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So I had this long battle with dandruff, as in I don't always have it, but I'll have it on specific spots during specific seasons. Also, recently I've been sleeping with my hair wet because I've been really busy. This aggravated my dandruff problem, but I'm glad that I have found a permanent solution for it. Well, at least I've stayed completely dandruff free for two weeks now! =)

So recently while browsing around for shampoos, I came across this:

CLEAR for women-- Extra Strength. RM 12.90 from Checkers

It has been in the market for quite some time now, but I've never tried it simply because I gave up on dandruff shampoos because they don't really work for me. You name it, I've tried it. Including Head and Shoulders Brand which many say seems to work perfectly well for them.

I actually bought this with minimal expectations, just as a normal shampoo, not expecting it to even reduce my dandruff, not to say eliminate them. But I was surprised.

Within two days of usage, my dandruff was completely gone. Though I credit a huge part of this to the shampoo, of course I made some changes also like bathing earlier so that I don't sleep with my hair wet. I do still sometimes sleep with my hair not completely dried out, but it's fine =). No dandruff the next day!

I also only shampoo my hair once (the directions of usage suggests twice ), but it was apparently sufficient. Of course this is not the holy grail to all dandruff problems as the solution will vary based on the cause of your dandruff. I massaged the scalp of my head while shampooing to ensure my scalp is clean, especially in the dandruff prone areas =). That's all. Just thought of sharing.

Have a great weekend! 

Food Review: Garden Seafood, Section 27, Shah Alam

So I was being adventurous the other day and decided to "venture out in the unknown" and stumbled upon this seafood shop-- Garden Seafood. Address and GPS Coordinates as below, credits to http://www.otaiselangor.net/2014/06/garden-seafood-seksyen-27-shah-alam.html#.VA2HicKSyDA.
Address: Lot 298, Jalan Kota Raja A 27/A, Taman Bunga Negara, 40400 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia; GPS Coordinates: 3.011760, 101.561460.

When I arrived at this place, the first thought that came to mind was that this place is really nice, and it gave you the "resort feel", as if you are on a vacation. I shall let the pictures do the talking.

At first glance, the restaurant did really look "posh", but we were surprised to find out later when looking at the menu that the prices are rather reasonable.

I actually forgot most of the prices and names of the dishes we ordered because this post is a few weeks backdated (I have poor short-term memory), so information for this post will be to the best of my memory, but I may be wrong as well. Rest assured, all the food were good, and I will revisit this restaurant again =).

This, if I remembered correctly was the Chicken in Special Sauce or something around those lines. I remembered clearly though that the waiter mentioned "san bei ji" when repeating the order. This was around RM 15 if my memory did not fail me.

This was the Nyonya Steamed Red Talapia @ RM 5.50/ 100 grams. Ours costed RM 33.50. I would say this was the highlight of the dinner. The fish was really fresh, no hint of mud taste at all, and the nyonya gravy was really well blended and tangy. Almost perfect, in my opinion! They also included generous amounts of long beans, lady's fingers, as well as brinjals/ egg plant in the dish. Sooooo good with rice!

Next up is the belachan fried paku-pakis. This was really tender to my surprise, because as you may be able to see from the picture, there were some parts of the stems that were rather large in size. So I thought they might have been "woody". But I was wrong! Really enjoyed this dish. It wasn't too salty or spicy. This was RM 12, again, if my memory did not fail me.

This was recommended by the waiter, but I really have no clue what it is called. I think it was House Specialty Toufu or something around those lines. This dish costs RM 16. For this dish, I have to point out that there were only 4 pieces of toufu... And the size is like the normal house specialty toufu size. I can't help but feel it was a tad bit pricey for toufu. If you do the math, it's RM4 for each piece of toufu. Yes, I know the dish comes with black fungus and thinly sliced gourd (I'm not sure what the name of the gourd is, but it's something you can find at mixed/economy rice shops). So yeah. Don't order this dish. Though it tasted pretty good, I just felt like it wasn't really worth the money. 

Maturity

" A mature person is one who does not only think in absolutes. They are able to be objective when deeply stirred emotionally. They have learned that there is both good and bad in all people and in all things. They walk humbly and deal charitably with circumstances of life, knowing that in the world, no one is all knowing. They know that all of us need both love and charity".

Food Review: Coffee Coffee, Sunway Pyramid

Coffee Coffee opened its 3rd outlet in Sunway Pyramid quite sometime ago (the first is in Bangsar and the second SS15), but I've never tried any of their drinks or food till today. No specific reason, I guess over the years, I just blindly stuck to Starbucks XD.

