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

2012 !

HAPPY TWNETY-TWELVE <3

I know this entry came real late, but still, Happy New Year to all of you out there ! Unlike many who usually head out to party, I tend to keep myself at home in my own room, and away from the crowd. This year, the boyfriend and i had a mini cookout and we watched One Piece till 4am in the morning, heh.

Till then, XOXO

A quick update

Sorry for the lack of updates (yes I know I havent been updating again, like what's new right). Anyways, diet plan have been chucked aside for the festive season and hopefully I can get back on track asap for the new year. Who wants to look fat on New Year right ? Already had trouble fitting into my usual dresses for my friend's wedding. Don't wanna screw up my New Year haha.

So as the title suggests, this shall be a quick update. Not gonna type too much. Gotta sum up my December with some photos. Will talk about November when I have the time aye :/

Amos & Xueling's wedding, 15th Dec

Christmas gift exchange at GFS, 23rd Dec

H&M Family and Friends, 23rd Dec

BBQ for Xingxian's 23rd birthday, 24th Dec

XX's 23rd. b4L the original, 24th Dec

B's grams place for Melvin, Yihao & Weiwei's birthday, 25th Dec

Summing up my month of December, it was a month of ups and downs, with hiccups along the way, but I'm glad that after all the dramas, things still pretty much turned out the way I wanted it to. So yea, be back before the New Year I hope (:

En route to fortyfive

And so, because I've been gaining way too much weight since I started working full time, I'm now trying to get my weight back in check with yet another routine that I've came up with. And this new diet plan I've came up with is called the One Meal Per Day Plan.

As the name suggests, I eat only ONE meal a day. I initially wanted to have my meal really small (like baby portion, haha) and low caloric but kinda difficult to do so at the office cause I have zero control over how my meal is cooked, I therefore allowed myself to have whatever I want/can for lunch. And that meal, be it boiled or grilled or steamed or fried, shall be my only meal for the whole day.

So what happens in the evening when I reach home ? I get hungry and looking at my parents have their dinner/ snack later in the night does not help my growling tummy at all. Like every other human, I crave for food. Especially crisps, cookies, bread. All those sugary savories and carbs.

So from today onwards, everytime I get hungry and crave to snack, I will log into Wordpress, post a curb-the-snacking-pangs tip, and stick to it.

And here's tip #1, when you get hungry and wanted to start eating or snacking,

grab a polish bottle and paint away !!

Painting layers and layers over your nails takes times and hopefully by the time you're done with your nails, the urge to eat is gone. If it isn't, fret not. The bad polish stench on your nails will probably make you not wanna eat. if you still crave for food, then tell yourself that sticking your freshly painted fingers into that bag of crisps is gonna spoil your nails and effort.

Have a go at painting your nails when you feel like eating ! It should help (:

My boyfriend loves me

about an hour later .. .. ..

jiang jiang ~ bbt !! with ♥ , from my ♥

Top 10 Favourite Makan Places, Part 1

Decided to delete the previous "Top 10 Favourite Makan Places" entry cause #1, it ain't detailed enough and #2, i discovered some really awesome food/ restaurants lately so i'm gonna be posting my top 10 favourite makan places in 10 different posts, regardless of any ranking.

One of the best ramen house that i discovered lately is Ramen Santouka. I used to think that Men-ya Kaiko at Ion B4 is fairly good enough, with fragrant broth and thick ramen but boy, Ramen Santouka is even better !! Suaku it may sound but i never knew such a place existed till 3 days ago, when Glad and I met up with Yucui to celebrate her 25th birthday. And i'm so thankful i found this place cause their pork cheek ramen is totally to die for.

We tried both the spicy miso soup and clear soup and both are rich in flavour without being too thick or creamy. The pork slices are hugeass and despite it being so chunked up in size, it's really soft and tender. Total bill adds up to $84 after GST. Not exactly very pocket friendly, but definitely worth the price. Awesome soup, awesome pork slices, awesome ambience, awersome staff. What one asks for in a ramen house, Santouka has it all. All of you should go try it, and do let me know if you like it or not k ! And if you know of any other better ramen house, let me know ! You could either leave a comment below, or drop it in my formspring ! I'll be waiting (:

Ramen Santouka
6 Eu Tong Sen Street, #02-76 The Central

My latest favourite buy ♥

So what this thing does is that ; It's supposed to (according to the website) remove 6x more makeup than manual cleansing, leaves your skin feeling and looking smoother, cleanses so well that products absorb better, helps reduce oily areas, dry skin patches and blemishes, helps reduce the appearance of visible pores, and also reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

It comes in many pretty vibrant colours (apart from the ones you see above) and after much consideration, I finally chose turqoise cause the colour is sooooooo pretty and I couldn't resist it. I haven't used my Clarisonic Mia long enough to give you guys a proper review but I've tested it for 2 days and that's like 4 washes, twice a day - once in the morning and once at night and I have to say I'm totally sold to this product. It's like once you've tried/used it, you will never ever want to wash your face with your fingers again. So far, I haven't really seen any improvements for fine lines and blemishes, but I swear I thought my pores are a wee bit less visible upon my first usage. I don't know if it's the placebo effect but it really looked like it shrank a little. But anyway, it did what it promised in smoothing the skin cause my face felt really smooth after using it. It's like it's even smoother than my bum !

