Happenings in October - Kaneta Shoten + St Marc Cafe + Chasing the Dragon Movie Review

Sunday 1/10/17

Hello October. Every month there is something made me look forward to, it gives us energy to press on everyday.

Revisit Chinese Garden.

I was wearing a matching outfit that comes in a set of shirt and short when I purchased from Bangkok at 150 baht. I love this outfit because I don't need to worry on what to match it with. Great to wear it out on a casual outing where we can look chic and comfortable. The outfit also made me look slim too.

Such a beautiful sight, how can I resist how to take photo of it?

Stunning view always capture my attention.

We then went over to Chinatown for dinner. It was the weekend before mid-autumn festival, there was a walk going on and MP, Lily Neo, was among the crowds for the walk too.

Monday 2/10/17

We tried out a new dining place at Chinatown Point today. It was a newly opened ramen shop, Kaneta Shoten, a place that served authentic and modern Japanese style ramen.

I ordered Tonkotsu (Pork Bone) Ramen which has a thick broth made from boiling pork bones and collagen over heat for more than 20 hours, creating a hearty flavour. The broth was flavourful and I slurp all the way until I reached my last strand of ramen.

The pork was firm and the ramen was chewy. Together with the broth, they whole bowl was just perfect.

I met up with Linda after my work for dinner get together. Though my birthday has already past, Linda still make the effort to meet up with me to surprise me with dessert treat and present. I always feel happy receiving presents and treats. Due to our busy schedules, we always celebrate belated birthdays. Though it was 2 months late, we will always squeeze out time for each other to have dinner together, better late than never. 

We have a quick dinner at Long John Silver before proceeding for desserts.

Linda has brought me to St Marc Cafe for dessert, they are famous for their croissants which Linda enjoyed very much. We ordered a strawberry croissant. The croissant was simple and delicious, it has a crispy crust and flaky texture on the outer while the inner was soft and contained a buttery taste.

We ordered green tea snowy ice and ice cream, a cool treat to end off our Monday blues. The dessert was sweet, creamy and cooling.

Ready to dig in.

We chosen a corner seat at St Marc Cafe where we tucked ourselves comfortably in the cozy setting and lazed our night. 

Knowing each other for 6 years, we have not went overseas for once. So that night, we decided to plan a short weekend trip to JB during December. Can't wait for the trip.

Thursday 12/10/17

I met up with GF yesterday and she got me some souvenirs from Phuket. Thanks for the gifts and thinking of me when you were at overseas.

Today's lunch was at Soon Huat Dining House at Chinatown Point. It was my first time trying out at this dining place that specializes in Chinese and local signature dishes.

I ordered Hokkien Mee that was served in a dark sauce, I still prefer the our usual Hokkien mee that this dark sauce noodle. It tasted salty and not to my liking. I won't go for this again.

Saturday 14/10/17

We went to RWS in the late afternoon because I wanted to captured some photographs for my photography assignment. I took up digital photography technique course and one of my assignments required me to take capture photograph using a few concepts such as pattern, frame, silhouette and etc.

After I was done with the photography, we went back to VivoCity for dinner before our movie start. We went back to Central Hong Kong Cafe for dinner.

I had Hong Kong Rickshaw Noodle 車仔麵. I didn't have the chance to try this when I was in Hong Kong, so I decided to try it now. The ingredients in it consists of Braised Chicken Wing, Stewed Egg, Pig Skin, Curry Fishball, Crabstick, Radish and Sausage. The ingredients complemented well together.

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Chasing the Dragon is a movie about smoking heroin. After many encounters, Ho the once good-natured man become physically crippled while saving Chief Detective Sergeant, Lee Rock (Andy Lau). Since then, Ho corrupts with Rock to become most powerful drug lord.

What goes around come around. One should never do anything that is illegal. If karma doesn't strike you, it might strike on the people dearest to you. Chasing the Dragon is quite a violent movie, not a movie for weak hearted person.

Friday 20/10/17

Today lunch was a joyful one. We were back to Chinatown Complex Food Centre for their wide variety hawker food.

We love their Xiao Long Bao, it was soak with the goodness of the broth that leave us wanting for more. Lunch was a wonderful affair and leave me feeling bloated.

Saturday 21/10/17

With slightly less than a month to my exam, I am starting to prep myself for the exam. Starting from now on, I spent my time staying at home during weekend and my free time for intensive study to revise on my 2 upcoming papers.

I only went out for dinner during evening time on my Saturday. We have McDonald for dinner. Samurai burger is back, so I decided to have a try on it. I have never try Samurai burger before. 

