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Michiekins " A Beach Year "

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHIEKINS! 

I LOVE FEBRUARY

Not only it's a month of love, it's also my birth month!
( downside is that husband likes to combine 2 presents to 1, cis.... )

haha

This year . I want to declare it 

A Beach Year
for Michiekins

sun   .   sand   .   sea

I would like to travel to as many island as I can. But I doubt I can go every month
 ( NO MONEY LAH ) Its ok, I can cheat by going to the Sky Beach in level 34 in my condo.

Guess by the end of the year I shall be tan

January : Penang 
February : Port Dickson
March : Phuket & Koh Lanta
April : ( Club Med Cherating?? )
May : ? ( Koh Phi Phi ?? )
June : Perhentian Island??
July : ?
August : ?
September : ?
October : ?
November : ?
December : Maldives again :D ? for sheena's wedding? 

Anyways, I've always love the ocean than the hills and this year, I celebrated my birthday earlier with my parents, mom in law and close friends. I hosted a small party at the Sky Beach in my condo and we have the whole place to ourselves.

It was a bikini / mermaid theme :)

Let the pictures do the talking


My birthday piñata :) Seamus the tranny



Just chilling with Seamus, Nana and my dad



Moet & Chandon Rose Imperial


Hot Jacuzzi :3


With Sheena Love


Seamus!



Received a bouquet of fruits from Nana, delivered straight to the Sky Beach by Yummyflowerz :)
Thank you Nana!




Chris checking out Seamus's butt




Wearing Mermaid Dreams Bikini SS 14








The Cray Cray Group!




View from Jasiminne's camera 


This year, instead of a birthday cake, I had piñata filled with candy :)







Lady in Red who just got off the plane in Singapore and came straight to my party :P LOVE YOU!







Then it's time to hit the piñata as everyone sings the birthday song :)




WHERE ARE YOU SEAMUS ????



Then SMASH!!! 
( I felt so guilty whacking a mermaid )

Sorry Seamus! But now I already joined back the head! So it's still alive! YAY!


Then it was time to open the presents!!!!!!!!

They even hide the Givenchy paper bag and asked me to look for it!



Thank you everyone below who gave me the Givenchy Bambi clutch

Sheena : Mi Amour :) Hugs! Im glad your going to Phuket with us!
David : Thanks D! Such a good son! Take care of Sheena!
Jolyna : Thank you Miss Fit! Thanks for hiding the paper bag! hahahha! LOL
Chris : Erm.. don't stare of Seamus's butt too long next time, but thank you for the pressie
Suanne: MEOW MEOWW! Thank you for the prezzie! Hope to see more of you this year
Ian : Cheers Ian, Thanks! Can you please proposed to Suanne soon? Thanks.
Stan : Im so so so happy that you came altho I know you were busy! Means a lot to me!
Lynn : Babe, so gonnaaaa miss u! Hope to see you in Aussie ! Keep in touch
Cavin : Thanks big bro! Wish you all the best in Taiping, hope to see you as the next big developer!
Ching Li : Im still angry.... but thanks for the present... You will KENA denda when I see u!
Kylye : Thanks sweetie! Read below : hehe
Zeb : Thanks teddy bear! Can you please get married soon?
Zen : Thanks babe altho you were late!!!!!!!!! >:( Plz stop cutting Chanel bags!
Nana : NANANANNANANA, my partner! LOVE YOU! Bigger dreams this year ok!
Arran : FABBUULOUSSS CRAY CRAYYY! Thank you so much!
Jillian : Thanks loveeeee! May this year will be a good year for you <3 p="">Dique : Thank Dique for coming, looking forward to the pictures
Jordan : J, hahaha ( thinks about the incident in jaya grocer ) thank you for the pressie
Jeen : JEEEENOOOSTARR!!! Thanks for suddenly changing my party into a korean scene!
Sabbie : Thank you sabbie for contributing altho ur not there!!! :D You are too kind!
Keith / Jess : Thank you for contributing as well! Get well soon yeah :D

Jasiminne : MY LOVER! AH YAH YA YAH YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! ( inside joke ) Thank you for rushing from Singapore to Mont Kiara just to celebrate my birthday! You are a true friend!


Ps: I'm not naked! Don't believe everything you read! * stares at Leonard 



Thank you the rest for the presents as well!

Leonard : Thank you for the scrubbbbbbbbbb!!! Always wanted one! LOVE IT *still using the comb!
TJ / Lavin : Thank you for making me feel sexy with the VS! hehe!
Jill : Thank you for the fashion book!
Jas : Thank you for the macaron from Antoinette!
Brie / Zhong / John : Thank you for the Valous Spa candleeee, been burning it!My room smells nice now

MOM/DAD : For coming all the way to Taiping just to celebrate my birthday and mom for cooking the ayam masak merah and wild board curry!

MOM IN LAW : Thank you for coming and helping to cook the bihun! :D

LINA : hope you are feeling better sis!!! Rest well and thank you for coming down! LOVE YOU




I SHALL ONLY REVEAL MARCUS GIFT FOR ME WHEN WE ARE IN PORT DICKSON!






Happy Sweet 16 ME!
Happy face


SO happyyyyyyyy, thank you everyone who came! 
LOVE YOU


The night didn't end after the fireworks, apparently it continued till 6 am! I fell asleep at 1 and the rest was gambling! Hope everyone had fun! LOVE YOU ALL!

Cheers!

Cant wait for my Birthday x Valentine gateway!


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Mini Birthday/Valentine Holiday in Avillion

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On my real birthday, Marcus took me to Avillion Port Dickson. It's been almost 3 / 4 years since we've been there and I remembered that we enjoyed Avillion very much.

This trip kinda bring back some old memories, we booked the same room ( premium water chalet ) which overlooks the ocean for more privacy and everything still looks the same.

The room was a bit old but it's still nice, we enjoyed the day bed a lot :)










I have to admit that the hotel is getting older :( Service isn't as good as before as well. We asked the concierge for a good seafood place and they replied with : 

McDonalds and Old Town is not far away -_-??

We decided to eat in and I ordered the Nasi Kampung! I remembered that it was good 3/4 years back and it's still good :) 







The rooms / interior might be old but the Avi Spa and Lounge is very new :) Its has quite a nice architecture :)





Chilling at Avi Lounge :) I could stay here!
Wanted to watch the sunset from here but it was booked for a company function
( Not happy )

Also, the Avi Spa was fully booked 
( Lagi not happy )





With Bambi :) Thank you again for the amazing presents guys!



Then it was straight to the adults pool! Yes, what I love about Avillion is that they have a massive kids pool and an adult pool which kids are not allowed! Only peacocks are allowed and the best part? 

It's a 24 hours swimming pool!


We did also went to the private beach, no one was there... and the ocean wasn't as clean...  a bit milky but it's alright. The breeze was good and the company was good till Marcus said there might be snakes around the bushes as he saw some trails! 











This Birthday and Valentine, Marcus got me a Saint Laurent Clutch :) 
LOVE IT 

Thank you baby 




Same like last time, we pop a bottle of champagne during sunset :) 
This time with Mumm, a gift from my older brother







Don't kill me for posting this picture yeah baby! 

It was overall a wonderful holiday with a lot of birthday wishes from you all at the stroke of midnight! Thank you for your messages, fb messages and whatsapp voice message! Many of my close friends didn't want to call as they know I'm on a mini romantic gateway... they only message me : Please make babies. HAhahhhahaa

But, all we did was...

Watch Revenge Season One! HAHAHAHAHHAHA

Too old. 

Michiekins Random 4

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The wildcard is back! It's been a long time since I blog about my wildcards! 
Last was NO. 3, read here : Michiekins Random 3

Ok, so let's talk about Fashion, Movie, Music , Food, Gossip and Random thoughts


Fashion :

Loving Zuhair Murad Pre Fall 2014 :)





Movie : 

This particular movie was introduced by my elder brother 

CASA DE MI PADRE


Freaking funnyyyyyyy LOL! It's a must watch! The whole movie is in Spanish and Will Ferrell never fails us! He is so funny! Highly recommended for a good laugh :) Btw, did you know that it took one month for Will Ferrell to learn Spanish? :)

Music :

On repeat mode :

Happy Pills by Norah Jones

Heard it on the radio and immediately asked Jasiminne to find out what song is it using some music app! Been listening to it ever since :) A nice happy chill song to make my mood good :) cos it's been a bit bad lately ( husband complain jorrrrr ) haahahhaha :P Sorry love!


Food :

Oppss... sorry no new findings at the moment.
Sorrrryyyy :/ Marcus been cooking and we are into veges now! 


