Alexandr&Co's New Flagship Retail Opening at Isetan Scotts Singapore

Congratulations to Alexandr&Co. the world’s first luxury silk sericin skincare brand, for the opening of a new flagship retail point of sale at Isetan Scotts, Singapore. 

Alexandr&Co. is a Singapore-born luxury skincare range made in Japan (that explains the Japanese word below the brand's name). 

Alexandr&Co. is founded by doctors who studied the clinical applications of silkworm sericin in the context of skin healing and repair. This is the first time silk sericin is available in a luxury skincare range in Singapore and globally online.

Moving Alexandr&Co. to Isetan is definitely a strategic positioning as Isetan is a prominent premium retailer in Singapore and Japan, Isetan has robust loyalty programme for active members, making the place an ideal shopping destination.

There is a grand opening promotion where there is 30% off sericin skincare sets where set A (U.P $238) and set B (U.P $258) is now retailing at $199. It also comes with a free dreamguard pillow case worth $149.

The star product of Alexandr&Co. is SeriGlow Elixir Anti-Aging Serum (retail price: $159), that moisturizes, brightens and conditions skin, reducing the visible signs of ageing for a youthful appearance.

There were display set for customers to try out the products. I have tested out another best selling product, SeriGuard Anti-Aging Moisturizer, which is fast absorbed into skin and provide supple appearance. 

I received a deluxe travel size of SeriShine Anti-Aging Eye Cream, which is good to carry around in a pouch, especially when traveling overseas.

The eye cream was enriched with ultra-concentrated Serisil for vital care of our eyes, hence the texture of the eye cream is slightly thicker. Despite the thicker texture, the eye cream was fast absorbed into the skin and hydrated the delicate skin under the eyes. I love using it at night and wake up to a less puffiness looking eyes, my eyes no longer looked so restless.

For more information, please visit https://www.alexandr-co.com/ 

Drive Safe With The Stars at ComfortDelGro Driving Centre

My TGIF began with a starstruck night where we get close-up encounter with the local celebrities at ComfortDelGro Driving Centre located at Ubi.

ComfortDelGro Driving Centre held their media showcase of "Drive Safe With The Stars" where renowned local celebrities will put their driving skills to test using the newly developed revolutionary visual-based management software, Driver Development Tool, which collects driver’s performance data via a series of cameras and advanced sensors.

We had a group photo taken before we headed down for a car ride with the stars. Thanks CK for sending us the photo.

From left to right: Kok Weile, Constance Song, me, Jian Ruyi, Li Nanxing, Kenny, Julie Tan, CK, Jon, GF.

There is no need for me to introduce local celebrities - Li Nanxing, Constance Song and Julie Tan. But for Weile and Ruyi, they are the next rising stars who are currently signed under LNX Global, managed by our ah ge, Li Nanxing.

Without further ado, we proceeded to the car ride next where the Driver Development Tool was put to test.

Jon and I was assigned to Constance's car. During the ride, the instructor explained to us how the Driver Development Tool works.

ComfortDelGro Driving Centre has introduced Drive Safe Course (half day) which uses the Driver Development Tool, a unique visual - based management software that comes with a portable in - vehicle logging system, cameras and advanced sensors to collect performance data during a training session. 

The instructor was analysing the data in his laptop screen which displayed the vehicle handling, road cornering and traffic navigation skills of a driver, detailed in graph s and then profiled into retrievable data. 

The entire training session is captured on video to heighten learning retention. Drivers can watch their mistakes on playback immediately after a session and take steps to correct mistakes such as sudden accelerating and braking , improper hand position on steering wheel, insufficient scanning of the environment, tailgating as well as failure to check blind spots or signal correctly.

Sitting at the back and relax during this 10 minutes ride, we felt safe with Constance's driving skill though she told us that she just got her license recently. 

We went back to the room and mingled with my friends as well as ah ge, Li Nanxing.

Ah ge is very friendly in person, he came over to join us for an interactive talk, making us hyped up.

Finally my partner has arrived. As Linda has not taken the ride yet, I accompanied her for another round of ride. This time round, we were assigned to Ruyi's car.

