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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Managing my mane
I really regretted dyeing my hair colour blue black. Regretted letting her persuade me to dye blue black with red colour streak running down my right. That was in July, when i wanted to try something different and of course, look different during my cousin's wedding. Anyways, I have been wanting to try blue black cos they say your hair will look very radiant and shiny.
Little do i know that once you dye blue black, you have to either wait for your new hair to grow out or bleach it if you wanna do another dye job. I went to 2 hair dresser, one in Singapore and the other in Beijing, both tell me the same thing. So since I am in Beijing now, i might as well do my hair once and for all. SO that next time i will be free to dye or highlight my hair and not wait for new hair to grow out.
So i went to the salon near our apartment. They were having some promotion. 30% discount on hair cuts. I chose to let their 总监 cut my hair, since it only cost 98Y or approximately SGD 17. He suggested to remove my present colour from my hair first, then dye the colour that i want and then do a treatment. I managed to negotiate for a free haircut from him. My days of bargaining at 秀水 (a flea market like place in Beijing) works.
I was ushered into an area where the 总监 serves his clients. He and his assistant then started working on my hair. I was given lots of magazine to read, green/red tea to drink and even lap top to surf net. Not bad hor? Then I was given a hand massage by his assistant. I felt really uncomfortable cos i am not used to such things over in Singapore. I rejected her offer but she insisted. I prefer to either sleep or stone when doing my hair. But Ok, what the heck, just try la.
Overall, i am rather pleased with his cut and colour. Here's the before and after shots: Ok, it actually looks much nicer last night..it sort of flattened after one night of sleeping.
Little do i know that once you dye blue black, you have to either wait for your new hair to grow out or bleach it if you wanna do another dye job. I went to 2 hair dresser, one in Singapore and the other in Beijing, both tell me the same thing. So since I am in Beijing now, i might as well do my hair once and for all. SO that next time i will be free to dye or highlight my hair and not wait for new hair to grow out.
So i went to the salon near our apartment. They were having some promotion. 30% discount on hair cuts. I chose to let their 总监 cut my hair, since it only cost 98Y or approximately SGD 17. He suggested to remove my present colour from my hair first, then dye the colour that i want and then do a treatment. I managed to negotiate for a free haircut from him. My days of bargaining at 秀水 (a flea market like place in Beijing) works.
I was ushered into an area where the 总监 serves his clients. He and his assistant then started working on my hair. I was given lots of magazine to read, green/red tea to drink and even lap top to surf net. Not bad hor? Then I was given a hand massage by his assistant. I felt really uncomfortable cos i am not used to such things over in Singapore. I rejected her offer but she insisted. I prefer to either sleep or stone when doing my hair. But Ok, what the heck, just try la.
Overall, i am rather pleased with his cut and colour. Here's the before and after shots: Ok, it actually looks much nicer last night..it sort of flattened after one night of sleeping.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
How i love the sun in Beijing
Although i always complain about the sun's warm rays shinning onto me in Singappore, I was so so so grateful for the sun in Beijing. It is able to give me some warm midst the cold winter weather in Beijing.
Today we went to "Long De Plaza" to look at Gymboree for Isaac as well as to "Bo Kai Kindergarten" to look at the kindergarten we intend to send Isaac to. Unfortunately, they are not open on weekends, we will try again on weekdays. Here's some pics we took at the park near the kindergarten as well as the kindergarten itself. More pics can be found in my facebook.
Today we went to "Long De Plaza" to look at Gymboree for Isaac as well as to "Bo Kai Kindergarten" to look at the kindergarten we intend to send Isaac to. Unfortunately, they are not open on weekends, we will try again on weekdays. Here's some pics we took at the park near the kindergarten as well as the kindergarten itself. More pics can be found in my facebook.
Friday, December 05, 2008
TIC
Desmond and I went to the BJ Municipl Public Security Bureau to settle my residence permit. Summer, her office girl, prepared all the documents for us and we went down right away after all was done. We waited for almost 2 hours for our turn, reason being, there was only one counter open cos the rest went for lunch. ----->> Shouldn't they practise staggered lunch hour?
Finally our turn came. We went happily to the counter, hoping everything will be accepted by the officer. She went through the documents, saw my medical documents and then said crudely, "No, this one will not do, you have to go to the BJ Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine, to exchange your Singapore medical report to BJ one." We were like WTF (*excuse my language, i was really pissed off. I came here, early in the morning after barely touching down for 2 hours and then you tell me this. Well, if she had said you need to do another medical checkup in BJ for this application as your singapore's medical checkup was to apply visa, then, that would be acceptable...but to go there, just to exchange for a report??!!!) So silly!!!!
But then Desmond told me...well TIC
P.S, Make a guess what does TIC stand for.
Finally our turn came. We went happily to the counter, hoping everything will be accepted by the officer. She went through the documents, saw my medical documents and then said crudely, "No, this one will not do, you have to go to the BJ Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine, to exchange your Singapore medical report to BJ one." We were like WTF (*excuse my language, i was really pissed off. I came here, early in the morning after barely touching down for 2 hours and then you tell me this. Well, if she had said you need to do another medical checkup in BJ for this application as your singapore's medical checkup was to apply visa, then, that would be acceptable...but to go there, just to exchange for a report??!!!) So silly!!!!
But then Desmond told me...well TIC
P.S, Make a guess what does TIC stand for.
Busy November
It had been a busy November. Busy packing stuff over to Beijing, settling Isaac down, went to HK mid Novemeber, etc. So many things, tiring tiring.
Saturday, November 01, 2008
Counting down to the day - Day 6
Started with packing my skincare products. I never realise that I had so many..........
Sothys' masks:
Misc:
Lancome:
Latest Craze, Lancaster:
My SK II products:
And they combine to form this pile which I am bringing over to beijing:
Sothys' masks:
Misc:
Lancome:
Latest Craze, Lancaster:
My SK II products:
And they combine to form this pile which I am bringing over to beijing:
Celebrating Oktoberfest and Frightday!
Pig got amputated becos of us....German Pig trotters aka shew yoke
After some booze, underground's high....sitting on Osim, Ugallop
At Movida's
Thursday, October 30, 2008
7th November
7-11, a very convenient way to remember my good friend's birthday. This year, this day will carry another precious meaning - the day when I leave Singapore to start another phase of my life. I am going to join my husband in Beijing. 8 more days to go and I am feeling excited yet apprehensive. It is not going to be easy, looking after my precious by myself in a foreign land. How is it going to be like spending winter over there? How am I going to survive speaking mandarin with Singlish over there? I have no idea but I know I have to cope with it. In the meanwhile, I am going to spend my precious 8 days in sunny Singapore well and living it to the fullest!
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Yummy
Went to Sakura Fishmart with Eleana and gang last Tuesday for another pigging out session. They were saying that the sashimi over there was really good and fresh. So we went over to the outlet at The Village Centre.
The moment I stepped put of the lift, I was greeted with a very fishy smell. It was just as if I had stepped into a market. We decided to sit at the other side of the restaurant, away from the main buying area and kitchen.
we then went to chose our salmon and other fish for sashimi. Besides that, they have rows and rows of Japanese produce. So ...for those Japanese food lover, this place is worth a visit.
Chose your sashimi from here. We had 2 plates of salmon and 1 saba fish sashimi
Rows of Japanese goodies for you to chose from:
Our orders for that night were:
2 plates of salmon sashimi
1 plate of saba sashimi
1 grilled saba
12 pcs of ebi tempura
4 rice sets with miso soup
2 bowls of baby octopus
1 bowl of hotate
4 california handrolls
1 bottle of sake
1 portion of agedashi toufu
Total damage per person :$34
The moment I stepped put of the lift, I was greeted with a very fishy smell. It was just as if I had stepped into a market. We decided to sit at the other side of the restaurant, away from the main buying area and kitchen.
we then went to chose our salmon and other fish for sashimi. Besides that, they have rows and rows of Japanese produce. So ...for those Japanese food lover, this place is worth a visit.
Chose your sashimi from here. We had 2 plates of salmon and 1 saba fish sashimi
Rows of Japanese goodies for you to chose from:
Our orders for that night were:
2 plates of salmon sashimi
1 plate of saba sashimi
1 grilled saba
12 pcs of ebi tempura
4 rice sets with miso soup
2 bowls of baby octopus
1 bowl of hotate
4 california handrolls
1 bottle of sake
1 portion of agedashi toufu
Total damage per person :$34
Thursday, October 09, 2008
PiG out and ShoP'In
I went out with Angela last Tuesday. She came to pick me up at about 10 plus in the morning for a day of pigging and shopping. We had wanted to eat buffet at Sakura at Orchard Shopping centre but we went there too early and we were too hungry, as a result we ended up eating at Parkway Thai at Centrepoint. Not a bad choice actually. Here's some pics of our pig out :
Jac's round 1:
Angela's round 1:
Her round 2:
We decided to call it a day at the restaurant after 2/3 rounds of food, 1 round of dessert/ice cream. Not our personal best, perharps we are getting old and our worn out stomach can stomach so much food at one go. So we proceed to the next part - ShoP'in
Actually it was more of Angela accompanying me as I shop around for stuff. I bought bras, panties, wollen tights at Marks and Spencer. Tried on the knee length boots, nearly bought but discovered discolouring at the top of the boots.
Then we went over to OG to check out the boots they carry. Not very nice so we decided to go Robinson's. Saw a pair of ECCO boots, not bad but then no my size! We were walking around and then decided to go to VIVO, since that woman has never been there.
Went to ECCO at Vivo, got that pair of boots. We went pass Giant, saw milk powder on sale and we bought 7 tins, all to be air flown to China.
My total damage for the day? 700 plus....my goodness!!!!!
Jac's round 1:
Angela's round 1:
Her round 2:
We decided to call it a day at the restaurant after 2/3 rounds of food, 1 round of dessert/ice cream. Not our personal best, perharps we are getting old and our worn out stomach can stomach so much food at one go. So we proceed to the next part - ShoP'in
Actually it was more of Angela accompanying me as I shop around for stuff. I bought bras, panties, wollen tights at Marks and Spencer. Tried on the knee length boots, nearly bought but discovered discolouring at the top of the boots.
Then we went over to OG to check out the boots they carry. Not very nice so we decided to go Robinson's. Saw a pair of ECCO boots, not bad but then no my size! We were walking around and then decided to go to VIVO, since that woman has never been there.
Went to ECCO at Vivo, got that pair of boots. We went pass Giant, saw milk powder on sale and we bought 7 tins, all to be air flown to China.
My total damage for the day? 700 plus....my goodness!!!!!
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