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How are you? Hope you are feeling wonderful. Today I would like to share with you my experience organizing Blooming with illy 2.0. The theme was voted by some of my lovely friends on instagram and it we came up with a Fancy Hat Picnic Party theme! On every #Bloomingwithilly, the plan is to host a knowledge sharing session. As I said it before and I am going to continue saying it, we can always learn from each other. All of us goes through a different kind of experience in life, with that we gain info. After all, our current human intelligence and knowledge depend on how we collect and use sharable resources. Sharing knowledge has always been a key part of human evolution. Come to think of it, it seems like we have this strong urge to do a knowledge transfer even from the ancient time. If not then why would those ancient Egyptians spend their time to craft those symbol on the walls? It is for the sake of knowledge sharing. 

Maybe that is the same reason why many people started a blog a decade ago. Look around. The conversation we had, the book we read, the video we watch, the song we listen to. We crave for all kind of information and we are just genetically programmed to then spread the knowledge to people around us.

My Weight Loss Journey with Dr Chee from Signature Clinic

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How are you? Hope you are doing great. Today I would like to share with you my weight loss journey. You will get information on what I did, who I went to get a consultation, what I eat and the treatment I did. It started on Oct 2018 so it means I took me nearly 4 months to achieve my target. 

A brief background, I am 32 years old age is one of the factors influence our basal metabolic rate (BMR)). I gave birth twice hence I have stretch marks and flabby tummy. I tried to go on diet and did some exercise after my first child is born with no professional help or consultancy. I did manage to lose some around 12kg (gained 35kg during pregnancy by the way LOL). Then I got pregnant again. This time I decided to better seek for professional help from a doctor at a registered aesthetic clinic so I can become healthier and slimmer more efficiently without hurting my body system. I am glad I pick this path as it really open up my mind about how important it is to go meet an expert. 

I went to Signature Clinic located at Damansara City and meet Dr. Chee. This is the picture I took on my first visit. Have to cross the leg to look slimmer hahaha This is the visit that change my life. The moment I walk in they asked me to fill up a form with all of my personal details. Then I was lead to the InBody Machine (talk about it shortly) then I went to Dr. Chee’s room to get the consultation.   

                                

First, she saw my result ( I have no idea what is written in the test result actually). She helped to explain that my overall body score is 48 (very bad she said hahahaha) my visceral is 17 (dangerous as it can lead to health problems such as heart problem, high blood pressure and diabetes) my muscle mass is low. My body fat percentage is 46.2 (banyak giler). My BMI was 24 (overweight). Then she gave me a target to achieve so that I can improve my overall body condition. 

The minimum aim is to get my BMI to 22, to lose 22kg body fat, to gain 9.7kg muscle mass, to achieve 56kg body weight and to bring my overall body score to 60, Do I achieve all of it?

YES!! SUPER HAPPPY!!  

Pengalaman ke Kellie’s Castle Ipoh Perak

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Berapa puluh tahun duk Malaysia, ni first time pergi Kellie’s Castle. Dulu pernah dengar citer pasal tempat ni sebab my brother ada shooting citer kat sini. Dia kata cam seram sikit. Maybe sebab dia shoot malam kot. Kitorang gi siang okay jer. Ada la vibe bangunan lama standard tapi takda la seram. Illy rasa the energy banyak love and macam ada sedih sikit.

Lepas baca sejarah dia baru paham kenapa ada rasa energy sedih tu. Apa la baru start blogpost dah citer sedih LOL. Okay kembali kepada topic. Kami pergi bercuti ke Tambun, semperna birthday weekend my second daughter Zandria. Hari pertama kami pergi The Lost World of Tambun, ni hari kedua lepas check out. Before gerak balik kl kami singgah Kellie’s castle. Nak bawa pengalaman pergi The Lost World of Tambun boleh baca kat sini.

Masa sampai tu panas giler weyh. Tapi okay la alhamdulilah, better dari hujan kalau tak lagi payah nak berjalan. Kami pergi time weekend yag bukan cuti sekoah so tenang la sikit takda crowded. Kereta pun senang cari parking. Ni anak illy yang first si Sofea bukan main happy masa citer kat dia nak pergi castle. Dia tengah budget princess ler tu.

