Do I Really Need It or I Just Want It Badly?

by Anwarul Amirah Bt Zulkifli

Whenever we pass the toys or candies aisle, we would probably see a kid throwing a tantrum because they want something from the shelf. May it be a new cool toy being constantly advertised on tv or just a colorful-eye-catching-wrapped candy.  Don’t deny it. We were once that kid once upon a time and hey- may still be like that deep in our conscience. How is that, you may ask? Well.. Just like our child-self, we have a blurry and vague concept of what we want and need.

We justify the things we purchase as something we dying-ly need. Like that new-in-fashion tops or shoes. We’ll say things like, “I REALLY need this” when in actual fact, we have tons of clothes in our closet. Or another scenario, suddenly feeling this relenting guilt after buying something. Does that sound familiar?

What we need to do first when we face this ‘wants vs needs’ situation is ask ourselves, ‘Is it something I need?’ or ‘Is it something I would like to have?’. When you have that answered, further ask yourself, ‘What is the purpose of it?’, ‘Is it really necessary?’ and ‘Can I afford it?’. For instance, you need your own transport to commute to work. You have a choice of a fuel sufficient car with a low monthly commitment and another smokin’ hot car which probably will hurt your wallet. What you need would be the first choice and what you want would be the latter. This goes for almost everything. 

Always jot down the pros and cons of each choice. Measure what is the best option, then, wallah!, there’s your answer! Although, I’m not saying that wanting to have what you want is a crime. But it won’t hurt to be more alert of what you purchase and for what reasons. Not only that, save a few bucks for those rainy days you may encounter some time down the road. I do advise you to reward yourself by getting something you want once a month or so for being such a good spender.

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The Return of Paramore 2013 Live in Kuala Lumpur was a BLAST!

by Daniel Chiam

A special thanks to Kastumized.com for the custom tee. Love it!

Paramore returned to Malaysia for the second time after their first concert in Malaysia back in 2010. This time in a much smaller stadium compared to last time but the crowd was bigger and better than before! The opening act was by the band mewithoutYou who apparently is Hayley's favorite band since 10 years ago.

mewithoutYou brought something new to the Malaysian stage with their spoken-word vocals and free-ranging drums, bass, and guitar. Tho very new to most of the crowd, but the crowd still managed to sing along with some of the tunes, claps and cheered for the band. The part that got the crowd excited was when Hayley suddenly appeared from behind and started to sing together on one of the band's song.

mewithoutYou and Hayley on stage

It wasn't Paramore's turn yet! The stage was later being rearrange again after mewithYou had finished their performances. Having seen Paramore's previous show, I know they will need much more space on the stage for the band members to move around, especially Hayley. She was so energetic and hyper active during her last visit and I'm expecting nothing less this time.

There was no dramatic intro for Paramore this time. The light went out and boom... with the first hit of the drum, lights on and there they are, Paramore taking over the center stage and the crowd goes wild. Everyone was shouting all out for Hayley. Paramore's first song was from their newly released single - NOW. Lights flashes, crowd was jumping, sing along and it was such a beautiful scene to be able to be apart of.

Paramore opening song - NOW

I remembered 3 years ago I was standing way up there in the cheap seat looking down on the people who gets to go crazy in front of the stage, wishing I could be there too to get the real feeling of the concert and this time, thanks to Livescape Asia and Gush Ad for the 2 free passes to be at the rock zone! I get to see the band nearer than last time, yeah!

It was really surreal to be able to be so near where I could see and listen clearer. Hayley is really beautiful (and sexy too) and I like her red hair a lot! She keeps running all over the stage and headbanging! Jeremy and Taylor did the acrobatic act again this time! Their energy on stage keeps fueling the crowd to rock even harder! 

Listening to songs like 'Decode', 'Ignorance', 'Playing God', 'The Only Exception', 'Brick by Boring Brick' (from the album Brand New Eyes) being sing live, and be able to party hard and rock hard with other fans, it was just an awesome experience.

Paramore also performed all the songs from their Singles Club - 'Monster', 'Renegade', 'In The Mourning' and 'Hello Cold World'. Hayley even praised the Malaysian crowd for being able to sing along all the songs better and louder than the previous countries that they toured. It was a compliment not to be missed out in this post xD

I was hoping to be able to listen to some of their new songs from their upcoming self-titled album that is going to be launched by this April 2013, but that didn't happened. This time, Hayley really took the time to thank the Paramore's fans. All the tough time that Paramore had gone through this past 2 years, and the reason Paramore is still going strong is because of the continuous support from the fans. Keep on making great rock music Paramore! I love you Hayley!

Look at the awesome crowd behind!

Only a few songs from the album All We Know Is Falling and Riot! were performed that night. 'Careful', 'That's What You Get', 'Pressure', and 'Misery Business' for the ending and it totally rocks my socks off! It is my all time favorite from Paramore! It was seriously awesome to be able to listen to it live in a much hype up environment. I can't help it but feel really happy that moment xD

Hayley headbanging!

Like last time, Hayley will choose someone from the crowd to go up the stage and share the stage with the band to end the night. This time, it was lucky Lucy - the girl in the green stripes. Hayley asked her "do you know the song better than I do?", Lucy said "yes", crowd cheered! When it's really the time to rock on the stage, indeed Lucy made Malaysia proud. She rocks the song like nobody business, owned the stage and even swirl and twirl like how Hayley did it... freaking awesome rock chick! Didn't manage to get a picture or video of that cause phone's battery was running really low (don't you just hate it when that happened?).

Oh yeah, did I mentioned after the song, Lucy took out her camera and selca with Hayley and then she ran to Jeremy (or was it Taylor?) and took another selca with him. The most interesting part is that Lucy stayed for too long on stage that she needed to be escort off the stage to the backstage along with PARAMORE! Omigosh, she get to spend some personal time with the band backstage and I want that too!

