Home & Living/ Lifestyle: Dream Homes @ The Elysia Park Residence, Medini

Was daydreaming today and I thought... At every point in our lives, we experience different things. We meet new people who leave their footprints in our lives. We make new friends, and we lose some. Your real friends are the ones who accept your differences and stay with you through it all. How many of us are lucky enough to say that we have true friends? 

Event/ Travel/ Automotive/ Lifestyle: City Bloggers Drive 3 with The All-New Honda City

Happy Hari Raya Haji & public holiday, guys! It's been a crazy week at work, and about to get crazier. I've finally found some time to blog about my trip with Honda two weekends ago! Big 'thank you' to Honda Malaysia for inviting me to be a part of City Bloggers Drive 3. It was a fun-filled and meaningful 2D1N trip filled with lots of first's for me. For instance, I drove on the highway to Ipoh and then went water rafting for the first time in my life... and survived! XD

Carinn x Invisalign: Slimming Down... My Teeth! Using Interproximal Reduction (IPR)

So I have a confession to make... I went for a slimming session the other day! Stop telling me I'm skinny, guys. I need to slim down too!

Hahaha jkjk. I actually did slimming on my TEETH! Hold up. What's this? Haven't updated about my Invisalign journey for awhile, so here's a quick one! Just went for my orthodontist's appointment last week. I thought he was going to add most attachments (read about it on previous post here) but no....

Health + Giveaway: Ostania Mangosteen Amrita Concentrate by Furley Bioextracts - Premium for Lifestyle

Hey guys, how's your Monday going? It seems like the haze is back, ugh. Please remember to drink more water and keep yourselves hydrated ok. Speaking of drinking, I've heard that juice cleanse is in trend lately. But the thing is, cold-pressed juice can be quite expensive right? How about preparing your own juice everyday, without having to pay much or skip meals?

Food/ Lifestyle/ Tech-Apps: OpenSnap Application by OpenRice Malaysia

The common question every Malaysian face daily is... "What to eat today?" It's great that we're living in a country that has food in abundance, but we are also faced with the dilemma of choosing what to eat everyday. #firstworldproblems haha. In the era of smartphones, ever wished that you can search for the best food nearby to satisfy your cravings? Luckily, such an app exists.

Beauty: SILKYGIRL "Celebrating 10 Years of Confidence" - [Limited Edition] Moisture Rich Lipcolor & Perfect Stay 20HR Eyeliner

Can you believe it? SILKYGIRL is already 10 YEARS OLD! Which means, I've been using this brand for about a decade as well! My first ever BB Cream was the SILKYGIRL Magic BB Cream which is STILL in production. Bet it's still a hit with tweens and teens that were like the younger me hehe. To commemorate their 10-year anniversary this year, SILKYGIRL has introduced a Limited Edition range of two of their best-selling products at totally awesome prices! Since SILKYGIRL is targeted mainly at young girls & students, I'll be showing you how to create 3 looks using the Limited Edition Moisture Rich Lipcolor & Perfect Stay 20HR Eyeliner, without breaking your budget. 3 simple looks for 3 different occasions, for under RM30.. Now THAT'S something every girl will love!

Arts & Crafts: 7 Polka Dots - For the Stationery Addicts

New tag for my blog - Arts & Crafts! It's my first time blogging about craft and I hope in the future I'll be able to write more about this. Another passion of mine that I didn't know I had until this year, is stationery! Stickers, to be more exact. Thanks to a couple of friends of mine who are planner addicts, I now know that there is a community of people out there who are actually obsessed with notebooks, planners, journals and what not and equally into stationery and cutesy stuff like I do as well. Just my luck to be sent this 'care package' from one of Malaysia's largest ready stock stationery online shop, 7 Polka Dots.

Fashion/ Shopping: My Top 5 Fashion Picks Under RM100 on Zalora [Savingmart.my]

Who hasn't heard of Zalora? It's the biggest and fastest growing fashion website in Asia with more than 500 top international and local brands & designers, spanning from thousands of products across men's & women's fashion, shoes, accessories and even beauty products. Besides providing speedy delivery, free delivery with a minimum spend and free return policy, the prices of the items found on Zalora are unbelievable! Now, the best thing to top these benefits would be... That's right, DISCOUNTS! My picks are these 5 items that make up a complete outfit and the best part is, they each cost less than RM100 only!

Obstacles

Life is a big joker at time. Sometimes when you think everything is going just fine, something stupid has to come along and screw it up.

Event + Giveaway: Reebok Spartan Race Malaysia 2015

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Guys & girls, it's time to get down and dirty. It's time to get off your asses and go outside to do some SERIOUS hardcore sports because....

Beauty: L'Oreal Paris - HydraFresh Range

I've been using L'Oreal Paris products ever since young, whether I realised it or not. From their shampoo in my primary school days to their cosmetics during my teenage years and more. They're definitely one of my go-to drugstore brands and they never disappoint! I've been eyeing this HydraFresh range since forever, and now it's MINE! <3

Event: 12th Johor Bahru (JB) Arts Festival 2015 (Media Preview)

JB Arts Festival is B A C K! The 12th Johor Bahru Arts Festival 2015 which was founded in 2004, is one of the longest-running arts festival in the country. Look out for music, short sketches, local films and more at this colourful and exciting event this 10th September - 10th October 2015! I myself make it a point to attend at least one show every year.

Eats & Treats: Mad16° Rooftop Bar & Lounge

Bet you've never seen a bar so pretty and colourful like this! Plus points because it's a rooftop bar, something rare in JB! Even though it is only 3 floors high, you can still see the peaceful JB streets at night with cars cruising by and with music as your accompaniment...

Beauty/ Community: Muffin.my (Now BFFSays) - Unboxing Muffin.my Beauty Box

Which girl doesn't love beauty products? Before buying something, I'm sure most of us would check the Internet for reviews, especially so for expensive products to make sure we're getting our money's worth. Well, what if I told you that locally, there is a platform for you to check all sorts of reviews from bloggers and non-bloggers alike to aid you before making your purchase decision?

Note to Self: Love Yourself More

This post is mainly for me to read, to look back on in a few months' time. In the midst of chasing material wealth, rushing work to meet deadlines and keeping up with friends, families and social media to please everyone, I realised, I've completely neglected an important person... myself.