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Cititel Mid Valley

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Planning to post this later but I guess should post it earlier to preserve its freshness *LOL*. When I was in KL last month end, I stayed at Cititel Mid Valley. It’s a 3-star hotel. Nothing much to expect anyway.


The room and bathroom wasn’t too small. It was all right for 2 people. Not too bad. Clean too.


However, who would expect this? I only stayed there for 2 nights. The next day, I was surprised with birthday cake and cards by the hotel. It was sent to my friend’s room. Then, my friend intercom us saying that she’s coming to our room to look for us. When I opened the door, she started singing Happy Birthday. I thought she was pulling my leg or it was my roommate’s, who knows… It’s for me according to the card -.-” We were all rather shocked because it wasn’t my birthday that day and my birthday was early in the month, it was over already. It was already month end that time. Then, we figured they might have track it based on the month.

It was so nice of them to shower their guests with such surprise. Not many hotels are doing this. Most doing it on the actual day itself. What’s more, it’s just a 3-star hotel. Service beyond the stars? I’m impressed.

The choice of food in the restaurant was quite delicious and had many varieties. Our rooms had breakfast included. We also did order room service and the food was very delicious too.

The location of the hotel is very convenient as KTM stop is there at Mid Valley so you can easily have access to the city center. The Shopping malls are just next to each other too.

So, if you are looking somewhere to stay when you’re in KL, this one can be considered if your budget permits.

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Hada Labo Hydra and Whitening Face Wash

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Bought a new facial wash last week. I didn’t do any research but just went straight to the shop and did a bit of comparisons then decided to buy Hada Labo Hydra and Whitening Face Wash not knowing that it’s actually a new product from Hada Labo.

Bentonite Clay
Mineral clay from natural volcanic ash has high content of minerals to effectively absorb excess dirt, oil & impurities from skin

Resveratrol
A natural compound found in red grapes helps to brighten ad enhance skin fairness

Fucosorb
Natural seaweed extract with minerals & vitamins to provide moisturizing & antioxidant effects

Super Hyaluronic Acid
Intense hydration ingredient helps to prevent dryness and keep skin soft & supple

Got it for RM17.88 (discounted price, it was on offer).

My skin didn’t go well with it. Kind of regret. It was a bit drying to my face after wash even tough it claimed that it has hydration ingredient in there. I also developed some patches of redness and a bit of itchiness on my face. I think there might be something in there that I’m sensitive to, I don’t know what. Could be the whitening property in there as I noticed that I did suffer from such effect after using facial wash that contains whitening effect.

The only good thing was it foamed really well. All you need is just very little to get very rich and luxurious foam. I would say it is not a bad facial wash for those with normal skin but not those who have sensitive/dry skin.

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Acer Aspire V5-471G-53334G50B

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Here you go… My new laptop after 5 years! Ended up with Acer Aspire V5-471G-53334G50B mainly because of the price factor. Would have gone for the newer model with touchscreen or other brand but they’re way over my budget, do not want to spend a fortune on a laptop anymore. Tried some with touchscreen yesterday and I’m so glad I didn’t go for touchscreen, don’t like it because the screen is shaky when you tap on it. Hence, this is good enough for me.

Intel® Core™ i5-3337U Processor
1.8GHz, 3MB Smart cache
Max Turbo Frequency 2.7 GHz
14″ HD 1366 x 768 resolution, Acer CineCrystalâ„¢ LED
NVIDIA® GeForce® 710M with 2 GB of dedicated DDR3 VRAM,
4GB DDR3 RAM
500GB SATA HDD
8X DVD Super Multi Plus Drive
Gigabit Ethernet, Wake-on-LAN ready
Bluetooth® 4.0+HS
Acer InviLinkâ„¢ Nplifyâ„¢ 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi CERTIFIEDâ„¢ supporting Acer SignalUpâ„¢ wireless technology
Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll and pinch. Swipes access charms, application commands and previous applications
Acer Crystal Eye HD webcam, 1280 x 720 resolution
One USB 3.0 & Two USB 2.0 ports
HDMIâ„¢ port with HDCP support, LAN/VGA combo port cable
342 (W) x 245 (D) x 20/23 (H) mm 2.1 KG

It’s on Windows 8 and I’m still trying to get used to it. Feel rather dumb when I first had my hands on it.


