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February 17th, 2008 by admin

November 14th, 2007 by admin

If you happen to walk around The Curve, don’t forget to drop in CIRCLE ART MASSAGE located at Level 2 of THE CURVE Shopping Centre. It is just next to SNIPS and New York Skin Solution. They offer a wide range of massage services right from reflexology to slimming massage and even whole body relaxing massage. Range of prices are quite reasonable i would say as they normally provide 20% off the normal price stated.

Once you are there, you will be greeted by very friendly staff (sometimes the owner herself will be serving you) who will assist you through registration and choosing the type of oil you would like them to use to massage you (relaxation,slimming,detoxification,skin whitening, injuries,..etc) . You will also be serve with herbal/ aromatic tea during the registration process.

Various type of massage oils
I have been here for massage a couple of times and find that the massage are not only relaxing but it also has therapeutics effects. They have both male and female therapist here and they are either from Indonesia or China. Normally if you are looking for traditional Malay massage techniques you will be assigned Indonesian therapist. I had tried both the Indonesian and China therapist and i would give thumbs up for both !!

This shop offer are very relaxing, clean and comfortable area for clients to enjoy their massage service.

Reflexology area

Simple rooms which are dimly-it to ensure client are comfortable

During the body massage process, you can even request that the therapist focus on massaging certain area where you feel requires more attention. The therapist are really attentive , friendly and most importantly skillful !

In fact, i found out from the therapist that they even have resident sports therapists that you can consult if you have experienced any form of sports injuries. The resident sports therapists will then advise you on what to do or provide you information on what they could do for you.

Once massage session is over, the therapist will normally wipe off all the oil from your body with a clean towel and therefore you do not need to worry feeling very oily all over if you would like to go shopping after the massage ! That is something i like about this place !

So, to anyone interested to give this place a try, do call 03-77100219 for reservation (especially if you are going on weekend in the afternoon), else i guess you can walk in…

Services Offered ( all price stated here are normal price):

1. Foot Reflexology 30 minutes/RM 38.00 , 40 minutes/RM 48.00, 60 minutes/RM 68.00

2. Spa Reflexology (include house blend scrub,coco butter foot soak) 60 minutes/ RM 68

3. Body Revitalize Session ( Head & shoulder , Hand & foot reflexology) 60 minutes/RM 68

4. Circle Energy Work ( east meet west aromatic full body massage) 60minutes/RM 88, 90 minutes/RM 118

5. Slimming Full Body Massage 60minutes/RM 88 , 90 minutes/RM 118

6. Circle Sparadise (house blend scrub,coco butter,body moist) 90 minutes/RM 128

October 25th, 2007 by admin

Here are some simple exercise steps for busy on the go people. Repeat the exercise in 3 sets and do the exercise approximately 20-30 minutes a day.

So…Lets Start !!
Start off with simple up and down squats of 15 times.

Next …lets move to our left and then to the right.

Now lie on one side of your body, lift your left legs up and down for 15 times and turn to the other side of your body and lift your right leg up and down.

Now, in a crawling position, lift your left leg up as shown and then your right leg. Repeat for at least 20 times.

Next is what i call SUPERMAN style exercise. You do this by lying flat with stomach touching the floor. Then you raise both legs and hands simultaneously off the floor. Do this for about 15 times.

Continue the exercise with this step where you raise both legs up in the air and then down to the floor. MAKE SURE YOUR legs are STRAIGHT when you lift it up. You know you are doing it right when you feel the strain from your thigh.

Next step is quite similar to the previous one. But here you put your knees 90 degrees flat on the floor as shown below before you raise it up to your chest.

Finally the last step, one of the most well known exercise called ” cycle in the air”. raise your legs in the air and start cycling.

October 19th, 2007 by admin

TruDtox is a natural & organic botanical tea containing floras, herbs & teas that are traditionally known to help our body detoxify. It had recently been introduced in Malaysia and can be found in Watson & Caring Pharmacy.

Since its introduction, it had been sweep off the racks of these pharmacy and it made me wonder how effective is this tea?

Price :
RM 29.50 for 5 sachets at Guardian / Caring Pharmacy RM 26.90 (depends on promotion period)

Personal Experience:

Well, when i drank it the first time, there wasn’t any effect until i start to eat my normal meals. About 5 - 10 minutes after taking my normal meals, i feel that i have stomach discomfort and immediately went to the toilet to cleanse everything. This tea does assist in overall cleansing of your stomach. You can see that everything that are released are dark in color. So, probably, for a person who has less toxic the effect would not be that strong.

After drinking for 5 days continuously ( 1 sachet a day), you really do feel lighter as they claimed and you may even feel your stomach has shrink.

