So one of my favourite things to do is to pamper myself with pedicures/manicures, spas, massages, hair treatment, etc. So since YP quit his job, he's finally available on weekends, so I've decided to go JB for a 弄美美 hair treatment! So the jam was about 2-3 hours, and we had a late lunch at Todak! Too bad they ran out of gong gong and no bamboo clams as usual :(

So after lunch, we went to Tebrau City so that I can get my Innisfree (saw somewhere on FB that they are increasing their prices come 1st May). So I thought I will be able to find a hair salon that I can do my hair but apparently the entire mall only has 1 salon, and they are charging RM399 for first-time customer and RM599 for the rest. Damn I shouldn't have mentioned that I've been here many many years ago. So I was pretty upset and refused to pay the extra RM200, and the worst is I didn't bring any money/card! Anyway so YP decided to bring me to KSL as there are more options too.

So I went back the salon that I've done this Dyna treatment the last 2 times. Surprisingly, this place is super empty. So I asked for keratin treatment and the lady who washed my hair managed to persuade me to do Dyna instead and since I've done it before, I agreed. She was exceptionally careful and the usual 2 - 3 hours treatment became like 4 - 5 hours. In the end, I was the last customer to leave!

  

So the hair looked really not too bad. feeling soft and all. But as usual, I didn't really like layered hair, but I thought I should just leave it to the staff who should know better. Bad move! I think the staff who served me was rather inexperienced from the super long time she took and how she tend to overdo some things.

2 days later when I washed my hair...

 

Look at how "fried" my hair became!!! Damn pissed off but couldn't possibly cut off the damage part cos they would meant that I will sport a hairstyle that is even shorter than most guys!

Super sian but I guess the only blessing in disguise is that I did this one month prior to starting my new job. At least I have 1 month for the hair to grow, and hopefully I can cut off all/most of the damage hair.

Dear TwentySeven-Year-Old Me,

The year 2009 started not too bad for us! We left a horrible spa company that is all about hard selling. We even managed to visit Japan and Taiwan for the first time, our 2 favourite countries now!

You know the 'Daddy' you just got attached to? I know you are currently very happy and enjoying the relationship, but just know that he's not the one for us. In fact, he will break our heart so badly that we will take very long to recover. If you could, don't agree to the BTO he proposed. There will be a lot of loose ends to tie up after our breakup. He is also the only regret to date and because of him, we've missed out & lost a lot of things and made some "not-so-ideal" decisions in life.

You will join some shitty MLM company that requires you approach strangers on the streets to donate to charity. A total waste of time and effort. I don't even think we got any money out of it. People whom we've known there are also not too necessary in our life. Definitely didn't value-add to our life and it's super unnecessary.

You will then go into a watch company that doesn't appreciate us. In fact, they will override your decision to get our friend in. I don't know if I should discourage you to join this company, cos we will meet some really good friends whom I'm still in touch 10 years later. And you will have the opportunity to organise your first media event! So I guess some good things came out of it.

Fast forward 10 years to now. We're in working in a rather big lingerie MNC, which taught us a lot. We've had the opportunity to participate in TV productions, organise big fashion shows, understand various media platforms, and many more. We've met many fabulous colleagues who became friends. We've "outlived" many people here in a good 8-year run and it's time to move on. In about 1 month plus, we will move on to a local shoe company. I'm sure we'll take a while to adapt back to the SME way of working, but it's definitely gonna be hell of a experience for us, and I'm really looking forward to it!

We're married, to a most unlikely person. Can't say it's wrong decision but I guess we have our issues and problems. Not sure if it's gonna work out. I've set a deadline to work this out by September this year. So we'll know how it turns out in a couple of months.

Financially, I think we're doing ok. Definitely not the richest 37-year-old around but managed to start saving, so we'll probably not starve to death if we lose our job tomorrow. At least, we've started to set aside for that rainy day before we hit 40. Better late than never I guess.

Health wise, it's been good. Besides the occasional flu and minor illnesses, we're rather healthy! Really thankful that there has been no major ailments so far. *Fingers crossed* 

Weight is probably more of a concern to us. We've put on more than 10kg for the past 10 years, and we almost hit the overweight BMI for Asian women. So these days, we've been drinking more water & green tea and cutting down on sugar drinks. We've also ordered meal plans for some periods, but the weight loss has been slow. Lost probably only about 3kg so far. Have also signed up for a Piloxing class with Sze Hui & Soo Eng. Hopefully in 2029, we will still survive to see the world.

Social circle has significantly reduced, but I guess it's really not the quantity of friends but quality. I can proudly say that we've managed to keep a good bunch of quality friends. These people will probably be the ones who will stay with us for the rest of our life. 

Something that we really need to work on is family. We need to stop being so lazy and start working on the family. Parents are getting older and we'll never know when they will leave this world, so don't regret only when they are gone. Friends cannot be there 24/7 but family is always there. So we need to stop procrastinating and spend more time with family!

Lastly, thank you for being me! Thank you for the wonderful memories you've created for us. Thank you for journeying through the last ten bittersweet years to come to what we are today. 

THANK YOU!

希望伤疤永远不再被唤醒。

怎么永远学不会？到底要伤几次才会明白这道理？