Japan Shopping in KL
A lot of my readers have asked me about shopping in Japan, but for people who doesn’t have the chance to visit Japan yet, this is a blog about Japan shopping, IN KL! 
It is to provide an experience like you are in Japan without going to Japan hehehe.
The shopping theme is FOOD.
I’m giving myself a budget of RM200, to shop at 5 different places for food-themed Japanese items!
1. Bento
I love bentos! One of the things i love to do the most is to just grab one and go to the nearest park for picnic.
Place: ISETAN KLCC
Price: RM30+
If you love value for money, go after 8PM as all the fresh food is on discount!
This sashimi don was originally RM20+, but only RM18 after 8PM!
2. Rice Toppings
Place: ISETAN KLCC
Price: RM27+RM8
Many people asked me where to buy mentaiko in Malaysia! Now you know . I always buy mentako and natto for the simplest yet the yummiest meal: top it on hot steaming white rice, and eat it the Japanese way!
3. Kyaraben Cook Book
Kyaraben = Character Bento
Japanese moms super spoil market and always makes the cutest bento for their children. If you want to do the same but have no idea where to start, get a cook book! (In Japanese but the illustration should give you good enough idea)
Place: Kinokuniya
Price: RM37.70
4. Kyaraben Tools
Place: Daiso
Price: RM40
Daiso sells everything!!! You can get egg moulds, seaweed cutter and onigiri moulds all at Daiso! With all these you are suddenly a kyaraben expert hahaha
4. Japanese Chocolate
Place: Tropicana City Mall
Price: RM40+
Want to pretend like you just come back from Japan? Buy Japanese souvenir for your friends in KL! I love Royce chocolate potato chips, because for people who have not tried it they will be like wtf, and it’s also very yummy!
Summary
A yummy and cute Japanese food experience
Total: RM190
Mission completed! Less than RM200 for 5 shopping trips!
So each time i spend averagely about RM30-RM50.
And i bought all these items with my RHB Debit Cash-Connect MasterCard!
I love debit cards! First of all it is the best way to control your spending, do not spend more than you can afford, that’s really one of the most important value i hold on to.
And it’s also extremely convenient, you can use it anywhere and anytime! (except express lane at the cashier, mind you, because they are mostly cash-only).
The better news is, while you spend, there will also be a 0.5% unlimited cash back! Means you are actually earning money will spending
And lastly, RHB is now running a contest for debit cards, and all you have to do is enter, spend a minimum of RM30 and you are automatically in for the contest!
a. 1x Nissan Almera 1.5 E (A)
b. 1x Honda CBR250R Mugen
c. 3x iPhone 5 (16GB)
d. 5x Mini iPads (16GB)
This is so far the easiest contest that gives out the best prizes!!!
Go and get yourself a RHB Debit Cash Connect Mastercard at your nearest RHB branch!
Pick your skin up
I’m not a coffee drinker as the caffein makes me dizzy, but i’ve heard how caffein has become very popular ingredient in skin care over the years, in face creams, body scrubs, and fragrances.
The latest Origins GinZing Energy-boosting moisturizer contains caffein as one of its major ingredient.
If you are familiar with Origins, you will know that it is a all-natural skin care brand which products are formulated with certified organic ingredients and 100% natural essential oils, at the same time commits to protecting the environment and also encourages recycling.
Went to Origins at Mid Valley Gardens, i was quite surprised to see such a natural-themed skin care brand to have lots of happy and fun colors!
Very festive!
I was introduced to many different products besides the usual skin care, and some are really interesting, like the “Peace of Mind”, which is an on-the-spot relief that has an intense aroma that takes away your tension and muscle tightness in an instant. I bought it for the danna as a stress reliever lol.
I also bought a lip balm, although a little pricey but it really moisturizes super chapped lips with just one application!
They also have a recycle bin for cosmetic empties, so you can bring your used bottles and tubs here for recycling, and contribute your part to the environment. ^^
And the hero!
All the packagings are also made from recycled or recyclable materials.
If you are naturalist and wants the purest goodness for your skin and at the same time feel good knowing that you are doing a part in protecting the environment, Origins is the perfect brand for you!
I was testing out the new GinZing Energy-boosting moisturizer , featuring Panax Ginseng and Caffeine derived from coffee beans.
