how is dry cleaning done???

having the privillage of being the daughther of a dobi business tycoon (ahems!)
i had the chance to 'get to know' the clothes cleaning industry a little more than others

just like many of you, i always complained about the exorbitant prices of dry cleaning...
and also the reason why we need to dry clean which those people would probabley just dust the clothes and spray some perfume!

well, i was WRONG, and so are many of us.... and now i understand why such high price...

i found the answer to my constant queries by going for a 'dry clean laundry' tour...
thank you to the owners for allowing me to take pic and explain to me...

here, i'll share with you what i know....

this is the machine they use to 'dry clean' your clothes... cost is like abt 150-250 thousand!
they'll put a longgok of clothes into the machine (the black round middle thing is the door)
and the 'chemical' they use cost about 2 thousand per tong! (reusable and its liquid=which i think would be something like alchohol and can evaporate when exposed) which will be put in the first round compartment and the other two is to 'menapis' the chemical...
now you know why they charge so expensive!??!?!? dun complain anymore next time!
then after 'washing'.. the clothes will be placed at this 'dryer/steamer' thing so that ironing will be easier..
then next will be the ironing....

and then packing the clothes with plastic or what we normally call coat/clothes protectorthen voila! your clothes are ready for delivery to your neighbourhood dobi for your collection

Note:
1.'Dobi' found here refers to laundry/laundrette... which is the malay word for it..
2.there are only a few 'dry clean' dobi in a particular region and most dobi that you see outsource to them.. due to the high set up cost

dont you find that you are a little bit more brilliant now??

thank me! and you're welcome! :)

Pingu's birthday! ;)

we went to melaka for his birthday trip!!!!

pingu so deserves it cause he was damn exhausted the previous days...
so he spend his birthday and the days around it LAZING, SLEEPING, EATING, EATING, and meeting up with one of his BESTEST FRIEND!!!
such perfect planning from a prefect sweetheart...ahem... ME!

we ate best nyonya curry me, nyonya nasi lemak, best local popiah ♥, wonderful liong sui, nice steamboat, some roadside satay, burger and.... oh... mille crepe cake!!!♥♥♥♥♥
OMG!!superlicious lor!!! (wanted to tapau for pineapple but it was CLOSED on MONDAY!! poor girl...)

wahhahahhaha but i was such an idiot... the hotel gave me these parking tickets but i chose to display it daily (not one shot) cause i needed time to think of how i could maximise my usage time! FML! how 'clever'!! (you need to scratch the relevant numbers indicating the date and time it is for)...

then i end up forgetting to put it on the second night for my last day and i kena SAMANed!
damn it... and i ignored it and kept it in the drawer! HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
Pingu and his bestest friend, Ben...
my Pingu looked so 'normal' size next to Ben kan??? HAHAHAHA
the sweethearts!!♥ that's Jolene...
and ♥ us ♥ ;) awwww!!!!
(pictured blurred on purpose due to unsightly fats :P)


HAPPY 29th BIRTHDAY baybee!!!! muahhhHHHHHHHHHH!!

you need help?

what to do when you are in need to be in touch with people through one of the most convenient forms of communication tool i.e. handphone?
and imagine if you are stucked in some jungle with no human contact or even access to humanity..

either you send sos with bush fire or if you are lucky you can use your shirt and fan like mad to get your smoke up in certain patterns (btw, please pray that someone somewhere will see that too~) ....
or... just take your handphone out !! SIMPLE kan?

but to your horror, you see...this
that moment i bet you sure say "F*** MY LIFE!!! why NOWWW~~??~?~"

hahhahaha ... dont fret! i'm here to send you a tips to extend your life line for like about few milimetres..hahhahahhaha

just do this....
IT WORKED FOR ME...and it saved my life!!
cause i get to call someone to save me!

reasons to it was that i heard that the 'antena' to our standard phones is placed at the bottom of our phones and hanging the phone like that increases the signal strength...
any proof for this? me no idea..

and i also dun care the explanation as long as it got me out of darkness and possible wildlife atack WTF

best buy world

somewhere near Christmas time, i was in desperate need to buy a serum for my face as my complexion was quite bad due to many reasons...

and the serum which captured my heart was Estee Lauder Advance Night Repair which was heavily advertised in all reading material i read.... and of course i went to the forums and found many good reviews for it. i had also used it for a few nights when i received a sample from the SA when i bought their cleanser and i find it good.I checked the price for it and i found it way above my budget given financial situation at the moment... so i searched high and low for a solution to this and insisting on not giving up the hope to try out the serum..

then i bumped into this site called BestBuy World where i could purchase sample size serums at reasonable prices. WOW!!! how can there be such good deals that chance upon me when i am so broke??? unbelievable!!! so i tried out and bought some items and got then to deliver to my house where i would pay them cash upon receiving the items! (just to test them and see if they;re really true and sells real stuff or not)
the above are my first purchases from them and i supposed there will be more coming soon as fredonia had taken one bottle of my ANR to try out too!!!

this site is abosolutely faboulous giving me chance to try out products and also purchase smaller packages at lower prices during my financial crisis moment.

However, i have thought about the morality of me buying and the company selling "FREE" sample products which i would eventually get when i purchase from the counters.

Still, its like a lifeline for me, while i pull through this period of my life...
and i reckon it could be a good place to try out new products!

christmas cravings

i know chirstmas is over now and but i still wanna be in Christmas mood! i love christmas!!!

there is always one thing that i have always wanted for and to try out for Christmas every year but i did not get to materialise my dream until this Christmas...

