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 !!

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.

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

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 (:

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 (:

about an hour later .. .. ..

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

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

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 ♥