Dating….with Him

Today I went out in the afternoon for a date…with someone I have been "abandon" last week, someone I love him the most previously until now. My loves to him never decrease (if you wanted to count it) but instead it's increase every day from the day I met him.

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That's him…Hubby

Muahahaha…who else you think I'm dating.

(Photo took a year ago)

After his radiotherapy in the morning, we went out to the mall to "groom" my eyebrow and I looked for something I need the most for the time being and I got it from M.A.C! I need it to have a matching eyebrow colour with my current hair colour because I get my hair cut done and I dyed my hair to a lighter colour. Eyebrow gel is not common in Malaysia, it is not as common as in Japan and Taiwan. I don't want to have a weird brow colour.

It's a sunny day, I like the sun at Kota Kinabalu, feel so warm (not burn like Kuala Lumpur) when I get under the sun. Nice weather to go shopping at local market. Hubby need to get some fruits while his recovery (his emergency throat infection case).

The local market. Nice weather!

We grabbed a watermelon and some "jambu air". I don't know what we call the "jambu air" in English. Did some googling and found that it's known as Bellfruit (in Taiwan); wax apple or love apple. Hubby love this "jambu air" so much.

He can't even wait to taste it when we get home so he use some drinking water to wash the "jambu air" and eat it right away.

He said: " ohh…this is sweet and juicy!" and I took his and have a bit….OMG! Sweet and juicy! Taste better after a walk under the sun.

Chinese New Year is around the corner. Changed my toe nails colour to something ang ang (RED). Took this in front of our house. Same colour like the bellfruit.

After the market shopping, we went to our favorite tea time place! Fook Yuen Coffee Shop againnnn! I'm not insane but the kaya toast and "limong the ping" aka ice lemon tea is the BEST!

Oh yeah….Kaya Toast again.

Hubby, I love you and it was nice to have you to accompany with me! I like to gossip with you. Alright, if you reading this, I know you will say: "Enough, this is the sixth time you tell me this in a day!" But no way I gonna stop telling you that because I just love you. I'm glad to have you with me every day.

You were sick last week but I'm away to KL during the period. I'm so bad. But you have been a good husband to ask me to go ahead for my planned trip because you know I want to meet my friends so badly after 3 months we moved back to Kota Kinabalu. My trip to Kuala Lumpur last week was the first trip I travel alone ever since we get married three years ago. I felt something missing when I realized the passenger sitting beside was not you. You called me first once I touched down KLIA, I not even faster than you to make the phone call and all you did is asked me to enjoy my trip. I can tell you although I feel so happy when I meet up my friends in KL but at the end of every day, I told myself "OK, one more day closer to the departure back to Kota Kinabalu!"

You've been so nice to me, you always supported me whatever I do. You're my sunshine (I know this is lou tou) because you always brighten up my days. You always listen to what I said. You always tell me some joke when I'm moody. You always did some silly stuff just to make me laugh. You did everything above even you are sick right now.

That's why you are my husband.

Difference between husband and lover is husband is someone you can share everything and someone who willing to sacrifice and love you no matter what condition you are. Lover is someone loves you and might not be able to sacrifices for you.

(The above is just my thought. No offense to anyone)

I have no regret to go ahead with KL trip last week because if I did not go I will never know that you are so so so important to me and how nice to be around you. I almost celebrating Valentine's Day on daily basis when you around me!

Hubby, I love you!

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Lunar New Year!

(Written on 11.30pm, Tuesday, 9th Feb 2010)

Love,

Joey

He’s Scared….

Same like every other morning, this early morning I accompany Hubby to the hospital for his radiotherapy treatment and NO EXECPTION for this coming Chinese New Year because we will still going to the hospital for his radiotherapy treatment. We never felt scare or sad when we go to hospital for his treatment because we know it is good for him. We always go there with SMILEY faces, and we always talking and laugh while waiting for his turn. I guess most of the patients and nurses must feel weird what this couple talking about every day, so many thing/topic to talk about? Yes, we have a lot of topic to talk about, that's why we are husband and wife J

This morning, while waited for our turn to see the oncologist, we watched this show on the Discovery Chanel called Tattoo Hunter. Oh yeahhh…I like it! Because I am thinking to get a tattoo too but whatever kinda tattoo you about to watch in this show is not those tattoo done in a modern and sterilize way! Most of tattoo shown in this show are tattoos from members of the few remaining authentic tribes and the way they do it in the PAINFUL way like using a knife! Like the host as well – Lars Krutak.

