Honey & Oatmeal Mask

"She did not know the nature of her loneliness. The only words that named it were: This is not the world I expected..." ~ Ayn Rand

Hello readers.

More updates on my DIY all natural craze.

I have found the perfect mask for my face. 

Its so easy peasy to make.

Ingredients 

1. Honey 

2. Oatmeal

Instructions

1. Put ingredients on a plate

2. Mix

3. Put on face 

4. Leave for 5-10 mins

5. Wash off

6. (Feel free to eat the balance on the plate haha)

Haha. Ini semua instructions poyo. But just in case, I'll write it down for your guys.

This mask is oh so awesome for dry skin. I don't think I'd recommend it for oily skin though.

I would suggest doing this once a week. It's so good I literally had to stop touching my face every 5 mins after washing it off, it makes my skin so soft!

Alright. 

Feedback is appreciated from those that have tried this okay?

I have an awesome recipe for hair which I will share soon.

Much love from Airiel and I.

Peace and love to everyone.

Selling For Charity

"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself and the other for helping others..." ~ Sam Levenson

Hello readers,

So many people need help these days. And I am trying to do my bit.

I also realised that I have tons of clothes that I have either never worn, or have worn once and never worn again.

I am selling my clothes via duriana and carousell. Save for the postage charges on the clothes I am selling, 100% from the sale will go to charities. I have a list of causes, organisations and individuals and/or families which all of us can donate to. PM me if any of you are interested in the list.

Duriana

Carousell

You can find me in both via username idzerqq or idzerqqy on the two apps.

Not much stuff yet because I am juggling time. But I will try bit by bit to upload the clothes.

Have a good weekend ahead.

Much love from Airiel and I.

Peace and love to everyone.

Homemade Honey Milk and Sugar Body Scrub and Face Mask - Chemical Free

"Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is" ~ Albert Camus

Hello

How is everyone coping with the price hike?

Things have been expensive recently and it seems the prices of absolutely EVERYTHING has gone up dramatically.

I am in the process of eliminating the buying of soaps, body soaps, shampoos, body scrubs and face masks from my shopping basket and making them myself instead.

Yes. My skin is dry and sensitive and products for this type of skin are just so super expensive.

For a couple of months now, I have made my own body scrub and face mask. I use this scrub for may face and body as well. 

How do we make them? Easy peasy!!

Put in a plate 1.Honey; 2.Sugar; and 3.Powdered Milk (get cheap ones just for your mask and scrub)

Pour olive oil (quantity is up to you)

 After mixing, you will get this lovely smelling scrub (smells milky honeyish). Add a bit of water and mix some more.

You can opt to put in 1. Lemon Zest or 2. Essential Oils (smell to your preference) but I don't. Its just fine for me as it is.

Slather on dry skin and face for 15 mins. Rinse in shower.

Lovely clean, moist skin awaits!

Recipes for homemade soap and shampoo for dry skin is up next. I am still experimenting.

Have fun trying this out readers. By the way, it is good for male and female skin, so long as the skin is dry.

Much love from Airiel and I

Peace and love to everyone.

 

Coffee Ritual, Solaris Dutamas

"Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch..." ~ Orson Welles

Hello readers,

Sorry for the lack of updates.

I have been busy. But that of course is not an excuse I know.

Anyway, I just wanted to share with you guys the lunch set at this one place in Solaris Dutamas (outside of Publika).

The place is called Coffee Ritual.

I always walk past but never go in, I mean it looks like a cafe that only sells finger food or desserts and that stuff. 

But me and the girls have now resolved to make our rounds and support all the businesses. So we try and go to a different place everyday, stuff like that.

They had a lunch set. For the price I loved it. 

NIN's order. I think it was lamb stew or something. Licin

For the life of me I can't remember the name of this dish, but it has become my repeat order everytime I come here. Those round things are actually minced beef patties with herbs and chopped garlic and onions thrown in, topped with a lovely sauce. Loved the potatoes, the tomato salsa-ish thingymajig with the salad. 

Love, love, love...

Do give this place a try.

It also serves some decent coffee.

[Located Next to Coffee Societe].

Much love from Airiel and I.

Peace and love to everyone.

The Turn I Cannot Seem to Make

"There's a moment when love makes you believe in death for the first time. You recognise the ones whose loss, even contemplated, you'll carry forever, like a sleeping child. All grief, anyone's grief... is the weight of a sleeping child..." ~ Anne Micheals

Ever since February, 2nd 2015. I have not been able to go back.

There are days when I go to work or come back from work and I will tell myself  'Today, I'll go visit him. Today I am strong enough...'. And then as I near that fork in the road that would lead to where he is, I just can't seem to go into the junction. 

My brain freezes, my hands sweat, my stomach churns, my vision blurs. My heart...it just breaks. And I drive on. Always looking at that junction from my rear-view mirror as it fades away.

I can't do it. I just can't do it.

And then, I will spend the rest of the day asking myself 'What is wrong with me? I used to be able to do this, easy peasy. It's nothing more than a grave..'. And I will miss him for the rest of  the day. An ache that never dulls.

I was always kidding myself. It never was easy to go there. But these days, it just seems so much harder.

It's like I am damned if I go, and I am damned if I don't.

2 years on and yet the struggle is ever present.

The struggle for sanity. To overcome grief. To function normally.

It is a daily battle. As a mother who has lost a child, it is a daily battle.

I miss him so very much. Some days, more than I can bear it. 

It brings me to my knees, knocks out the strength in me.

Gugur semangatku mengharung dunia.

I will never forget the moment his heart stopped, and mine kept on beating.

 

Weekie - E.City Hotel

"Once you have travelled, the voyage never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers. The mind can never break off from the journey..." ~ Pat Conroy

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful...

Hello readers.

One of my weekie updates.

This time around we stayed at a relatively new hotel in.. guess where, USJ 25. Hahaha. Random kan?

 The rooms were modern, cozy and had some of the best pillows I have ever slept on in a hotel. Flat screen tv, nice cozy lighting under floors and side walls and a day bed.

 The rooftop pool. Now I have to say that the management was trying to go all natural in so far as the colouring of the pool tiles were concerned, but because I am used to blue tiles resulting in blueish water for pools, this slightly greenish coloured water put me off a bit. And the kiddy pool was apparently out of order. So airiel was super upset he could not swim that weekend.

Cinta hati hamba...

Pros:-

1. Parking is free at the moment.

2. The E.City Mall is situated right next door so you can take your family shopping. There is more restaurants than there are shopping spots at the moment, but it's still a nice place to hang out.

3. Nice live band on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

4. Mamak (big plus for Airiel's atok);

5. Secure (you can only access the floor your room is on)

Cons :-

1. Kiddy pool was out of order;

2. We were only given once access card (but you can request for another one, but still); and

3. You can only access the floor your room is on and as I was situated on a different floor than the rest of my family entourage, it was difficult for me to go see them. Airiel's bonda had to wait for me at the lobby and we will then go up together (hadoii penat).

Alright readers, until the next update. Please bear with me. Work and Airiel is taking up most of my time at the moment.

Much love from Airiel and I.

Peace and love to everyone.