Can you believe I’ve either been pregnant or breastfeeding for nearly three years now OMG. Breastfeeding has been such a huge part of my life for so long that I don’t give it a second thought anymore but I thought I should write about it before I forget.
When I was pregnant people would ask me if I would be breastfeeding and my answer was always yes. I never thought otherwise because everyone around me was breastfeeding too! I didn’t even think about whether I would have milk or not – cos I don’t worry about things before they happen hahaha.
Breastfeeding Fighter
When Fighter was born, I even more didn’t think about it because my delivery was already very kelam kabut. When I was in the hospital on bedrest, I made Fatty go out and buy a breast pump but immediately after giving birth, I was still half sedated and breastfeeding didn’t even occur to me.
Enter a lactation consultant, literally lol. A nurse knocked on my door, introduced herself as B, and told me she was here to check if my milk had come in. At that point, Fighter was in the incubator in the NICU and she told me the best thing I could do for him was to nourish him with my breastmilk.
She then proceeded to wield a syringe, maul my boobs and really extracted colostrum! Normally this would be considered very violating but I was too amazed by the fact that I was producing milk.
And so I started pumping and storing milk for Fighter. After I was discharged Fighter stayed in the NICU for another month so every day I would religiously pump and bring milk to the hospital. Fighter was born too premature to have developed his suckling instinct, so the nurses fed him with a cup.
I thought I would be an exclusively pumping mom because for a week after he came home, Fighter flat out refused my boobs. T____T I tried everything and was on the verge of giving up when suddenly one day he decided he did want it and suckled like a pro! I think his suckling instinct just finally kicked in.
And ever since then, we had a very smooth breastfeeding journey. Fighter would accept the bottle, but he always preferred his milk fresh from the source hahaha.
I weaned him when he turned a year old. Blog post here. (I was pregnant with Penny then and my obgyn recommended to stop since breastfeeding can cause the uterus to contract and I don’t wanna take any chances with Penny!)
Just went back to read my blog entries and I remember all the good times!!!!
…after Fighter has his fill, he pulls off the nipple, looks up and me and gives me the most beaming smile I’ve ever seen. The smile says, thank you and I’m soooo happy you’re my mommy because really your milk tastes awesome and you make me so happy, did I already say that?
🙂 🙂 🙂
Breastfeeding Penny
Breastfeeding Penny turned out to be a much bigger challenge!
Her birth was relatively uneventful so the nurses brought her immediately to my room to nurse. And you think about it, that was my first time feeding a newborn! When I nursed Fighter, he was already more than a month old.
Penny presented a different set of challenges. She would frequently fall asleep at the breast and take up to an hour to drink. Fighter latched on correctly from the start and never looked back, but Penny and I went through a bad first week cos she latched correctly only half the time.
After a month, she more or less got it but many times when it was feeding time, she would shriek and wail like I’m killing her fml. We chalked it up to a bad temperament but I never figured out why.
On our trip to Sydney I direct latched her 24/7. Then it was as if she just got so tired of it that when we came home she went on breast strike. Until now FML.
The only time I can nurse her now is when she’s half asleep. #foiledbyababy
So what I have to do now is at night I wash her up and change her and put her to bed. When she’s falling asleep I fasterly put her to my chest and feed her. Then she’ll drink happily. And midnight feedings are ok too cos she’s sleepy.
But the moment she wakes up in the morning, breastfeeding is impossible. T_T So now I just pump in the day and bottle feed her.
I was very disappointed and upset that she was rejecting breastfeeding. It felt like she was rejecting me as her mom #postnatalhormones
I persisted for weeks because I know she’ll benefit the most from direct latching but every feeding time I would get so stressed and sometimes cry, and Penny would be screaming herself blue in the face. She’d only calm down when nanny took her from me (and away from the dreaded breast) which hurt even more.
I gave up cos I realized that while breastfeeding is very important, us being happy and not in a constant state of stress is equally crucial. I would love to direct latch her fully because she would receive the full smorgasbord of nutrients and vitamins but I’m looking on the bright side. At least I can pump and give her some of that goodness in a bottle, and still direct latch her at night.
So here we are.
Penny is seven months old now and is already eating solids! But milk is still her main source of nutrition and I plan to breastfeed her until at least after her first birthday. (Cannot lose out to Koko wtf)
But when done right, the benefits can be so rewarding!