So u phobic about pain or blood please be prepared when you watch Tattoo Hunter! Whose don't dare to watch this show, hehehe…there's one beside me, my Hubby!

He told me: "I don't want to watch this! Yeak….I going to take off my spec so that I can’t watch it." So he removed his spec and beanie saved his day!

The show.

This episode, he went to some places at Africa to look for tattoo which has been banned by the local government since 1960.

Me like this show so much, and I like Lars Krutak because he has a look alike like Robert Downey Jr. (a lil chubby version) and he is not some tattoo freak, he is a TATTOO ANTHROPOLOGIST! Sound so pro…He has a Facebook Fans and I think I saw a photo he took with one of our famous tribe from Borneo!

OK, when I gonna get mine. Think think and think.

Love,

Joey

Back to Sweet Home

I have been away to Kuala Lumpur for the past few days. Back to Kota Kinabalu yesterday afternoon, Hubby picked me up from the airport. We went to our favorite tea time spot to grab some light snack. I think my palate has changed ever since I move back to KK three months ago because food over here mostly are home cook style mean we use natural seasoning instead of MSG. I found that everything I ate during my trip to KL taste salty but my friend found the food taste just fine.

We went to Fook Yuen coffee shop for our favorite "limong teh ping" aka ice lemon tea, kaya bread and "niong taofu" aka toufu stuff with pork. I bet that once you tried you will never forget about the taste of food from this shop!

Me having my "limong teh ping".

Looked tired after two and a half hours flight plus I don't have a good night sleep at the hotel becuase they gave me a room with some electric panel issue. The room ventilation created noise pollution in the 2am midnight! :(

Our favourite "cha kei tiam" aka coffee shop in Hakka - Fook Yuen Coffee Shop.

Their biz...DAM GOOD becuase FULL HOUSE from 8am - 8pm!!!

Brought lil Jo with us, he probably dam hungry after woke up from his afternoon nap.

I slept till 8am something this morning, this kinda late for me because I usually wake up at 6am. Helper on leave today so I got to do some laundry and clean up the house but I usually did this as well when our helper around. I prefer to do something instead of just sitting and do nothing.

Went out for lunch and watched our (me and hubby) favorite TV show - Jamie American Road trip with some sweet treat bought from airport yesterday – choc cookies! Hubby said I'm evil becuase he can't eat and need to watch me eating those....

Sorting out those photos took during my KL trip now.

Love,

Joey

At the hospital now

Unfortunately Hubby's body temperature has not gone down since yesterday; Hubby was admitted to the ward 2 hours ago for a close monitoring on his fever. I need to cancel my trip to KL on the Tuesday which is tomorrow. I am disappointed because I am so looking forward to meet my friend during this trip but I have to stay beside him right now, he needs me.

He has been starting some treatment so far but body temperature still high, I can't do anything to help, let's the doc do his job. He is on a few drips now, three drips at the same time.

A few drips at the same time!

Hubby has not eaten anything since last night just a few cups of supplement milk. He can't eat because of the sore throat, serious one. Not even the pain killer which contained small amount of morphine can help to reduce the pain. Doc has started him on vitamin drips as well since he can't eat for the time being.

The doctor kept talking to us when he is preparing to collect his blood sample. Make us laugh. J

Since he can't eat so I ate his ward meal, this…. Taste? For me not so bad.

He done the chest X-ray (when I rush back to home to pack some stuff) and blood culture (awaiting labs report). I hope there is nothing serious.

I have no wireless connection in the ward and the hospital was out of single room, not sure if I can stay overnight with him.

I think I have dropped too much of tears, my eyes so dry and tired right now.

Continue drinking my "limong teh ping" aka ice lemon tea. Hubby said he has the carving for this so I went to our favorite tea time shop to buy this over, he just have a sip of it. I will finish it.

Written on 4.39pm, Monday, 1^st Feb 2009.

Love,

Joey

Don’t say sorry

Hubby was sick today, fever caused by infection. BIL sent him to ER this evening and found that he has ulcer at the back of his throat. Hubby has been going through his radiotherapy treatment for three weeks and tomorrow will be the fourth week of treatment.

He just slept and I can't sleep because I have to keep an eye on him and need to make sure lil Jo not to disturb him. I never have seen him suffering like today. We have been through some emergency situation like blood loss during his first surgery but he is not as weak as today. I can't do anything but to stay calm so that he not worries about me. He can't eat because he has been in pain (the ulcer at the throat) and I can't do anything. All I can do is to ask him think positive.