And so, my Mia came with the sensitive brush head and I personally feel that it's just nice for my skin. Oh, I have combination skin by the way - dry at the cheeks and oily at my t-zone areas and I find that the sensitive brush head isn't too abrasive nor harsh for my skin. Unlike many other electronic cleansing brushes, the bristles don’t "dig" into your skin but rather they kinda rotates which feels pretty good I must say (Think : Massage).

What i really love about this product is that it is cordless and it comes with a magnetized charger, which makes it very idiot proof to use. Like you just "clip" the charger onto your Mia, plug the charger into your powerpoint, and you're good to go. It is also shower-friendly and travel-friendly (but it's not quite pocket friendly I must say) If you can see, it's not too big nor small for my hands to hold and the grip is just nice and its completely waterproof so you can use it in your showers and you don't need to worry about getting yourselves electrocuted or anything of that sort.

It only runs for a minute and then it automatically shuts off. So if you feel that you need an extra minute to wash your face, by all means power it on again and let the brush work its way through your face. I've been using this twice a day and 2 minutes per wash and I don't (or rather, haven't) find it too drying for my face so I might be sticking to this routine for probably another month or so before I cut down to 1 minute. I've been planning to cut the morning's routine to 1 minute though, but we shall see how things goes after a week.

If you have any questions regarding the Clarisonic Mia, or you have any other random questions for me, feel free to drop me a comment in my Formspring, and I promise I'll get back to you as soon as possible. I guess that's all I have to say for the product as of now (phew, that's a lengthy one) and I'll do another proper review on my Mia in probably another 3-4 weeks' time ♥

Coming soon - Suggestions please !

Coming soon - Self Manufactured Waterfall Maxi (:

Haven't finalise on the design and colours. So suggest away !!

Which one should i get ? Comment away !

Formspring

Dear reader who asked the question above, dont worry im not ignoring you haha.
Im still consolidating my top 10 favourite makan place. So do stay tuned aye !

Beauty Haul #1

Okie, as requested on my Formspring, here's a list of the skincare products that i have lying in on my dressing table. I don't use all of them at one go of course (I only have 1 face haha) so i normally just pick one randomly depending on my mood.

CLEANSING.

#1 Vichy Purifying Cleansing Gel #2 Clinique Mild Liquid Facial Soap
#3 AquaLabel White Clear Foam #4 Kose Sekkisei Washing Cream

I'm also using Dr Chan's green and blue liquid cleansers as well but i didn't take any photos of them cause it's just 2 white and fat plain bottles and i think you can only purchase it over at Dr Chan's. I remember someone telling me it's kinda similar to this particular cleanser that Watsons/Guardian sells but i really cant remember what brand it is. So if anyone of you know what brand Dr Chan's cleanser is, please let me know k !

TONING.
#1 Clinique Clarifying Lotion #2 Clinique Clarifying Moisture Lotion #3 AquaLabel White Up Lotion
(The Clarifying Moisture Lotion is without alcohol and is really good for times of outbreak)

#1 SK II Facial Treatment Essence #2 Formula 10.0.6 So Totally Clean Everyday Cleanser Sensitive Formula

Btw i'm totally sold to the Formula 10.0.6 Everyday Cleanser ! It's so awesome idk how can i describe it. It kinda smells a tad too weird imho but it smells better than SK II and its leave my skin really baby smooth after usage. And the best thing of all ? It kinda "removes" those little fabrics that tend to stay on our skin especially after washing our faces. Its tested and proven by Brenda and myself.

MOISTURISING/ESSENCE.

#1 Clinique Moisturising Lotion #2 Loreal Revital Lift #3 BioEssence Tanaka White Double Action Essence
#1 BioEssence Radiant Youth Essence #2 BioEssence Perfect Brilliance Serum #3 SK II Cellumination Essence

Anyway, i'm in the hunt for a really good and hopefully one that works almost instantly, pimple gel haha. I heard raves for Formula 10.0.6 Pimple Gel and Mario Badescu Drying Lotion but i've yet to try them so maybe if you guys happen to know anything bout these 2 products or have any other products to recommend, don't hesitate to leave me a comment aye ? I don't bite (:

C72 – A self manufactured collection !

C71 - A self manufactured collection !

Anyway, a mini update for those who aren't following me on FB, FS, or Twitter, i've found a full time job ! All thanks to Wenya. And the best thing ? She's gonna be joining me come the end of August. Oh btw, my company is still on the look for more staffs, so if you're keen in working in Ubi, buzz me so i can fill you guys in on the various available positions (: