Launch of P&G Beauty Hair Spa

Last night I attended the launch of the P&G Beauty Hair Spa at the Pavillion. One of the first few familiar faces I saw when I arrived was Daphne Iking who looked fabulous as always.

Me - Why are you complaining you are so fat after giving birth?! You look great!

Daphne - Got lah! HERE! (she says while poking her non existent stomach)

Me - Stupid woman....

She was standing by backstage with several other familiar faces in gorgeous gowns.

As part of the event there was a fashion show with clothes by Khoon Hooi and Syaiful Baharim.

Khoon Hooi's clothes were fun with blocks of colour and a little bit funky.

For me though, as someone who always prefers long flowing evening wear, I really loved Syaiful Baharim's creations. I must wear one of his pieces sometime.

There were many P&G products on display and of course that includes the range of OLAY products.

The P&G Beauty Hair Spa will be open today (Friday), Saturday and Sunday at the Pavillion. If you have the chance, you should go and check it out!

CSI

Isn't it so obvious that Grissom misses Sara? And that guy who is creating the board game totally has a crush on that pretty brunette.

Last night's episode was pretty ridiculous, and my sister and I got quite confused along the way. But, If there was a CSI board game available, I would definitely buy it!

I think Grissom will go after Sara....

new clothes..

I only have about a month before I have to start travelling again to shoot the last 5 episodes of my new documentary. In that time I have so much to do that sometimes I don't even know where to start.

I have enjoyed going to One Utama and Pavillion after work to check out all of the new clothes and accessories coming in. Big bold bright colours are everywhere and so are floral prints. I just bought another evening dress. It's emerald green from MNG. As if I don't have enough evening dresses that have not been worn yet. And I tried on 2 pieces from the latest Kate Moss for TopShop collection which I can't stop thinking about. Good news is that it means I must really like it cause I can't stop thinking about it. Bad news is that now I have to calculate to see if I can afford it. I hate shopping budgets.

I haven't bought a pair of shoes in 4 months though! That is definitely a record for me.

Tonight my sister and I are going to watch CSI together. I'm interested to see Grissoms reaction to Sara's departure.

OLAY

I am proud and honoured to have been chosen by such an influential international brand as OLAY to be part of their campaign.

Thank you OLAY.

This advertorial is starting to appear in our local magazines starting from May issues.

(this posting will only make sense and be interesting for CSI fans and viewers)

WHOOOOOAAA! Sara Sidle has left CSI! And she was very brave to make an exit the way that she did, I am obviously referring to the very public kiss she gave the love of her life, Grissom in full view of everyone in the lab. Poor girl, she must be so tortured. But you know how in Sunday's episode, she said in her letter to Grissom that while she was under that car out in the dessert, she was haunted by images and she needs to go and confront them to be able to move on with her life? Well, I don't remember any visual references being made during that episode. So I don't quite understand what she is talking about.

I wonder how Grissom is going to respond to this. Will he chase after her? Will he try to find her?

I do like how in this last episode that Sara's obviously become jaded with the job when she was confronted with that horrific case of domestic abuse where the wife has a knife in her back.

As for CSI Miami, Gary Sinise's character, Mac is another troubled soul haunted by his past. I feel sorry for that British accent girl. Is her name Peyton? Or Claire?

And CSI Miami has got to be the most unrealistic of all 3. Why would you wear white pants, a really tight shirt with the buttons undone so low down that you can see their assets with your beautifully blow dried hair flowing in the wind while you check out dead bodies in strange places. And usually, they are wearing high heels too.

If I worked in CSI, I would wear black plastic like pants with big jacket and those rubber boots that people who work in fields wear. My hair will be up in a bun and I would wear no jewellery. I would still wear my huge bug like sunglasses though.

I'm so looking forward to the upcoming episodes.

Also, may I ask all of you to please cast your vote on the poll on the right hand colum of this site. Question - how often do you visit this site?

Thank you

Sawah padi...

Fadli (producer) - Ok Sha, untuk episod ni, I nak shot you kat sawah padi. ...berdiri kat air...

