Skin Care: Top 5 Myth on Skin Whitening

Asian women are OBSESSED with skin whitening. Being a Chinese myself, I am secretly obsessed with it as well. Haha. I have many European colleagues, and they simply don't get the whole obsession with getting fairer ;p

There is this popular chines saying : “一白遮三丑”, literally translated "One white covers up three ugliness", which means, if you are 10% fair, it covers up your other 30% ugliness. Or something like that. ( don't take my translation literally, as recently I have been told by a certain person that my chinese sucks. *shrug*)

CNN has a good article on why this obsession with skin whitening. My take on this is that, in ancient time, the Chinese Dynasty was the biggest empire in Asia Pacific region, and their cultural influence goes deep and far in countries like Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Malaysia etc. And along with many other cultural influence, beauty perspective is one of them. Being fair has been and still is perceived as being a noble.

Why am I suddenly jumping on to this topic actually? Well, I am handling a few projects at work recently and they all have to do with Skin Whitening one way or another. Skin whitening is offered as a benefit in skin care, cosmetics, beauty drinks etc.

Here's a photo on what I do at work (haha, are you jealous now?):

Anyway, back to the topic of skin whitening. I think younger consumers are more informed nowadays thanks to the internet. But still, there could be one of those myths that you hear passed down from generation, and you are never sure whether they are true or not. 

So check out the list below:

1. Using skin whitening products can damage your skin.
2. Regular use of whitening product will make your skin sensitive to light.
3. Natural ,homemade skin whiteners are safer than commercially-produced skin care.
4. If a skin whitening regime works for my friend, it will work for me.
5. As soon as my skin turns the exact shade I want, I can stop following my skin whitening regime.

So..how many of those do you subscribe to, and what do you really know about them. Check out this article here for the real deal. 

Tell me more myths that you hear about in the comment box below! :D

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Outfit Post - Gadgets Meet Fashion

Gone were the days where technology is boring and monochrome. The infographic below features awesome ideas for mixing up your style to match the pretty gadgets we always have with us, be it our mobile phones, camera or tablets. I have to say, gadgets featured here is anything but boring! Check out  the Nintendo 3DS, iPhone 5s, iPad Air and Fujifilm Instax Mini in 4 different outfits.

Oh and if you are dying to get your hands on what of these like me, i-Pmart is a good option. They have daily deals, free shipping, cash on delivery, and good reputation.

Which of these looks is your favourite?
Mine is Number 1, look at the red hot Dr Martens boots! I can totally see myself wearing that look comfortably :D

Source: i-Pmart

Love to hear which one is your fav! xoxo

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Macbook: My favourite laptop brand (and discount code!)

Thanks to iPmart, I finally get back to writing in this blog. Want to share on my favourite laptop brand today \(^_^)/ and *drumroll*, it's Macbook! (as if it's a surprise haha)

Macbook is known for it's many strength, and here's my list of favourite features on Macbook:

1. Good graphic
2. Strong Operating System
3. Good customer service
4. Backlit keyboard
5. Less virus and cookies etc (I do not really understand this part, but apparently it is so, so erm, whatever)

And here's why I do not like Macbook:

1. iTunes (seriously, this thing is bloody annoying, urgh!)

Anyway, are you guys itching to get your hands on a Macbook now? (haha ok I highly doubt so, this post is not that impressive, buy hey, give me credit for it ok? I spent like 2 minutes right-clicking and saving that picture above (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ )

But even if you are not a Mac fan, it's ok. You can still head over to iPmart and use this code below during your purchase to enjoy exclusive discount. Yeah to discounts! (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ

498373LPM

*RM 15 discount for minimum purchase of RM 100

*Valid until March 31 2014

*Unlimited usage

Happy shopping, people! 

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Have a healthy Chinese New Year 2014!

Chinese New Year 2014 is just around the corner. Families all over Malaysia are busy stocking up on food such as soft drinks, seafoods, snacks, cookies etc. But seriously, am I the only one who think that these food are way too unhealthy?

Pretty sure I am no the first or only one. While at the same time I myself enjoy all these junk food as well, haha. So what should we do? Well, maintaining a balanced diet is always the key.

