EXCELLENCE

I went back to Malaysia for 5 weeks and out of that 5 weeks, i worked for 4 weeks. Back to Zalora, helping Fazil and Azian with some BM translation project. I have to say that 4 weeks working there, i learn most compared to my one year stint before i resigned back in January.

Going back to Zalora, i could relive my love for excel. I never knew i had a hidden love for nerds or a nicer way to say it, someone who excels at excel. :P sorry! i just had too! If you told me 2 years ago i would HAVE to learn excel, formulas, macro and etc, i would have probably stared at the person and say, right? Excel? What else can you do with excel beside creating a school timetable with it? I was wrrroonng. After learning the basics of excel, i was hooked. I thought i was the coolest person when i learned how to =vlookup on my own and NOW i can create my own PivotTable and send out reports. ya, i know right? im the coolest (please shoot me now).

My obsession with excel is crazy that i have been looking for excel training courses here in Perth.

ok, just needed to share my current crazy obsession. its 12.51am, i really need to sleep now.

i need some air

 I care about my skin care regime, i read up about ingredients (i have alot of free time) and what is products are good for my oily/combination skin and etc, but at the same time, i am lazy, less steps the better! I find myself skipping toning.

I concluded that toners are just a waste of time, initially i thought toning is just to get rid of excess dirt that your cleanser didnt get rid of, but i use my clarisonic every alternate days, i am pretty confident that there is no excess dirt or make up on my face. I would look over my toner and move on to my moisturiser. After a while, i found my face tight and dry, i would lather up my Khiel's Midnight Recovery Concentrate at night and break out the next morning. It was really frustrating and annoying! 

I went by Lush to pick up some winter supplies (more on that next time) and randomly decidedly to get their toner water. I used their Tea Tree Oil toner water before this and still had some left, so i got the Breath of Fresh Air to try it out. One of the reasons why i got the toner water....was that i could spritz it. Before i left to Perth, i got the Keihl's Herbal Extract Toner 500ml bottle!! Freaking huge bottle that took so much of my luggage weight and i barely used a quarter of it. I love the product, but im so lazy to wipe it all over my face, especially in the morning because i am always late for class! (keyword: lazy). im loving i can spritz my Lush toner water. ~spritz spritz spritz~

After 3 days of using it, i could feel the difference. My face felt hydrated and i could feel my moisturiser sinking in my skin alot faster! Seriously loving it now, i want to make this as permanent in my skincare regime BUT...i can ony do so after i finish my Herbal Extract Toner...which might take years...

Size comparison :'(

OPI

 

This is long overdue.

Tomorrow marks one month of me being away from home. how time flies. i can still remember trying to pack all my life into two suitcases. i thought i brought ALOT of things, but now when i am settled, i realised...i didnt bring enough things! i need more baju rumah, i need more shorts (i only brought one and its the shortest i own, wth was i thinking?) i need more long sleeves tops because the weather is so confusing, its hot, its cold! and i need a freaking gayung. WHY DIDNT I THINK OF IT?? i cant seem to buy clothes here, everytime i see a piece i like, i look at the price tag, i put it back. i saw a lovely silver sweater at Forever New. its 69.90 AUD after converting its around rm210. i think, i can get the same one at H&M for cheaper OR i say, i might as well get it at ZARA, it'll be more worth it. I try not to buy from their chain stores because everyone dresses the same here. especially the boys, its like copy and paste.

As much as i dont want to admit this, urghh, i am bored. i am bored of being on campus all the time. Should have gone to Melbourne.

Other than my rants, i am officially an aunty!!! my sister in law gave birth to baby Alani Diyanah on 16 March!!!!! my dad who usually talks to me "through" my mom or my cat, he will text me things like this "Mommy wants to know what are you doing?" "Ash thinks your room is messy" - hint to clean up my room.  Now he says "Baby wants to know why you are not studying?"

Its so cute to see my parents swoon over this little baby.

Speaking of studying, IT.IS.SO.HARD.TO.GET.BACK.ON.STUDYING.MODE. i swear, everyday i write down things i have to do which includes doing my assignments, mostly research stuffs but i somehow find other things to do during the day. Cleaning the kitchen seems more interesting, doing my laundry seems more fun and etc. i got to get my head in the game because when April comes, i will be quite busy with my assignments and i have to catch with the rest of the students here.

a trip to the city.....

Its my 2nd weekend here in Perth and i was getting a little restless being on campus grounds all week. I wanted to explore Perth but had noone (who was free) with the same wave length as me. 

It took me about 10 minutes to decide if i wanted to go to the city by myself. by bus. my first time. The adventurer in me, kicked in and off i went. i was planning on getting my jacket, but of course, i didnt based on the pictures. I went in Myers and i felt right at home with all the make up counters. My concealer is finishing, so i headed over to Clinique to check out their Even Better range.

It took a while for the SA to get my colour right. I am so tanned now because of summer and i'll (i hope too) get fairer when fall/winter comes, so i decided to get a shade lighter than my current skin tone. Clinique in Myers had a promotion where if you spend $60 you get a gift bag full of deluxe sample sized goodies! i cant resist offers like that, so i picked up the Even Better Foundation. The gift bag they gave were very impressive. Super excited to try out the night moisturizer.

1. Even better concealer in Almond
2. Even better foundation in 08 Beige

Gift bag
1. Take The Day Off Makeup Remover For Lids, Lashes & Lips
2. Day Scrub Cream Rinse-Off Formula
3. Youth Surge SPF 15 Ag Decelerating Moisturizer
4. Youth Surge Night Age Decelerating Night Moisturizer
5. Quickliner For Eyes Instense
6. High Impact Mascara
7. Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm

They gave a cosmetics bag as well.