5D4N The Signature Serviced Suites & Studios, Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur has always been the only-go-there-for-shopping/holiday-kind-of destination since long long time ago. Even when both my dad and sister were staying there for few years, it has never occurred to me that one day I will be staying in KL (regardless of how many days) for work purposes. 

I have always known for sure what I really want in life and staying in KL is never on the list. Well, to be honest, anywhere else other than Penang or wherever my family is not at, will never be an option to me. Never. #tooattached

I know what is in your mind now. Confirm you're thinking, "This girl is crazy. Few days in KL only want to complain so much!"

Well, in my defense, it's not complaining also? Hah. Okaylah, maybe it was lah. Heh.

Anyways, I wanted and needed this training that can only happen in my HQ which is well obviously in Kuala Lumpur. I was very excited for this training because this only means that I'm improving in my career and going up another level, which actually can be stressful and fun. Hah.

The only thing was the staying alone part. No, I'm not scared of staying in a hotel room all by myself. I actually love having own space sometimes. It's just none of my family members could come down to KL to stay and spend time with me after office hours. So, that's the only thing that makes training difficult. 

Seriously too attached for a 2* years old. What's happening to me? Hah. I am a very independent person okay. Many might disagree because of my too attached-ness to my family but in general, I really am.

So, I was feeling reluctant to go KL but of course no choice lah. 

What made me feel good throughout the entire week was this place that I stayed at. I googled for a lot of photos prior to the trip and was already in love with the whole simple-modern design on each rooms. 

This is currently my favorite hotel in Kuala Lumpur. It's situated at Desa Sri Hartamas. I think I said before that Capri by Fraser, KL was my favorite hotel and it still is but The Signature is like a cheaper, smaller version of Capri by Fraser. 

You need to read on both to see which one you like better. Actually if you got the chance, go stay okay! Very hard to choose because both very similar. 

When I arrived at The Signature Serviced Suites & Studios in the evening, I was mind-blown.

Let me make your eyes happy no need to read so much. 

The grand entrance of The Signature Serviced Suites & Studios.

The security of this hotel is amazing. Not everyone can just walk into the lobby and even that, their lobby is not at ground floor. To enter the building, the security guard will have to open for you if its your first time going in for check-in.

Then, the guard will walk with you to the elevator and use his card to scan and then press the lobby's floor button for you. The lobby is situated at the Level SL (Sky Lobby).

Cool heh.

Only 1 reception desk at the lobby with refillable guava juice for you :)

I have earlier booked for a queen size bed studio room (Studio A) and prior to the trip, I wanted to change to a bigger studio at the same price but was not allowed to unless I pay a certain penalty fee, to which I didn't want lah. 

Initially, my parents could come ma so try for bigger room lo. On internet, they declined my request so okaylah. Small room it is.

Then, when I was there to check-in, I requested if it was possible for me to change to a bigger room with no extra charges, and the man said, "Sure!"

I was happy lah, duhh. 

So, I got a Superior Studio (2 single beds, with a bigger living room) and told my family about it when I got into the room, feeling excited all.

That excitement was short-lived okay. My dad told me he fell sick so won't be driving down to KL anymore. Boohoo. 

Superior Studio (2 single beds)

Then, I tried using their roll-up curtain and the string was already broken and I didn't want to have 2 single beds and such a big room to myself. Single bed too small for me to roll around. Heh.

So, I called the man at the Reception Desk and asked if he could give me back the Studio Room that I have booked. He said, "Sure!"

Bestnyaaaa.

So, I checked out and checked into my new room, Studio A.

Studio A (1 queen sized bed all for myself)

Kitchen area, fully equipped with bowls, plates, utensils, fridge and a microwave oven. They even have dish-washing soap and sponge in the cabinet. Good job, The Signature people. 

Toilet very big and clean. Everyday I get fresh towels to use. 

View from my room :) This is Sri Hartamas, people. 

My wonderful bed for 4 nights. One of the best sleeps ever.

Remember earlier I said that their security is really good?

Everytime anyone uses the elevator, they will have to scan their room key card first before they can click on any level, even to Sky Lobby where all their facilities are located at.

