{Product Review} Althea, one cool Online Korea Beauty Shop!

Most of you should know by now that I am not a fashion nor beauty blogger. I am a fulltime working mom a.k.a. FTWM with 2 little ones who run food & parenting blogs on my spare time to share many creative & fun ideas that I though are worth sharing. 

While I need to juggle my time between work, family and ensuring I spend quality time with the kiddos, I have really limited "ME" time. However, that is no excuse to not to take good care of myself. It's every woman's right to feel good and feel pretty.

However, I find it tough to shop for beauty products, as I hardly go windowshopping  and I could not trust the authenticity of the products on sale with those unknown online stores. But now I have discovered Althea, the new online stores offering Korea beauty product straight from Korea. How I know I could trust them? A closed friend of mine in the beauty line assured me as she knows them in person. She also informed that they have the lowest prices. So out of curiosity, I checked out their website and now I'm hooked!

After having placed and received my first order, I shall share with you what I like about Althea.

• I like how they bubble wrapped each and every item, and carefully place papers around the boxes to further protect all the fragile products.

• I like their promises - printed on their website and on the lovely pink box. Free shipping for purchase above RM150 and unconditional return in 30 days!

• I like that they kept all the original product packaging so it feels complete. I have been eyeing for a good foundation and review has it that Laneige BB Cushion Pore Control SPF 50++ is one of the best that is long lasting and non sticking. We shall see :)

Treat for my tired eyes... Petitfeé Gold EFG Eye & Spot Patch Mask. Couldn't wait to try this one!

I also got a jar of the 92% Aloe Vera Soothing gel which is suitable for sensitive skin. When I got them for RM22 a jar in Taipei city I thought that was a super good deal, until I came to know Althea!

• I like the prompt delivery and they kept you informed on the progress. Despite being shipped direct from Korea, the parcel arrived within 9 days from date of purchased. Their promise is within 10-15 days and that is reasonable for international shipping. As seen below, you can track your parcel online.

• I especially like the wide variety of choices on their website and the easy menu for navigation. If you are lucky you may even grab one or two of their limited time offer items!

• Last but not least, I really like their prices. Look at how much I paid for these items? All of them came with a pretty handsome discount! I have compared with other websites and a beauty chain store, they have the best price indeed just as they promised.

Now that I have tested their portal & service reliability, I could not wait to place my next order for their latest arrival! 

*just submitted my second order, yay!*

Why am I sharing this on a parenting blog? Simply because I believe that.... Every Mothers deserved to be pretty too! ❤️❤️

Now, go and check out Althea today...

Website @ http://althea.kr/

Facebook page @ https://www.facebook.com/altheakorea

Xoxo,

PH

 

Volcano Day!

The duo is fascinated over volcano, influenced by the junior encyclopedic that I've been reading with them. Since I'm now having much free time as I had began my career break, I decided to surprise them with a man made volcano... It's so easy & so much fun to make with the kiddos!

What you need:

• an empty bottle (or a kid's cup)

• a large tray (to hold the "larva")

• aluminum foil

• red food coloring 

• Soda powder / soda bicarbonate 

• vinegar - used the cheapest on shelf will do

Psss.... In case you noticed some differences in the pictures below, that's because our first experiment failed. I used baking soda instead of soda powder! Failed experiment gave a learning point too. ;)

First, we setup the volcano with the aluminum foil.

Next, added the soda powder.

Then, some red coloring.

Now, vinegar... And watch it explodes!

Little C started screaming..

"Volcano!", she yelled.

"Run for your life!!", screamed a villager.

Now, go try it with your little scientist wanna be. It's a simple experiment that cost less than RM5 but the little ones will super love you for it! 

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TTDI Park, Ideal Place for Family Outing!

I took a day off work and decided to suprise the kiddos - I picked them up after school and they were super excited to see mommy turned up at the gate instead of grandma.. What's more? I declared it's play time at the park!

As I was driving towards the park, the duo were singing aloud at the back,

"We're going to playground... 

We're going to playground...."

So easy to make them happy. :)

Taman Tun Dr Ismail Park, aka TTDI Park, or Taman TTDI, is located at a quiet housing area nearby to the 1 Utama Shopping Center (about 10-15 minutes from 1 Utama and 25 minutes from Mt Kiara via car). To my suprise, it is very clean and well maintained with lush greenery, equipped with many seats, benches and is kids friendly - most paths are accessible via stroller.

