My very first guitar

Today my husband bought me a brand new guitar which is the first guitar I am having on my own ^_^ I have always been using someone else's guitar, mostly my brother's and father's.

I was so excited when he brought me to Bukit Jalil. I knew right away that we were going to the famous guitar store there~"Mama Treble Clef Studio" which is famously known as "Guitar Empire"

A few days earlier I had surveyed some guitars through mudah.my & that was how I came across their ads. I told my husband about it & he started to make some selections. My husband adores Yamaha brand. As for me, I don't really mind any brand as long as it produce good sounds. So he started to post some Yamaha brand in my facebook wall but I acted cool but deep down inside I was so excited to learn that he was planning to buy me one ^_^

It was not easy to find the store, located inside the Carrefour in Endah Parade. After searching for it with trouble, we finally found the store. It seemed small from the outside but once I stepped in, it was kind of spacey. I love it!

There were rows of selections to make. Under the budget of RM200+, there were brands such as Chord and Gipsy Rose, and there are others like Yamaha & Maestro around RM300 which were more to classical's.

I chose Wolf based on the shop assistant's suggestion. He played it a little bit & I fell in love with its sound. He said the sound is as good as Yamaha brand, & I trust his judgement.

I was so happy with the way he entertained his customers. He answered all my dumb questions (I had forgotten a lot of guitar knowledge as I didn't touch a guitar for so many years & I asked a lot of dumb ones) and patiently show me selections of guitars under our budget. The best part, I never knew how to tune a guitar & never touch its neck. It had always been my brothers or my father who tuned the guitar for me back then. The shop assistant guided me how to use an electric tuner & guess what? I know how to do mine now! But of course, using an electric tuner :-)

So besides the Wolf guitar, I also got a black guitar strap for myself which cost only RM10, an electric tuner which cost RM48 and a guitar pick which comes free with the purchase.

After we made the purchase, the shop assistant asked our permission to snap our photos for their facebook fan page. We said why not? And we snapped some photos with a big smile on my face :-)

As soon as I reached home, I went to Youtube & search some old songs which I used to play. & I played them but with difficulties as I had forgotten so much! My husband was lying on the sofa while he watched me playing the guitar... Thank you hubby for this precious gift !! I am a one happy wifey <3

*Photos viewed in the guitar empire Facebook page.

I beg to differ!! ^Asia's Next Top Model^

I know some of u might not fancy the famous tv series Asia's Next Top Model. I've a friend who looks like she might be crazy about the modelling world, as she adores fashion so much & her life evolves around lots of girlfriends, those kind of girl who likes drama, being the centre of attention and looking for popularities. Plus, she has a very nice figure like a model herself. But she never even once watch such shows. And I thought she would love it, given the fact that her life got so much similarities with the models from the show, but I thought wrong.

Who could have expected. Me on the other hand loves my own company and hate a bunch of pretty girls who act lame & always have attitude problems. Surprisingly, I love this show despite the person I appears to be. I once heard from another friend of mine, about the unfairness result produced by the judges when comes to the elimination part. They always save the wrong girl & eliminate the one who should stay longer in the competition. And because of that many have stop to watch this show. I totally agree with my friend, but despite all the criticism, I really do fancy this series. I love the drama, the excitement, the attitudes, the challenges, the pretty faces and the talents. Ahhh I just love this show ^_^ It's just soo exciting!

And it's not as easy as everyone thought it would be. It's not just all about catwalks and posing for photo shoots. There are so much more which includes tough challenges that most people couldn't do. I've always adore those models from this Tyra Bank's shows and appreciate their hard works. I could see that the road to the modelling success are so tough and they still work hard to achieve it. They are definitely not lame. Somehow they inspire me to work hard in achieving whatever my dreams are.

I followed some seasons in America's Next Top Model, but ever since I got to know that they are adapting to Asia's version, I was so thrilled. However, sadly I never got the chance to watch any of the episodes as my husband is not really into this shows. Every time the show was on, my husband was always there conquering the remote control and switched to other channels. I always missed my favourite shows (some of the less good part in marriage life haha)

So today I was alone at home and I got the privilege of owning the remote in my hands and I finally got to watch this show which was already at the 9th episodes. It's better late than never right? I got so excited with this shows that I googled it up and found their website!!! That means I got to catch up with all the episodes that I'd missed. ^_^

Check this out to see their full episodes, the judges, the contestants and all u need to know about Asia's Next Top Model ^_^

http://www.asiasnexttopmodel.tv

There are 14 contestants in this shows but as of today, there are only 6 contestants left. Check out the website to know all the contestants but here are the top 6:

1. Aastha Pokharel, from Nepal

2. Jessica Amornkuldilok from Thailand

3. Stephanie Retuya from Philippines

4. Helena Chan from Hong Kong

5. Kate Ma from Taiwan

6. Sofia Wakabayashi from Japan

My favourite was Helena Chan from Hong Kong, but unfortunately she was eliminated in this episode. I strongly disagree with the judges decision to eliminate Helena. To me, she is very talented in the sense of her creativity and confidence and so much more. She was also the strongest contender in the competition. I thought she would at least be the second runner up. I bet all the girls were surprised too, I could see their expressions after hearing the result delivered by the judge Nadya.

