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I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of dry shampoo. So much so that after hearing me sing praises for dry shampoo, my friend calls me “an advocate for dry shampoo”!
I’ve discovered the wonders of dry shampoo only about a year ago and I’ve never looked back since! There are many reasons why I love dry shampoo but in short, dry shampoo helps keep my scalp and hair fresher for longer, it even keeps my hair looking chio-er with more volume and smelling good!
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Dry Shampoo keeps hair fresher for longer
My preferred dry shampoo of choice is COLAB™ Sheer+Invisible’s Monaco Fresh Fragrance with lemon, mandarin and light amber scents. Even when I don’t wash my hair in the morning and I need to get ready and out of home in a jiffy, a spritz of COLAB™ Sheer+Invisible Range’s Monaco Fresh Fragrance in my hair makes my hair smell fresh, like I just came out of the shower and I love it!
2. Dry Shampoo adds volume to limp hair
Another reason why I love dry shampoo is because it dries up any oil in my scalp and it adds volume to my hair at the same time! So any limp hair is revived and got me looking like I stepped out of a salon after a blow out. If you’re all about adding volume to your hair, I recommend COLAB™ Extreme Volume, here I’ve got it in the London Classic Fragrance with rose, magnolia and woody musk scents.
3. Dry Shampoo makes hair smell fresh and good
Last but not the least, dry shampoo removes any hair odours and adds a fresh fragrance to my hair! Just like how I pick my perfumes, depending on my mood, I like to pick COLAB™ Sheer+Invisible in New York in Fruity Fragrance with citrusy, rose and violet notes on sunny days and Tokyo Oriental Fragrance with Mandarin, Jasmine notes when I’m feeling a little more feminine.
How To Get Hair-Ready with COLAB™’s Dry Shampoo!:
<1. Spray 20cm away from scalp>
<2. Comb through hair and style>
<3. Voila~ Looking fresh and smelling good!>
Some days when I’m out and about for work and blogging activities the whole day and want to keep my hair looking fresh and smelling good, I bring my COLAB™ Dry Shampoo out with me! Other beauty babies I bring with me to keep me looking and feeling good includes a facial mist to keep my skin hydrated, hand cream to keep my hand moisturised and lipstick to keep my lips always looking on point! 😉
I also know girlfriends who place their dry shampoo at their work desk, so after going out for lunch, they will use the dry shampoo to remove any “odours” and greasiness from lunch!
And that’s me on a regular day, out and about for work, blogging and personal appointments! Gotta thank COLAB™ for hair that’s tamed, oil free and though you can’t tell, smelling good.
COLAB™ Sheer+Invisible Range and COLAB™ Extreme Volume Dry Shampoos available at $13.90 and $14.90 island wide. Visit COLAB™ SG’s Facebook for exciting updates about hair and their products!
Olive Young:
Came by StyleNanda at Hongdae:
Also, Chuu official has nice lip tints!
Browtisan’s Pop Up Booth at ION Orchard Atrium 
Applied on anaesthetic cream before the embroidery session.
Check out the awards they’ve won!
Even her eyebrow pencil drawing looks good on it’s own!
She started with my right eyebrow…
Coco at work. 🙂
As you can see, the gradient technique is dotting instead of drawing lines. It’s catered for me especially to cover up a scar across my left eyebrow, where the line eyebrow embroidery technique doesn’t last.
The colour gradually darkens as she’s working on it.
So so thoughtful. <3
This is a balm that helps speed up recovery.
The products came in nicely bubble wrapped! Thanks to 
Shinsui Uruhada Yuzu/Citron Lotion contains Vitamin 3 and 3 types of hyaluronic acid that lightens and intensely hydrates the skin. I’ve tried it out and my first impression is that it’s very lightweight and watery. It comes in a huge bottle and you can use it for your face and body as well. For more information and purchase, visit 
Dr.Ben – Nano Hyaluronic Acid Serum for 7 Days promises to penetrate deeply into the skin with its nano-molecular hyaluronic acid for longer hydrating effects. I have yet to try this one, but am a fan of hyaluronic acid so I am quite excited and will review it on my IG or in another video review after I’ve tried it! For more information and purchase, visit 
Comes folded in a box.
Flip open the comb.
How the back looks like after it’s popped out.
You can also find the Tea Tree oil as part of the range which is recommended for acne spot treatments as well as for small cuts and insect bites.
