30 June 2013

D'Kranji Farm Resort


Frankly speaking, I've never heard of this place before. I don't even know this place existed until I was checking on some promotions on Groupon and came across this.


Sounds good to me so I bought this deal and intend to use this Groupon to celebrate my boyfriend's birthday. Making appointment was easy & hassle free, just that I don't understand why they need so much of my credit card details as I already made the full payment to Groupon. 

And I google search on the reviews on what I can expect. I panicked when I saw the reviews on tripadviser.com  Many bad ratings like " room is small, out of the way, awful breakfast blah blah". But what to do? I already bought the voucher. =( 


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We decided to drive there because Kranji is really far and somewhere located in the middle of Lim Chu Kang. Check in is via at the gantry gate and hassle free. Front desk lady was extremely helpful and explaining to us in details. Plus points! =D

Sorry I didn't take any photos because BF is a mysterious guy and don't want anything regarding him circulating online. I respect his wish regarding that! Pictures from the resort website.

http://www.dkranji.com.sg/

We opt for the 60mins prawning and went there at night. Well, completely waste of them because for the 60 mins we didn't get to catch any prawns except 1 dead prawn. YUCKSSSS Not an issue though.. Because it's a farm, do expect insects in the room... and the room is really small! Maybe like a 35sq feet?



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Breakfast included in the voucher. Quite hearty. lol


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Overall we had a very good experience with the resort, for the price we paid. Will definitely come back again if there's another deal!


PS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYFRIEND! <3


29 June 2013

HAZadous

Overdue post again. =P So the haze has been hitting Singapore for the past few weeks. As usual, we Singaporeans are "Kiasee", we rush to buy masks and N95 masks were practically sold out island wide. PSI hit the level of 400+ thanks to Indonesia's illegal fire. Luckily it is of a moderate PSI now.

My Grandma was the unfortunate one. Being an elderly, the haze would definitely affect her. Her eyes were swollen, causing itches and redness, breathing difficulties & dry cough during night till morning. Initially we thought she had chest infection or what.


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Grandma still look gorgeous. Ginger old still spicy lol
OTW to Tan Tock Seng Hospital.


OK... not forget to camwhore.

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Face before the mask. PEACE.



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Face behind the mask. Not forgetting to pose.


Anyway, Grandma already discharged from the hospital. Was glad that nothing serious happened to her. Well, I guess it's still not the right time for me to resume my workouts because nobody is going to be home to look after her. I miss you all! Please don't forget me =(

Korea Part 3

Sorry guys! Out of scene of a while because many many things happened and I couldn't blog it here.Trying to rush all my overdue post & I'll continue on Korea Part 3 now. =P

























I strongly recommend this guesthouse. The location of this guesthouse is easy to find & the cheapest accommodation in Gangnam area. Accessible to nearby subway station too.

Address: 20 Nonhyeon-dong
6 Gangnam Daero 140-gill
Gangnam - Apgujeong / Cheongdam
Seoul, South Korea

PS. The owners of this guesthouse are very hospitable!



























One of the lounge I frequent during my stay in Gangnam. Love the ambiance here & the oppa ( I suppose is the owner of the lounge) can speak good English! You know it's hard to find Koreans who can speak English around.. =( Anyway, he told me he had a nose job not long ago and also healing in process lol Unfortunately I didn't get the lounge address but I remember the way!



























Had a craving for Ja-Jang-Myeon (Zha Jiang Mien), so my friend brought me to a famous Korean Chinese Restaurant. As on photo, many celebrities have been here. This restaurant quite "ATAS" but surprisingly the price of our meal was very reasonable .... and this is the BEST NOODLE I'VE EATEN IN MY LIFE.

As usual, all side dishes are included in every meal we had. We can barely move after eating each time.

Address: 589-9 Sinsa-dong
Gangnam Gu Seoul South Korea



























Home for the next 7 days. Funny that my eyes didn't swell, it's a good sign. Was told not to carry heavy luggage but no choice I had to because we had to move to another hotel. This is a pretty decent 4 star hotel, however the location is further away from the busy street of Gangnam. I still prefer Ephphatha Residence!

Address: Dormy Inn Seoul / Gangnam Service Apartment
205-8 Nonhyeon-dong Gangnam-gu
Seoul South Korea


That's all for now.
Will update again when I have the time!

I shall end with a photo of me again. =P


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2 months. I can put on make up on eyes now! 

Topokki - Korean Rice Cake Recipe (Overdue Post)

Had a craving earlier for Topokki - Korean Rice Cake.

Anyway the ingredients are easy to find at NTUC.



Ingredients:
  • 1 X Packet of Chili Rice Cake Sauce (Can be found at the Korean food department)
  • Sesame Seeds
  • Scallions (a pinch. coz I don't like it. =X)
  • 1 Egg (optional)
  • 1 X Packet of Rice cake

Directions

Boil a cup of water with the rice cake in a sauce pan for 2 mins. Pour the chill rice cake sauce in and let it boil for a while. You can add an egg for more taste.

Mix in scallions , sprinkle sesame seeds and SERVE HOT!

Total cooking time: 5 mins


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Serves 3 - 4 people. 

Ok Bye!

10 June 2013

BUSSYYYYYYY WEEEEKKKKKK

I haven't meet my workout friends ever since I came back from my Korea & Malaysia trip. Really really busy and I don't even want to come back and is thinking of residing in Malaysia. It's merely just "pack & go". I know no place in the earth is perfect, but the market is dead, standard of living gets higher, lack of spaces and getting overcrowded. Being almost to a 30 year old woman, I am afraid of having kids. Like.. How to? Sigh..



Me and .... let's just call her Rocker's (I think she doesn't want anyone to find her online lol)
usual hang out place. MAD JACK @ NEX




Usually I'll order Fish & Chips but I figure out I need  Zinc
for wound healing, so I order Grilled Black Pepper Chicken instead.
Taste good! 
































Favorite dessert and we would always order just 1 and share the fats.




Signature Dessert: Pavalona 
(For sweet tooth only.)































Then went to NTUC at 3rd floor to find a specific bean sprouts because I'm making one of the effortless Korean Banchan - Kongnamul Muchim

Recipe can be found here: http://www.maangchi.com/recipe/kongnamul-muchim






Don't really look appetizing lolol Because I do not have sesame seeds and hot
pepper flakes at home. But it still taste good! Almost there. =P
































I shall end here with a photo of me acting cute.





No. Just showing off my pink ribbon clip =XXX
Exactly 1 month after my surgery. Eyes still swollen =(
































Thinking of going next year again to get my jaw done. Anyone?

09 June 2013

Review Hair Organic Professional @ KOVAN

My hair is telling something that I should go to a professional to get a treatment done or ask for advice on my hairloss. Most women rarely go bald, and they tend to lose slowly then men. Unfortunately, I am one of those few since during secondary school time. I feel humiliated when people start to talk about my obvious hairloss because I AM SO FREAKING YOUNG STILL!!! 

Could it be the shampoo or conditioner? 

I have been trying out several products all over the world, when the effect stops, I try another one.  So cannot be leh. I even went to the doctor for help, bought their products, follow the diet and their advice and guess what? The effect still stops and I still have to search for another remedy. All I get each time was "YOUR FAMILY GENE". It just makes me feel like there's no more hope for hair growth on me but only maintain what I have now. Aigooo.. =( 


  I haven tried any Hair & Scalp Treatment from Salon all my life...

And maybe I should give it a try. So with much detailed searching, found an Hair Organic Salon and decided to give it a try. They also have a deal right now on Qoo10.sg :



Many great ratings on the page too! So I bought the one with $48 Scalp Exfoliating SPA voucher and was excited to try it out. No problem when making appointment, hassle free and fast. I was half an hour early for my appointment & they allow me to have my treatment done.

PS **** Sorry, I've got no pictures during the treatment done or any photos on the salon. Do a Google search and you are able to find their website.

Service was good, they even offer me a tea menu when the moment I sat down. Nice selection of teas but I was too full so I rejected it. I was attended by a staff (I didn't catch her name, but the seem like the youngest and prettiest with strong Malaysian accent.) As my hair is already short, I do not need the haircut which was included and I'm totally fine with it. So she begin her treatment on me and patiently explained the 6 -7 steps each time when she applied something on me.

HOWEVER...

The good service didn't last. After the 7th step, she needs to attend her client which I can understand and she might be her regular. I was done with my second hair wash, she left me sitting at a corner, and went to attend her client. I was left there with water dripping around & nobody came to towel dry my hair despite there are so many staffs around. I was completely being left dumped.

FINE. Probably I bought mine through Qoo10.sg, I may not be able to be treated like GOD lol After a 20mins wait, finally someone came to attend me and used the oxygen machine to pump in oxygen on my scalp. To end this, the Malaysian lady, quickly rush over to me and blow dry my hair & explained the package to me. I'm not going to blog here about their pricing, but all I can say was for the price and the treatments done is quite worth it. I am also not the type that believes in buying packages due to the bad experiences in the past. I COME AND GO AS I LIKE. =P 

...... Back to the story. So she tried to sell me the package and I keep rejecting it. After sometime, she still haven't give up and keep pushing me to buy. I was so irritated and if I am not going to buy it, she ain't prepared to let me go. I agreed on that with her, went to the counter, took out a credit card which I terminated long ago and gave it to her for payment. She swipe many times on the machine but it didn't work (of course =P). Finally she gave up and insist me on paying through other payment methods. I told her I have no cash on me with all kinds of excuses that I'll be coming back to make payment with my mum blah blah blah and went off.




Overall: It is a good scalp treatment, my scalp do feel fresh, cleaner and hair is luscious and voluminous. For $48 I paid is totally worth but be prepared for the hard-selling in the SALON. Do not believe the ratings from Qoo10.sg as most of them didn't mention about the hard-selling part.