diet tips #1 : bloated tummy

as everybody knows, im not a skinny chick. i have thick hips, thick waist, thick arms, almost every inch of my body is thick/phat/flabs and whatever you may call it.

so 2010 is definitely a "wake up call" year. from the beginning of the year me and my friends have started to regain our consciousness from eating like there's no tomorrow. throughout the year, we girls have come up with our own method/formula to start dieting. there's a phase where we promise ourselves to drink only mineral water, eat dinner before 7pm, avoid rice and became obsessed with the gym and exercise videos.

we actually succeed, but it was really hard to maintain as we live in different places and environment but until now we did try our best to keep up with our diet promises. but nevertheless, im a proud mama of my girls! we should keep this up!

so now i've been start dieting for like 2 weeks and i manage to shed a few kilos that i will never reveal here.haha. not much difference as im BIG in size and i still have a long way to go but i hope i can maintain this diet longer than the previous one. bleurgh!

so to keep myself motivated, im gonna share some of the interesting diet tips on my blog. yeay! hope the readers will like it and be motivated. good luck darlings!

diet tips #1 : how to beat bloated tummy?

• Never mix two carbs in the same meal. This means no rice and potato or pasta and potato at once and remember to keep the potion small.
• Keep an eye for your fat intake. If you cook meat make the meat as lean as possible by cutting off any excess fat and go for low-fat, high protein snacks (nuts and berries).
• Fibre is good but it can lead to excess gas, so go easy.
• Smoking and chewing gum are major contributors to bloating as they allow lots of air into the stomache. It's about time to quit smoking fellas.
• Avoid booze as much as you can as the yeast and sugar in wine are belly bloat's BFF's. Ah! Runnnn!
• Chew food at least 10 times before swallowing. This speeds up digestion and means you're less likely to swallow air.
• Eat your food slowly or your tummy wouldn't have time to produce enough acid to digest what you just ate.
• Lay off the fizzy drinks (yes, no coke, sprite, 100plus and etc). They introduce more air into the stomach.
• Limit sugar intake especially those in fruits and juices, which can create more gas when they ferment and result in bloating.
• Steer clear of salt. It causes your body to retain water.
• Keep calm. Getting stressed disrupts the muscular contractions that move gas through your stomach.

Do Not Afraid To Cheat!

Never be too proud to take a few painless shortcuts to looking fabulous

• Shapewear is not just for curvy girls. Get a sleek silhouette with a pair of control knickers . They are not nearly as uncomfortable as they look. i promise! my personal favourite is SPANX!
• Dress for your bodyshape and avoid bright colours that draw attention to lumpy bits. There's a reason black is always in fashion. *coughs*
• I know it screams painful but trust me, a killer heels will lengthen your legs and give your calves a toned look. If im skinny i swear i'll wear heels all the time. super sex-ay!
• Give yourself an instant waist by cinching your dress with a wide belt. But beware, right colour and motifs is needed.

Try this out girls! Good luck everybody!

xoxo

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head candy

girls , dont deny. sometimes we love to have some bling bling on our heads right? well do not fret, meet sereni&shentel. i swear they have the cutest coloured candy headband that you can style 7 days of the week! plus it's 100% made in malaysia! tell me now, how can you not love them?

from left : shentel and sereni

ice ice baby in rainbow shocking pink

ice ice baby in gold digga

mafia mama in peacock

mandy in purple

block party in emerald

blair in aqua

kuching cat in daffodil

bow down in red

surprise in kiwi

and me looking proud with my bow down in silver :)

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www.sereniandshentel.com

hallyu encounter : 2pm, miss A and Mblaq at Changi Airport

i hope its not too late. but i really want to share my encounter with k-pop sensation during my trip to singapore early this month. if you're curious it was not planned at all. i didn't go to singapore just to see them, i went there for work, thank you.

so i know that a few groups were coming for a concert on the same day that i'll be flying off to kuala lumpur. so i ask my girl syaf to check the details of their flight and it was a success. manage to wait them at the gate of their arriving planes. i was quite anxious, pegi korea pun tak terjumpa stars ni kan pulak dekat singapore :)

so managed to get a few clear snapshots of the boys from 2pm, mblaq and miss A (except suzy). just cant believe but i did it. so here it is. check out the pics.

