I had our last CNY Lo Hei Dinner on 17 Feb 2011. That is also the 15th day of CNY, more commonly known as Chap Gor Mey or Yuan Xiao Jie - the Chinese Valentines' Day.
It was a small gathering with Lynne, Cris and Lie. Therefore, we only ordered a few dishes. But it was enough to fill up our stomachs. Ok... I'll upload the pictures shortly. :D
Monday, February 21, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Skin Care!
Dunno is it because I feel stressed as I'm growing older? I've been looking around to try new skin care products and also want to start using body lotion. In the last 2 months, I would say I had spent more than what I usually spend in 2 years on buying new products. Hehe... That's a bit exaggerating, but you know what I mean?
I stumbled upon a brand in Takashimaya around X'mas and bought $200+ of products which only consisted of a Day Cream and a bottle of Shea Butter lotion. Thinking that it were really good products since the sales person was so knowledgeable about essential oils. They sell essential oils too. And told me how good how pure their oils were. I don't doubt what she said. I've read and tried using essential oils on the past and that did caught my attention. So, I bought her products.
When I reached home, I read the ingredients list of the creams and found 'Sodium Benzoate' in it. I do not know much about natural ingredients, but one thing I know, I do not want Sodium Benzoate in my products. Sobs. So far the skin cream was good, I'm going to use it up and will not buy again. I want natural products on my skin. No preservatives like Sodium Benzoate. So, looks like I can only buy their pure essential oil and not their creams.
Side track a bit, do you know Sodium Benzoate is present in the soft drinks that we drink? It's a controlled preservative and can only be used in minute amounts. Google about it and you'll know. So.... I drink soft drinks and I slab cream in my face and body that contains this ingredient. Slowly and unknowingly I'd have consumed more and more and more of this.
Hehe.... So now I consciously check out the ingredients first before buying. Hmmm.. But I'll have to do a lot more reading as am not familiar with what are other harmful products that I should avoid.
And then, hehehe... I ordered a set of products again this week. It's got 100% pure ingredients, and certified organic. Quite cool, and the price is very reasonable. I used it since last night. Smelt good and feel good. Since most ingredients are derived from fruits, and I bought the grape series, I smell like a big grape now. It reminds me of those Korean grapes that my friends bought for me last year. If your have nit tried it before I urge you to buy and try when the grapes are in season. They should be available around October, and they smell just like those grape flavour gummy bears! Hmmm.. So now I smell like a gummy bear. Hahaha.
Here's a blur picture of the new products I bought this week. I'll tell more about the experience after using it fir a longer period of time - if I'm not lazy. Hehe..
Oh ya.. I also applied the body lotion on one leg only. Haha.. Will see if there's any difference later in the evening.
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I stumbled upon a brand in Takashimaya around X'mas and bought $200+ of products which only consisted of a Day Cream and a bottle of Shea Butter lotion. Thinking that it were really good products since the sales person was so knowledgeable about essential oils. They sell essential oils too. And told me how good how pure their oils were. I don't doubt what she said. I've read and tried using essential oils on the past and that did caught my attention. So, I bought her products.
When I reached home, I read the ingredients list of the creams and found 'Sodium Benzoate' in it. I do not know much about natural ingredients, but one thing I know, I do not want Sodium Benzoate in my products. Sobs. So far the skin cream was good, I'm going to use it up and will not buy again. I want natural products on my skin. No preservatives like Sodium Benzoate. So, looks like I can only buy their pure essential oil and not their creams.
Side track a bit, do you know Sodium Benzoate is present in the soft drinks that we drink? It's a controlled preservative and can only be used in minute amounts. Google about it and you'll know. So.... I drink soft drinks and I slab cream in my face and body that contains this ingredient. Slowly and unknowingly I'd have consumed more and more and more of this.
Hehe.... So now I consciously check out the ingredients first before buying. Hmmm.. But I'll have to do a lot more reading as am not familiar with what are other harmful products that I should avoid.
And then, hehehe... I ordered a set of products again this week. It's got 100% pure ingredients, and certified organic. Quite cool, and the price is very reasonable. I used it since last night. Smelt good and feel good. Since most ingredients are derived from fruits, and I bought the grape series, I smell like a big grape now. It reminds me of those Korean grapes that my friends bought for me last year. If your have nit tried it before I urge you to buy and try when the grapes are in season. They should be available around October, and they smell just like those grape flavour gummy bears! Hmmm.. So now I smell like a gummy bear. Hahaha.
Here's a blur picture of the new products I bought this week. I'll tell more about the experience after using it fir a longer period of time - if I'm not lazy. Hehe..
Oh ya.. I also applied the body lotion on one leg only. Haha.. Will see if there's any difference later in the evening.
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Skin Care
Friday, February 11, 2011
New Cat Blog
Ok... I have started a new blog.. for Silver. Haha.. But other cats will slowly be in the blog as well.
Feel free to visit. http://silvermeowmeow.blogspot.com. Meooooow time...!
Feel free to visit. http://silvermeowmeow.blogspot.com. Meooooow time...!
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