My lips are now recovering!

Okie it still looks as gross as previously but honestly, it's not swelling anymore and the water bumps inside have dried up. 

On Monday after I went to see the doctor who gave me some medicated cream to reduce the swelling and also to eliminate the virus in the sores, my lovely colleague gave me this little tub of love on Tuesday because she can't bear to see me with my swollen sores-filled lip.

It's a tiny little tube yes but that's already like a quarter of her tub of La Mer lip balm. 

She asked me to apply this on my lips to soothe the itch and pain and also it contains La Mer's patent ingredient, the Miracle Broth, which helps to heal.

And so on Tuesday evening when I meet up with Sam and Feli for dinner, my lips begin to swell again while I was eating my dinner at Soup Spoon.

Immediately I applied this lip balm on my whole lips then dab a bit of the medicated cream only on the sores after I finished my food.

After dinner, 3 of us continue our gossip chit chatting and that's when Feli and Sam realised after 30 minutes of application my swelling subsided and not only that, the redness is gone too.

I continue using the lip balm because it's very moisturizing and not only that, it's really very soothing and doesn't sting. The medicated cream that my doctor has prescribed stings my sores badly; it's so painful that my tears flow automatically when I apply it directly even though it really helps to dry up the sores. With this La Mer lip balm, not only that it soothes the sting, my sores are recovering even faster.

And it has got this sweet taste when applied, I like! Even though the price is really considered steep ($82 for a tub, that's like 11.5x the price of my normal lip balm!!!) but the soothing effect it has got on my lips is wonderful. Not only that it doesn't leave any white residue and it doesn't dry my lips at all. For the sake of healthy lips, I think the price is worth it. 

Can you imagine me, a drugstore girl, is willing to buy a small tub of lip balm that's even pricier than my blackhead minimizing serum? LOLs...

 

 

♥
A.C. 

I'm gonna make this a quick one since I can't stop yawning the moment I sit down.

Suppose to be home early but I went up meeting S for dinner at Ma Maison because, erm wells, he's not in a good mood.

You know whenever S is not in a good mood chances are he'll either drag me to eat a feast or to make me brisk walk all around aimlessly with him. 

And today he made me do both.  Obviously a bad bad day for him indeed. 

 

So I didn't ask him much about what exactly happened but just do my part as a friend then accompany him to walk aimlessly before settling down at Ma Maison for dinner.

My Omu rice with mushroom cream sauce. Yummy! But too creamy for my liking.

His jumbo beef steak. The lighting in Ma Maison is so dark that I can't even take a good shot of the steak. 

 

After dinner, we head over to another venue for desserts.

Chocolates are nothing but a sin... 

I had a chocolate truffle with a mango sorbet while S chose a chocolate tart with a vanilla ice cream. No photos because it's a No Photography Allowed place. 

 

Now I'm still so full with the food I am double the doze of sleepiness to the extend that I can't stop yawning on my way back. Gonna go do my quick laundry now and sleep early. Sweet dreams~!!!

 

 

♥
A.C. 

Sometimes, I wish I am already working freelance now. 

 

Maybe a tutor, maybe a makeup artist, maybe just part-timing here and there.

I want my time freedom. Then again, the burden of having debts to clear and house loans and bills makes me put off this freelancing thingy for the longest time ever.

Perhaps after all these years, it's just my excuse for not stepping ahead to be a freelancer. 

I'm still considering anyway. Freedom is more important or burden?

 

Why can't I be more easy with my life, dump everything aside and just quit my job, start doing freelance straight...

I am just not having that enough courage.

Can someone pass me this kind of courage to step ahead???

 

 

♥
A.C. 

Okies so I took MC today and went to see a doctor regarding my diarrhea and also the sores on my lips.

 

Apparently the doctor says that it's not an allergy but worst still, it's some viral infection.

Freaking painful!!! It wasn't that bad when the sores appear last Friday, I must say.

Now it's all swollen and painful and those liquid bubbles inside the sores are so scary that I don't even dare to touch it.

 

Doctor actually gave me 2 days MC but I decided to forgo one day and get back to work tomorrow. My lips are now so unsightly I hope there won't be any irritating nasty remarks. Diarrhea wise isn't that bad; at least now I don't have to run to the toilet every 30 minutes.

*yawnz* Embracing myself to face the challenges tomorrow.

 

♥
A.C. 

In the past I had skin allergy, food allergy, eye swollen and shortness of breathing due to drug allergies.

But none is as bad as this - LIP PRODUCT ALLERGY ON MY LIPS.

This is truly my first time experiencing it. I've never been this sensitive to any cosmetic products unless it's something that has been shared. Right now, I'm suspecting it might be an allergy reaction on some chemicals in the Shiseido lip gloss that I've used. =(

Going to see the doctor in a while when the clinic opens later. The pain from the boils on my lips is so not bearable especially when I'm having diarrhea now too. *sighz*

I feel so sick. Work is already bad enough (especially when my boss sounds like she's not gonna be giving me a confirmation as she feels that I'm not good enough for this job) and now I'm down with some stupid allergy on my lips together with diarrhea. Can life treats me better please? I had enough of people cursing me behind my back.

 

♥
A.C.

Ok, I admit that I'm really too stressed up and tired recently. With 2 friends getting married at the same time and hearing both of them pouring their woes at me, plus the neverending housework and ever- accumulating bills and debts to settle, work has become a challenge.