Ruyi got his driving license one year ago and he was already quite steady in his driving. Driver Development Tool made use of technology to help us become safer drivers and riders. 

We also had small talk with Ruyi where we found out that he just came back from his filming in China. 

We went back to the room for the analysis of Driver Development Tool, starting off with the result of ah ge, Li Nanxing.

Ah ge has also shared with us that he picked up 2B Bike Riding Course enrolled with ComfortDelGro Driving Centre’s last year and has obtained Class 2B Licence this year. He added that the instructor was very experienced and patient. He will be able to ride a bike should future acting roles require it.

The report projected three key areas of analysis including vehicle handling, road awareness and traffic navigation. Instructors can provide constructive and meticulous feedback based on the result to drivers and riders immediately after every driving session. 

The software detected drifting of the vehicle when cornering, the advice given is to reduce speed before entering a bend and do not turn the steering wheel forcefully.

Next was Julie Tan, who scored pretty high for all the components.

Julie is currently enrolled in a Class 2B Course. She shared that it is not easy learning to ride a bike, but the ComfortDelGro Driving Centre instructor has been very patient with her. 

Julie also stressed the importance of Drive Safe Course after she experienced a horrifying car crash in Italy just weeks ago. It dawned upon her to not take road safety for granted and the Drive Safe Course serves to remind her so.

Last but not least was Weile.

He was very confident about his driving skill but the result showed otherwise. His score was the lowest among the 3 of them. 

Here's when the customised Driver Development Tool comes in handy, it helped Weile to assess his driving skills and improve the way he drives. 

A group photo of the stars after the presentation. 

The stars together with the management and instructors of ComfortDelGro Driving Centre.

Both the Drive Safe and Ride Safe Courses are open to all for registration. From now to 31 December 2019, both courses are available at promotional prices inclusive of GST:

1. Drive Safe Course - $214 

2. Ride Safe Course - three levels with fees stating from $53.50 

A solo photo with Li Nanxing. It was really nice to see such a friendly ah ge. Hope to see you again in another event.

With Julie, it has been awhile since I last seen her. She still look beautiful as ever.

A group photo with my girls, so happy to see them again. Events become fun with them around.

For more information about the courses, please visit www.cdc.com.sg

ComfortDelGro Driving Centre

205 Ubi Avenue 4, Singapore 408805

Operating hours: Monday to Friday from 9am - 7pm, Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am - 12:30pm  

Bachelorette Hen's Walk: Skechers Friendship Walk 2019

I participated in my second walkathon, with courtesy from Tracy who won 4 passes to Skechers Friendship Walk 2019 for herself and team bridesmaids. This year has been a fulfilling year for us, because of the big day that is coming up soon, we bonded as a team in many occasions together.

As Tracy's wedding is approaching is less than 2 months time, we took this opportunity to keep ourselves fit for the wedding. GF has also prepared a surprise for us and we met up an hour earlier to unveil the surprise.

GF got us 'Bride-To-Be' and 'Bridesmaid' sashes from her recent trip to Johor Bahru, she also made us wore it through the walk. Because of this unique idea, our walk were filled with so much fun and great memories, turning it into a hen's walk for Tracy.

Since we were an hour ahead of the activities time, we explored around Marina Bay Sands as well as the race village for bachelorette's phototaking.

Along the way, we attracted many onlookers' attention who is trying to catch the words on our sashes. The most hilarious comments that we overheard was "They were going for Beauty Pageant.", this was so funny.

Glad to have these girls in my life, from just blogger acquaintances to close friends now. Their presence have added laughter and making every events a catching up session for us. 

I love this group photo the most. 

#Teambridesmaids with Singapore's skyline as backdrop, featuring the iconic Marina Bay. Perfect pose, perfect background and perfect us.

The opening of game stations began at 4pm and the queue for every station was super long. After we conquered one station, we decided to give up the idea of going to all the stations which allow us to stand a chance in winning the lucky draw.

We went for the refreshment booth instead where we got Yoghurt and HL Milk from Marigold.

