Health & Beauty Tips ;)

I think everybody in this world dreams to stay healthy and I guess all of us love to look good and also wish to stay young. Yeah, how I wish!!! Well, it's impossible to stay young but we can try our best to slow down the aging process. So, I need tips and I need to be reminded, regularly...  

Some tips for sharing;) 

1. Go Spiritual

Humans created with a package of body, mind and soul and every single components needs nutrition to stay healthy. Souls needs to have the 'Iman'(faith) and 'taqwa'(obedience) for Allah by practising and perfecting our 'ibadah', remembering HIM (zikrullah), to obey HIM and to avoid whatever forbids by HIM. Healthy soul will lead to a peaceful and healthy mind and may translate for a greater feeling and well being.

2. Have a positive mind

Avoid negative thinking and Dream Big!!! 

Yeah, sometimes things may not turn out as what we expected. It may weighing down on us and burdens our life, but always be positive about the day ahead. We might have tried our best and may the rest be taken care by Allah. 'Tawakkal', have faith and seek for HIS help and guidance :)

3. Control Anger

Angry really takes beauty away and put more wrinkles on the face..

Bak kata orang2 tua, Jangan Mudah Marah, Nanti Cepat Tua

Smile instead:) 

(I should practise more;p)

4. Beauty sleep

We are not robot. Having said that, we need rest and our beauty sleep.
When getting enough sleep, we wake up feeling fresh and rejuvenated..
(Oh my, me and insomnia)

5. Drink plenty of plain water. 

For a good detox and for staying hydrated.

6. Calcium intake

Take at least a glass of low fat fresh milk daily or opt for other high-calcium food or supplements. Our bodies experience gradual reduction of calcium as we age. So we need to replenish it to avoid any bone-related problem such as osteoporosis and for having healthy, strong teeth :)

7. You are what you eat

Eat a balance meal (mix of carbo, protein, vitamins and minerals) with a lot of veggies and fruits.

Veggies and fruits provide the vitamins and minerals needed by our body and super nutritious foods for the skin too :)

8. Beauty regime

Make sure to clean our face twice a day before going to bed at night and after waking up in the morning. Apply at least these 3 basic steps: Cleanser - Toner - moisturiser. Use the products that only suit our skin. On top of those 3 basic steps, I normally apply night serum 3 times a week for skin booster and it works.

Do not forget to apply the sun block for day time. (I always forget mine:p)  This is essential to avoid early pigmentation due to sun exposure. 

9. Body Care
There are ranges of bath and body care products available in the market. Just choose the ones needed and suitable to our skin. Body skin needs cleansing, exfoliating, scrubbing and moisturising too.. For a great de-stress, why not spare some of our times for a body spa and massage once in a while.

10. Keep Active and Exercise, peeps.
Don't underestimate the advantages of doing house-chores as they are part of exercise too and keep moving around. (Ops! me and my laptop, terkena batang hidung)
Keep involve in whatever activities that will make us sweat, gardening, yoga, jogging, skipping, playing sports or working out in gym for at least 3 times a week.
(a BIG reminder to myself!! Supaya jangan malas-malas;p)

pix google

Selamat beramal ;)

Kota Cinta Paris

Wow, the title is so 'propa' while it was only a business trip during last summer. Summer is always the best time to travel around in Europe. It was such a bliss :-) A week time was packed with meetings in La defense and it was only on the last day before going to airport, my colleagues and I managed to squeeze our time for our personal agenda. Me and my lady friend went for a sight seeing via metro train and  did 'quick' shopping for some souvenirs & personal stuffs. Our project head shopped the LV handbag for his wife ('wink wink'-bizibodi mode) and another guy colleague went for shopping too... Who says that only ladies love shopping ;)

Well, pics taken in this beautiful city of love. 

A perfect backdrop of Eiffel Tower from Trocadero on a cloudy day.
There were many souvenir vendors around which ones could get better deals if to compare with sold at the shops however it was a bit irritating when they kept on 'persuading' tourists to buy their stuffs.