Gossip :

OMG I DIDNT KNOW THAT CARA DELEVINGNE is dating Michelle Rodriguez ( fast & furious actress ) Such a shocker!





Random thoughts :



Marcus and I love ASNTM!!!!!!! hahhhahhahaha! WE love Team Sheena and Team Nicole! I personally think that they modelled best! I actually think that Sneha (India ) hair was very beautiful until they chopped it off, she looks a bit weird but her face is so gorgeous and also, I didn't like when they highlighted Sheena's hair pink/red... looks more childish, I personally think she looks better with just platinum blonde hair


SHARP DUAL SWING DOOR VLOG!

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I've been married for a year plus now and being a housewife is not easy. My daily routine includes checking emails, clean the entire house and then start on whatever project that I'm working on. I do cook at times and this is the hardest part. Many of you know that I don't cook or I can't really cook well and my husband is an excellent cook, not to mention my mom and my mom in law are great cooks as well. Oh yeah, not forgetting my sister! It seems like I'm the lousiest woman at cooking, haha!

My mother in law taught me a lot about cooking actually, but most importantly, the very basic step before cooking. She said to always wash the vegetables / meat that you bought and store in a tupperware before putting it in the fridge. Trust me, before I know about that, I normally just stack everything I bought from the grocery shop to the fridge, including the packaging... which is SO WRONG! No wonder my food “ died” so fast in my fridge! Speaking about fridge, did you know that SHARP fridge comes with Plasmacluster Ion Technology which eliminates 99% bacteria and 97% mold in your fridge? Resulting to a longer and fresher food, free from contaminants!


I was introduce to the Sharp Dual Swing Door which is easily accessible from LEFT and RIGHT! So now you dont have to worry about locating your fridge anywhere. You may also ask, what if you try to open both doors at the same time? The answer is, one side will open first and there is no way you could open both at the same time :)


I went to the SHARP showroom and did a video for you all to watch!



For me and Marcus, we both have back problem and what we like about this fridge is that the fridge is on top and the freezer is at the bottom! By placing the fridge compartment on the top, it eases the burden of frequent bending down to reach for your vegetable.This help you with keeping or taking your food with natural posture, less bending because normally we use 70% of refrigerator compartment & 30% of freezer in a day. Good idea right? It also comes with the Hippo-mouth Vegetable Case which is a large space specially for veges and they also have this Kangaroo Pocket feature which allows storage for large and small bottle water!







Normally, conventional refrigerators require 2 actions of opening the door and then draw out the freezer compartment, but with Sharp's Dual Swing Door Refrigerator, it takes only one action to draw out the freezer compartment.


  
Other inventions that I like would be the door alarm which when you forgot to close the fridge properly more than one minute, an alarm sound will alert you! Not forgetting the 7 levels adjustable shelf for your to fit your large items :)

Sounds like a dream fridge, right?


For more information, you can click here :


SHARP DUAL SWING DOOR is AVAILABLE AT :

SENHENG ELECTRIC
SENQ
CHAN FURNITURE
HARVEY NORMAN
COURTS (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD
AEON CO. (M) BHD
TAN BOON MING SDN BHD
D'LEGEND LCD & HIFI SDN BHD

Candy Barrisma Show Tour

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Few weeks ago I attended the Candy Barrisma Show Tour event which was held in Pavilion, KL after a sucessful tours in countries like New York, Singapore, Beijing, Milan. We, Malaysians were lucky indeed that Furla has choosen to do a show tour event in Kuala Lumpur. If you are an avid reader of my blog, you know that Ive mention the Candy Sunset Bags before which I love, but too bad ithey didnt have the colour I wanted when I was in my honeymoon in Italy.


As I walk into the event stage, I love how it was designed, as you can see so many colourful Candy bags all around!


Which one do you fancy?



I spotted this Tiffany Robin Blue Egg colour which I like! Almost similar as mine :) But this come with accessories! How cute!

There were a lot of clebrities like Patricia K, Nelydia Senrose, Yana Samsudin and bloggers like Jane Lua, Audrey and Nana to name a few. The event started with a speech by Mr. Eraldo Poletto, the CEO of Furla Itlay followed by His Excellency Mr. Mario Sammartino's. The highlight of the night were where they have a few celebrities like Yeo Yann Yann, Diana Danielle, Anzliza Nasir, Little Starlet Crystal Lee and Zee Avi on stage to perform an ultra creative assemble of the Candy bags utilising materials and props from the Sissi Kit with the help of students from Lim Kok Wing University which they get to desogn their own interpretation of a Candy bag.













( photos credits to Furla Malaysia)

You can never get enough of these candy bags!

I was one of the lucky bloggers who was gifted a Spring Summer 2014 Furla Candy bag from their “ Up in the Sky” Collection. The collection was very much inspired by the air, the naunces of the sku, the horizon reflected in the sea, the wind on the beach: a desire for a carefree escape and sophisticated creativity pervades the Furla collection for their Spring Summer 2014. The iconic Candy Bag takes on new meaning, combining the transparency of PVC on a leather base, for must-have accessories reflecting a skillful balance between heritage and experimentation. 




 Not forgetting the photowall where you hashtag #furlacandymy in your instagram, guest will have their pictures printed instantly


Thank you for choosing Kuala Lumpur :) 

Here are some bags which catches my eyes :) 








FURLA is located at 2.42.00, Level 2, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, 168, Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur.



I miss you

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I miss my blog, updating my instagram and rants on Facebook! But I'll be back real soon :) I am slowly recovering :) 

Thank you for your private messages to everyone who message me asking me if I'm doing ok when they noticed that I haven't been blogging or instagramming :) Love you! 


Like I said, Ill be back soon :)



Happy Monday :)

Clinique Even Better Essence Lotion

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The weather has been terrible for the past month, with the haze, less or sometimes no rain at all :( and now water rationing may end only at the end of the year?! I hate this dry month. I wish it ends faster as my skin is now more dry than usual :( And you know, face is very important for me when Im out and about as dry skins makes me age faster and being in the late 20s is not helping!!! NO WRINKLES ALLOWED!

I just recently discover this NEW breakthrough product by Clinique which is called Even Better Essence Lotionwhich contains NMF Complex which unlocks skin's moisture potential so that your skin is instantly hydrated with long term improvement in moisturization.

Ive been using this product for a week now. The texture is soft and luminous and totally fragrance free. First thing that I notice after applying it right away is how my face was instanly brighten, soften and more radiance. It has a slight glow into it. I really hope this product will help me lighten my acne scars abit. Most important right now is hydration due to the weather. It is said that you can see results in just 4 weeks! 






 Just wakeup no makeup face with bed head :p





Close up of my face after cleansing, BEFORE applying Even Better Essence Lotion



 Applying Even Better Essence Lotion


After applying Even Better Essence Lotion,Instant results for a more moistured, hydrated and fairer skin :)

ALL PICTURES ARE NOT EDITTED!

If you really dont believe, you can go to the CLINIQUE counter and ask for sample first, try it straight on your face, you can immediately feel the change. Yeah, go to a shopping mall without makeup once in a while is OK/WORTHIED :) if you want to find a good product, right?

OR

If you are already wearing makeup, ask the promoter girl to help you cleanse your face at the cheek or forehead area just to test, then apply makeup again later

For me, knowing the ingrdients is really important. You must know what you are going to apply to your face and what it helps to do. Here are some of the ingredients used for this new breakthrough product :

Citrullus Vulgaris (Watermelon) Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit (Apple) Extract, Lens Esculenta (Lentil) Extract and Sodium PCA: this NMF Complexhelps skin maintain optimal hydration, leaving skin plump and supple.

Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract: for improved moisturization.

Pyrus Malus (Apple) Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis (Root) Extract, and Cucumis Sativas (Cucumber) Extract: rich in antioxidants, this botanical blend of well-known brighteners help to improve skin’s clarity and radiance.

Ergothioneine and Artemia Extract: restores brightness and luminosity to skin.
Sucrose and Caffeine: known for their calming and soothing benefits, these ingredients help to reduce the effects of skin irritation due to stress or stimuli.
Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract and Algae Extract: these algae extracts have been shown to provide exceptional calming and soothing benefits.
Tamarindus Indica Seed Extract:derived from the fruit of the tropical tamarind tree, this polysaccharide has been used in many cultures for its medicinal and anti-inflammatory properties.