From providing your baby with the best possible food for him to meet his nutritional requirements at any given point, to saving on formula hahahaha. The convenience of not having to pack milk out or washing bottles, or not having to wake up and stumble to the kitchen to prepare formula.
But my favorite bit is always the bonding. Your baby will confirm want you cos you’re the source of food what hahahaha. Not to say moms who don’t breastfeed won’t have the bond – of course they will, breastfeeding is just one element of motherhood. But it’s something looking down at your baby on your breast and knowing only you can give this to him. And the way baby smiles at you when they’re satiated. 🙂
Plus it’s the best mute button when baby is crying or fussy HAHAHA. Just stuff it into their mouth and they shaddup lolol.
Breastfeeding is not easy but I’m thankful I managed to BF both kids for so long.
What’s your breastfeeding story?
So #thetruthis, Fatty is a farting monster wtf.
I basically married my father hahahaha because if farting was a sport, Fat Her Ooi would have won the gold medal.
Fart never mind, everyone farts. But what’s lethal about Fatty’s farts (and I don’t mean this lightly) is there’s not only sound, there’s also smell. T_____________T And smell and smell and smell wtf. It more or less lingers on forever. T_____________T And it’s crazy pungent! Like you smell it and you think you’re under terrorist gas attack wtf.
I think I’ve smelled his fart at least once a day now. Considering that we’ve been together for seven years, I’ve smelled at least 2,555 of his farts now FML.
So anyway I would like to recount to you all two incidents.
#Blamethebaby1
Just yesterday, we were at Publika for lunch with Fighter and Penny. My in laws, and Fatty’s grandma and uncle came along too.
They happened to enter an elevator. (FTL wtf)
Fatty’s uncle suddenly exclaimed, “Oh goodness, what’s that smell?!”
My dad in law’s head snapped up and he said, “Ah! Fighter must have pooped!”
Then everyone went into a minor tizzy trying to smell Fighter’s butt to check if he really pooped.
All the while, poor Fighter just stood there looking confused.
With a face sort of like this.
Smell smell smell, we finally figured out that, eh, Fighter didn’t poop after all.
Meanwhile, the culprit just stood there silently against the side of the elevator wtf.
#Blamethebaby2
Again the same lunch in Publika!
We bumped into a friend of Fatty’s whose dad coincidentally knew my dad in law too. So everyone was chit chatting, making small talk.
And Fatty let loose another 7.4 on the Rectum Scale. Silent but deadly one wtf.
Fatty’s friend who was unsuspectingly holding his three month old baby boy, was hit by the ass thunder. He never knew what hit him.
He shouted, “OH NO! I think Baby took a dump!”
Again everyone went into a minor panic, and the poor innocent baby was passed around in chaos and quickly whisked away to the changing room.
I can only imagine the surprise on the nanny’s face when she sees there’s no poop also.
Meanwhile, the culprit snickers quietly in the corner wtf.
SERIOUSLY LA HAHAHAHAHA ALL THE POOR INNOCENT BABIES GETTING BLAMED. This is my husband wtf.
To my silent assassin wtf,
I’ve smelled your fart nearly 3,000 times but what’s another 30,000 more right?
Happy 7th anniversary, my darling Fatty. 🙂
I never thought I would say this.
In fact, I thought the only way I would ever is if I was at least forty years old with no other options wtf.
I have started working out.
I know right! Shock! Horrors!
In fact, a big reason why I chose to take on a Marie France package is because I didn’t WANT to exercise. I’m willing to look for any other option as long as I don’t need to work out hahahahaha this is how much I hate exercising.
But my grandma’s death recently shook me up a bit. By the end she was more or less bedridden because she’d had a few bad falls and her bones were so weak. After she was cremated and my parents went to pick up her ashes, they told me her bones were apparently extremely jagged and porous cos of the osteoporosis.
I read somewhere that osteoporosis can be hereditary, and it occurs a lot among women of East Asian descent. Which is me la!
Then I flashed back to my obgyn who kept telling me to make sure I drink 2-3 glasses of milk at least a day while breastfeeding and exercise to prevent osteoporosis later on. I am drinking LOTS of milk but what good is that if the calcium isn’t deposited properly on my bones right!?
So yea I figured I’m already 30 this year so exercise sounds like a better idea necessity now.
When I was preggers, I was envious of Bobo’s perky butt hahaha cos she was doing Kayla’s BBG routine. I was feeling ungainly and ugly then and I consoled myself that I would start this BBG once I was done being pregnant.
