How i lose my 15kg and now trying to go back to that size!

Like all people, i have trouble with to start my work out regime when i had too long holidays. I have to start from gear 1. I had keep up my work out routine when i was 18 years old until i finish my bachelor degree. i lost 15kg over the year but gain back 6kg. my weight is 62kg when i was 18 years old. I took care of my grandmother while she was in hospital for 6 months. While in hospital with her, i share food with her because she want me to accompany her to eat. She eat about 1/4 of the food while i am the garbage can for the food. I spent my time sitting almost 10 hours beside her bed watching TV in the hospital without working out. That is how i weigh 62kg after secondary school. After i went to college, someone took over my job at the hospital. At college, my friend always invite me to walk with her about 1 hour every evening. i did not realize how much it change my life. I lose 5kg after a year. I dont realize that i lose 5kg until i finish my college. i weight about 57kg that time. My sister is a bit bigger than me. she weight about 80kg. After i finish college, she frequently ask me to accompany her to go for morning walk which is about 1 hour walk. Seriously, i dont mind being 57kg that time but i go along with her plan anyway. I lose 3kg in 2 months. Soon, i went to University for 3 years. over the 3 years, my weight drop to 47kg. I walk a lot while in university. I dont intent to lose that much weight but i am happy that i lose it.

Now, i weight 53kg... after 3 years of inconsistent work out, i gain weight. what i discover through this experience is right amount of exercise and consistency to exercise really work! Another tips that i get from my aunt and I believe it helped me during losing weight is have your dinner before 5pm and have it lightly without carb. Make a salad or take fruits. My typical breakfast is 6 pieces of oatmeal biscuits and a cup of coffee and then for lunch I ate 3/4 bowl of rice with vege and fish/meat. I do watch what i eat even though i am not so strict with my diet. I try to satisfied myself by eating something that i crave but in small amount and try to reduce my craving by gradually decreasing the amount i take the food.

I find that working out in the morning is more enjoyable for me than working out in the afternoon so now i started my daily workout routine by walking for minimum 30min 4-5 days a week and keeping my diet. I hope this is gonna work for me. I will post my progress in February *finger crossed*

If you have better idea on working out I invite you to comment to this post. :)

P/S: sorry for my bad english.

Travel Toiletries....

It has been a year since I had written anything in this blog... I don't deserved to be called passionate blogger... LOL. I just downloaded a blog application in my smartphone... it gives me the feeling to come back blogging.

I want to remind to you that my mother tongue is not English so please excuse my grammatical error. I want to practice English from blogging... because its one of the thing i would love to do. :)

So, what would i advice you to bring to tropical countries for backpacking or holiday? why? i will explain it below...

1. To travel on budget, especially for who is trying to save on toiletries budget... If you plan to stay at hotels, they usually provide shampoo and bath gel/soap. it depends on the place you stay. If they do not put it in the bathroom, ask the hotel staff if they can provide you with these things. Maybe they forget to put it after they clean the room (happened to me twice). what if they don't provide? bring your own shower gel/soap or from the previous hotel you stay! (everybody would do that : P). 

2. Toothbrush and Toothpaste. (Except you don't mind stinky breath)

3. Shampoo (with conditioner)

4. Sunscreen. tropical sunlight 12 hours a day, moist environment (with sweating) burning tropical heat... i would suggest SPF 50 and  above. Re-apply if necessary... Mine is SPF 130 (Brand: Sunplay) and I hardly re-apply.

5. Face moisturizer

6. Body Lotion. This one is according to your preference. if you tends to have crack heel or dry skin in air-conditioned room, you will need this for night use because you will use sunscreen on day time.

7. Deodorant. You just cant escape from sweating in tropical environment!

Basically, this is all you need when travelling. For me, i would trash eyeliner, compact powder and make up remover in my toiletries bag because i can't resist to look the best in my pictures : )

Runway's soft,nude and natural make up!

I chose these looks because i admire the make-up artists' work. I really love to re-create these looks for my everyday use and special events. so, enjoy these chosen pictures!

Heidi Klum

Alessandra Ambrossio

Adriana Lima

Tyra Banks

These looks can be worn during day and night. the most special about this look is it highlight your natural feature and wont make you look slutty. It will make you look professional. that is why i posted these pictures in my blog so that i can share it with those interested. In my next post, i will explain how to get these looks in 10 minutes. 

Ginger for weight loss?

Ginger is very famous in Asian country for its use in cooking and medicine. It was long used widely in India and China for its medicinal use. Modern study has found that ginger can also beneficial for weight loss. Personally, i have not try it for weight loss but i have try it to relieve indigestion. it works! so, how does ginger can promote weight loss? here are some of the ginger's benefits to weight loss:

• Ginger can lower the blood cholesterol. Ginger oil can hinder the absorption of cholesterol and stimulates the conversion of cholesterol to bile acid.
• Ginger can increase metabolism. it contains acidic substance which can stimulates gastric enzymes. 
• Ginger can improve gastric mobility which makes the digestive system work perfectly. It can reduce bloating and constipation. It regulates peristalsis  so, you will go to the toilet everyday.

You can try drinking ginger tea 2-3 times a day. The recipe is simple.

Ginger Root

Ginger tea recipe:

1. 4 thin slice of ginger root
2. 1-2 spoon of honey
3. 2 cup of boiling water
4. a few drop of lemon (if you prefer)

It is good to drink ginger tea in the morning and night. It can keep you warm. There are more ginger benefits:

• relieves morning sickness and motion sickness
• relieves cold/flu
• menstrual cramp relief
• heartburn relief
• prevent colon cancer
• relieves nausea
• limit flatulence
• reduce muscle pain
• reduce dizziness.

Caution: Children under 2 years old should not use ginger.

Long hair is classic beauty...

Short hair is daring but for classic long hair is a timeless beauty. I always have better compliments from my friends with my long hair. Short hair is easy to manage but for long hair, you will need to trim the end regularly. In my opinion, you could look chic/smart/cool with different updo and just let it loose in lazy day. But remember, keep your hair healty to have lusty look. Should we say it is an instant glamorous?...

Chic wear: short pants

These are collection of celebrity pictures i google in the internet to help the ladies out there. For those who bought short pants but have little confidence on what to match the pants with.... better check this out before you keep the pants until outdated and trash it. I did some research for wearing short pants so i'm wearing short pants more often. why i like it? because tropical weather is hot and humid. The last picture is me wearing black short pants with blue body glove t-shirt. Well, the celebs have the legs but i try to work the pants by drawing attention to my top (by wearing striking color tops).

Christmas treat

Its almost Christmas... surely everyone had a bit of Christmas spirit right now? well, i had bought a dress and a shoe to our dinner. They did it early because there will be a lot of open house during 25th onwards. This is my dress that i had bought last week.

That was my brother. He is holding an apple. I bought this dress because i saw Drew Barrymore was wearing a dress with almost similar cutting. The difference is significant but i do realize dress with cutting like this hides my tummy.















I could make it colorful by adding accessories but i did not have the time to shop for accessories. I suggest to buy accessories with pastel color. Pink shoe, with pastel beads necklace, and pink earing. yellow bangles also works.

This is my shoe that i pair with my dress. It is a very comfortable shoe. For the whole day i am looking for a shoe like this. I like how it sparkle. It brings light to my dress.