Upsides:
– Lighter and slimmer than my previous laptop.
– Like the feel of typing on the keyboard.
– Processing speed is acceptable, enough for my usage. I guess because it’s new.


I have Windows 8 now and a Windows Phone but I have problem making them communicate with each other -.-” I’m not a Windows supporter, just happened that everything is on Windows.

Downsides:
– No installation CD. I guess most machines does not come with this anymore.
– Very small arrow keys, too far apart.
– Enter key is so close to the key above it, kept pressing the key above instead of Enter key.
– Touch pad with no buttons, need to get used to it to locate the hidden button.
– No privacy with the screen. I prefer screen that doesn’t allow people to see what you’re doing from the sides.
– Don’t like the blue, should have chosen purple, blame myself for this ;p
– Number of USB port isn’t enough for my usage. What do you expect from a slim machine?

The downsides are more than the upsides but they are pretty trivial. Not a big deal. Overall, this laptop is good enough for me to use. Most importantly it’s within my budget for the specifications I want.

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Kanebo Freshel All-in-one Whitening UV Gel

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I got Kanebo Freshel All-in-one Whitening UV Gel (RM67) from attending Kate’s event organized by Everrise last week. I’m so glad I went and I’m so glad they included this product as a door gift! If not I will never know such product exists and even if I knew, I don’t think I will buy it as it’s in the price range I’m not willing to spend money on and I’m not familiar with this product too.

My morning skincare routine can be a rather long one. Have been “suffering” for ages. After discovering Kanebo Freshel All-in-one Whitening UV Gel, the daily morning skincare routine gone down from at least 15 minutes to less than 3 minutes! Amazing! This products has 5 functions (lotion, essence, emulsion, cream, mositurizing makeup base) in one tub! In fact, this bottle has 6 functions, there’s UV filter! So there’s sunscreen in this tub too.

Here’s my normal morning skincare routine:
Eye gel > Toner > serum(sometimes) > moisturiser > sunscreen

Now:
Eye gel > Kanebo Freshel All-in-one Whitening UV Gel

Crazy! No? Normally I waited rather long because I had to wait for serum and/or mosituriser to fully absorb before applying sunscreen. Then before applying makeup, I need to wait for the sunscreen to absorb. Now, no need for such wait. The gel is amazing, easy to spread and absord really fast. Left my skin so smooth to touch. Not sitcky or even shiny.

At the end of the day, my face still produce oil but not that much anymore and not feeling uncomfortable as usually I would feel rather uncomfortable as if my face had a layer of wax because of the combination of waterproof sunscreen and sebum.

Kanebo Freshel All-in-one Whitening UV Gel is now my must-have. If you don’t want to spend so much time in the morning doing your morning skincare routine, then this is something you must invest in. The tub is 80ml for RM67, 5 (rather 6) functions in one and will last you for ages! You only need a little. Not expensive at all. Imagine how much money you can save by not buying all the other products for your morning skincare routine. To me, it’s time that matters!

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Missha All-around Safe Block Waterproof Sun SPF 50 PA++

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So many Korean brands have landed itself in Malaysia and even Kuching but not Missha. I bought this in Korea.

Currently using it but don’t really fancy it. It’s waterproof as claimed but it does not absorb much instead leaving my skin with a sticky layer. It’s also gave me pale complexion after applying it, not transparent at all, making me look rather pale and shiny. The only way to solve this problem is to apply face powder or foundation if I need to go out else I’ll just let it be if I’m staying home, no one will see anyway! HAHAH! It also acts as my makeup base.

Despite that, I’m still using it daily after my moisturizer as this is the only sunblock I have for the moment. I must finish it before investing in another brand. Not going back to it.

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