High price for a magazine in KK! Why?

I never have any problem to buy any magazine or books back in Kuala Lumpur but here in Kota Kinabalu caused me some hard time. Being a stay at home mum, my daily routines are basically take care my son, blogging and built up my online business. I only go to mall once in a while. So what do I do, reading lo, books and magazine. Magazine, every kind of magazine, Jap nails magazine, fashion/women mag, Nat Geo, Dsicovery, Reader's Digest (both English and Chinese version) and etc.

I never regretted to pay a lil to buys books/magazines because it's knowledge source. Why would I say it is expensive, I still remember my ex-colleague said: "Wah, Reader's Digest ar?! So expensive one wor!" (in broken english). Then hallelujah for you, in the future when your kid ask you something and you don't how to answer, what a shame! Beside that, I heard a guy stand beside me when I bought Reader's Digest said this: " So expensive ar? Just a small lil book?". Then don't buy condom, what a small little plastic thing cost you RM1+ (cheapo brand la) because you going to dispose it anyway, just use some cling wrap and do it! Cheaper alternative!

Cut the crap short, I just want you to know I not stingy when paying for knowledge. The problem in Kota Kinabalu is the book store markup the magazine price higher than the publisher suggested selling price! Not those MPH (we don't have it here), and I have not check out the magazine price at Popular book store yet. Book store here is refer to those small store selling magazine and newspaper like in KL most of them run by Indian kind of book store.

Prove it?! Nah…

For Chinese mag like Newtide, East Malaysia selling price is RM10 and they sell it at RM13.20.

Cosmopolitan HK edition October issue, selling price in West M'sia is RM8 and here you buy it at RM15.70.



A common scene you gonna see in the book store, a lady pick up the mag she interested and then put it back to shelf, less than 10 seconds on her hand so obviously she not reading the head topic in the topic on the cover. Why? The price la, a local magazine selling at RM30+, will you buy it? Not imported mag, is LOCAL MAGAZINE! Or maybe ship it to East Malaysia is considered as "IMPORTED"?

One more, hubby like to play pc game and pc hardware so guess what when he saw the MAX IT Malaysia Edition selling price over here. It's RM16.90. Dam! The publisher suggested selling price is ONLY RM7.00!

OK, I can just boycott it but what I need to do with my spare time?! I going to start subscribe the magazine on yearly basis directly from the publisher next year. Now I know why my bro in law subscribe the Nat Geo/Discovery mag directly from the publisher.

Save time, save petrol, save my saliva (of bithching about this)! And I might get some free gift like fragrance or cosmetic when subscribe those magazine directly from the publisher! Free gift worth RM145 -a Shiseido Maquillage Eyeshadow palette from Newtide!

I not being sarcastic, but why I need to buy at a higher price than what the publisher suggested selling price? Anyone who know the reason, please tell me.

Joey

Day Out to the beach!

Phew...another week. Be a stay at home mum is not easy! Went to beach, public beach – Tanjung Aru last week with hubby and lil monster but I hope it will be a real beach vocation at a private beach with my bikini on! Elaine babe, I hope you can come earlier!!!!

We so happy when lil Jo enjoy himself – playing with the sand! I guess he will not able to feel the sand by grabbing it and feel the ocean breeze back to KL unless we go to Port Dickson, nearest beach to KL city. Hubby and me grew up with the beach, Hubby from Kota Kinabalu and me from Kuala Terengganu, an east coast city where beach is something we see every day.

Before that, we went for something I like (last time) – ice-cream! Obviously, lil Jo like it because we don't give him junk food. But mama needs it because bad mood for the past few days need something sweet.

I think everyone went for holiday because only a few logon to IM. Happy holiday then!

Love,

Joey

Good mood…coz I got a hair cut!

Yupe, yesterday I'm in a bad mood because of the period but today is a happy day because I got my hair cut done. I can't stand if my hair is not in shape and NO for a bob hair style. I am so worried I can't get a good hair dresser like John – my hair stylist back to KL.

I have been asking around is there any good hair salon but you won't know until you get your hair cut. I decided to go to a salon call Modes, thank god at least they not disappoint me when hubby said "Not bad, still have the look and feel but of course you can't compare it with what John did la!". Hubby, I know that, I still prefer John if he can fly here to start his own salon here! But that will be impossible.

Good mood so cam whoring time!

Hubby is busy with his game and yes he is bold now.

I like the nail polish which I just bought – Plum Seduction from Revlon. I will be super duper happy if I going to sunny beach with this nail polish!

Simple makeup for the day out. But the pimple mark! Hate it.

I just like me in this angle.