Me - Hmmmm...ok... tapi I takkan kena pacat ke lintah ke? Kan I dah kena masa shooting Beauty Secrets from the East tahun lepas...

Fadli - Tak de lah! Tapi kalau kena pun, bukannya mati....

So, the girl in the picture above is actually me! Don't believe me? This next picture is proof.
I was a bit nervous at first because I didn't know how deep it would be but once I was in there, I was ok. Quite fun after awhile feeling all of that muddy earth all around my feet which sank about 4 inches into the bottom. As you can see from the picture above, the water wasn't that deep.

First batch of shooting done!

I just arrived back in my office and my first batch of shooting 8 locations is done!

Now the scripting, voice overs, preparations for launch and arrangements for next round of locations begins.

I do have a few more photos to share with you from my last location. I will be putting them up very soon.

Can't wait to get home and see my 'babies'. I wonder who will come and see me first this time. Last time it was Joberg and before I left this time, Schizo made a rare appearance and walked with me to my car.

And I am soooooo hungry.....

A salad from Marmalade is exactly what I am craving now.....

abandoned houses and a sunset..

Whenever I see abandoned houses like this, I can't help but wonder who used to live there and what happened that resulted in it being abandoned. A love story gone wrong? A family feud? I saw this house while travelling back from my last location. I just find them so fasciniating and feel tempted to go inside and see if I can find anything that could tell me the story. A family photo or a necklace..... I have a very big imagination....

And I couldn't resist taking a pictur of this beautiful sunset.

Celine Dion

I came back from my last location just in time to see Celine Dion live in Kuala Lumpur. I had the amazing privilege of watching her perform live at the Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas a few years ago so I was not only excited to see her perform again but also interested to see how this show compared to her one in Vegas. I remember I lined up for two and a half hours and when I got to the counter they only had 1 ticket left. It was expensive but worth it.

Her voice, was amazing from beginning to end. No questions or doubts about that. But I don't know why she only wore one costume for the whole show except for the last song, her undisputed hit song, "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie Titanic. And that costume did not flatter her at all.

Exactly the same thing happened here as it did in Las Vegas where even though she has said good night, no one wanted tro leave cause she had not sung that song yet. When she came back on in a stunning yellow evening dress with glittering belt, the crowd went wild! In Vegas I think she wore a white dress for this song.

Her dancers were great but I don't think the choreography suits the songs. And Celine can't really dance. She always seems a bit off time, but I forgive all of that for her fantastic and consistent vocal performace.

I think Stadium Putra at Bukit Jalil would have been a better venue. I watched the show sitting on a wet banquet chair which had been placed out on the wet and slightly muddy field.

In terms of stage design, costume changes and visual effects, the Las Vegas show was a million times better. But so it should be, they don't have to transport all the equipment all over the place. Last night's concert was really watered down, but I will say it agin, her voice was fantastic.

After the show, I was completely starving so went to a very noisy warung near my house where everyone's eyes were totally focused on the tv cause there was football game on.

I have no idea who was playing who. I'm not into football.

I ordered my usual Tandoori chicken and bungkus balik some for Lord Derbyshire. He was so happy!

In less than 24 hours, I will be gone again, but this is our last location shoot and then we go on our short break before we start the next round of shooting. We should be launching it in a few weeks!

on the road...

I'm in the office earlier than usual this morning. We are to leave soon for our next shoot location. It was horrible having to drag myself out of bed at 5.30 am this morning so I could check that I have packed everything then leave to come to the office and beat the morning traffic.

As much as I love it, at this point, I am looking forward to just staying in KL for a while. 2 more locations then we are on "a break" where we will stay in KL and work on editing and voice over scripting of our last locations.

I never thought I would say this but I actually miss going to the gym regularly. And I definitely miss the salads at Marmalade when I'm away.

When Lord Derbyshire saw my suitcase this morning, he started miaowing loudly again. "Where are you going now?!" he was probably saying.

Joberg probably wishes I would take him with me so that he will stop annoying her.

Will update you again soon! Til then, keep smiling..

previous location update..