2pm

2pm is definitely the current korean sensation. beastly body and looks to kill, they are just uhhhhh perfect boys. did call out for junsu and chansung but there was no response from them :(

taecyeon from 2pm

junsu and junho from 2pm

junsu from 2pm

nichkhun from 2pm

taecyeon, junho and junsu from 2pm

miss A

jia from miss A

min from miss A with lee joon and thunder from mblaq at the background

jia and fei from miss A

Mblaq

mir from blaq

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if you dont know what the hell am i talking about, check their music videos. im sure you will be entertained. ch-ch-check it outtttttt

fashion language

sometimes saying brand names can be so hard and confusing. so i decided to share the right pronunciation of some of the prominent brand names. somebody say tongue twister ?

Agnes B : Anne-yes Be

Anna Sui : Anna Swee

Azzedine Alaia : Azz-eh-DEEN Ah-ly-ah

Bottega Veneta : Bo-TAY-ga Ve-NE-tah

Chanel : Sha-nel

Chanel 2.55 : Chanel two fifty five NOT Chanel two point five five

Chloe : KLO-ee

Christian Dior : KREE-styaan DEE-or

Christian Louboutin : KREE-styaan Lu-bu-TAHN

Comme Des Garcons : KOM Deh Gah-SOHN

Cristobal Balenciaga : Kriz-taw-bahl Bah-len-see-AH-gah

Dolce & Gabbana : DOL-chay and Gab-BAH-nah

Dries Van Noten : Drees Van NOTE-ahn

Francesco Biasia : Franne-CHESS-Koh Bee-AH-see-ah

Ghesquire : Guess-koo-are

Gianfranco Ferre : Jee-an-fran-ko Ferr-ay

Giles Deacon : Jy-els Deekon

Giorgio Armani : Jor-ji-o Ar-ma-nee

Givenchy : Jee-von-she

Gucci : Goochie

Hermes : Er-MEZ

Isaac Mizrahi : Eye-zak Miz-ra-hee

Issey Miyake : E-say Me-ya-kay

Lanvin : Lon-ven (with an almost non-existent n in "ven")

Jil Sander : Jil Sunder

John Galliano : John Gall-lee-a-no

Karl Lagerfeld : Ka-ral La-ger-fell-d

Kris Van Assche : Kris Van Ash

Lacroix : La-kwa

Loewe : Low-ehh-vay

Louis Vuitton : Loo-wee Voo-tahn

Manolo Blahnik : Muh-no-low Blo-nick

Martin Margiela : Maar-TEEN Maar-GEE-lah

Miu Miu : Myoo Myoo

Moschino : Moskeeno

Proenza-Schouler : Pro-en-za Skool-er

Pucci : Poochie

Roberto Cavalli : RO-ber-to Ka-VA-lee

Salvatore Ferragamo : Sal-va-tor Ferr-A-ga-mo

Tsubi : Soo-bee

Versace : Vir-Saa-Che

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giraffe block

ok. a lot of u might be wondering what the hell when looking at the picture above. haha. this is just me with some editing from my iphone. im definitely obsessed with photo editing apps on my iphone. im addicted because its super easy and fast. one click and hello new look! i have a few camera apps that im obsessed with. maybe i could share it with u guys on the next post.

so do u remember about my post back then where i bought giraffe nanoblock from kino bookstore? many of my friends were kind of skeptical on me. they think i my nanoblock would be left untouched (like my guitar lessons, bazaar and such). ok fine im not blaming them but i just have to admit i can get off track quite easily but whatever.

i actually have completed my giraffe nanoblock. it took me one and a half hour as the block is really small and my fingernails are quite long. but yeah i finally made it. check out the pictures below. im thinking of getting the bulldog done soon. yes!

this is random but last week went back to kuantan during the weekends and we went for a quick karaoke session. but tell me, please tell me, who sleeps in a karaoke room? boys are sleepyheads. go figure. thankyouverymuch. hahahahah.

secret garden

who love watching korean series? or perhaps used to? raise up your hand pls! im currently watching this new series "secret garden" on astro ch393 and i love it. and i suggest all of u korean series lovers to start watching it. its about an odd couple who swap bodies. starring hyun-bin (from my lovely sam-soon) and ha ji won. this is going to be the last series for hyun bin as he's gonna be on 2 years hiatus for his enrollment in the army. one of my fav korean actor, this guy really know how to act. and yes if your astro is not astro beyond than there is no one hd (ch393) but no worries, u can always watch it online. the series is still airing in korea so its not too late. have fun and enjoy!

