0 Everyday Work Play Hard Make Up

I am grinning as i type this post title as it sounds like the technique is so hard to work on. Don't fret, make ups techniques that we bring to work i think is the simplest and the easiest to do. To me, choosing make ups style also applying the principle on dress to impress. Means the techniques and the degree of the thickness of the make ups depending on the ocassions we are attending.

When i am going to work, i prefer to wear the natural brown with a bit glitters, very light and simple unless i am involved in any sports or extracurricular activity in school. I will wear only eyeliner. As usual in any make ups rituals, we prep our face with moisturiser. I will wait for about 5- 10 minutes to allow the moisturiser to absorb into the skin. Then, apply foundations on the face evenly. It is best if we apply thin layer first and do not skip the neck to avoid masking effect and funny looking. I am using the BB cream white Maybelline with SPF 50 which i love for now for its long lasting effect and it does not oxidised and gimme the grey tone face at the end of the day when i am using a mere foundations. Wuhh, please forgive me if the photos go little blurry or and the color looked washed out. Still learning and trying to get perfect shot when doing make ups tutorial.

1.  First the eyebrow need to be defined by the eyebrow liner. I am using the powder type from In2It.

2. Then,  we take the second darkest color from the palette to be applied to the crease of eyes. I am using the Za Dramatic Eye Color in Gold palette.

2. Then, apply the glittery one to eyelid. This glitterry effect makes the eyelid looked bit more obvious for an Asian woman plus bigger eye effect.

3. Then apply the darker color to the outer eyelid, blend it with the color by its side to avoid harsh lines looks. Apply thin layer at a time is better than taking thick potion of the color to the eyelid because this make the color harder to blend and will likely looked uneven.

4. Then by using the same dark brown, apply it on the edge of the nose to make the nose looked higher. If i am not in a rush, i always do this since i am not blessed with perfectly shaped nose. Not that i am not thankful with what i have but i just want to enhance it sometimes temporarily with make ups effect.

4. The eyeliner. I cannot go nowhere out without it. Currently i am using the Masterliner Maybelline in brown. Apply it really close to the upper lashline that you get the slightly thicker lashline. Do not forget the lower lashline. Apply the eyeliner thicker at the outer lower lashline then slightly thinner towards the middle of the eyes. It is better to stop right at the bottom of the middle of eyeball.

5. Then curl the eyelash before applying generous mascara on it. I am using The Falsies Volume Express Maybelline in black. Apply it in zig zag way up to the end of the eyelashes to fan out every eyelash. Then without dipping the mascara brush to its tube, apply it to the lower eyelashes too. Though there were times when i was in a hurry, i always skip this step. Actually it has long way to go with the lower eyelashes as it makes the eyes looked bigger.

6. Smile and apply the blusher on the ample of the cheek up til close to the upper ears. Try using the largest brush you have as the blusher won't looked like a harsh pink circle on the cheek. I am using the Wet n Wild Coloricon blusher in pink. It gives me the healthy look on my face. Looked like i just finish a 200 metres run with it on my cheeks.

7. Apply some lippie. I like nudy or pinkish color when i am going to work and even random outings during the day. After applying some, i am  good to go. If i already fix my hair. :)

The end product. Eh, with different lighting and
hair set.

 How long do you spend time to do your make ups before going to work? For me, i need  at least 45 minutes. I may rush on any other thing in the world but   never go anywhere rushing my make ups time. But only if I need to groom myself to get there. For instance, I don't need to wear make up to get to the grocery stores which is only a kilometre away from home. Seriously.

1 A Son becomes a Mother's lifesaver

Bradley Mitchell, 10 receives his honarary firefighter after saving his mother
in a car crash last December. 

This morning i opened my tablet  browser and came across a news that touches me. I was like, a kid? Woaah! 10 years old. Truly a blessed family with God-send-from-above son.