For my daily regimen, I use it twice daily after cleansing, just pour it in to your palm around 2.5cm in diameter and just gently pat it around your face and not forgetting your neck as well and try avoiding the eyes area. You can follow with moisturizer and Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector for a better and faster results.
You know how our skin, being asian is more sensitive and susceptible to irritation and dehydration due to our skin physiolody as we were born with thinner skin barrier, with this product specifically formulated by Clinique for Asian skins to instantly hydrate, imporves skin texture, brightens and restores skin's luminosity. What a steal right? Also what I like about it that it has anti-irritation agents to calm and soothe our skin in this horrible weather! And therefore moisture is retained. In just 2 weeks you can see a healthy radiance and in 4 weeks, it will regulate the skin's texture and hello to a softer and smoother new skin!

Even Better Essence Lotionis available at Clinique counters nationwide at RM 125.

For more info, please  click here : Clinique Even Better Essence Lotion

We're Pregnant

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We're Pregnant :)

Hello everyone! Marcus and I are happy to announced that we are expecting our first born by October 2014. I am currently 4 months pregnant and one of the reason why I stopped blogging for a while was because I've been hit by morning sickness pretty bad.

I was thinking a way of how to announce my pregnancy to my blog readers and since that I blog about fashion mostly and I love fashion so so so much ( hopefully baby will too ) I decided to pose with a baby onesie! Isn't it cute? I can't wait to dress my baby up!



 I shall be blogging more about pregnancy in this blog starting now :) My first semester was horrible and I shall blog about my experience soon, I lost almost 4 kg, almost admitted to the hospital and even fainted :( But don't worry the baby is healthy, thats the most important part, let mamabear suffer. 

This blog is to remind my baby how hard mamabear went thru during pregnancy! hehe! Love you! 
SO YOU BETTER BE GOOD! >:(




Mamabear and Papabear posing with your ultrasound picture :) You were only 11 weeks here :) 
But this picture was taken when mama bear is already 15 weeks pregnant :)



Yup, papabear can't wait to play and toss you up in the air like what he's doing here. 
Hopefully not too high.... Mamabear so worried. 

I also wanna take this opportunity to thank a few people who helped me throughout the first trimester

My Loving Husband! 

He's been so patience with me and he really helped me around the house as I was bedridden most of the time.... I can't do anything at all because I was suffering from morning sickness. I felt so bless that I've got such a loving husband who goes to work, come home and clean the whole house and never complains. Our relationship became so much better after I got pregnant cos he said I was so calm and my mood was good, I never picked a fight! Of course la babykins, you work so hard, then come back and clean the house and clean Malibu's pee and poo poo... I also pity you la.. I know you very tired but don't worry my energy is slowly coming back and I shall help you more k! 

My Family

They were so excited when they heard about the news and straight away stock up my fridge with bird nest LOL ( daddy's side business is selling bird nest ) and they come to KL more often now to visit us and make sure I was ok as they are worried. My sister cried when she first found out and was so excited for us and even helped me around the house and shower Malibu whenever she's back from Singapore. My eldest brother expression was priceless! He was so happy when we told him :) and even help tapau food for me when Marcus went for business trips. Well, Nixon is in UK and is happy also! Cant wait to see you this summer! Study hard! 

My Mother in Law

I have the best! Like seriously, she cooks for me everyday and always make fruit juice and make sure I'm eating right. She's a nurse who used to work with a child specialist, I AM SO LUCKY RIGHT? Slowly, she's teaching me about how to take care of a baby as she also used to be a confinement lady. 
She will also help me clean my house and won't let me lift a finger. Thanks Mom! I am indeed so bless to have you :) 

My Fairy Godmothers

Jasiminne, Sheena and Lina, the baby's Fairy Godmother, yeah we kinda copy the 3 fairies from Sleeping Beauty hehe :) These girls were the first to know ( will blog about how I found how I was pregnant in the next post ) Thank you girls for being there for me, Marcus and I are so blessed to have you in our lives. Im sure you will spoil our baby but not too much yeah, cos I think I will be the bad cop while marcus will be the good cop :/ 


Ok lah, I should stop here or else I won't stop typing as Ive got many things to share with everyone! Just stay tuned for the next pregnancy post yeah :)

Have a good day everyone 


Follow me on Instagram @michiekins for all the latest updates 


When I Knew I was Pregnant

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Hey everyone! How was your Mother's Day? I went to church followed by lunch with my mother in law family while my mom and dad are in Singapore with Lina. Mothers have this special talent, in the bible, they always ask the husbands to love their wives but never ask the wives to love their husbands, do you know why? Because wives/mothers are natural lovers while husband/father needs to learn to love. Some quite kayu wan.. like Marcus hahah JK! 

Yesterday's pic at VCR, YES I've put on some weight as I've been eating more... Baby is growing fast and YES Marcus is getting fatter too 


Ok, todays topic is about finding out when I got preggers 

I call this.... women's instinct? 

Here's my story 

I seriously don't know why, but after my birthday... I felt like I was pregnant... After a week of celebration, I just got this feeling. I had no sign of pregnancy and I predicted even before my period arrives. I just knew. I also don't know why I was eager to find out even though I know my period due date is arriving...I just couldn't wait. 

I actually found out during the evening of the Elle Magazine launch in Zebra Square

Haha, I remember talking to Audrey(4ft9) when she asked me when am I going to have a baby during the Elle event, ironically I asked her the same thing last year during NN party where she was already pregnant but couldn't announce it till the first trimester was over. She said she was just trying but she was already pregnant because she announce it as it was still her first trimester. So, I didn't tell her also haha cos I also pantang. Hers is one mommy blog that I like because her baby was born prematurely and I followed her story and how strong she and Tim was. 

OK, now to the pee stick story! 

I actually tried it on the day before the event , but it come out ERROR, I was like WHHHATTTTTTT???? Waste money only 

So the next day I bought Clear Blue and one ciplak one to test...

I used to ciplak one first.. come out one line... so in my heart, ok not pregnant.. but after 20 mins, another line appeared but blurrrredddd. I was like WHHATTTTTTT!!!! Straight away I told Marcus I think theres a high chance Im pregnant, he was so happy... but I told him tomorrow I double confirm again. Instantly after that I created a group chat in whatsapp with my sister, Sheena and Jasiminne, titled 
BABY MAYBE?

Then they told me... I confirm pregnant, if not... the second line won't be out even thought its blurred

True enough, later at night, the second line came out so much clearer after the Elle Magazine Launch

I was nervous... 

So the next morning ( they said its best to try it in the morning ) I decided to try again, this time to pee on the RM 30 Clear Blue Stick the THIRD TIME

I waited for a while and then it came out that I'm five weeks preggers!

I was like whhattttttt... 5 weeks already? So fast!

Im sure a lot of you think my baby was conceived during my birthday getaway in Port Dickson, well everyone is wrong. 

It was during CHINESE NEW YEAR SECOND DAY, JANUARY 31 in the afternoon... Too much information? ahhahaha It's also a funny story how and what happened after that. I remember laughing a lot, and no we weren't drunk. It was about 3 pm on a hot sunny afternoon :p

When I went to the clinic to double confirm, the doctor told me this

" WAH, Chinese New Year also you all got time to do arrrr ? LOL "

It must be the wishes my parents gave me and Marcus, cos when we lou the YEE SANG, they said 
 GRANDCHILD PLEASE, CUCU PLEASE a lot of times and they lou so high, laughing and teasing me and Marcus. MANA TAU REALLY KENA! That was the first time our family had yee sang as we don't practise it.

Actually, to be honest, I told Marcus early this year that I don't want to get pregnant as Im busy with my bikini line and blog, and I told him by end of this year after SHEENA AND JOLYNA get married then only we can try. I was the bridesmaid for both of them and now I can't even help!!! and worst of all, I can't even attend Jolyna and Chris wedding as it clashes with my confinement days. Lucky Sheena pushed her dates haha! Saranghae! 

I was also telling Marcus that I don't want to delay my bikini line as it was planned for about a year already and after looking so long for the perfect material, we finally found it. Of course we wanna do our best and source for the right material and factory but that took quite a while. We planned this before our honeymoon trip. See, so long already. The designs were ready by then, but sourcing material was hard as we wanted certain colours.

Ok ok, back to pregnancy

After visiting the clinic to double confirm, Marcus and I was so happy... but I didn't tell my parents yet as they were on a holiday in China. I told the rest of the family and close friends only and everyone was excited. 

We were blessed with a child :) 

Then it hit me

OMG I WAS DRINKING SO MUCH DURING MY BIRTHDAY! ( I was already preggers by then ) You know all my friends who will feed me alcohol ( stares at Jolyna and Suanne ) hahahha this two drinkers made sure I had enough haha! Also, I ate so much sashimi that week and kena dog bite! I was so scared that I might miscarriage or the risk of birth defect will be high, but THANK HEAVENS, baby is fine! PHEW, because it was still at an early stage...


