When I step out of the bathroom and saw him all prepared to hit the beach. I was surprised and so I check if he brought all the things I needed.

He stuffed a towel, a paperback book, and a bottle of sun tan lotion.  What?!

It was heartless of me to break his enthusiasm but I have to say this: Well…I’m afraid you will have to wait for another 20 minutes before you get exposed to the sun.

He stood there puzzled and a little disappointed. So, I explained to him.

The SPF sunscreen rating system accounts only for sunburn causing UVB rays, not the UVA rays that are mostly responsible for wrinkles and skin cancer. To guard yourself from those, look for words “broad spectrum” or “UVA/UVB protection” or “SPF30/PA+++” on the bottle.

I make it a point to have separate sun block for face and for body and must leave it on for 20-30 minutes before exposure to the sun so it has time to absorb fully. While out there, I diligently re-apply every 2 hours.

Yes, I have sunscreen for eye and lip balm with SPF too.

For face: I use SPF50/PA+++ I squeeze a dab of 50 cent coin in one hand, then dot it on the forehead, nose, cheeks and chin. Blending it outwards to hairline, jaws and down the neck. If you don’t have a eye care with sunscreen, just gently pat the remaining face sunscreen around the eyes.

For body: I use SPF 30/PA+++ It is best to apply without wearing swimsuit. I measure approximately 1 shot glass of sunscreen and coat my body generously work from neck down to my feet. Not forgetting, underarms, and the backs of ears, neck and knees. All these parts are exposed when I swim.

Spot-check: I add double layer onto vulnerable areas including the nose, ears, chest, shoulders, tops of feet, and backs of hands and neck. And I apply on the parting of my scalp as well. Then, finish off with lip balm with SPF 15 or higher.

For every 2 hours outside, I dab dry with a towel and reapply.

Tips:

SPF numbers are somewhat misleading

An SPF 30 sunscreen block only 3% more UVB rays than an SPF 15 formula. Don’t assume wearing a sunscreen with high SPF means you don’t need to wear as much or reapply as often.

Oil-Remover at the end of the day

After a long day out, I have reapplied sunscreen … I lost count of times. Anyway, it is only fair to remove all the sunscreen stacked on my whole face and body with an oil-remover. A normal cleanser won’t do the job because the sunscreen is water-resistant, thus it requires oil to dissolve it thoroughly.

Oh, 20 minutes is up. Hurray, let’s race to the beach! =D

Products Reckon:

Oily Skin:

• Face: Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen EX SPF 50/PA+++ RM130+-
• Body: Murad Oil-Free Sunblock SPF 30

Sensitive Skin:

• Face: Burt’s Bee Chemical Free SPF 30
• Face: Clarins Sun Wrinkle Control SPF 30

Other Related Articles:

SkinCareRX – Sun Protection

Skin Cancer Foundation – Understanding UVA UVB

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Favourite Movies:

• My Best Friend’s Wedding
• How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
• He’s Not that Into You
• Sex and the City
• The Holiday
• and so on.

Yes,  I am a die-hard rom-com movies supporter. Living in my own LA-LA land when it comes to relationships. Recently, I re-watch Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey romantic encounter in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. It got me thinking, have I been misled all these years to Hollywood ending. The girl in the movie could be me? I will find THE ONE? Let’s see…

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

Ad exec Ben (Matthew McConaughey) jokes he can make any woman fall in love with him in 10 days, while Andie (Kate Hudson) is writing a story for a magazine on how to lose a guy in 10 days. Neither can complete their mission when love strikes.

Seriously? “Everything will work out” is MISLEADING. In relationships, sh*t happens and it doesn’t always fall into the way I want it to be.

Pretty Woman

Vivian (Julia Roberts) is the luckiest girl on the corner when rich businessman Edward (Richard Gere) hires her as his date for the LA social scene…and falls for her.

Seriously? Waiting for a guy to come sweep me off my feet. I rather take charge myself.

Bridget Jones’s Diary

Bridget (Renee Zellweger) has an affair with her sleazy boss (Hugh Grant); meanwhile, a dorky family friend (Colin Firth) is secretly attracted to her. After she catches her boss cheating, Bridget chooses the guy she never expected to end up with.

Seriously? Well, the idea of the not-so-perfect girl stumbling her way through social scene isn’t entirely magical but she does end up with a cute, loving and honest guy.