 We usually heard about parents saving their child's life. But here is an inspiring story about a 10-year-old boy who saves his mother's life in a car crash by giving her a CPR which according to him , he watched from tv how people did it therefore he felt like it is very natural when doing it. The accidents which happened last year on December suffers his mother from broken neck, pelvis and ribs, with severe internal injuries was survived because of his son's brave and immediate actions. This Arizona boy is named an honarary firefighter for his heroism act. Mother was very grateful for having his son that she said, " without him, i wouldn't be here today."


Bradley, you makes every parents in the world proud.
Parents, appreciate your childs though raising them might be the hardest thing that we ever done in life. They are blessings from Above. Stop throwing infants, the society does not need to hear any awful ugly news like this anymore in our country.
Drive safely on the roads, folks. Do not text, drink and drive. Be cool while handling the steering wheel. Do not drive angry.

Hugs,
Proud Momma, JV

0 Principles On Shopping Chemistry

Shopping is still pretty much of my most favourite things to
do rather than calculating my hand off my scien
tific calculator

Before i was married, the only thing that i could think of on what to spend my excess money is to shop every dress, stilettos and handbags in every shop i passed by in mall. Never had i failed to take at least one thing from a shop. Back to when i was still in college is worse. I had my pocket money mostly from ma and pa and my scholarship. I even thought that i had more pocket money than what i have now in my purse. Of course, after i was married, i could not just think of what should i wear but, also to my family's needs and household items though i am only the one who goes to the store , not the one with the purse opened. you got what i mean! my hubby technically the one who support the household spendings, me practically just spending my money for me and half on my lil son. hmmm, i am one lucky woman in the world but still i don't understand why i occasionally complaint about money. when i have my husband settle for my stomach's needs.


But no matter how crazy i was about shopping, i would never let my principles on shopping left at home. My ultimate shopping principles is never about the high-end products but products with good to medium quality combo with reasonable prices, on products, i wanna make sure that it is approved to be safe to used.

On make ups and beauty products:
First, we saw commercials on tv, then i will check out the product reviews. Then meet the products face to face.... Check out ingredients, approvals, tests then i make sure that i can afford it, to maintain the goodness it does to me. Even if i can afford it now, especially these high -end products,i must ask myself if i can afford it again next time around. I can't afford to risk my already sensitive skin by constantly changing products that i can only afford financially at times. Principle to look on to, never change it if it doesn't troubled you. So, for me if one products does good to me, doesnt matter what brand,  or how expensive, how cheap it is,  i dont change it for as long as it serves me best. Show some loyalty, because some products can take about two weeks to show results. Be patient on beauty products. Make ups, no matter how good it is, it is still highly advisable not to bring your face down with it to the bed,  means it always has to go away in the end of the day. So, what is there for me left? So, instead of only wearing high-end lines, it is enough for me to wear those approved and safe, bonus with long lasting, minerals, vitamins and rich colors from drugstore make ups products.

On clothes and handbag : Fashions come and go, for that i don' t mind wearing from retails as long as it is comfortable and in trends. It is not like i must wear the newest trends but i am holding on to the principle,  dress to impress. Second i will look on if it suits to my body type. Of course, handbag doesn't counted like that. If it looks cute and elegant, buy it doesn't matter if it really Guess or not because in maybe two months or three i might get bored with it and not gonna ever wear it again. Finally, comfort. Huh, any girls should admit that the most desirable dress will not be so comfortable on you even if it suits you. Haha!

Why i dont mind wearing cheap handbag sometimes and clothes, because i like to change myself with clothes i am wearing. So i dont really thinks that i will spends hundreds on something that i might only wear for a month or two or one night. You dont have to wear million dolars clothes to look stunning.Trust me, there are lotsa girls who have plenty of one night stand with their dresses! I feel guilty pleasure about it but, the thought of wearing same dresses for other occasions that is specially bought or sewed for particular occasions at first, always sends shiver to my spine. Okay, it is not that awful or like the world is gonna end that i am being a bit of overreacting about it, but come on, folks. I am only imagining worse case scenario. I kinda have insecurity when people starts asking, is that the same dress you wore on here and there dinner?
Argh, it is not like there will be paparazi showing it on Melodi or Astro Awani news. Or be mocked on Mangga or Harian Metro. But really? However, I am simply typing the over the top statements here, i hope that's fine, at least to my thinking set.