LUCKY!

Actually, I don't anything about being pregnant. I don't really research about it. All I know was women will be 9 months preggers. I didn't even know many of them count by weeks! and total 38 to 40 weeks, I had no clue.

ZERO CLUE.

I research like crazy after that. What not to do and what not to eat. Didn't know that you need to know so many stuff when you are pregnant.

I MISS YOU TORO! I WANT SASHIMI

But I cannot makan, cis... 

I WANT SI HAM ( kerang ) ALSO! T_T

This was all still Week 5. I didn't know that Week 6 would changed my life. Till the next time, I will talk about that ok? :D Stay tuned and have a blessed day!



Follow my Instagram @michiekins for baby bump updates :) 

Baby Books

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We are taking our time to prepare for our baby and now that I'm much better, we started organising / cleaning our home and preparing ideas for the baby nursery. We hired a part time maid the other day and we actually spring clean our home from 12 noon till 7pm. There is a lot to clean in this 900 + sq condo. Hehe... I gave a way a few bags/ stuff to the maid and she was really pleased, perhaps thats why she did a really good job! Heh.


This is gonna be our baby's room :) Used to be my office but I have to give up my space for my baby. I have so many ideas flowing and can't wait to get started :) 


We might renovate this single bed frame  to a queen size bed as it might be dangerous for the baby to climb when he's/ she's one years old. But part of us wanted to keep this because if its a boy, he can imagine that he's in a battle ship and we can have to much fun with it. At least thats what Marcus said. We love this bed, we even called it our hamster bed / room :) small, cozy and fun to hang out at because of the layout of the bed frame.The sunken bed somehow makes us feel safer. Well, if its a girl, we might change it. 


I've been reading this book that my mother in law borrowed from her friend who breastfeeds both of her children, and YES I choose to breastfeed my baby! YAY! BUT this book was written in 1996.... so after spending one whole day trying to finish reading it, I thought it might be out of date and you know how things change quickly but Im pretty sure the basic is there....So, I actually use my Sony XPERIA Z1 Info- Eye Camera to check out this book. 


1. Take a picture of the book


 2. You can read the reviews :) How informative.



3. You can also see similar books related

Why, Thank you Info-Eye! The book gets quite a good review :) But I think I still need to get another book as I heard breastfeeding is hard if it's not latch on properly. Breast sore, crack and bleeding nipple... oh my... I hope I can go through this! 



Chilling with Malibu on a rainy day while reading the second book :) 

Have a great day everyone!

week 6 and the doctor said I might have twins!

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Even writing the title to this post shakes me a little.

I visited the doctor (GP) on week 5 to confirm that I'm pregnant and didn't know how my life would changed after that. I remembered I was on bed a lot. I couldn't even get up and I had work around that time. I was supposed to go to Taiping/Penang and then fly to Johor for work. My vomiting and nausea just started, I thought I could handle it, but I was so wrong. On that day when I was suppose to go Penang for a shoot, I vomited 3 - 4 times. I had to call and cancel work and worst of all, Marcus wasn't there as he was in Kuching for work that time. I could barely move, but luckily my brother live above me at another level in our condo, so he brought me food and make sure I was ok.

I remember the first time I vomited ( while pregnant ) I thought of my mom and I actually cried a little while vomiting. I wonder how she went through having 4 children. It was so suffering. Almost everyday I vomited, and the nausea feeling won't go away.

I felt like I was having a bad hangover everyday till the week 13. I was on bed most of the time, no strength at all... just lying down waiting to vomit. I couldn't even eat. Every time I speak, I felt like vomiting. I couldn't do anything and Marcus had to help buy food for me and clean the house after work. I can't stand the smell of detergents.... it's the worst.

 OMG THAT HORRIBLE SMELL! I don't know if you follow my instagram but I was into this cleaning product and even posted that THIS PRODUCT IS MY BEST FRIEND, well NOT THIS TIME! LOL I WAS RUNNING AWAY FROM IT! 

Marcus then told me that he will still need to travel for work and then thats when my mother in law comes into the picture! What a life saver. But I was still vomiting and almost admitted to the hospital due to dehydration. I went back to the clinic ( GP ) and asked for medicine to stop the nausea and vomiting, she then test my urine and then ask me to visit the ob/gyn if I continue to have the same vomiting problem as the colour pantone of the urine stick was high. She even gave me an emergency letter to one of the ob/gyn in Damansara Specialist just incase. We called her to make an appointment but she was only free on Monday and that day was Saturday. 

OH DID I TOLD YOU THE DOCTOR (GP) SAID I MIGHT HAVE TWINS?

hahahahahah, she said I was vomiting a lot and she was checking my tummy ( press here, press there ) and suddenly in shocked, she looked at me and said... your uterus is slightly bigger than normal, might be twins! But she doesnt have an ultra scan so we couldn't scan it. 

I was in shocked ok! Honestly I cried after that, LOL! I was already feeling moody with all this morning sickness, (lying beside the toilet bowl kind) and now I might have twins? How to jaga???

WHAT IF BOTH OF THEM WANNA GO LONDON AND STUDY??  EVERYTHING DOUBLE!
( Yes, I know I think too far... and wasn't thinking straight at that time LOL )

Mom in law was with me and she prayed for me and told me, everything is a blessing, don't worry :)

That was that time when I posted this picture on my instagram with the caption : 
Seeing Double ( 9 weeks ago ) Follow me on instagram @ michiekins 



( My parents was still in China at that time for holiday )

I even told Marcus this, every time I vomited... 

ONE BABY IS ENOUGH, I CANT GO THROUGH THIS ANYMORE ( while crying ) 
Another worst part was I had no strength to do anything. I really hated that feeling... my home was messy and every time I just want to clean it but I can't.... I can't even fold clothes. That's how bad my morning sickness was. 



So by Monday, I visited Dr. Hu Shan from Damansara Specialist and .... ( to be continue ) 

Week 6.. ( continued )

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So by Monday, I visited Dr. Hu Shan from Damansara Specialist and .... ( to be continue ) from previous post, read here : TWINS? 



So by Monday, I visited Dr. Hu Shan from Damansara Specialist and it was my first time to this hospital, it was a bit old and run down and the parking space was horrible. But I didn't care, most importantly, is the Ob/Gyn good?

We reached her clinic space, and waited for at least 45 minutes and I was so nervous the whole time. Today is the day when we can see our baby in the ultrasound for the very first time and also to know if we are really expecting twins.  The nurse was a bit sloppy, she kept telling me that she wants to go home and hopes no patiences are late so that she can leave early. I was a bit -_- ||||

So they called my name and we entered to the meet Dr. Hu Shan, who just got back London 6 months ago. Ok, first impression... 

1. Her hair was messy
2. She looks tired
3. She wasn't cheerful 

We gave her the emergency letter that the GP doctor gave us and told me, I would have admitted you if you came that day cos your super dehydrated, but I was already fine by Monday. I drank a lot of ORS and keep on sipping water with a straw cos I can't down a glass of water at one go or I'll vomit. Actually, no need to admit wan... all they give you is drips only and you can heal yourself at home haha. Hospital always wanna make money only and always scaring people. 

So anyways, I told her that I might be expecting twins, even in the letter the GP wrote that, so she said, Ok... let us do an ultrasound.

I was so nervous. 

Ok, this is the time... will it be twins?

She asked me to lye down and just relax, as the tries to scan it.. then she said..

Lucky not twins...

I was a bit relieved but shocked by why she said lucky not twins. I got that on video. Perhaps she thought I was nervous. -__- I don't know...

Then it was the first time Marcus and I saw our baby, I straight away looked at Marcus and till now I could remember how he was smiling looking at our baby :) 

Then it was time for Marcus and I asked a bunch of questions as new parents and after hearing what she had to said, I was told Marcus, I don't think this doctor is suitable for me. I just don't feel comfortable what we talked about, I remember I felt sad after consultation. She was comparing UK and Malaysia a lot. 

But we actually made another appointment with another ob/gyn from Prince Court, but we just have to wait about 3 weeks to see her. That's why we went to Damansara Specialist first and the bill was crazy too! RM 600 for my first visit which includes consultation, ultrascan and some constipation medication. I told Marcus, this hospital charged too much and don't think I wanna give birth here.

Our first choice was Prince Court, but just because I was vomiting a lot, we decided to see the Damansara Specialist one first.

