The Green Roof.
View of the Singapore Flyer.
Interesting sculptures here. We had fun playing with them...
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Night out at Marina Barrage
The boy wanted to take a look at the newly opened reservoir and so we spent some time a couple of months ago looking for the place. I was glad we came, as we were running out of new places to spend our time at. In addition, the view of the Singapore flyer was fantastic from here was pretty fantastic :)
The Green Roof.
View of the Singapore Flyer.
Interesting sculptures here. We had fun playing with them...
The Green Roof.
View of the Singapore Flyer.
Interesting sculptures here. We had fun playing with them...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
A Trip to Hort Park
This is the third time we've been to Hort Park. Quite a lot of the displays have disappeared. It was more varied during the first visit more than 6 months back, but we lost the nearly 200 pics we took so we decided to go back.
Our sandwiches from 7-eleven - tuna and egg.
The pond at the entrance reminds me of the one at the villa in Bali where I enjoyed myself, sitting on the floor and feeding the fishes.
I have seen couples at the Botanic Gardens as well as Hort Park taking wedding shots. Can't blame them since Singapore is seriously lacking when it comes to scenic spots.
They even have an air-conditioned 'showflat'. I like going into showflats because everything seems a hundred times nicer with the air-conditioning. That's to trick you into forgetting how claustrophobic and humid the place will normally be.
The Herb Garden
The kind of spittoon we used when I was little. Fond memories :)
Container Gardening.
Fungi in a dome.
Is that the expensive Chinese herb, Lingzhi?
One of the themes was the Wizard of Oz.
Our sandwiches from 7-eleven - tuna and egg.
The pond at the entrance reminds me of the one at the villa in Bali where I enjoyed myself, sitting on the floor and feeding the fishes.
I have seen couples at the Botanic Gardens as well as Hort Park taking wedding shots. Can't blame them since Singapore is seriously lacking when it comes to scenic spots.
They even have an air-conditioned 'showflat'. I like going into showflats because everything seems a hundred times nicer with the air-conditioning. That's to trick you into forgetting how claustrophobic and humid the place will normally be.
The Herb Garden
The kind of spittoon we used when I was little. Fond memories :)
Container Gardening.
Fungi in a dome.
Is that the expensive Chinese herb, Lingzhi?
One of the themes was the Wizard of Oz.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Lunch at Shokudo the Cafe
We started to have our lunch cum afternoon tea on a regular basis at Shokudo, when I was taking chinese painting classes near Bugis last year. Our favourite would be the fried shitake mushrooms @ around $6.90 for a small portion. Both of us love mushrooms, occasionally indulging at Mushroom Park, and their fried mushroom makes for a wonderful light snack.
Today we had a full lunch of seafood pasta and curry pork cutlet omu rice. I never got used to Japanese curry, prefering our spicy local curry, but this curry was more local than Japanese, which was good, since we often share our food.
The two glasses of drinks - honey yuzu and apple cider - were complimentary, as they were short-handed and took ages in serving us our meal. That's not good especially when you're dealing with starving customers :')
Speaking of yuzu, I used to love drinking those jars of honey yuzu you can get from certain supermarkets or speciality stores. These are usually Korean in origin. It comes as a thick syrup with yuzu bits which you mix with water, like you'd do with honey. Apple cider on the other hand, can easily be gotten from health stores or certain supermarkets. Without the apple chunks of course.
Today we had a full lunch of seafood pasta and curry pork cutlet omu rice. I never got used to Japanese curry, prefering our spicy local curry, but this curry was more local than Japanese, which was good, since we often share our food.
The two glasses of drinks - honey yuzu and apple cider - were complimentary, as they were short-handed and took ages in serving us our meal. That's not good especially when you're dealing with starving customers :')
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Turtle Soup near MacPherson
We seldom have turtle soup. It still doesn't feel right killing and eating turtles. Not forgetting how once upon a long time ago, you could actually bear witness to meatmongers killing the animal you chose for dinner. As for turtles, they rip their shells apart, when the animal is still alive of course. The main point is, turtles are not mute.
Anyway, I hope I didn't spoil your appetite. I'm sure you wouldn't hear cows mooing when you have your steak tonight so...
The boy loves the gelatinous stuff (cartilage?) but I love the meat. I ordered turtle eggs once from this retaurant and wouldn't do so again. Their eggs are small and hard, unlike the big and soft ones I tried as a kid. Where can I find those now?
Anyway, I hope I didn't spoil your appetite. I'm sure you wouldn't hear cows mooing when you have your steak tonight so...
The boy loves the gelatinous stuff (cartilage?) but I love the meat. I ordered turtle eggs once from this retaurant and wouldn't do so again. Their eggs are small and hard, unlike the big and soft ones I tried as a kid. Where can I find those now?
