Vacation Edition Photo Meme

Hello!! Today I will be doing one of Yumeko's Weekly Photo Challenge: The Vacation Edition!

This is a great time for me to summarise my grad trip to Taiwan, Taipei recently ^^

1. Somewhere you visited on your last vacation

This was our first time to Taipei, thus we decided to do touristy things and visit some tourist attraction in Taipei. This is at the entrance of Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Hall ( 国立中正纪念堂 ), a nice museum to visit especially when you tag along a guide provided by the museum explaining about the history of Chiang Kai Shek.

2. Something you bought on your last vacation 

aka insert a haul picture here XD. You can see I bought mostly clothings. When I visited Watsons and Cosmed, it was after I bought all the clothes and feeling the pain in my wallet lolll. So I decided to stock up on my necessities and things that caught my eye. Though I really wanted to get other items on my list, I could not find them in the stores I visited. 

3. Something you ate on your last vacation


These yummy food are from Danshui (淡水). Personally I find that the Black Pepper Bun from Danshui is so much better than the famous one at Raohe Night Market (饶河街观光夜市) opposite Wufenpu (五分埔).

4. A ticket/bill/receipt from your last vacation

There is a funny story behind this ticket. As we bought this ticket from the Taoyuan HSR ticketing booth, and the guy gave me the 12.40pm timing when it was 12.38pm. I didn't realise this until we slot in the ticket at the entry gate and the personnel there said to hurry as the train is coming in 2 minutes time. In the mad rush we went to the nearest lift and went down to the platform. But we found out that it was the Southbound platform (Taipei is Northbound). In short we had to change the tickets as we missed the train =.=" . 

Hence remember that Taipei is Northbound and don't go to the wrong platform as you will waste alot of time as the lift is very slow. I use the escalator sometimes as there are alot of people using the lift but there are signs asking you to use the lift when carrying luggage. 

5. The number one place where YOU live, that you think people should visit

Hmm.. other than the usual tourist attractions here, I believe that the Singapore Botanic Gardens is a nice way to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and take a breather. Besides there is a nice shopping mall beside it and you can visit it after touring or walk further down to Orchard Road too lol. 

Some of the features taken in the Botanic Gardens, when I visited with friends during our holidays as going to town gets boring sometimes..though going to the land of mosquitoes sounds boring too =P but its pretty fun when you have great company XD.

Ehh I have much to elaborate on Taipei, maybe I will do another post on it. If you have any questions feel free to ask me! ^^

Pictures says a Week's worth

Hello Everyone!!

Wanted this to be a start of the week post but it didn't post oops..

Last weekend we went to the Harry Potter Exhibition at the ArtScience Museum at the Marina Bay Sands.

No pictures was allowed in the exhibition though T_T. But here is a sneak peek of what is inside. 

For Singaporeans, it will be better to purchase the tickets at the MBS box office(dont be silly like me and book online) as it will be at a special price of $20 for adults and $18 for senior citizens and $13 for children below the age of 12.

Thoughts: Overall a nice experience for Harry Potter fans to have a look at the props. (But kinda of not worth the price hehe)

Love the lotus flowers that are outside the museum.

Lunch at Paradise Dynasty at Ion Orchard.

We both got the Handmade La Mian. Its really good, the noodle is soft and chewy and the soup base is flavourful not salty and does not leave a "i need to drink more water" aftertaste. =P

The famous Signature Dynasty Dumplings. The xiao long baos have different flavours such as original, ginseng, foie gras, black truffle, crab roe, cheese, garlic and szechuan. It was soso, the ginseng was very bitter and I think that the flavours are added to the skin of the xiao long baos and maybe a tinyyyy bit onto the meat. The original xiao long bao is still the best though XD.

The dessert!!! It was really good. I kinda forgot the name lol. But it was made of egg soufflé with banana and red bean inside. A must try.

Looks a little disgusting but left a small bite before I remember to take a picture of it =P.

Can't wait to try out these two items I got recently.

From left: Laneige Water Sleeping Pack and The Saem Gem Miracle


And in the month of May I completed these two items.

Mu tenka Cow Brand Facial Wash 

Thoughts: It cleanses effectively while not drying on the skin. A gentle cleanser, definitely a must buy and  is one of the few items that I was sad to say goodbye to.

Bath and Body Works Moonlight Path Intense Body Butter
Thoughts: Really like the scent of it. It has a clean soothing scent like baby powder although a tad heavy. I like to apply it at night and in the morning I still can detect a light scent of it <3. It absorbed easily into the skin and does not leave a sticky feeling. Love it.

Thank you for all the sweet comments on the blog, will always reply back asap XD

Have a good week everyone! ^^

Beauty Edition Photo Meme

Hello!! (dust the cobwebs off the blog)

Been reading Yumeko's photo meme and wants to join in the fun XD.

Plus its a pretty good way to compile all the things I have been using these few weeks and what I like about them (Not all are makeup thus the beauty edition title) ^^

1. Lip Product:

Smith's Rosebud Salve: One of my favourite lip balm and it works great on chap lips or acting as moisturiser for hands. By looking at the battered tin you can guess how long I have been using it, but no matter how frequent I dip into it there is still quite a number of usage left in it.

Sleek Pout Polish ( in powder pink): This was given to me by the sweet Jian. I love the consistency of it as it is like a tinted lip balm which I prefer for daily use then lipstick or lip gloss.

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter ( in pink truffle): I am probably one of the last few to jump on the bandwagon of the lip butter craze and I must say it is one of my favourite to go lip product as it is very pigmented and moisturising. (Thank you so much May!! <333)

2. Foundation:

Bourjois Foundation Bio Detox Organic: I got this to try after finishing up my Bourjois Healthy Mix hoping to get great result as the healthy mix, but was slightly disappointed with it. It is pretty hard to blend and this might be due to not having silicon in the ingredient Will do a follow up review on it ^^.

Coffret D'or Silky Lasting Gel Foundation UV: On days when I don't have the time to slowly blend in the Bourjois foundation I would reach for this and it gives a smooth finish with good coverage.

3. Face Powder:

Guerlain Meteorites in Beige Chic: This is a fairy dust for me as I will always apply it as a finishing powder without it I would feel something is missing hehe. Plus the packaging is lovely and it is very hard not to collect different meteorites from each collection. ^^ 

Chacott Finishing Powder: My favourite loose powder for all time. It has very good oil control (coming from an oily skin me), pretty good coverage and makes my face looks matte. 

4. Skincare:

St Ives Green Tea Scrub: Love this (thanks D! xoxo), I use this scrub a couple of time per week (review will be coming up!)

Shiseido Perfect Whip Cleansing Foam: It cleanse and foam very well without making the skin feels dry. Just a tiny pea size goes a long way.

5. Hair Product: 

Lux Super Damage Repair Hair Repair Essence: I got this from taiwan when I was searching for a hair serum to tame the frizzyness. This caught my eye as I have seen a couple of reviews on the internet and it is not available in singapore (you always want to have something you are unable to get locally). I have been using it for a few weeks now and I am really loving it and dreading the day when it finishes. T_T

Oops sorry, I couldn't stop rambling and the photo meme becomes sort of like a short review of each product. But hope you will like it and find it helpful to you.

Do join in the fun! Yumeko did a non makeup edition too ^^
Let me know if you do a blogpost on it =D
Happy Weekend everyone!