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Monday, November 9, 2015

A day trip to Sekichan


I've recently just been on a one day trip with my family to Sekinchan! 
My parents have always wanted to go there , so we decided to just take a trip. 

The journey from Shah Alam to Sekinchan is about 1 1/2 hours , it wasn't really a long drive.
The weather was pretty damn awesome on that day , gotta say that we were pretty lucky as its raining almost everyday here in KL.

Here are some places that I went to and some photos that I've taken !

The Paddy Fields ( My favourite part of the trip )
 This is on the way to the Paddy Field Gallery , Using my Iphone 5C with my fish eye lenses

How to get here ?
Waze :"Paddy Gallery, Sekinchan"
It's located along Jalan Tali Air.

Btw , the photos taken in the Paddy Fields are un-edited ! Imagine how beautiful it really was that day.



The pictures below are taken using my Canon 550D and my IPhone 5C , 
Photos of me are taken by my amazing sister , and i took the rest myself.





 My sister - Jane 







Beautiful , isn't it ? I cant explain how beautiful the whole place was , pictures doesn't do it justice , plus , the sky was sooo blue that day!

There's nothing much there except for the beautiful paddy field and the factory (which is soooo worth a visit ) , but there are a few small stalls that sells some fruits , vegetables and most important , ICE CREAM for the hot day.


The wishing tree , located in Redang Beach 



We visited a little and simple tree house in Redang Beach and surprisingly , there were no one at all yet.
I guess many people didn't really notice it , as it doesn't really look like a tree house, but the insides looked amazing !



 Insides of the tree house with little hammocks to just chill outttt!





(Yep , definitely chlling the fuck out! LOL)

View from the Tree house

This picture was supposed to look nice but the Minion....
Redang Beach



Sekinchan is a great place to go if you haven't been there before , and also definitely a great place for a day trip.I wouldn't recommend people to stay there for a few days as there is not much to do.
But overall , it was a good trip ! It was nice for me to look at the paddy fields and just spend a little bit of quality time with my family . 
I hope you guys enjoyed this posts and all the pictures that I took!

Sending out good vibes and all the positivity
xxx

Sunday, August 9, 2015

My personal struggle with my weight


Hello everyone ,
This is going to be the longest post , so grab a cup of tea and something to munch on ! haha .
I'm going to talk about something super personal today , and something that i've been struggling with since i was young , my weight.
I was never the skinniest person since i was young , i was always told that i was overweight , i had to loose more weight , i had to do this and that to make myself look better . 
It was as if i wasn't suppose to be love , or feel worthy at all because of how i looked , how much i weigh.
I get picked on by almost every family member there is when i go back to Penang , or even here , in KL .
They would tell me that i was fat , i looked like an elephant with my giant thighs , i wasn't pretty or i didn't look good because i was overweight , etc.
I've been struggling with this since i was as young as 13 , and it scarred me . 
i hated myself so much .
Every time something happens in my life , either someone close to me leaving me , or having people  dislike me , or when something bad just happens to me , i don't blame it on anyone or anything else , i blamed it on my weight , i blamed myself for looking the way i looked , thats why all these things would happen . 
Now , i've always asked some people why would they even say such a thing , why would they say things that would hurt me ? and one of their AMAZING answer's would be ,
" its for your own good " 
REALLY ? because ,there is a DIFFERENCE between encouraging a person to lose weight to be healthy and encouraging a person to lose weight because they do not look good.
Like , do i really have to lose weight to look good ?

WHY are people encouraging people to lose more weight because of beauty ? Is that ALL that MATTERS  IN LIFE ? is how you look all that matters ? is how much you weigh all that matters ? 
Are you trying to tell me that people who do not fit into that " ideal body image" do not deserve to feel worthy and loved ? and that they deserved to get picked on because they do not fit into your image of a PERFECT BODY ?
It is because of all these things that people have said to me that made me hate myself more than i already do , and instead of working out for my health, i began to hate myself more and i began being so unhealthy that i've gained more weight. 
Two years back , i would cry every night to my boyfriend because i was struggling so much because of my weight , when i looked completely fine (at least to me ) .
I cried and cried every night to a point where i starved myself sometimes too. 

I wish i could tell myself , that thats not the only thing that mattered , i wish i could tell myself that , i should only do things because i want to love my body , i want to be healthy , not because i want to please someone else. 
I wish i told myself that , and i wish i wasn't that harsh on myself. 