Consequently after that, you may choose to drink probably one sachet a week for detoxification purposes or if you are a person who eat out most of the time, it will be good to drink one sachet every two - three days.

Advice:

It is advisable that you drink it when you are at home or when you know there isn’t any urgent meeting to attend. This is because the stomach discomfort ( the detox) process does require frequent continuous visit to the wash room.

September 19th, 2007 by admin

Veet or formerly known as Immac or Neet is a hair removal product by Reckitt Benckiser. When i started using hair removal products, i started with Neet. Back then it was one of the most well known hair removal products in Malaysia besides Sally Hansen. Few years down the road, Immac change its branding and change its name to VEET. Well , as a user (sorry to all Veet enthusiast!), i would personally say that besides packaging change, nothing much change in terms of the product.

• It is still messy during application, and it requires you to follow the instructions stated on the bottle closely especially in terms of the time needed to leave on the cream on your leg before you start to remove it with the spatula/bladeless razor provided.

• Sometimes, not all hair can be remove through one use and you need to wait after 24 hours to repeat the whole process again.

I would not say Veet is the best product for hair removing, but it is something i would use if i desperately need to remove the hair from my leg. …but i will definitely not use this to remove armpit hair. Another point is that, the hair that grow after the shave is slightly rough.

I remember there was once i won GILLETTE VENUS and ever since then, i have been a loyal user of it for hair removal. However, this razor was not as popular as Veet in Malaysia. Why?.. simply because girls have this mindset that Gillette = traditional cutting razor. It is only those who had try would know that GILLETTE VENUS for women is really different. It is NOT LIKE the traditional razor in which you need to keep changing the blade. I only need to change the blade say after 7-9 time of usage.

In a nutshell, i prefer using Gillette Venus because :

• I do not need to use any cream on my leg to remove the hair. Hair removal can be done conveniently during bath with one hand holding the shower so that the water wet the skin while the other hand just shave through the hair.

• It glides over my skin easily, leaving NO CUTS or razorburn. In fact, you will actually think that the razor is bladeless.

• Most importantly, my SKIN IS SMOOTH after shave and it takes some time before the hair starts to grow again.

• Since it doesn’t cut and skin is smooth after shave, i even use it to remove armpit hair !!

• It is really convenient to get rid of the hair on leg especially during last minute when you suddenly remember you need to shave your legs for important appointment.

The plus point of this Gillette Venus is that the packaging is even designed with customer convenience in mind ! It comes with a little white plastic case holder, and when you open the case, there is space inside to store additional cartridges. The case has a holder on the front to hold the razor and you can attach a fitting (which is provided) on the back of the case so that you can have it on the wall in the shower. In fact, the cartridges come in their own little package, so they won’t get damp and rusty !

This is the holder on the front of the case to hold the razor

Space inside to store additional cartridges.

Attach a fitting on the back of the case so that you can have it on the wall in the shower..

This is just a personal review of hair removal method for ladies that i would like to share. At the end of the day, it very much depends on personal preference. As for me, im looking for something which is safe, convenient, fast and MESS - FREE !!

More review on Veet can be read here and why i don’t want to risk using cream for hair removal can be read here. While more review on Gillette Venus can be read here

September 14th, 2007 by admin

While i was browsing through the net, i came across icejacket.com. I find this item really good as it enable chilled vodka to be serve. Besides that, this jacket is also said to be able to hold a multitude of top shelf and super premium vodkas, tequilas and rums.

Ice Jacket is a mould that creates a layer of ice around your bottles. It is quite simple to use this item. Firstly, just as illustrated in picture 2 below, place the bottle on the base of the Ice Jacket, slip on the sleeve, and close the three cam locks. Then fill the mould with warm water (picture 3) and finally place it in the freezer (picture 4). Once you are ready to serve the vodka, run the mould briefly under water to release the cam locks and sleeve. And there you have it, an iced-encased bottle

In fact the creator had created the item with the users in mind. To avoid users dropping the slippery bottle, the plastic base of the Ice Jacket remains attached to the bottle and this enable users for simple one-handed pouring. In fact for users with smaller hands or those who have unsteady pouring technique, a mess-free pouring can be achieved by placing one hand on the base and the other around the bottle’s ice-free neck.

Many will be wondering what happens after a while when the sculptural ice layer begins to melt?? Will it cause a mess?? No doubt the Ice-Jacket was designed to remain out of the freezer for only a round or two among friends, replacing the icejacket in the freezer after use will allow for considerable longevity. In fact, it take some time before the sculptural ice layer can begin to melt because the booze within the bottle has been chilled to below 20°F. This keeps the Ice Jacket insulated from within.

Finally, when the sculptural ice layer begin to melt, it will not cause a mess as it melts into its own drip tray at a rate of about an ounce an hour.