Pink and Undecided

Hi, dears ^^...

Still on vacation here, still no time to write a new blog post haha. Currently in Penang, Malaysia (i update my Instagram pretty much daily so please follow me if you're interested to see what i'm up to! My user id is @mgirl83 !) and been having too much fun (and food!!!), having our very late breakfast right now and going to a museum next (we love museums!!!), in the meantime... Please enjoy this post and TTYS!

Here we go again with another restaurant review. Yes, it's still backdated (from last October hahaha) and that's precisely why i try to write these food-related posts faster, coz i have lots of them to do so i better clear up the old ones!

Back then this place was very new (of course, it's more than half a year old now, so definitely no longer new hahaha).

I couldn't snap the front of the place's picture myself because when we went there, it was raining! We drove to the parking lot at the back straight away and went in through the back door so i didn't even went in through this front door!

Ambience wise, it was pretty nice. The place felt hip and cool, but still friendly and inviting (i do feel uncomfortable in some restaurant that exude this snobbish, "too exclusive" feeling).

The tanin don was not bad, but it's definitely nothing special either. We're honestly a bit underwhelmed when we  saw how similar their menu to the local generic Japanese restaurant chain, Bentoya (which i am not a fan of, i dunno why my mum's quite fond of the place) and even the tanin don tasted pretty much the same as Bentoya's dons.

Maybe i had too high of an expectation, but it was a bit disappointing for us that their food's just like Bentoya's-the only good thing is : they have sushi (and real sushi too, not all some weird fusion ones which i don't like) and the sushi's pretty good!

In conclusion, i would say Edo Kaiten Sushi is a decent Japanese restaurant with affordable prices and very familar menu (LOL). I would still prefer to go to Edo Kaiten Sushi than Bentoya, at least i can have nice sushi here! But if you're expecting something more, then you might be up for a disappointment unless you're there for the Sushi Boat.

I personally have never been back yet, but i don't mind to-i would love to try out the sushi boat, who knows it might be able to change my feeling about the place?

Hey guys...

Still in Singapore... Thought this was going to be a leisurely holiday and i can relax, blog every other day... Well, it sort of was, until KC family arrived, our schedule became super jam-packed and i hardly get enough rest, let alone have time to blog *sigh*. And thennnn my mom got the wonderfulll idea of moving to CW's condo *DEEP SIGH*, with our stuffs worth of 1 month stay plus necessities like pillows, blankets and towel. Arghhhhh watafakkkkkkk #crymeariver. Anyway. I got some free  high speed wifi at TCC (yes, my "posh" hunny got a craving for a fine tea and demanded to come back here despite my swear to never return) so i thought i should post a drafted post before my blog turns into a barren land wih no activity at all. Enjoy!

You know i'm really a unicorn and i puke rainbow, right? Correction, i'm a pastel unicorn so my rainbow puke is always pastel colored as well *LOLOLOL* WTF am i writing. Anyway. Other my obvious fave color ever (PINK, d'oh!), i'm also madly in love with baby purple (and baby blue, but i still prefer baby purple) and own countless items in this lovely color :D.

One of the most expensive piece of clothing that i bought for myself (because i'm rather cheap when it comes to clothes... My theory is... I hardly wear the same item more than a handful of times, so i go for quantity over quality hahaha)-not counting the ones that my mum bought for me okay because my mum thinks the more expensive something is, the nicer it is hahahah-is this mermaidy (i immediately think mermaid due to the glittery sequins on the chest part) dress from Forever 21.

It was around IDR 495.000 or something, would hardly break the bank but still quite a lot money for a dress (for me lah)-it was love at the first sight though so i had to get it! I don't know if you notice how baggy the dress is on my (non-existent) bust area >.< i got it in L (i usually wear M in Forever 21) because my hunny's totally useless when it comes to zipping up dresses and i knew i would have to do it myself (#Undecided also couldn't zip it for me *LOL*) so i chose a size too big so i could zip it myself and then swivel it around *LOLOLOL*. 

I don't think the M size would fit me right anyway (you know how brands' sizing could be madly varies in measurements that it could be very hard to determine your size for sure!) because the hook area's very tight already in L size-while everything else's way wayyy too big for my body. I dunno if i have weird measurements (which woman has the exact same measurement as a mannequin anyway? Without altering the God-given real measurements, i mean!) or whatever, the best thing i can do is probably taking it to a seamstress and take it in-something i'm more than a little bit sure i couldn't be bothered with....

