Pampering is a must!

Today I feel so much better than yesterday even though my hand are still trembling and shaking. Thank you Allah for this speedy recovery. Alhamdulillah.

As I was resting and reading, suddenly my  husband called me. He said I can go to spa if I want to..you know, to do massage as I told him last night I had a serious back ache due to the fever.I quickly get off from my bed and took a shower, ready to pamper my body. I'm not used this area so I just go try an error. Found this spa called Baliness.Wow! Bali?! Sounds interesting. Why not to give a shot, right?

So I did full body scrub with massage and milk bath. OMG!!! That was refreshing! Being on the bed for 2 days with bruises here and there really make my body so tired. The scrub was awesome, the massage was so good and the bath was so refreshing! I can feel my skin is so moist, so tender, just like a baby!And after that I tried the facial. I'm so fussy when it comes to facial. I will not simply say yes to any facial as it involves my face. Last time I did facial it was 2010. It was at New York's skin solution. That was my last time.

As the beautician (the owner of the spa itself did the facial to me) touch my face she was amazed and she said my skin is so smooth, so tender, so clean, so moist, pores are so tight, and hardly been seen, I mostly have no problem on my skin at all. Alhamdulillah! So she started to interview me on the product that I'm currently using and my everyday beauty skin routine. So we started to have a chat. So here what I do everyday.

My night routine

1. Always, always, always remove your make up before you wash your face. Although you are not using any make up , just a moisturizer, sunblock and compact powder, you must remove the dirt. I only use this make up remover from Silky Girl. It's so cheap! MYR 15.90!

2. After removing the make up and the dirt, I wash my face using this Lancome Blanc Expert Ultimate whitening purifying foam. The cleanser is so soft on your skin and leave your face clean, smooth and supple. You can get this at any Lancome booth for MYR 120.00 for 125ml.

3. Next I used this toner from Lancome also. I use Visionnaire Lotion Fondamental. It makes your pores so tight! And you will feel so good after applying it on your face. Sesiapa yang ada masalah pores yang besar, boleh cuba Visionnaire ni. Also, you can get it at any Lancome booth for the price MYR 160 for 200ml bottle.

4. Next step is serum. I'm using a serum, youth activator, also from Lancome. This Genefique serum is a must. Sebabnya dia akan memulihkan sel dari dalam. I mean dia pulihkan DNA kulit kita. Sangat awesome. It can be purchased at any Lancome booth. The price is MYR 249.00 only for 75ml bottle. And it's worth to buy!

5. After applying serum..for the moment I am using this vitamin C capsules from bodyshop. One capsule per night will leave your skin glowing the next day. I use it for a month then I stop for a month and I use it back again..until now. I don't use it continuously. But hey, don't worry, when you are using Lancome's product, you can mix it with others. Lancome product is so safe. No worries. :) You can get this capsule at any Bodyshop outlet. The Price is MYR 89.90 only for a case with 28 capsules inside. Enough for one month!

Ok. That's all about my everyday routine. And for my every week routine, I just use this Wash off Rice Mask from Skin Food, 2-3 times a week. Kalau rajin, 3 kali, kalau malas...2 kali je..hihi.  Been using it since I was a student, it's around 2008 if I'm not mistaken. And yes, I'm still using it now. It's so good and affordable. The price is only MYR 49.90 for 100 g bottle and it last for 6 months! 

That's for for the moment as the entry is getting longer. I'll share my day routine later in my next entry. Well my advice to every girls and women out there..Rajin-rajin lah menjaga kecantikan. Hargai kecantikan yang Allah dah bagi kat kita. Tak kisah lah product mahal ke murah, yang penting kita jaga. 

Pampering is a must! 

Hugs and kisses,

Cikmai

The third lesson

The third lesson : Allah knows best

Feeling sick. I mean real sick. I just don't like my husband to see me sick as I do look so awful when I get sick. =(  Went to the hospital and supposedly to be admitted till today but I refused to. I just don't want to burden my husband. Dah banyak susahkan husband. So let me just stay at home and pretending to be okay. It's so much more easier. Ngeee~

Tapi bila sakit ni banyak hikmahnya. Terima kasih Allah dengan jodoh yang telah engkau dikuniakan. This marriage really completes me. First ada husband yang sangat caring. Husband memang always by my side. Thanks abang sebab tolong picit-picitkan badan dan urut semalam. I feel much better today. Love u much! Second dapat in laws yang baik-baik. Sis in law yang rock, mak yang cool, pak cik yang baik, mama dan adik ipar yang kaki shopping..ni yang paling I like. Shopping!! heeee...Dapat tengok ayam berkeliaran dan tahi ayam  secara dekat. Dapat tau certain pure Melaka words yang saya pun tak pernah dengar dulu such as bingai. 

