“Why haven’t you washed it yet?”

“Why wash if it isn’t dirty Ma?” I would tease her back.

The truth is, when my hair was long, I would shampoo twice a week. Now that my hair is short, I still intend to shampoo twice a week.

During my last trip to Thailand, I got for myself a real treat. I bought a bottle of Organic Olive Oil Shampoo and a jar of Organic Olive Oil Hair Treatment. You can find this range at the larger Boots Pharmacy outlets.

The bad thing about this shampoo is that it doesn’t lather well. It produces just a trickle of foam. Since my hair was thick and long, I often felt like I wasn’t giving it a deep enough cleanse. I ended up squeezing out shampoo from my mother’s Pantene.

Now that my hair is short, I will be back to using this low-suds shampoo. You can’t believe how much I am looking forward to this. You wouldn’t believe how precious an organic product makes me feel. :)

The nice things about it:-

• Its labels are printed with soy ink
• It is packaged in recycleable PET plastic

The important thing is that it is good for your head. Here’s how;

• It is free of parabens. Parabens are preservatives that have been found inside breast tumors.
• It is free of ethoxylate
• It is free of synthetic dyes and fragrances
• It is made with vegetable-based surfactants
• It is made with certified organic ingredients

I especially love that it is creamy and that it smells like my favorite cuisine – Italian food! Well okay, it smells of olive oil and it makes me smell like olive oil. Hey, that’s a natural fragrance that I like!

I did still go on a spree though. My favouritest goodies from the trip:

1. ORGANIC OLIVE OIL HYDRATING FACIAL CLEANSER by http://mythproducts.com.

99% plant derived ingredients, 100% parabens (preservative) free.

A deep cleansing, hydrating formula, blending mild surfactants helps protect skin from moisture loss. Gently sweep away make-up residue, impurities, and dead skin cells without stripping skin’s natural moisture.

This has to be my favorite buy from Thailand. It is the gentlest and most protective facial cleanser I’ve ever used in my entire life! Makes me feel soooo precious. :smile:

2. ALOE VERA SHAMPOO in recyclable PET bottle by http://bynatureshop.com

The Aloe Vera in this is not organic but it is still a 99% natural and 100% parabens free shampoo.

Enriched with Aloe vera extract that restore vitality and shine of hair, moisture scalp, prevent hair loss and leave hair more manageable. Gentle enough to use every day and safe for all hair types including color-treated hair.

I like it that it is mild but I have to admit, this is not easy to use. It foams up very little so it almost feels like you are not washing at all. I suppose that’s how you can tell it doesn’t have the same ingredients as laundry detergent?

3. ALOE VERA + OLIVE OIL CONDITIONER in recyclable PET bottle by http://bynatureshop.com

Again, this is not an organic product but is still 99% Plant Derived without SLS, SLES, DEA and Parabens.

Enriched with Aloe vera extract that restore vitality and shine of hair, moisture scalp, prevent hair lose and leave hair more managable. Gentle enough to use ever day and safe for all hair types including color-treated hair.

My expectation for this conditioner was very low. Since it is a healthier product than Pantene (R), I expected it not to work as well as Pantene (R). Haha! It totally surprised me though. After using this for the first time, I discovered that it did a much better job than Pantene (R)! I guess I’ve been sold by all those beautiful girls on TV with exceptionally luxurious, soft, bouncy hair. What an excellent buy! I’m so glad I discovered this range.

4. ORGANIC OLIVE OIL HYDRATING HAIR TREATMENT by http://mythproducts.com

An olive oil-enriched treatment to help deeply nourish, moisturize, strengthens hair, and restore healthy-looking shine. With its high concentration of Vitamin E delivers significant antioxidant and moisturizing properties to provide luster and elasticity to dull, damaged hair. Helps to repair weakened hair by preserve moisture balance leaving hair manageable and supple, full of shine and softness.

I haven’t tried this hair treatment but I’ve been so happy with the rest of these products, my expectations are now as high as Mount Everest.

They are so affordable too. The hair treatment costs only 190Baht which is US$6.00 or SG$8.58 or RM19.58. I can’t remember the price of the rest.

Almost every day that we were in Chiang Mai, we will enjoy one meal of pork rice, shared between the two of us. :D

This was from a stall in the Tops Market Place food court which is right next to where we live. Admittedly, it was a little less creative to eat the same thing every day, but the pork rice is sooo delicious, we couldn’t resist!

Imagine, pork knuckle stewed for hours and hours in a big pot of herbs and soy sauce, served with crumbly boiled eggs and crispy green veges. Mmmm… I feel like flying back to Chiang Mai already, :lol: !

Unfortunately, when the curtains were open wide, all I saw was this: a brick wall!

It wasn’t even as interesting as the brick wall in the photo above. It was dull grey and you could see that the bricks were carelessly slapped together. Not a very inspiring sight.

A few days later, I came upon this quote,

“All that I see teaches me to thank the Creator for all I can not see.” – Dr. Henrietta Mears

:lol: How appropriate!

The next day, over lunch, we met a young girl, fresh out of school, who travelled here from another country. She had to take a boat, followed by a car, followed by a small plane, followed by a big plane to get here! :shock:

This is where we’re staying at the moment. It is right next to a huge shopping mall.

The charmingly traditional facade of the hotel hides the truth that it is really entrance to a complicated labyrinth.

To get to our rooms on the first day, we had to check in at the lobby, take the elevator to the fourth floor, walk through a small maze through the shopping mall, end up on the first floor of the other wing of the hotel, take another elevator to the fourth floor of this wing…

To get to the hall, we need to take the elevator to L2, walk through a small maze through the cinema, to the other wing of the hotel, and find the hidden staircase. :lol:

Oh, and all the signages? They are really coded messages. Just because an arrow points to the right does not mean you are supposed to turn right. It’s actually straight ahead.

Similarly, just because the signage in the elevator says Swimming Pool – 6th floor, does not mean the swimming pool is on the sixth floor. It is on the seventh.

So get smart, people! Don’t be fooled!

PS: Don’t get me wrong, we are having the time of our life here. Catch up next week when I introduce you to my new elephant! *grin*

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