The Princess Wedding Diaries - The Finalé

I will never quote my wedding as a fairy tale ending because it's only the happy start of our next chapter in life. Friends and family who know me well will understand that I would opt for a crazy dynamic wedding banquet rather than pretending to be an elegant Barbie doll whole day through!

Good word to describe me -- SASSY!
Even though when I've become the bride, I'm still a sassy bride!

Lady Gagasss version of Masquerade... before our entrance dance at dinner.

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Our Honeymoon in Maldives 爱在阳光灿烂的天堂 。马尔代夫 - Post-wedding portraiture

We decided to have a short session of post-wedding portraiture in Maldives since this is one of a lifetime thingy.
我们决定婚礼后在马尔代夫拍摄一集简单的蜜月婚纱照，因为这毕竟是一生人一次的纪念。

I had my make-up done in 20 minutes, all DIY. Hair as well. =)
I chose to wear something light and short instead of long bulky gown, because our honeymoon was about sea and sunshine. The gown should bring out the vivacious side of me. Of course it should carry some romantic feel too.
我亲自动手化妆，并在20分钟内完成，所有都是DIY的。头发也是。 =）
我选择穿轻而短的白色小礼服，因为背景都是海洋和阳光。这轻便的简单礼服才能带出我活泼的一面。当然，圈圈的花边还有浪漫的感觉。

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Tea Secret @ Queensbay Mall Penang 蜜蜜茶

Now you get to have more choices on beverages when you shop in Queensbay Mall. Check out the newly opened Tea Secret – a brand of Bubbly Rich International Sdn Bhd, specialises in preparation and supply of premium quality take-away beverages.

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Our Honeymoon in Maldives 爱在阳光灿烂的天堂 。马尔代夫 - Part 3, Sea Plane - Miles of atolls, reefs and lagoons 第三章，水上飞机 —— 一望无际的环礁，珊瑚礁和泻湖

There are 2 sea-plane terminals in Maldives - Maldivian Air Taxi (MAT) and Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA). Basically there is no conflict of route coverage on contract basis with the resorts.
马尔代夫有2个水上飞机码头 - Maldivian Air Taxi (MAT)和 Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA)。两家公司基本上没有覆盖的路线，因为已和各度假村签下合同。

You may check for the list of resorts that both these sea-plane operators fly to...
两家水上飞机飞往度假酒店的名单列表。。。
(1) Maldivian Air Taxi
(2) Trans Maldivian Airways

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Our Honeymoon in Maldives 爱在阳光灿烂的天堂 。马尔代夫 - Part 2, Malé by Foot 第二章，马累漫步走

Though still feeling exhausted, I was waken up by the morning sun at 6am...
Not that surprising though... it is only a mere 3128km between Malé and Kuala Lumpur but there is a three-hour time difference!
Malaysia is probably already 9am. . . No wonder the sky was so bright. . .
虽然很累，但清晨六点钟已经被阳光晒醒了。。。
不出奇吧。。马累和吉隆坡只相差区区那3128公里，却有三个小时的时差！
大马大概是九点了。。。难怪这么亮。。。

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Our Honeymoon in Maldives 爱在阳光灿烂的天堂 。马尔代夫 - Part I, Departure and Arrival at Malé 第一章，我们起飞到马累

We departed to Maldives two days after our wedding, that marked the start of our honeymoon.
婚礼后的两天，我们就出发到马尔代夫，开始了我们的蜜月旅行。




From Ipoh we took YoYo bus to KLIA, the most convenient way.
乘搭YoYo巴到KLIA，是从怡保到吉隆坡国际机场最直接与方便的方法。

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Manila Place Gurney Plaza Penang

This meal was claimed with the discount voucher bought earlier. It came with a 3-course Italian meal with drink.

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Full of Beans - Invited private coffee session with Evelyn Wu 与咖啡公主的私人预约

在此想說聲：77，想念你了！想念你的咖啡了。。你在臺北好嗎？



77 is Evelyn's Wu's (吳詠琴) nickname, because she is very fond of #7. She is 卓伟民老师's assistant cum FULL OF BEANS' business partner. We call her coffee princess （咖啡公主）.

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Our Honeymoon in Maldives 爱在阳光灿烂的天堂 。马尔代夫 - Prologue 序

If honeymoon is a dream come true, I will definitely choose have it in heaven, and it has to be in an island.
I would love to have a Safari tour in South Africa but it's way too hectic for a honeymoon. After all, we always love the sea, sand, sun thingy.
如果说蜜月梦想成真，我一定会选择一次华丽的奢侈，享受在人间天堂，而且还要是在个岛屿国。
虽然我也很想有在南非的野生动物园上奔跑，但这样的蜜月实在太累人了。毕竟，我们都是爱好海浪，沙滩，阳光的人。

When it came to making choices, we shortlisted Maldives, Aegean Sea, and Seychelles. (Oopss... Baby just reminded me that we thought about New Zealand too...) However, I am a true nature lover and am very concern to global warming issues. Maldives is known to be the fastest sinking islands in another 50 - 70 years, therefore I definitely want to have an unforgettable event there. Our honeymoon.
最后的3个选择，我们列下了马尔代夫，爱琴海和塞舌尔。（老公刚提醒我．．还有新西兰） 然而，我是自然爱好者，而且非常关注全球暖化问题。所以就选择了被公认是未来50-70年里最快的下沉的岛屿的马尔代夫。当然我的决定紧紧牵连着这个令人难忘的目的--我们的蜜月旅行。

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How to make your face looks slimmer

published in KoreaCosmetics.kr as "How to make your face looks slimmer"

The golden rule to a thinner looking face – the exposed areas of your face should be more to an angular shape, near to diamond shape. That is the summary from various articles and also personal experience.
Some key tricks to make your face look thinner, these are also my usual practice:

1. Contouring your cheeks with a combination of blush and bronzer. Sweep bronzer along your cheekbones and then blend in pink shade blush below the bronzer. This can create contrast which will reduce the roundness of your face.

2. ALWAYS choose a foundation or powder that is 1 or 2 shades darker than your skin. It does not mean you no longer need your normal foundation or powder. Apply your normal foundation and only blend in the darker shades afterwards; darker shades are used for shaping your jaw line to create a more angular effect. But you have to ensure you do not overdo, else your face will appear two tones like trying to cover up some bruises. It takes some time to master the contour technique!

3. The third trick is a hair technique. Try the eyebrow-skimming bangs rather than keeping your hair one length. It will make your face appears narrower.

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