By Helen | December 21, 2007 - 9:54 am - Posted in lifestyle

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Gosh, what’s this with those Japanese animes? Not only kids are addicted to them, even desperate housewives like me are hooked. Totally hook. No living being can ever be as perfect as those anime characters. People are constantly on the lookout for perfection and only in the anime world perfection is found.

I’m now watching my free anime online from crunchyroll dot com. There’s quite a collection of animes there but sorry, you don’t have to look for hentais. They don’t have it. I checked. What? I’m more than of consenting age so I can watch hentais if I want to, OK? I have no problem with them and it’s not like I’m those wanky kids hitting puberty with zero self restraint.

By Helen | December 19, 2007 - 3:50 pm - Posted in beauty

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The culprit. The sweetest, sickly scent ever. Not for everyone.

As I’m typing this, I’m totally immersed in the sweetest coconut vanilla scented lotion ever and I kid you not. I can’t stop sniffing myself.

I know, it’s sick but like I care. Nobody’s looking and I assume there’s no hidden cameras around so nobody is going to post me sniffing myself on Youtube. The stuff smell so good I could almost eat myself. Yeah, it’s the ‘time of the month‘ again and I get this insane craving for sweet things. The Vanilla stuff I ordered from Victoria Secret arrived by mail today.

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I suddenly felt so motivated to take my shower and smother myself with this sickly sweet coconut scent. I guess if you don’t like coconut + sweet smell, you will definitely hate this lotion. Even my mother can’t stand the smell. Said I reminded her of the fresh coconut milk she put inside her curry. Blek.

My husband works in another state and will only come home for the weekends. I told him of my new lotion and he’s already complaining over the phone.

Why the heck would anyone want to smell like a coconut?”

Why not? He’s afterall a big admirer of big coconut boobs. So how would I know?

The Orange Vanilla bodywash on the other hand is lighter and more subtle. It smells nice without being overwhelming. So unless you’re a hardcore sweet Vanilla fan, just stick to the VS Orange Vanilla range.

By Helen | - 6:05 am - Posted in misc

I finally put up an Entrecard on my blog. You see, when I started this blog, I was quite contented to just let it be… without networking and links. I was just too lazy to promote, OK? Happy now?

After some thoughts, I put up an Entrecard and took the lazy man approach…. just sit back and come what may. Holy cow, just last night alone I started getting some hits. I guess that got me motivated.

There’s a contest sponsored by the coolest girlie geek from Ramblings of an Undisturbed Mind. She’ll be giving away 2000 Entrecard credits to random contest participants. You can find out more from her blog.

Having 2000 credits would be nice. It’ll definitely be a plus if I can get some exposure, linky love and Paypal donations. OK, OK, scratch the Paypal donation thing. I’m pushing it, eh?

Can’t blame me. Must be the push up bra I’m wearing…

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What? Even Gisele is wearing it.

By Helen | December 18, 2007 - 4:19 pm - Posted in personal

Not that anyone would care because those who mattered don’t know about this blog, but then I just feel I want to list them down just for the heck of it. Everyone financially challenged will have a wishful wishlist. If you have one and it’s something money can buy, you’re just normal. Normal as in not filthy rich.

OK, I don’t want any gadget. Screw gadgets. New models are being churned out every month so who can keep up?

I want to go

1. Disneyland. Any Disneyland except the one in Hongkong.

2. Egypt. God I love that place. I probably will go next year but then I don’t want to sound too confident and end up shooting myself on the foot. Worse, die of disappointment if I don’t make it.

That’s it. I’m not greedy. But the question is, does not being greedy matters? Will my lucky stars shine brighter just because I’m more easily contented? Guess not.

So, I’m going to add 2 more. I want to lose alot of weight and I want Patrick Dempsey.

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Don’t know why I thought of Patrick. Probably watched Enchanted and got mesmerized by those eyes. Blek.

By Helen | December 17, 2007 - 2:23 pm - Posted in beauty

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I have a new fetish - false eyelashes. I am totally hook on my few pairs of false eyelashes. Honestly, I used to think only models and hookers wear false eyelashes…. I was wrong, OK? Works just as well on boring housewives… like me.

I know putting on those falsies sounds complicating. I can tell you once you get the hang of things, it is really quite easy. It is faster than putting on eyeliners and applying coats and coats of mascara to get the same effect. Well, I’m pushing it here. The truth is, no matter how many coats of mascara you put on, you still won’t get close to the same effect. You can dream about having lush lashes if you’re Chinese. Chinese are notorious for having sparse pathetic lashes. These falsies will save the day.