If you are tired of tired-looking skin, this moisturizer “wakes up” tired, dull skin and jumpstarts skin hydration level to create a healthy, vibrant glow.
Despite the two ingredients that carry a strong scent, i was very very surprised that it doesn’t smell like either one of them. It has a citrus, orangy scent!
What surprises me even more is the unique gel formula that is completely oil-free and super light weight. It feels almost like water, since it is aqua-based, once it touches your skin it immediately liquifies and get absorbed.
Other than that, it also gives a cooling sensation that is supposed to help awaken the senses.
The other ingredients in this moisturizer is Olive, Wheat abd Barley, which build a dewey barrier by replenishing moisture reserves.
It also contains several essential oils. Grapefruit Oil (oh now i know where the citrus scent comes from!!), which uplifting aroma provides clinically proven anti-irritancy benefits.
Spearmint Oil is known to encourage energy and Lemon Oil will help dispel mental fatigue and increase concentration and awareness.
It sounds like this is not just a normal moisturizer for the skin but it also is an instant mood-lifter with its aroma.
I’d recommend it as a morning cream, where it refreshes you to a wide-awake skin!
And for something that is 100% natural and organic, you’d be surprised at its affordable price: RM100 for a 50ml jar.
It will be available at all Origins Retail Stores ad department stores.
Now it is giveaway time!!
I will pick 5 lucky winners, if you just share with me a little bit of you!!
Just tell me:
1. What do you think of this GinZing moisturizer and why do you think you’d like it?
2. What is your personal pick-me-up quirks with natural ingredients?? (Mine is lemon, because i looooove sour and it awakes even a hibernating polar bear hahaha)
Please remember to leave your email, so i can pick and contact 5 of you with the best answer!
The Journey
Ciao.
Sorry for the lack of update.
As we left Santorini our lives have also turned to chaos since there’s no Amie (my wedding planner from Sunrise Greece who is more almighty than greek goddesses) to take care of everything anymore T__T
Actually back in Greece there was also super a lot of drama, my pocket wifi got delivered to the wrong place, our flight to Rome got cancelled because of a strike at the airport, but then i was just like, whatever, chill! Amie will fix it. And then the poor girl is running 24 hours sleepless to fix our shit.
Now everything is going crazy, the danna’s suit case lock got jammed, my pocket wifi hit data limit in TWO DAYS and we have no hotels to stay the next day and there was no internet, and then we are spending hours and hours booking last minute train/bus/hotels omg. T____T
I miss Amie T___T
Anyway we have like, zero plan. We got to Rome from Athens, spent two days, and then jumped onto a train to Venice.
And now we don’t know where we are going next. But i like this.
My face.
In case you don’t remember anymore.
Rome.
Venice.
Ok that’s all i have to click “publish” before the internet dies on me!
The beginning, Greece.
Hello from Greece!
I don’t have a lot of time with the internet but here are some photos! (as seen on my Instargram! If you want more instant update please follow me @cheeserland ^^)
The first Weddingmoon destination for us is Greece! Despite whatever everybody says about it being a poor country and dangerous etc, what i experienced here so far was pure beauty and nice people!
What’s poor is people’s judgement for things they don’t at all know.
I was in Athens a few days before flying to Santorini!
View from our hotel overlooking the Acropolis.
(When we were to go to the ancients, i almost said “i am going to Apocalypse Now!!” wtfml)
And then on the street, i wanted to buy a koulouri (like a sesame pretzel thingie that’s super cheap!) from this Greek gentleman. Guess what he did?
He insisted to give it to me for free and refused my money.
If Greek is poor then this man has a heart so rich he could buy an ancient alien’s spaceship.
That was the amazing start of my trip in Greece.
Until i come to Santorini. (still here!!)
So…
This place is real!
(most of the photos here are straight out from my iPhone with zero edit/filters)
Santorini is, whatever you see in Google image + whatever you imagined it to be, and maybe better in real life.
It is possibly the most beautiful place i’ve been so far (after many places in Japan of course hahahha sorry Greece).
We also just had our Grecian wedding yesterday, and everything was perfect.
A photo of the dana lololol
A photo of him in.. shoes
I don’t have more pictures right now because i was busy holding the bouquet, not iPhone hahahah
But i will update ALL when i have time!!!