Was feeling a little stressed out, so I decided to go for their peanut butter drink -- Peanut Butter Coolist. No pics cause I finished drinking before I managed to take a pic. Hahaha. It was priced at RM13. The barista suggested that I add a shot of coffee to my drink and I happily obliged. I was thinking peanut butter coffee... Sounds doable... So, why not, eh? The additional shot of coffee cost me RM2 btw.

Anyway, I was disappointed with my drink. The shot of coffee was rather overpowering when put together with the peanut butter, and I wasn't able to taste the peanut butter at all; not even a tiny hint of it. My drink just tasted like iced cappuccino. However, if you are viewing it from a cappuccino perspective, then I would say that the drink fared very well. It was better that Starbucks in my opinion.

So yeah, that was my experience with the Peanut Butter Coolist. Perhaps next time I shall order it without the coffee shot =).

The Body Shop Malaysia Annual Sale

To be brutally honest, I've purchased more Body Shop items as gifts than for my personal usage. Stuff that I have tried from Body Shop previously include the Vitamin C Daily Moisturiser SPF 30; it wasn't that great at its best, and left my combination skin rather oily. Anyway, this post isn't a review post for the Vitamin C moisturiser, so I shall not divulge too much details on it.

Body Shop Malaysia had it's annual sale just few days ago on the 16th - 18th May whereby there were discounts up to 70% for their products, with an additional 10% for members. It was a bargain that was hard to resist, and even though I tried to 'psycho' myself before making my way to Sunway Pyramid's Body Shop outlet to ONLY buy things that I need, I succumb to their great discounts anyway.

This is what I ended up with, after much exercising of self-control. I fail, I fail. Hahaha.

Peppermint Smoothing Pumice Foot Scrub, RM 10.80 (after 70% + 10% discount). 

Original price: RM 39.90.

I used this already and I would say it's really good at the price of RM10.80! Manage to remove quite a significant amount of dead skin (I think) cause my foot is really soft and smooth now! Dang, I think my foot is smoother than my hands =.=". Sobs.

Japanese Cherry Blossom Eau de Toilette, RM 37.35 (after 50% + 10% discount).

Original price: RM 83.00.

I have always loved everything from Body Shop's Cherry Blossom range, so when I saw this at such a huge discount, I really, really couldn't resist and just had to purchase it! Hahahaha.

 Sweet Lemon Body Whip, RM 21.60 (after 50% + 10% discount).

Original price: RM 48.00.

I bought this under slight peer pressure! >.<. I mention slight peer pressure because while I actually really loved the smell-- it's very refreshing as with most lemon products in general, I didn't actually need it. Tried the tester that was available in the shop and it was pretty lightweight and not sticky, so I was sold =).

So yeah, that's it for my Body Shop Annual Sale haul. Shucks, I think I overspent this month with Mother's Day and all. Oh well...

Some other information regarding the sale: plastic bags were provided free of charge that day. Also, I'm not sure if it applies to all outlets (but I guess it would make logical sense to be so), Body Shop was quite strict on their membership discount whereby they requested your I.C/ Driving License as proof of your membership =).

Till next time!

Pakej Komunikasi Belia MyEG: Free Ninetology Smartphone

So sometime ago, there was this application opened for Malaysians aged between 21 - 30 years old whom are earning less than RM3000 to apply for this Pakej Komunikasi Belia, whereby the government would give you a free Ninetology Smartphone if your application was successful. Of course if you have previously applied for the RM200 smartphone rebate scheme, you are not entitled to this package.

Anyway, after months of waiting, finally on  6th December last year I got an SMS that went like this from 66688: "Kpd pemohon smartphone PERCUMA sila hntr salinan KP anda ke Attn: Mkt Dept MyEG Services Bhd Lot 5.01 KPMG Tower Bandar Utama 47800 PJ. Tarikh tutup: 13 Dis 2013".

I honestly tell you that I had second thoughts before sending my photostated I/C cause, hello, who in their right mind does that with all the identity theft that is blooming these days? Anyway, I eventually just crossed my photostated I/C with two diagonal lines. Had to wait another 3 months before they finally called me up on 24th March to tell me that I may collect my free smartphone at Menara KPMG. But, hey, at least I got the free smartphone as promised!

I present you... the Ninetology Pearl Mini =). Image not mine as I didn't know how to take a good shoot of the phone.

Image credit: http://amanz.my/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ninetology-pearl-mini.jpg

Food Review: Dubu-Dubu Urban Korean Food, Sunway Pyramid

So in conjunction with Mother's Day, we decided to treat my mum to a meal at Dubu-Dubu, Sunway Pyramid. I've previously been here with a friend, and I personally liked the food, so I decided to make another visit. Dubu-Dubu is located in the Marrakesh, lower ground 2.