The photos from this location are beautiful. But shooting was like a bit of a bad dream. I hurt my back which made things very difficult for everyone. The locals started arguing with each other and at one point the production team and myself could only stand there and watch the drama unfolding before us. We could not believe what we were seeing. And just before we were supposed to shoot the final segment of the show which in many ways is the highlight of the show, it started pouring with rain. And I really mean heavy rain! We were supposed to shoot outdoors, but within a few minutes of this heavy downpour, the ground became very muddy and not suitable at all for us to shoot. So we have to move to Plan B which was to shoot in a slighly cramped covered area.

It's all just part of the journey. And we're not finished yet.....

Many thanks to Jay for the beautiful photographs... keep smiling!!!

repacking again....

Tonight, I repack my suitcase again..actually, it was barely unpacked...

Lord Derbyshire is behaving like a silly little 4 year old boy. He's running around, making a lot of noise about I don't know what with no regard whatsoever to his injured foot. Joberg keeps trying to hide from him so he doesn't play with her tail. Schizo is missing in action as always and I think Tippex must be staring at the stars from somewhere, spending time philosophising about the world and his role in it.

Today was a mad rush of running errands and to meetings to follow up on things.

But it's all really exciting!

She's back....

First I heard the car. Then I heard her voice. She's back! She's back!

I ran towards her despite my injured paw. Where have you been?! Why have you been away so long?! I kept miaowing at her as loudly and as much as possible.

"My poor little one! I've missed you so much! I've been away working so I can have money to look after you as well as Schizo, Joberg and Tippex."

Not long after, she forced that stupid pill down my throat which is supposed to help heal my paw. I hate medicine! Give me tandoori chicken instead!

And yet again, she will have to go away again soon..... What a shame Joberg hates me playing with her tail. That keeps me amused while Sasha is away....

Yours Sincerely,
Lord Derbyshire

back in the office.....

Ah... so nice to be back in the office...

Can't wait to get home and check on my cats. Now it seems Lord Derbyshire has hurt his leg and is limping around on 3 legs.... Aduh.. never ending dramas lah these cats!

Will update more soon...

Boarding plane...

I'm at an airport now and as I write this I can hear them announcing that my flight is now ready for boarding. Yay!!! In a few hours, I will be at home and see my Schizo, Joberg, Tippex and Lord Derbyshire. Now my sister tells me that Schizo has been very moody the past few days.

And within less than 24 hours, I will be in a completely different location again.

Kenal dia tak?

Zul (technician) - Eh Man... You kenal tak budak tu yang muka dia kat cover Jelita tu?

Man (cameraman) - Tak kenal lah.... dia tu siapa?

Zul - I pun tak kenal sangat sebenarnya...

Fadli (director) - Pada I, muka dia familiar sikit lah... Sasha, kalau you pakai make up sikit, I rasa muka you boleh nampak macam dia tau....!



Just another day on location with funny crew....... :)

update...

I don't feel so sick in my stomach anymore, but I am so craving my favourite avocado accents salad at Marmalade. As I was shooting today, the weather was so hot and humid, the sweat was running down my back like a waterfall. And my feet feel raw from moving around on uneven wood flooring. But tomorrow, I get to dress up and I saw what I will be wearing today and I've never worn this outfit before and I think it looks beautiful so of course, I can't wait!

I hope my 4 furry 'babies' (my cats) are all ok. I need to buy some tandoori chicken for Lord Derbyshire when I get back.

I am so tired now. I can't wait to take all this make-up off and get into bed. I actually don't enjoy wearing make up. Unfortunately, not only is it necessary, it's pretty much compulsory.

More updates soon!

Location update..

I finished shooting at my last location and arrived a few hours ago at my current location of shooting. I have spent all day travelling. First it was a 2 hour drive down a winding road which made me feel like throwing up. Then it was a flight on a plane with a transit. The flight was slightly bumpy which made me feel like throwing up again. Then when we arrived, we found out there had been a slight mix up in our hotel room reservations and therefore they had no rooms available for us. We tried a few other hotels and many are fully booked. Thank goodness we finally found one which can accomodate all of us.

Location shoots are very unpredictable. Thank goodness everyone on the production team has a great sense of humour! I may be the only girl in this production, but I am looked after so well by them. Sometimes I think they actually manja me too much! I feel like I have 4 bodyguards!

