you glow, girl!

A friend of a friend exclaimed, after not seeing me for 1.5 months at least, "Wow, you look so radiant!"

My Senor, who hasn't seen me in broad daylight for weeks, met me for drinks and asked, "Did you just get a facial?"

And he also said I glowed like the first time "we fell in love".

I'm not a sucker for compliments la. Some people say that I'm such a cynic and I should just thank people for their compliments. But anyway, back to the above. I have reasons to believe that there are the reasons for my luminescence:

1. I've gained 5 kgs since Raya. Puasa month I was such a frail ragdoll - buruk gila. So I think all the compliments are just people trying to tell me, hey you're chubbier these days. It's an euphemism, really. Radiant=Chubby. Thanks to my almost weekly visit to Tip Top Ikan Bakar and all-you-can-eat porridge at Malayan Aromas.
2. The cheap skincare set I bought at Ampang Park must be doing its wonder. I don't see the logic behind this but I used Clinique when I was 17, Origins right after I graduated and Chanel up till about 2 years back. Then I went on the off-the-shelf solutions (Garnier, Body Shop, you name it). Even after spending that amount of money I never got any "glowing" praises. Lo and behold, 4 months back someone introduced me to this Melayu product with a name that sounds like Tia Maria. And it worked. My pigmentations are lessened. My face has a angelic glow (heheh). Let's hope it's not skin cancer. And oh, the finishing cream is made out of turmeric, I feel so like gadis melayu kampung. Damn.... gimme that kain batik and t-shirt right now. Eat your heart out, Siti!!!
3. I am happy. Nothing beats happiness. I cook almost every weekend. I entertain, and I'm entertained. I have friends that can make me laugh all night. I have a certain suitor who knows how to make me feel like a queen. I have my Senor who's still very very muy caliente. I go out a lot. I karaoke, something which previously terrified me even by the sheer mention of the word. I listen to live music. Music soothes the soul. And with a beautiful soul comes out that beautiful glow? Oh puke.
4. I've been receiving mysterious emails from a mystery man who works in the same building. F&CK! I don't know how this guy looks like (but I know his name!) and I don't intend to find out. But it's just creepy to know that someone's actually watching you and you don't even realize it. So no picking my nose in public, or betulkan my boob-parking too. Just in case someone's watching. OH yeah, how is this relevant to the glow? I suppose I have this obligation to smile all the time, I used to have this sulky face. So now, smile, smile and the world will smile with you. Just in case mystery man is watching... smile, goddammit!
5. I'm still on the rose quartz. This bloody thing really works, man. Please Google this up people, I don't have time to write on the healing properties of rose quartz in this entry.

So there, that explains the glow. And no Senor, I am not in love with anyone else but you, fire of my loins.