Infinity pool, gymnasium, cafe, sauna room and a multi-purpose mini hall. All at Sky Lobby.

Before you enter the facilities area, you have to scan the room key card again. Feels very exclusive okay.

Gym with a view.

My second favorite part of the entire building. It's quite a loooong pool.

I cannot believe just how a simple infinity pool makes all the difference okay. Haze or no haze, masuk air juga.

I wanted to swim at night (pool opens till 11pm, BEST!) but the haze was really bad. Boo.

Overall, it was one of the greatest hotel experience that I have encountered. The room is clean and new and easy on the eyes. The only reason to that is The Signature Serviced Suites & Studios is still very new. They were officially opened for business in March 2015 so that's like few months into business nia. 

So far so good okay.

Ohhh and it's about 10 minutes away from IKEA! :)


Seriously, go give it a try. Normal days they charge about RM200-ish for a night but on good promotional times, you can probably get RM170 per night, which was what I got for 4 nights.

Go stay and let me know if you are on the same page as me!

Miss you already, The Signature Serviced Suites & Studios! :) Shall see you soon.

Friyay: Google Adsense Yes!

This is a good Friday because I have finally gotten the permission to display Google Adsense's ads here and earn in something that is not in Ringgit.

The happiness is not entirely because it's the US Dollar that I will earn, but more to the fact that I finally got it. 

When I first apply for it, I was rejected. Boohoo. So, I keep trying and finally with more readings and clicking here and there, it finally happened.

Have you ever like hope and do something only to be turned down a few times and when you finally achieve it, its like you're on top of the world.

One of the best feeling ever I have to admit.

I'm just glad this chapter is over.

Thank you Google Adsense for this opportunity.

My dream of becoming a full-time blogger seems really achievable now. Heh.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Oh and you can follow my snapchat: sarahkhooyw if you want to! It's really fun I promise you :)

My Eyeliner Embroidery Story.

Some may have heard of this, some may have not.

I only found out about this 'invention' or 'process' or 'treatment' or whatever you want to call it one day when I woke up late and was rushing to work. Since I over-slept that day, so I quickly just draw my eyeliner accordingly but realized later in the office that it's obviously not the same thickness (you will know what I mean if you draw your eyeliner sometimes).

It's a double disaster for me because both my eyelids are different in its thickness, in the way it folds against my eyes (see photo below!). So, I have always been watching Youtube videos on how to draw in a way that both eyeliners will seem like its same thickness. CANNOT ONE I TELL YOU!

It's so impossible that I just try to do my best on a daily make-up basis. If it's nice, great. If not, then just suck it up. Also, I am the laziest person I know. You see on the photo below right, one side thin and another side thicker. Stress or not you tell me. 

So, that leads me to do more research on how I can settle this problem. Problem because it takes a lot of time and patience to draw nicely okay. Both also I lack of so yeah.

Then, I saw the word.

Eyeliner Embroidery.

What? I obviously know of eyebrow embroidery but this? Those words definitely caught my attention! So, I read more on it and most of the articles are from overseas. Photos also all not Asian. If Asian means confirm they are photos of plastic surgeries, mostly Korean. Heh.

You can also call it Eye Define Treatment. There's so many names out there to describe this one thing okay. It all roughly means the same thing.

Do you know there's such thing as Lip Embroidery as well? Uh-huh. Crazy right.

That was a few years ago when I knew of this process. Then, I let it go because I don't know anyone who personally went through this and I'm not going to take any risk right. My eyes you know. 

THEN, IT HAPPENED!

It was just a normal conversation with my cousin in my dining room at 730am. I was getting ready for work and I had just finished drawing my eyeliner. She saw what I was doing and said, "Ehh you very  good at drawing also ah. I'm never good that's why mine is permanent already!"

AGAIN, I WAS SHOCKED! I turned to her and looked at her as if she was my answer to a life crisis! 

Then, she explained further and showed me her eyeliner that was done by Blaze in Penang. I got even more curious because to be honest, I really wanted to have this permanently on my eyelids because I was that lazy but scrap the idea because no one I know did it, or at least it seems no one talks about it lah!

She gave me details of the place where she went to have this done up. I googled even more the next few days, and within two weeks I made up my mind to go for it. 