For more information on the respective products, visit the official website links here;
The collection consists of Pure Clarifying Foam Wash (not pictured), Pure Translucency Essence Lotion, Pure Healthy Brightening Day Cream & Skin Defence Multi Protection Essence. For more product features, information and prices 
Drops of Youth Cream, Youth Essence Lotion & Youth Concentrate, for full range see 
I love that this is a quick 10 min mask, the cranberry seeds exfoliates the skin in a gentle and natural manner, revealing clean and rejuvenated skin~
Delicious fruity mocktail!
Super love the subtle shimmer in the Bling Me Prism collection!
Check out the look I wore using the Bling Me Prism collection! And yes I super love my grey hair (thanks to Chezvous hair salon at Takashimaya~) from a year back!
Cute nail treatment products!
A pic of the makeup Clarence used on the model!
Lovely Halloween 2015 palettes. Etude House’s seasonal palettes are mostly always with very lovely, trendy colours and very value for money! 
The super popular Play 101 Pencil, a Pony x Etude House collaboration that’s now almost indispensable in many girl’s makeup pouch! Some colours are meant to be eyeshadows, others more as a lip and cheek product, it’s best to test and try them out in stores before making a purchase! 😉
Beginning with their beauty segment, Lazada stocks up 
If you’re a fan of SK-II, 
My eyesight isn’t the best, so I like to snap photos of the board and zoom in on my phone and read the signs, LOL.
Our very very disappointing KFC dinner. The chicken pieces were so small and unsatisfying! It was especially bad cause they were running all these ads that really had my hopes up. This is at the Bedok Central outlet (not Bedok Mall). T_T Cheesy BBQ Meltz was the saving grace though! It’s just sad that chicken at KFC is not as tasty as before? 🙁 It was so bad that I didn’t ever want to step back into KFC. KFC has lost so much of its game these days and it’s so sad cause we literally grew up with Macs and KFC. Well, at least thank God Macs is still relevant? HAHA. I feel nostalgic even for fastfood, I know. T_T
Check out this girl.
Who’s that???
Yeappp it’s me!
MTXX makes everything better, really.
Empressa is inspired by the beauty and nacrescence of pearls, precious silks and fine fabrics transported through London to adorn women of power and influence. Shimmering with bright pink pepper, succulent blood orange, dewberry and peach, Empressa’s floral heart is lustrous with the dusky pinks and soft whites of rose and neroli. The sensuous drydown of patchouli and vanilla is sweetened by a blend of cocoa, amber and maltol, with warming cedarwood and rich sandalwood providing depth and sensuality.
Every item a collectible! 
So much love for the tiny fragrance bottle!
Yeap, that’s the awesome Penhaligon’s staff with an impeccable memory and story telling ability. I can’t recall his name (sorry!) but I think he was based at the MBS outlet. He is so good that if you’re thinking of purchasing a perfume and want to indulge in a great Penhaligon’s fragrance profiling experience, I highly recommend calling in first to book an appointment first with this fine Indian staff.
Love the box set, so exquisite!
Unboxing my Empressa perfume. <3
Matthieu Pougin, Country Manager of Nespresso sharing about the new flavours and environment friendly measures Nespresso is adopting such as recycling the capsules, before the dinner.
This coffee cocktail martini was so good, guys.
Love the personalized touch of having my own namecard at dinner! <3
One person lou-hei, so fresh!
Chef Emmanuel Stroobant
We submitted our new year wishes so these artists could calligraph them for us! 
Guyssss. This foie gras soup is the bomb. If someone asks me what I’d like my last meal on earth to be, I’d pick this. It was raining while we were having dinner, and there’s just something so comforting and soothing about having a good rich soup while it’s raining outside.
This dessert, I remember it being so special, it’s pepper sorbet, guys. So yes, its spicy and cold. No kidding. It definitely tastes as odd as it sounds, but definitely memorable!
By this dish we/I was really full. I couldn’t appreciate it properly. T_T
Ended the night with a cuppa orange caramel coffee. Don’t ask me how I still remember it without even referring to any notes after 6-7 months. The brain has an amazing way of recalling things. Or maybe it’s because I liked it so much but I couldn’t drink more than 2 mouths cause I didn’t want to risk insomnia. (So much for typing this out at 5.34am after a cup of ice lemon tea after dinner, well at least it’s Saturday tmr and my first appointment is at 2.45pm. T_T)
Nespresso also has its own take on red packets. And yes I brought home my dinner namecare! 🙂
And my well wishes for my readers, calligraphed by the artist at the event! I hope you caught it on my IG then! 😉
With the boisterous dinner crowd of fellow bloggers+ staff + emcee Benjamin Kheng!