The sesame buns was sandwiched with juicy grilled chicken patty, covered in teriyaki sauce and flanked with crisp lettuce. It can be very messy eating it as the sauce will be dripping all over. One try is enough for me.

I ended my dinner with a sweet corn cone ice cream at $1, the soft serve corn flavour ice cream. It tasted very creamy and smooth, but corn flavour is not really to my liking.

Time to head home and continue my revision.

Thursday 26/10/17

I went over to Merlion Park during evening to capture landscape pictures for my photography project. 

After I was done with the shoot, we went to Lau Pa Sat for dinner.

I have Thai omelette rice for dinner. Bf thought it will not be full enough for me so he added another sunny side up. 

Today was a happy day because our next overseas trip is confirmed. We just booked our Taiwan's air ticket and accommodation for January 2018. Yes, the main thing has settled, next is to plan our itinerary. Taiwan trip is coming in 3 more months. We are so looking forward.

Friday 27/10/17

GF and I met up regularly for lunch especially on Friday. We spent our time catching up about our latest happening and sharing on our upcoming overseas trip plans. We always went to our usual hangout place for lunch at Okg Express (Chinatown Point). We love their affordable menu price and it was not a very crowded place.

Both of us have Curry Chicken rice for lunch at $5.70. We love it very much, the curry was flavourful and not too spicy. I kept scooping the gravy and drizzled it on my plate of rice and pair it with the tender flesh of the chicken. It was a delicious lunch.

Sharing stops here, I will be back with more. 

Golden Autumn Celebrations at Resorts World Sentosa

Though mid-autumn festival may be over, the season of autumn is still ongoing. 

Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) has welcome autumn with the Golden Autumn Celebrations that was held at Waterfront until 12 November 2017.

A series of exciting cultural performances and entertainment, authentic Sichuan street delicacies and artisanal Chinese handicrafts direct from Chengdu are lined up for the guests.

Upon entering, we were welcomed by the gigantic 7-metre tall panda at China Fantasy zone. There will be lots of photograph moments awaiting the guests. We have fun taking all the photos throughout the journey.

I love how our different colour outfits contrast well together and shot a lively image. Thanks Tracy for the photo.

We were drawn to the stage because of the crowds gathered. We went over and witnessed the opening ceremony.

Exciting stage performance with talent from Sichuan was awaiting us after the ceremony. First up was the province's signature face mask-swapping show. The performer was quick in swapping the mask, it was too fast for our eyes to capture how they did it. It was quite an impressive performance.

Other than this, performances such as martial art skills from Shaolin Temple, long spouted Chinese teapot pouring, fire-breathing puppetry and etc were lined up for the guests.

Over at the China Fantasy Zone, the porcelain vases has was become the center of attention, this was the place that kept us occupied and busy capturing different shots.

The vase could possibly be the best installation among all the decorations in my opinion, especially the clear reflection of the vase from the pond. It portrayed a stunning visual treat.

Wearing a white dress out. The dress is versatile, I was able to wear it for work and outing with friends.

Luminous animals lighting up the pathway as we walked past.

How could we not stop by for photos.

With GF and Tracy, and our pet swan.

Cheers to our 6 years of friendship, glad to have the girls in my life. Never fail to have laughter everything the 3 of us met up.

We were given a panda plushie when we entered and our pandas found their mother panda.

Running 4 times every hour, there will be a 5 minutes spectacular 3D light show featuring the latest in projection mapping technology on a giant porcelain vase installation. The performance depicts the endearing classic tale of Moon goddess Chang'e and her beloved husband, Hou Yi.

God of Fortune welcoming us as we were about to entered Childhood Fantasy zone. 

Passing by the 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. The first thing we did was to check out our own zodiac sign and see if our zodiac animal look the best.

With the God of Fortune and Chinese zodiac sign, it made us feel that Chinese New Year is approaching. Indeed, another 4 more months to go.

Rabbit looked cute, that's my grandmother's zodiac sign.

GF and I hopped on to the LED swing that will keep changing its colour. Both of us love playing swing, immersing ourselves into this children's dream-like fantasy playground.

Tracy and I having a swing together too. 

We drew the crowds over to this LED swing and after which, everyone started to sit on the swing and took photo too.

Thanks Tracy for the photo and bringing us to the event.

We were thrilled by the true-to-life size dinosaur figures that were right in front of us. It was as though we were transported to jurassic park. Let's escape from here.

There was also larger-than-life dinosaur egg replicas. GF and I went into the egg and have a photo together. Thanks Tracy for the photo.

We crossed over to Silk Road Fantasy zone where brought us to the historical journey across China's crossroad for trading and cultural exchanges. 