It says Eyeliner Embroidery so it never crosses my mind that it could be tattoo kind. Well, I think it is a tattoo because the machine that was used looks like one and also because the Director of Blaze, Tony said it is. Hmm. My cousin also said it won't hurt so much, just a little.

LIES!

Okay, I need to calm down and write this post out nicely so for those of you who wants to do will know what it's like and if it's worth it.

So, what is this thing exactly?

It's like a semi-permanent eyeliner drawn onto your eyelids along the lash-line. If not mistaken, it can last up to 4 years. I don't know what it will look like after 4 years obviously because it's still so new on my eyelids. Remind me again 4 years later and I will tell you. Hah.

When I had finally decided to do it, it was quite difficult to find the right time because Tony is a very busy man. According to my source, he also does all these beauty treatments for Datins in Singapore, hence his frequent visits to the Merlion City. 

I was still looking around at other places where they offer eyebrow embroidery to see if they also have this Eye Define Treatment and I came to know about Empro.

Empro is located at Gurney Plaza but from the way the salesperson says it, it looks like Eye Define Treatment isn't their strength. They only have ONE sample photo of before and after. Errr. 

And they charge like RM700++ for the Senior/Director to do for you. That is really expensive okay.

With that, I went to Blaze and make my appointment. One thing I really love about Blaze is that, no matter what kind of treatments you want to take, the Director/Founder will do it for you. He won't like send his interns (if he has) to do for you. All hands on by himself. Best.

The day finally came and I went in like a warrior and came out like a..

SWOLLEN-EYED WARRIOR. Hah.

I shall let the photos speak now.

 You enter the room also you feel beautiful already. 

First thing to do is to apply A LOT OF numbing cream. Put as many rounds pun takpa.

HAHAHA to those pimples on the forehead.

The numbing cream process takes about 30 minutes - give and take.

Brother cho siau with my face. 

Then, Tony came in and there's no more turning back people.

It's like taking a black ink pen and drawing on my eyelids. Except this one, HURTS LIKE CRAZY.

Seriously, braces is what man? This one is a whole new definition of pain. In the beginning, I only felt like there was pressure on my eyelids and then before you know it, the numbing cream works 0% and I can feel every needle. I think it's needle lah. 

This is what NO PAIN NO GAIN means. 

Yes, more numbing cream please. KEEP THEM COMING.

According to Koay, my tears kept flowing out the entire time he was doing it but I didn't feel no tears or watery eyes also. That I think the numbing cream is blocking lah. Not the actual pain. Heh. 

So, this is his way of telling me, "I'm here babe and it's all going to finish soon!" 

That or more like, "Hah! See! Told you no need to go for this already! HAH!"

Either way, he's very supportive lah okay. Afterall, it's not like this is a plastic surgery or something.

Tony is a very detailed person and that's why he's so good at what he does. It was really painful but I didn't wanted him to rush it through because I obviously want to have a good outcome. At one point, I think he drew the line longer than the other eye and he used the 'tattoo removal laser' to remove the extra line. 

It happened so fast that I didn't even have time to prepare myself to take the pain. It felt like an electric shock but not really also. No idea how to explain the pain. It lasted like few seconds only tho.

The machine.

Finishto! A bit swollen heh.

Tony noticed that I have never done anything to my eyebrow and he decided that it's time to beautify it FOR FREE. Talk about good customer service people.

Everyone, meet Tony :)

So, eyelids were little bit swollen on the same day but nothing too obvious. I went to a meeting after the treatment okay. So, no problemo.

It's the next day that the eyelids decided to kembang sikit banyak. It was quite painful to open my eyes too. So, it is recommended that you spend more time sleeping to let the swell reduce a bit. 

My eyebrows now so in place! HAHAHA!

Over the next few days, I apply this cream on my eyelids that helps to reduce the swellings. One thing to take notice if you were to go through this amazing process.

Because I apply this cream 3 times a day, I tend to wipe my eyelids once in a while because it can get too oily and even when I bathe I wash my eyes carefully. So, whenever I wipe my eyes with a soft towel, I can see a bit of black skin came out with it so at first I panicked lah. 

