Our first

After almost 5 years of togetherness, we had our first ever swim together. And i'm definitely looking forward to many of these first ever(s).

<3

Mini getaway

Planning a mini getaway in late July before the boyfriend starts his semester in school. We're thinking either HongKong or Bangkok.

Do let me know which one should i choose and what are some of the places you guys think i should visit ? And i need some help for lodging too ! Which hotel is more accessible ? Most importantly, no ghosts haha i super timid one. I've gathered a handful of information from some of my trusty friends but there's always room for comparison. So comment away ! (:

Youth Code Boosting Essence

SPONSORED REVIEW

About a week plus ago, a Nuffie contacted me and asked me to try out Loreal's latest skincare product - Youth Code Boosting Essence. I was extremely thrilled cause i've been contemplating to buy one off our local drugstore when i first saw the advertisement on my ChurpChurp and now i get to try it out FOR FREE ! Although it's just the trial size and it's kinda mini but hey, its better than buying the real stuff only to realise it doesn't work on your face right ?!

So getting an item that i've been wanting to try out + it's free = DOUBLE THE HAPPINESS ! Basically this product promises TWICE the effectiveness of our current skincare routine by doubling the absorption power of our skin. Like how wonderful is this right ? I'm sure many people (like me) spend on skincare products that doesn't come too cheap, only to have 1% of the product being absorbed by our skin. So when I found out that the Youth Code Boosting Essence will increase my skin's absorption power, I knew I had to try this shit.

According to the website, the Youth Code Boosting Essence is enriched with Pro-Gen™ Technology, Adenosine and HEPES aka Hydroxy Ethyl Piperazine Ethane Sulfonic acid.

Pro-Gen™ Technology, or Biolysat (a product of fermented Bifidus bacterial) that increases the expression of recovery genes involved in cellular renewal.

Adenosine, long known to be a constitutive component of DNA, which slows the effects of ageing in skin.

HEPES (Hydroxy Ethyl Piperazine Ethane Sulfonic acid) which has a pro-exfoliating action, which improves absorption of active ingredients.

Think about this, i'm 24 this year and come next november, i'll be in my MID TWENTIES ! It freaks me so bad just by thinking about it. At my age, I welcome anything that claims to be anti-aging. 老娘 is a poor fresh grad la you see, cannot afford those super atas anti-aging skin care products, can only afford drugstore products haha. And with the past 16 years of studying, midnight oil burning and partying, my skin has become yellow and dull and dehydrated and pimply and FUGLY.

As i've mentioned earlier, i received the trial size and the moment i got it and tried it on my face, i flew to my nearest local drugstore and bought the full size bottle. I was totally totally totally totally sold. The serum comes extremely light and most importantly, it doesn't leave a shine on my face and it's absorbed into my skin really quickly, giving my face instant smoothness. No joke, my skin really felt like baby's bum. Even my mom claims that my skin looked better than before and is now using the Youth Code Boosting Essence too.

The actual sized Youth Code Boosting Essence comes with a dropper applicator so it's really convenient and hygienic. How you use this is really simple.

Step 1: Cleanse and pat dry your face

Step 2: Drop one drop of the Youth Code Boosting Essence and smothered it all over your face

Step 3: You may continue with your usual skincare routine. For me, i went on to pat my toner into my face, then it's my moisturiser, and then my SK-II serum.

And i swear upon my name that you can immediately feel that your skin is softer and more supple after step 2. And one drop is way enough for the whole face, even for my mom whose face is slightly bigger than mine, one drop is enough so a little goes a really long way. My mom and i have been using our trial size twice a day for almost 2 weeks now and we are still using it. If you ask if i'm gonna repurchase this, my answer is YES. Definitely yes. Like who doesn't want younger looking skin right ?!

Sometimes, life is so unfair ! Girls gotta spend so much money and time to go for facials, and buy good skin care products, whereas the guys don’t. All they do is use tap water to wash their face. And in the end, the common consensus is that guys look more charismatic and attractive as they age, more man.

So what are you waiting for ? Grab your Youth Code Boosting Essence at your nearest drugstore now ! Really, it’s never too early for us girls to start taking care of our youth !

**disclaimer, my camera is down so all photos in this entry are ripped off the internet unless otherwise stated

Photoshop apps

Lovin' my new apps (:


Left, before. Right, orignial.

What i did to the original photo was to lighten the skin tone, and sharpened the face by abit but the boyfriend says its too gay and requested for me to make him tanner.

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SEE ! So korean-ish right !! Handsome 到要死 !

Backdated photos from yc's wedding

Ian Somerhalder

TOO. HOT

Ian Somerhalder

TOO. HOT

We are going to Arbite !

Baby's finally bringing me to Arbite after sooooooo long !!

My disgusting face

THIS. IS. ME.

Zero makeup (like duh !), zero photoshop, just sharpened photos for clearer view.

My face and hair look damn greasy and disgusting but i swear the photo was taken after i came out from my showers. No idea why it looked so oily but i guess that how bad i look then ): Imagine you wake up to that same fugly acne infested, oily yet dehydrated, pus-sy and inflamed face every morning. Early morning see this kinda face, who will have the appetite to have breakfast ? Ok i'm just joking with the breakfast part. Every morning when i look into the mirror, how i wish it's just a nightmare and one fine day i'll wake up and get my swee swee complexion back. Seriously, with that kinda face, how happy can one get right ? It's very very very very very (very x100000000) depressing if you think about it. 老娘是靠臉吃飯的ㄉ

To me, it's like the darkest time of my life. IKR, don't judge me. I searched high and low for help and remedies but none seemed to work. The acne just kept coming, and coming, and coming. And what's worst, is that Dr Chan told me that my complexion ain't that serious and i don't need to be put on Tetra. But hello ?!?! It's so much worst than my previous outbreak of which he put me on pills. If the cleanser alone works, then why would i be begging for Tetra right ?