Then finally, the day come when we are supposed to meet Dr. Tan Ay Eeng from Prince Court. This hospital looks like a hotel :) It was clean and beautifully decorated. I don't feel like Im in the hospital at all. I was praying hard that this doctor will be my ob/gyn.

Then they called my name and as we enter the room, Dr. Tan gave us a big smile and welcomed us! She looks good, like how a doctor should look.. smart, cheerful and healthy? haha 

She consulted us about being pregnant etc and I was very happy, she smiled a lot and I remembered we laughed a lot too. In my heart, I knew I wanted her to be my ob/gyn. She makes me happy and that's what most important. The connection was very important to me. She even asked me if I am a doctor cos I speak like one. LOL. 

She did another ultrasound just to make sure the baby was alright and the bill came to RM 300 for first time consultation and ultrasound. 


 I told Marcus.... THIS IS THE DOCTOR, I am happy with her and I want to deliver here :) Then it's settled... we've been visit her only since then. We will be visiting her this WEDNESDAY and we can finally find out the gender already!

Will it be a BOY or a GIRL?

Ok, enough words, let's see some pictures! 
 


Baby bump at week18 :) 

Took this 2 days ago in Publika with Su Anne



Can you hear me Aunty Susu?



OOTD

Everything H&M
Bag from Chanel
Sunnies from a vintage shop in London


huawei ascend p7

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It's been a long time since I went for an event after finding out that I was pregnant and it was good to go out again, a reason to doll up and meet with friends :) I was invited to the launch of Huawei's latest phone, the Ascend P7 at Grand Hyatt. Love the hotel by the way, what a great venue for an event.  

 With the bloggers and ushers

 With Daphne and Bobo :)

Ushers taking selfies

I've never touch any products from Huawei before. Yes, I've heard of it but never get the chance to know the brand really well. After registering, we were ushered to take photos using their latest smartphone, the Ascend P7 and the usher girls were very nice, asking us if we could take a selfie with them and right away, the first thing which I noticed was how good the camera pixel is. 8 MP for a front camera! Super clear! And they printed out the picture right away for you to keep.



One of the best part was Huawei introduced to us was “ GROUFIES “ Yes, you might wonder what is that term? It's basically like selfie which is very popular now but can only fit 2 person or 3 person if the other person photo bomb your picture! With the new Huawei Ascend P7, the phone has this feature whereby you can take frontal group shot! We were blown away :) This phone is definetly for people who loves to take pictures :)


  With Kim, Adrian, Daphne, Tian Chad, Jane, Me and Bobo


Then the presentation starts in the Grand Ballroom, emceed by Lisa Wong. The venue was nice with simple yet elegant decorations and a beautiful white piano in the middle of the stage where they serenade us with a song to present their latest smartphone.





  
I was very fortunate to have Jane, Daphne and Bobo by my side as they were so helpful, with helping me taking pictures around and serving me drinks and making sure I am comfortable. Thank you girls, really appreciate it a lot. It has it perks beings pregnants :)

Mr. Gary Xu, the Country Director, Consumer Business Group of Huawei Technologies Malaysia presented us their latest phone, the Acsend P7 and said that this phone encompasses the needs of the consumer for a durable and sophistiscated device that brings and excellent balance between form and funtion. But beyond the exterior, our latest flagship also packs an unparalleled camera experience and ultra-fast performance, redefining excellence in its entirety.


  He also did announced their business ventures with telco companies like Umobile and Celcom, where you can sign up a package with your interest telco companies.


Favourite feauture of the Ascend P7:

Slimmest 6.5mm LTE Smartphone

Ultra Fast 4G Smartphone with Dual Antenna Technology

8MP BSI Front Camera with Groufie & Beauty Enhancement Features, 13 MP Rear Camera with IMAGESmart Engine

Ultra Elegance with Sleek Glass and Metallic feel from 7 Layers Treatment

Unique Power Saving Mode

Comes is Black and White Colours


For more updates on Huawei Devices :




Boy or Girl?

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Hello everyone! :D 

So, remember the first time on week 20 where I posted this picture and I was already in Prince Court, waiting patiently for the doctor to do the ultrasound. Honestly, I was quite nervous. But, in my mind... I knew it was a girl. Why? 



I am exactly like my mom. Sebiji macam dia. When she was preggers with me, she loves chocolates, fruits and anything sweet... and her morning sickness is also bad like mine but apparently according to my dad, my mom suffered worst. In my mind, it was a girl... I love sweet stuff and hate anything sour. I was into flowers and colours..... and still very much into fashion. I even designed a dress for my baby girl. Also, I can't stop looking / admiring Marcus ahhahahahha. I just love looking at his face and I will feel calm. So I thought, I am like my mom... so confirm it's a girl :) Where else Marcus from the beginning think its a boy. All my girlfriends said GIRL, maybe because they want me to have a girl? Then slowly I psycho myself thinking it's a girl.

Then during the ultrascan, the doctor told me that my baby is shy! Cannot really see the gender! Then she asked me to turn to the other side and then told me....

I THINK IT'S A BOY, BUT CANNOT COMMIT TO IT.

Honestly, I cried a little after the check up, although doctor said DO NOT COMMIT TO IT.
We were ready to buy baby stuff already but we have to wait till week 22 for the next detailed scan.

I know I shouldn't cry and just accept it, but I couldn't hold it in. Perhaps I was very emotional and all the while I thought it was a girl. I remembered I teared up during breakfast in front of Marcus and told myself that I shouldn't cry, no matter what...  WE JUST WANT A HEALTHY BABY 

So, we have to wait for another 2 weeks and I was mentally preparing myself..BABY IS HEALTHY, DONT THINK ABOUT THE GENDER... THIS IS GOD'S BLESSING. 

 I was calm after that ( NO, I didn't cry like a mad lady, just 3 or 4 tear drops ) Baby is healthy, that's the most important.

So, two weeks passed by....

I was in PCM and during the ultrascan, I saw my baby's HUGE BALLS AND PENIS. Like IN  YOUR FACE YO! HAHAHA I laughed looking at it. 

Ok, confirm it's a boy :) 

Baby is not SHY anymore! We were so happy. In the detailed scan, we also checked for hole in the heart, clef lips and any deformities. Lucky everything is normal. We were even happier. Our whole family was happy when we told them :) 

We also decided the name for the baby already... 80% confirm, need the other 20% to confirm again when we see his charming face.

Baby's name is gonna start with the letter M 

You can all take a wild guess if you want :)

We also did some shopping and I roughly decided how to decorate his room, but we only can do it after he's born as there will be some painting and nail drilling. I don't normally pantang, but I obey my parents wishes. Cos I love them :P

The baby is now actively kicking me and sometimes I play with him. He will kick me as a sign that he's awake and I will press my tummy to tell him that I am here. Then he will just continue with strong kicks then slowly fade. I sometimes wake him up too, by pressing my tummy and I will wait for his response, he will normally kick back :) So HAPPY! But sometimes no response, cis... abaikan your mak.... hahah 


 I read to him almost everyday. I love reading Good Night Moon by Margaret Wise Brown as it's such a classic book. I think every mom should get it :) THANK YOU SHEENA for recommending. I got mine in Kinokuniya. I also talk to him everyday  :) I also started watching classic cartoons like Disney Silly Symphonys which are my favourite.


Some of the books I bought so far :)





Baby bump at week 21



My elder brother bought a MOSCHINO onesie for our baby! Yay! So cute! Thanks Cav! 

Right now, we only bought clothes mainly for our baby.. Haven't decided on the bed and baby stroller yet. Too many to choose from until we were so confused! 
This is what we bought to far.

I started with wardrobe first... hahah :P










I know we got a lot of things to buys and I want to get it done before my belly turns bigger! But we have to sit down and list the things down and also do a lot of research. If there's any kind mothers out there who can help us by telling us what are the essential things to buy first, that would be a great help! 


Also, if you all wanna know what cravings I have... it's LAICI :) 


YESSSS GIVE ME LAICIIIIII, I normally buy 2 kg and eat everything by myself. LOL. That day I woke up at 5 am and asked Marcus to go to the fridge to take laici for me. He laughed. Lucky we had it in the fridge, or else where to find laici at 5 am. 

** I just got back from my checkup today and doctor asked me to watch my weight cos I put on 3 kg in a month! LOL, she asked me to cut down on laici :( 

Ok la, gonna continue packing for my baby moon / family holiday now. We are going somewhere my parents used to take us when we were toddlers. 

Have a good week everyone!






One Step Closer

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Finally...