Friday, May 8, 2009
A whole lot of Jurlique - old vs new packaging
I knew I had a lot of Jurlique products but it just hit me that I have to use them up fast before they expire! And considering that the humidity here is close to 80%, they'll probably expire before they are supposed to, since I don't see any chemical preservatives in the ingredients list.
Partly because the couldn't remember what I already have, I ended up with duplicates of the same products from the sensitive skin line, in the old and revamped version. The old ones were from the Luxasia warehouse sale and has really ugly packaging, like some sort of prescription cream. I'm glad they retained the glass bottles though. Most of the products from this line smells of lavendar, and the ingredient list is short, with namely, Sichuan Peppercorn, Groomwell, Self Heal and Calendula.
The Ultra Sensitive Face Wash replaced by Soothing Foaming Cleanser. The ingredients are pretty much the same, but the name is kind of misleading as this is one of the most non-foaming cleanser I've ever used. It leaves my skin feeling a little oily I might say. I still love my foaming cleansers.
The Balancing Foaming Cleanser and the Foaming Facial Cleanser (now renamed Purifying Foaming Cleanser). The former smells of peppermint whilst the latter smells of tea tree. Both are dark tea-colored.
If you have dry skin you'll probably prefer the Face Wash Cream. This contains oatmeal, honey and almonds in the form of a paste which you mix with a little water and press into your skin. I use the Dr Hauschka method as it is difficult and almost impossible (read: messy) to use neat from the tube. It's supposed to lift dead skin cells and after the revamp, is now called the Exfoliating Cream. It does leave a slightly oily residue on the skin.
The Chamomile Floral Water has been renamed Chamomile Soothing Mist. No change in the ingredients. Both contain alcohol. The only addition is polysorbate-20 which acts as an emulsifier. Of all the Jurlique mists, I'm liking this the most.
The Rosewater Mist has more alcohol in the revamped version. I don't fancy this mist as the rose scent doesn't appeal to me, and the mist leaves my skin feeling kind of tacky.
The Citrus Purifying Mist also contains alcohol. I like this better than the Rosewater Mist, though the musky/spicy citrus scent lingers on for quite a bit. I also use this to wipe off cleansing milk.
The Day Moisturizing Lotion renamed Soothing Day Care Lotion. Very similar ingredients-wise, except for the relative percentage of each. A fluid, lightweight lotion that smells of sweet lavendar.
The Clarifying Day Care Lotion and Viola Cream. The viola cream is the only Jurlique product I've come across that hardly has a scent, perhaps because it's supposed to calm delicate skins. It contains Vitamin C, E and A. I had expected it to be purple for whatever reason but it is a cream color. Both products go on slightly oily.
The Night Treatment Gel renamed Soothing Herbal Recovery Gel. Very similar ingredients-wise, except for the relative percentage of each. Goes on and remains slightly oily and does not absorb completely.
The Nurturing Mask is a cream colored mask whilst the Intense Recovery Mask is green-colored mask. Both are masks that dry. The former has the signature lavendar scent, whilst the latter has a sourish lavendar-tea tree kind of scent.
The Purifying Mask contains Green Tea, Vitamin C, E, A, and a load of flower extracts. Although I prefer the scent of this to the Intense Recovery Mask, it is a little messy to use due to the oat bits. Rather similar in texture to the Face Wash Cream.
The Rose Hand Cream is a very light pink cream. I don't feel that this is moisturizing at all, but it does make my hands soft.
The Citrus Body Lotion is a very fluid lightweight lotion that contains Safflower, Avocado and Shea Butter oil to moisturize, and Horse Chestnut extract to improve circulation. Somehow this smells weirdly like bananas and it feels ever so slightly sticky on my skin.
If there are two Jurlique products I can't live without, it's the Day Care Face Cream and Face Oil. Both smell wonderful. The Face Oil has the loveliest healing floral scent I've come across in any product. Heaven would smell like this :). I prefer to use the Face Oil rather than than petroleum-based products as an eye makeup remover, and when I'm not using the Decleor Angelique Face Oil at night, I pat this on instead. The Face Cream on the other hand, has the most comforting & delicious floral scent. It does smell like a garden of blooming flowers :).
Partly because the couldn't remember what I already have, I ended up with duplicates of the same products from the sensitive skin line, in the old and revamped version. The old ones were from the Luxasia warehouse sale and has really ugly packaging, like some sort of prescription cream. I'm glad they retained the glass bottles though. Most of the products from this line smells of lavendar, and the ingredient list is short, with namely, Sichuan Peppercorn, Groomwell, Self Heal and Calendula.
The Ultra Sensitive Face Wash replaced by Soothing Foaming Cleanser. The ingredients are pretty much the same, but the name is kind of misleading as this is one of the most non-foaming cleanser I've ever used. It leaves my skin feeling a little oily I might say. I still love my foaming cleansers.
The Balancing Foaming Cleanser and the Foaming Facial Cleanser (now renamed Purifying Foaming Cleanser). The former smells of peppermint whilst the latter smells of tea tree. Both are dark tea-colored.