Walaupun husband sangat jauh tapi sebenarnya husband dekat di hati...Bila rasa nak merungut sebab kena jauh dengan husband, teringat balik kat mama. She's a strong woman sebab dapat tahan dan sabar berjauhan dengan suami for years and until now! Mama boleh kenapa tidak saya kan? So hang on! Few months to go! Hopefully dapat pindah cepat-cepat!

Kadang-kadang kita rasa orang kita suka tu memang jodoh kita yang tepat..tapi sebenarnya Allah knows best. 

#Syukur

Hugs and kisses,

Cikmai

Weekend housewife

Okay...get to know your partner is something that is interesting. Sekarang baru tahu yang husband bukan seorang yang cerewet bab-bab makan ni. Lega. Alhamdulillah. Hihi. Husband tak suka sangat kuah-kuah berlemak ni. Asam pedas dia suka. Husband selalu request lauk yang senang-senang macam daging goreng, sayur goreng, sambal udang...Nasib dapat bini yang boleh request apa saja food yang dia teringin. Huh. His favourite is ikan selar kuning goreng. Kalau goreng 10 ekor pun...dia boleh habiskan semua. Hihi.

Lepas ni nak kasi husband try sambal sotong pulak. Tapi susah jadi weekend housewife ni..tak dapat masakkan untuk husband hari-hari.. Bilalah dapat bersama dengan abang everyday...Jeles tau dengan kamu-kamu yang tak payah PJJ dengan husband ni..huuuuu..Tapi duduk jauh ni..rindu dia..mashaa Allah! Dahsyat. Haha! 

Takpelah....weekend housewife pun wife jugak kan? Sabar jelah ye...ada rezeki nanti dapatlah pindah duduk dengan abang...harap-harap dapatlah...Amin.

*Last week dinner before balik ke KL husband suap makan...aaaaa....bertambah rindu!

Hugs and kisses,

Cikmai

Sebenarnya dia suami saya.

Sebenarnya dari dulu suami tu ada untuk saya tapi saya je yang tak perasan...buat endah tak endah. Ingat lagi masa husband ajak kahwin..

Suami  : Jom kita kahwin.

Wife: Erk..kau biar betul. Kau serious ke?

Suami : Yelah. Aku serious. Aku dah lama suka kat kau.

Wife : Kau betul-betul ke ni?

Suami : Kau ingat aku main-main ke?

Wife : Tapi aku belum boleh nak terima kau. 

Suami : Takpe. Kita kahwin je dulu. Aku janji aku akan buat kau suka kat aku nanti. 

Wife : Errr..... (speechless)

Suami : Aku janji aku akan buat kau jatuh cinta kat aku nanti. Kita kahwin je.

Wife : Okay. Kita kahwin.

The next day his family datang rumah berbincang dengan family saya. Terus tetap tarikh tunang which is 2 minggu lepas that discussion tu. Dan kahwin 5 months after bertunang. Memang tak sempat nak kenal husband, memang orang kata redah je. Yakin dengan ketentuan Allah, itu jodoh saya. Cinta boleh dipupuk..lepas kahwin boleh belajar terima husband kan. Hehe.

See....as simple as that. Tak perlu bercinta bertahun-tahun. Lelaki kalau dah jujurkan..memang tak cakap banyak..Memang berani. 

Kalaulah husband saya tahu yang hati ni dah cair dengan dia....dah memang jatuh cinta dengan dia seadanya...Malu saya! huhu... #Gedik sekejap.

Saya dan cinta hati saya during our honeymoon at Krabi. Dah halal boleh peluk-peluk!

Oh ya, rambut dia memang kaler macam tu ye. Bukan dikaler. It's natural. Jangan nak cakap-cakap pasal suami saya ya. Cet! Hihi =p

Entah kenapa malam ni rasa rindu kat suami sangat kuat. Ya Allah..rindunya....air mata pun mengalir dengan sendirinya. 

I miss him so much!

Waiting for him to come back from work. Nak on the phone dengan abang sayang! #Gatai!

Hugs and kisses,

Cikmai.

Chocolate Sandwich Cake

Dah lama rasanya tak share pasal resepi kan? Asyik cerita pasal kahwin je. Maklumlah...teruja sngat kan...So hari ni Akma nak share resepi yang mudah dan senang dan yang penting sedap. Cake ni memang sedap dan lembut. sangAt sesuai buat hidangan masa minum petang. Hari tu buat kat rumah untuk jamu anak-anak buah....Diaorang memang suka ! Sekejap je licin! Lagi-lagi ada Nutella kan. Sukalah bebudak tu.  Okaylah...cakap banyak pun tak guna. Jom kita share resepi!