I’ve not been pregnant for six months plus now so I guess I better get going wtf.
(For those who don’t know, Kayla‘s BBG is a 12 week program with specific cardio and other workouts. It’s quite regimented in the sense that there are specific instructions of what to do within a certain amount of time. I don’t know the first thing about exercise so it sounded good that I had specific instructions to follow.)
How has it been so far?
Well, I impulsively decided to just go for it and start, one fine day and I didn’t prepare any uhh… props? Tools? What do you call it wtf. Oh workout equipment right?
Yea so anyway I jumped into it feet first without preparation.
Instead of a yoga mat, I used a bathmat. LOL.
On hindsight I should wear proper rubber shoes? Instead, I worked out barefoot on my bedroom carpet and got minor carpet burn WTF.
Halfway during the time sensitive workout, I realized I needed dumbbells or some sort of weights to lift. So I used Fighter’s shampoo bottles WTF.
And then I also need a step to do step-ups. There was a stool in the kids’ room but no way was I going in there and risk waking the sleeping dragons. So… I stepped up on my toilet bowl. HAHAHAHA.
When I told Bobo what I did, she was horrified hahahahahaha she said please don’t cos it’s very high and dangerous wtf. I said it’s ok what my toilet bowl is next to my towel rail so I could hold my towel for support hahahahaha.
After the first workout, I wanted to vomit WTF. And I walked like a crab for two days after.
After the second workout, I had a headache which felt like a hangover WTF.
I’ve just finished the second week and honestly, every workout still feels like hell. I keep checking the timer like a madwoman wtf, and I always regret halfway like why am I doing this!?!? My body not so bad to deserve this kind of torture what. I think I can live with having a big waist and no ass la hahahahaha.
My abs still hurt like crazy so I can’t even laugh in peace now fml. Every workout session I question my sanity. And I don’t even know if I’m doing the exercises correctly.
For example, when I’m doing planks or push ups or commandos or whatever hellish thing, I presume my body should be straight as a er, plank right? But my butt inches higher at every turn, and at one point I noticed it was swaying from side to side FML. So who knows if it’s effective?
All I know is that it feels terrible. T____T Exercise is everything I feared and worse wtf. People ask me how I feel after completing a session, expecting me to say I feel tired but great wtf. That I feel a sense of achievement. But #thetruthis, no lor hahaha.
I hate it hahaha. It feels like self torture and I feel like an idiot doing it because it’s so not in me to work out. When lactic acid is shooting through my legs and my lungs are on fire, I hate the world. And the only reason why I’m continuing is because I don’t want to have suffered the previous workout sessions for nothing. It’s like a cult lol. So I continue…
I have ten more weeks to go. Let’s see how far I go…
(omg I don’t even have a blog category for this. So I’ll put it under AudAngry HAHAHA)
A lot of people (on Dayre) have been asking me to blog about Marie France Bodyline. So I thought I’d blog about each treatment I receive, since there’s always been some confusion about what goes on in a Marie France Bodyline center. Heck, I myself didn’t even know what it encompasses. Most people associate it with heat wraps which is true to a certain extent but there’s more to it.
Ever since my blog post here, I let my scar heal a bit, then I started visiting Marie France Bodyline.
I went for a consultation and they reviewed my body issues and problems. Then they devised a treatment plan for me that encompasses six months.
Cos I had a C section, the plan takes that into account too! I waited six weeks before starting treatment.
Here’s the VVIP area! So what happens is first they give you a robe, some disposable undies and slippers. You change out of your clothes and put your belongings into a locker.
Like this!
And then I enter the treatment room. And then I fall asleep. Hahahaha. #truestory
It normally starts with a welcome massage, followed by the treatment itself.
Depending on the area targeted, it’s usually a combo of either a massage, a mask applied on my skin, getting wrapped in a plastic wrap, or in a thermal blanket.
A seaweed mask.
Or zapped with a machine! Hahaha.
When I realized that for the treatment to be most effective, I have to go for twice weekly sessions, I felt some guilt because that’s four hours total at least a week that I have to leave the babies. With that much time commitment isn’t it better to exercise? Lol.
But the truth is, the treatments are super soothing and relaxing. I normally don’t have time to nap but because of this commitment, I could take the treatment time to nap and recover some sleep and not feel guilty I’m neglecting Fighter and Penny hahaha.
