USS: Halloween Horror Nights 5

Singtel lucky draw for complimentary Universal Studios tickets again! I entered the family and again, Father won. Seems like only old birds will win ley? Lol! It's for Halloween Horror Nights. According to Brother's, it's a nightmare of crowds and queues, so I shall pass. Sister went with her friend.

Department BBQ @ ECP

What! This month's department gathering is BBQ @ ECP?? Damn, cannot siam liao! I better go, else got to standby like last time!

The haze has been very bad these days, but today, the air has improved by leaps and bounds. In the morning, the organizers sent confirmation email that we will proceed and they have prepared masks for all of us.

Yeah, I think the haze is nothing compared to BBQ smoke lah.

Lioele Auto Eyebrow

I'm tired of sharing the eyebrow powder with Sister! And the applicator is broken. And it's difficult to achieve the thick eyebrow look that's in fashion these days because layering the powder doesn't seem to work.

So I'm getting the Lioele Auto Eyebrow! Rave reviews everywhere.

S$8.50

And it's so cheap on Qoo10! I got it from sweetbox.

It sure didn't disappoint. It's so easy to apply and didn't take long for me to get the hang of it. Look achieved easily!

But I suspect that this batch of pencils is defective. The cap for one side doesn't stay on.

I broke the pencil lead already. So fragile. Probably inherent. Still usable lah.

AHA by Cleansing Research Gel Cleansing

Introducing my latest favourite facewash!

$16.90 from Tokyu Hands

This is a random facewash that I picked from Tokyu Hands in March. Ok, not really random. It's the cheapest gel facewash that didn't look too gimmicky and didn't have pungent fragrance. I'm into my second tube now!

It did help with my clogs to a certain extent, but it didn't like penetrate my pores to lift them out like what those animations claim. I suspect you have to rub for minutes and I'm lazy for that. I like that it didn't leave my skin dry and tight.

What I didn't like was the slippery film left behind.

Grab iHerb

I have been very bothered by the build-up on my scalp. Normal shampooing was inefficient at removing it. Using brushes caused too much hairloss. If there's facial scrub for face, why isn't there scalp scrub?

Then, I read about exfoliating shampoo containing salicylic acid. It softens the build-up for easy removal. Neutrogena has such a product, but it strangely does not seem to exist in Singapore. Many other brands were of a more upmarket range.

Mineral Fusion was raved as an affordable and effective product. And guess what, iHerb carries it!! Haha I thought stuff like salicylic acid is chemical and frowned upon! Does it qualify by virtue of being paraben-free, cruelty-free and vegan? Like trying very hard lor!

But it's out of stock :(

New Therapy Centre

Some People Died decided to change their targetted group of clients. Each centre would only provide transport to clients living in the centre's area. In other words, I was to leave this centre. I was given 2 choices nearer my house, or I could go somewhere else of my choice.

Shinkei Japanese Restaurant

Our property agent has promised to give us a treat once she gets her commission for selling us our new home. Guess what, she only got it recently?! So a newbie will have to eat air for one year?? Tough life man.

Since our agent is treating, we let her suggest the place. Later if we quote too atas, very paiseh one mah. She suggested Shinkei at Toa Payoh Central. Never been there or heard of it. People chia then go try lor haha.

I asked her to give me a ride, which she gladly obliged. She said she saw a durian on the road!! Dangerous object sia!

We waited for Brother to meet us at the carpark so he could help me out of the car.

Today, we have our agent and her husband, Brother and SIL and me. Great for sharing food, as it's an ala carte Japanese buffet! The food was ok for the price, I think ~$40/pax?

Waiting time for the cooked dishes can be very long, so it's advisable to order all you want at once. Sometimes it's sooo long that we suspect that the kitchen was waiting for a minimum order of the same dish before prepating. The serving size of the cooked dishes are very small, but that's fine, prevent overeating/overordering mah.

According to HGW, this place has closed down. What a pity.