For this coming Christmas and Chinese New Year season, KINS X STYLE clothing line will be display at On A Cloudy Day, Bangsar from this Friday the 13th till January 13th.

No. 15, Jalan Telawi 3, Bangsar

I just finish putting up the sign board! I will also have floor stickers to direct you :)

I was very happy when I took this picture after a long day of hard work!

Not forgetting, we will be having a Christmas party too! So come this Friday for some
 Fun and Fashion! 


In order to win the prize, all you have to do is take a picture of you in any outfit from the store and style it with the latest jewellery line that they are offering :) Simple as that! The best photo will win an amazing prize worth RM 600!


Here's a little sneak preview of what we have in stores!







Click here for the latest collection :




Cheers! See you all on Friday! This is an open event! It's the same row as Paparich







KLFW 2014 FARAH KHAN FW 14

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You know it's KLFW when Pavilion is full of people who really put efforts to dress and doll up to look fabulous, tall models running around, luxury showcars in the midst and of course, many many many fashionista taking pictures of of their OUTFIT OF THE DAY 
by the infamous grey wall 



This year I only decided to attend the Farah Khan Fall Winter 2014 on Saturday night due to my pregnancy. Would love to attend more, but I seriously thought I should rest. Plus I've always been a fan of FK, with her signature sequins and embellishments outfits which could never go wrong. But I did regret not going for other designers as well as I saw some of them are pretty amazing from Tongue In Chic and Elle Magazine's Instagrams. 

I arrived early on that night so that I could have a good seat but unfortunately, I was tad too late as other people arrived way early before. I was like, wow... not all people are fashionably late.. which is good, BUT the show started pretty late, at about almost 9:40 pm when Marion Caunter last to arrive. Guess they have to wait for all their VIPS to be seated. She looks amazing, donned in a FK dress and does Deborah Henry. I actually adore both of them altho MC was late... It's ok, perhaps she had some mama duties to do hehe :P 


When I was walking down the great Pavilion stairs, immediately I sawLA CREMERIA ICE CREAMS! I kinda rushed into the booth with my Louboutins ( Luckily I didn't fall down ) to check out what flavours they had and the weather has been  HOT these days that I just need to cool down. On the other note, I've been craving for ice creams! YES, my BABY and ME wants ice creams! Who can resist ice creams while watching a fashion show?



LA CREMERIA is the Official Ice Cream for KL Fashion Week for the second year running and they celebrate individuals who are expressive, experimental and creative when it comes to fashion and taste. This is why LA CREMERIA is the perfect choice when it comes to adding a touch of flavour to the buzz and excitement that KL Fashion Week has to offer.


There are 6 variants : LA CREMERIA Almond Pecan Praline, LA CREMERIA Vanilla Cashew Delight, LA CREMERIA Chocolate Obsession, LA CREMERIA Chocolate Hazelnut Temptation, LA CREMERIA Hazelnut Ganache Sensation and LA CREMERIA Strawberry Dreamwhich can be found in hypermarkets and supermarkets! And what I love about LA CREMERIA is their ice creams has rich creamy taste, great texture, and are made from high quality ingredients such as pecan, cashew nuts, almonds and hazel nuts! Yummy :P Even describing it makes me hungry! 



After eating their delicious Almond Pecan flavoured, the FARAH KHAN FALL WINTER 2014 fashion begins! This time, inspired by the 60's fashion and what a good choice of music being played from the runway. 






 



To show my support for KL Fashion Week, I am wearing my current favourite obsession, kaftan by Azraai Azizan, an inspiring fashion designer which I hope to see his amazing collection in the runways soon.

I'm wearing

Kaftan by Azraai Azizan
Inner Black Dress from Topshop
Celine Luggage Bag
Christian Louboutin heels

Baby bump at 22 weeks 

PS: No, I didn't fell after taking this picture, I was very careful :P  and YES, I've gained more weight! I can't believe I am already 5 months pregnant. 



Hooiliday 2014

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What is Hooiliday you might ask?

OOI liday :) 

OOI Family holiday :)

This year, I wanted to do something special for the family trip to Pulau Perhentian. We've been to Pulau Perhentian since we were toddlers, I was about 2-3 years old when my parents took us there and we would drive there with all my dad's fishing kaki friends. We used to go there quite often when we were younger. The journey normally take about 5 hours from Taiping. But from KL, it took us about 6-7 hours.

We left KL about 3 am and just in time for sunrise :)



I actually plan this family trip for my dad, for his birthday actually as he loves fishing and I proposed this idea last December, before I was pregnant but we kinda cancel it when I was battling with my morning sickness, but thank goodness I was feeling much better after my second trimester and told my dad to let's carry on with the plan :) He then called his friend who works there to arrange everything for us. They've been friends for more than 20 years and still keep in touch. 

What my parents didn't know was we were planning family games this time instead of just chilling. It is good for family bonding and I was very much inspired by one of the episodes from Modern Family.

So I separate the team into two colours, and even printed T shirts for them with their childhood nicknames with numbers.

 Red Team 

Mom - Tikus No. Sepuluh ( all of her siblings are called tikus according to numbers, my mom was the youngest amongst all, anak ke sepuluh )

Marcus - Cus Boy ( Marcus mom calls him Cus Cus since young )

Cavin - Chukibin ( This is his first nickname given by his friends since he was young ) 

David - Khoongfupanda ( A lot of people say that he looks like kungfu panda )

Mich - Maggie Mee (My hair used to be super curly like maggie mee, I rebond my hair like a million times hahah )

Blue Team

Dad - Mick Jagger ( My dad's friends said he looks like Mick Jagger since young and my friends all calls him Uncle Jagger instead of Uncle Garry )

Lina - Tong Sampah ( Lina was the only child who had straight hair in the family and my parents used to teased her that they kutip her from the tong sampah )

Nixon - Momok Pau ( This was Nixon's earliest nickname given by our cousin Chin Hui, who we used to play together since young

Sheena - Miku ( Sheena loves to eat Miku a lot since young and they said her hands and feet apparently looks like Miku )

We only told them about the family teams/games and t shirt when we reached our destination. My parents were shocked, happy shock and little did we know that the most competitive ones were both of them. They were so cute! Always trying to tease one another :) 



































I was the referee and also the game planner for this round as I was preggers. 


My baby will be number  # 010 :) Cant wait till our next family holiday! For this trip, the RED Team WON :) and the Blue Team have to pay for dinner. 

This is such a good idea for family bonding and I suggest you all to try also! 

We stayed at Bubu Long Beach, Perhentian Kecil for 3 nights 4 days only. To be honest, it's quite expensive and not worthied for the priced we paid. But it was the best hotel in Pulau Kecil. Ala Carte food was good but the breakfast was just so-so only.... and they gave 2 free cocktails everyday from 5 - 6 pm for each person with some finger food. 

The sea is so beautiful with blue hues and white sands. It's actually more beautiful than Perhentian Besar. But the only thing is Long Beach is famous for it's party scene. Lucky we stayed at the far end and it's more quiet. But at night, the siblings did went dancing and drinking at the bar which was fun! I even joined them for one night and yes I danced with my baby hehe. Later kena marah from Marcus cos I jumped a bit too much while dancing haha! :p Not to say I jump that high also -_- " 

The next following days we just relax and chill from morning till evening. We also did water yoga and my siblings did managed to do one morning dive. It was a relaxing trip :) 






























Till next time, Perhentian Kecil :) We shall bring Baby M there! 

Cheers!


100 days to go

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How time flies. 

I still remember vividly the day when I found out I was pregnant and also the starting of my morning sickness. Time does pass quickly. 

The next thing you know, we will be welcoming our baby.

100 days to go :) 

I am not gonna count, but rather just enjoy the moment. It's gonna be a busy 3 months plus for us to prep for the baby. Sometimes I feel do scared, but sometimes I feel confident that I can do it.
No mothers / parents are perfect. 

It's very expensive to have a baby now compared to my parents era. My checkups normally cost about 200-300 per visit, and also we did more scanning like detailed scan and down syndrome scan which are actually optional but parents nowadays do it as well and it cost about RM 400-500. Plus we even bought the baby insurance which is about RM 300. Milk bottles also cost about RM 200... not to mention my baby clothes, LOL which I spent more money on that and buying too much. I think my baby first month won't repeat his outfit hahaha joking!

Jasiminne bought more new clothes and so did I, all from London. 


This is what I told Jas to buy for me :) I went to Selfridges.com and just click whatever I want to the shopping cart and Jas went to get it all for me. Some is from H&M :) I LOVE H&M UK! Here don't have any newborn clothes 

I even ask her to buy some stuff from Aden and Anais, can't wait for it to arrive!!!