And physically, the results are very reassuring!
There’s different types of treatments for different problems so today Imma review the first treatment I was subject to. It’s called the FMS-Essential Lymphatic Treatment Therapy (FELTT) and SLTB – Essential Lymphatic Treatment Therapy (BELTT). Wah what a mouthful hahahaha.
Essentially it’s heat detoxification therapy and Thalasso treatment. Heat induced lipo detox is proven successful in removing fat-stored toxins from the body. It raises the body temperature above the normal 37 degrees C. If you’re not a regular exerciser (like me ahem), you may not have enough energy reserves to raise your body temperature, so heat treatment will create a ‘fever’ to burn off toxic fat. And Thalasso which means marine minerals (such as those found in seaweed) helps to prevent further toxic build up. The sea mineral, when applied on the skin, extract toxins from the body. These are the benefits of this treatment:
- Aids the irrigation of fatty acids
- Reduces orange peel appearance (OMG I NEED THIS)
- Immediate lightness and inch loss due to water reduction and skin tightening
- Enhances total lymph system cleansing
- Improves vascular flow, which in turn, enhances oxygen, nutrient, and lymph exchange at the cellular level
- Increases cell metabolism
- Relieves muscular aches & pains and reduces muscle spasm (good to have but I don’t really have aches…maybe only if I carry kids for a long time)
- Decreases rigidity in joints
- Improves skin & body tone (skin tightening for a toned effect)
- Hydrates dry skin (ya my skin super dry FML think Penny inherited this)
- Relieves stress, leaving the body feeling relaxed, refreshed, and rejuvenated. (yes cos the treatment is usually so relaxing I fall asleep HAHAHA
For me, my focus areas were my hips and thighs. I didn’t do tummy cos this is my first treatment and the MF team wanted to give more time for my tummy to recover.
Each treatment session takes about 2 hours! I did this treatment for about 3 months.
Note: FELTT & BELTT should not be used if the person has heart problems, low and high blood pressure, fresh wounds (duh), heat sensitive skin conditions, other skin disorders and any heat related issues.
OK the truth is when I first embarked on this Marie France slimming treatment I was quite skeptical – how effective can it be by just applying seaweed mask on my skin?
After three months of FELTT & BELTT, this is the most obvious result:
Before (taken from my previous blog post)
After
Very much reduced cellulite!!!!! I was honestly quite shocked! I know my weight was coming down but I attributed it to breastfeeding and just natural recovery post-pregnancy. But before I wrote this blog post, I just went to the mirror and pinched my upper thigh again to check on my cellulite since it’s the most obvious indicator.
And really nearly gone! I still have a bit on the back of my thighs but the sides (which was where most of it was) are pretty much cellulite free!
A survey conducted by Nielsen showed 93% of the ladies who have undergone the treatments for a period of 6 weeks “realized that their clothing weren’t as tight compared to before treatment.”
Marie France Bodyline is currently having a promotion of the month where you can experience 3
sessions of Body Sculpting Therapies at only RM78! So head over and check it out if you are interested.
For more info about Marie France Bodyline Treatment, please visit www.mariefrance.com.my
Wait for the next treatment post for an update. ^^
When you’re down, and troubled….
And you need a helping hand…
(Yea really I do. 6666 I’m carrying 17 kg worth of babies hahahaha)
And nothing, whoa, nothing is going right..
Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there… to brighten up even your darkest nights.
You just call out my name, and you know where ever I am,
I’ll come running to see you again.
Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call and I’ll be there, yeah, yeah,
you’ve got a friend.
This is my friend. Lolol sounds very loser like that. Please la ok! I have real friends hahahaha.
But when I’ve had a bad day…
When my toddler runs off with the toilet paper…
When he insists on eating with his bare hands and drops food all over the floor…
When my eggs turn out like this…
When the kids get into a fight…
This is the best pick-me-up. 🙂
Who doesn’t love ice cream!? After an exhausting day dealing with the kids, my favorite thing to do when they’re asleep is break out the ice cream! For that purpose, we keep pints of it in our freezer. 😀
Today’s ice cream is Meadow Gold! 😀
This is my first taste of Meadow Gold and I’m pretty impressed at their luxurious flavors. No boring neapolitan for them!