It was really a great night spent with all the rock fans in Malaysia. Can't wait for Paramore to come back again next time. Hopefully by that time, I'll be qualified enough to be the one who is taking awesome pictures of the band.

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The 4 Types of Fragrance

by Max Law from MaxMayo.com

When I bought my first fragrance, it was almost like a gambling – I simply picked a few with really nice bottle design, followed by a few times of sniffing, and that's it. The whole process only took about 15 minutes.

I completely had no idea what I actually bought back then. To me, fragrance means... fragrance. "It makes you smell nice, and they all smell almost the same!"

As I've become a little bit more knowledgeable right now (I'm at my fourth bottle,) I'd like to share with you a very important step in deciding on a fragrance, which is getting to know the types of fragrances.

There are mainly 4 types of fragrances, and they are categorized based on the level of concentration of fragrance oil.

Perfume Extract / Parfum

Perfume or Extract is fragrance with the highest level of concentration. A perfume generally contains 20% to 40% of fragrance oil. As it contains higher level of oil, it is the longest lasting and smells the strongest.

Pure fragrance oil is expensive and that explains why parfum is the most expensive among all fragrance types.

Eau de Parfum (EDP)

With concentration level between 10% to 30%, Eau de Parfum is second to Extract, both in terms of price and longevity. Eau de Parfum is denoted by the abbreviation EDP on the bottle.

Tom Ford Noir Men EDP

Eau de Toilette (EDT)

EDT has a concentration level between 5% to 20%, and it's longevity and intensity is naturally lower than that of an EDP.

Bang by Marc Jacobs EDT

Versace Men EDT. This is what I'm wearing.

Eau de Cologne (EDC)

Eau de Cologne is sometimes similar to EDT, but in general, it's concentration level is below EDT at 2% to 5%. EDC is the mildest of all and thus it doesn't last all day. However, EDC and EDT are more popular in men's fragrances.

Tommy Hilfiger Men EDC

Hugo Boss Baldessarini Men's EDC

The reason why there are many types of fragrance is because different fragrance serves different purpose. Typically, a person should wear lighter scent during daytime or when the weather is warm, and stronger scent in the evening or when the weather is cold.

Hope you'll find this post useful :)

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Regards,
Max Law
Menswear Fashion Blogger

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The Return of Paramore to Malaysia | 17 February 2013

by Daniel Chiam

First of all, Happy Valentine's Day to all you people out there! I know all around love is in the air and every couple is busy exchanging gift with one another (or not) just to show how much they appreciate and love one another and hey! I got a Valentine's Day gift too! I get to go for The Retun of Paramore concert live in Stadium Negara this coming 17 February (Sunday). Woohoo!

Back in 2010, I was at Paramore's first ever concert in Malaysia. It was phenomenal and the band live performance was just oh-so-awesome! I know a lot has been going on to the band afterwards. The Farro brothers had left the band. Rumors of the band disbanding and that Hayley is going solo, but all that aside, Paramore is now back, rocking hard and better than before!

Checkout the latest music video by Paramore titled "NOW". You can be sure to hear that live if you are going to their Malaysia's concert this coming 17 February! I am currently trying my best to memorize the song! I don't want to missed out the sing along with the thousands of fans that are going to show up that night. Hopefully we'll also get to listen to some of their new songs from their upcoming 4th and self-titled album that's going to be released this coming April 2013.

It's going to be one hell of a rocking night with Paramore! If you are a rock fan, especially if you are a fan of Paramore, don't missed out to be there in person and experience the whole loud-pumping-energetic-adrenalin-rush rock concert of the year in Malaysia.

For ticket you can checkout HERE and do checkout Livescape Asia FB Page to win some pass to meet and greet with Paramore! Yes, a chance to meet your favorite rock band in person! Don't wait act NOW!

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[ENDED] Veet It Off and Unleash Your Confidence

by Cindy Tong from CindysPlanet.com

Happy February people! Feeling hairy in the month of love ladies? Fret not because I am giving away some silky smooth Veet products to 10 lucky people and at the same time to help you unleash your confidence like never before. Checkout my intimate moment with Veet HERE.

Veet is well know for it’s great range of hair removal products including waxes and creams. Veet can do wonders with your hairy problems. Not even a mosquito can stand any longer on your silky smooth legs after you Veet the hair off! The product help to remove hair in minutes with 3 simple steps! Checkout the video below:

Enough about me showing off how good Veet is and its time for me to let you know how you yourself can win a Veet product and experience its smoothness on your own!

In order to win yourself a box of Veet Wax Strip or a bottle of Veet Hair Removal Cream, all you need to do is:

1. Follow my blog Cindy's Planet via Google Friends Connect.
2. Like my page Catra a Planet Created by Cindy
3. Leave your creative comment with name, e-mail and tell me why you want to win a Veet’s hair removal product at the comment box below.

So that is the 3 simple steps you need to do to be a winner! What are you waiting for? Leave a comment now and stand a chance to win yourself Veet‘s product! I will select 10 person with the most creative, fun or funny comment as a winner. So start squeezing your creative juice now!

This giveaway will end on 20th Feb 2013 11:59PM (Malaysia Time, GMT+8) and winners will be announce on 22nd Feb 2013!

Terms and Condition
1.      This giveaway is open for ALL Malaysia resident ONLY.
2.      Prizes (type and flavors) will be randomly assigned to winners.
3.      Winners who doesn't reply the email sent to them within 48 hours will be disqualified.



Best Regards,
Cindy Tong
Travel & Lifestyle Blogger

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