Slowly after that , i began learning to love myself , being healthy by exercising and putting the right food into my body again. 
It made me realise that , loving yourself and your body is so so important , because how you feel on the inside , shows on the outside .
Of course i had many days where i would be so unhappy with myself , and hate myself , but thank god , for my amazing boyfriend , and my amazing friends , who've always told me that i was beautiful the way i was , and reminded me again and again that i should always love myself.



There comes this year , where I've torn my ligament 5 months ago while exercising , and i didn't know what it was , my parents brought me to the traditional chinese physio for 2 months , but it didn't help , and so we went to a proper physio and found out that i have a torn ligament.
I couldn't even walk properly , and it hurts when i walk , but i thought it was nothing because the traditional chinese physio told me that it was nothing ,so i just walked with the pain anyway , thinking that it'll only be there for a while . LOL ( ok it was actually a really funny story) 

Obviously , when i tore my ligament , i can't exercise ,therefore, in these few months , I've gained bit of weight again. 
I was completely fine and happy with myself , because i obviously couldn't do anything about it. 
I felt good , until i met my relatives ( bless them and bless their souls for being so amazing yay) 
My cousin yelled in front of everyone when i went back to Penang " May , why are you so fat already ?!" and everyone laughed .
I explained to them that i've torn my ligament , a.nd they laughed again ,and of course , i was brought down again , i hated myself so much , again
I obviously struggled  , i wasn't happy with myself , because for such a long time they've stopped talking about my weight , and now it starts again . 

Then , i realised two things .
1) i regretted explaining myself to them about why my body is the way it is because , its my body , why the hell should i explain to someone why it looks the way it looks ? why do i have to explain to them how i've gained weight ? its not their bodies , ITS MINE. I DO NOT need to explain myself !

2) people will ALWAYS have something to say , and if i decided to lose weight just because i want people to stop talking about me , then , I'm heading to the wrong direction. Because if you are doing something for someone else , you are not doing it for yourself , and you will never be happy.

i want to let anyone who's struggling with their bodies and weight this ,


  • Loving yourself comes from within . If you love your body , you would want to take care of it . If you are happy with it , fuck what everyone says , but if you are not , do something about it , but not for the wrong reasons , do it because you want to feel good , and because you want to love your body and thinks it deserved to be cared for. 
  • You are WORTHY no matter what shape or size you are and YOU DESERVED to be LOVED just like everyone else , don't ever think that you are unworthy , or don't deserved to be love.

  • BEAUTY ISNT EVERYTHING . what if one day you've gained weight , what if one day you grow old and you've got wrinkles ? what if you lose all of that ? if you depend your worth on your beauty , you are going to struggle ! One day when that is taken away , what the hell do you have left ?!
  • Always know that , you are not alone in this. There are many people who are struggling with their bodies no matter what shape or sizes they are too . So please , don't be too hard on yourself .
  • always , always challenge your mind and thoughts when you have a bad thought
  • ALWAYS surround yourself with people who gives you positivity and support . If you are always around people who have some shit to say about your body , motherfucking leave them. DIFFERENCIATE what they are saying , whether they are saying it for your health or they are just picking on you because of the way you look , how much you weigh . We don't need that negativity in our lives.





Obviously these things are easy to say , but harder to do ,
but learning to love yourself is always a process , people would ALWAYS have something to say , but like i said , always challenge it , and remind yourself that you are beautiful , or talk to someone who loves you that will give you the positivity again .
Its not easy , and I'm still struggling with it , but try!!

To my boyfriend , and friends who've always supported me and loved me the way i am , and telling me that i was beautiful no matter what , thank you , i wouldn't have done it without you guys , ever.


To all of you out there who are a part of skinny and fat shaming , i hope you realise it someday , because you do not know how it feels like getting picked on , if you knew , you would've said NOTHING.
Its NOT FUNNY even if its a joke , sometimes what you say could harm a person more than you think.
What if a person have listened to this so much that they've became aneroxic , bulimic , or any other mental illness that was caused by this ? Think before you speak.