We ate the yoghurt immediately to cool ourselves down from the perspiration in the sweltering weather. Slurping up the cold yoghurt was so shiok.

The 4km walk flagged off at 5pm from Marina Bay Sands Event Space where we walked one big round passing by ArtScience Museum, Helix Bridge, the Esplanade, Fulleraton Bay Hotel, Custom House, the Merlion, the Promontory and finally back to Marina Bay Sands.

We met Deadpool and Spiderman along the walk, they were with us for the Friendship Walk too. 

Even Deadpool was curious about what was written on our sashes and once he spotted Tracy with her 'Bride-To-Be' sash, he immediately gave Tracy's a princess hug. That day was Tracy's lucky day.

We walked along many popular sight-seeing places of Singapore, making the walk a picturesque and memorable one. Our sashes definitely make heads turn and set us different from the rest of the walkers, standing out from the crowds. Even during the walk, many onlookers made a second turn to check out our sashes.

We completed our 4km walk and were given a finisher medal. This was actually my first medal and first walk with the girls. 

As I grow older, I started to change myself for the better which includes adopting a healthier lifestyle, trying to eat healthier and exercising, keeping myself physically fit. 

There were some after walk refreshments for us to redeem and we got ourselves a stick of ice cream from Coolen. 

Skechers Friendship Walk 2019 brought us back to old school theme, where everything was so simple and nice, even the ice cream too.

With that, Skechers Friendship Walk 2019 has come to the end. 

I have a fun day with the girls and this definitely keep me motivated to join them for such walk if there is an opportunity in the future. There was never a dull moment in our meet up.

See you girls soon again.

Review: Walking With Dinosaurs Opening Night in Singapore

After 65 million years, the dinosaurs are back! 

Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience is based on the award-winning BBC Television series, they have roared into Singapore Indoor Stadium from now till 8 September 2019.

Walking With Dinosaurs has been seen by over 9 million people in more than 250 cities around the world. I'm so happy to have the opportunity to catch the biggest and best dinosaur show in Singapore.

Date: From now to 8 September 2019 (Sunday) 

Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes (with 20 minutes interval) 

Showtime: Wed-Thu: 7pm / Fri: 3pm & 7pm / Sat-Sun: 10.30am, 2.30pm & 6.30pm

Ticket price: From $78 to $148 

Ticket can be purchase from Sports Hub.

Thanks Tracy for the photos. Just nice the 4 of us were sitting in the same section (different seats), we took this opportunity for a photo.

I brought Tracy along with me for the show, both of us were so looking forward for the show. We always watched dinosaurs from television or movies, but it was our first time "Walking with Dinosaurs" at a close up.

The documentary show was narrated by Huxley, the palaeontologist, who tells the story of the greatest pre-historic creatures ever to walk the earth.

The show featured 18 life-sized dinosaurs making use of state-of-the-art technology in a $20 million production. 

Walking With Dinosaurs is a must-see live arena experience for audiences of all ages, the young ones will love it especially. It showcased the nature documentary of the dinosaurs and satisfied our curiosity of how the dinosaurs behave before they were extinct. It was as though history has come alive.

The audience sitting at the front will have opportunity to get up close with the dinosaurs, get ready for interactive time with the dinosaurs.

Just like other animals, the dinosaurs can get nasty and fight with one and other if the other dinosaurs hurt their little ones. I guess that is the instinct of all parents, a natural reaction that all of us have. It was heart warming watching the connections of their familial bonds.

The fiercest fight, it got us feeling thrilled while watching their battle. It captured our imagination of the dinosaur battle.

Here comes the famous Tyrannosaurus (T-Rex) that everybody is waiting for. It is the largest and fearsome among the dinosaur species. It did made a roaring entrance.

It was an entertaining night Walking With Dinosaurs. Traces of the history of dinosaurs can be found in the show. Take some time off your schedule and bring your little kids for this engaging show, I'm sure they will like it very much.

Remember to catch the show at Singapore Indoor Stadium before they become extinct in Singapore on 8 September 2019.