Some Simple food

A few days ago , I was at home. My parents and sister did not come back yet. Mal ,my brother ,was plonked in bed. Obviously he was tired with the night shift.  I thought of cooking but then , I felt quite hungry. So there were some prawn, tomato and eggs. I made the the shrimp louie. This salad is filling. I made some for my brother.

Before that , my sister Nas had a nice recipe with "Budu" involved . Budu is a delicacy , if I may say so favoured by those from the East Coast of penisular Malaysia .It is  fermented fish sauce.  My mother made some cabbage in coconut milk or masak lemak kobis, fried chicken, boiled or steamed fish and eggplant  with long beans. Of course a hard boiled egg in Budu with slices of  onion and bird 's eye chillies. It was very nice. I liked it a lot.

I was thinking of making some mee with wantan . My sister made some , it was dim sum the other day. Later we went to eat at a restaurant selling noodles . I had noodles  with beef.  I think I will make some beef stock and beef and keep it hot , so that I can eat some noodle whenever my mother is not at home or when  my parents fast on Mondays and Thursdays. My father said that fasting makes one healthy.  My husband had made some Carbonara sauce yesterday  and I had boiled some spaghetti.  I will have those tomorrow I and  will make probably make  some more shrimp salad.

Sendayu Tinggi - D'folia and Sedu Arrow

Last week I went to KL to buy a new jar of Pond's cold cream. I bought it at Hanifa textile at Jalan Masjid India. This is my third jar  in the last two years. I bought the 269 gm which costs RM 18.90. Then I went to buy a linen cloth at one of the shops. There is sale , I bought  an olive coloured one. Last time it was the soft peach .

Today I purchased    Sendayu Tinggi traditional supplements  called D'Folia and Sedu Arrow. I have been taking the supplement for about two years. D'Folia is from the honeymoon set and Sedu Arrow is from the women'sset.  I used both for anti aging purposes  and for  my overall health. So far I liked these supplement . I have not tried the ST  Beauty and D'Folia coffee though . One can became a ST  member  for RM 25  at their outlets and they  do have nice makeup colours. You can find the details here at  :http://sendayutinggi.com/

Aidilfitri ,Himalaya Neem Pack,Dr Denese and Payot

Selamat Hari Raya !!! This Aidilfitri , my sisters are here and my brothers with the exception of Zahid. There is the usual fare  , the rendang chicken and meat, sayur lodeh and the nasi impit. This year 's eid is quiet and happy. My sister Nas , Rafiq , Tae and Akmal were around with their families. Yesterday we went to Rafiq's house , Sadd is in Kelantan and Yati came back as a surprise. 

In  the past week I have been looking up for Dr Denese skincare. It looks good especially the Firming Pads. I am also interested in the age corrector cream, the blue cream the hydroshield cream and serum. Lastly it is her Resurface and glow treatment face wash.  I have been watching  all her videos . The founder of this skincare is Dr Adrienne Denese. She is from Hungary and  has a medical degree from Cornell  University medical college. In 1997 she opened her anti aging clinic in New York. She has also written a book called Dr Denese's Secrets for Ageless skin: Younger skin in 8 weeks. 

I have also used the Himalaya Herbal's  Neem Face  Pack for Oily and Pimple prone skin. This is a mask which contains Neem,turmeric and Fuller's earth . It has a distinct sandalwood scent. The colour is dark green with greying tones. It is a pleasant mask which is  cooling and tightening. It firms  and rejuvenate the skin and also clears the skin of all blemishes.  This face pack is said to regulate excess oil  secretion , cleans clogged pores and improves skin texture. It costs RM 19.90 for a 150 ml tube. So far I have used it twice.

The next skincare which caught my attention is Payot. Payot is a  French skincare , the founder is Dr Nadia Payot who  was one of  Europe's  first female  medical doctors  . She created the line in 1927. The creams are about RM 200 depending on the website . It is available at Impian Wanita and Strawberrry net.  I am aware of this skincare as  I used to work near the company which imports this skincare. The products I am interested in are Pate Grise for pimples of course and the Special 5 lotion. Some of  the interesting creams are   Design Lift , Creme Anti Rides ,Design Visage and Creme Jeunesse Du Visage. Most of the creams are  for anti aging and lifting . I think this will be on my wish list next year.

Pineapple juice and Sri Mawar cosmetic

I was thinking of how to eradicate  uneven skin . So far with the Garnier peeling cream, it is still visible but  not too apparent. I am into half of the jar and I plan to buy another . I was thinking of using pineapple juice. It has an enzyme called Bromeilan which is a natural BHA which is good to exfoliate the skin . One has to use the fresh juice immediately. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes.  . There is one  recipe calling for coconut milk and pineapple juice in equal quantity and putting  the concoction on the face. Another is to dip a face towel  into fresh pineapple juice and leaving the towel dripped with the juice for 15 minutes. This is one of the natural face lighteners  which I came across. Once my mother buys the fruit for her daily smoothie I will try it on.With natural ingredients , one does not have to worry about chemicals so much but sometimes who knows best ?

I was spying on  the Peter Roth Thomas 3% glycolic wash most of the time along with the  gentle pads.I wonder if it is any good . Since  I am not into high end product just yet . I was thinking of  trying the Sri Mawar Cosmetic. It is made of fruit extracts,flowers and vegetable protein.  It has been around  since 2000, from Johor . 

The line is simple and complete. I like the soft pink packaging.  I like the beautiful skin of the  lady in the advertisement . So fair and flawless.The basic line is made of  cleansing milk , foaming wash , freshener , glicoderm cream and uv cream. There is the normal skin set and the oily  skin set.        The whole set is for RM 260. Then one has to add about RM 100 for the the scrub and a moisturiser.   If you are interested here are some websites which sell this nice skincare line.http://srimawarkosmetiks.blogspot.com/ and http://yakinjaya.blogspot.com/2008/11/sri-mawar-kosmetik.html