On some stuff like watch, shoes,  sunglasses, i will choose the high end products for quality and comforts. I am also likely to have a long -term relationship with these. So, can't say that i am against the fine stuff but, i am only have to be a smart shopper.

0 He is 9 months old

My little precious is 9 months old today. He is more active, an expert in crawling, and now he can grab a hold on any furniture that is within his reach to stand on his own. There were times i saw him trying to let go off his hand from the furniture, but he always ended up fell to the floor sitting or directly lying down. Poor him, if he hits the floor hard he will squirm hard. His fingers also can pick up smallest thing on the floor like ants, therefore it is never advisable to let him play alone even on the floor because he might picked up dirts or any dangerous insects.

His favorite thing to do is to squish a box filled with blocks. If he is given a soft pillow or toys, he will grab them hard to his body and kiss it. He has his favorite pillow which he likes to hold and throw his body on the bed with it. It very pleasant to see him playing happily and rolling over and over with his favorites.


Since he is very attached to his caregivers which is my mom, he could not stayed any longer than 15 minutes if he went to co-sleep with me at night. I feel frustrated at times but, i am used to this already since this has been going on since he was 7 mo. Therefore, i really cherish every seconds i spend with him.

He is also like an anti social kids now. Whenever a stranger came on him, no matter how many tricks they tried on to see him smiling, the encounter will only end up hearing and seeing him giving the 'n' shape mouth, crying. But, when he is around familiar faces, he is more than happy to make people laugh. He also babbles, mama papa now and usually cried out loud, like deep, aarrr, that could send any people coughing if trying to imitate his very own language.

He eats two times a day now, rice porridges on daily basis. Porridges must be cooked with various vegies, chicken, anchovies or fish as protein resources. Of course there were a lot of times he does not has his appetite but all my mom and me can be is to keep being patience. We also gives him snacks to chew on like the Milna rusk. It melts on his mouths and gives parents sense of relieves that he will not choked. He looks very beautiful when chewing.

Since i only get to see him on weekend, i really going to spend quality time with my son when i am home. I really can't wait for his next milestones. It is truly exciting and challenging at the same time to have and nurture children but he is the one who makes my day.

How about you? Do you have baby too? How old is she and what does she do at the age?

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0 Boarding Manila

Come day three on my trip to Philippine , check out from Marlim Mansion Hotel then went for 2 hours ride in a van to Manila. We were scheduled to be out to Manila on Sunday to avoid the bad ass traffic jam in the metropolitan city of Manila. It is called the heaven of cheap shopping in Southeast Asia , purse is aching to be wide opened and to burst , mind is unstoppable visioning what  city of Manila could looked like since i had been google-ing Manila and all its richness of attractions months before. Huh! By the way, let the pictures says it all. Warning, it is a long post with rolls of photos.

San Guillermo Parish Church, The Sunken Church

We dropped by at a Catholic church on the way to Manila. We were not
able to have a look around inside  because they were having
Sunday mass at the time we arrived. So we went to
a mini museum just next to the church. This church also called as the sunken church
 as it  is half-buried by lahar flow in 1995 due to Mt
Pinatubo eruption. Now the second floor window has been
replaced as the doorways of the church.

 BBQ Pork Street , Manila

This kitchen has the largest fireplace i have ever seen. It is so
hot in here.

The first restaurant that we found along the BBQ Pork
Street of Chinatown. The Mila Mila's lechon
Restaurant. For a 5-6 person , it could costed up to P6500

Chinese Cemetery , Manila

Behind me is one of the largest grave in the cemetery

Don't get it wrong, this is the second oldest cemetery in Philippine
 not a human race residential , it is actually a residential of
the deaths. Built around the World War II and had witnessed
many executions at those times. It was built to bury the Chinese
who were denied by the Spaniards in Catholic cemeteries. The resting  places here
could be said is looking far better than the houses of the Philippine's
second and third class citizens nowadays. As there were many homeless citizens
in the street of Manila.

