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"Turning twenty one - a bitter sweet moment. It is exciting because one finally reaches the legal age. However, turning twenty one comes with great responsibilities in life. There will be greater challenges and obstacles I am sure. Life is going to be a bitter sweet journey, and I chose to begin my adulthood with a happy and memorable occasion."
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THE PLANNING


I literally started planning for the party towards the end of April when my birthday is only in June. However, I already knew the actual day of my birthday will be very near my final exams which happens to be that way every single year. So I had the date pushed forward two weeks earlier to avoid clashing with father's day weekend as well.

I went to several restaurants and cafes before settling with Jam & Kaya Cafe to get some quotations on how much it will cost to set up a party. The most ideal place that I wanted was Acme Bar & Coffee, Troika because the place is already gorgeous on its own. With a nice place and environment, comes with a great price as well. But that was all before I found out about Jam & Kaya Cafe. 



There is no minimum spend required for doing a party in Jam & Kaya Cafe. They are very efficient in accommodating to what you wish to have or to do for your party and most importantly, they are pretty efficient in replying e-mails! I told them my budget, and they came up with a party plan and had the food freshly prepared on that day.

The size of the cafe can fit about 35 people at a time, which restricts me from inviting too many people. It wasn't a problem for me as I was planning to have a small and intimate party with the V.I.P.s in my life. With the whole place to yourself, it feels so much better as compared to having partial closed cafe with other customers walking in and out during the party.

With the location settled, it was time to source for decorations and cakes!



Balloons were ordered and customized by Pixie Balloons. I opted for gold, pink, fuchsia, and white colours, with some being glittered and some were just normal latex balloons, as well as one main balloon which was the biggest of them all. Check out their Instagram page for ideas as well as for contact information. 



Cake & cupcakes were customized by Foret Blanc Patisserie. 

Cake - Vanilla Raspberry buttercream cake with fresh hydrangea flowers. 
Cupcakes - Red Velvet & Hazelnut. Icing colours were requested and customized.

Wired cake topping was from Batter.Batter. 


Table banner was D.I.Y.-ed. Made out from brown colored paper, floral wooden pecks & string. As for the jar of Ferrero Rocher, it was all bought (jar, Ferrero Rocher & ribbon) and put together to create the gold effect for the dessert table.
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THE DAY - BEHIND THE SCENES


The cafe was closed 1.5 hours before time and that gave us plenty of time to do up the place and also to wait for the external companies to deliver the balloons, cake and cupcakes.


Balloons were delivered in huge plastic bags!


It's fascinating how simple things like balloon with the correct colour combination could change the ambience of the whole place! Oh, and those flower balls hung on the window panes? My mum bought and D.I.Y.-ed it from Ipoh for me!



Photos were all taken by my sister who was my personal assistant that day. She took charge of my phone as well as behind the scene shots. Thank you, Adeline!
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THE DAY - PARTY TIME























Jon recently learnt how to make coffee art and he poured me one that day. Thanks bro! 








Taylor's Angels


Ohana


UTAR & Main Convent lovelies


Friendship Forever Brothers & Sisters


The late comers


Thank you everyone for making this party ever more perfect. Here's to a new beginning, a new journey of life, and being a big big girl in a big big world.

Official Photographer: Twins Photography

Shoutout to Adeline for the extra photos and video footages!

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PRESENTS



From my parents: Diamond Necklace & 21st Key White Gold Pendant


From my sister: Handbag from Victoria's Secret



From best buddy aka Belle: Jersey hoodie, Notebook, Sweets & DIY Photo Frames


From Shaz: Sheaffer Pen & Notebook


From Marissa & Mick: Necklace from Lovisa


From Jxhia: Pandora Camera Charm


From Melanie, Adam, Irwan & Josh: Pandora Heart Shape Charm


From Eunice & Terry: Eyeliner


From Jessica: Masks, Blusher, Perfume from Victoria's Secret & Lip Tint from Benefit


From Jonathan: Innisfree Gift Pack


From Amanda & Sabrina: Bath Gel & Shampoo from Sephora



From Wit Nie: Perfume & Body Lotion from The Body Shop


From Joel, Evelynn & Billy: Crabtree & Evelyn Gift Pack


From Jasmine & Lullaby: Perfume from Zara
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VLOG


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PS: More photos to be uploaded on my Facebook profile, and also this has got to be one of the longest and hardest blogpost to write because of the amount of nice images that I got!


Sincerely, Mels
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This was the second time that I've eaten at the restaurant and I personally like their food very much. I don't know if there's such thing like 'hokkien' style of cooking, but most of the dishes served suits my tastebuds a lot. Also, it's actually a hainanese restaurant and I have no idea if it's anything close to hokkien style cooking. Haha. 



Look for this sign to get to the car park as well as where the restaurant is.


This is the restaurant after driving through the super narrow alley way from the main road. It may not look like much but it definitely has an enjoyable view of the sea while you enjoy your meal. 



My sister found a lunch set deal on Groupon for only RM70 when the original price was about RM150++.


Steamed "Bawal Emas" with homemade sauce.


Beancurd with homemade sauce. And this is my most favourite style of eating beancurd!


Sweet and Sour Chicken.


Stir-friend Tiger Prawns with Chinese Wine


Steamed Clams with Egg Whites. This was my first time tasting something unique and it definitely created a nice blend.


