Greetings from Malaysia! If you’ve wondered where the heck it was that I had disappeared to, well, there’s your answer. I’m back in the land of good food, incredibly humid weather and, might I say, pretty awesome shopping (considering the exchange rate of Australian dollars to Ringgit :P)

Here’s an update of what I’ve been up to of late:
– Attended my dear friend’s wedding at E&O Hotel in Penang. Great wedding, and the bride was stunning. The wedding gown she wore was absolutely gorgeous (she brought it back with her from the US)!

– Ate a lot and sweated buckets. I swear to God, my Dove anti-perspirant is completely useless here. It’s embarrassing how I keep my arms akimbo most of the time just to make sure I do not end up with pit stains on my clothes. It’s times like these that I (almost) wish I had Botox on my pits just to stop the sweat from coming out for my trips to South East Asia.

– Met up with old friends.

– Was treated to a spa session by my girlfriend. The three of us had what I would call the most vigorous back massage I’ve ever had in my life. Apparently it was a detox programme, and the salon people used a hard-bristled brush to attack the skin. I now have massive bruises (a foot wide) which spreads from the bottom of my neck to the lower back. I kid you not. Amazingly enough, they don’t hurt at all.

– Had a fantastic day out with my Mum. She treated me to a facial at Kanebo, which I haven’t had in a year. I rarely go for facials in Melbourne, so this really is a treat.

– Went to the dentist and had my first teeth-cleaning in, er, years. Thankfully, I had no cavities or problems; all I needed was a good cleaning. I wonder if I was the first patient the dentist had who had the earphones and iPod on the entire dental session, just to drown out the godawful metal-grating sounds?

– Karaoked my lungs out. Had such a great time with my friends singing songs our parents would normally choose. Really, new songs these days are incredibly difficult to sing to!

– Surprisingly enough, I really controlled my shopping this time. I only bought the essentials which I wrote down in my shopping list. There weren’t any impulse purchases. In fact, the ONLY piece of makeup I bought for myself was Maybelline’s Angelfit blush (which is good, by the way. Will do a review on it soon). I’ve decided that since I’ve got too much makeup already anyway, this time, I would save that money and spent it on good skincare items. And spent it I did.

– Spent a bomb on SKII products. And all I bought was the Facial Treatment Essence and face masks (to share with Geekchic). Figured the biggest bottle I could get on the essence was cheaper per ml. My mum gave me a small bottle to try out a few days prior to purchase. I actually felt my skin getting softer from that smelly, SMELLY water. Yeah go figure 😛

That’s it for now. The reason I’m holding out on the shopping is because I’ll be heading to Bangkok with Beetrice in a couple of days. BANGKOK BABY! The two of us went to Bangkok three years ago, and we had such a blast. There’s just one rule to the trip – absolutely NO sightseeing, shopping only. You can imagine how we really went to town with that 😉

So excited!