To far away land

A good deed done. 

Last week, I cleared some spaces in the kids' wardrobe by donating most of the soft toys to the Cambodian children through our church.

Those soft toys were mostly presents from Jan's 2nd birthday party. Imagine that some was still in their wrappers and have never been played.

I were a bit reluctant to give them away as some were good and original brands but I knew that other children would be happy and appreciate them more than my children.

We also made a personalised card and wrote down messages to the new owners of these soft toys.

May they bring joy, happiness and loves to the children.

Winner for the blog giveaway

Thank you to all the 9 commenters in my latest blog giveaway . Now it is the time to announce the lucky recipient of the set of masks.

The winner is Claire.  Congratulations to Claire! Now you can cry the tears of joy and got yourself a couple of eye masks. *wink*  Please check your email as I have email over to you, thanks. Hope you enjoy the masks!

Blog giveaway : masks for you

Deng deng deng!!

Another give away to my friends!! As promised, I would be sharing some of Etude House goodies!

The goodies consist of:

Ja Yeon Mapping Essence Mask II (it has snail extract to moisturise, firm and refine skin and suitable for all skin types)

Baroness Snail Mask Sheet  (another  mask that use snail secretion filtrate and natural extracts to enhance skin firmness and elasticity.  Suit dry skin type)

Collagen Mask (no need much introduction as everyone should know what collagen does for our skin. Our skin’s natural barrier for firm and youthful skin)

Collagen Eye and Eye Gel Patch (formulated with collagen to revitalize and improve appearance around the eyes)

Just comment in this post on which mask you would like to try and why. Regardless of which mask you choose, I am giving out all masks to one winner.  Dont forget to leave your email too. Simple, right?

This blog giveaway is open now till Sunday (9 March 2014) 12noon (Malaysian time). I will use random.org to select the lucky winner. So watch out for the announcement of winner!!

Valentine's Day giveaway winner

After 2 weeks of contest, we are proud to announce the winner of the Valentine's Day blog giveaway that brought to you and co-sponsored by Jascraft.  Thank you to all the participants and friends for comments and supports.

And the winner is......(drum beating) IRIENE! Congratulations to Iriene with her entry as follow:

A "black & white photo" showing my mum carrying a 2 years old me....She basically carried me to see chickens at her self-made chicken coops in persuading me to stop crying - a diversion effort :)

I love this photo because it shows my mother's tender loving care, taking time to spend with me despite having  millions of task to do outside in raising 8 children. I love you, mum "Happy Valentine's Day!"

I have sent notification to you, Iriene. Congrats once again and thank you all for the lovely comments.

Blog giveaway - Heart Locket and L.o.v.e. Wristlet

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Rose World together with Jascraft is proud to bring you this Valentine's Day giveaway to my fellow bloggers and readers.

Jascraft is an online fashion site that features creative and unique costume jewellery and accessories for the trendy ladies. All are handmade and price is reasonable.  You will also find interesting themed designs every month to cater to different tastes.

This lovely set are from bright silver and worth RM60 from Jascraft

If you want to win this lovely necklace and bracelet set from Jascraft, just enter this blog giveaway and you may have a chance.

Rules of this giveaway are:

1. Open to residents of Malaysia and Singapore only and this giveaway will run till 9 February 2014 2400hrs
2. Follow Jascraft facebook page by clicking "Follow"
3. Like Jascraft facebook page by clicking "Like"
4. Leave comment in this post by telling me one non-human thing in this world that you love the most and why so.  Each participant is allowed to enter one comment only
5. Also leave your email address so I can contact the lucky winner.  No anonymous name is allowed so you must leave your name and email address for verification.

Announcement of winner will be made on 10 FEBRUARY 2014.  The participant with the best and most sentimental comment will be declared winner.

So ladies, what are you waiting for? And gentlemen out there, you are welcomed to join too.  Whose know, you may win this prize and present it to your loved one.

All the best!!



Winners of Jolly December 2013

A great way to start a new year by act of giving. Of course with condition. Lol. 

I bet you know what I am talking about. Yes! It is time to announce the 2 lucky recipients of my Blog giveaway: Jolly December. Thank you for your participation.  And the lucky recipients of my mystery presents are...(drum rolling)

(Numbers are in order based on comment sequence)
1 - Wenn
2 - Hayley
3 - Sharon
4 - Sharon D
5- Suituapui
6 - Angeline
7 - Shirley Tat
8 - Cre8tone
9 - Claire
10 - Libby
11 - Azura
12 - Sherry
13 - Nat

I used Random.org to pick the recipients so here are the 2 lucky numbers.

It's Hayley and Azura!  I have emailed to you and will send your mystery gifts soon.  Congratulations!!

Watch out for my next blog giveaway which will happen end of this month!

Blog giveaway: Jolly December

(This post will stay on top of the blog page till 31 DECEMBER 2013. For newest posts, please scroll down. Thank you )


This is the season of joy and what is better than to give out some presents to my fellow blogger friends and readers.  I have prepared 2 presents to be given out.  Nothing big but a little token of appreciation to my friends and readers for your great supports during the time of festive.

It is a very easy giveaway. Simply comment in this post on why you deserve this present and share on what was the best Christmas/New Year present you have ever received.

Rules are:
1. Follow this blog by joining Rose's friend club on the bottom right hand side
2. Leave your comment with your email address
3. This giveaway is open to all Malaysian and Singaporean only.

This giveway ends on 31 December 2013 Malaysian Time 2400Hr. 

So for those who are on the Santa's naughty list this year, this is your chance to grab my December giveaway presents instead.  But bear in mind, the present will only arrive at your doorstep after New Year *wink*  This Santarina does not own a reindeer sleigh to fly around dropping your presents so need to use the slow snail mail instead.  Lol!

1000th Blog Post and Blog Giveaway Winner!

Not that anyone is counting, but I just could not help but shout about it!  This is my 1000th blog post.  Yahoo! 

I have been blogging since late 2007.  It all started after I followed few food blogs and found interest in writing and sharing my life with others. And here I am, writing the 1000th post and still going. 

I don't know whether this blog will be around for another 1000 posts but I will try.  It has been a great journey for the past 5 years and so, and I am loving what it brings me every day.  I met many good friends who cherish and appreciate my writing.  A big thank you to everyone who visits and makes comments in my blog.  You've helped to inspire me to continue this blog.

And a special announcement on my 1st blog giveaway that I organised last month. I would like to thanks to the participants namely:

Hayley
Wenn
Libby
Broccoli Ginger
Cy.Yana
Yan
Yvonne
Mery
Ykristen
Christine (Crumbs N Crust)
Cymaine's mum

Thank you all for your participations and comments.

And the lucky winner that I picked by hand is the very 1st participant, Hayley. Congratulations my dear. please email me your mailing address at roliew@yahoo.com. 

Blog giveaway: Scents of Love

I know!  I have never organise a blog giveaway since I started this blog, but late is better than never, right?  *wink*

So for my very first blog giveaway, I am giving out this beautiful scents set to one winner.  It has 6 different scents for different occasions.

To enter, just simply answer this question: What is your favourite scent/perfume?

Closing date: 31 January 2013.  All participating names will be written in papers and one lucky winner will be picked by hand on 1 February 2013.  Hope you would like this wonderful Valentine's Gift from me.  *wink*

The rules?  Very easy.

1.  Open to everyone, within Malaysia and outside of Malaysia.
2. Must follow my blog.    If you have already follow, please let me know in the comment box and go straight to the answer.

3. Leave comments and answers in this post comment box.  You can leave as many comments as you want.

4. Wait for the lucky draw date and announcement of winner next month. 

That is!  Good luck.