My first review! Hopefully there's more coming up! Haha. Anyway, I always liked Vaingloriousyou (VGY) items. The quality and fabric used are always comfortable and smooth to the skin. =) And here's one of the pieces I am reviewing: Boyce White Structured Blazer!

For reference, I am a UK8, 1.71m.

Picture credit to VGY

Haha. The picture above shows the measurements of the blazer! Anyway, the material of the blazer is smooth to the touch, with an added lining, but wearing it doesn't make me perspire. =) Heh. It is also lightly padded, great for office wear! But it is a bit tight for me, cause of my broad shoulders (I blame it on swimming! Lol). But still, I was super excited when it came in the mail!!! =P

For those who are interested, VGY is having backorders for this blazer! Click on "Backorders" to head over to get one for yourself! =D

Final year students! Haha. It has been a long 3 years in NTU and we are on to our final lap! =D Anyway, been real busy this week. Just had a graduation photoshoot session with Da and his friends. Haha. Since I haven't graduated yet, I was their photographer (along with Jun Wei's sister). Haha. Quite fun, but very hot and tired at the end of the day. Anyway, when the photos are up, I'll upload a few good ones. Haha. Maybe I can be a photographer! Hurhur. =P Anyway, till then, been real tired these few days. Cheerios~

Headed to Coastal Settlement for Si Wei's 22nd birthday on the 8th August. Because the birthday girl has the same birthday as Singapore. Lol. So we had an earlier celebration. Been missing out on a few of my friend's birthday celebrations because of work and stuff. So this time, I had to go! Haha. Anyway, we met at 10.30am at Tanah Merah MRT and wanted to take a taxi to Coastal Settlement because it was a very ulu place. But when we left the station, Joceyln's brother was parked at the roadside. Haha. So she bugged him to send us there. =P Haha. For those who are unsure, Coastal Settlement is located at 200 Netheravon Road, near the whole stretch of the Changi Chalets. =) It is also accessible by bus 29, though it is quite a long ride there. =X

Walking towards the restaurant. It is quite au naturale. Lol.

Entering the restaurant

Joceyln baked some goodies for us! Haha. =)

Pei Yi =)

While waiting for the rest to come, we bought Truffle Fries ($15) to munch on. Though they tasted quite decent, but personally, the Fries are a bit too expensive for my liking. Before the rest came, we ordered our entrees, cause it takes about 20-25 minutes for the pizzas to be done. =)

This is Five Cheese Pizza ($20), tasted quite nice. And the Arugula (vegetables on top) complimented the cheesy goodness~ Haha. =D

Half & Half Pizza - Chargrilled Wagyu Beef & Mushroom and Margherita Pizza ($25). The Wagyu Beef was splendid, I tell you!! Superbly grilled and sauteed finely, giving an overall perfect taste~ *melts* Wanted to kop more, but there already wasn't enough for all of us. Next time~~ =D

Truffle Mushroom Fettuccine ($21), tasted quite good. But I think we ordered too many mushroom/truffles-related food already, so a few bites and I was quite tired of the taste. Lol.

All of us, Candy and Xiao Ting couldn't make it, cause they were busy, either overseas or work. Lol. Tania too, cause Hari Raya was coming!

A photo with the birthday girl

Camwhoring. LOL.

Grandmother's Brownie ($12), warm brownie with mocha sauce and cold vanilla ice-cream. Hit the spot!

Bread and Butter Pudding ($12), the pudding was slightly warm and it came topped with raisins and vanilla ice-cream. I thought the Bread and Butter Pudding tasted better than Grandmother's Brownie. Haha. =)

With her present!

Headed out to take photos. And we saw this cute little caterpillar-like ride. Heh. Si Wei being the "head". LOL!

Here's a picture of all of us. Haha. So cute!