Also, none of this would happen if SunriseGreece didn’t contact me for the Weddingmoon, and none of this would happen if QiuQiu didn’t recommend me to them. I’m forever grateful for this amazing experience.
Go to SunriseGreece for more info if you would like to know about weddings in Santorini, and maybe sneak peak pix of our Weddingmoon!
Update again!
Olay Beauty Myth Buster Workshop
Do you sometimes buy a beauty product because it promises big claims, and then stop using after just a few months because you don’t see the result fast enough?
Olay has been really loud with their promises too, they even had a money-back guarantee earlier, and this new Olay Regenerist challenges you to try it because it promises to “Reduce lines and wrinkles before you finish one jar”.
So does this new Olay Regenerist deliver results as they claim?
Watch the “Beauty Myth Buster” video below to find out.
So to understand more about the product, i went to Olay’s Beauty Myth Buster Workshop with Sisters magazine! 
This was the only picture of me haha because i forgot to take picture during the workshop! It was very interesting and the whole time i was concentrating on just the presentations by Olay!
That’s Yvonne, Olay’s brand manager, who gives her entire talk in super fluent Mandarin (and she speaks perfect English too T__T) The key point of the talk was about skin cell energy. Basically when the cell energy is low (happens when you start aging -_-), the effectiveness of a product significantly reduces too! So Olay Regenerist actually helps level up your skin cell energy with 3 innovative ingredients: Olivem, Niacinamide, Pal – KTTKS, and it also has an increased level of existing anti- aging ingredients by up to 20%.
It shows that the new Olay Regenerist gets dissolved into water much quicker than moisturizers from other brands. So it’s proven that the myth is not true. Myth busted!”.
Myth no 2.:
Expensive creams can penetrate and get absorbed quicker.
Another demo also about fast penetration of Olay Regenerist. There was also a special guest on that day! 
Amber Chia was also there to share with us her skin care tips. She told us that she really enjoys being vain, and therefore she never slacks in her skin care regime. She does the proper 1938828 steps of skin care hahahha. And then does masks every alternate day!! D: So it’s really important to put in effort and not get lazy when it comes to taking care of your skin! If you an extra minute or two to spare, do a simple massage when you apply your moisturizer. And this is how! 
Very very simple, but it helps the cream to be fully absorbed, and at the same time get a more defined face contour! 
For more information, visit Olay Malaysia FB Page, and get a bottle of new Olay Regenerist to try it out for yourself!
The memory game!
I’m sure every one of you have played the memory game!
I’m moderately bad at it because i have a memory of a Dory T__T
The moment i flip a new card i forget what the previous card is T___T.
I think there’s a few techniques to it, but i normally just random flip cards and i end up forgetting which one i flipped lol.
If you have superb memory, it is time you can put it to good use, and at the same time win yourself some prizes!
“Capital FM Reconnect” is a memory game on radio.
Meaning, you have to memorize things from the air, literally lol.
How it works:
You can download the grid box above from Capital FM’s website, where each of these boxes will only contain numbers, but they actually represent different amout of cash and varying aspirational prizes.
You will have to guess the correct memory combination in order to win. So the lucky caller through gets to turn over two boxes and tries to find a match. If you successfully match two tiles, you get to win the prize in the box!
Here’s some of the prizes that you could win.
1. Hypoxi – Body Firming Sessions
2. Kiehls Products worth RM1000
3. Belly Dancing Classes
4. Kayu Bag
5. 2 nights stay at Bukit Gambang Resort City
6. Hair makeover by Albert Nico
This Reconnect campaign on Capital FM runs from 6th May till 24th May 2013, 5 times a day! It happens twice a day on “Talk of the Town with Joanne and Xandria, twice a day on “The Jam Break with Debs and Non” and once a day on “Groove Down with Priscilia.”
At Talk of the Town with Joanne and Xandria on Thursday mornings, there’s a segment called Working Your Mojo, where personal life coach Zarina Zainal will share tips and guides on self-improvement.
Other than that, there are many segments that will inspire and empower women, because Capital FM88.9 is a radio stations for Malaysian woman!
So make sure you stay tuned to radio station Capital FM 88.9 and wait for your lucky turn to flip two boxes!
More info on Capital FM website!
And don’t forget to follow them on twitter too for more instant updates! @iAMCapitalFM
