now i have to do this as a freelance first, because i am still passionate about my first love - nursing! maybe who knows, in the near future, i can somehow combine the two into one? that'll be something to think about!

but in any case, i welcome any feedback or even offer(s) to allow me to transform you or that someone for that special day/event. :)