Come Chirstmas, all the bakeries/shops/supermarkets will start selling cute and pretty delicious looking Christmas Logs. i never knew how it tastes like but i could guess it would be chocolate from the look and all i know is that its SUPER PRETTY!!!

so this Christmas, my brother mentioned about it and we decided to buy one for our family this time!!! now i know how Christmas Log tastes like and i tell you, its really pretty..

you can see the pictures i took and awe at its cuteness..hahaha

oh oh... btw...

oh btw, did i meantion, ONE of my resolution has been achieved!!!!
wahahhahahahhaha on 2/1/2011 itself!!

wow!! what an acomplishment!!!! good start man!!
*pats self and grins with pride
:)

what's in store for me in 2011

here are SOME of my plans and to-do stuff for this year..
2010 is an average year for me and i hope 2011 would be a great year for me..
my complete list of my 20 resolutions for this year will be available in my WIP photobook which i have already paid for but not done yet till i get a permanent laptop to work with due to reasons i rather not mention again which could cause severe depression (FML)

1) Get a job that i love and loves me!
2) reduce debt and improve savings
3) maintain a healthier lifestyle, have proper time management and improve myself
4) take responsibilities of my actions
5) party out on a cruise with my girlfriends aka yennee, angie and mike
6) improve relationships with everyone
7) buy my brother his 21st birthday gift...(i am such a nice sister ♥)
8) pamper myself and listen to instrumental music
9) do some charity by giving away my old/unused/unwanted stuff that others might need
10) VVIP (the most important of all!!!!!!!)

JAPAN TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOHOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Ohiyo!! Arigato!!

those are some of it only and probably i combine many into one but the idea is there...
so my dear friends, please watch out for me and ensure i do what i resolve to!!!

now, how about your resolution?
come share share... maybe i can edit mine and improve it too??

review of Resolution 2010

i have had 7 resolutions last year and i am not going to share 100% exactly what i wrote..
but here's the review anyway...which you would probably be able to guess what is it anyway

1) i have tried numerous occasion to speak my mind out and it took me lots of courage and sometimes i get hurt by the negative feedback that i get as a result for expressing my feelings. I guess i would have to continue to force myself to learn the trick and probably the best is to learn the skill of ignoring the response others might give me and if it ever hurts me, i've gotta learn to handle it

2) this is the most f***ked up one in my list where i scored NEGATIVE! FML! instead of losing the 500 grams, i think i put on 1-2kilos FML

3) i did manage to go for some yoga classes for a short period but stopped because i shift to a new place

4) This is the most successful one as i have not only changed ONE job, but TWO!!

5) Managed to reduce my debt quite significantly but failed terribly in the savings part

6) did not manage to do any lending so considered successful lah...

7) another successful one as i did not buy any overseas vacation this year in order to save up for my trip to Japan in 2011!!

PTPTN Loan

the other day, i received a card from PTPTN informing me that PTPTN is in the process of offering the exchange of 3% loan to 1% Ujrah loan in stages.

WOW!!!
my existing contract is 3% and the change to 1% interest would save me quite a lot

so i updated my information (NRIC No. and email address) in the Ujrah update website (here)

and then an email will be automatically sent to my email address for me to update the process table which requires me to fill in the following information: (am letting you know here since i was one of those wondering what information would they want me to fill in cause i am not so proud of me being not a good payee)

1) my personal details including I/C no, address, email address and contact numbers
2) father's details including I/C no and address
3) mother's details including I/C no and address
4) Employer's location and contact details

Probably the requirement for employer's details is for them to do salary deduction in order for them to approve the reduction of interest to 1%.

then for me how??? i am not working now and i have no employer's details to fill in...

i wonder will they approve my application? someone tell me please?

first day of 2011

oh well... i did not edit my resolutions like i said early this morning....
but am going to do it now. (like after i post this up) because i was busy watching my brother
play a game called Plant vs Zombies! while he's drunk alone at home! HAHAHAHAH


i tell you this is a super highly addictive game.. especially if you play it on your computer with full version. they have all the awesome challenging mini games, puzzles and survival games!
whoever i recommend it to will confirm be addicted to it (of course to those who play games and have knowledge of computer lah...i.e. not my mother) be it kids, adults, girls, boys, ladies, men...

and i super highly recommend to anyone reading here this game as it will keep your mind focussed on the game resulting in a super highly effective stress buster! opps... and also to pass time! i was addicted for the last two weeks of december till i complete all levels TWICE and play the Endless Survival and my highest score was 27 flags. not bad for a kid gamer like me! HAHHAHA

back to today, which is in the new year in the english calender.... i bet everyone here was happy that our beloved PM announced Dec 31 2010 as Public holiday due to our nation's football team won the Championship for some Suzuki cup or something. It however did not make me any happier cause i am on holiday anyway! :P

this morning, it was a good start for my family as we had our brunch together at The Gardens and went for shopping at Midvalley. Mom bought her cash register and I found my bag to match my shoes for CNY and also bought Pingu his Jeans from Levis as the promo will end tomorrow. Raymond as usual bought his G2000 shirts like some maniac! hahahahhaha
so its a good start when we spent the first half day of 2011 a happy note

ok..... off to complete my resolutions nao

2011 is here

Happy New Year everyone!!!! its 2011 now and I wish everyone a happy year ahead!!!
May lots of love and blessing shower upon all of us!!!!
Did my new year resolution yesterday but gonna final edit it tonight..
will share with you my review of 2010 and what are my resolutions for this new year..


God Bless and Happy New Year 2011 again!!!