KL Trip - Day 4

How do you spend 4 days in KL? Well we just did, with the help of bad flight timings.

Woke up super early, checked out and took our hired ride to the airport.

Reached too early. Walked around, but nothing much to see. The airport was spacious and clean. Felt comfortable there.

Brunch at Be Lohas Vegetarin Cuisine. I stay away from vegetarian soup noodles. I think my fried rice was the best choice :P Mother didn't like their food either. Too modern I guess.

Teh before we all died of a headache. A couple was kind enough to exchange tables with us so we could have more space outside.

Finally can check-in. Toilet break and off we went.

店小二 for lunchner when we landed. We were given the false impression of choice, when in reality, it's X's favourite around.

And the end of the most regrettable trip in years.

KL Trip - Apartment

With 6 people, it would be a good idea to get a whole apartment. No more bunking in with relatives!

KL Trip - Flight

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Upon the announcement of 7 August as a public holiday for the SG50 Public Holiday and a Jubilee Weekend, I thought that would be a good opportunity for the KL leg of Brother and X's wedding. There would be time for us to sashay there and back, and even time for some sightseeing. Afterall, I have not been to KL for at least more than a decade. We will miss the Jubilee celebrations, but it's not like I will be participating in anything.

KL Trip - Day 3

Hi, Chuai Heng Restaurant, we are here again! Yumcha brunch this time! Real yumcha, eating dim sum! After the dinner, Brother realized that it was the same restaurant that he had roast duck with X from a previous trip. He ordered it again. The dim sum was not bad, but the fried noodles were meh. We dapaoed it, but I really don't think we will be eating it.

KL Trip - Day 2

Today's the reason we were here. It's supposed to be just a dinner, but it still ended up more chaotic than the AD.

KL Trip - Day 1

We embarked on a trip that only Mother was looking forward to. The last time we have travelled as a family was 8 years ago, for Grandmother's funeral.

I left my phone behind. SIGH.

iHerb New Hauls

After Mother complained that the last of her Now Foods vitamin B-12 have the problem of dissolving in atmospheric moisture, I'm getting another brand for her.

21st Century Health Care, B-12, 500 mcg, 110 Tablets

USD3.54

With lower dosage, since she has been on 1000mcg for quite some time. Let's see how this goes.

Queen Helene, Aloe Vera Scrub, Sensitive Skin, 6 oz (170 g)

USD3.40

A customer asked for facial scrub, so Mother decided to stock some. The only affordable brand that people might have heard of, is Queen Helene. I don't think it's wise, as facial scrub is a product that takes a long time to finish. We take a few years to go through ours! And I can't vouch for whether this product will move, as it's not well-known here. O well, let's give it a try.

Owndays

Sister has some eyecare allowance for claiming before she quit her job. Good chance to get new spectacles! My frames are 3 years old liao lor, so outdated sia.

KL Trip Preparation - Leaving KLIA

Going to KL in a few days. The first time I'm travelling to Malaysia on our own without transport from my relatives. First and foremost, how do we get out of the airport?

Sister highly-recommended the KLIA Ekspres, which costs RM35/pax. It is a comfortable 28min ride into the city, no traffic jam. Sounds great, except the city is not our final destination.

Mother's Rush-Rush Birthday Cake

Today is Mother's birthday, but we have not prepared anything since she wanted to celebrate in KL. But cannot take her words seriously one!

X was tasked with getting an eggless fruit cake from Emicakes.

And it all went well.

The cakes tastes alright. I would eat it again.

天皇の料理番 Tenno no Ryoriban

What drove me to watch this dorama, was the hope of seeing delectable food since it's supposed to be about a French-trained chef who cooked for the emperor.

Birthday Cake 2015

Hey hey check out this year's birthday cake!

NAO from Kki Sweets!

New Therapy Fee Schedule

Received a scary letter. *Gasp* What new fee schedule!

Reading on, I was relieved to know that fees will remain unchanged for now.

Reminder about the damn means-testing...

Can I tell them Brother doesn't live with us anymore?