(Repost from my IG:)
My weekend getaway picks; 
In 
<1> You can carry it as a handbag…
<2> You can carry it as a bagpack
Always love plane rides and enjoying the view from above! <3
With Daddy on the plane!
You’ll see a lot of pretty peranakan-style shophouses in Penang, similar to those along Katong in Singapore. I love the relief designs and the exterior of shophouses in general, so you’ll be seeing a lot of them in my post today! Lol!
Took a photo of this building exterior because it’s interesting. I’d admit it’s not pretty, but definitely unique!
Took a photo so I can figure out later where this kopitiam is located at, but I can’t find it online, except that it’s along Jalan Penang, rofl.
Penang style iced kopi and beef noodles!
Beef tendon noodles. I find that Penang food has its own unique flavours, unlike anything I’ve tried in Singapore.
With everyone at lunch table and mummy not looking in the camera, LOL.
Shophouse exhibits 3.
Shophouse exhibits 4. More really old looking shophouses which are a dime a dozen in Penang.
A relic looking building hoarded up possible for works. Reminds me of Malacca. After visiting Penang, I came to realize that Penang has a lot of similarities to Malacca, with the strong cafe culture, a heritage centric zone, Peranakan influence, relics and a lot of awesome local food. The main few differences at the top of my mind is that Penang is much further from Singapore and also famous for Penang beach. Malacca also has a seaside, but not as famous as Penang.
I love the industrial chic interior style, which is all the rage in interior design lately. 
Greenery providing a nice contrast with the industrial vibes.
Different seats thrown together for an eclectic style.
Lots of interesting artworks pepper the streets. It would be really nice if Singapore had a street like that, don’t you think?
Cute sand art featuring animals.
In front of an artsy souvenir store, ottokedal.
We continued our cafe window shopping trail and came across this mural.
Another shot of the mural. Love the colours!
This cafe we passed by had a pond in its courtyard.
And a “福” which is missing a stroke… which makes for a photo opportunity/wall!
Told Dad to get into position. HA.
And here’s my take. 😛
After crossing the courtyard, we made way into a cafe abounding with cat drawings. 
They provide paper and drawing materials on the table for customers to doodle, draw and colour! What a fun idea.
Basically The Canteen at Chinatown is a traditional compound of 3 heritage buildings, linked by an open air courtyard and converted into 14 spaces comprising shops, cafes, restaurants, galleries, live music and bakery. Visit their website 
We also popped by this coffee shop selling coffee beans.
And walked through another coffeeshop with quirky interiors, to say the least.
And a really pretty courtyard. Except it was really too hot to to be out.
Sis and I popped inside a space for a photo. HAHA. Spot the little birdy on the frame?
Casually seated right by the stall.
With our ice creams!
Paired with nata de coco, jelly and corn. Yums!
Dad posing for a photo with the baby, LOL.
Uncle one-live-band! I totally made that up, but that’s exactly what he is. Which reminds me that I should totally do a vlog the next time I travel, because you can’t hear the music through a blog post.
We came by this building and I love the palace like details that goes into that exterior!
Look at that. I wonder if its real gold plated or gold paint.
Mural art exhibit 2. Twist.
Shophouse exhibit 5. Dad’s got the swag in this pose, lol!
Want a beach experience right in the middle of Penang? 
Ta-da! HAHAHAHA. You must be thinking, “Like that also can?”.
Mural exhibit 3. And another really random wall mural / artistic feature. Gotta love the purple wall, so pretty!
And then we came to visit this temple which is famous for this secret passageway. For more backstory and temple interior, you can visit this 
And the contrast of the light and shadows.
Travel trips are all about finding the beauty in the environment and taking artistic shots, hahaha. 
The beauty of travel is finding the otherwise mundane lives of the locals, fascinating.