It was a scenic walk around the park with a large lake in the center. We saw a monitor lizard the size of a beagle swam in the lake around, I have hardly seen one roaming free these days and that sent all the kids screaming.. Lol.

The workout area near the entrance. Suitable for adults or old folks.

The playground which seemed to be under going expansion (there was construction work in progress), the kiddos couldn't wait to play and they had the playground all to themselves!

E working out his strong arms...

Then we proceed to the stream nearby, to our surprise it is full of tiny fishes and water lilies. A group of home schooling kids were there for a site visit and E asked for permission to join them and shared their fishing net. 

It's a slow and shallow steam so pretty safe for kids to explore.

Making new friends...

First time fishing real fish.. Anxious..

Patiently waiting for the fish to appear..

Caught one super tiny fish! Never the less it's their first ever catch, hurray! (we let it back to the water soon after, no life was lost ;)

We saw a hanging bridge behind the cascading waterfall, but as it was getting late we decided to explore it in our next visit.

As we were ready to leave, the duo raced down the jogging track with the other kids. All breathless and laughing loud when they reached the gate, before they bid each other goodbye. It was a lovely afternoon, I'm glad we had that impromptu visit and we will definitely be back! This time, it will be with our picnic gears...

Useful Info..

Operating Hour: 6am-9pm

Admission: free

Parking: available on site (limited) or park at the road side.

Getting there: search for Taman Tun Park on your GP, direction here

• TTDI Park is popular with the locals especially on weekdend, so come early so you will get an on-site parking. Otherwise, weekdays will be better choice.

• There is an artisan cafe at the nearby shop houses, Thurvsday (next to the Presto supermarket). The setup is not exactly child friendly but they serve real coffee and it's nice place to enjoy a peaceful afternoon. 

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{Made by PH} Little Forest Friend Dress

The duo slept early last night, the laundry was done, hub was busy with his work, so what should I do?

I sew. My personal therapeutic session. LOL.

I took out an existing pattern that I designed during Chinese New Year, and made this dress for my girl, using little Forest Friends fabric which I purchased direct from US nearly a year ago.

Paired it with a lovely pink ribbon and tiny floral buttons. 

She was so delighted when I showed her the new dress the next morning, "look, he's eating!", she spotted one little squirrel munching a nut, "and the frog is smiling!", indeed this is one happy fabric. 

She started reading right away, refused to take the dress off. I am totally fine with that.

When you're happy, I'm happy.

Xoxo

PH

{Book Review} Cloudette, the small cumulus with big heart!

Does your kiddo often feel tiny, and that you wish you could encourage them more? This is one cute book that fits a preschooler whom you think need a little encouragement, or just to share laughter over a good read.

Cloudette, by Tom Lichtenheld

Cloudette is a small cloud, much smaller than the average clouds and he often wish he could do something big and important like the rest, such as watering the crop, making waterfall falls, helping at the fire station etc.... But he often got turn down (despite politely) that he's just too small for such big task.

Until... He came across a small pond that has dried up and he thought he could help the tiny froggie... And he DID!

This is how he pushed himself...

He's well liked by every cloud and they gave him really cute nicknames..

This is by far my little girl's favorite book, she just kept on telling the daddy about this book and describing how cute Cloudette is (and not knowing the fact that she too is darn cute! Lol)

What I Like about this Book? 

Little ones often feel little, because of their size and height. Adults may appear like giant next to them and fully able to do things that just seem impossible for them. But seriously, being small doesn't mean they can't help up, they too want to feel big & important. Assign them small task that makes them feel useful, such as setup the dining table, fold a hanky, throw the rubbish etc... and you can read them this cute little book too..

You can find more about Cloudette here on Tom Lichtenheld's homepage www.tomlichtenheld.com

Or read the reviews & buy it here, I got ours through Scholarstic which is only a fraction of the online price shown here..

amazon.com

goodreads.com

Guess what? I even found an audio book on the YouTube, check it out to decide if you like it!

http://youtu.be/cmTi-oleKd4

Now, go go go and get your copy of Clouddete today...

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