I thought the color fake one and already coming off on the second day! Turns out, there will be a layer of the tattoo color that will come out and then you will be able to see the real deal. 

Scare me only okay. I thought there goes my $$$!

The swelling goes off quite fast for me. Must be because I put the cream like 6 times a day instead of 3. Kiasu. 

Freedom tasted bestttttt after no more swelling!

Freedom from having to wake up earlier. Yes, extra 10 minutes to sleep is precious.

Freedom from needing to keep trying on different brands to see which one is really sweat-proof and tears-proof.

Freedom from drawing two different sizes on two different eyelids.

Freedom from people asking, "Eh why both your eyeliners bo siang size eh?"

So, now when you see me, you know that I have the perfect eyeliner on. #taktaumalu

I don't have a lot of photos that shows very obvious of the eyeliner but if you see on the photo below, I think can see a bit. Heh.

No regrets in doing this. The pain is worth it lah I guess. How often can you say that your eyeliner today looks really good wor? I can say that everytime I wake up and after getting out from the pool. No need to worry that it will smear or gone missing. Hah.

Considering that's the only thing I do when I make-up, I feel its one of my best investment so far.

It's not that expensive. 

Only RM371 plus GST and one time free touch-up within a year! 

Okay what! 

Next time you see me, come check it out okay? For ladies out there, if you have anything you want to ask/know more on this treatment, feel free to ask me! :)

Bye now. 

Spontaneous Sunday to Audi Dream Farm and Titi Kerawang Waterfall.

You know, every once in a while we like to do random spontaneous things and what better day to do it than on a Sunday right?

It was so random that I'm going to try make sense of how we even got to that idea.

So, we were all having lunch at KFC and making small conversations here and there and I seriously cannot remember why I suddenly said, "Ehh, let's all go Balik Pulau now lah! Go see goats!"

How random was that?

I think maybe we were talking about animals in general then someone must have said goat or something and I guess that triggered my mind. Hah.

So, we talked and discussed whether to seriously go or just go home sleep. In the end, half of the lunch-gang decided that it shall be a go! We all met at my place and carpooled. Total of 9 human beings in two cars.

Balik Pulau isn't very near so I would like to call it a roadtrip if I may. Heh. 

Who needs a Sunday nap when you've got a bunch of humans to interact with for the afternoon? 

The only plan was to go the goat farm and with Google, we were given two choices. Audi Dream Farm or Saanen Dairy Goat Farm. We chose the former because apparently Saanen has very few goats and nothing else to see. 

The original entrance fee was RM7 but we told the man that we're only students so in the end he gave us half price. Okay wait. Not half price. We only paid RM5 per person. so, that's like 30% discount. Win also lah! He also gave us a few packets of fish/duck food so we can feed them animals. So double win. Hah.

After touring around the area, it was still quite early and since we drove all the way there, we brainstormed for places nearby that we can go, as a tourist. Hah. The boy soon came up with this.

Yes, there is a waterfall place in Penang in case you didn't know about it and its situated at Balik Pulau. Many of us only found out about that place that day also. So no worries, you're not the only noob here. Heh. 

When people say Balik Pulau, few things sure come to mind. First would definitely be LAKSA, and then DURIAN, and then GOAT FARM. Now, let's add TITI KERAWANG WATERFALL into it! 

I bet you heard of Titi Kerawang Waterfall before but perhaps you have never been there. It's quite a nice place to go chill actually, provided you don't go during weekends or public holidays. The place is quite small so you can imagine how crowded it could be. 

It was indeed a Sunday well spent. It's this kind of Sunday that makes Monday so blue. Good times always pass quicker than normal times. Heh. 

I think every once in a while when a group decides to do random things/trips like this, the bonding becomes even stronger and you get to know each other a lil better. I love love love this kind of stuff. Even better when we can travel elsewhere together, Best okay.

Speaking of which, we have exactly three more weeks to our backpack-around-Asia-adventure! I am super looking forward to it. The tough part has got to be trying to squeeze everything that I want to bring into that backpack. Oh dear let's not think about that first. 

THREE WEEKS. TWENTY-ONE DAYS. 

:)