Monday Blues

Weekend always passes so fast, especially when we have great time. My last weekend was really fun, had a lot of time catching up with besties.



Dinner with my long lost friend last Friday at Ayam Penyet President, Lucky Plaza. Unfortunately, both of us were too engrossed catching up that we totally forgot to take pictures. The food is good, will definitely go back when I crave for Indonesian food.

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Celebrated my bestie's belated birthday on Saturday at Palio, Hotel Michael. The ambiance was not that fantastic, but it was quiet and perfect for catching up.

The mushroom soup was great, we loved it so much

The left pizza is from the kid's menu and the right pizza is Pizza Michael for the adults :p However, the pizza was a disappointment despite of being the bestseller menu

Pici all'Aglione, this is another Palio's signature menu. It is linguine pasta served with half Boston Lobster in spicy tomato sauce. This pasta is great, although the size of the lobster was a bit pathetic :p It looks totally different from the picture in menu.

The birthday girl with her beau

This tiramisu is super duper yummy


Cant remember the name of this dessert, but it is chocolate flavor with almond ice cream

The three musketeers :p

Happy Mid Week

It is Wednesday already. Hang in there, weekend is coming soon.
I had real great time last weekend. Attended Burberry beauty workshop at Tangs Orchard. I first discovered Burberry beauty product in California. I love how smart and pretty the packaging is.

Latest addition to my makeup collection :)

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Saturday brunch at Robert Timms before the one for one promotion ended.

Stout Braised Kangaroo Loin

Gratin Salmon

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Standard Chartered roadshow outside Shaw House Orchard

Free Courts vouchers for Standard Chartered customers

Our free Latte Macchiato and Espresso by Nescafe Dolce Gusto

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I have been searching for a nice pair of wedges for long. I am so glad that I found it in Zara at a discounted price and it is in my favorite red color. Love it at the first sight. This is the second last pair and it is my size :p

Neutrogena® Hydro Boost™ Night Concentrate

Sponsored by Cozycot

Excessive exposure to air-conditioned rooms and addiction to coffee cause dehydration of my skin.
My skin feels tight and gets irritated easily. And I started noticing that my skin has developed dry lines. By end of the day, I got shiny T-zone as a result of the excessive sebum production which helps to lock the moisture in the skin.

Therefore, I was extremely glad that I had a chance from Cozycot to review the product which is really suitable for my current skin condition, which is Neutrogena® Hydro Boost™ Night Concentrate.

NEUTROGENA® Hydro Boost™ Night Concentrate is a non-comedogenic, oil-free, alcohol-free and dermatologist-tested sleeping pack. It is specially formulated with Neutogena’s smart Progressive Release System, which actively seeks out dry skin cells to replenish moisture in them throughout the night. Contains Hyaluronic Acid, Olive Extract and Ionic Mineral Complex that work double time during the night to firm up sagging skin and reduce fine lines, allowing you to maximize your beauty rest and wake up to softer and brighter skin in the morning.





Love the texture of the product which is very light and the smell is great too but not overpowering.

It is recommended to use twice weekly. However, I use it daily because of my serious dehydrated skin condition. I have been using it for four nights in a row and I notice slight improvement of my skin. Once applied, the product spreads easily and gets fully absorbed into my skin without leaving a sticky feel. After rinsing off the next morning, it left my skin feeling soft and smooth. My T-Zone gets less oily through the day with less visible dry lines.

NEUTROGENA® Hydro Boost™ Night Concentrate Sleeping Pack is available at all leading personal stores and pharmacies at a recommended retail price of S$25.90 for a pack size of 50 gram

L'Oreal Professional INOA Expeience with Cozycot

I got a call from the representative of Cozycot last week
to receive the hair coloring service by L'Oreal Professional.
The call came just in time as it was about time for me to touch up my hair color for my wedding.

So there I was, excitedly looking forward to the hair coloring session
at Salon Vim which is located at 313 Somerset.
The seats in the salon are comfortably spaced out
so that the clients are not seating too near to each other.
I was accompanied by latest magazines, drink and my favorite Meiji biscuit
throughout the whole two and half hour process.

A very friendly and pretty senior stylist, Stephanie Yeo, was assigned to work on my hair.
She was trying to understand my hair and scalp condition and the color that I wish to have.
My hair is dry, brittle and frizzy as the result of excessive chemical treatment.
I dye my hair two to three times a year and
change hairstyle, either perming or rebonding, twice a year.
Therefore, Stephanie recommended to use L'Oreal Professional INOA Hair Color.

INOA is a combined word of Innovation No Ammonia,
which use ODS Technology (Oil Delivery System) to deliver the color.
Therefore, it provides more protection to the natural lipid of hair.
INOA has a pleasant smell and did not irritate my nose and eyes.
And most importantly, it didn't sting nor burn my sensitive scalp, unlike the traditional hair color.
I only experienced a slight itchiness on my scalp which is quite bearable.

As for the color, I wanted to have a dark brown color.
However, Stephanie suggested that I go for dark brown with a hint of red to compliment my fair skin tone.
I hesitated for a moment, but she assured me that the color would turn out beautifully.
True enough, the color turned out perfectly and I love the smooth and glossy finishes on my hair.

It has been five days since I got my hair dyed with INOA
and there is no sign further damage on my hair.
The only downside of INOA is the oil based delivery system
which results in my scalp gets greasy easily.
Overall, I am really satisfied with the result and
will definitely stick to L'Oreal INOA for any hair coloring in the future.

51 days to go

The past few months have been very crazily hectic.
And we are left with 51 days till we tie the knot.

The renovation should be completed by end of this week.
We cant wait to decorate our new apartment :p

I am so grateful that I have a lot of support from family and friends
during the preparation to reduce my stress.

And most importantly, I am so blessed to have a very understanding fiance.
He is not perfect and he does have a lot of weakness which I really cant stand sometimes.
However, I greatly appreciate his effort to make himself better
and to be involved in the preparation as much as he can in spite of his crazy work schedule.

Wedding is not a destination, it is a journey.

Happy New Year 2012

Time really flies. It is another year again.
2011 has been good to me with a lot of major decisions made.
Being engaged, bought our first apartment, quit job, collected apartment key, planning wedding,
trip to Hong Kong for photoshoot.

Can't believe it is getting closer to the big day.
The next four months will be very hectic but fun filled months.

Here are what I have gone through in second half of 2011.
I am so glad that I managed to keep most of my 2011 resolutions.
Hope I can do better in 2012

Back in Action

Hi, I was MIA for 5 months now.
A lot of things have happened within these 5 months.

I was back to Indonesia for 2 months instead of the initial one month plan :p
Can't have enough of Indo food, quality time with parents and catching up with long lost friends.

Came back to SG for a week then off to Jakarta to attend a friend's wedding.
It was lovely to witness the special moment of them.

Was in Taiwan for the annual family trip for a week.

Last but not least, I am engaged!!!!!
I am currently busy preparing for the wedding.
Have just confirmed the date, it will be mid of 2012.

That's all for now. I will blog more about the Taiwan trip and wedding preparation.