I know high low skirt/dress was a trend that died a while ago, but when did i ever follow the trend anyway? I wear what i want to wear, screw trends! I will be rocking high low skirts/dresses for a very long time, i have quite a collection (i hoard on items while its on trend but usually prefer to wear them once the hype has died because i can't stand wearing something that everybody else's wearing!) and i definitely think it's one of my fave silhoulettes ever! I just love love love the way high low skirts (especially chiffon ones) swish when i walk hahaha!

Oh yeah, this is the look that i put together for friends' wedding, it was supposed to be a garden party but the rain (more like a storm) forced the wedding indoor :(. We're supposed to be blogging about the wedding before i left for Simgapore, but #Undecided's been real busy at work, combined with her pregnancy nausea... So it didn't quite happen as planned.

Here's the FOTD/MOTD :

The dress is actually a tube dress but of course, i don't want to : 1. Scare other guests with my huge arms and 2. I do not want to flash the guests should my less-than-ample busts could no longer hold the dress up!

Hello, guys!

Here's one of the drafted posts i've been hoarding for times like these (when i can't blog much), enjoy :D

It's been ages since the last time i've reviewed body lotions (i guess i say that in almost every review coz i review so many different kind of things it takes a while to get to the same type of product *LOL*), this time i am going to review a body lotion from a brand that i think (not so sure coz i cannot find enough information on them in English) is originating from Hong Kong (i'm pretty sure that most of the information that are actually available would be in Chinese and i definitely cannot read Chinese characters!) : Pears.

I came across this brand in Macau and as you know, i like to try out every beauty-related products out there, especially if i've never heard of the brand before (i guess that's why i became a beauty blogger, right? Well, i am a lifestyle blogger but i definitely write enough about beauty to qualify to be one too!). I obviously cannot remember anymore, but it was probably on a promotion or very cheap already because i picked it up despite its very modest packaging (that's the two things that would attract me. Very low price or very cute packaging!)

As you can see for yourself, Pears Moisturising Body Lotion comes with a very modest white and brown bottle. It's super simple and old-fashioned, kinda reminds me of our local brand, Citra body lotion's old packaging.

It's so watery that when i first used it, i spilled quite a bit because i did not expect it to be so watery! But even though it is watery, spread easily and get absorbed fast, it actually is very moisturizing! My skin feels soft, hydrated and healthy whenever i use it but without the dreaded sticky, heavy feeling some body lotions have. So their claim for their product to be non-greasy and get absorbed easily? Totally justified!

So in theory, it is an affordable, no-fuss body lotion that works really well-but the reality is, it's also the only body lotion that i find myself very reluctant to use! I am very kiasu, so no matter how bad a body lotion is (i almost typed product but i realized that it's not true, when it comes to stuffs like makeup, when it doesn't work-i have no problem passing it to someone else), i would always finish it up, but i really find it hard to do so with this Pears one. Why? I hate the scent >.<!!!

Actually when i sniff it right from the bottle, the scent is not bad at all. It's soft, powdery and slightly floral (again reminding me of classic body lotion's scent, i can't remember whether it's Citra's or Nivea's though), even when i pour the lotion on my palm, it still smell alright but after i massage it on my limbs, it starts to have a weird, fishy scent! Seriously, i was so very confused at first and i went and sniff around to locate the source of the disgusting smell, and turned out it's my own arms and legs, EWWWWWW!!!

I have no idea if that's how Pears' body lotion should smell (WHY???) or i got a bad bottle, but i honestly have no desire to ever give it another try! In fact, i kinda ran the other way when i saw their products in Hong Kong because the scent traumatized me so much. If you ever tried this brand, please do let me know if you encountered the same kind of problem or not? I hope it's just mine! LOL.

Pears brand seems to be available in Hong Kong and its surrounding (i bought mine in Macau) only, at least i've never seen them in  any other countries i've been to, but almost every brand can be bought online now and when i googled Pears Body Lotion, most of the results are ali express of ebay sellers, like this one but let me warn you, the price's outrageous!!! They inflated the price more than twice its original price (seriously, it's a very affordable brand!) so it's really not worth it, IMO.

I would recommend this for those who has a very ignorant nose *LOL*, looking for affordable and moisturizing, light, non-greasy but effective body lotion that can even be used on the face. Not recommending it for anyone who has a strong and picky nose like me!

Would i repurchase it? No, of course not, are you mad? LOL. I might give the brand another chance if i stumble into them again and there's another product that caught my eyes (meaning : on a huge sale), but not the body lotion for sure.