Pengalaman ke The Lost World Tambun |HONEST REVIEW|

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Kali ini illy letak vlog video kat atas terus senang, pape korang tengok video dulu. Baru boleh dapat gambaran lagi jenas senang sikit nak bercerita. Ke suka illy letak end of post? Okay, malas nak citer banyak. Nak share kali ni kami baru balik dari cuti cuti malaysia. Simple jer dan tak jauh dekat jer. Kami gi Ipoh. Semperna Zandria punya second birthday. Kenangan la kiranya. Tahun lepas kami pergi Club Med Cherating. Tahun ni pergi ke The Lost World Tambun. Actually budak bukan kesah luxury ke tak, yang dorang nak just attention kita as parents. Kali ni pakai budget tak sampai 10% dari pada aa yang kami selalu spend. Tapi still boleh enjoy sangat and tengok anak – anak illy pun happy jer. Alhamdulilah. Nak berseronok tak semestinya kena pakai duit banyak yang penting orang yang kita spend tu.

Tanamera Ageless Facial Serum |Honest Review|

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I have been using this Tanamera Ageless Facial Serum for 2 months plus now since Nov 2018 and I think it is about time for me to share some insight. Well, those who know me would understand that I am always looking for the most botanical options. Tanamera is one of those brand that I love because of its commitment to use only natural ingredients.

I have tried their confinement sets (for both deliveries), their herbal massage oil, scrubs, body lotions, body showers and the list can go on and on and on. Not only they are cost efficient for the quality they provide but also they do work. Anyway, let’s get back to Tanamera Ageless Facial Serum. 

Hyatt House KL Mount Kiara |Honest Review|

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How are you? Hope you are doing great. Today I would like to share with you my experience staying at the newly launched Hyatt House KL Mount Kiara. If you have been reading my blog, you may have noticed that my family truly enjoy staycation. We believed that staycation is one of the most time and cost efficient way to rejuvenate out of our busy schedule. This time around we went for a couple staycation and we had such a lovely experience here in Hyatt House. So, let’s jump straight to the review shall we? 

Glad that Hyatt House is just 15 minutes away from our home. It is located right in the heart of Mount Kiara, if you are familiar with Sushiya (the super awesome nice Japanese restaurant) Hyatt House is located right beside that building. If you are a gym person then if you know F45 then yes, it the building next to it. Haiyaa.. just waze of use google map lah. 

As you arrived, you’ll have to go down to basement for carpark. Quite easy to find parking plus they got designated area.

Need to Unwind? Healthland is what you need

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Those who know me personally would know that I have loving relationship with “massage”. How could I not? I’ve been preaching to everyone I know about the importance and wonder of a good massage session. It helps to control anxiety, improve digestive issue, from headaches, insomnia to muscle pain and it also helps to improve our the effectiveness of our lymphatic system, I can spend all day talking about how massage is not just for pampering. It is a need, and a great way to maintain a holistic wellness.

Super Fun Day at i-city SnoWalk

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If you are looking for ideas on where to bring kids on weekend. Do consider I-city Snowalk. The last time we came is around a year ago. It is fun to revisit and glad we did because they are so many changes that it felt like a whole new experience. Jot down a few tips so you can have the best experience with your family.

I am pretty sure everyone know where they are located at but just incase there are actually at seksyen 7, Shah Alam. You can use Federal highway or NKVE highway.Just use google map or waze I mean it is going to be 2019 already haha.. The parking is relatively easy. We went on Sunday during school holiday and it does not take us too long to get a comfortable indoor parking. As you arrive take a sharp right to go to indoor parking area. Even if it rains (you know end of year monsoon n stuff) you get to be sheltered with a covered path straight to i-city snowalk entrance.

Property investment potential profits - Is it an illusion?

Recently there was a report released that forecasts private residential property prices to grow annually by 1.5 to 3.2% over the next two years. In other words, property that fetches $1,500 per square foot (psf) in today’s market could cost up to $2,300 to $2,900 by 2030. With the given optimistic projections that has been released by authoritative sources, buyers can consider the potential downsides of investing in properties. By being aware and vigilant of the risks, they can focus on potential gains. We are talking about private residences across Singapore and not Housing Development Board (HDB) unit in Yishun or Queenstown.

Hilton Garden Inn Puchong |Review|

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My husband and I always think that it would be a great idea to spend quality time together in a new enviroment. By exposing our kids to variety of enviroment it helps to broaden up their comfort zone. New enviroment does not always have to be abroad. Like a visit to a museum, kids park and even a staycation can also be a learning trip. The idea is to expose them to as much variety of enviroment and from there they gained experience. We all know that experience are the best teacher.

Very recently, we went to Hilton Garden Inn Puchong. You might have noticed we are quite a fan of Hilton, We are blessed enough to be able to experience Hilton Kuching,Sarawak , Double Tree Penang by Hilton , and also Double Tree Melaka by Hitlon . Actually we have been to Hilton Petaling Jaya too but I didnt document it before. Well, it gave more reason to revisit hahaha My point is, their service is great which is why we really dont mind to come over again and again.