Buildings that might be otherwise overlooked by locals become outstanding. Look at those dragon statues on the rooftop! I didn’t edit the colours of of my photos (trust me when I say it will take forever to edit 222 photos, maybe you will only see it in 4 years if I do, lol) but if I did, this building will look even more remarkable. 🙂
When I’ve earned enough money from making a living, I’d love to travel the world, take photos for inspiration and design collections be it fashion, beauty or interior design from each travel! That’s my dream. 🙂 
For lunch, we came by this 
A particularly interesting menu which included a lot of articles and text too!
And thissss. Omg. The food is so yummy, yummy is an understatement. We ordered Jawi Herbal Lemuni Rice, Jawi Briyani, Prawn Briyani and more but I cannot recall the names now, oops. You can check out their menu online 
After lunch, we continued the walk around Georgetown from before.
Sign of no street food stalls allowed.
Mural exhibit 4, of a rickshaw uncle taking a break on the rickshaw.
Time to check in! We stayed at 
Parent’s room in the Red Rock Hotel. Damn big, I know.
Photos of a hat I bought for Christabelle as she was looking for something similar for her D&D event. 🙂
After checking in, we headed out again for some seaside sightseeing. And then omg… I had to walk down this rickety wooden bridge. It was scary!
The view however, was so pleasant. 
Dad and mum looking so chill by the seaside.
We met an uncle who was showing us his fishing loots. Don’t really know what this is either, but it was like the size of my fist.
Afternoon sun. Looking back at this post, it does feel that we had a super long day, isn’t it?
We passed by this house which seemed to be rearing bulldogs. This puppy is cuteee. 
Then we headed for desserts!
I had Aiyu jelly, which was yums. Gotta admit though, the street stall didn’t seem very hygienic.
We also passed by this Georgetown Wines, which seems like a really pretty and laidback evening spot.
And then we came to Kedai Kasut, where world famous shoe designer Jimmy Choo started his apprenticeship!
Can’t miss a photo with Jimmy Choo, can I? HAHA.
This is presumably the exact spot/shop where Jimmy Choo has his apprenticeship.
Gotta love these cute and informative metal artworks! 
More really pretty dining spots.
Mural exhibit 5 of a man with a long white beard and sis posing below.
Shophouse exhibits 6.
Shophouse exhibit 7.
Shophouse exhibit 8.
A cat cafe! But sadly we didn’t go in.
So cute though!
And a camera museum, which you can visit if you’re keen! 🙂
A cute beer place.
Love little details like this.
Shophouse exhibits 9.
Mural exhibit 7.
Yunno, just posing with the fam outside a cute door.
Mural exhibit 8, riding on Uncle’s sampan.
Yes, you could totally do a Penang Food Trail cause there’s so much yummy food here.
Like this restaurant where we had our dinner, Shing Keang Aun Restaurant which is famous for its authentic Hainanese food.
UNFORTUNATELY I was too hungry and forgot to take photos of our delicious dinner. T_T Visit their foursquare page 
After dinner, we headed back to rest. And then mum, sis and I headed out for supper. HAHAHAHA. I know. I too, am surprised that we had the stomach for supper. XD We just walked down on the further left side of Red Rock Hotel where there’s a lot of hawker and coffeeshops and we opted for one that seemed cleaner and more spacious. 🙂
They have a lot of ingredients displayed, customers order and the chef cooks on the spot.
We ordered cockles! Although I prefer clams.
A lot of vegetables on display too.
This is the shop we visited. 东京海鲜饭档. 
Tbh, supper was not spectacular. It was a tad too oily. I think the experience of having supper was more fun than the supper taste itself.
We also ordered oyster omelette – which is one of my fave! 😀
Fruit stall by the road. We bought some fresh fruits to bring back to the hotel.
We arrived early.
A cute wall decor at the church.
My dad is a retired Hokkien pastor, so he was the invited speaker that day. 🙂
With a sweetheart and her mum after church service!
For lunch, we visited this Zhong Hua restaurant nearby.
Crispy noodles.
Fried noodles.
Egg tarts!
Vegetables dim sum.
Dim sum galore. Think we over-ordered.
Parents with aunty.
After lunch, we took a cab down to shop! The cab has this cute hand drawn map on his car.
We came to Gurney Paragon to shop. It’s rated number 1 among the 
Gurney Plaza is just next doors. But Gurney Paragon is so big, we didn’t even have time to finish shopping the mall alone in 2 hours.
Came by this cute The Zakka store that sells a lot of cute accessories.
We bought a lot of snacks from Ban Heang which was just next doors to our hotel, haha.