If you are a Chinese (like me), then I am sure you are not foreign to the concept of "heaty" or "cold" food. Simply apply the same logic to your CNY meal, and while this is not gonna guarantee you to be free from that annoying sore throat, but hey, at least it's better than nothing. (╯▅╰)

If you're a boss, you should share this infographic with your staff too, so that not everyone take MC immediately after their Chinese New Year break. lol

Source: http://www.gaviscon.com.my/

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Top 5 Mind Blowing Facts About Cellphones

It seems like most of us cannot live without our phones nowadays. So here's a little something for you guys who are obsessed about your phone.

(Feel free to share the infographic below, but do remember to credit http://www.ipmart.com.my/ , hey, internet crime is still a crime ok?)

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YouthsToday - The new online platform for young event organisers

YTODAY SDN. BHD. TO LAUNCH THE NEW DIGITAL YOUTH ENGAGEMENT & REWARDING WEBSITE ON MALAYSIA LARGEST YOUTH FOR YOUTH EVENT- KFC YOUTH JAM 2013

YToday Sdn Bhd is launching Malaysia’s first online youth engagement and rewarding website – YouthsToday.com – for event organizers, youths and brands at www.youthstoday.com on the KFC Youth Jam 2013 event by 13^th October 2013 (10 a.m – 6 p.m) at Sunway University.

The objective of launching the website on the KFC Youth Jam 2013 is for the public to explore the functionality of www.youthstoday.com and an invitation to create a difference for the young community. This new website with more than 10,000 youth members currently, serves as a platform for event organizers, youths and brands to feature their campaigns and events to gain high exposure and visibility It is also invented in a way for brands to carry out the marketing campaigns and advertise their products and services targeting the youth market. On the other hand, participants will be rewarded for attending the events organized by the organizers with the points. Upon collections of points, the participants get to exchange rewards from the brands, thus, the point system serves as a motivation for especially the young people to achieve more and better.

The KFC Youth Jam 2013 will feature events organized by the youth using the platform provided on YouthsToday.com, the events are KFC Big Eat Contest, Incitement Talks, Running Man Hunt, Entrepreneur Challenge, Book for Thoughts, Talent Search and Speed Video Competition. Thousands of points sponsored by the brands will be given out to the public to redeem.

“It is an entire ecosystem that supports the development of young people to be able to organize more events and have their projects funded and supported. The company believes that events are the best youth development tool for youths to enhance their creativity, networking skills, communication skills and management skills. It bridges the gap and provides more opportunity for youths to gain excess to national events and experiences like never before. The company also urges and welcomes event organizers to feature their events in YouthsToday.com,” says the 23-year-old young entrepreneur Jazz Tan Yee Mei, CEO of YToday Sdn Bhd.

YToday Sdn Bhd is forging strong partnerships with heavyweight brands such as KFC, Maxis Telecommunication, Sunway Group, Groupon, Bloomberg, Himalaya, Chatime Malaysia, Entrepreneur Organization (Malaysia Chapter), Redbox Malaysia, SCOPE, KKBOX, British Council, FlyFM, 8TV and Media Prima Group to support this mega event. 

About YToday Sdn Bhd

YToday Sdn Bhd, established in 2013, a youth development; marketing and digital advertising company that helps connect brands and government agencies to youth in a creative and exciting way. It is started by Jazz Tan Yee Mei, CEO, 23 years old. An Honours Bachelor’s of Computer Science at Northumbria University and award recipient for:

• ·         British Council and  Guinness Arthur Berhad  Social Enterprise Winner 2013
• ·         Prestige Magazine Top 40 Under 40 2013
• ·         Global Student Entrepreneur Award Champion
• ·         New York GSEA Finalist 2011
• ·         Dana Belia RM150,000
• ·         NTV7 and DiGi The Next Level Finalist
• ·         MSC-MDEC Best Business Model

The Vision of the company is taking on South East Asia by year 2014 and introduces YouthsToday.com to Asia and Europe by 2015. The company seeks to be the World’s Leading Youth Experience Enrichment Provider connecting hundreds of brands to youth projects. The company’s mission is also to change the way advertisers spend their dollars on marketing that actually brings value to humanity and positive change to the community.

For further information, please contact:

YToday Sdn Bhd Jazz Tan Yee Mei (CEO) Tel: +6016 356 0805 Email: jazz@youthstoday.com

YToday Sdn Bhd Chan Zhi Ee (Operation Director) Tel: +6016 461 5499 Email: zhiee@youthstoday.com

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