This is our conversation an hour ago before he goes to bed. We were sitting on the couch because he wants to warm up his body before going to bed in the air condition room. Thank God, lil jo going to bed earlier tonight so I can accompany Hubby lie down on the couch.

Hubby: I'm so sorry BB..."

(I did not reply him immediately, and then I told him.)

Me: "If I'm the one who sick and you take care of me and lil Jo, and then I say sorry to you. What would you think?"

Hubby: .....

Me: "Don't say sorry because I am your wife." and I love you.

Hubby I love you, you still young and you can fight it.

Then I help him going to the bed. He feels cold until I can felt that he was shaking.....I am so sad when I see him in pain and can't do a thing to cure him. All I can do is to hug him tightly; tight till he can feel my body warm...that's all I can do until he falls asleep.

I never cry ever since he starts his chemotherapy treatment 2 months ago and I can't believe there was tears came out from my eyes now. He always the one to tell me think at the bright side.

Hubby, if you read this, do not worry, you know I am just too emotional (sometime). J

Love,

Joey

Warm Babeh, Warm! Stila Blanc Palette

I am a warm tone girl hence warm/earth shade eyeshadow work good on me most of the time and you will see I have hell a lot of warm shades e/s in my drawer especially brown!

Stila Blanc Palette was my one of my favorite earth shade e/s palette when I am still working, the reason was easy because palette, they pack the most match-able e/s into a palette, you will not goes wrong with it. Save time in the morning when I rush to work. One more point to Stila Blanc Palette because it comes with a blush! I picked this up when Stila pull out from Malaysia market. I have been lucky enough when I saw this palette still on the counter when most of the stuff has been sold out.

The e/s colors show up really well and can last at least 8 hours, trust me because I have wearing this to work for 8 hours previously. With the color I can come up a day look and night one. A versatile palette which you should not hesitate to buy (if you still can find one :p).

One last score for the packaging. The cardboard packaging and hidden magnet closure, you have no worry to pack it into your check-in luggage.

I have been taking a lots of photo but only a few showed up the exactly color of the e/s!

(photo taken w/o flash)

Now how this warm baby show up on my eyes! Did this makeup on the other day when I tried the new formulated L'oreal True Match Liquid Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid, click on the product name for the post.

Pic heavy because I can't stop cam whoring! :p

Item I used:

• L'oreal True Match Liquid Foundation in Vanilla Ivory (G1)
• Shu Uemura Loose Powder
• Stila Smudge Pot
• Majorlica Majorca Blush
• Stila Blanc e/s Palette
• Empro eye brow pencil
• Lancome Ocsillation mascara
  

Love,

Joey

I’m FREE! Totally free hand to draw the French tip!

I'm free, totally free, totally free hand to draw the French manicure nail tip!!! Yoohoo! That's does not mean I'm cheat when I did my first French manicure last time. Practice make perfect. Today last year, I am still using masking tape as my stencil to draw the perfect nail tips, then mid of last year, I start practicing to draw the tip FREE HAND! But with a few strips and not the professional 2 STRIPS finishing skill.

This afternoon, I was a lil free so feel want to do french manicure because normally I need to sent a lil more time on french manicure than usual nail polish application. If you DIY french manicure before, you probably know what I mean.

I did this without and special stencil or special drawing brush and I laughing when I finish it! Muahahaha because I'm able to draw the French tip with free hand and finish it with 2 strips! Perfectly drawn French tip with free hand! Perfecto! Alright, I'm not show off, I just too happy and want to share my happiness. :p

Nail polish used to create mine French manicure.

essie Waltz (the tips), essie Blushing Bride and essie Good to Go top coat!

This was my second bottle of essie good to go top coat. A super fast dry top coat!

My tripod broken, I will get one when I going to KL next week, and will show how I do it with 2 STRIPS. Why get the tripod from KL because I have no time to look for one in KK, I need to take care hubby and lil Jo.

Love,

Joey

[The above was written last night, I was fell asleep right after I done it. :D]

Painful….

Painful….some women will suffer period pain every month, I am one of them. Dam painful right now…waiting a movie to burn into a DVD-RW and I want to watch the movie whiles I having my lunch on the sofa! I wanted to do something to distract myself from the pain. Hubby very worried about me, I know. I hate the period pain but I felt relieve because I am not pregnant. Not that I don't like kid, I always hope lil Jo can have a lil brother or sister just that it is not the suitable time yet. At least wait till hubby fully recovers.