We didn’t shop a lot, bought a few clothings and masks.
Random poses right outside the hotel.
The Ban Heang shop with yummy and affordable local treats.
We tried this Hello Kitty chocolate mooncake, which was TOO SWEET. Sugar overload.
For dinner, our parents and us went separate ways. Our penang friends Shaw Wooi and Wan Lin brought us towards Penang beach side for drinks and dinner.
We came to Hard Rock Hotel for drinks. The live band was really pretty good! I really enjoyed the songs they sang. Again, another reminder I should do vlogs for my next trip. 🙂
After the rain stopped, we headed to Tree Monkey. 
We opted for this Asian Tapas set.
Unfortunately we missed the sunset, the owner recommends coming in the early evening for a beautiful sunset view.
Pineapple rice.
Calamari Rings.
Curry.
Tom Yum Soup.
My favourite would be this Asian Tapas.
Group shot!
We really enjoyed the ambient and service by the humourous team as well.
Post dinner, we came by Starbucks for drinks.
Walked by all the street side stalls. Located near Holiday Inn Resort.
They even have Starbucks Gear, which is unheard of in Singapore.
For Day 3 breakfast, we decided we’re gonna try more local delights instead of hotel fare. So sis and I randomly chance upon this stall opposite the hotel.
Slathered on Lip Hop’s sunblock, ready for the day’s sun.
We ordered kopi, teh and char kway teow.
I really wanted to try the famous salted egg yolk char kway teow but didn’t have a chance. This was a regular one.
The fishball noodles. The dishes were average. I liked the fried fish!
After breakfast round 1 (yes, breakfast round 2 coming right up, LOL). We headed to walk about/around. We did so randomly and came by this pretty spot.
Which thus called for a photo. 
There’s a 
Mural exhibit 9, le smoking lady (made that up myself).
Trying my best to strike up a conversation with her.
Mural exhibit 10. Sister approves of this barrel full of likes. #ThumbsUp
Mural exhibit 11. Angel with graffiti wings.
And an angel wannabe. 😉
Mural exhibit 12. Food machine. 
Located close to this Nagore Square sign.
Shophouse exhibits 10.
Mural exhibit 13. Red nose man.
Mural exhibit 14. Another red nose man.
Shophouse exhibits 11.
Don’t have a series to go with this, but I found this row of pillars very intriguing.
I imagine the relics on the pillars were chipped away by people moving goods along this corridor.
Not a shophouse exhibit per se, but just found this window above the pillars fascinating. Old buildings and exteriors just seem to have so much untold stories, don’t they?
Another and final series for this Penang trip, tiles exhibit 1.
Shophouse exhibits 12. Love the colours!
Not a shophouse exhibit per se, again. Just love the cute doodles on the door!
Shophouse exhibit 13.
Unfortunately that street pole blocks it. It’s so pretty with a cute balcony. 
Even the side of the shophouse is pretty too.
Shophouse exhibit 14. Cute red canopy.
Mural exhibit 15. Blue couple.
Mural exhibit 16. Short hair girl.
CHIME Heritage architecture explained.
Tile exhibit 2.
We passed by this very promising looking hawker spot.
Shophouse exhibits 15.
This row of shophouses houses a lot of quirky shops, like this Caffeine Chemistry. Obviously 3D2N was not enough to explore Penang with. T_T;
Tile exhibit 3.
This Lim Brother mansion also caught my eye,
So did this LX Leather Spa.
And this Taiwei Village Restaurant, because my BIL’s name is Tai Wei, hahaha.
We headed back to the hotel to pack up, and here’s a look at the Lip Hop products I brought along for the Penang trip!
We had breakfast round 2 at Yummy Cottage.
Carrot cake.
And finally got to try duck egg char kway teow. It does tastes more flavourful than the regular egg. How come we don’t have this in Singapore?! 
Penang Char Kway Teow stall. For a list of must try stalls, visit 
Then we visited Leong Chee Kee for damn good pastries. 
Very famous with a lot of press clippings.
Their mooncakes were totally yums.
Close up of the clippings. 
Super cute old school stickers and labels.
Old school interior as well.
The shop owner, his son and family helping him with the business. He was also very friendly chatting about Malaysia, Singapore the similarities and differences, with us.
Located amidst local housing. Again, these buildings seem to have so much stories within them. 🙂 
For lunch we came to 
Fresh juices.
Picked mango appetisers.