After lunch, we headed back home for a well-deserved rest. =) Haha. Anyway, Year 4 is starting for all of us. Those past 3 years have been a blur, and the final hurdle of undergraduate life is starting again. Another year and I will be wearing the graduation gown like Da and the other seniors. =) So persevere on and may be all graduate with flying colours! =D

First time attending a friend's wedding, with a Catholic church and Chinese dinner styled. Also first time attending a wedding with Da. Hee. Many firsts for me. Haha. =) Anyway, the church is St. Francis Xavier Church, situated in Serangoon Gardens. Not exactly very pedestrian-friendly. Lol. Was sweating when we reached the church. =X Anyway, it was the first time I entered into a Catholic church. Sorry, I am quite sua-ku. Haha. Anyway, there were a lot of songs (but considerably lesser than that time I went to a Christian church), readings, followed by the exchange of vows and rings, and many more rites that I am unsure of. =X Anyway, here comes the swarm of pictures. =D

Saw one of my friends that I met during my TK days =)

Haha. There are way more photos that that, but they are on my facebook, and I hope I don't exceed the photobucket photo limit. =X Hahaha! Anyway, after that, we headed for the catered lunch. Haha. There were quite a lot of food and the decorations were quite well done. But apparently I was too hungry to bother about taking photos, so I grabbed some food with everyone, and ate and talked. Haha. After that, Da and I went back to his house to stone for a few hours then we prepared for the evening dinner. =) Of course, we changed clothes and headed out to Paya Lebar MRT and hitched a ride from our friend. Headed to Orchard Hotel!

Mavis, Zhiying and Ms Chew

The Stage

Free gift: A pack of playing cards

Emcees

Enter, the newly weds - Mr and Mrs Chua!

Cake-cutting. Secretly, I wonder, do they pack the cake home to eat? =P LOL!

After that, dinner was served! It was an 8-course dinner. And if you wondering why I can remember the entire names of the food, that's because I snapped a photo of the menu. Hurhur. =P

Deluxe Combination (Roasted Crispy Duck, Deep-fried Beanskin & Seaweed Roll, Fresh Prawn Salad, Marinated Spicy Top Shell, Vietnamese Spring Roll) ; Savoury and a great dish to start off the entire dinner =)

Braised Shark's Fin with Crabmeat ; Not bad, but I usually like Shark's Fin because of the starchy soup. Heh. So the Shark's Fin wasn't a neccessity. Kind of thinking of not having Shark's Fin for my own wedding. Hmmm...

Deep Fried Prawns with Spicy Homemade Sauce ; Nicely marinated, the prawns were crispy and came with a slight tinge of spiciness, just right. =D

The bride and groom entered again for the exchange of wine ceremony.

Next up, Steamed Garoupa in Teochew Style ; The fish was chewy and soft, cooked just right. Not bad, and it was "cleaned up" quite fast. Hee. =P

Crispy Roasted Chicken ; Saw this dish in a lot of hotels' dinner reception. And I always liked it, maybe it was the keropok. Lol. =D

Braised Sliced Abalone with Whole Conpoy and Spinach ; Not bad, the abalone, spinach and conpoy combination worked out. However, I felt that the spinach was cooked a bit too well, so it was quite "nua". Haha.

Fried Rice Wrapped in Lotus Leaf ; Personally, I didn't really like it. Haha. But from a neighbouring table with older folks, I saw them enjoying this dish very much. Heh. Guess I prefer sweeter staples. =P

Chilled Mango Puree with Sago and Pomelo ; When the last dish came, Da and I thought that it looked a bit weird. Lol. And when we tasted it, one mouth was enough. It was too sweet and tasted very much like mango syrup straight from a bottle. Especially when the last time I tasted dessert from a wedding dinner was Chilled Rock Melon Cream with Sago Pearl and Ice Cream from Hotel Intercontinental. And golly was that heavenlyy~

With Da <3

With the bride!