There’s four flavors:
Lush Red Velvet (chocolate ice cream with marshmallows omg)
Bold Chocolate Decadence (Chocolate ice cream with chunks of chocolate fudge)
Heavenly Macadamia (vanilla ice cream with macadamia nuts)
Delectable Caramel Pecan (vanilla ice cream with pecans and caramel ripples)
Here’s what Lush Red Velvet looks like.
But my favorite is Heavenly Macadamia. It’s very heavenly. Haha.
I have pretty simple ice cream tastes and I prefer less complex flavors but with a twist. Heavenly Macadamia is is sweet simple vanilla peppered with tasty macadamia pieces inside. I love nuts in my ice cream!
The best way to eat ice cream is with a cute spoon.
Made with real dairy ingredients, Meadow Gold comes at a reasonable price at RM21.90 inclusive of GST. Don’t need to burn a hole in your pocket for a happy fix. 😀
Available at all major supermarkets and hypermarkets now.
I actually had a very bad day yesterday cos Fighter was being a complete brat. T___T Throwing tantrums when I didn’t let him snatch my phone, pouring water from his bottle all over the playmat, snatching toys away from Penny. T__T I was cranky and exhausted. So this scoop of ice cream was the highlight of my day. 🙂
So Fighter has turned into a real chatterbox lately.
I think he understands nearly every word we say, and he’s also starting to form simple two to three word sentences now. And he’s hilarious! Here are some gems he’s come up with.
Fighter: MOMMY. MOMMY. MOMMY. MOMMY. MOMMY.
Me: Yes Fighter?
Fighter: Light! *points at light*
I’m in the nursery putting Penny to bed while everyone else is downstairs starting to eat dinner.
Nanny: Fighter, you wait here ok? I’m going to call Mommy down for dinner.
Fighter: No no. MOMMY!!!! Jude call.
Fighter falls down, gets up and dusts his hands off.
Fighter: Jude down.
Fighter reaches for scissors/sticks his hand into his bowl of rice/makes a grab for my phone/does something he’s not supposed to
Me: Fighter! No!
Fighter: No! *retracts hand*
Fighter: MOMMY. MOMMY. MOMMY. MOMMY. MOMMY.
Me: Yes Fighter?
Fighter: Dark! *gestures to something vaguely dark*
Fighter: (holding on to iPad) Papapig! Papapig! Papapig! (Peppa Pig)
Me: Fighter, who is the most handsome?
Fighter: (interrupting) Me.
Me: Who is the prettiest?
Fighter: Baby.
Fatty lets out a fart wtf.
Fighter: Daddy poo poo.
We were washing Fighter up for bedtime, and he runs out of the bathroom stark naked. Pulling on his penis. -_-
Me: Fighter! Don’t play with your bird!
Fighter: Bird! Bird! (points at Fatty) Daddy bird.
Everyone falls about laughing
Fighter: (points at grandma) Mama bird.
More laughter.
Fighter: (feeling confident, points at me) Mommy bird. (points at nanny) Cee bird.
He’s been learning his letter and numbers and got most of the alphabet down, and can count up to 8 now!
One day, grandpa seats him at the computer and points out letters on the keyboard to him.
Grandpa: Fighter, what letter is this?
Fighter: H.
Grandpa: So clever!
Fighter: Fayth’s kar. (His auntie Fayth drives a Honda)
I’m also trying to teach him colors but he’s got a long way to go on them wtf.
Me: Fighter, what color is this apple?
Fighter: Red.
Me: Good! What color is this orange?
Fighter: Red.
Me: No, it’s orange. What color is this banana?
Fighter: Red.
It’s going to rain. Thunder cracks.
Fighter: Cads. Cads. (Scared) *quickly comes over and sits on my lap. If baby is there, baby gets pushed aside*
On a walk, we see a cat in our path.
Fighter: Eeeeee!! *points excitedly at cat and takes a few steps closer*
*Cat slowly advances to him as well*
Fighter: Cads! Cads! *runs around in circles*
Every night, lying on his bed, about to go to sleep.
Fighter: Kong kong (Fatty’s dad). Mama (Fatty’s mom). Daddy. Mommy. Mama (my mom). Papa (my dad). Cee (Nanny). Baby.
Fatty: Fighter, do you want to kiss daddy?
Fighter: No.
Fatty: Jude, do you want to kiss daddy?
Fighter: No.
Fatty: Then what do you want?
Fighter: Jude kiss mommy.
What’s wrong with this photo?