With aunt and family
Beef and ginger.
Crispy Peking Duck.
Fish Steamboat with amazing stock. Very yums!
2 years on and OOTDs game still strong eh?
Chilled Cherry Foie Gras. I’d definitely pick this over the other Chilled Mini Tomato with Sweet Plum because I’m a Foie Gras lover and not a fan of sour food. Also, I am fascinated with how they made this. The thin later over the Foie Gras tastes like jelly. It tastes decadent.
This is not on the menu, its scallop over fruits, and it’s great.
The Chilled Mini Tomatoes with Sour Plum. I guess if you’re a fan of sour plums, you’d like this!
Leanne opted for Shark’s Fin in Supreme Collagen Stock. I do wish restaurants would stop serving Shark’s Fin. Fish collagen is great, but we don’t need to eat Shark’s Fin.
The many coloured skins/wraps that comes along to serve up the Peking Duck.
Blanched fresh fish slices served in the lobster soup. Unfortunately I am allergic to lobster, so I cannot comment on the taste of this. But it looks amazing.
Next we have Sweet and Sour Pork on the Rocks.
I highly recommend this dish. It’s hot on the inside and crispy and cold on the outside.
Deep Fried Vegetarian Roll.
Love the generous serving of the ingredients and the pumpkin puree.
Another highly recommended dish: Pan Fried Charcoal Pork Bun. This is amazing. We were already so full by this dish, but it still tastes amazing.
For desserts we had Chilled Fresh Coconut Puree. I am not a fan of coconut but this tastes like Birds Nest (it is not) but it does and I love this.
With Kai Garden‘s owner and executive chef, Fung Chi Keung and Leanne. Chef Fung was previous Group Executive Chef for Paradise Group.
Live seafood on display.
Do you need eyewear for work or everyday use?
What type of eyes and face do you have?
A quick overview.
These were the few options that we narrowed down.
Side profile.
I reallyyy like this geeky tortoise shell frame. Its lightweight titanium frame makes it very comfortable while wearing it!
Thank you Peggy Cheng of Silhouette for providing the profiling advice to Sydney and I. 🙂
Petite in size and pretty in purple.
The camera album allows storage of about 100 photos, which isn’t a lot. You will need to transfer the photos to the phone and delete the photos on the camera regularly. P.S. These are the photos I took during my Genting trip, you can check it out my blog post of the trip 
Send to phone function, will need to download the 
Connect the phone to the camera’s wifi.
Then open the Exilim connect app on your phone. In this case, I am using an IPhone. Once the phone is connected, you can view photos on phone or use remote capture – allows you to use your phone as a remote and click to capture photos on the Casio TR60.
Casio TR60 Makeup mode allows you to adjust the skin tone and smooth skin filters.
The screen displays the few modes at the top which you can click to use accordingly: makeup, mirror, wireless, modes, menu.
Under modes, you can pick from various options!
More options under “Art shot”.
Let’s just dive straight into the dishes we had from Gu Ma Jia’s food tasting! 🙂
We started the dinner with Gu Ma Jia’s Vinegar Enzyme drink.
We had Gu Ma Jia’s Signature Beancurd, Crispy on the outside and soft inside, with a tasty dipping sauce.
Kyoto Pork Ribs – a feast for the eyes as well with the fire show!
Kyoto Pork Ribs is sooo delicious and tender – highly recommended!
Another top favourite, Kai Lan Yuan Yang – it is fried till it is crispy.
Prawn and Salted Egg Yoke. I’m allergic to prawns so I didn’t try the prawn but the egg yolk sauce/gravy is delicious! I love salted egg yolk dishes so much!
Claypot Wine Chicken with Ginger and Sesame Oil is another hot favourite dish. Frankly, I don’t know how we managed to eat so much that night, hahaha.
Gu Ma Jia’s Award Winning Assam Fish Head, is sweet and sour and hits all the right spots! I know my mum will love this.
Another special occasion top picks, White Pepper Crab. The white pepper has the kick!
Glutinous rice with vanilla ice cream, I really like this dessert! A blend of hot and cold, savoury and sweet.
More desserts, Mango pudding, White Fungus and Vinegar Enzyme Jelly.
The vinegar enzyme jars kept in store!
Since 2009.
