Daiso Charcoal Mask - Personal Review

As we all know, when you go to Daiso, chances are you might not be able to resist the temptation for buying anything. Here in Australia, everything is AUD$2.80 which I think is rather expensive comparing to Malaysia at MYR 5 (AUD 1.60) and in Singapore its a SGD$2 (AUD 1.60 +/-) as I recall. So you can do the math, its quite a rip off at times.

Anyway, there are heaps of this Charcoal Mask in shelves of all Daiso's that I have every been to. At least 15 different branches. I decided to give it a try. I think I might have made a rather lousy purchase on some points.

 This is what the product looks like. Cute in a tube. Fairly simple to use, just apply on your face and avoid your eyes and eyebrows, parts with hair if possible.

My own review:
1. This mask smells like 'STINKY ASS PEE' like what you smell on the staircases of carparks, lifts, alleyways. Freaking hard to take in. I do not know if I have bought a defect product. It FUCKING STINKS.

2. My poor husband was my test subject and he had to sacrifice his smelling senses and he was complaining all throughout the time. Usually we just 'get used' to the smell but this mask...NO! It follows u even after you have washed it off your face...your nails smell too.

3. It does it's job of stripping off black/white heads...and it also give u a free hair removal on your face...Saves the trip for threading. It hurts! even more on a men who shaves and never plucks any hair.

4. Easy to peel off.

5. Very very drying product. I have read other people's reviews and alot of people have said that it does dry out the skin and thank god we didn't get an outbreak.

6. After removal of the black mask, your skin will feel tingly and a bit itchy. Maybe due to the stripping of dry skin, hair, dirt, gunk and so on.

Will I use it again?

Only in emergencies...which I am not sure of what sort. OR a great punishing tool if your man pissed u off.

Hair off 

Left a red patch on the side cheeks. Very dry.

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Gami @ Lonsdale St

If you're looking for something different and a great place to have a few drinks and catch up with your friends, Gami might be a good place to try out.

The food selection is easy and great tasting. (Although sometimes saltier than other days). Been here about 5 times now, and been to both branches.

Deep Fried Gami Chicken is the way to go and you can choose from the sauces, either spicy or sweet, and try the normal one too. Personally I like the sweet and spicy ones cause the normal ones are just a bit too dry to my liking.

They have the Gami Beer - brewed by them. Really cheap about 8 bucks a jug. Cheap enough to keep everyone happy and jolly =P

After your meal, you will need to drink heaps of water before you get a sore throat.

Start with Kimchi Pancake. One of the good ones you can find in Melbourne. I like the crispy side bits. (Not for the Anti-Oil people)

Kimchi soup with seafood, veges and some glass noodles. Really good and spicy!!! Good for winter!

Salad with loads of sauce, comes together with the Gami Chicken.

The famous Gami Fried Chicken!!! Chicken skin....yummy!!!

My favourite Pear drink with real pear bits in it. But you can get it at the chinese grocer for like $1.20 for 2.

Everday Questions 10 - Group Chats

Many of us use smart phones these days. Many of us know what the internet is and how to use it to our own benefit. Many of us are smart enough to check before we ask. Many of us are believed to be not that LAZY.

But, there are also many of us who like to as the same questions repeatedly and obvious facts.

I am talking about situations where you are in a group chat on whatsapp or whatever app and it goes like that...

A: Hey! Let's go have some KFC
B: What is KFC?
C: Where is KFC?
D: What do they serve at KFC?

.... and then someone in the group chat decides to paste a link to KFC....

B: Hey how to get there?
C: Where is it near to?
D: I can't click on the link...

Question: If you were B,C or D would you ask those questions or would you Google it yourself before you look anymore stupid and annoy everyone else?

Penguins at St. Kilda, Melbourne

You don't have to pay to see the penguins whilst in Melbourne. But of course you need to be in the right weather and season. Many land tour packages put this sight into the itinerary and might include extra charges. If you ain't renting a car, or travelling with like 10 others, elderly, just cos, you can easily catch the tram to St. Kilda Jetty or even a cab maybe. The winds are quite strong here, so wear something warm even in summer. ( Just in case )

I don't know if we were lucky or what! Cause the Penguin conservation/scientist team is at work tonight. Looks like quite a dangerous job. Walking on slippery rocks in darkness. Mind you some of them are as young as my parents.

Capture!

Weighing

Check-up for colds lol! joking!

Body search

Release Pingu 1

Comes Pingu 2

One clear shot for the night

Back into the sea you go!!!

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Shingles - It starts with an itch...

WARNING!!!

Below pictures might send you puking or make you itch like mad.

One summer day, scratch! scratch!, didn't think much of it.

Day 2, still didn't bother me that much other than me thinking its either bed bugs or I am just really dirty.

Day 3, scratching becomes a task and I even got my husband to help me scratch. He said it looked like major bed bugs and that I am DIRTY not the bed.

Day 4, I think this is more than bed bugs, it hurts and its growing...showed my mum a pick and straightaway she said..SHINGLES!!!! which followed by 'make sure you don't eat eggs and chicken'.

It's spreading and it's definitely growing redder...and more painful.

Day 5, I couldn't sleep cause of the pain, and constant itch. Literally had to sleep on my hands so that I don't touch it...not like it lasted long when it became numb and out of blood. Went to the pharma and Dr. confirmed shingles. No meds given other than pain killers.

It is still growing as you can see and spreading like i'm a piece of canvas. Inflamed as well.

 Day 6, I think it has stopped spreading but the pain has increased and now even other parts of my back hurts, itches and its just stinging me. As you can see Calamine lotion has only made me fairer and doesn't work on shingles.

Up close and personal with the bubbles....urghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I hate my body at this rate.

Day 7, More and more bubbles/blisters are appearing and I feel really disgusted with myself more than the pain and agony. I can't even sit up properly or have a proper meal. I wanna dig this chunk of meat out. I am high and overdosing on pain killers which makes no difference later I find out. 

Day 8, At this point, the pictures can speak for itself. I feel like I am hosting a crab family. With crab roe on my body. Very red and ultra sensitive. Went to the Chinese herbalist and he told me to stop applying any cream or even pain killers. Gave me a bunch of grass/leaves concoction to eat and boil to drink for 5 days.

Day 9, Day 1 without pain killers. This was when I realised that pain killers did not even work in the first place. Nerve and muscle pain is nothing like a headache...it causes headaches too. As you can see, from the above pic and below, there is no more redness at the sides surrounding the blisters. I did not use any cream other than dabbing Tea Tree oil to clean up the area. Those that have been accidentally popped is redder than the others. The pic below this pic is in the morning when I got out of bed...all red and stuff.

Day 10, The blisters are very prominent now, you can see the clear liquid in it. Blisters are getting bigger too. I didn't have any pain killers and neither did I apply any hydrocortisone.

This is what the Chinese doctor told me to do...I kid you not!!! He told me to mix 1 part Licorice Roots and 1 part Honey Suckle leaves to boil, drink it and use the leaves to patch on my shingles. Please be reminded, do it your own or you might infect someone. Throw it away and clean up and leftover. At first it kinda hurt as it was sitting on my ultra sensitive skin. After a while, I didn't feel anything but a cooling effect.

The before and after pics. Hard to tell any difference. 

Did the patches of leaves twice today and I can see that most of it is drying up. Peeing alot too due to the pots of boiled leaves I was told to consume. Less itchy but the pain is more intense internally.

Day 11 - to be updated...