The Holiday

Two women, both betrayed by love and at opposite side of the world, swap houses in the hope their luck will change. Both encounter romances and a happily-ever-after…

Seriously? Ahh, the grass is always greener on the other side. A change of scenery won’t make it a perfect life!

However,

I find My Best Friend’s Wedding a little more realistic. At least the girl doesn’t get the guy in the end.

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A thick braid plaited down around the shoulder, the hairdo is less fussy than other braid styles and won’t have you looking like a milkmaid.

No need to worry about meticulous combing and parting. The slept-in braid is meant to look a little lived-in; untamed pieces and flyaways only add to the overall charm!

Throughout the day, I would achieve the truly unkempt effect by the time the sun goes down. Accompany this with blazers, badges and penny loafers and you’ve got schoolgirl chic in the bag.

Other Related Links:

Look Magazine

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Symptoms: Patient experiencing acute fear of handshakes, and shoelessness.

Diagnosis: Patient hasn’t had a mani or pedi in weeks. (Sidenote: It ain’t pretty.)

Prognosis: DIY Home nail care treatment products. (Sidenote: Sale 50% – 80% on almost all products)

Product Bargains: See picture below.

All of those are on sale

Suggested Buy:

• Nail Tek Intensive Therapy Top Coat RM 69 RM 34.50
• Essie Apricot Cuticle Oil RM 52 RM 20.80 (Buy 3 Essie products for RM 60)
• Essie Purifying Nail Polish Remover 470ml RM 80 RM 26.70

Additional Recommendations: Subject should keep to the regime to stay mirror like varnish.

My Nail Solution Warehouse Sale

When?

• 28 June – 10 July 2010
• Monday to Saturday
• 10 am – 6 pm

Where?

Lot C25-06 (Sixth Floor), Dataran 3 Two Square.

No 32 Jalan 19/1 46300 Petaling Jaya Selangor

Contact: 03 7960 8968

Near Pappa Rich and Chinese Restaurant on the Ground floor.

Hurry, sales end soon!

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Even since, I hardly step foot in it anymore. Not even heating up food, I rather eat it at room temperature or don’t.

My intestinal disorder yesterday made me too paranoid to eat out anymore, at least not on the same day. So, I was surviving  at home with my organic drink and honey. I tried to go out but the LRT station just seems too far away.

I give up and returned home.

Soon after my mum step foot into the house, I jumped out of the bed and ransack the fridge for whatever vegetables I could see.

And after much contemplation, I decided to try Japanese culinary.

1. Wash the seng kua, pak choy, oyster mushroom, broccolis and cauliflower , then prepare it into cutlets.
2. Put all the veges into a pot of boiling water with a pinch of salt and simmer.
3. Slice old ginger and white garlic white.
4. Mix a tablespoon of corn flour with 2 tablespoon of water then add in Miso paste.
5. Drain all the vege and heat up some oil on a pan.
6. Add in ginger, then garlic and let it be until it smells good. Pour in Miso mixture and then all the veges. Simmer.
7. Add Mirin, and honey to taste.

VOILA~!

Finally, Joyce called and confirmed that Wai-Sum was having diarrhea too, but hers was mild as I ate most of the cake.

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If they don’t have step by step guide, I’m lost. I need “NEXT”

Yeah, you’d probably think there are tonnes of guides on the internet or just google it. It is not that easy when I have no freaking idea about blogging.

So, I call for SOS on twitter and coincidentally @blogjunkie is running a 2 day blogging workshop over the weekend. And he offered help.

And help indeed he delivered.

Details of the workshop can be found in Buzzmedia.

I enjoyed the workshop and I am now able to set up and customize my WordPress blog.

Day 1:

Hands on setting up a Word Press with hosting. Introduced me to Cpanel, SQL, and so on.

What did I get:

• A folder of printed notes (also in PDF).
• A CD is provided with all the notes in PDF form.
• A completion certificate by News Straits Times.

I personally like paperless archiving. I add in sticky notes and call out box in the PDF notes using Acrobat instead of jotting down notes with a pen.

Moreover, the notes consists heaps of links for further reference. It would be a hassle to refer to both notes when revising later.

He even throw in some premiums (awesome Headway WP theme and Third Tribe Seminars in MP3) from his own pocket. Thank you!

FREE for us!