On top of the lunch deal, we added their famous Hainanese Spring Roll.

Bon Appetit!

The restaurant may appear quite empty on certain days but that doesn't mean anything negative at all. Back in the olden days, I was told that this restaurant had a quite a crowd but as time passes, it just gotten more quiet, that's all. Good food, and a nice scenery to enjoy. Couldn't ask for a more enjoyable and relaxing lunch.

 543, Jalan Tanjung Bungah, Tanjong Bungah, Penang, 11200 George Town, Penang, Malaysia
04 - 890 7268

Sincerely, Mels
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Last October, I got my hair dyed to an (supposedly) ash brown colour (read). The colour initially appeared to be greenish brown in doors and it looked splendid outdoors as the true ash brown colour did showed. Many complimented and asked for the exact hair colour. Soon, it became the other way around. It became quite ugly whenever I'm outdoors as it appeared to be more of a golden colour than brown. And when I'm indoors, it looks still fine, except for the roots that was hogging the top of my head. With that, you can imagine how bad and obvious it looks whenever I'm under natural sunlight.

From all of that, it turned to just complete ugly regardless I'm outdoors or indoors. To give you a picture of it, it looked like this INDOORS...


The only reason that I took this shot was because of the lose curls by the end of my work. But it is because of this picture, I only realized that even during indoors plus it was night time, my hair was already this bad and the roots difference in colour just made everything worse. 

Two days after my work ended which was just last Friday, I decided to give Number 76 a try as their Instagram photos are convincing enough that they will do a great job for me without anymore colour errors from what I really wanted. The reason I chose the Number 76 branch in Publika is because I knew a few bloggers that actually goes there to have their hair done, and also I think Publika would be more convenient in terms of parking compared to MidValley or even Bangsar. 

I had no idea the exact location of the shop and luckily, they provided specific directions around Publika to their shop.

"Walk towards Publika Shopping Mall’s main entrance, you will see Journal by Plan B on your left and Wondermilk on your right. Step out of the mall, and turn left. Chawan will be on your right. Continue with a short walk towards the junction and turn right when you see Meat, Wine & Co in front of you. Walk straight and you will arrive at Number76 near the end of the row." - number76.com

As I was not sure how they would charge touch up with the way that I wanted, I didn't book any appointment and went as a walk-in customer. After explaining to them that I wanted to touch up with a way darker colour, while keeping my old colour at the end, and creating an ombre effect in between, the stylist told me the price and was seated shortly.

Before applying the colour, they showed me the colour that they were going to use and make sure I was okay with it first. My previous hairstylist didn't showed me the exact colour before applying as I only showed him a picture and he straight did my hair for me, which turned out to be not what I really wanted in the end. 

The entire process was pretty quick as it took about an hour or so. In between, I was served with tea and the other hairstylist to passed by me gave me a smile and some even talked to me. When it was time to wash my hair, I was placed like a sleeping mask over my eye, only that it's made out of facial cotton material. I guess it's to prevent any water splashes to ruin my makeup? Haha. Or maybe it's to block direct lighting into my eyes? But it was definitely soothing that it made me felt so sleepy. 

After getting my hair dried, the hairstylist made sure that the colour is dark enough and the outcome of it was what I wanted. The stylist then used a curler to briefly make curly waves to my hair which I knew it wouldn't last more than 2 hours because my hair gets straight again very quickly if the curling  iron isn't placed around my hair long enough, or when there's no hair spray used.

As soon as I got home, I quickly turned on my camera and snap as much pictures as I can before the curler disappears completely! 


TADAA! This is a super candid photo because the timer was only 3 seconds! Haha. Randomly posed this and then it was snapped!


My current colour! Pretty satisfied with the colour this time! Not an obvious ombre compared to other people who dye their bottom hair with ash grey / ash-striking colour but at least my roots have been saved! 
Sadly that this is the only nice back hair photo AND the top of my head has to be chopped off from the frame. Great!

Fun Fact: I used to love taking photos with the top of my head slightly chopped off from the frame but these days, it's something so crucial in photo taking for me! Haha. 


Photo was taken when I was seated right in front of the balcony to get as much natural light as I could. Haha. That's why the brown still appears to be pretty obvious which got me thinking again what if the roots grow and the colour difference will still be as obvious? Well, hopefully it wouldn't be as bad!


This was taken further away from the natural light and the hair colour appears to be darker. 


Side view. Should have done a hair flipping shot! Haha.


How it looks when I tie it up.


Super duper in love with the colour!!

The hairstylist who attended to me was 'Fung'. You can search for his Instagram @76_Fung. Towards the end of my visit, I was advised to make an appointment first before going as everyone would be busy attending their own customers. Lucky for me that it was still quite empty that morning when I went.

I really hope that the colour would maintain as long as it can. I'm quite hesitated to go to the saloon to fix my hair so often. Not forgetting, the amount of money that I need to pay to get my hair done! For this time, it's a little treat for myself from the salary that I had earn working with Tag Heuer. Also, every time when I get my hair highlighted / coloured, it gets quite dry and it can be a real pain in the ass whenever I wash my hair. It took me almost 3 months to smoothen out my hair from my previous dye and it's another cycle. 

Thanks for reading! Signing off. xx
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