Earlier during this episode Helena won 2 of the challenges; Playboy Fragrance Video Challenge and Red Carpet Challenge. She excelled in both challenges and outshine others in the competition. She carried herself with confidence despite the criticism thrown her way. Throughout her existence, they always seemed to highlight Helena's attitude problem which to me was unfair. That seemed like a decision influenced by personal and emotional's sides, not a professional ones. She was there to win the competition, not to make friends, so, the hell with attitudes.

To me, as long as she delivers her tasks well, that's more than enough. I thought the judges knew better. But I was wrong. We know there are a lot of girls who have attitude problems, but she is different from others, she only reacts to those girls who step on her foot. She never act sucks for nothing. I believe many people can see that. She is very competitive & wanted to win the competition so badly since day 1. Prior to that, she had taken all challenges seriously & always think out of the box when given a challenge, but at the end the judges didn't appreciate it & told her she was putting a lot of pressure on herself. It feels sucks when someone that determined being accused of putting to much pressure on herself. Like seriously? In a competition if u always relax u will definitely loose. Have u heard the story about the slow turtle and the proud rabbit? I guess u got my point.

So anyway, I won't watch the cycle 1 anymore cos I don't have any favourites left. All of them are not as talented as Helena & I am so frustrated with the judges being so biased to save up an obviously weak contestants like Stephanie and Sofia. I will definitely want to know who's the winner at the end and I hope it's gonna be Jessica from Thailand. She is such a nice and soft-spoken girl.

Check out their shots~

From left up: Aastha(Nepal), Bei Si(China), Filantropi(Indonesia), Helena(Hong Kong), Rachel(India), Jessica(Thailand) & Stephanie (Philippines)

From left bottom: Kyla(Singapore), Melissa(Malaysia), Sofia(Japan), Kate Ma(Taiwan), Jee(Korea), Trang(Vietnam) & Monica(Thailand)

Aastha



Kate Ma

Sophia

Stephanie

Jessica

*****And~ my favourite Helena Chan*******

Miscarried episodes~ The home traditional way

Following the event of my loss I experienced the other day, I finally miscarried naturally on Friday, 11th Jan. It was not a pleasant memory but it was a valuable experience of a lifetime.

After the hospital doctor told me that I had a missed abortion, I went back home with my husband and had a long conversation with my sister-in-law on the phone. She had gone through the same thing before, and she didn't go for the ERPOC process, so i intended to seek for her advice.

The idea of having someone sticking a tool into my bottom to suck the foetus out really scared me to death. And I also hate the thought of being disable and half-paralyse during the operation. So, I opt to do it naturally. My sister-in-law advised me to do a hot compress method, which in malay we called it as "bertungku". A heated river stone will be wrapped in a cloth and applied to the abdominal area, and sometimes a bit of the thigh area. By doing this method, the rotten foetus, the baby's sac and residual blood clots will be soften from the supplies of heat and will dissolves naturally through your bottom.

I did this method constantly for 2 days beginning on Thursday, 10th Jan and by 6pm the next day I started to feel the pains of miscarriage. However, they were bearable throughout the hours, and finally the foetus was out by 10pm, followed by the baby's sac at 1am. All the pains that I endured finally subsided and my breast has stopped feeling tender ever since. I guess the pregnancy hormones had reduced following my miscarriage.

On Tuesday 15th Jan, I was supposed to be warded and the next day an ERPOC process will be performed to clear my womb. I was so scared that the doctor might found some tissues left in my womb which an ERPOC process is necessary to undertake in order to remove them. So I googled up ways to do home treatment for cleaning the uterus so that the ERPOC process is not needed for myself.

Here's what I found out some ways that u can do at home, at an absolutely minimal cost~

1. Hot compress using a heated river stone wrapped with cloth

2. Sprinkle some cinnamon powder into your food (your warm soup, your drinks, your bread)

3. Doing some acupuncture process- apply some hot balm on your abdominal area, the tender spot in between your thumbs and forefingers, your shins and your knees and rub them gently

4. Take a hot bath twice a day

Within the days before I should get warded, I obediently followed all these tips. When the day finally arrived, I went to the hospital and the doctor performed a trans-vaginal scan through my bottom. He informed me that a tissue was found still left in my womb but an ERPOC process was not necessary as the tissue will eventually comes out naturally within 2 weeks time. According to him, the size of the tissue is just about 9mm while the minimum size of the tissue requires a removal using ERPOC process is 15mm. However, I was required to come to the clinic to perform a scan again on 1st February.

I was then discharged to go back and that ended my worries and nightmares ^_^ Alhamdulillah terima kasih ya Allah kerana memudahkan perjalanan ku ;-)

Now I am still in a healing process and still need to perform the hot compress method until 2 weeks time. It is believed to help the womb contract, break down fats and prevent the womb from sagging at old age. Apart from that, I also need to take other traditional remedies such as malaysian sea cucumber drink known as "air gamat" and turmeric drink known as "air jamu kunyit" to cleanse the uterus. My mother-in-law had booked a person to massage me later on for general care of the uterus and to return back my body just like before the pre-pregnancy state.

