The day that I finally restore my faith for Bahasa novels. Thank you Buku Fixi and Lejen Press.

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Wrote about the book(s) before. Not a review but just the love for the publisher and the book. There is still hope for Malay books to move forward. I always thought there will never be a good Malay reads after Ahadiat Akasyah (enlighten me on the spelling please).


One of their subsidiary manifesto is to reach for the young, the sengkek and the kam siap, Fixi Novo 2012. I am basically the not so young but sengkek and kam siap. So, the parent company which is Buku Fixi has successfully reached their target reader and beyond. Yay!

Thanks to a friend of mine on Instagram, now I'm hooked. Looking forward to read more of these genre. Anyway, in the spirit of spreading the joy of reading, here are 4 mini reviews on the books that I have read for you to weigh your decision on either owning the book or borrowing it from a friend. Bear in mind, most of the stocks in Kuching can only be found at Popular City One (extremley limited) and MPH tHE Spring (totally limited and some are out of freaking stock).

KELABU - Nadia Khan
This is a fun read but it's too fucking thick for my liking. Thick = heavy = gosh I need to know what happens in the end like right now! Some commented that they cried reading this. When I started reading, I really thought it's about a boy whose in love living in a haywire world but man, I was wrong. This is twisted mannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn~ Super twisted.

KOUGAR - Shaz Johar
One of the best (but not THE BEST) book from the publication so far (based on the limited number of titles I have read). It's about a "matured" lady (obviously) who has a crush on this "boy" (you know what cougar means don't you?) that he meets almost everyday in LRT. And there was this fucking Ustaz who is actually jahat and jahanam covering his wrongdoings by portraying his Ustaz's persona and pfffttt (one of the reason that I'm not fond of alim - ustaz type of man. sometimes, they are to fucking much. am not referring to all but some are actually jahat. they say they can help cure one's penyakit using Quranic verse but he only layan those kaya with Mercedez one, true story! nope, this is not the plot but my view on such person. may God punish them!) and many more lahhh. I don't want to give the story away.

PECAH - Khairulnizam Bakeri
Read it now or wait for the movie or watch the movie first or read it later. The book is good. One full page of Kantonis (with translation, of course) and layers of secrets are slowly peeling off (get what I'm saying or not?) Just wait for the movie coming 13 June 2013 to the cinema near you.

TABU - Shaz Johar
The cover will reminds you of Twilight but the story is far away from vampy like plot. Yes, it is about a lady who is in a relationship with a different "creature" but it's not a vampire. The "creature" is black and it's from Kenya. And the stories goes on...once you start, you can't put down the book. Best lah, sik cayak udah!


If you are in Kuching,  the stocks are really limited (giving the bookstores here are fucking scarce). The only option is to buy online. You can buy it from Buku Fixi's website (click!) but the not so nice point is they will charge you per book per transaction. I haven't been to the website lately but the last time I bought the books from the website I was paying RM10 extra for 2 books (shipping cost is RM5 per book). Another alternative the sengkek like is to buy it from Lejen Press (click). Lejen Press will charge at least RM6 for 2 books and so on. Again, I have not been to the website for so long, terms may change.


So, thank you Amir Muhamad for giving us the joy of reading Bahasa novels!

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The day I finally giving an oil cleanser a try. A review of Etude House Real Art Cleansing Balm. Well, I did try Biore Cleansing Oil before..

Phewww..such a mouthful title.

OK. Being a girl (OK lah, a grown up woman..OK..an adult woman..OK! Someone who is matured enough to take care of her own skin), I am always on the lookout on a beauty products that will keep my face look younger, as young as possible. Forever 21 perhaps? 

I don't apply make-up to work, only BB cream (when I feel like it) and powder foundation (my basic need) or some blusher (if I wanna look...cute? Haha) and lip balm/ color lip balm, lip liner and of course THE Lipstick (which lasts for 2 hours, top). I hate re-applying my lippies coz am lazy like that. Huhu.

Cleaning my face everyday after work is a tedious process (for a lazy babe like moi). Someone adviced me to use a baby oil. OK. Loving it so far but all those cotton pads and oily remains are too much to handle. Too muchhhhhhh OK. I always have to replenish my cotton pads every time I finishes it (was using at least 5 facial pads per day Thats a lot of money mannnn) and buying it at the nearby Guardian is not my favorite task (coz I will, I repeat, I will somehow, even if I tried so fucking hard not to overspend,  I will spent on the unnecessary items and regret it like 5 seconds after I left the store).

To save some moolah, I root for oil cleanser. My first encounter was with Biore Oil Cleanser. Despite the hoo-haas and great reviews, we are not meant to be togther :( which brings us to Etude House Real Art Cleansing Balm. 

This is love. This is THE ONE. This is the thing that is going to widen the hole in my pocket. This is the reason am gonna be broke. But this is also the reason my face feels clean and fresh.

THE INGREDIENTS
I actually don't know the ingredients because everything is in Korean. I don't read Korean and there's no English translations.  Tolong!! But who cares (at least I don't). Just use laaaa as long as my face is clean. So shallow hoh?! 