We (Nuffnang bloggers and managers) arrived about 20 minutes early for the preview and we had time to settle down, pick the colour of our Fun Pack and head outside for the breakfast items before heading back in. I haven’t attended NDP in a while, and forgot that a lot of Army/NSAF men are involved, so it was quite a culture shock to suddenly see so many men/guys at a media preview. Haha!
Col (NS) Fong Khai Seck, this year’s Chairman Engagement, sharing the NDP Committee’s intentions behind the engagement efforts of the NDP 2016, anchored by the idea of encouraging collective ownership and promoting inclusiveness. 
Our Collective Dreams and Aspirations encourage students and youths to share their dreams and aspirations for Singapore’s future through painting. It aims to stretch the imagination of Singaporeans in dreaming of a better future for Singapore. This stitching of the individual paintings together symbolises the need for collective ownership in charting Singapore’s future. Renowned Singaporean artist, Mr Sun Yu-Li, will create abstract designs based on each of the 51 years of Singapore’s nation building and overlay them atop the mosaic. The resulting Our Collective Dreams and Aspirations thus represent the collective journey of our nation over 51 years. 
The LED wristband is programmable and can be wirelessly synchronized with the show’s lights and sounds. It is capable of emitting lights with varying intensity and in 16 (!) different colours and modes. In wearing this LED wristband, every spectator becomes an integral part of the show, collectively contributing to massive visual displays and enjoy a truly immersive experience.
The bloggers and I caught a photos with Edmund Chen!
Before we headed to the National Stadium for a quick photo taking with our bags.
You can choose from an array of 5 spicy levels! I usually opt for level 1 cause I like my Japanese curry without much spice, lol. And the max I’d go is level 3.
Shishamo, which is fried fish with a lot of roe in them. I used to be afraid of eating these but they are kinda tasty.
I am a fan of croquettes but these weren’t particularly remarkable.
Kate Tokyo’s new and latest Forming Edge eyeshadow palettes and BB Powder Changing Mousse ($23.50 each).
Kate Tokyo’s new and latest Forming Edge eyeshadow palettes in BR-3 (brown), PK-1 (pink), BU-1(blue) and GD-1 (green). Check out all eight shades on their site 
Kate Tokyo’s Forming Edge eyeshadow palette in PK-1, my favourite of the 4 shades. The colour in the middle is actually more peach (pinkish orange) than pink, nonetheless the colours in the palette complements very well for a sweet and romantic look that’s wearable on a daily basis too. Super love!
Wearing Kate Tokyo’s Forming Edge eyeshadow palette in PK-1 in this look.
Kate Tokyo’s Forming Edge eyeshadow palette in BR-3 is my second favourite colour of choice and I pick this colour on days when I want to go for a more understated glam look, like this:
Kate Tokyo’s Forming Edge eyeshadow palette in BU-1 is a colour I have yet to try but when I do, I’d likely match it with gold or orange to create a more friendly look rather than just full blue, which is a tricky look to wear on its own on a regular day.
Kate Tokyo’s Forming Edge eyeshadow palette in GD-1, unfortunately the powder came cracked when I received it, which goes to show how fragile it is, so do be careful when you handle them. Though the pigment and formula is great, and the fancy diamond packaging looks pretty, it does make it more fragile.
KATE Powdery Mousse BB. I have yet to try this out.
Rounding off my Kate Tokyo review with their Eyebrow Set, which comes with the brow palette, brush and comb, was retailing at $20.50, in December 2015. Not sure if you can still find the same promotion now. My Japanese friend commenting on IG (the same pic as above) that Kate is a very popular brand in Japan and that she has bought the same brow palette 10 times! Wow. However I am more of a eyebrow pencil kinda gal… I tried to apply and like this product but I am just not as efficient with this eyebrow palette as I am with the eyebrow pencil… oops.
That is why we need more than one brand in the market, such as Clio which caters to girls like me who prefers eyebrow pencil rather than eyebrow palette, although you an also spot their version above. They also have their Kill Brow All Day Tattoo (which sold out in Korean when they first launched), which is the K version of Benefit’s Gimme Brow, Gel Brow Pencil and waterproof eyeliners! Have actually yet to break into all of them yet, but do check them out in Watsons stores. As mentioned above, I highly recommend Clio’s Kill Black and Brown brush eyeliner and lately am also really loving their Gradation Dual Eyebrow pencil which is their new summer 2016 collection, which I will review in another post! 🙂
Sometime back, the kind folks of 