Self Make-up Class

A good friend of mine asking whether I want to join her for a self make-up class.  I am thinking, since 30 Jul 2019 is a public holiday, why not. Gaining a new knowledge is always a good thing, right?!

So there I was, attending my 1st makeup class yesterday.
If you think it's too late to learn makeup at a certain age, think again.  In our class yesterday, there was 2 ladies at the age of 60+ joining us, and we had such a fun day learning together.

I learned so much on that day, makeup is an art by itself, so many materials and equipment needed.  Not wonder they are called make up artist :)

Among the new things that I learn are: setting pray, face primer, eye primer, different types of concealer - green, purple, brown, cream, brush vs beautyblender.

My notes on that day..

Someday I wish to learn more on the tricks and shortcuts for great makeup.

As I learn, I discovered a few tips and tricks as below:

• Never use a dry sponge when applying foundation - soaking your Beautyblender completely in water activates the unique material. Then squeeze it to remove the excess water.  Press/tab the sponge into the skin rather than sweeping it across.  You can use the Beautyblender for concealer, cream contour, blush, and highlight too.

  

  Soft and fluffy BeautyBlender, highly recommended.

Ants

Our conversation early in the morning while driving him to school.

Emmett: Mom, can I keep ants as pet?
Mummy: Sure. We have plenty at home, you can keep those?
Emmett: Do you like ants?
Mummy: No, I don’t.
Emmett: But why? They are very hardworking.
Mummy: I know, they have good teamwork and very hardworking. But I don’t see any of it benefits us.
Emmett: I am sure they are useful in some way.  Emmm let me think. Ha! They help to move the dead cockroach.
Mummy: haha. You are right, they do have some benefit to us.

Emmett and his best friends.

Blood test

I have not done my medical checkup since the last time I changed my job.

Been having dizziness, on and off, for the past few weeks.  My guess was my cholesterol level might be high.  Friends and colleagues advise me to go for blood test just to make sure.

Finally I took the test on Monday, and gotten my result this afternoon.  To my surprise, I am suffering from Iron Deficiency.  That was totally unexpected.  The only time I heard of this Iron supplement was during my pregnancies.

Am still learning about this Iron/hemoglobin/anemia thingy.  For now I will take Iron supplement as doctor’s advise.  Slowly I hope I can control it naturally by adjusting my diet.

Apparently, my ice addiction has a scientific link to Iron deficiency. Interesting!

If you know anything about Iron deficiency, do share it with me, ya.

*updates:

After some reading, I think my main cause is having too much tea while having meals, sometimes I can have 2 ice tea in 1 meal. Tea inhibits iron absorption, best to wait at least an hour after a meal before drinking tea.

Yunique Tea, Emporium

Another new place in town for boba tea lovers, The Yunique Tea 御黑堂, Emporium, Kuching.

So much to choose from, but my favourite is the Avocado Dirty Cha (RM14.90). Trust me, there’s nothing dirty about this Cha 😅

It is fresh, not too sweet, deliciously creamy, ohh so good!

Brown Sugar Avocado (RM17.90)

Dranana Dirty Cha (RM14.90)

Mango Dirty Cha (RM14.90)

Strawberry Dirty Cha (RM14.90)

Lava Brown Sugar Bearioca Milk (RM14.90)

Avocado Dirty Cha (RM14.90)

Avocado Dirty Cha, oh so yummy.

Updated May 2022: This place is closed down now.

Maruyama Zoo, Sapporo

Our family holiday isn’t complete without a visit to an aquarium or a zoo.

While in Sapporo, we spent a day exploring Maruyama Zoo.  The zoo is located in Maruyama Park.  It is quite a walk from the bus/train stop, so we took a taxi to and back from there.

We were there on Friday, and we were surprised to see that is was packed kindergarten students where besides the teachers, the parents and the family were also there.  The whole zoo is like a picnic ground where they sit together enjoying their bento.

I also noticed that residents in Hokkaido live (or walk) in a slower pace compare to the other cities in Japan.

Ok back to the zoo story.  The zoo compound is not that big, we can lazily walk around.  Even took a few stops sitting on the bench or simply on the grass.  Everywhere is so clean, except for some area with animals poop smells.  Well, it’s a zoo, what do you expect, right?

Here we had our 1st live encounter with polar bear, brown bear, wolf, and kangaroo.

Enough talking, here’s same of our photos and video there.

Just Shut Up

There are times when I wish can just say ‘please shut up’ to some people.  Like  in these situation...

Scene 1.
At an economy rice stall, I was there to tapao my lunch.
Me: Nasi setengah jak. (Rice half portion only)
Owner A: Cukup ka? (Is that enough?)
Owner B: aih jaga badan ka, nasi setengah jak!
Ohhh come on!
For 1, I am paying for the food.
2, if I only need half, why I need to get more.
Seriously I don’t understand Malaysian and their food waste!

Scene 2.
Me having porridge for lunch.
Person A: Ko makan ya masa tok? (you eating that at this time of the day?)
Then came 2nd person.
Person B: Kenak ko makan bubur masa lunch? (Why are you eating porridge for lunch?)
Person C: aihhh diet ka makan bubur jak? (Are you on diet)

Huwaaa, what’s wrong with me eating porridge for lunch? I love porridge, I can have it for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, even for supper if I want to.  Same like I can eat American Breakfast for my dinner if I choose to.

Yes, I know you might say that it’s just small talk, and maybe they are being nice by trying to make conversation.  Maybe I am the weird one.

Ohhh my poor-rich :D