I took this photo just today. The KL Tower which is actually smack in the middle of the sky is missing. Thanks a lot, haze. -_____-
The most essential household item right now in Malaysia is the air purifier.
I myself have two Sharp air purifiers at home already.
And this is the third one! This is the latest model from Sharp.
I was at the launch of Sharp’s new purifier today! Thank you for having me cos I love their air purifiers so much I keep buying ok hahahaah. More on that later.
Also had the chance to check out Sharp’s new Mite Catcher – whose purpose is to kill and eliminate dust mites. Sorry I very auntie but I’m also very excited about this product!
But my purpose today is to introduce the Sharp 3 in 1 Mosquito Catcher Air Purifier.
We bought one for our room a few years ago and this year we bought another one for Fighter and Penny’s room . I think our kids inherited our worst traits – sinus from me and eczema from Fatty. T_T At the very least, they can sleep in clean air and reduce their sensitivities.
We’re very satisfied with our two units so we were obviously happy to receive a third! This one is placed in our living room which is where we spend most of the day.
It’s a 3-in-1 because it has three functions – Plasmaculster, Air Purifying, and… Mosquito Catcher. I’ve blogged about Sharp Plasmacluster technology before here. In a nutshell, Plasmacluster releases ions which interact with airborne bacteria, mold and dust mite allergens, and neutralize them.
The Air Purifying function is just that of course. Each unit comes with 3 layers of filters – A Micron-Mesh Pre-Filter, Deodorizing Filter made of carbon (which gets rid of smells), and a HEPA filter, which removes micron-size dust particles, including 0.3 Micron viruses! This means that it effectively filters out smoke and haze!
Love the Haze mode. Haze I kill you. T______T
The Haze mode whirs audibly but it’s a very comforting sound cos it means it’s doing its job hehe. On normal mode it’s quiet enough that I forget it’s turned on.
The Mosquito Catcher function is entirely new! Sharp developed specially it for the Malaysian market because of our insane dengue rates these few years. A lot of thought has been put into this!
First, the unit is designed black to ‘attract’ the pesky mozzies.
Then there are these narrow slats which are entrances for the mosquitos, based on research that mosquitos prefer narrow spaces. A UV light inside the unit further attracts them, and when they get close enough, the powerful airflow sucks the mosquitos in, where they stick to a strong glue sheet.
The glue is very very sticky! I paused for like a second to take this picture, and already left an imprint on the sheet.
Wahahaha hasta la vista mozzies.
I’ve tried other mosquito catchers before but after a while they didn’t seem effective, I don’t know why. Maybe the suction not as powerful, but Sharp’s one is quite impressive! Haven’t managed to try it out yet (because I swear the haze killed all the mosquitos -_-) but I’m looking forward to it. ^^
With all the dengue cases around I’m especially afraid for Penny and Fighter. Our adult immune systems, we’ll probably be okay but their systems are still underdeveloped, plus our area always kena fogging. Means got dengue cases la. T______T
So I’m very glad we have this 3 in 1 Mosquito Catcher Air Purifier. At least I know I’ve taken precautions to prevent haze and mosquito related sicknesses for our family. 🙂
(omg my title pun so bad HAHAHAAH)
Hello! True blue red and yellow McDonald’s fan here.
No matter what their detractors say, I will always be loyal to you McDonald’s!!! Hahaha.
McDonald’s has been one of my favorite restaurants ever since I was a kid and celebrating my birthdays there. And I always stick to the same two menu items – Chicken McNuggets and Spicy Chicken McDeluxe.
Some things never change… or do they?
I only eat my McNuggets with chili sauce because tomato is too mainstream and I don’t like the sauces provided. But now what sorcery is this? There are two new sauces on the menu??????????
Introducing Honey Mustard and French Cheese.
Both are fantastic! Totally did not expect this; I knew there were new sauces but I ordered them without expectation because like I said, I’m not a fan of the original sauces.
As an adult I actually order the Spicy Chicken McDeluxe more often but I think these new sauces are gonna convert me back to McNuggets loyalty! 😀
First I tried the Honey Mustard (because I normally prefer mustard to cheese). How to describe? As you would expect from mustard, it was sourish, tart and slightly spicy (?). But the honey lent an interesting twist to it. Too much mustard can taste slightly bitter but the honey perfectly complemented it. Pokoknya damn nice la hahaha.
