Day 73 of 365 grateful days project:

"I'm grateful for having been pampered at the famous Rob Peetom Bali last weekend."

My good friend, Annerie, was staying at our place last weekend and she invited me to get this cool makeover at Rob Peetom's. Upon arrival we were greeted with a glass of cappuccino and a little biscuit, only later to be served with a glass of cold white wine as the girls were polishing my nails. Then I was brought to the hair wash room, which overlooked a green view of paddy field. As I hit the chair and relaxed, it vibrates and gave my back and legs a light massage. At the same time, the friendly hairdresser massaged my scalp.

Before

I looked pretty that night, with blue nail polish and curly hair. The latter didn't stay for long since my super straight hair refused the curl and the wind conspired with it to return it to the straight state. But it was a good good night. :)

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4:17 pm

Day 56 of 365 grateful days project:

"I'm grateful to have such a nice new haircut today."

Do you remember when I had my hair dyed RED 2 months ago? I looked like this.

I knew I should have had a new haircut to go with the fashion red colour, but I was already too excited to even make that attempt. The hairdresser told me that it would stay red for 2 months, then it would turn copper. He was correct. Starting from early this month it changed to copper, and still looked good on me. I was planning to have a haircut to match it.

Today, I thought it was the right time to do it. Vincent is coming back from France tomorrow and I want to look different. So I went to my favourite hair salon and had my hair changed to this.

Nice, eh? You can't really see my highlight there because I was using one of instagram's filters but you have an idea of the new hairstyle.

Now I'm definitely ready to welcome Mr Boyfriend back! Yay!

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7:02 pm

Day 44 of 365 grateful days project:

"I'm grateful for my newly dyed red hair."

Not that new. It has been 2 weeks that I had my hair dyed. Before the 18th of October, I was a hair dye virgin! I chose the brightest red, which made some people in the beauty salon raise their eyebrow, but to me, why colour your hair at all if you'll be unable to see the difference? I asked for a highlight instead of full dye (only Rp 50,000 difference in cost which actually tempted me to have it fully dyed) but it was my first and I'd like to see if I would be comfortable with hair colour other than black.

I was actually very happy with the result! In fact, I feel more comfortable now with simply tying my hair messily because it'll look good anyway with the red highlight. This photo below was taken right after I got my hair dyed. Nicely combed and styled. But really, I like it more messy with simple round hair rubber tying my long hair.

I'm actually thinking to have my hair cut a little short now, or style it differently than this boring bob.

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5:53 pm

Day 12 of 365 grateful days project.


"I'm grateful for being busy on Sundays."


Some people might wonder why I should be. But that's the reality of my freelance work. Most of the projects require to be finished by the end of the week. That's why I'm the most frantic on Saturdays and Sundays than Mondays. For a weird reason, I like this fact because when every body else starts working their arse off on Mondays, I may be having a pedicure, massage or hair spa treatments. And it's good to have the salon all for myself! :D

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9:00 am

It is tricky sometimes to choose the bra that is right for a woman. Does it have the comfort? Does it have the sexy look? Does it upsize the breasts? Is it actually the right size? Are the wires absolutely necessary?

Below are 10 tips to choose the right bra for you.

1. Comfort is everything in choosing a bra. Of course function and look are as important, but without comfort a bra’s life easily ends after a couple of times wearing it. So always bear in mind to put comfort on the top of the list when you choose your bra to make sure it lasts.
2. Choose the right bra size. 80% of women choose the wrong-sized bras. While you may get some input from other people about your bra size, it is useful to measure it on your own. You can check the step-by-step instruction here.
3. Always make sure that your bra is made of the finest, softest material that is guaranteed to absorb perspiration.
4. If you need a help on the look of your breasts underneath your clothes, don’t be hesitant to put bra pads.
5. When you do have to wear pads, it is wise to choose the ones that have perforations inside. These help bring more air circulation and you can stay dry much longer.
6. Although underwires are essential to improve the look of your bust, it may be sensible to choose a bra that does not have them. Those can get very uncomfortable for the wearer at times and they reduce air circulation and perspiration drainage.
7. Make sure the straps of your bra are adjustable. It does not feel nice if they keep falling over your shoulders.
8. Have at least one demi-bra in your wardrobe collection. It is to wear when you want to put on a low-cut outfit on top of it. Besides, a slight reveal on your cleavage goes a long way. ;)
9. If one of your cups is significantly bigger than the other, choose a bra that fits your larger breast and put a pad on the other one.
10. Don’t wear a normal bra to the gym. Use a sports bra instead. It is firmer than normal bras so it lessens the breasts movement. It is also designed to reduce discomfort, pain and possible injury on the chest ligament. It is called a sports bra for a reason, right?

For a wide variety of bra types that offer both style and comfort, check this website out.

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10:17 am

It has been excrutiatingly hot and humid in Bali. Not only lately, but the last two years! Normal fans and exhaust systems are not of much use when the heat wave attacks; leaving people sweaty and weary. That goes even for me who actually does not perspire as much as other people. I always end up totally grumpy when feeling drop by drop of sweat escapes my neck and gets down to my bra and stays there as if there was not enough excretion to occupy it already. The instant thing I feel is that to take off the bra right then and there and let my chest breathe freely and get dry. But obviously that is not exactly proper to do when I am outside, right?

For most people, summer is to be expected happily every year. For Asians, over 75 percent of the whole year is summer. And it's a good thing! Except the fact that in tropical countries the humidity is of higher percentage than in the four-season ones. Just get out and walk on a sunny day by lunch time and you will already be sweating and totally wet in the first fifteen minutes.

I encountered another problem from the heat just a few months ago. I found red rashes on my skin around the bra line where the pads wrapped my breasts. I suspected that they appeared due to the excessive sweat that were blocked by my bra pads. Not only it was ugly, it was also unhealthy and itchy. Then it was very uncomfortable to wear bras when it happened. But it IS essential to wear a bra if you want to keep the shape of your breasts.

Therefore when I did my usual internet surfing this morning, I was super happy when I found this online shop called The Breeze Comfort and I thought I'd have to share it here!

Basically The Breeze Comfort offers breathable padded bras   and sports bras that, as the name suggests, provide more comfort for active, sporty women - and may I add here, tropical women, too! The highlight of their product is that every bra they manufacture - whether it is a normal bra or a sports bra - is equipped with patented perforated bra pads  (VentipadTM). The perforations (invisible in the real bra) throughout the paddings allow more air and circulation to come in so that perspiration that our body produces while working out or just simply being under the sun evaporates more quickly. This obviously leaves the bra wearer stay dry and comfortable.

Honestly, I have never seen, leave alone bought any bras that offer this kind of technology before. Imagine the possibility of staying pretty and sexy with a push-up bra and at the same time feeling comfortable wearing it. As commonly agreed, beauty products do not usually come together with comfort. This invention is therefore supposed to be dug by every woman.

And what more? The Breeze Comfort shop provides more comfort by offering FREE shipping for US residents (no minimum order) and for international buyers with a minimum order of 50 dollars. Get two pretty bras like this one on the left and you can already tell the difference between the traditional padded bras and the patented perforated ones.

I am going to browse some more of its products now. What about you?

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