After the wedding dinner, we headed out to Marina Mandarin Hotel for some drinks. =) Da and I shared a cup of ice blended chocolate. Haha. I didn't want alcohol or caffeine. Haha. After that, we headed back home. =) Anyway, on a side note, Marina Mandarin Hotel is really quite pretty. =) Heh.

Nice view looking upwards. =)

Anyway, just had lunch with my school friends yesterday afternoon at Coastal Settlement to celebrate Siwei's birthday. Will blog about it after I edit my photos. =) Cheers!

Yesterday (2nd August) was my first time to MUSEE Platinum at PARCO Millenia Walk. On a side note, I always thought the nearest MRT is actually Esplanade, but hell was I wrong. Literally wasted walking time heading there and I was almost late. Oops. =X But, I made the 11am appointment time. *wipes sweat* Haha. =) So ya, I bought the Groupon voucher for Unlimited Underarm IPL sessions (SGD98) with MUSEE Platinum because I have been hearing a lot of good reviews about their service. And now, I am here for the deal and let my experience speak for itself. Haha.

For those who are not so sure what IPL is about, IPL stands for Intense Pulsed Light. IPL is a technology used by beauty studios and medical practitioners to perform various skin treatments including hair removal and photo-rejuvenation. The technology utilises specific wavelengths of light to target various chromophores in the skin. (Source from Wikipedia) In this case, IPL is used for hair removal and according to MUSEE, the hairs will fall off, along with the roots, within 2 weeks time. Also, along with the specially formulated cold gel by MUSEE, the gel becomes activated when exposed to the laser light. This ultimately delays hair growth, and also dulls hair growth! Time-saving, don't 'cha think? =D

Back to my personal experience. =) When I entered the MUSEE Platinum Tokyo store at level 3 of PARCO Millenia Walk, I was asked to present my membership card for member verification purposes, and ushered into one of the treatment rooms. There, I was presented with a tank top to change into so as to make the process simpler for them.

Random shot of me in the tank top, which was quite loose BTW. Haha.

A locker to put your belongings inside.

There was even a safe for those who are more security-conscious!

After changing out, I laid myself on the treatment bed and relaxed. The service staff were very polite and they specifically told me every single step they did. Impeccable and very detailed. I was really impressed!! Okok, from pure memory, they told me to raise my arms up to a very comfortable position and proceeded to put on goggles for me. The goggles were for later, when the IPL laser will be used, to protect my eyes. The service staff swiped some alcohol-like thingy to cleanse the underarm, and following that, she shaved my underarms for me and cleaned up the area. After that, a cold gel was put on my underarm, and golly, is it cold. =X I got a slight shock even though she already gave me a warning that she was putting the gel on. Lol. Well, you can't blame me, I am a virgin at IPL. Haha. Anyway, after that, the IPL laser was used. The service staff told me that they will be starting the IPL session proper and gave me one shot of the IPL. She then asked me whether I felt any pain, I said no, and she proceeded to give me about 6-7 more shots. Following that, she did the same to the other underarm. After that, she wiped off the cold gel and put on a cold pad to my underarms and allowed me to relax for about 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes were up, she removed the cold pads, put on some lotion on my underarms and removed my goggles.

The IPL machine!

And we were done. It only took about 15 minutes! Talk about efficiency man~ Whoots! =D Haha. After that, I changed out, booked my 2nd appointment which is in 2 months time and off I went. =)

In my opinion, I thought that the MUSEE Platinum staff at PARCO Millenia Walk were very polite and told me every single step they were doing throughout the entire IPL process. I was quite nervous in the beginning when the service staff was doing the IPL though. But I was put at ease by their detailed explanations and how professional they were. So gals, head on by their website for the current deals for Unlimited Underarms IPL package now! A definite pleasant experience awaits!

Also, if you do recommend somebody along, just state their member ID, and both you and your friend can receive a free session of IPL (small part treatment)! So if you are wondering, just state my member ID: 81012775, and you can receive a free small part IPL treatment! =D

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