The French cheese next. I ate half a box of Honey Mustard (cos very nice la hahaha) already before remembering I forgot to try French Cheese. :X
Anyhow dipped my nugget in… and this one also so yummy! Really wasn’t expecting much cos like I said I normally don’t like cheese but it didn’t have the pungent smell that comes with cheese normally. It was perfectly salted and was such a good condiment to match a nugget!
Fighter eat until close eyes see hahahaha. The Honey Mustard is a more complex flavor so I can see it being more of an adult preference. But the French cheese I predict will be a hit with the kids!
Penny wants some of that yummy McNugget. Sorry Penny not until you’re a year old.
Koko on the other hand goes wild wtf. Eh leave some for mommy please.
Taking more food thanks ah.
Yep this was an outing with the whole family (Fatty was taking these pictures). I think the kids had fun! I know I did. 😀
The new sauces have been out since 15 Sept! Whatcha waiting for? 😀
Tapauing back the sauces. Hahaha.
Well, she didn’t burn bras if that’s what you were thinking.
I got this book from Selfridge’s when we were in London.
While I like Chanel, by no means am I the biggest fan and I don’t know anything about Coco Chanel besides that she hooked up with a Nazi during World War 2. :X
So I thought ok let’s see what the fuss is about until there are musicals and movies made out of this woman wtf.
Read it and it was very interesting! Coco Chanel had a pretty revolutionary career and led a very progressive life! Some of the things attributed to her were unheard of during that time and it got me to thinking, was Coco Chanel a feminist?
Here are some reasons why I think Chanel was a feminist ahead of her time:
She made clothes for women’s bodies instead of men’s eyes
When she first started around 1920 (and I’m being very vague), women were still in corsets with big skirts. Instead of hourglass silhouettes of the time, Chanel designed unrestrictive clothes which came in straight and sleek lines.
Women could finally breathe better and move easier in Chanel!
2. Chanel adapted men’s styles for women
Some women wore pants doing war work in WW1 but Chanel made trousers really fashionable.
From the Telegraph. Chanel in the 1920s. I would wear this outfit today lo!!!
She also appropriated fabrics like tweed and jersey which were traditionally used for menswear and created women’s clothes with them. She adapted men’s designs for women – she merged the silhouette of a man’s sports coat with a cardigan, and introduced a men’s button-front jumper (see below)
Besides this, Chanel designed pockets on women’s clothing previously were not a usual part of a woman’s wardrobe. She actually started off as a hat maker and instead of the hats with large brims popular at the time, she made small, smart looking hats designed for comfort that wouldn’t hinder the wearer. And she also feminized the traditional men’s suit.
Yep remember those famous Chanel tweed jackets? Jackie Kennedy was wearing a Chanel suit when JFK was assassinated…
All her clothes were essentially designed for a woman’s freedom – they weren’t restrictive, they were comfortable and they were practical. All while still being super stylish!
3. Coco Chanel was the original #GirlBoss
She owned and ran her own business in a largely male dominated industry. Heck, all industries at the time were probably male dominated. She was financially independent and never had a husband. All this made even more remarkable considering her humble beginnings.
She was even quoted as saying, “The moment I had to choose between the man I loved and my dresses, I chose my dresses.”
4. Chanel popularized costume jewelry
According to the book, Chanel wasn’t the first to venture into costume jewelry – Paul Poirot did it first. But Chanel was the first to regularly design and commission unique costume pieces for her collections. She had awesome timing because after the first world war, the rich avoided wearing precious jewelry for fear of looking unpatriotic and frivolous. So they resorted to costume jewelry. By wearing fakes, women proclaimed their independence (as opposed to being “kept” by a man) and did it fashionably.
So it sounds like Chanel was a feminist, doesn’t it? Feminism at the time was more to do with politics, with suffragettes picketing for the right to vote etc, but Chanel was a trailblazer who emancipated women via fashion.
But then we have the other side of it. Chanel never married but she had a string of lovers. Sounds very independent and emancipating… but her first few lovers actually gave her her start – either by funding her shop, or by introducing her to an elite crowd who became her customers. She was talented and resourceful, sure, but would she have made it without their patronage?
And if she had to rely on wealthy male patronage, doesn’t that make her anti-feminist? Or was she, in a world where she is disadvantaged due to her sex, status and background, merely turning her assets to her advantage to advance her career?