THE BALM
The balm came in a tub and a spatula which is not my cup of tea. I prefer a tube because it's more hygenic. The spatula is a nice addition to it but when I'm super tired and just want to take a shower, it's no longer practical. My hands works faster than that plastic. It's a waste too as I tend to scoop for more than I needed. Look at the third photo on the right. It was way too much for my face. 

THE TEXTURE
OK. It's surprisng that when it's on my face it melts straight away. Since I scooped it way too much, the texture "melt" faster and it turns into liquid in a nanosecond (just to illustrate how fast the texture turn to "oil"). The make ups, foundation and whatever junk I slapped on my face is dissolved immediately. 5 star for this "feature". 

THE SMELL
It has lemon scent which is OK for me because I dig lemon yo! Not too strong and suffocating,  just nice. Let just say, it is bearable.

THE RESULT
I can see the liquis turns to brownish color as portrayed in the bottom part of the photo. To me, it work wonders. Of course I need to use facial wash to "finalise" the cleaning process. 

THE PRICE
The balm costs around RM39++ (I forgot how much is the price (real) coz I bought it when it's on SALE). Very costly maaaaannnn. If you plan to use it everyday then be prepared to buy more because 1 tub may not be enough for daily application.

THOUGHTS
Will I repurchase? Yes, if my financial condition allows it. It's a good product (IMHO).

So, there you go. Filling my Thursday night with a product review just because ha ha haaaa.

Oh, there are only 2 Etude House outlets in Kuching; tHe Spring and City One. Now that it's in Kuching, I don't have to worry if I need to restock on Etude House's beauty products because I know the outlet will always be there (coz I can't afford to go KL just to replenish my stock. I don't even go to KL for a holiday. The only reason I went to KL is for me and my sister's graduations. Ohhh kesian aku lok).

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The day I won that damn 800 meter race. Sumpah tak tipu!!

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Just finished a pack of Oreo (Double stuffed). Feels like a pig now.

Been stuffing myself a lot lately. Today alone I have taken; cinnamon bread, roti canai, rice with fish curry, belacan, clamps curry (from tin), kiwi, Lipton tea, Lee Fah Mee, 1500ml of plain water just because AND damn I'm still thirsty. And yeah, that damn Oreo too! Gahhh.

Going back to my previous weight at 68kg.

Was at 63kg in 2012. Damn!! Last year was my happiest year la, for obvious reason, I feel lighter because I'm only 63 KG. Now, how did that 5KG sneaks in? I hate looking at myself in the mirror now. Serious!!!

Guess I should stop taking that damn green tea. Not all good things are good, geddit? They say its cooling. Mana ada! Making me bloated, gaining extra unnecessary weight adalah! Every time I gulp my mug full of green tea, this happens! Man, this is tiring. I just want to cleanse my body system what?! Anyway, gonna stop taking it for a while and start over some time..in the next few month maybe. That's how I roll with my green tea. Can't live with it, can't live without it.

Can't see any light now. Can't think positive as every time when I did, nothing good ever happen. Keeping myself in the dark. For the betterment of my health. So, yeah.

Internet is being shitty now. Gah!!! Yes, I'm still addicted to Youtube. Been watching the same video over and over again. Go Wong Fu! Go Jubilee Project! Go Ryan Higa! Go Jinny Boy TV!!

Oh yeah, the weather is extremely hot these day. Whenever I'm at home (during the weekends), my face will immediately turn oily straight after washing it. Yucky and grossssssssssssssss. Water consumption doesn't help either. I feel thirsty most of the time and every time I took a drink (plain water OK) I feel bloated (still in the bloated phase RIGHT NOW!!). My tummy is bulging as if am a preggo. Argh!

Anyway, on to a happier news. I won 800 meter race last Saturday. Our office organized a Track and Field event. I hesitate to join but its a MUST. Die die must go la pffft.

As usual, I came late. Nooo, not because I'm being stubborn or anything. I was literally late. LITERALLY OK. I missed the warm up session. OK. Fine la. Not gonna win anyway kan? So I just run laaa 50 meter sprint, 6 X 50 meter relay and 800 meter race. My god, so fucking tiring but yours truly won a gold medal in 800 meter race. Believe it or not? Better believe it lah because it's true!!

I couldn't believe myself either. I hate running. When we play badminton I never want to run. All I want is to hit the shuttlecock. That morning, winning was not in my mind. Just come lor, to support whatever activity the office is having maaaa.

So, I won 800 meter race (1st place), 50 meter sprint (2nd place) and 6 x 50 meter (I don't remember, but I got medal, don't remember what color). Oh, I won 6 X 100 meter too! (2nd place).

Here's the medals.

See...told you I won. I'm not a fan of uploading photo in my blog but this is a proof that I won. Hahaha.

Wanted to write more crap but I got to go and take a shower. So panas! And it's 8:06 pm now. Tomorrow is Monday. Oh, god. I hate Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday. I hate them. I hate Sunday too.