I am listening to Coldplay album – Viva La Vida Prospekt's March Edition and waiting for the movie……

Love,

Joey

Cute Eye Drops – ROHTO Lycee Eye Drops

I said cute eye drops because it was so tiny and it's in PINK packaging. When I first saw the ROHTO Lycee Eye Drops in jap mag two years ago, my thought "I must get this eye drops when I going to Japan one day!". Although the eye drops was categorize as medicine category but I don't care am I going to use it or not because the packaging just too CUTE!

The packaging.

With instruction but in jap.

Free angle nozzle; drop in any direction you like!

I don't have the chance to go Japan yet. Supposing going there last year for a biz trip but not manage to wait till my ex company send me over, coz I tendered my resignation to move back to sweet home KK. Still I got my sweet Candy to help me get this adorable eye drops from Japan.

There were 2 types,

1. For Contact Lense User – in light pink packaging
2. Non Contact Lense User – in hot pink packaging (like mine, photo above)

What the eye drops does? From some mandarin jap magazines, said that the eye drops is to relieves eye inflammation and itching. As I don't read Japanese (should have take Japanese course during uni time) so instruction is useless but we have a wonder created for us we named it as INTERNET ! Google it and found that the eye drops can be use for:-

• Prevention of eye diseases. Use it after swimming, or due to dust or sweat.
• Eye inflammation (e.g. snow blindness) due to ultraviolet light and other light ray.
• Blurred vision in case of excessive eye mucus

So I can use it, no waste of money after all. Cute, small and convenient to bring it everywhere.

Price: 499Yen, about MYR21. I saw some online shop sell it at RM35.

ROHTO Lycee Eye Drops is in medicine category (if you have one too), please stop use it if it cause any irritation/discomfort or you can consult your ophthalmology before you use it.

Love,

Joey

NEW L’oreal True Match Liquid Foundation for 24hours hydration!

I hate if the foundation on my face cracking due to the foundation can’t provide sufficient moisture! Hate it, hate it, hate it so much! Moisture is the key to determine how long the foundation can stay on your face as well! But I got something sweet from L'oreal Paris recently; something can solve my cracking foundation problem!

Again cut my crap short, the sweet thing is L'oreal Paris newly formulated True Match Super-Blending Liquid Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid.
Let Mummy Joey tell you a story of Hyaluronic Acid. Hyaluronic Acid is a natural skin moisturizer and re-plumper moisturizer which can naturally be found in our skin so it's also act like a "sealer" which have the capacity to keep until 20 times their volume in water! Imagine when this thing in exist in your liquid foundation! I don't think it you will have a cracking foundation problem.

Again cut the crap short, right? Nah…here you go, the product.

The packaging – glass bottle, I like it!

(with SPF17/PA++)

With pump means NO MESSINESS.

The texture

OK OK, I know what you want to see! How it works.

Shade I got was slightly fairer than my skin tone. I believe I can find the best match if I try it at the counter to get the correct shade! That's why you have to go to get your perfect shade at the counter!

I found it:

• Easy to blend.
• No greasy feel! because I found certain liquid foundation with moisture agent/moisturizer have the greasy feel but not L'oreal True Match
• Provide medium coverage, enough to cover up my acne mark without any help of additional concealer! Serious dark circle issues like me, please use concealer. Non of above photo been touch up using photoshop.
• Does not crack or dried up my skin after 4 hours. Good enough for me.

It's said True Match liquid foundation so here some simple guide to get your true match by knowing your skin undertone that's cool, neutral and warm. How do you know your undertone? Simple get your silver and gold jewellery, and put it on.

IF you found:

1. SILVER jewellery suits you better then you have ROSE/COOL/PINK undertone, or
2. GOLD jewellery suits you better then you have GOLD/WARM/YELLOW undertone, or
3. Both SILVER and GOLD suits you then you have NEUTRAL/NUDE undertone
   
   

After you know your undertone, choose the matching shade.True Match Liquid Foundation has 9 shades to match your skin undertone perfectly! Again, make an effort to go to find your perfect match, don't ask someone to get it for you because foundation it's your personal cosmetic. :D

True Match Super-Blendable Liquid Foundation with Hyaluronic Acid is available since January 2010. Price at RM52.90 (affordable…my youngest sis will love it!)

Products courtesy from L'oreal Paris Malaysia...thanks Connie!!!

Love,

Joey