What do you think about my hair cut? No different?! But I like it at least look tidy now :D

Love,

Joey

In bad mood

Not that bad but you know when women mood swing easily when their period near. Went to the mall yesterday, if I am still in KL I will definitely call my shopping gang to accompany me but here will be hubby and lil Jo. Hubby doing great with his chemo treatment and we had good news from the doctor. Yay for that!

I have no intention to buy anything because it was Hubby wanted to go to the mall. He needs to get new earphone for my iPod. But you can't trust what we (women) said because I end up buying something. Just spend a little…

Two bottle of Revlon nail polish because it was on promotion, BUY 1 FREE 1. I like the purple one – PLUM SEDUCTION.

It's fun when the vanity with some colourful nail polish!

Then while walking around in the mall, saw MANGO was on VIP sale, I think back in KL there was nothing like VIP sale for MNG, right? Went in there because the store assistant said I can go in once I left my contact. Nothing caught my eyes because most of the cloths are for autumn/winter but this piece of sleeveless top with a BIG OWL on it. I like the sequins design. Most importantly, I got this at a good price. A really good one,usually shirt with sequins is not cheap. I meant a good quality one.

The owl said: "Hey you, come closer to look at me!"

Love,

Joey

Let’s warm up this holiday season with essie lollipop Winter Collection 2009

My nails has been naked for the past five days because I have no time to take care of them since I was sick and lil Jo broke his chin last Thursday!

Some spare time for me after hubby flew to Singapore for his chemotherapy treatment. I put on nail polish in the midnight!!! Thanks god, I have a fast drying top coat from essie good to go top coat!!!! Trust me, your nail polish will dry in 5 minutes time without any dryer so it leave you no bed sheet mark in the next morning.

This time I wanna go red again. Ehm....hot and sexy! Using essie nail polish – lollipop (Candy Cane Red) from essie Winter Collection 2009. The colour is really sweet but maybe I have a tan/dark skin tone so deep red might suite me better than this! Still I like this candy red.

So if you have a fair skin tone, you must try this. Hear me, go have a try!!!

It is LIMITED EDITION! Like it order now! (from me :D)

Love,

Joey

Finally I got it! Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair

I am 26 this year, although some people said I am still young because I have a two years old son at this age so they said I am young but I know that women skin will start aging when you are 26!!! AGING, I never afraid of this before but now I am 26 and next year 27! No no no, I can’t imagine how I gonna looks like when I 30.

So I start to look for anti-aging product now and don’t even dare to skip my daily skin care routine. Anti-aging product I never tried before and in my thought anti-aging product is expensive (now I know why they are expensive) so it is kind of hard to try it out, unless those counter generous enough to give you a suffice amount of sample to try out. So how to buy!?

Fortunately, I got this sample, Estee Lauder Advance Night Repair sample from an event, a 15ml size. Got the sample, try it out on the spot because it is an expensive product from Estee Lauder. The result? I like it! so I was in the dilemma, buy or not to buy? Buy because result is good not buying is because it is VERY EXPENSIVE! But I have been lucky enough because I got a gift from my ex-employer, a gift voucher from Metrojaya and that’s not all Metrojaya celebrating their 33 years Anniversary during the early October.

A 50ml size!!!!

What else I got the following EL Advanced Night Repair promotion set were some trial size skin care to tag along and a makeup pouch!

Aww!!!Animal print, I like it!

But of course I have to thanks to Von, without her help to get the counter manager reserve the set for me I won’t be able to grab it! I will use it once I finish my existing skin care!

Love,

Joey

Party Nail: Sweet Candy French (I called it)

For those who likes sweet theme, here you go. I am using the latest collection from essie Winter collection 2009. Sweet candy shade of nail polish from essie for this holiday season. Would like to find out more about essie Winter Collection 2009, please go to here.

Stuff I used:

1. Nail Tek Base Coat – as usual me using Foundation II (for soft and peeling nails)
2. Natural pink nail polish – Rock Candy from essie Winter Collection 2009
3. Apple mint nail polish – Apple Mint candy from essie Winter Collection 2009
4. Gold glitter nail art color - NUBAR Nail Art in Gold Glitter (A113)
5. Top Coat – essie super duper top coat
6. Rhinestones – choice of color you like, but chose something red, green and gold for a X'mas look and feel

Step:

1. Apply the base coat, wait till dry.
2. Apply two coats of the pink nail polish, wait till dry
3. Use the green/mint color nail polish to draw the French tip
4. Apply the rhinestone. Method to apply the rhinestone please refer here.
5. Use the gold glitter nail art polish to draw a line on the along the smile line of the white tip.
6. Apply one coat of top coat.

Then DONE!

Love,

Joey

BORED!!!