Bahan-bahan:

150 gm tepung gandum

2 tbsp serbuk koko

1 tbsp baking powder

175 gm butter

175 gm golden caster sugar (Akma pakai soft brown sugar...pun boleh)

3 biji telur (beaten)

1 tsp esen vanila

2 tbsp milk (Akma guna Dutch Lady Full Cream milk)

Chocolate spread (Akma pakai Nutella...yummy!)

Icing sugar (untuk dusting) and cherries untuk hiasan

Melted butter  dan sedikit tepung untuk grease kan loyang

Cara-cara:

1. Mula-mula sila panaskan oven 180 darjah Celcius, grease kan loyang pembakar dengan butter dan sprinkle kan sedikit tepung. Rasa nak lagi selamat alas dengan baking paper. 
2. Ayakkan tepung, serbuk koko dan baking powder dalam satu mangkuk yang besar. Kemudian masukkan butter, gula, telur (yang dah dipukul tau) dan esen vanila. Pukul adunan sehingga adunan tu jadi smooth dan lembut, then masukkan susu.
3. Bahagikan adunan menjadi dua bahagian. Pastikan kedua-dua loyang yang anda nak guna tu sama saiznya. Kalau takde 2 loyang yang sama, bakar satu-satu adunan tu. Bakar dalam 25-30 minit.
4. Bila dah masak, sejukkan cake tadi. Keluarkan dari loyang...lepas tu letakkan chocolate spread kat tengah2..jadi macam sandwich la kan..sesiapa yang suka peanut butter, boleh ganti dengan peanut butter...or maybe fruits jam ke...up to you.
5. Dah siap, dust kan icing sugar..macam snowy effect gitew...pastu susunkan cherries comel-comel. Tada!!! Sedia untuk dihidang.

Yummylicious!

Okay semua. Selamat mencuba! =) Dah cuba nanti jangan lupa share hasil dengan Akma tau. 

*Pernah bawa cake ni untuk husband...masa tu masih bertunang...dia makan sorang je sebiji cake ni. Huh~

Hugs and kisses, 

Cikmai

The second lesson

Okay, the second lesson that I learned after being married is...well....it's better to keep your hair short or maybe just at shoulder length. You know why? Sejak kahwin ni hari-hari nak kena basahkan rambut - pagi,petang,siang,malam. Tak kira masa. Belum sempat kering, dah kena basahkan. Jadi...kalau rambut tak panjang berjela macam sekarang ni...senanglah kering. Hihi. Kbai.


Hugs and kisses,
Cikmai

The first lesson

Okay, let's just keep the honeymoon entry rest in the inbox for a while.When I feel like wanna blog in English it means I have something that keep on disturbing my emotions that I need to let it out and get it off from my chest.  Being married for 41 days had already gave me one lesson. One unbelievable lesson. 

"Always look at the good side of other people even if they didn't do the same thing to you. When the situation is getting tight, just leave it to HIM. Accept it as a trial to make you strong and even more stronger. Ignore those that can make you suffer but never ever turn your back on them. Remember, ALWAYS look at the good things in them. Pay no attention to their bad side, put it away. I believe that a mountain of prayers with the ray of hope, everything is going to be just fine. In shaa Allah"

Husband is my everything now. He knows his wife so well and more importantly, he knew the things that going on between us. Some people love to exaggerate things just for fun. Maybe they need more attention or maybe they should help themselves to get out from the sea of jealousy. Well I don't know. Allah knows best. 

The lesson was unbelievable.

Close my eyes, take a deep breath and exhale. I'll be fine. Things are going to be just fine. Time will heal everything. Good night everyone.

Hugs and kisses,

Cikmai

Outdoor

Let the photos tell the story.

Make up and Outfit : Mentari Kreatif
Official Photographer : Ezy Wedstudio & Ahmad Shauqi
Location : Bandar Hilir, Melaka.

To all B2B around Melaka, Muar, Shah Alam especially, you guys boleh la survey-survey my OP ni. Bekerja dengan dieorang memang best! =)

Next upcoming entry will be our honeymoon at Krabi! yayyy!

Hugs and kisses,
Cikmai.

Reception

How time flies! I'm now married for a month! Alhamdulillah. Still have a long journey to treasure with husband. Hari ni rasa nak share pasal my reception. Ingatkan nak buat photo sharing secara pukal tapi malangnya akaun FB hubby dah closed kan...jadi tak sempat nak ambil gambar kat FB. So apa yang ada aje lah......

My reception is simple. Macam biasalah....tak de pun yang luar biasa. I was wearing blue turquoise kebaya and hubby like always baju Melayu moden. Yellow cuma hand bouquet. Nak samakan dengan warna tema kan...Turquoise yellow. Mula-mula ramai yang cakap pelik combination kaler ni...but then..baru la orang cakap wedding saya ceria. Itulah yang saya nak..ceria ceria dan ceria. :)Anyways, thanks again to Mentari Kreatif for the baju sanding, pelamin dan make up.

