On Tuesday (27 October), headed down to Cathay to meet my shepherd for facial. It just happened that we got the complimentary facial from the same facial shop. We supposed to do our facial at 330pm but my shepherd was late. So waited for her till 5pm and went facial together.

For the 1.5 hours waiting time, I sat on the cushy sofa at level 5, either preparing my P&W or looking out the window stone-ING. The waiting time caused me to go bored, bored-er, bored-est. Then, finally my shepherd came and we went to do our facial.

My first impression of this facial shop was boo boo (I’m not going to name it). First, the place looks very spacious and big but it gives me an “empty” feeling. They have the furniture and stuff but the feeling is weird. And  I thought the interior design of the shop kinda weird too. Like out of nowhere, there’s this pillar wrapped with gold silky cloth?!  Second, behind the reception, there was this big painting on the wall of a girl with this eerie look riding an unicorn. It seems like the girl is staring at me. Third, the beauty therapists there do not look like one. They did not present themselves well. Not only that, I think their service was not good? Cause when I came alone at 330pm to check with them if there’s any later time slots for my shepherd and I,. They took donkey years to get back to me, like 15 minutes to get back to me whether I can have the facial at a later time (when there was not many customers there for them to attend to). In the end, I had to walk up to them to ask again.

Alright, after facial, we faster ran to take the MRT to meet Benson and caixuan to go to Ryan’s house for cg. Fourth time leading worship, and the first time to lead 2 praise songs and 2 worship songs. hiong ar~~

Friday [23 Oct 2009] after accounting lesson, I went ION to meet my shepherd for lunch and shepherding. In the end, we settled our lunch at Watami – Japanese Casual Dining. Watami at ION Orchard was the first branch in Singapore and it has its second at The Central.

Watami Singapore follows Watami group slogan of receiving “the most number of thank yous” in the world. Watami is the original creator of the “Ishokuya” dining concept in Japan. Ishokuya refers to the concept of a relaxing dining experience. Like The Body Shop, Watami is also committed in corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Every day, Watami promise you with different lunch set meal which comes with your main dish, your choice of free drink and miso soup. The set lunches for different days are Kimchi Nabe Teishoku set, Ebi Katsu Tamago Toji Teishoku set, Honkaku Ramen and Small Bibimbap set, Small Yakitori Don and Udon set, Chicken Miso Katsu Don set.

Chicken Miso Katsu Don
S$9.80
Chicken Katsu with Miso sauce, Rice bowl set
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)

Kaisen Doria
S$9.80
Seafood Rice Gratin set
Ratings: (out of 5 stars)

Shared with my shepherd certain issues of my life that I’m facing. After our late lunch, we window shopp-ED at Ion. Went Sephora as my shepherd was looking for makeup remover. Then took a look at the fragrances section. So, let me update my favorite perfume list:

Chloé: Now it comes with this new fragrance INTENSE. The bottle of the perfume is embellished with a grey-coloured ribbon. I tested this new fragrance but I still prefer the previous edition. INTENSE is too strong for me.

Nina Ricci: I like Pretty Ricci. The perfume bottle is an apple-shaped. It comes with two colors. One is red, one is green apple. The green apple is the limited edition. But i still prefer the red one.

Ralph Lauren:

Escada: An alternative of Ralph Lauren. Rockin Rio is my favorite. This fruity, floral, citrus infusion blends tropical flowers and juicy fruits.

WAH.. I got a lot of things from Jurlique sale.

From your left, Arnica Cream for skin marks and Wrinkle Softener Beauty Cream as moisturiser.

About Jurlique products..

Jurlique’s Arnica Cream..

Jurlique’s Wrinkle Softener Beauty Cream

Jurlique’s Sample Pack – Replenishing Foaming Cleanser

Jurlique’s Rebalancing Dryness Kit

Inside the Jurlique’s Rebalancing Dryness Kit, we have:

Replenishing Foaming Cleanser

Lavender Hydrating Mist

Daily Exfoliating Cream

Herbal Recovery Gel

Moisturise Replenishing Day Cream

Do you want to look young? I think everyone’s answer would be YES. so you may ask me how do one stay young. So here are the tips that you can follow.

Stop giving yourself stress and you should always smile and get ready to recharge. Do you know that it takes 99 muscles to frown and 1 muscle to put a smile on your face? So, why not, SMILE!

When you wake up early every day, you should stretch yourself fully before you get out of the bed. This is to make your whole body to know that it is morning and to fully “wake” up your whole body.

Next, RELAX! If you are feeling stress, you should stop whatever you are doing now and withdraw out from the things you are doing. Take slow and deep breaths to cool yourself down.

It is easier to love someone than hate someone. Hating someone will only make your day worse as you will be thinking of how that person has ill-treated you. Your world will become pessismistic and this is not good for your health.

So, the tip is to SMILE, RELAX and LOVE!

Suffering from insomnia? Couldn’t get to sleep every night and you dread going to office/ school with the panda eyes you have? Why not try these few methods which can help you remove dark circles?

1. Squeeze cucumber and potato to get the juice. Dip your cottom pads into the mixture and leave it on your eyelids for 15-20 minutes before washing it away.
2. Grate a potato and tie it in a cloth and place in over your eyes for 15 minutes. This helps to reduce puffiness of your eyes.
3. Wash your eyes with a small pinch of salt in water if you want sparkling eyes.
4. Dip the cotton wool in cold milk and place it on your eyes for 10-15 minutes daily before you sleep.
5. Massage your eyes 5 minutes before you sleep with coconut oil.
6. You can slightly warm tea bags and place it over your eyes for 10-15 minutes to lessen dark circles.

Why face mask?

Do you think that your face only requires washing, toning and moisturising? Do you know that we also need to put face mask? Our face is one of the body parts we need to pay attention to. Our skin, especially our face is prone to wrinkles, fine lines. So, by using face mask at least once a week helps to make our skin softer and smoother, it also help to negate our everyday stress.

There are two kinds of mask that you can try. One is manufactured mask which you can get it at beauty stores, another one is Do-it-yourself mask where you mix those natural ingredients together and make a mask. Manufactured face masks always have chemicals and preservatives which is not good for your skin.

Different kind of masks cater to different skin types. So, you must know your skin type before getting anything from the shelve. If you do not know your skin type, read this.

Applying the mask..

You can try facial sauna first before applying the mask. It helps to open up your pores so that the mask you apply later can penetrate further to the inner layer of your skin. Applying the face mask on your face is not enought as you should not forget about your neck too. After suana, massage your face for better blood circulation. Apply the mask for 20 minutes before washing.

While having your face mask…

Do not speak or laugh. This is a time for you to rest and relax, and also , the mask can work better on your face.