I used to buy gifts and all for my mum when I was younger (I'm still not that old =P). But I guess she has everything she needs, and me buying her more stuff is really a waste, if you put it crudely. How many perfumes can one use? How many bags can one carry at one time? Shoes? You just need one pair that's really comfortable. Flowers?... I guess I sorta grew out of it as I got older and realise that money is difficult to earn. Oh well. Hey, I still love my mum, okay!

I digress. Back on topic, I've never been to Korea, so I don't know how 'authentic' Korean food is supposed to taste. Hence, my views are solely based on my Malaysian taste buds.

Beef Honey Garlic Bulgogi (chicken is also available) (set), RM 20.90.

The portions were rather generous. The dish came with a generous amount of meat and onions cooked in  honey garlic sauce which was pretty similar to the ones that Pepper Lunch provides. The side dishes were not really worth a mention. Only the kimchi was good. The other two were just normal. The sides dishes comes at RM2 with the (miso, I think) soup [ala carte is RM18.90]. So, if you wanna save RM2 (I know it's not that much), please, by all means, just give the side dishes and soup a skip. You're not missing anything.

Seafood Soondubu Jigae, RM 18.90 (set).

The Seafood Soodubu Jigae set comes without the soup cause it's already soup-based. Why have two soups, right? This was a little spicy, and the taste was just like those typical Korean spicy soup... While it's a good dish to try out, nothing to shout about again =).

Beef Dol Sot Bibimbap, RM 19.90 (set).

This came with the sauce (no idea what is it but taste like the sauce that you put into the kimchi) and raw vegetables like carrots and beansprouts (tauge). I'm personally not a fan of this. I think it's because of the raw vegetables. I'm not sure if other bibimbaps are like this because I've not eaten other bibimbaps before, but for someone like me who doesn't really fancy raw food (vegetables included, unless it's salads), I will not order this again. If, however, you are a fan of bibimbaps, then I guess it should be okay for you.

Chicken Dak Galbi, RM 18.90 (set).

This was my favourite among all the dishes! The chicken is cooked together with cabbage and broccoli, and comes with a few pieces of the fresh Korean rice cake! =D. Teehee. I don't know how to describe the taste, but it's pleasant. It tasted a little bit like our Chinese soy bean paste/ taucu, but nicer than that. A quick search on Google led me to Wikipedia. According to Wikipedia, Dak Galbi is cooked with chilli pepper paste... And I was right! The chilli pepper paste is usually added with soy bean paste. Hehe. It's very, very mildly spicy, if any at all.

Roasted Barley Tea (cold), RM 3.50 (refillable).

This is similar to the burnt rice tea, but the 'burnt' taste is less prominent as compared to the burnt rice tea. So, if you don't really fancy the burnt rice tea, this is a lot milder.

Also, you might wanna note that Dubu-Dubu is offering 10% discount for Sunway Group/ Sunway Education Group staff =). The discount is not applicable on weekends and public holidays though >_<.

Update (8th September 2014):

Dubu-Dubu is currently having Lunch Promotion whereby you can order certain food for RM12.90 (RM 14.95 after tax and service charge) which are normally priced higher in the ala-carte menu from 10.00am to 3.00pm. More the details in the attached photo below.

Picture credits: directly from Dubu-dubu's official website (http://www.dubudubu.com.my/hightlight02.asp)

I took the Spicy Seafood Ramyeon. The set meal also comes with 3 varieties of side dishes/ banchan.

I really liked the taste of this dish. I'm not very good in being descriptive, but if you are someone who can eat spicy food, this is really a noteworthy dish to try out. The taste of the soup is really pleasant... I'm sorry, I don't know how else to describe it. It comes with two large prawns (the size whereby you eat at Chinese Wedding Dinners), and a few pieces of lala as well, which can't exactly be seen in the shot I took... as well as all the items you can see in the picture above. One thing though, was that in Dubu-dubu's official picture, the dish had crabsticks/ filament sticks. Mine came without though. However, two of my friends who ordered the same dish had filament sticks in their dish.

As you would have noticed, Dubu-Dubu has also changed their selection of cold dishes. In my opinion, I liked this selection a lot more. The kimchi remains from the previous selection, but I just wanted to mention that I really liked the cucumber cold dish as it is seasoned with a lot of garlic! (I'm a huge fan of garlic). Also the pickled white radish and carrots were pickled to my liking: neither too sour nor too sweet =).