Secondly, while Chanel designed comfortable clothing, she very much based her aesthetic on her own body type which was slim. The other side of the coin was that women who were curvy wouldn’t look as nice in her outfits.
Apparently because women were eager to fit into her designs, (and also because a slim figure had become the aesthetic du jour), Chanel indirectly pushed women to start dieting to slim themselves down. Back then it was thought that smoking would cause weight loss too, and tons of women picked up the habit.
Chanel herself didn’t seem very forgiving about it bigger body types, as is evidenced in this passage from my book.
So what do you think? Was Coco Chanel a feminist?
But before that let me introduce myself.
Hi everyone. My name is Audrey Ooi and I am an online shopaholic. Hahahaha.
Kidding aside, I do NOT have an addiction problem la hahaha. I know when to stop wtf. But I do love online shopping!
E-commerce has taken over the world and changed our shopping habits. It’s so convenient to purchase with a click and we’ve all become global consumers in that we can technically shop anywhere in the world (provided they ship to your country of course). Even then, there are now tons of shipping agents available to take care of that problem.
We now have incredible access to brands and products all over the world. I love it!
As a single girl I used to shop online for clothes but now as a mom with not much time on her hands, online shopping has become even more of a necessity. Besides clothes (and flights + hotels), I now buy baby essentials, homeware, and even groceries online.
So….There’s a new shopping website called GEMFIVE and uhh… I want everything on it *whispers
There are some really good buys though. They currently carry over 30,000 items (from 600 brands), including international brands that are not available in Malaysia before.
Like Cheap Monday! (launching in Oct)
Local brands like Line 32 and Dipped Row are available too.
There are five main categories – Fashion, Electronics, Beauty & Health, Home & Living, Mum & Kids, and a new category – Lifestyle.
And great deals are available too. Promos and discounts up to 75% off can be found HERE. (Eyed some Tupperware there *auntie)
Anyway. Like I said, I need your help. There’s a very urgent question I need answered.
What should I buy!?
First I went to the Mum & Kids section…
OMG? I always thought kitchen sets are quite expensive but this is really cheap! Fighter watches me or helper cook and bake and I think he would really like a play kitchen of his own! Penny can use it too later on. 😀
OR OR ICE CREAM SHOP? But this one no cooking utensils only got cash register and a bunch of toy desserts. The setup is super cute though.
Or fast food stall! This one has light and sound D: But bad part is not many masak-masak utensils either. On the other hand, it features his favorite fries.
I’d thought of making my own kitchen set out of cardboard but this is so affordable I might as well buy!
Monkey piano for Penny? She lovessss interactive sound-emitting toys now and VTech is a good brand. But it’s 3 times as expensive as the play kitchen… :X 
Goddangit. If I’d seen this pastel set earlier I’d buy this over the beige play pen we got.
Scoured the Fashion section and saw this French Sole ballet flats! I remember going with Bobo to buy this cos she said it’s super comfy, and I actually do need a staple pair of black flats. 
Um in my last post, you’d see I made some nasty looking tamagoyaki cos I didn’t have a non-stick pan hahaha. Tempted to get this one. 😀
Or should I get this one for Fatty? Fred Perry from the Men’s Fashion section. Maybe if it goes on sale hahaha.
For fun I clicked into the Home & Living category… and this is where I fell head over heels wtf.
Why didn’t I see this chest of drawers when I was still decorating the nursery! D:
This chair is so quirky! 😀 If we redecorate, I want a dining table with mismatched chairs like this. 
And this funky set of drawers! Can be used as a side table. I don’t know much about furniture brands but I noticed this brand Kare is full of unique quirky designs. T____T 
Like this stool bucket wtf. Damn hipster la ok and I don’t want my future house to be so hipster but still very cute hahaha.
Really love this though! If only I had a reason to buy furniture T____T
And this sleek stylish bar stool. Kind of on the expensive side but got discount already!
This one also omg look at you so gorgeous in mint and all vintage-y looking! 
Hipster night stand. If I had all the money in the world I’d buy out GEMFIVE. T____T
So. Question is, if you were me, what would you get? Furniture aside la cos really no reason to buy those aih.
For those of us who DON’T have all the money in the world, here are some deals to sweeten the uhh deal.
Spend RM150 above on GEMFIVE and purchase a daily essential for only RM1! You’ll get to access this deal upon checkout. Valid till 30 Sept.
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What would you buy?
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