inspiration for the uninspired

I love reading quotes.
It is really an inspiration for the uninspired person like me.

Feeling like to share these with my blog readers, these are among my favorite quotes in my collection.

“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” - Robert Muller

“My dear friend, clear your mind of can't.” - Samuel Johnson

“Find something you love to do and you'll never have to work a day in your life” - Harvey MacKay

“Work like you don't need the money, love like your heart has never been broken, and dance like no one is watching” - Aurora Greenway

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly” - Sam Keen

“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” - Winnie the Pooh

“You leave old habits behind by starting out with the thought, 'I release the need for this in my life'.” - Wayne Dyer

“Learn and grow all you can. Serve and befriend all you can. Enrich and inspire all you can.” - William Arthur Ward

All of the above are seriously meaningful for me.
Everytime I feel down or upset or mad with anyone, reading quotes helps a lot to recover myself.

Try it!
Happy weekend, lovelies.

a victorian tea party

last week, i got an invitation for a victorian little tea party organized by shazwani hamid which was happening yesterday.

the party was for her blog's 3rd anniversary & it was really private because she invited only about 20 lucky readers.
so yeay, i was one of them.
prolly because i am the 1st person who commented on this entry --> care for a cuppa?

knowing that the theme was "victorian", frankly, i don't have anything victorian in my wardrobe.
anyway, keys to victorian outfits are ruffles, pleated, laces, black, white, velvet, pearls, feathers, etc.

so i tried searching for a victorian outfit the other day & i found this beautiful black long-sleeved lace dress.
i wanted to pair the dress with a pants or skirt, but i cannot find any nice matching pants/skirt.

but then i remembered that i have this one chiffon top with ruffles at the front.
it's not black or white (it's blue) but i was thinking of "modernizing" the victorian style with something vibrant.
and in order to make it more victorian, i bought a small headpiece with feathers & a victorian-ey chunky ring to complete the style.

cozy place, nice foods & great companions.. we had fun enjoying our tea/coffee with some english scones, pies, sandwiches, chocolate & butter cakes, belgium chocs, cookies, etc.
there was a little game too, lucky draws & best dress award which i won nothing, as usual.
but still, there's still something from queen wani for everyone - each of us got an o.p.i. nail lacquer as a doorgift - thanks wani!
and thanks for organizing a very nice tea party.
for the next party or gathering, please count me in!

so these are the pics from my camera & handphone from the party.

group photo before the event started

another group photo

hannah & ashikin

raisya & nurul

wani's welcome speech

3rd anniversary's blogpost

the queen of that day

a little game

me with zuen

me with lina

not my lucky number + the doorgift

with ayna

with raisya

with raisya in another pose

with sheila

with yati

with lina & nurul

and last but not least..

with queen wani

:)

wordless wednesday: my lucky number?

happy love your body day!

do you know that october 19th is a "love your body day"?
are you aware of the existence of such day?

so it was yesterday & i did wish my twitter followers "happy love your body day" but i forgot to put it here in my blog.
but i guess it's not too late to wish it here, no?

if you realize, the fashion, cosmetics & advertising industries always portrayed unrealistic images of women.
we are bombarded by flawless retouched airbrushed pictures & posters.
so this "love your body day" is actually a campaign to encourage women & girls to embrace themselves & reject the narrow beauty ideals endorsed in the media.

it's all about embracing the real us!
we don't need makeups & cosmetic surgery to look good or to increase our self-esteem & we don't have to change ourselves to fit someone else's idea of beauty.
all we need is to feel comfortable with our body & keep it healthy.

speaking of our body, do you know that our skin is the largest organ of elimination?
and do you have an idea that our skin sheds around five billion dead cells daily?

our skin replaces itself naturally every 14 days, well, for young skin.
as we age, the process becomes slower until at about 40, the renewal cycle is increased to 30 days.
the problem is, if these dead skin cells sit & accumulate on the surface of our skin, they may clog the pores and will make the skin dull & dry.

so what you can do is exfoliate your skin.
and this can be done by the practice of scrubbing your skin consistently.
it is recommended that you scrub your face once or twice a week & so is your body.

you can do the scrubbing at home, but if you wish to pamper yourself at the spa, seputeh kapas spa is now having promotion on the body scrub service!
you can enjoy the body scrub session at only rm30 for our VIPs or rm35 for the non-VIPs.
the promotional price is valid until 30.11.11.
visit the website or the fb page for more information.

happy love your body day, lovelies!

wordless wednesday: TSLON