Hospitalised for almost 8 hours

"Air Gamat & "Air Jamu Kunyit" and a river stone

I will be back to work by the end of January.

Seventh Heaven!! ^_^

I am so excited! Today(again breaking the rules, sorry moms!) me and my hubby went to the Ampcorp Mall in Petaling Jaya to grab some new books!! ^_^ He told me he got this intention since he received some incentives from the company (Awww!Thanks hubby!)

I was so touched by his thoughts and agreed right away with his plans, to me, when it comes to books, there's no need for hesitations. Hehehe ^_^

Have you girls been to "BookXcess" in Ampcorp Mall? It is a bookstore that sells books at a much cheaper prices. The one that u usually get at RM30++, u'll get at only RM17++ here. That's almost 50%!!

The books are in a good condition, no missing pages, and absolutely not rejects. They just selling cheap due to the excess stocks from the publishers. This was not my first time here. I'd bought plenty of books from this store before.

Check out their Facebook page ~ http://www.facebook.com/BookXcess

Here's their website ~ http://www.bookxcess.com/

Earlier on before we went there, I had browsed through their website to find out what's new in store. I had actually made a mental list of what to grab when I reach there.

So here's what I grabbed ~

1. Love the one you're with by Emily Giffin: A story about a woman of the crossroads of true love and real life $RM17.90

2. Baby proof by Emily Giffin: A story about a couple that suddenly want different things in life $RM17.90

3. The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell: A story of a girl who begins her new life journey as a writer in the New York City $RM17.90

4. Summer and the City by Candace Bushnell: A sequel to The Carrie Diaries which brings surprising revelations in the life of Carrie $RM19.90 (hard cover)

5. Safe haven by Nicholas Sparks: A story of a heartbreak and learning to trust and love again $RM17.90

6. The lucky one by Nicholas Sparks: A story of one who believes in lucky charm and finding true love $RM17.90

7. A desirable residence by Madeleine Wickham: A story of love, lies and affairs of the heart all live in a desirable residence $RM17.90

Total cost: $RM120+ and a 3 years membership card (for purchase above RM100)!!!!

I am currently reading the book no 7 as it attracts me the most. Let me share with you all the book reviews some time later, ya?

Miscarried episodes~Breaking the rules,A day in IKEA

Today me and my husband did the craziest thing ever. Despite all the pantang larangs that I need to bear during my recovery period, we had both went to the IKEA store. (Moms, pls forgive me!)

He was supposed to finish work at 7pm today, but lately he is always home early to look after me. So, at 5pm he was already at home, and we were lying on the bed when that crazy idea crossed my mind. I told him, why not? I could use some fresh air & it might do me good. He was not into it at first but gave in due to my endless persuasions.

Where did that idea came from? My husband have always had this series of complaints about not having a proper couch to sit ever since we moved in to our new home. Many a time he asked permission to buy an IKEA sofa. I asked, y IKEA? They r damn expensive! Y not cavenzi, westcourt, or kedai perabot cina je? He said it's good to invest a bit in the selection of sofa as we will use it for a very very long time. He pointed out that my mom's sofa had torn out within a year as a result of fancying a lower price.

Tired of arguing, i eventually agreed. He started to list down everything he intended to buy & kept the list until today.

As soon as the idea sinked in, i told myself, I won't be walking much anyway.. He had obtained the product codes in his list. All we need to do is just go directly to the counter & place our orders. Simple right? So, y not!!

I jumped out of bed (despite my condition) and prepared all the necessities that I might need for myself. Haiya... tasha kalau dah excited, sekejap boleh sihat! so, with thick socks, sweater and hand gloves, we were finally set to go.

It was not a pleasant experience though. Out of excitement, I was smiling je most of the time. Rasa macam excited gila breaking rules. Humans tend to do crazy things unquestionably. And I'm no exceptional. But due to a lot of movements, pains finally triggered. Thank God everything went smooth & I didn't create any scene.

My husband bought an L-Shape chaise lounge and a wardrobe for us. All this while I had to keep my clothes in boxes :-( Today he has put an end to my poverty boxes ^_^

Like usual, IKEA requires 3 days period to deliver our items right to our doorstep. So, we only got to enjoy our new furnitures by this Thursday ^_^ Apart from that, he'd also bought some other things like stools, cushions, a throw, photo frames, scented candles and a lamp shade. I guess he needed to redeem back his satisfaction due to our cancelled trip to Indonesia..

After we shopped, we went to have dinner at the IKEA restaurant, and I had my favourite meatballs!! ^_^ I didn't have that much of an appetite though, he had to finish some for me.

I was so happy and for a split moment I forgot all my sorrows. Thanks hubby, you never fail to make me smile.....

I know u r not that financially stable. But what happened to me had opened up your soul to show me the best of u. I am so grateful! Thanks hubby ^_^ Xoxo!!