Bathroom Woes!

It is extremely difficult to find affordable hotels with spacious bathroom suites, in the destination of my not-so-secret vacation!

Besides location, an attached bathroom suite is a must for me prior to checking into any hotel. It doesn't have to be huge but decent enough to hold a shower or a bathtub. For the past week, I've been searching online and you would not believe how hard it is to find affordable hotels with decent bathroom suites and facilities where we're heading! Most bathroom suites in hotels within our budget are either too tiny, without doors, weirdly-shaped or just plain tiny!

"The shower is absolutely ridiculous. It is hard to get in because the door cannot open wide enough due to the toilet."

"The bathroom was a large glass cubicle which was only part-frosted; not especially pleasant to see, hear, and smell everything."

"Shower so small you can barely fit in it. Water runs all over the floor. Wash bowl faucet sticks out the full length of the wash bowl, hard to wash your face."

These 3-star and 4-star hotels should seriously consider upgrading their bathroom suites. I hear Better Bathrooms recently launched a new range of value bathroom suite packages, why not give them a visit?

Here, you can get all your bathroom needs including the popular ceramic toilets and basin sets as well as a huge range of bath styles. The sets start from just £199.95 for a complete bathroom suite. Home owners renovating bathrooms should also check out this fantastic deal as well as the thousands of high quality hand selected bath room products available. All products come with a guarantee for better peace of mind and better shopping experience at Better Bathrooms.

While we understand that in this particular part of the world we're heading, rooms are tiny and bathroom suites tinier; the negative customer reviews leave us undecided and we have yet to select a hotel. One thing's for sure, I doubt the bathroom suite in the hotel we finally book would be as spacious or as luxurious as the ones I'm accustomed to below. Am bracing myself for the worst now so I won't be shocked later!

Trader's Hotel, KL

Gardens Hotel, KL

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Perfect Present **

The special edition Cyber-shot DSC-W350D is perfect for me in a number of ways. Firstly, I love the pretty design and the size of the camera. It fits perfectly in my palm and it is light. For this limited edition, you would have to fork up a little more money but check out how stylish and pretty my new camera! I love the special pattern and the sparkling rhinestones just add to the glitz and glam of this very girly, very sleek camera for ladies.

Frankly, it was the design of this special edition SONY Cyber-Shot that first got my attention. And after falling in love with the design, I was equally pleased to find the features are exactly to my liking and more!

Boasting 14.1 megapixels for better resolution and quality, this camera also offers intelligent auto adjustment, which basically means I no longer have to worry about changing my camera settings to the correct mode to suit my current conditions. All I have to do is click halfway on the shutter and wait for the automatic settings to kick in before pressing all the way. This way, wherever I am, the camera thinks ahead to produce the perfect shot each time!

Another favourite feature of mine is the Smile Detector, which is really cool. I can set it to Slight Smile, Normal Smile or Big Smile. It's currently set to Normal Smile and if I switch on this feature, my camera automatically shoots when a normal smile is detected! When I first realized this, it was by accident; B was smiling into my camera and it suddenly clicked on its own!

Beautiful white casing, which I adore!

Other features include:

4x optical zoom lens
ISO 80-3200
2.7-inch LCD display
Panorama Sweep to capture & combine a high-speed burst of full-resolution images
Burst Feature allows 4 continuous shots
Optical Steady Shot image stabilization
Supports 720p HD video recording
Supports both Memory Stick and SD/SDHC cards

The special edition W350D is especially designed for female users like me who prefers something pretty and shiny yet light and compact for everyday use. Features are extremely user-friendly and this super sleek camera comes in two different colours; Pink Jewel and Pure White. Pink was no longer available so I opted for White, which I love just as much.

Thank you very much to my darling B who gave me yet another perfect birthday gift this year. I love you and I love this camera and I will definitely bring it with me on our upcoming adventure...13 days and counting!

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MM - Untukmu by Feminin **

In spirit of Malaysia's Independence Day on the 31st next week, I am going with a Malay song from a local pop girl band this Music Monday. Another memory-lane song for yours truly while dating now hubby B from way back then, this was also a popular local hit back in the 90s.

This song goes out to Rizal and to Lady Java and hey, did you know that this is Music Monday's 100th week? Congrats LJ and Happy 100th Music Monday!

Come join Music Monday and share your songs with us. Rules are simple. Leave ONLY the actual post link here and grab the code below and place it at your blog entry. You can grab this code at LadyJava's Lounge Please note these links are STRICTLY for Music Monday participants only. All others will be deleted without prejudice.

PS: Because of spamming purposes, the linky will be closed on Thursday of each week at midnight, Malaysian Time. Thank you!

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Birthday with Blogthings! *

As my birthday draws nearer, I find myself posting quite a few birthday topics at my main blog. Let's have some birthday cheer at MPG too starting with a little Blogthings birthday fun for you and me to enjoy before my big day! Just key in your birth date and presto!

You Were Born Under the Stubborn Ox

You are solid, methodical, and you do things right the first time. Even when no one else does, you always believe in yourself. You tend to see the world in black and white, right or wrong. A good memory and eye for details means you tend to thrive at near impossible tasks. You are most compatible with a Snake or Rooster.

What Year Were You Born Under?

Your Life Path Number is 3

Your purpose in life is to express your unique self. You are a creative and artistic person with an interesting view on life. Witty and outgoing, you enjoy sharing your crazy ideas with anyone who will listen. A total social butterfly, you're the life of any party. In love, you inspire and enchant your partner. You are often an object of fantasy and desire. While you are very talented, you sometimes lack the ambition to put your talents in play. And while your wit carries you a long way, you occasionally use it to mask your true feelings. Your natural abilities can bring you all the success in the world ... if you let them

What Is Your Life Path Number?

Your Birth Month Says You're Determined

Ambitious and strong, you find it easy to be successful. You are brave and stubborn. No one's going to set your limits! Your soul reflects: Strength, character, and devotion Your gemstone: Peridot Your flower: Poppy Your colors: Orange, red, and light green

What Does Your Birth Month Mean?

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Blogs Gone Awry *

Apparently my blogs got deleted by Mr. G yesterday due to suspicious activity detected in my account or something to that effect! Yes what a shocker but all has been resolved although I am still having issues receiving email, which could be a totally unrelated matter but one just as stressful.

Worries aside, I was pleasantly surprised to see many concerned friends looking for me online when they discovered my blogs were MIA. I woke up late evening yesterday so it was only then I discovered my missing blogs. The messages I received really helped for they showed me how much you love my blogs!

Let me now return the favour with a special THANKS to Nessa, Caroline, GG, Haaziq, LJ, Emila, Monica, LR, Liza, Juliana, David, Bill, Bella and Foong. I really hope I did not leave anyone out but if I did, love me enough to forgive me okay?

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