OST 7 Ramadhan : Tika Aku Menangis

Assalamualaikum.

I tak la follow sangat 7 Ramadhan ni.. sebab hati ni tak lalu la tengok tahap kederhakaan anak Cik Sufiah si Dhani tu...Mengurut dada sambil beristighfar dibuatnya kalau tengok cerita ni...

Dengar soundtrack dia pun, Allah... sayu rasa hati ni.. yang menyentuh hati sekali, bila Dhani tu tak sempat mintak ampun dekat mak dia, mak dia dah meninggal dunia. Tapi, kita pun faham, ibu-ibu ni biasanya memang sangat pemaaf kan.. Dekat hujung cerita tu ada tulis, "ada derhaka dalam setiap diri kita". Allah... tertampar rasanya...

Kita kena la berusaha jadi anak yang taat pada ibubapa... hai seram rasanya memikirkan kalau tergores hati mak kan... Kadang-kadang kita tak tahu benda kecik yang kita buat tapi buat mak kita sedih ke kan.. Semoga Allah bimbing kita untuk jadi anak yang soleh/solehah dan dapat masuk syurga dengan bakti kita terhadap ibubapa.Amin.

oatmeal mask to the rescue!

Assalamualaikum all!

Sepanjang cuti beberapa minggu di Malaysia ni, I was asked about my skincare because my skin had improved a bit then the last time most people see me last year. So, I've been telling them my penyelamat which is : oatmeal! 

The thing is, most of the time I cleanse my face with oatmeal. Yes, the one you had for breakfast, bukan skincare product made of oatmeal, tapi oatmeal makan. hee hee. I think I've already talked about that previously, but here's another tip I've been telling people to try, oatmeal mask.

Bahan-bahannya sangat simple dan boleh didapati di pasaraya berhampiran.

This is the first time I tried yogurt dutch lady ni. Biasanya pakai yogurt arab kan, and personally I just love the consistency. yogurt arab macam berketul-ketul sikit. Got my facial brush from sasa and i just loooooove the brush - even better than skinfood brush i bought on ebay. RM4.90 je pulak tu! Sayangnya hilang berus tu, then semalam I bought a new one sebab I suka sangat berus dia. Kalau tak ada berus facial ni, you can just use any old brush or just your bare fingers. No problem.

Benefits.

Secara ringkas ye benefits of the three ingredients.

Lemon 

1. reduce pigmentation and discoloration - fades away your scars!
2. exfoliate your skin justeru membuang kulit-kulit mati di wajah. ewah!
3. heals acne and prevent future break out. 

tapi, jangan pulak pegi tenyeh lemon kat muka tu... ada sesetengah orang kulit sensitif terhadap lemon ni, so always always always try dulu sikit, ok? I usually add few drops of lemon je to the mask. And I've also tried using lemon as toner - work wonders for the blackheads! tapi kena rajin la...kalau Malas apa pun tak jadi kan..

Oatmeal

1. soothing to the skin. apa-apa masalah kulit dermatitis, psoriasis, skin rash semua pun boleh lega dengan oatmeal ni.. korang nak mandi berendam dengan oatmeal pun boleh!
2. dead skin exfoliation - macam biasalah, exfoliate, kulit bersih, pori tak tersumbat - less breakout, and radiant skin.
3. great cleanser - kalau kulit sensitif terhadap sabun pencuci muka , boleh try oatmeal. I noticed my skin feels thoroughly cleansed everytime I wash my face with oatmeal except kalau hari yang pakai bedak or sunscreen I would double cleanse starting with yogurt - then, I pakai oatmeal. tapi sekarang dah ada laneige multi cleanser I pakai oatmeal bila rajin je.. 

Yogurt

1. Moisturizing. OMG - this one I cannot tell you with words. Lepas ni, terus beli yogurt dan sapu kat muka as masker - just yogurt with nothing else. Tunggu 15-20 minutes then basuh. Rasa macam kulit baru lepas minum air tau! I loooooove this during the hot summer - at the same time helps wash off the sunscreen off my skin. 
2. Acne care - because of the high content of zinc in yogurt. helps to shrink pores and clears blemishes.
3. exfoliate skin.

ok before that, if you try yogurt... sometimes it causes you to have more breakouts. from my research on the internet. actually that is not breaking out - that's purging. Whiteheads ataupun jerawat yang biasa terhasil di muka kita tu, took 2 months to form. so, bila dah exfoliate skin tu, lagi cepat whitehead tu muncul di permukaan kulit. Same thing happens when you change skin care product. If it causes breakout - it works! tapi kalau 2-3 bulan masih break out lagi - you might have bought the wrong product.

Back to our mask.

1 tbsp oatmeal

1 tbsp yogurt

few drops of lemon

stir stir stir them well. and apply on your face for 20 minutes or until it dries. Bila dah kering, pat some water on the mask to soften it, and massage softly on your skin. then rinse off. lepas tu, boleh pakai moisturizer. 

senang kan? instantly kulit rasa lebih lembut. long time effect - kulit bersih dari blemishes dan scar will fade. 

kata kuncinya : rajin dan istiqamahlah!

Malaysia Negara Malas?

Pagi ni dekat radio ERA ada bincang isu Malaysia negara malas as published by Lancet Medical Journal, where Malaysia berada di tangga ke-10, dan Saudi Arabia di tangga ke-3. 

So, tengok dekat discussion on facebook era.fm ramai jugak yang tak setuju... tapi, marilah kita tengok balik how they define inactivity in the research ..

The study defines inactivity as not performing any of the following three sorts of activities: 30 minutes of moderate activity such as brisk walking at least five times a week; 20 minutes of vigorous activity at least three times a week; or an equivalent combination of the two said activities. Inactivity has largely been blamed on wrong social trends, such as spending more time in cars and in front of computers.

Haaaa... Memang betul la tu... I pun jarang-jarang buat any of the indicator.. (tu pasal la ehemmm). Try cari dekat Lancet Journal tak jumpa pulak artikel ni...tapi, to state the obvious, memang ramai yang komen tak setuju tu without even doing some homework into the issue...so, not only malas physically orang Malaysia ni, intellectually also.. oops!

Apa-apa pun, no need to freak out or melatah, you can change this :-)

Eh, post ni pun tulis macam orang malas!