Tricycle: Still the main transportation for the working class

Despite the usual Toyota and Honda vehicles around the city,
and the pollution, many still choose to travel around the
city with tricycle besides jeepney. Moreover, there
were more of these than the jeepneys moving around the
city of Manila

Fort Santiago: Intramuros

The girls just bought a brimmed hat before going into the park. The hat costed
P200, and the it costs P75 for the entrance fee to the public park and the
fort.

The Kalisa, one of the famous old transport in Philippine. Take one round of the park
with this with only P 50.

Stairway to the rooftop of a cafe in the park.

Some street of the park. I think they might be souvenir shops , i can't be too sure
since we only had one hour to have sight-seeing of the park and the
fort therefore, we did not cover every corner of it.

In action with the gunpowder magazine

Me, in actions again with the martyrs monuments.

Overlooking the main gate from across the Pasig River 

At the main gate of the fortress. It served as the premier defence fortress to the Spain
Government during their reign. 

At the Rizal statue in Intramuros

Who are we kidding here? :)

Roman Catholic Cathedral of Manila

At the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Manila. We were so damn
unlucky we cannot go into, since it was under renovations. Enormous beautiful
building there.

It seems like i could reach it but the reality was we can't make any more
time to visit the Ocean Park since we ran out of it!
There were long lines to get in here on Sunday.

We can't get any nearer to the monuments of Jose Rizal. 

I was so surprised to see there is security guards guarding the monuments. By the way, they were not just any securities, they are called the Knights of Rizal. They looked really tough standing on their foot, God knows for how many hours a day.It also comes to my mind if jobs like this would sell in Malaysia?

Some food-porns

I love, love Chow King food! 

The Big Breakfast show in Makati Palace Hotel. I thought that we were the big eaters in that cafe
on that morning.

I am forgetting how much calories had i take during this holiday.
Imma gonna just eat a hell lot of thing for my first breakfast in Manila.

It seemed like I can't take off my eyes from this statue next to our table
in one morning in Makati Palace Hotel. So beautifully carved and blinks .
Can i just finished my food yet?

Mother Mary Chapel , Tagaytay City 

Overlooking the monument of Mother Mary

Inside the chapel. Beautiful!

At the center of the chapel

This is my cousin. I know, they looked almost alike! Only that my cousin
is the modern Mother Mary with glasses.

Taal Volcano

My humble mabu (horse) that brought me for a safe and serene ride up to
the crater of Taal Volcano. 

Just reached the crater, exhausted.

The crater of Taal Volcano. The view is mesmerizing and if you could see,
there is a cute island inside the crater lake. 

Cam-whoring at the peak, forget those who waits below. They thought we took
an hour to reach the peak, actually we had our activity up there. There were four of us initially, Lina (my cousin, Sherry , Linus (Sherry's husband) and me
but only Sherry and me ended up riding the horse to the peak.

Goodbye for now

The lighting commercial globe in front of the Mall of Asia.

Fulled after enjoying my last breakfast in Makati Palace. I was so not
ready to leave Philippines to go back to the real world of mine,
Malaysia.

Cultures

I can see that any restaurant that serves Philippino's cuisine will have grilled baboy,chickens, beef and fish. Foods are cheap and almost every restaurants that i went skipped the service and government tax. Toilets were all cleans and there were no single toilets with wet floors. I really mean to compare, why do in Malaysia we have to pay 30 cents each time we went to the public washrooms that is wet, foul odored, and with poops and urine on the floor? I never pay any pesos nor sentimo to go to the washrooms no matter how many times in Philippine and it was waaaaayyy cleaner than those we had in Malaysia. One can see many beautiful people here! Just like what we see on their tv soap drama! I am so looking forward to go back to Philippines to visit the other islands and yes, shopping til I drop again.

Kisses,
Jessie Voo Proud momma