This is location number 4. Nine more to go....

Many more challenges ahead of us...

An update from Lord Derbyshire....

Hi...
As I'm sure Sasha told you, I have not been well the past few days. Her mum and sister had to take me to the vet while she was away. Hasnul the vet gave them some horrible antibiotics to keep giving me for a few days. I hate it! I do everything I can to scratch whoever is the idiot that tries to force it down my throat. So far everyone has been scratched at least once. Well, I'm feeling much better now. Everyone realises this cause I have started bullying Joberg again. If only she would just play with me then it wouldn't be considered bullying. Oh, and Schizo still hates me.

Sasha bought a new CD today. It's her friend, Ning's latest album called EastToWest. She has been playing it non stop since she got it. It's got a really cool electronica sound to it. Sasha asked me to tell you that when you buy a copy of this CD make sure you only buy original!

Sasha is going away again tomorrow. She's only been back for a very short time. She says it's just all part of this project she's working on. She said in a few months it should be on tv and I can see why she's had to be away from me so much.

I hope someone gives me some tandoori chicken while she is away...... Yum Yum... my favourite!

my poor Lord Derbyshire..

While I was away my sister told me that my Lord Derbyshire is sick. Throwing up, not eating, not interested in anything. I was so worried. He seemed happy to see me when I got back today. I went out and bought some chicken to cook for him. He ate everything out of my hands while I watched CSI. I wanted to give him his favourite - tandoori chicken - but I think I'll wait til he's a bit better before I give that to him. My poor baby... he could probably tell you about the F1 races today cause he watched them all afternoon.

The new season of CSI has started off interesting enough. Sara Sidle is found out in the desert. She survives thank goodness. At least I don't have to endure an episode like the one in CSI NY where Aidan is murdered. And Sara and Grissom have come out with their relationship. I'm interested to see how Danny and Lindsay's relationship develops in CSI NY.

And you see this dress designed by Jovovich Hawk and worn by Milla Jovovich and Victoria Beckham called the Iggy dress in the picture below...


Well I have the exact same dress too! Haven't had a chance to wear it yet. I was lucky to be able to buy it at a very cheap price. But I will style it differently to how Victoria and Milla have worn it. I'm thinking a black pencil skirt worn under it, very high heels and either my black velvet beret or black sequinned beret.

Another heavy two weeks of travelling coming up. My producer and director has warned us as a team that there is going to be a lot of travelling via planes, cars and probably boats too to get to all of the locations we need to.

An update from location shoot..

Finished first day of shooting. All went well. We really hope it doesn't rain tomorrow because we need to shoot outdoors all day. And now I have a head ache and I don't know why. I drank my usual 1.5 litres of water so I don't get dehydrated and I ate more than enough..... Maybe I just need a good sleep. I wish my cats were with me.

The long road ahead...

Starting this week, I will be travelling pretty much non-stop for 6 weeks, with the breaks in between being long enough for me to come home, change the clothes in my suitcase and I will be off again. I'm going to miss my cats terribly. Everytime I walk into my hotel room, I wish they were there to greet me.

I had to go shopping today. Not for clothes, shoes or jewellery (I wish though!) but for two sets of toiletries. During my travelling season, I have one set of full toiletries, everything from make-up remover to perfume in my suitcase permanently which does not get unpacked until shooting season is completely over. The other set is in my bathroom at home.

I'm so glad that I'm part of a production team that gets along great with each other and we've had many adventures and misadventures together. Having a close knit production team that genuinely enjoys each others company makes travelling together and facing all of the unexpected challenges that do crop up all the more easier to handle.

I'm thankful I have 2 seasons of shooting travel shows behind me already cause if I didn't there is no way I could handle this project.

I will be buying little things along the way which I will be using as prizes for competitions I will be holding here on his site, like what I did with Beauty Secrets from the East Season 3.

You're going to love it!

I cannot wait til this project is launched! Then you will understand why this is all an unbelievable dream come true....

Looks like Lord Derbyshire!

Don't you think this cat looks like my little Lord Derbyshire?!