Too cute, I cannot tahan :P


These are Jasiminne's gift to Baby M :) Thank you Jas! LOVE IT SO MUCH!
The shoes are just too adorable! I can't stop looking at them!



Almost cried when I read your lovely two page letter to babykins



My kind neighbour, Leonard also gave us Acca Kappa hair brush and soap! Baby is so lucky! Now our whole family uses Acca Kappa comb! :) 



One of my girlfriend, Rachel got us this cute instagram onesie from Baby Gap! I LOVE IT! I am an Instagram junkie, follow me at @michiekins




I am so into JellyCat toys now! We bought the Bunny and the Dog :) I chose the bunny while Marcus chose the dog :) Both so soft and is safe for newborns :) They've got so many nice designs, you can check out their hashtags #jellycat on insta.


My parents and MIL said that our babykins is so blessed to have many wonderful things already, last time they drink milk from glass bottle nie, like the kicap bottle wan.. ahahha, no such thing as 3D scan, and after all that, they are still fine. Don't even get me started about education. I don't want to think that far.

Babykins have been actively kicking me now, even the doctor said that my baby started kicking quite fast, perhaps because it's the world cup season? LOL! and those who follows me on FB sure saw my status before that I jokingly said that I will name my son after the footballer who scored during the finals? and coincidentally the guys name also started with M, Mario. Hhahaahah I was like woahhhhh so ngam? 

But no, we are not naming him Mario :) I surely want to name him starting from M, but we still haven't really made up our mind yet... any suggestions for Baby M? Trust me, it's one of the hardest thing to do. 

His dad also suddenly brought a football home the other day and started playing around and told me that next time our son is gonna be a footballer. I just smiled and said : 

IF YOU HIT ANY OF MY BAGS OR MY COSMESTICS, YOU WILL KENA FROM ME
( He likes to play around my handbags rack and makeup table  -__- )


Also, I notice that I've changed a lot. I become more motherly. I am addicted to house cleaning and decorating now. Things I thought I will never buy, all end up buying like nice household deco stuff. I guess when H&M Home opens in Avenue K, I will go crazy.... I already eye on some products hehe. I already planned my baby room long time ago, can't wait to actually do it and show you guys! 

Will keep you all updated! Till then, have a blessed week.

Mich's Baby Shower

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Hello everyone! Cant believe it's already August! How time flies, right? I myself couldn't believe that I am in my third trimester, 3 more months then we can finally see our baby :)

Anyways, I was contemplating whether to have a baby shower at first. I was like, after shower, need to do full moon and the gap is not that far. But my friends convinced me that it's another reason to party! Hahaha :) and I really enjoy the company of my girlfriends. But then I wasn't really planning until Su Anne message me one day.

LET ME PLAN YOUR BABY SHOWER! She said, all excited :) After thinking about it, I said OK, why NOT? :) We even had a committee for this baby shower lol.

Su Anne and Jillian in charge of decorations while Lina and Sheena are in charge of baby games.

It was a all girls party :) 

Basically what I did was, tell them what I what ( I did so many research on pinterest, tell them the theme, flowers, deco and venue/time ) then they execute everything along with their brilliant ideas added up! 

Then all I did was rest :) I am so lucky. They didn't really want me to be involved as they wanted it to be a surprised as well!

On that day, I wasn't allowed to the venue till they set everything up. I was anxiously waiting in my room, getting dolled up while waiting for Su Anne's call. I knew they are gonna do such a great job. Normally I will be the Bridezilla or now Mamazilla, but I trust them.

Everything needs to be perfect

The theme was shade of blues at first, then we added the rubber duckie mascot and added a touch of yellow to our theme :)









I love the deco so much :) Picture Perfect!

So, this is how the day started, August 2nd 2014, 10 am :) 

The committee came in early to help decorate the venue while I was at home busy popping pop corn for my guest as the baby shower favours.






Brie made her delicious Mediterranean salad, so pretty :)




This is taken when I arrived, my younger brother Nixon was there to help me take some guest up as the girls were busy helping to set up :) Thanks NIX! :D



The chef and Su, YES! Marcus actually cook for the guest :) LOVE you baby!


 Becareful Chef, your clams almost terkeluar :P












 Thank you Su Anne for your yummy potato salad :D


After makaning the delicious meals, it was time for some GAMES! Prepared by Lina and Sheena













 I really think this photo is super funny, it looks like we were having a mesyuarat and look at my face, hahaha like a boss with 2 assistants! LOL 

We played BINGO and also Baby Charades which is soooooo funny, I remembered LAUGHING ALOT! 

It was so funny! How one action can CHANGE EVERYTHING after passing the message :)














Terri : Water Broke Action ? hahah

After the games, it was picture time with all the girls


























Then came the part where the girls showered the baby with gifts :) 


Ashley, she's one of my very first friend when I moved down to KL and instantly we gotten close! Promised to meet her in RMIT but due to circumstances, I remain in KL heheh! BLAME MARCUS, no laaaa just joking! oh btw ASH! I LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEE the gift so much, when I hear it, I almost teared! It was beautifully composed! and you know Ive got a few favourite songs from The Cure :) And being able to listen to the lullaby version is amazing! Music means a lot to me, and I hope Baby M will have great taste in music like you :)



Brie, met her during CAPRICE music video shoot when I was 21 or younger :P Yup, we appeared in his first and second video shoot and instantly we shared the same taste in music ( Third Eye Blind ) and we could just talk for hours and she was also my event kaki :) Thank you for this lovely gift, can't wait for the photoshoot with my belly :) 


Jillian from Jillianundercover.com, haahaha no la... that's not how I see you Jill! Ive know Jill since we were 7 years old? or younger? She's actually my sister's BFF and I treated her like my sister! We used to play in CRC a lot! Everytime we go out together just me and her, sure cry wan... haha cos we both always have emotional talks, emo but good talks :) and we both cry easily :P Thanks Jill for the presents, how thoughtful of you! Can I use it also when I shower with the baby? :P 


Jolyna and Zen, these two came like speed lighting to my life! We became fast friends while Jolyna is my cousin in law :) This two are my party kaki! Cant wait to party with you guys again once baby is out and Thank you both of you for the stylish shoes! Also, Jolyna will be getting married this year and I was supposed to be her bridesmaid but I had to decline cos I got preggers half way! Wishing you and Chris a happy wedded life :) 


 CHELLE! Another Michelle :) and YES she's my future sister in law heheh! I guess both brothers ( Marcus and Martin ) likes the name Michelle a lot! LOL :D Although we just met last year, I hope in the future we will have more parties and family bonding together! Thank you for the Baby Gap outfit, Baby M is gonna look so stylish in them! 


Melly and Jeen :D My indie kaki! haha, I've known Jeen from Taiping long long time ago while I just recently met Melly thru her and we became instant friends! I don't have a picture of Jeen in my shower as she couldn't make it so I had to curi her pic from FB! Sorry ahhh!!! :P Thank you for the baby bib and micro fiber blanky, its soooo soft! I might just use it for myself haha JK! 



NANA! She also came to life like the speed of light LOL! She is also my business partner for Mermaid Dreams :) Instantly clicked altho she's way younger than my usual group of friends. I love giving her advice and hear her awesome stories for being young and fabulous... my time has passed :p Now I am gonna be a mother / aunty hahaha! Thank you Nana for the lovely grey outfit, which is one of my fav colour :)


Su Anne and Amy, I don't know where to start... LOL SO many memories came flashing back as I'm typing this. My brain cannot think already! Met this two duo when I was college and like they said, your college friends will be your friends till the very end :) Can't imagine my life without you girls :) We've been thru thick and thin and now I can't believe SU is getting married and Im preggers. Back in the days, this girl only feeds/train me with alcohol hahah and she was the one who intro Marcus to me! Amy may always look like the shy one, but she's actually very garang! LOL, Don't MESS with her BUTT! Thank you girls for helping me out, it wouldn't be a memorable shower without you both!


TERRI TAN! ehhehehehe, FINALLY you can make it! She skipped my hens night, wedding and now only can see her pretty face! I knew Terri back in Taiping and we became closer when we were studying in KL! This girl cooks one of the best ABC Porridge! She will be such a lovely housewife and who ever marries her sure damn lucky. Thank you for the gift babe, can't wait to fill it up and let Baby M to read it once he's older :) 


KYLYE! Another new member in our group! :P Lucky Zeb! ( Marcus best friend ) Thank you for helping out on our special day :) Till now, there is still a debate where Marcus think the soft toy you gave is a rabbit while I said it's a kangaroo! LOL! Baby now can sleep soundly with ever soft blanky!  To many more good years to come #happyfamily heheheh * inside joke *

and lastly....