Bored when hubby is away! BORED! Yea, I can do my nail but I did it last night. Post it up, not in the mood. Surfing around the cyber world, already did until I don't know what to look for from the Google.

I am in front of the pc now and listening to Madonna song from the album Confession On A Dance Floor and snap some photo using the "so lou gay" (please pronouns in Cantonese, it's refer to digital cam).

Yes, I am burning money now, the Lampe Berger, burning Lavender scent now! Don't care because I can sleep better!

Large monitor for Hubby best gaming entertainment, but he said not big enough! Huh...

Hubby's gaming gear from Razer!

Again his gaming gear!

My mango lip balm.

and me la

So what to do next!?

Love,

Joey

Hey! Lil Jo growing fast

Lil Jo growing fast and he learn fast too. We just taught him to use a trainer chopstick last month and now he already mastered the skill. He can easily pick up the food easily now. Hubby told me it just too early to train him to use the chopstick but like what I always said never try never know.

Jo showed us how he use the chopstick.

He is growing fast and so curious about everything he saw!!!! I would say he is curious and NOT NAUGTHY (oldies said naughty which I not agree).

Can you imagine anther ten year he might have lil girlfriend?!

Love,

Joey

Hubby New Hair Style - BOLD

Hubby you still look SEXY and I think you look more man now when you playing Modern Warfare (first person shooter game) because you look more like a soldier! Hubby started to lose his hair last Sunday when he woke up in the morning and found that his hair loss is more than usual. So we decided to get his hair shave after he back from Singapore on the Tuesday. Shave his hair short will be more manageable in the future, at least it won't be scary when you see the floor full with hair.

Here go the TIT TAU KONG (a character in the Shaolin Soccer) hair style!

So how do he look? Tell us

Love,

Joey

Where is the Santa????

Where are you, Santa?! I want X'mas present!!!! Guess he did not know I am actually looking for him so instead of waiting him to put a X'mas gift into the sock, I went to Parkson 1 Borneo to get something for myself. Hubby do not worry this is my own pocket money.

What I got for myself? Yay! SK-II miracle water – their star product Facial Treatment Essence and Lancome Ocsillation mascara, it is my second tube now, I love it too much.

Parkson is having promotion to giving out extra voucher so I got RM60 cash voucher and I think I going to use it for Hubby beanie hat.

Love,

Joey

essie Winter Collection 2009 the sweetest for this holiday season!

I has been eying for essie Winter Collection since they launched it early last month. The colour for this collection is so sweet like candy especially the mint colour – Mint Apple Candy. Today I got the package!!!! I saw it right on the table after I woke up from my afternoon nap.

I ordered all three colours from essie Winter Collection 2009. The Mint Apple Candy is an order I got from my hubby young cousin. She likes the mint so much. I do like it as well but I have a tan skin tone and it does not fit me well.

Come on let see the sweet nail polish from this collection!

Mint Apple Candy (item no. 702)

Lollipop (item no. 703)

Rock Candy (Item no. 704)

For those who is interested to get essie product please drop me an email because I TAKING ONLINE ORDER now!!!!

What you waiting for! Let's get some sweet stuff for you!!!

Love,

Joey

Party Nail: Midnight Blue using Essie Midnight Cami

As promised I will do a few more party nail designs for this party month. I still go for dark nail polish using Essie Midnight Cami (697b) from their Fall Collection 2009. It is a shimmering deep blue. Midnight Cami is similiar with the limited edition nail polish Capri Blue which Essie specially created for Mercedes Benz tomatch their methallic Capri Blue car paint. Again let's rock with deep nail polish! Like it!

Need more bling in the club?! Add some rhinestone on it, more bling get the Swarovski non hot-fix rhinestone!

Stuffs I used:

1. Nail Tek Foundation II – the base coat
2. Essie nail polish – Midnight Cami (item# 697b)
3. Essie super duper top coat
4. Essie Apricot Cuticle Oil
5. Rhinestone – colour? Choice of your favourite. For contrast effect use gold and crystal/crystal silver one
6. Rhinestones picker or you use the wooden picker. You can use wooden picker but I found using the one in the photo is easier.
   

Step:

1. Arrange the pattern you want on the table before you stick it on your nail
2. Apply the base coat
3. Apply two coats of nail polish.
4. Apply a little amount of top coat on the area you want to stick on the rhinestone. Then pick up the rhinestone and place it on the top coat and press down slightly. Do this fast before the top coat dry
5. Apply one coat of top coat over the entire nail.

Tip:

You can apply one coat of top coat every couple of days. It helps to re-seal the rhinestone.

Happy DIY!

Love,

Joey