etsy treasures find - iphone cases

ever since I have been using iphone, searching for beautiful cases has become my habit. 

believe it or not, but I've actually known someone who bought the new iphone 5 just because she couldn't find nice iphone cases for iphone 4 anymore. it's true that people are starting to abandon iphone 4 these days. you can hardly find anything in stores anymore and all you left with are your wear out broken iphone cases. 

well. don't worry because the internet has always got our back. there are tons of places online where you can find one of a kind cases for your phone, whether it is a 4 or a 5. 

when it comes to treasure hunt, etsy is a great place. in case you've never heard of it, I will describe it as a online market place for creative designers. so there you can find excellent unique pieces for creative designers all around the world. 

after long hours of searching, I found this seller named by csera. I thought I want one with crazy aztec pattern, but these have a really raw and subtle feeling to them. and I love how the designer plays with the wood pattern. super cute. 

besides the two that I've purchased, these are 4 other ones that I really like and had struggled whether I should get them during the shopping process. if you do not like my taste, they do offer a lot more different design at their etsy store. 

my thoughts on their cases - amazing qualities. I am kind of surprise by how well-made and sturdy the case felt. with the cost of only around 160hkd (20usd) each, I would definitely call it a bargain. 

links to these iphone cases just in case you are too tired to look

1. wood pattern with coloured lines 

2. mix pattern 

3. native american pattern

4. aztec tribal pattern only at the bottom 

5. white aztec pattern
6. colorful tribal pattern

sorry for my awful description. I really have no idea how to properly describe then. lol.

have a wonderful weekend xoxo

DON'T HATE WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

I always think of my dear granny whenever I am sick. I thought of the time when she was sick and how she had suffered. I know she was experiencing so much pain, but I am not her I would never understand. This actually applies to all other situations and people- when you criticise, complain or even hate on something or someone just because you don't agree or understand, remember, you are not them and you would never understand how it's like to be in his/her position. You won't know what they are going through nor what they bear. 

I always said I am one super lucky girl- to be able to get born and grew up in such environment; to have the chance and ability to acknowledge and change situations and problems. Most people spent their life suffering not knowing what the problems are, not to mention about changing anything. I understand there are people out there who did bad and horrible things to hurt others and I am not here to ask you to tolerance or forgive any of their behaviours. I just thought the world has too much hatred already, we do not need more negative emotions when tragedy happens, but more positive love.

  | Gala darling was right- the reaction to tragedy shouldn't be more hatred. 

Peace is when people with different voices respect each other. Life is definitely too short to spend time wasting on hating and complaining.

I MISS MY CHANCE TO LOVE MY DEAR GRANNY, DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU OKAY? LOVE WHEN YOU HAVE CHANCE AND OF COURSE I LOVE YOU ALL. XOXO

HEALTH RETREAT IN TAIWAN- THE SPA

If you've watched my video, you would probably have a brief idea of what I did during my taiwan health retreat. as i've said previously, there are too much going on during this trip I couldn't possibly include all information in one post. so I am going to separate them into different categories and today I am going to talk about the spa.

Taiwan was never a place that crosses people’s mind when we talk about retreat. we thought of Thailand or Bali for it’s herbal environment, food, sea breeze or stillness. I feel the same way too until my mom mentioned something about a detox spa in Heart Transformation Center. when detox and spa were put together, it definitely doesn’t sound like something that I want to miss. 

this place is nothing fancy, look more like a health center than a spa I would say, but due to the fact that it was packed with happy staffs, wide varieties of treatments and large amount of Himalaya salt lamps, the décor was not the main concern anymore. the first thing I notice when I walked in was the different types of water available, I never knew that there are so many types of water on earth. Some are added in with negative ions, some are oxygenated, and you can try out different water according to your taste and need. 

Among all the treatments, I got to try out the foot detox spa; the negative ion steam sauna and the lymphatic drainage massage. if I have to recommend one treatment, no doubt it will be the drainage massage. from my past experiences, lymphatic drainage massage had always been a nightmare as it can be really painful. In here, it was super relaxing I get to sleep the first time. most people think that detox and slimming comes with the pain involved, but now I can guarantee to you that it is not necessary. they were using their special type of body oil which I believe were made for detoxing. adding up with the special blended juice that we have to drink afterwards, everyone were all praising about the “detoxing” power of it, which in another way means the power of pushing the shit out of your body if you want me to make it that clear. lol. 

If you are wondering how the other treatments go, my mom and all the aunties love the negative ion sauna. From what they described, it was really refreshing and they all came out blushing and energized. My dad was lucky enough to try out some really interesting stuff. He did the structural alignment and the energy exchange treatment. I cannot tell you how excited he was, he kept talking and talking like a child who just went to Disneyland for the first time. Structural alignment is basically about aligning back your bones and everything back to normal; as for the energy exchange, I couldn’t really tell you what it is because the experience was really vague. My dad was just saying how he felt inflated like hulk. I guess every experience is different; you can always go try it yourself and see what you ended up with. Lol. 

do visit their website for more detail information about the center and other services that they offer. but just in case you can’t read Chinese, I can do some simple introduction here. 

- healthy lunch buffet
- oxygenated bath
- the one and only one scratching machine in taiwan
- mud mask
- different exercise classes (which I will be writing about in upcoming post)
and you can also find lots of different crystal rooms and chambers there which unfortunately I don't know what they are for. 

(photos from their website)

up until now, I would still dream about the massage. my mom is planning to go there every month for the treatments because, yes, they are truly that amazing.

長庚生物科技| 身心靈轉化中心| CGB Heart Transformation Center

台北市松山區民生東路四段54號(明志大樓1樓中庭)

http://www.cgbheart.com/

info@cgbheart.com

what's your best spa experience? xoxo

health retreat to taiwan

OMG!!!! I DID IT! I finally manage to edit a proper video to show you guys. 

I went to taiwan for a health retreat earlier. there are so much to share and I thought maybe I will just upload a video first to give you guys a brief idea of what I did during the trip. 

now who said you can only go to thailand for a health retreat? 

proper post will be uploaded later I promise! 

so what do you think of my first video? please do let me know! xoxo

physicians formular eye booster eyeliner + serum review

I feel like im living in darkness with the gloomy weather all week, but at least it is keeping me at home so I can do some beauty products review.

I am a girl who lives with her black eyeliner, and ever since I've been allergic I am wishing for an eyeliner that won't smudge and turned me into a huge panda when the sun is still shining. I have never heard of physicians formula before I bought this from iherb (excuse my limited exposure to natural products out there), but I am glad that I bought this and I will definitely continue to purchase this until it discontinue. (but please do not let this happen physicians formula, I beg you. lol)

one thing about this eyeliner that I love is how it works and look like those "normal chemically polluted" eyeliner out there in the market, only that it is free from most known irritating ingredients. I tested it with my body and my body is loving it! 

it is also a really black and bold eyeliner which I love because normally for allergen free products they tend to be really soft, and never will the colors came out that vividly. the tip is really thin so if you wanted to create a delicate thin eyeline this is a also one great tool. I always draw my eyes winged so the thin tip is definitely making things a lot more easier for me now. 

and now this is a bonus girl! on the package it claim to be an eye lashes boosting eyeliner which enhance the growth of your lashes. I totally ignore it because I don't think it's possible. I am already more than satisfy to have it non-smudge. I use it everyday as usual, never thought about checking the length of my lashes, then one day, boom! I found out that my lashes are actually stronger and longer! I won't tell you that it can make your lashes grow out like crazy, but it is really making a different on mine. 

black and bold, non-smudge, perfect winged and eyelashes enhancing- what else could you ask for? xoxo