Day 2

More like lecture class on spreading the word and less activities compared to Day 1 because most of us do not have an actual blog for us to market out. Talks on Google Analytics, Webmaster Tool, SEO and other marketing ways.

Word of advise by @blogjunkie: Don’t get too obsess with the stats.

Good:

Instructions were given clearly and helpers were efficient to guide those who were lost between PHP and SQL.

I find it realistically achievable to set up and run a successful blog as David points out local hero bloggers such as LiewCF, Friedbeef, Kenny Sia and so on.

He pays a few thousands for tax being a full time blogger.

So much?! I wonder...

Bad:
Lecture…ZZzzz~

On Day 2, the main topics involve having a blog to tell the whole world, “Hey, my blog exist!”

Most of us were not equip with a proper running blog. So, it was plain lecturing and it gets a little boring for me.

I suggest we could set up a free WordPress blog to make use those tools so that we get hands on and a clearer picture of it.

In a nutshell, this workshop is very useful for me as I have a Blogger blog and would like to move to WordPress hosting.

Thank you again to @blogjunkie for teaching me over the weekend all about blogging, I now have my own customisable blog!

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The questions is: How high can I go?

The definition of the iconic high heel is being interpreted to include 15cm/ 6 inches skyscraper stilettos.

Christian Louboutin Red Heels

Everytime I wear these heels, I make sure someone is next to me at all times to keep myself standing balanced. Just like Mrs Beckham has her very-nice-husband while wearing Berardi’s vertiginous boots.

Victoria in a boot without heels

Note: Antonio Berardi designed a boot without heels, he suggests walking on tip toe just like the ballerinas.

I have tried and tested. It can be painful, some models stumble and fall on runways. Some even refuse to come out from the backstage for a second twirl. O.o

Still, I am eyeing on those Yves Saint Lauren pumps.

Maybe it has something to do with the fact that high heels makes me look taller and slimmer. I wonder insurance policy covers damages caused to my body because of wearing high heels.

My answer to the question: 0 inch.

Due to my ankle injury recently and I anticipated a long recovery after the second fall.

Now, all I can do is just salivate over the window panel.

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1. Name my beagle after a legendary icon. Elvis, Jackson, Chaplin or Snoopy!

2. Order the foei gras at Sage restaurant in Gardens, Midvalley.

3. Buy wood built Acca Kappa brush to tame frizzy hair.

4. Eat a The Loaf cranberry with melted cream cheese bun then do penance with a two day juice fast.

5. Dive with manta rays off the Koh Samui Islands in Thailand.

Hopefully my next pay cheque comes SOON!

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Majority of the household are not subscribed to ESPN or would like to watch a few matches over the whole season. Thus, I’ve got a solution for you.

Just go to Astro and register to watch the matches.

Click on the red part and register.

As a public user, I get to watch 34 matches (any of the matches).

If you’re a Maxis or Astro ESPN/World Cup subscriber, you get to watch 64 matches online.

Yup, now you’re all set to stream LIVE World Cup 2010 online at your ease!

No need to squeeze with others or hang out at mamak an hour before to get a nice spot.

Thank you Marc for the info! =D

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Why?

Because every time I try to figure out how to transfer from Blogger to WordPress hosting, I lost it at FTP, MySQL and so on.

FTP, MySQL, SMTP…I don’t know you!

You have the same problem with setup and managing your blog too? Wanna improve your blogging, get more readers or a total newbie?

Here is your chance to get professional guidance and tips from BuzzMedia (Partner with News Straits Times (NST) and P1 Broadband)

All you have to do to win a 2-day “Blogging Your Way to Success” workshop (worth RM400) is:

Send me a message with the theme “Clueless”. It can be a picture (like me above), artwork, comic, or even video.

The sky is the limit. Anything that shouts : I’m lost and clueless with blogging! Send it to kyan_may@yahoo.com by 24th June 2010 (Thursday), 12pm.

And more…

If you missed the contest, and going to join the workshop. You still stand a chance to win the Problogger book.

Just type : KYANMAY on the coupon code on the registration form.

Details on  “Blogging Your Way to Success“.

Note: You must bring your own laptop. Registration fees include handouts, materials, internet access and refreshments

For more information, I will leave it to BlogJunkie, the trainer to explain to you. Click here.

See you there! We learn to use blogs together-gether, OK?

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