But to all of you out there who are still struggling , please learn to love yourself , and always remember that , YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL and don't EVER , EVER DOUBT THAT.



and , if you need a daily reminder , follow @healthyisthenewskinny on Instagram , that page , have helped me more than i could ever imagine .





x

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

The Best Drugstore Eyeliner There Is



Hello everyone !
There have been many people asking me what eyeliner i use, and here's a post about it ! 
I've been using the Maybelline Hyper Sharp Liner for 3 years now , and i think I'm gonna stick to this for the rest of my life . Haha! Thanks to my friend Sonia , for recommending me this eyeliner :D

I've used many other drugstore eyeliners before , but this one is my absolute favourite ! 
Before this , I was using Stilla's Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner but it was too pricey for me because i use my eyeliner almost everyday , therefore , it finishes quickly and i'd have to buy a new one every few months . 


The Maybelline Hyper Sharp Liner is kind of a dupe for Stilla's Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner , therefore , if you're not willing to spend so much on an eyeliner , the Maybelline Eyeliner could be an alternative for you. 
Stilla's eyeliner costs about RM70+ (edited) , if I'm not mistaken , and this Maybelline eyeliner costs around RM27.80 , you could save half the money with this !!
Don't get me wrong , i am absolutely in love with Stilla's eyeliner as well , but sometimes it just gets a little too pricey for me .
So yes , the Maybelline eyeliner is  really as good as it sounds because many people whom i've recommended this eyeliner to ,loved it ! 

The eyeliner is waterproof and it is definitely long lasting. Sometimes i would have make up on for more than 12 hours , and it would still stay with me for that twelve hours .  

You could get this eyeliner anywhere , Watsons or Guardian would always have promotions for this from time to time and if you're lucky , you could also get the buy one free one promotion !
I just got mine last week for RM27.80 , which is the standard price , but for buy one free one !

One thing that everyone has to keep in mind though , is to remember to close the cap of the eyeliner tight ! There were a few times where i forgot to close the cap of my eyeliner and the whole eyeliner completely dried out :( But yes , please keep that in mind ! 


Here's a kind-of-close-up shot of me wearing the eyeliner :)

I hope you guys enjoyed the post and find this helpful!! :)


x



Saturday, June 20, 2015

Basic Lemon Cupcakes Recipe!

Hello everyone ! 
I've always loved to bake and lemon cupcakes are one of my favourite cupcakes ever !! 
Its easy to make and it does not need much ingredients ! :)
I'm not super good at it and there's ALOT more to improve ,but i thought i'd still share this recipe cause its really yummy ! hehe 


What you'll need is :


Cupcakes


115g of flour 
1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
113g of butter/margarine 
115g caster sugar ( i'll always reduce it to 95g, it depends on how sweet you like it)
2 eggs 
finely grated rind of 1/2 lemon (the outer part of lemon)
2 tablespoon milk


1) Pre-heat your oven to 190 C 

2) Grate your lemon rind with a grater .

3) Measure out all your baking ingredients .

4) Have your choice of cupcake cups and line your cupcakes cups in your cupcake tins . Usually this recipe makes 12 cupcakes !


5) Sift the flour and baking soda into a large bowl .

6) Beat the Butter , then add the sugar , and then the eggs ! If the batter looks too watery and un-smooth , quickly add some butter to it , so it won't ruin the texture of the cake . If the cake looks like it isn't smooth , the end result of the texture of the cupcake wouldn't look as nice as it is if the batter was smooth .

7) Add the rest of the ingredients in , the lemon rind , milk , flour and baking powder

8) Spoon the batter into the paper cases . The batter should fill more than half of the cupcake cup. Not too full , not to little . 



9) Put your cupcakes in the oven for around 15-20 mins , till your cupcake turns golden brown .


10 ) Transfer to a wire rack to cool. 


I usually cool it for an hour . If the cupcakes are still warm and you put icing on it ,  the icing will definitely melt.

If you prefer having the cupcakes without the icing , it also taste as good ! 


Icing Recipe 




85g of butter
175g icing sugar 
1 tablespoon lemon juice 
piping bags , nozzles , and any cupcake decorations (optional)

1) Squeeze the lemon juice


2) Beat the butter , add half of the icing sugar , the lemon juice , and then the other half of the icing sugar .

3) When the icing is done , put your choice of nozzles in the piping bag , and you're good to decorate the cupcake however you like !

 As i've said on the above , still improving ! Especially with my icing ! haha



Since, there's extra lemon juice , you could always use the rest of it and drink it with warm water !
Apparent its really rich in Vitamin C and it prevents the skin from having acne and wrinkles


 And there you go ! Easy delicious cupcakes ! :) Hope ya guys enjoy it !


x








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