And what's unaware by most people is that when I'm stressed and forced to produce results in a short time, things will go haywire.

Just like how my hair looks like. ='(
I really need a good hair cut ASAP.

As much as I really want a good rest I doubt I can expect that to happen until probably another 3 more weeks later. I don't even know if I can endure till then. My probation is almost up for my new job and I'm really worried if my boss is not going to give me a confirmation because of my poor performance. And with a new person in the team it's not making life easier for me at all; yes experiences makes you understands the business more but that doesn't mean that you cannot learn the soft skills and make me do all the paperwork shite when we're supposed to do together. ='(

And not sure if it's due to the stress I haven't been able to sleep well at all. Weird dreams every night. And I mean it. Those weird dreams almost can be piled into a storybook soon.

Alright enough of rantings time to work. Ta-da~

 

♥
A.C.

I got this when I was shopping at John Little in July and hence I decided to do a short review of it.

Dodo Club's Lip & Cheek pot in RP3.

Here's the swatch on the back of my hand.

I actually got this because it was featured in one of the issues of Popteen magazine, a Japanese magazine that I ultimately love since I was...17?

Despite a small tiny little pot, this baby is very pigmented and hence I only need to use a bit. The colour is buildable too.

And the colour is gorgeous! I can't help but to say, its love at first sight! (I am a sucker for anything coral-peachy.)

It's a bit sticky and difficult to blend, but once you apply on your cheeks it stays on well. The downside is that it is a bit shiny and hence I have go over with loose powder after applying this to tone down the shine.

 

But the shine looks alright on the lips though. However, there's this plastic-ly smell (like how most lipsticks smell) and I don't really like it, hence I used this more for my cheeks than my lip.

Overall, I feel that this is a value for money product since I only paid $7.80 for it. Plus it's so small yet a great colour for lips and cheeks, it's my most loved product to bring when I'm travelling. 

 

♥
A.C.

 

What's not known to most people is that my husband Joeness has got relatives who are Canadians.

 

Interesting enough, his aunt (who obviously is a Chinese) married a British and they decided to migrate to Canada many years back (and hence they're now Canadians together with their kids).

 

Recently, Joeness' aunt came back together with her eldest daughter Janie to celebrate Janie's 28th birthday.

I've been hearing Joeness talking about her ever since we started dating. She's the closest cousin of Joeness (because of their age gap being the smallest) and when they're young they used to be playing together before she migrated to Canada. Joeness has always called her his favorite cousin in fact.

 

Being able to see her in person is indeed way more excited for me than just seeing her photos a few years back. I had pictured her to be a gorgeous babe, since I recalled seeing her picture previously and also her youngest sister Sarah in person 3 years back. True enough, "gorgeous" is really not enough to describe her.

 

Pictures don't lie... On my blog at least because I don't photoshop!

Gawd I feel so ugly in front of her. She's got great genes isn't it?

 

And don't be fooled by her looks. She's not your bimbo good-looking girl okie! She's definitely an all-rounder being a doctor plus good looks, not to mention very fun-loving and bubbly-sweet!

 

We went clubbing together with Joeness other cousins and girlfriends. Rebel here we go~! (Yeah I think the name suits us. We are indeed the more rebellious ones LOLs.)

Pictures shall tell the story below. Sometimes, a million words can't even beat the posting of 1 picture (let alone the chunks of pictures I've post below hahaha).

As the night gets darker and darker we became crazier and crazier... 

Posers alert! I'm sure these guys have been waiting for this moment for quite a while...

I bet a lot of guys envy me because of this picture... 

 

Janie, if you ever see this, I MISS YOU~! See you again soon~!!!

P/s: I hate my asian glow...

 

 

♥
A.C.

Sometimes, I really don't know what I'm thinking. 

 

I really feel emo recently, and falling sick at this time is not the best time I swear. 

I wish I am more capable than what I am right now, earning more than what I'm drawing now.

 

I sometimes feel so lousy about myself. It seems like there's nothing I can accomplish in my life except being a useless body.

It's weird that as much as I am being always the very positive person who try to motivate others when they feel negative, I am a very negative person myself. 

 

Then again, I keep reminding myself that I cannot give up and I don't want to lose. I want to be better. Earn more money and clear all the debts. Study a cert in makeup and then move on to a degree. Advance in my job and not always just a small fry. Able to start seeing loads and loads of money in my bank account(s). Am I even asking too much?

 

I don't know. Maybe a good rest will help. But what I honestly need now, is money. This month is a bad start month indeed. I hope it will be a better one as the days goes?

 

 

♥
A.C.

Remember the Korean BBQ gathering with my ex-colleagues that I mentioned previously?

Time for the photos!

My lovely ex-colleagues. I missed working with them!

The whole night is filled with our nonsense laughters, gossips about people we dislike and enjoying the food.

Meaty! I love meat. Korean style BBQ is my first time I must say. Yummy!

They even provide scissors for us to cut the meat into smaller pieces for easier consumption. Great idea isn't it?

 

But the unhappy part is that this restaurant actually charges us for wastage, first time in my life I ever got charged for wastage of food! OMFG...

Ultimate mood spoiler I would say. Not to mention because it's BBQ, I smell like a rotten piece of barbecue meat after the meal.

 

Okie time to sleep. I'm practising healthy lifestyle recently and hence, I really need to learn to sleep early!

 

 

♥
A.C.