It's a female cat and she has an amazing story. Read the article that came out about her on yahoo.com.

Kitten survives trip in shipping crate

CLEVELAND - A scrawny, black and white female kitten has apparently survived a trip across the Pacific Ocean and North America inside a shipping crate. Cleveland Animal Protective League Executive Director Sharon Harvey says a Cleveland company that received the crate of spooled steel coil Friday found the kitten inside one the spools.

Harvey says the mother cat and other kittens found in the crate were dead. The crate came to Samsel Supply Co. from Singapore. It was sealed Feb. 4 and shipped three days later.

The approximately 12-week-old kitten has been checked by a veterinarian and has responded well to being fed.

It will be kept in quarantine for about three weeks to make sure it doesn't pass any infectious disease to other animals.

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And while I was doing my routine jog the other evening, I saw my next door neighbour...

Neighbour - Do you have another new cat? A small black and white one?

Me - Yes I do..Let me guess, he was in your garden...

Neighbour - Actually he was in my house. I heard a sound and suddenly I saw him scratching my carpet...

Me - Oh my God!!! I'm soooooooo sorry! You should have just smacked him!

Neighbour - It's ok. He's quite cute actually!

I was so embarrassed. I had to have a little chat with the Lord.

Me - Lord Derbyshire... It is VERY unbecoming of a Lord to go to other people's houses and scratch their carpets!

All I got in return was a blank expression that was asking me "What's up with you?"

Euro Cup launch...

Two weeks ago I went to One World Hotel for the launch of Media Prima announcing their official coverage of the Euro Cup 2008. As part of the night's activities, there was face painting and the kids absolutely loved having their faces painted.

Tabah and I made sure we didn't miss out either.



After the function was over, I went home and my cousin's little girl, Aryssha was at my house. She was wearing pink slippers but her top was orange. I think she realised it didn't quite match so she looked at my shoes to see if there was any she could borrow. Sorry! I don't have any orange shoes!
Aryssha absolutely loves cats too. She kept asking to see them so I took her to be introduced to Lord Derbyshire.

Me : Would you like to give him some food?

Aryssha : OK......

So I give her the tupperware with the cat food in it and she gives some to him.

Aryssha : Water?

Smart girl. Cats need both food and water, just like us.


I always love it when I see children be affectionate and compassionate towards animals....

Katie Holmes...

It is common practice during a photo shoot for the photographer, stylist, art director and writer to bring magazines and pictures of images that are inspirations for the shoot of the day. In my most recent photo shoot there was one table in the photo studio full of pictures that were assembled to give everyone who was working on the shoot an idea of the mood, feel and look for the shoot. It could be anything. A painting, a cartoon, a drawing, a fashion spread.... It is my responsibility as well to look at these photos so I know what the stylist, photographer and art director would like me to do in front of the camera.

There were over 30 pictures on this table. I looked at all of them. But the pictures which I just fell in love with were the ones of Katie Holmes in her recent In Style photo shoot.

I just stared and stared at these photos of her for ages.


There is something so elegant and timeless about these photos. And I prefer her hair more natural like this. Her body looks so toned as well. Makes me wonder how has she been working out.

At the gym I go to, there are several health and fitness magazines which the trainer Abang Man and myself fondly refer to as 'the body catalogues'. We have spent so much time looking at the various men and women in these magazines with their unbelievably fit, strong and firm bodies. I don't really like the look of those extreme body builders, but I have the greatest respect and admiration for them because I can only imagine the pain, sweat, dieting, sacrifice and the way they have obsessed themselves into achieving their bodies.

Me - "Wah! Abang Man! Tengok kaki perempuan ni! Macam mana dia dapat toning macam ni? I boleh order tak? I nak bicep dengan shoulder macam dia ni pula. Boleh?! Bila dah tempah, berapa lama I kena tunggu sampai I dapat?"

Abang Man-"tempahlah apa-apa you nak dari "catalogue' tu! You rajin datang gym, you boleh tahan diet, you pun boleh dapat macam tu! Rajin ke tak rajin eje...Untuk dia orang dapat badan macam tu, dia orang pun suffer tau. You ingat you seorang eje ke? Bila you buat, you konsisten, dapatlah result. You yang untung, bukan orang lain. Jangan risau. Buat eje..."