So at my wits end, i consulted a friend of mine who works at an aesthetic clinic and she suggested that i try out one of their anti acne treatment package. So i went ahead and consulted her doctor and i signed the package with them. My package consists of 4 sessions, of which i will receive 4x anti acne treatment, 4x microdermabrasion, 4x serum, 2x super radiance laser. I really like the microderm by the way. I was told i could purchase some chemical peels to tag along with the treatment but i decided to try out if the treatment really works before dumping more money in. Yes i paid for my treatment, IN FULL, no discounts or sponsor at all okay !

Anyway, i just had my third session today and although my complexion is still not perfect, but it has been much better than it was before. I still get some pimples here and there, but the outbreak frequency has lessen and the number of pimples i get per outbreak is much lesser than i used to have. And i am able to tame the pimples i get now with some benzoyl peroxide so it's still not so bad. Sometimes i get like one or two naughty and stubborn pimples but it's still bearable as compared to a face that's blown with stubborn pimples right. Must learn to be contented with what i have haha.

So this is my skin, around 2 weeks back, which is like 3 weeks after my second session. I did my second session on the 19th Jan, in case anyone wanna know (: And oh those tiny white dots are benzoyl peroxide by the way. I like to dot them on my pimples thick. My complexion not bad right ? It could be due to my front camera also la, Iphone front camera not as sharp, but can see visible improvements on my complexion after all. The scarrings from the previous acne are barely visible anymore. Let me do a side by side comparison,

I purposely darkened the photo on the right for easy comparison. If not like abit unfair right, compare between a dark and fair photo. See the improvement on the scars diagonally above my right eye ? They are like GONE ! Frankly speaking, I don't know if my complexion got better due to the treatment, or it's just that my hormones decided to stop being crazy, or it's due to my diet and habits and stress level, or it's due to the products that i'm using but all in all, i guess the treatment does play a part ? And that is why, i don't know if i should continue to sign for another package when this one ends. If you were me, what will you do ?

Anyway, i forsee many questions regarding the clinic, but i'm still considering if i should reveal the clinic cause #1 i'm not sponsored and i paid in full for my treatment so i don't wanna do free advertising (HAHA!), #2 i really don't know if the treatment worked for me or it's just other external factors that contributed to the improvements in my skin. But nonetheless, if you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a comment at my formspring and i will try to reply everyone but as for which clinic, i will keep your question in my formspring and i'll reply when i'm ready to reveal the clinic's name. Fair enough ?

Alrights, it's been an extremely long and wordy entry. So till the next time, xoxo ♥

Daily skincare routine, ♥

<3

Back at B's crib after lunch while waiting for the scaffoldings to be up in the shop. 1x shiok only. Now what's missing is a cuppa bbt. 奶禄 0% 加珍珠 preferred.

One drop makes all the difference

If you've left me a question/comment at my formspring, do check it out cause i've answered all pending questions in my inbox ♥♥

Anyway, if you've been following me on my twitter, you would know that i've previously gotten a friend of mine to purchase this highly raved and recommended whitening soap from the Philippines and lately, i've finally got down to using this soap. It's called the kojic acid soap and in case you're wondering, the brand i'm using is Kojie San. There's actually quite a few brands of kojic acid soaps available in the market but i've done some research and it seems like Kojie San is one of the more effective ones and i'm totally crossing my fingers and toes that it works on me so i can be 白白的白雪公主 (:

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Been hearing alot of raves about Swee Choon Dimsum and i've finally tried it after bugging the boyfriend for like urm, 2 weeks ? I wouldn't say that their dimsum is mad awesome, but i don't deny that some of their items are really yummy. Items that i recommend will be their chicken glutinous rice, xlb, red bean paste pancake (my personal fave #1), and liu sha bao (my personal fave #2). The mee sua kueh is pretty nice too but it gets a little jelak after awhile so it's best if you share with your friends.

Top 10 Favourite Makan Places, Part 2

And so, another of my favourite makan place is, 新源記. I heard their 魚頭爐 (Fish head steamboat) is pretty good but i haven't tried it yet so i can't review. I've tried their 炸魚片米粉 (fried fish beehoon) and i've decided never to order anything else since then. I love how chewy their thick beehoon is and their soup is neither too milky nor bland. Boyfriend tried their red snapper fish beehoon and said it was pretty good too !

Another must have is their Fried Marmite Chicken. Tried once with my ex colleague and i couldn't forget how crispy and fragrant the marmite taste was. Try it if you ever go to 新源記 aye.

新源記
31 Tan Quee Lan Street

Goodbye Wordpress, Hello Blogger.

Its been quite some time since i last left Blogger for Wordpress. And today, i'm returning back to Blogger from Wordpress for the same reason i left Blogger then. Fickle minded much huh. Anyway, i'm hoping that by changing back to a more friendly platform, i'll be blogging more (:

Changed my kiddish and old layout but i still feel it's not really what i wanted. Shall edit the layout again tomorrow. Till then, xoxo.

CNY Prep

All ready for CNY but Mom's complaining that my shoes are too high ):
Anyone knows where can I get red suede wedges or heels that are less high ?
Do let me know aye, very very very very urgent !!

My weekend in short

Damn those eyebags ): And it's only 1 eye somemore ! Ugh.

Brunch, Fri the 13th

What I ate today

Brunch : milk 16 tbsp 97kcal. water 1 cup 0kcal.
kiwi 1 medium 42kcal. oats 15g 65kcal. granola bar 1 bar 95kcal.

Xth Social Night