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Wow. It's been awfully quiet here, hasn't it? Apologies to our new readers who kept coming back for updates. Malko B. and I have been a little caught up with our daily routine. Having an iPad is not really making sure I blog more often either! It's really due to the fact that Apple restricts the download of Adobe Flash Player on the iPad/iPod. Did you know that? I didn't. It makes blogging very boring for me when I can't use picnik.com to tweak my photos (which requires Flash). Boo Apple, boo!

Just before I end this post to work on my other post, a little heads up to those who regularly hang out in the joints along Jalan Damai - be it Castle, Al-Rawsha, Hajime, Basil Leaf, Cafennies (I can never get the spelling right for this one) - they have all CEASED BUSINESS. This includes Vila Manja Spa and presumably Rahsia and Tatto too. Guess they shouldn't have set up shop in a residential area in the first place. The shisha joints were a constant nuisance to us. Indiscriminate parking, congestion, excessive noise (especially during football season) and their evil plan in trying to make me fat by making me hungry in my sleep (I was subjected to the smell of kebabs, shawarmas and mixed grill platter every night!). Thank goodness they're gone, though I'm a little bummed to see Hajime and Basil Leaf go.

This peace and quiet will get a little bit of getting used to now :)

Bisous, Malko.S ♡

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Oh hello, want some buns?

Found this tutorial whilst exploring one of our favourite blogs.

The Bun from Sydney Poulton on Vimeo.

I've been wanting to try out this hairstyle for awhile, but had to put it on hold till I got myself a good hair tie, a bottle of hairspray and some bobby pins. In the end, I got myself some Gliders hair tie (got this in Singapore upon recommendation from Malko B. Best hair tie ever! No more losing hair from the snagging and excellent hold for heavy, long, thick hair like mine), Lucido hair spray (I didn't want my hair looking too stiff, this seemed like quite a good bet on the Guardian shelf) and a pack of bobby pins from Sinma.





The end result that I got was this:

It was fairly easy to do and I must say my first attempt turned out quite well. Just be sure to comb your hair in place whilst doing the high ponytail and fix it securely with bobby pins. Finish off with hairspray. Lots of it.

I got mixed reactions from the family and friends when I showed them my new hairstyle. Mum liked it. Lil Bro 1 said it looked like I had some sort of shell on my head. Lil Bro 2 asked if it was a fake bun (due to the colour contrast between my original hair colour and the coloured bottom half). A friend asked whether I got my hair done at the salon for a photo shoot (Lol!). Worst comment came from the Dad who said "looks like you have tahi lembu (cow dung) on your head lah". What the??! -_-

All that work in trying to put my hair up and keeping it in check the whole day made my tummy whimper for food. Almost ate Lil Poopy the rabbit on our first encounter as a result. Now, that would have been yum, wouldn't it?! Rabbit in a bun? Teehee.

Animal lovers, I kid. I don't eat cute creatures :)

Bisous, Malko.S ♡

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