Have you ever heard of this brand before? And did you try anything from them?
 
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Well, i should say that if i'm in Hawaii but there's no Singaporean for hallo so... :p. As you probably already know, i am currently in Singapore-and as an ex resident (not to mention having half of my extended family living here), this is definitely not a trip, more like a holiday in my second hometown (since i used to live here for three years as a teenager, this feels more like home than say, Banjarmasin-the city where i was born in) and i've really been enjoying these two days.

That's us earlier in a bus on the way to Tampines. My mum LOVES long bus rides, i guess you'd find bus rides to be fun when you don't get to ride any back home, i personally still prefer MRT. It's faster!

I have some drafted posts that i will post periodically, but right now i just want to do the "Instagram dump" kind of post and update you on what i've basically been doing (although if you've already follow ny IG then you'd already see all of them. If you haven't... Why not? My user name is @mgirl8 *wink*).

Selfie-ing nonstop with my Baby Boy.

And hubster/hunny.

Also...

Sulking for not being able to sleep in my own bedroom. Eating nonstop...

The colorful rose pao from Rosie Pao in Juanda International Airport, of course i only bought them for the shape and color! I don't even like paos!

Selca-ing with Instagram-worthy food is also a must.

Ordering my favorite Singaporean foods that sometimes i even dream about. The black char kway teow is my ultimate fave, although i haven't manage to eat the nice one. That one i had yesterday in Chua Chu Kang was just so so.

Oyster omelette is another firm fave of mine.

Rojak (not to be confused with Indonesian rujak, which is just as nice but totally different) and popiah (again, not to be confused with lumpia #LOL #important). I can make a guide on what to eat in SIngapore.

Salted chicken, which my mum loves. She often make them back home as well.

We also snack nonstop and basically grab everything that we don't have in Indonesia.

Like flavored Kit Kat (we only have the original in Indonesia, and sometimes the white one zzzz).

Purple Jagabee (we don't even have the normal Jagabee in Indonesia, again zzzz).

And limited edition Magnum, it's champagne flavored! 

The chocolate coating was silver! How strange. So many commented on this pic in social medias asking if it's nice, it was just okay for me. Not the biggest fan of champagne (yes, really got champagne taste!), not even in ice cream form. But worth a try for sure.

I still take outfit pics of course, whenever i'm wearing something remotely nice.

Like this batik dress i wore today.

Selfie-ing for #FOTD and #MOTD in the middle of Toys R' Us because that's how i roll. Still being a good endorser and snap pics of the cute pastel colored knot hairties that Lulla kindly sent me just for my trip.

Wore the baby purple one to go with my purple batik dress today.

Yesterday we went to visit my grandmother at Chua Chu Kang and today we went to Tampines because they have a big Toys R' Us and Baby Boy's been demanding to go to one!

He must've felt like he was in paradise haha. I love Toys R' Us too because i will always have this excited little girl inside of me. She demanded for a Sailor Moon gachapon :

And longed for this unicorn plushie :

Since i am too old (and cheap), i decided just to take a selfie with it instead hahaha. Imma buy My Little Pony one though coz i can use it as photo props (or at least, that's the reason i'm going to use if anyone asks why a 31 year old mum of one son needs a My Little Pony doll #neednotwant)

I also been shopping nonstop because there're so many sale going round zzzz. Last time i was in Singapore, i hardly  bought anything because everything was so expensive, but this time round... Everything is so damn cheap (i mean... cute socks and earring sets for SGD 1??? That's insaneeeee) i'm just about to go nutz #sigh. I haven't taken any pics of my shopping (in fear of people attacking me with "CAN YOU HELP ME BUY????". To which the answer is NO. Except if : 1. You're willing to buy me more baggage allowance (IDR 200.000, i'm serious) and 2. Transfer me the money first because i do not bring enough SGD. I'm not even kidding, if you're willing to do those, then i'll do it).

Last time i wrote that Singapore seemed to has lost its charm on me because i was so disinterested and unexcited last time, i guess i am very wrong-i am just not interested in Singapore as a trip destination, if i have very limited time here. But if i can walk down the memory lane and pretend i live here again, i'm actually still madly in love with Singapore. Used to think this country's so boring and i couldn't wait to leave it behind, now i long for it all the time. Grass is always greener on the other side i guess.

Writing this has been fun! I've decided, i'll be doing this every few days then! I hope you enjoy reading this post too!

TTY soon!

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