Musee du Louvre

Buildings nearby the Musee du Louvre

-Arc de Triomphe-

On the second night in Paris, we had a casual dinner-cruising sponsored by the host partner.

Amazing view of Paris aka the city of light along the river

~La Defense Paris ~

In front of our hotel @ CNIT building.

Grande Arche in La Defense

~La Fayette Mall~

Easy peasy recipe: Ghee Cookies

Ghee Cookies (Biskut Suji)

'Biskut Suji' is my family's favorite 'Raya' cookies which is the most simple cookies recipe ever!! Got this recipe from the 'Malay Recipe' book bought during my study time (yeah, ancient book). The ingredients used are so simple and very easy to prepare. Insyallah, it'll never go wrong :)

Ingredients:

1. Flour 500g
2. Ghee 250g
3. Icing sugar 250g

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180 degree C.

1. Mix all the ingredient and make a soft dough.
2. Then from the dough, form little balls and place on a grease baking tray, flatten a bit and decor the cookies up to your liking.
3.Then bake in the oven til the bottom of the cookies are golden yellow.

Easy peasy :))

Sabah, Negeri di Bawah Bayu

For this mid-term school holiday, my family and I went to Sabah which is famously known as the "land below the wind". Our first destination while in Sabah was to Kundasang, the highland town near the Mount Kinabalu which is the highest peak of the South East Asia.

It was drizzling along the way from Kota Kinabalu (KK) to Kundasang and took us around 2 hours to reach Lone Pine Resort. However, we were mesmerized with the wonderful view of the Mt. Kinabalu and its valleys :)

The view from our room at dawn

Nearby areas of Kundasang

Kinabalu National Park

The next day, we drove up to the National Park till to the last point for the vehicles and the starting point for the hikers who wish to climb the trail up to the Kinabalu peak. Should have done that years before though ;p

Panorama from the 'Timpohon View' at the Kinabalu National Park.

Kundasang War Memorial

Built in 1962 to commemorate Australian and British prisoners who died during World War II at the Sandakan POW Camp for the infamous forced death marches from Sandakan to Ranau. 

Well, sad things happened during war, globally :(

 Small town of Kundasang

1st pix: The yellow building - Kundasang pump petrol station. 

2nd pix: We had our tea and ordered 'pisang goreng' at one of the muslim restaurant in Kundasang. 

Dairy Cattle Farm

We drove along the road to the cattle farm for a perfect 'backdrop' of Mt. Kinabalu. Since we were early and the farm would have just opened at 10am, we then just enjoyed the sightseeing and the freshness of the morning breeze along the way.

After spending 2 days and a night in Kundasang, we went down to KK and headed to the Le Meridien hotel which is located opposite to the Phillipines market and facing the South China Sea. It was so convenience as the hotel is just a walking distance to the Water Front restaurants, shops and malls.

The next day, we went for island hopping and snorkeling, the 'climax' of our Sabah trip itineraries;) We booked the tour guide via hotel service and as early as 7.30am, our lady tour guide came and picked us up at the hotel to the jetty. We headed to the Manukan Island by the speedboat together with a twin-ladies from Kuala Lumpur and 2 guys from Beijing. At Manukan Island, both hubby and my son snorkeled while I was just relaxing by the beach, chatting with the ladies of our group and snapped the pictures.

Around lunch time, we got into the boat and off to Sapi Island, where we were served with lunch buffet by the beach. Then, all of us (hubby, son and I) joined the snorkeling activities. I was so excited to see beautiful corals and fish of different types, colors and sizes underneath the water. MasyaAllah! Double excited as we were able to see the clown fish or nemo as named in the movie "Finding Nemo", which according to our tour guide, could not be found at the Manukan Island. 

Clown fish - google pix

Island Hopping

Wonderful view at Sapi Island

 Manukan Island

Done with snorkeling, we were sent back to our hotel. Sunburnt but happy. We rested in the hotel before going out for a dinner while enjoying the sea breeze by the water front. 

The next day, we went strolling around the town, shopping for some souvenirs and later had foot massage. After lunch, we packed up our stuffs, check out from hotel and headed to the airport. 

Sayonara KK...,  til we meet again;)