If you have dry skin you'll probably prefer the Face Wash Cream. This contains oatmeal, honey and almonds in the form of a paste which you mix with a little water and press into your skin. I use the Dr Hauschka method as it is difficult and almost impossible (read: messy) to use neat from the tube. It's supposed to lift dead skin cells and after the revamp, is now called the Exfoliating Cream. It does leave a slightly oily residue on the skin.
The Chamomile Floral Water has been renamed Chamomile Soothing Mist. No change in the ingredients. Both contain alcohol. The only addition is polysorbate-20 which acts as an emulsifier. Of all the Jurlique mists, I'm liking this the most.
The Rosewater Mist has more alcohol in the revamped version. I don't fancy this mist as the rose scent doesn't appeal to me, and the mist leaves my skin feeling kind of tacky.
The Citrus Purifying Mist also contains alcohol. I like this better than the Rosewater Mist, though the musky/spicy citrus scent lingers on for quite a bit. I also use this to wipe off cleansing milk.
The Day Moisturizing Lotion renamed Soothing Day Care Lotion. Very similar ingredients-wise, except for the relative percentage of each. A fluid, lightweight lotion that smells of sweet lavendar.
The Clarifying Day Care Lotion and Viola Cream. The viola cream is the only Jurlique product I've come across that hardly has a scent, perhaps because it's supposed to calm delicate skins. It contains Vitamin C, E and A. I had expected it to be purple for whatever reason but it is a cream color. Both products go on slightly oily.
The Night Treatment Gel renamed Soothing Herbal Recovery Gel. Very similar ingredients-wise, except for the relative percentage of each. Goes on and remains slightly oily and does not absorb completely.
The Nurturing Mask is a cream colored mask whilst the Intense Recovery Mask is green-colored mask. Both are masks that dry. The former has the signature lavendar scent, whilst the latter has a sourish lavendar-tea tree kind of scent.
The Purifying Mask contains Green Tea, Vitamin C, E, A, and a load of flower extracts. Although I prefer the scent of this to the Intense Recovery Mask, it is a little messy to use due to the oat bits. Rather similar in texture to the Face Wash Cream.
The Rose Hand Cream is a very light pink cream. I don't feel that this is moisturizing at all, but it does make my hands soft.
The Citrus Body Lotion is a very fluid lightweight lotion that contains Safflower, Avocado and Shea Butter oil to moisturize, and Horse Chestnut extract to improve circulation. Somehow this smells weirdly like bananas and it feels ever so slightly sticky on my skin.
If there are two Jurlique products I can't live without, it's the Day Care Face Cream and Face Oil. Both smell wonderful. The Face Oil has the loveliest healing floral scent I've come across in any product. Heaven would smell like this :). I prefer to use the Face Oil rather than than petroleum-based products as an eye makeup remover, and when I'm not using the Decleor Angelique Face Oil at night, I pat this on instead. The Face Cream on the other hand, has the most comforting & delicious floral scent. It does smell like a garden of blooming flowers :).
Saturday, May 2, 2009
DHC Platinum Silver Nanocolloid Cream + Camu Camu Whitening
I got this during my trip to Japan. It contains platinum and silver which supposedly has anti-ageing properties.
This scentless cream-gel goes on kind of thick and sticky. I guess the humidity here has a huge effect on this. On a cool night however, this absorbs pretty nicely.
Ingredients:
water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, PEG-400, cetyl ethylhexanoate, mineral oil, carbomer, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, squalane, phenoxyethanol, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated lecithin, sodium hydroxide, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, sclerotium gum, kassou ekisu, cholesteryl stearate, tocopherol, angelica acutiloba root extract, arnica montana flower extract, eriobotrya japonica leaf extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, morus alba root extract, hydrolyzed collagen, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium bicarbonate, platinum powder, silver
I still prefer their whitening range though, which I received as samples along the street of Ikebukuro. Goes on silky and absorbs perfectly.
This scentless cream-gel goes on kind of thick and sticky. I guess the humidity here has a huge effect on this. On a cool night however, this absorbs pretty nicely.
Ingredients:
water/eau, butylene glycol, glycerin, pentylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, PEG-400, cetyl ethylhexanoate, mineral oil, carbomer, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, squalane, phenoxyethanol, dipentaerythrityl hexahydroxystearate/hexastearate/hexarosinate, behenyl alcohol, hydrogenated lecithin, sodium hydroxide, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, sclerotium gum, kassou ekisu, cholesteryl stearate, tocopherol, angelica acutiloba root extract, arnica montana flower extract, eriobotrya japonica leaf extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, perilla ocymoides leaf extract, morus alba root extract, hydrolyzed collagen, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, sodium bicarbonate, platinum powder, silver
I still prefer their whitening range though, which I received as samples along the street of Ikebukuro. Goes on silky and absorbs perfectly.
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