Annette's WONDERFUL Playground

Click here to read my previous post on Feeding & Bath. Nursery 1. Cot What I wanted: Ibenma Lifecot 5-in-1 Baby Cot $480 (Sale Price) What I actually bought: Playpen $200 Due to space constrain in my small small room, and after discussing with my mum, we decided to get a playpen with wheels.  Reason: After my ML, my mum will be taking care of my little girl for me, so having a playpen with wheels will be easier for my mum. She can wheel the playpen out in the living room during the day time, makes it easier for her to oversee the little girl while she's busy with other stuffs. I bought the playpen on the last day of the baby fair and they agreed to have it delivered to me in late November, when it gets closer to my due date. That's good as I've got limited storage spaces at home.. The deal also comes with a mattress and fitted sheets which I think is a good deal. Will upload a photo when I received it in November. 2. Cot Mattre...

I have always been a DIY person since young, and every year I will always DIY cards for Mr WONDERFUL and my colleagues. Recently, I saw a blog post about This DIY Explosion Box and became interested in it. I went to YouTube and begin searching for the instruction video. My brother's wedding was just around the corner and I thought this will make a great wedding gift for him. So what's an explosion box??? It looks like any ordinary gift boxes on the outside, but when you opened up the box, it 'explodes' into a series of flaps and pockets. You can stick photographs, write little poems on the flaps to decorate them. It is actually something similar to scrapbooking, except that the outlook is a BOX.  So I turn these pieces of colored & pattened papers and card boards into..... these little flaps (with help of some other little decorations as well).... And my end product looks like this..... ...

Been quite busy for the passed few weeks as it is getting closer to my due date. As of 17/10/2015, baby's 8 months already.  There are so many things to do, yet so little time... Really hope that there's 48 hours A DAY!! :( I need to shop for baby's stuffs, starting to train my staffs to take over my task when I'm on ML, attended some parenting/mama's classes, my brother just had his wedding last weekend and I spent almost two weeks to DIY his Wedding Gift (There's a separate post on that!!!). That's a lot to do for a pregnant woman.... :X Baby's stuffs are almost ready, maybe for some minor stuffs that I've missed out. I haven't really get anything for myself yet. Remember the newborn checklist I had posted, I did some changes to it so let's see  what have I got for her! Feeding 1. Breast Pump What I wanted: Medela Freestyle Double Electric Breast Pump $490++ What I actually bought: Unimom ...

I had missed out the August box as there was some issue with the payment. Sep's Glamabox box came in late and I got them only in early October. September's Theme: Love Your Body The box looks promising this month. Let's see what's in the box!!! 1. Noelle Lime Grapefruit Body Mist 100ml $20.90 Lime Grapefruit Series contains Cell-Lifting Complex formulated with Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin C, Vitamin E and Aloe Vera. The body mist is a refreshing, uplifting and luxurious body fragrance that lightly hydrates and moisturized your skin. This item came in a standard full size bottle which is equvilant to the price that i had paid for the box itself. 2. YSYOO Snail Moist Cell Renewal Hydro Gel Mask 1pc $6 Contains high concentration of collagen and vitamins, which helps to enhances the long lasting moisturizing effect. The seamless transparent gel mask is cut into upper and lower part which fits the face contour tightly and allow the ser...

Recently, while at work, I saw this:  A mummy opened up my restaurants' menu and place it on the dining table, she then place her baby (Probably between 3-6 months old) on the menu, and started to change the diaper for the baby. :O  A strange 'aroma' slowly lingers in the air, customers siting nearby started to search for this strange 'aroma'. I'm a new mother and I think this is ridiculous. Why doesn't she go to the baby nursing room? A restaurant is a place to dine and not a TOILET!!! Why didn't she bring a changing mat? Do you know that a restaurant's menu contains as much bacterial as the toilet floor? Want to know why? I do ask my staffs to wipe the menus on a daily basis, but please understand, during the weekends when it is so busy, we may not be able to wipe them at the end of the day. So normally on fridays & saturdays, we only wipe menus that are dirty = dirt that can be seen!! I also seen ridiculous cust...

Mr WONDERFUL just returned from a Japan trip with his boss few days ago and of course, I had asked him to help me get some make-up items from Japan. So glad that he bought extras, will last for a few months for me... Let's see what's in my beauty loots: 1. Canmake Mermaid Skin Gel UV 700 Yen This little tube works like a skincare lotion, sunscreen and make up base. Great for days when I'm feeling lazy. 2. Canmake Perfect Serum BB Cream 800 Yen Shades available:  01 Light - With a brighter finish 02 Natural - Blends into the skin easily without looking powdery As my skin tone is fair, both shades are ok for me. This is a beauty lotion, beauty serum and face pack, all-in-one. Contains 21 types of beautifying and moisturizing ingredients such as Hyaluronic acid, collagen, ceramides, royal jelly extract, witch-hazel extract, arbutin, Job's tears extract, aloe vera extract, soybean extract, gingko ex...

Ever since I started using Gulsha Damask Rose Water, I'm in love with any products that contains rose extracts.  I have recently just finished using my Rose Water Face & Body Mist by L'Occitane and started using this Natural Rose Water by Bulgarian Rose Karlovo. I've won this from a facebook giveaway earlier this year. Haven't got the chance to using this as I had bought quite a few bottles of L'Occitane Rose Mist during my last trip back to KL. Buying this duty free is cheap... :) About the Brand Bulgarian Rose PLC - Karlovo The future of Natural Cosmetics for Skin & Hair A successor to decades of tradition in the processing of rose blossoms from the famous Valley of Roses and in the production of natural aromatic products and high quality cosmetic products. About the Product -  Natural Rose Water 100% natural rose water obtained by distillation of the flowers of the oil-bearing Rosa Damascena P.Mil...