For the reception, saya memang tak cerewet dan tak letak high expectation. Tapi hasil dia...alhamdulillah.. More than I was expected. Walaupun berlaku krisis cake hantaran dan cake pengantin tapi I managed to solve it. Pesanan buat bakal pengantin, sabar dan jangan marah-marah kalau apa yang sudah dirancang, tak menjadi. Tarik nafas dalam-dalam, hembus...istighfar, in shaa Allah ada jalan. Ceh..macam lagu Maher Zain kan. Thanks to Mak Ayu dan Kak Mimi kerana menyelamatkan cake hantaran saya dan Thanks to Kak Hawa kerana menyelamatkan cake pengantin. You guys memang penyelamat ad-hoc. Huuu..Thank you so much!

Ok then. Just nak share some photos yang ada. Tak larat nak menaip.

A simple pelamin by Mentari Kreatif. Terima kasih sebab dapat ikut design yang saya dah bagi. :)

The candy buffet. And Khadijah yang comel.

The rainbow cake yang sedap from Kak Hawa - Lissa and Rayyan. 

Sayang hubby!

Photos creadit from Ahmad Sahuqi and Ezy WedStudio. :)

Hugs and kisses,
Cikmai.

8.3.2013

It's not a nice number but it was the most memorable date ever in my life. The day that changed everything. From my title to my life. Alhamdulillah...everything went well as planned. Alhamdulillah again. Baru sekarang dapat masa nak update pasal wedding yang dah hampir sebulan...dah hampir nak sejuk. kuikui. Better late than never, right? 

Anyways, sebelum ni baca blog B2B pasal nikah, and went through saat BFF nikah, cuma rasa gembira dan sedikit excited. Lagi-lagi masa BFF nikah, been wondering kenapa la tangan duk berpeluh. Kenapa nak cemas sangat kan? Padahal yang kena salam dengan Tok Imam ialah bakal suami. Bila dah nikah.....sendiri baru tau kenapa. My hand was cold and sweating. The feeling nak jadi isteri tu hanya Allah je yang tau. Dia punya debar bak ang!!! Tak terkata! Lagi-lagi masa hubby berjabat tangan nak akad nikah. Masih sempat lagi ada suara-suara halus berbisik "Betul ke ni nak kahwin?" Boleh?

Saat husband kena soal dengan Tok Imam pun buat diri berdebar-debar. Hihi.. Bila saat Tok Imam cakap "Aku nikah akan dikau....." Rasa kat dalam living hall tu just ada me, husband and Tok Imam je. Dah tak ingat dah orang lain. Luckily, husband looked so confident at that time. Alhamdulillah...dengan sekali lafaz, saya sah bergelar isteri kepada lelaki yang sangat baik,penyabar dan sanggup tunggu saya, sanggup terima saya seadanya. Alhamdulillah..nikmat Allah yang paling tak ternilai.

Sebelum salam tok imam untuk diijab kabul, husband sempat pandang saya dan kenyit mata. Melting! So sweet la abang!

Oh ya, nak share pelamin nikah. Actually ni pelamin sanding...alihkan kerusi, letakkan bantal dan cute yellow and turquoise cushions nak kenakan dengan tema wedding saya. Walaupun tak serupa exactly macam yang saya nak, tapi it's nice dan comel dan muat kat hall rumah yang kecik tu. Thanks to Mentari Kreatif. Dan thanks to De Classaflora for those cute cushions.

Baju untuk nikah, saya tempah..tak sewa di Mentari Kreatif. Tempah di BAK Tailor. Jahitan sangat kemas, selesa dan harga juga berpatutan. And for the make-up, again, thanks to Mentari Kreatif for sending me a very professional MUA, Sis Faridah. And sorry sis for being a chatter box. My MUA cakap first time dia jumpa pengantin yang tak duduk diam. Boleh plak tengah touch up minta izin nak berak. Haha! But your make up masa malam nikah memang best. Simple as I wish for. Maklumlah...saya memang tak suka make up tebal-tebal sampai nampak lain. Shading pun saya tak bagi dia buat. Tu pasal la muka tembam. Haha. But again, make up Mentari Kreatif memang best. 

Now time for photo sharing!!!

Dan lepas nikah tu...kami buat majlis berinai besar...Terpaksa pakai sanggul lintang okeyh. Sebab permintaan family kita tak boleh kecewakan. Walaupun sanggul lintang tu tak berat tapi sebab dia mencengkam kepala, so sakit sikit. Well...experience kan? Lagi pun kahwin kan sekali je. :)

Ok then. That's all for the solemnization. Alhamdulillah. I'm blessed and happy and happy and happy!

P/S : Kepada B2B especially yang duduk di sekitar Melaka, jenguk-jenguk la Mentari Kreatif ye. Banyak promosi menarik! :)


Hugs and kisses,
Cikmai