want to know more about the series. click HERE!

oh kelly!

i just want to share pictures of kelly osbourne and her whole loads of chanel. *envy*

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life as a musical

my favourite song from my all time favourite movie "the sound of music". i've watched this movie countless time because i can't get enough of it.enjoy!

oh how i wish life is like a musical drama :)

let's twist it

im in love with 5preview from sweeden. love how they adapt the famous designer label design and put a twist to it. cool and fun. if you want to buy their stuff online. click HERE!

super boys!

dont know super junior? if you want to know about this korean sensation band then you have to watch this. im a fan! although only 2 members are being interviewed, i think they did quite well. go go super junior! so proud of you boys :D

louis, come to me!

im in love with this high top sneakers by christian louboutin! so edgy and cool. i dont wear sneakers except for gym shoes but if i have a choice to choose my first sneaker shoes than this would be it. either the black one or the one with cheetah print. so over the top but super gorgeous. but what worries me is that im scared by wearing this high top sneakers it will cut my legs short, ehem, i mean my thick fat leg short. we'll see how it goes. in the mean time just enjoy louis spikes by louboutin.

*salivas are running down my mouth right now, gulp!*

mamma mia!

first thing first, im officially broke. as in brrrroooooooooooookeeeee with a capital B-R-O-K-E. thank you very much. want to know why? because i bought 3 freaking bags in a very short amount of time. travelling overseas when you're alone is very dangerous. its like ive been possessed by the bag devil to buy everything from the rack. my bag lust has reached to a whole new level.

phewwww! but i love my babies too much. so im not gonna complain, feel guilty or regret for the bags that i've bought. but i sure promise myself not too buy another bag up til March 2011. we'll see how it goes. hopefully no glitches along the way please!

back to bag story, bought this baby in seoul. didn't plan to buy a bag at all but this baby caught my eye. i love the size (very appropriate for travelling) and love the lamb skin texture. so soft and tender.haha.and yes the colour is perfect for any outfit. ladies and gents, introducing my coco rain from chanel!

want to know why its unique? this bag has its own rain coat in the back zip compartment.sweeeeet!

so basically you can pull off two looks with this bag. with or without the raincoat. how cool is that? now i dont have to worry when it rains, my baby will always be protected.yeay!

my second baby is the alexa bag by mulberry. remember in my last post? this bag is on my wishlist! and its in grape, my favourite colour! love the texture and the slouchy effect. it gives me a boho feel. you can wear it to the office or during weekends. its an all rounder bag i must say.

bought this baby during my singapore trip last week. like i said, i have no intentions to buy a bag at all, but when i went inside the store it was 30% off. the singapore year end sale is crazy i tell you. its just too much for you to ignore. all the current season items are 30% off while last season item can go up to 60%. whaattt?! where else can u get this price? i cannot deny but luxury leather goods in malaysia is fairly expensive. hoping for a lower price next year as the tax on imported luxury goods have been slashed. yipppieee! i cannot wait. so as for now, if you want to splurge on bags and high end products just fly to singapore.

see the slouch effect? just gotta love this!

love the suede finishing.

and fyi, this is the bag that im toting right now :)

and the final baby, is the easy bag by ysl. this bag has sexy siren written all over it. how can u not love the colour? solid blood red! if you notice, this bag were also in my wishlist. so i basically own two bags from the wishlist already. yeayy! mission quite accomplished :p

the easy bag is one of the iconic bags for ysl. love the lamb skin leather! i actually have an eye for the one with studs on the 'Y' but my heart just melt i when i see this. fyi, bought this at the airport 20 mins before boarding time. crazy obsessed or what? but in the pictures, the bag look a bit orangey probably because of the lighting, you should see it live, then the colour red will just pierced right into your eyes. ahhhh i love my babies!!

sweet?

it will take quite sometime for me to updates on my new bags, as i've promised myself the nextbag purchase should be in march 2011 :( what a sad story! we'll see, we'll see. hope you enjoy my bag adventure. signing off. peace!