LINA, my younger sister :) Such a thoughtful gift, I guess baby M will sayang you more as I am gonna be the bad cop while Marcus is the good cop, hahahahhahha!  Thank you so much for organising this shower and once again you've never failed to make the party enjoyable, funny and memorable! Lina actually showered the baby with 3 gifts

OCEAN baby toy with music and light because we both grew up loving the sea sun and sand so much , I could easily fallen asleep just listening to it while starring at the ceiling full of stars:)

A jacket which looks like something Jordan would wear! ahhhaha :P Did you see my expression when I saw the jacket? I was like this jacket is so Jordan's style hehe

and lastly..

Mo, the bunny she hand sew herself which has a key in her heart for Baby M to unlock something in the future... I was like woahhhhh so creative! Sheena also told me that Lina had plans for this Baby M and Mo! This is gonna be his favourite toy for sure because it's rumoured that it can grant wishes... please don't ask for a Lamborghini :P hahha

Thank you again Lina! Cant wait to see you again in September! LOVE YOU! 
XOXO

Phewwwww... I THINK AND WRITE till my hand hurts, such a long post right! Ok Ok, back to more pictures of the baby shower!






The Deco Team! YAY! Thank you for making everything prettttyyyyyy!!!



Forced Amy to take picture! Oh, did you notice I change my outfit? Because the baby shower actually ended about 4/5 pm and that's when my girlfriends lovers came to rampas them from me, hahaha NO la... I didn't want the party to end so we actually continued it and this time the guys joined in! 






Playing baby charades with the boys are so much fun!!!!! Their acting skills quite teruk hahaha and they kalah also LOL! 

Also, when the night hits, you see la this Su Su, busy pouring alcohol :P


 Overall, it was a MAJOR SUCCESS! I had a lot of fun and didn't want it to end and I hope the rest of the girls enjoyed themselves yeah! I also had fun decorating the nursery with the gifts the very next day :) 







Sisters forever! Bunny and Mo 




Special THANKS to Sheena who was there emotionally with me throughout the whole pregnancy. Couldn't go thru it without your support and love. Happy Birthday Sayang! 

# OOTD!

White Dress from Zara :) 




Marcus and I would like to take this opportunity to THANK everyone who came for our baby shower! THANK YOU for making this day so special to both of us. We hope you enjoyed our company, games and food. To many more years of friendship :)

LOVE YOU ALL!

XOXO

I am so tired... been writing this since 12 noon.. gonna take a nap now! Hehehe

Awesome pictures by Moose Pixels from Www. Jillianundercover.com 





Reminiscing the past

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I love taking pictures, it reminds us of fun times and also how time pass so quickly. How our dressing and makeup can transform ones look. I was looking back at some of the old pictures from 2007 and some of them really made me laughed! So I wanna share with you some old pictures of what I used to do and also how I look back then and now :) I did not do any plastic surgery or photoshop my face. I noticed that when I'm fatter, it will hit my face first, then my thighs ( same goes to pregnancy, my face and thighs so much fatter now, arms still ok ) Promise not to laugh ok? I also got a picture where I am super skinny, 40 kg. I also notice that my nose will enlarge when Im fatter LOL, and when Im thinner, it will slim down! LOL! Dunno la! 

Quality of the pictures are quite bad back in 2007-2011 :/

Brie, Lyss and I at Vintry

I won the Sunway Pyramid Cover Girl, look at my round face! :D

I hosted a Coco Chanel brunch once in Vineria BSC, then I hosted a GOSSIP GIRL brunch as I was so inspired by the TVseries.

My art teacher look, haha notice how thin my eyebrows are !

With the girls, Ellie, Leng Yein and Brie and Leonard's restaurant ( Brotzeit )

  Car ride joy is a must for me! Esp with good music and perfect company, I wonder when can I do this again with the girls?

Impromptu photoshoot with a friend :) She's so talented! Hello Abby! I look so younggggg! I think need to start investing in anti ageing products already!


 She even helped me to take the KINS photos when I first launch it :)
Young and Free


Su Anne and I, possibly in 2010! I was already dating Marcus this time, I miss having long hair



With both of my cousins, one from my dad side and another from my mom side :)

At Ecoba, which sadly it has closed down, I remember it was such a happening bar at one point... with John and Zen after our Bangkok trip

 Yes we ladies like to take a lot of pictures in the toilet back then cos taking pictures at our dinning table or taking selfies seems weird and the word selfie wasn't invented yet! Since everyone so malu to berposing outside, we posing inside the toilet instead #truestory #80skids


My 40kg look :) I like my sharp face better!

My 50kg look, after dating Marcus and eating pasta almost everyday haha 

At the Passion for Fashion Event in Rootz with the girls and ahem* Peter Davis!! 

Oh, did I mentioned I was blonde back in 2007 ?


Ok, enough pictures of me! This is Marcus back in 2007! Without this signature GOATEEEEEEE! Can recognise or not?

This picture can be deceiving, it looked like I partied and passed out right?
WRONG!!!!!

It was New Years Eve and Marcus went to HK without me cos I wanted to spend some quality time with my sister who comes back once a year while she was studying in London. Took this in Jordan house, I was a bit emo cos Marcus wasn't there and I was waiting for his call at 12 sharp :) I actually went to sleep early and then you know la.... many strangers come kacau me, sum more dare to put mask to cover my eyes

Malibu, She is so tiny! The size of my palm

My longest hair back in 2011, taken in London 

This picture maybe taken in 2006 :) Watching the sunrise with Haniz at South Quay before they built bungalows there.

With John and Brie after my Redken/Female Magazine photo shoot 

Helping a group of friends for their photography assignment, I love this picture best

Back to blonde! Taken in some high school for Caprice Dem Girls Video Shoot, but I had to leave early so there's only a bit clips of me

This is for Caprice first music video shoot for LengLui! :D Hahah, Guess which is me?

Print Ad I did for HSBC :)


With Su Anne during New Years in ROOTZ, KL 

2007, in Republica celebrating my birthday! As you can see I was already quite tipsy here hehe. With Amy, Su Anne and Joey. Don't be fooled by his tattoos, this guy actually teaches me a lot about life and helped me achieve my 4.0 GPA in Uni. He is really inspiring and he's the owner of Hue Visual Lab and his wife is also expecting a baby girl, around the same month as me! :)

Back in my old house, dressing up for a fun night out!

Hahahha, I wanna laugh when I saw this pic. No comments.

I will never bleach my hair again.

Once a upon a time in Somo, Mont Kiara which is also closed down! With January, Kelly and Brie! Celebrating my birthday with the girls 

 Second photoshoot I did with Tropicana Life with other models :) I can't find the first pic where I was posing with a Teddy Bear hahah! 

Took this picture in Penang when we are slowly getting to know each other better :) That time wearing flowers was very in! Hahaha! 


One of the very first time I cut my hair short in KL :) 

 Taken in the layang layang park where I remembered I bought a kite and 3 stupid guy cut my kite with their more hebat kite :/ Such a bully... I remembered I stared at them and then they all just look away.. there were about 200m away from me. Wanted to confront them because I know they purposely cut my kite but Haniz stopped me. 

The time where Jasiminne came back with her cut shaved at one side!

Another picture of Baby Malibu

Side profile

Sorry, she's just too cute here! and yeah I painted the wall... LOL #FAIL! 

With the twins when I was teaching them art in my house :) Then they moved to Mont Kiara and sometimes I wish I will bump into them since Ive moved here. 

 Taken in republica wearing Brie's Tom Ford sunnies while we both waits for Marcus. 


With bestie Haniz at Republica. 

How I play golf, hahaha just joking, for picture purposes only :)

The very first picture we took before we got together, I think Brie helped me to take this shot. It was already closing time at Laundry Bar.




Experimenting with colourful hairs back in 2012, from Turquoise, Pink to Purple. Then I regretted it cos my hair was so spoilt because of the bleaching, but it was nice to play around :)

Cut my hair short right away, bye bye bleach damaged hair! Now I can't wait for my hair to grow longer :) It's been two years! 

A picture of my grandparents from my mother side :) 
A Scottish mix Northern Indian marries a Cantonese lady 


So yeah, that's roughly sums up my life since 2007, which is 7 years ago


“The best images are the ones that retain their strength and impact over the years, regardless of the number of times they are viewed.”

                                                      Annie Leibovitz
                                                                  1949




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