The pair of 4-metres tall twin swan lanterns  caught everyone's eyes when we passed by. They symbolize the coming together of different cultures during this golden period.

Our pathway were brightened up with a stretch of lanterns above us, lighting up our way. They were so beautiful.

A stretched of panda bidding good bye to us as we walked to the end of the trail.

It was a cultural night immersing ourselves into the exhibition of the Chinese handicrafts. We enjoyed the trail and have fun taking photos.

I was awed by the night view of the red palace, the lighting was so eye catching and you definitely won't miss it. 

If you wish to check out Golden Autumn Celebrations, you can purchase the ticket at the following price:

Monday to Thursday: $15 for adult / $12 for children / $8 for senior citizen

Friday to Sunday: $18 for adult / $15 for children / $9 for senior citizen

Review of Lynn Aesthetic Facial Treatment

I must have been so busy with all my commitments till I didn't went for facial for a long time, my last facial was probably in December last year. Now is about time where I should cater "me" time to pamper myself and take a few hours break from whatever I am busy with.

Thanks Sample Store for arranging, I have a pampering facial treatment done at Lynn Aesthetic, an established beauty parlour who has been around for the last 32 years.

Lynn Aesthetic is located in the neighbourhood of Hougang street which is within 10 minutes walk away from Kovan MRT station.

Lynn Aesthetic is a place that allows us to be disengaged from the real world. 

Upon entering, I experienced a different feeling. A very comfortable and calm ambience with the floral decorations and dim lighting. The place was really big, there is a spiral staircase that lead us to the second level where my treatment room is.

I was told that each room has a different theme and a service staff in-charge of the room.

I was being assigned to Kerine which is in-charge of the garden room.

The room was decorated by Kerine herself, the room looked so captivating when entered.

My first time being in a theme treatment room, I love the design of the room.

Time to change on to the robe.

This was how my skin looked before the facial.

My skin looked so dull, a facial is just what I need to brighten up my skin, making me look vibrant and refreshed.

I have chosen Young & Trendy Detox Facial, a detox is just what my skin need.

The Detox Facial accelerates the metabolism of the cell and recover our best skin condition. 

My facial began with double cleansing to remove trace of makeup and all impurities. Lying on the cosy bed with soothing music in the background and Kerine's helping me with the facial started to get me feeling sleepy.

Next, Kerine used rose toner to tone my skin. I love the smell, the smell was pleasant and not too overwhelming. It just smelled heavenly.

Gommage peel was used to remove the dead skin. After this step, my skin instantly brightened up and clean as all the dead skin were being rubbed away.

Steam was next.

This step helped to open up my pores for easy extraction of black and whiteheads. 

Kerine used an suction equipment to suck out the black and whiteheads, this is a painless process. Following that was the manual extraction. Extraction was the only unbearable part during the facial, just bear with it if you want a clean looking skin. Kerine was very patient in the extraction and did a thorough job in clearing impurities on my skin. Kerine also shared with me about how to take care of my sensitive skin and tips of choosing the products suitable for my skin. This is useful for me so I know what type of products I should buy in future.

After which was eyebrow trimming.

The toughest part was already over, time for relaxation.

Kerine applied the serum on my skin and used a device to allow the serum to penetrate into my skin and locked the moisture.

Lip and eye care were next.

Following that was face, shoulder and head massage using detox gel. Do let the service staff knows if the force used is too strong for you.

Co2 Cream Mask was being applied, allowing me to have a good 20 minutes of rest. While the mask was on, Kerine gave me a hand massage during essential oil. So comfortable that I fell asleep and then woke up to rejuvenated skin.

Ended off my facial session with the application of toner and cream after removal of the mask.

I have a cup of tea before I left Lynn Aesthetic.

After the facial, I could instantly see the result. My skin has brightened up and shine with radiance from my initial dulling looking skin. My skin become supple and dewy.

My skin felt hydrated right after the facial.

It is good to indulge in facial once in awhile to clear away the impurities and better absorb all the nutrients.

My skin still looking bright and supple after 2 days.

I have a good 2 hours with Lynn Aesthetic. If you are interested in reading more reviews on Lynn Aesthetic's treatment, you can click on the link here.

For more information, please visit http://www.lynnaesthetic.com.sg

Lynn Aesthetic 

Blk 211, Hougang St 21, 

#01-317 Singapore 530211 (Nearest MRT Station: NEL Kovan)

Operating Hours: Mon-Fri : 10am - 9pm 

 Sat,Sun,PH : 10am - 6pm

Contact Number: 6289 8901 (Booking of appointment)