Personally, I go for the cheapest falsies. I bought some expensive ones and a few cheap ones. I cannot tell the difference. So what is the point?

Go for cheap lashes but don’t skimp on those lash glue. I bought a good lash glue so it won’t hurt my eyelids. The glue works great and so far those lashes stay put. I’ve not lost any out in the street.

By Helen | December 12, 2007 - 1:30 pm - Posted in Uncategorized

Honestly, not many online gift site out there can crack me up like this one. It’s so stupid it’s genius. So, that just proves that stupidity and genius is one fine line.

I won’t buy though cause I’m not in the US. The delivery charge probably cost more than the stuff itself.

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My personal favorite… Horrified B-Movie Victims figurines.

I love B-grade movie and I love those voluptuous blondes. Too bad they’re the ones who get killed.

By Helen | December 11, 2007 - 6:15 pm - Posted in personal

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I have finally decided to take down my profile picture and replace it with this Mardi Gras mask. It has never been my intention to blog anonymously on this blog but the recent Google smackdown on paid posts had prompted me to take this route.

Firstly, nope, I’m not doing any sponsored posts on this blog. But then I had heard enough horror allegations about blogs discriminately got blacklisted by Google because the blogger had done sponsored posts on their other blogs. I do write sponsored posts on my other blogs so I will play safe and try to disassociate this blog as much as possible from my other blogs that do paid posts.

I don’t want to sound paranoid acting on all those conspiracy theories and hunches but then it’s better to be safe than sorry.

By Helen | - 9:47 am - Posted in beauty

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I love face powder. I cannot live without it. My face will shine no matter what the foundation says how matte it’s supposed to be. Yes, I do swear by foundation and honestly, anyone over 25 with not-so-good skin should be wearing one. It helps minimize those annoying lines that is like ugly stripes of honour indicating you have lived long enough.

Anyway, for some weird reason, compact face powders just don’t cut it. My face is oily again fast and when I powder too often, it gets too thick. It’ll be OK under candlelight but daylight? Nay.

I always use a talcum powder to powder my face but recently I found this Magic face powder that looks like talcum powder from SilkyGirl. Dang, love it to bits. It effectively minimize the shine on my face and it cost RM3.90. Beat that.

My only complain? I know the thing is cheap but it’ll help if it doesn’t smell as well. The talcum perfume is screaming cheap and it’s awful. But then nobody is going to sniff my face, right? Except my dog of course but then he can’t complain.

By Helen | December 6, 2007 - 3:28 pm - Posted in lifestyle

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Just came across this pink Dopod PDA phone in a magazine and my tail started wagging. I’m on a pink frenzy nowadays. Hope this is not what they call mid-life crisis. I’m going gaga over everything pink and sweet. The pink Dopod 818 looks good and judging from the reviews from CNet, it’s not just looks there.

Dopod is a Taiwanese brand and yes, sounds cartoonish. The drawback? What else? The price. It’s not exactly expensive at USD700+, but then for that price, I’ll rather opt for Iphone.

Apple sounds better than Dopod. It’s just a lady thing.

Dopod 818 specs

l Smart model: Microsoft Windows Mobile Version 5.0

l Style: PDA Form Factor

l Frequency: GSM Quad Frequency (850/900/1800/1900)/EDGE EGPRS Class B

l Size: 108 x 58 x 18.2 mm

l Weight: 150g

l Standby time: 150-250 hours

l Talk time: 3.5~5 hours

l Battery:1200mAH

l Color: Black/Silver/Pink/Blue/Lavender

By Helen | December 5, 2007 - 4:16 pm - Posted in banners

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Pink is the epitome of feminism. On a personal front, I love pink. Yes, I’m way over the age where I should still go gaga over pinky stuffs which is more of a young girly thing. But then I’m never known for my discretion.

When I first started my blog, I did consider pink to be the primary template color. I gave up the thought later because I realize it would be a hassle to ensure my blog and content pictures have to complement pink. I do like to incorporate pictures into my posts and going pink is not going to make my life easy. It’s hard enough to find nice pictures and an even harder task to find pictures that complement pink. Well, forget it.

Pink is one of the few colors that is hard to use on blog templates. I don’t know, probably because of its ultra feminine symbolism, guys will of course shy away from pink. I mean real guys, OK?

I’ve seen quite a few pink templates on personal blogs and I could kick myself for not bookmarking those sites. A few of them looks real good but like I say, it’s not for everyone. On the whole, I’ve seen more ugly pink templates than good ones.

But then I’ve not given up hope .. not yet. There must be a pink site somewhere out there in the vast blogosphere that is just waiting for my admiration.