That's what I like about Abang Man. He makes you feel like you can achieve anything. The only thing you need is your own will power. And the best thing about working out, is that when you put in all the hard work, you are the one who receives the benefits. Not anyone else. In many ways, it is very fair.

I think I'll print these pictures out and show them to Abang Man at the gym today....

Tippex teaching Lord Derbyshire..

Tippex : "Hey you, little one. Why are you being all lovey dovey with the humans around here?"

Lord Derbyshire : "Isn't that we're supposed to do? Be all manja-manja with them so they look after us?"

Tippex : No lah! You only need to be manja-manja with them so they bring you home. Be nice for a while, then after that, just be all manja-manja and cute when you want food! Let me tell you, you're safe here now. They are not going to send you back to wherever it is you came from. Just chill! Be your own cat!

I am convinced the above conversation took place between Lord Derbyshire and his Abang Tippex. Let me tell you why. Lord Derbyshire has been hanging out with Tippex a lot, following him around, sleeping on the chair next to him, I assume Tippex is teaching him how to live life as a domestic cat. When I first found Lord Derbyshire, I had no problems at all carrying him back to my car. He just sat quietly in my arms. Now, I can barely hold him for a few seconds and he wants me to put him down. Same thing happened to Tippex. When my brother took him out of the cage at the animal shelter, he dug his claws into my brother's shirt and started rubbing his face into my brother, basically begging us to take him home. Once he settled in here, he refused to be carried anymore.

These animals are some kind of con artists!

A question...

Question
I'm 20 and my height is 157cm something. I used to be thin with my weight at 45kg. But recently I gained so much weight and I'm now 65 kg. I've been on a diet for 5 weeks and I already lost 6kgs. But now the problem is that I feel like my skin is not firm anymore. You know, lembik! I'm so worried about that. it is obvious. so how? can u help me?

Answer
Firstly, congratulations on losing 6kgs in 5 weeks! How did you do that?! I hope it was done through healthy eating. I can understand your frustration. I think to help your skin, you need to do lots of muscle firming exercises like weights and swimming is great. Usually skin hangs because you're losing weight but not exercising. There are plenty of websites and fitness magazines with exercises you can do to help tone up.

I hope this helps!

A photo shoot, a launch and a new book...

The photo shoot this morning went well. I loved the clothes, the hair and make up was nice... I can't wait to see the final results! It will only be out in the magazine in May or June, which is still quite a while away, but I will let you know when it's out! Sorry I can't share any more with you at the moment!

Tonight was also the launch for this year's Cameronian Arts Awards. I am so honoured to have been invited to present an award to one of the winners this year. I'm not sure which category yet though. I'm not too worried about that. What I am worried about is what to wear though, because tonight they announced the theme for this year's awards. SUPERHEROES!

I really have nooooooooo idea what I'm going to wear!!!! Help!!! Any suggestions????!!!!!

After the launch, I headed to the nearest bookshop to buy the long awaited book - Dua Dunia Satu Cinta - the official wedding book of Ning and Omar's wedding.

I showed my pictures in the book to Schizo...


And Lord Derbyshire was interested to have a look too.....




I want to congratulate the team that put the book together. The photos are fabulous, the layout is so clean and easy to look at and the poems throughout are so sweet. Well done, everyone!

Go and buy this book quick before it's sold out!

I can't wait for Ning's new album to be fully released too. If her first single "Age of Pollution" is anything to go by, her album is going to be fantastic! I have heard the single played several times on local radio and I love it.

I'm still scratching my head about this SUPERHEROES theme..... !#!@$#$^$%&%^*%&*.......

Favourite pic from March's Jelita magazine

To my international readers who can't buy Jelita overseas and have requested me to share with you here my favourite picture from the article, here it is.

See what I mean about how the dress is gorgeous?! I love the puffed sleeves.

Better get to sleep now, tomorrow morning I have another photo shoot for a another magazine. As always, I'm looking forward to it!