2

January

TWENTYTEN

0401 HRS

The conclude of 2010

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!

It's a brand new year of 2011 and let me conclude a bit on how 2010 had been.

Definitely agree with the saying that one year older, one year wiser,
and I am thankful for opportunities, experiences as well as lessons learned in the past year.

I suppose it might be my most hectic year in my life,
with the second last semester started in January to May,
and an internship in May till July, followed by the last term in school in August till December.
Wouldn't say it is a smooth sailing year, but definitely one which I had many first times,
and one which i made many new friends, and get in touch with the real working world.

FRIENDSHIP:

2010 was an absolutely great one for us.
Despite the busy schedule, I realised we have been meeting very frequently especially during weekends,
and they are the ones who keep me sane till now.
Names wouldn't be mentioned because you know exactly who you are.
And i just wanna say, a big thank you YOU for everything, girlfriends.
Thank you for standing by me in times of sorrows and happiness, giving me utmost faith and trust in me,
support and believe in me and not doubting me in anyway. That's all that i need.
Me too, feel the same way for you girls!

Of course, many other friends who have shown concern and care towards me,
or by making an effort to keep in touch by just a mere simple wassap msg or sms,
you are definitely appreciated by me very much!

FAMILY:

Everybody has been well, and younger sis has completed her secondary school too.
Daddy as usual, gets busy with golf almost everyweek,
and mommy, though busy with work, but have also become a best friend of mine who listens to my complains daily!! :p

LOVE:
I guess there might be a few who are curious, as i do get questioned on why is there no a particular someone..
Well, for those who follow, i guess you know it has been a good two whole years that I didn't have anyone special mentioned in the blog.
In other words, these two years I have been enjoying my singlehood,
and for those who are single or are experiencing breakups,
trust me, being in a singlehood and when you truly understand and feel the singlehood,
it is absolutely not a bad thing, or rather, a GREAT one in fact.

I enjoy the fact that your full focus is directed to somewhere you want it to be without distractions,
and hey, its rewarding!
And catching up with old pals or new friends certainly help to not at the least, make me feel lonely,
though you might bump into many sweet couples around.

I ain't shutting myself up or am being weird, hahaha,
but i guess i shall just leave everything to fate and see how the love life pans out for me.
But well, i really enjoy being in the singlehood to be honest!

CAREER:

It marks the end of university life a week ago, and it feels surreal till date.
I have to start looking for a job and it's kinda a mixed feeling.
A tad of worry at one side, but yet, an excitement on another side.
Will keep you peeps updated if you are interested! :p

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The last week of 2010 wasn't exactly a great one,
but it allows me to learn and know who are those that have faith and trust in me,
and I'm sincerely touched and thankful for you angels.
Needless for me to say much, but YOU, believed in me that I have tried my utmost best in those difficult situations.

Ironically, i thought that some understood me well and long enough, and give me as much faith as i give to them..
and I didn't expect emotions and new people they met in their life affect the faith they have that easily..
it's disappointing and sad to know that the emotions overpowered the mind to think logically of the underlying basis/ reasons of why a particular incident happened,
or the emotions overpowered the mind to see what exactly is the issue or who are to be involved/ not involved,
and at the end of the day, the reason for all the happenings was because of others.
Maybe, one should care less for others and be selfish sometimes….. sometimes.

Enough of these sad and mixed emotions,
but let us all welcome 2011 with open arms and new plus great resolutions.
May each and every of you guys to stay happy and may your dreams come true!

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i can't wait to introduce this MUST-GO italian restaurant for you to try!

Tucked in the corner of bukit timah road,
you can easily park your car with valet with tips system, or just by the road side along the terrace house.
Been there recently and I love the place!

Ambience was good (but could have been more cosy) and unpretentious,
with authentic italian decorations and furnitures that filled up the whole space.
The restaurant ain't exactly a huge one,
but because of its moderate space, it feels like one big family eating together.

The name of the restaurant is called the ,
and boy, you have to book it at least half a week in advance! (to be safe, one week in adv is better!)
Don't say i didn't warn you,
THEY ONLY TAKE IN RESERVATIONS BTW!

It's more on the higher priced end,
but hey gosh, the quality of the personable service and food definitely make the value worth while.
Kudos to them that they know exactly what to prepare by you just mentioning "oh its my partner's birthday.. or oh, its my partner's anniversary etc".
Trust me, they are that attentive and good.
Love it love it love it!

Did i mention that it is a good place for couple's anniversaries, or birthdays in my opinion?

if you are thinking of going there for valentine's day, PLEASE DO!
But remember to book it early!!

Didn't bring my camera, so here are some pics from the iphone.


The place.


These two are the MUST-HAVE MUST HAVE!!
Bread with cheese oozing out and wrapped with parma ham that is pan fried.
Squid ink pasta in crabmeat sauce.

 

Guess who we have today for Blogshop Fashion Inspirations?


* Olive lace-trimmed dress by Hope Alethia.


*Satin lace-layed minidress by Hope Alethia.

Two dresses that are prefect for dinners and functions!

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December

TWENTYTEN

1012 HRS

Beauty Instinct

Im leaving Chiangmai but going to catch a flight to Bangkok to stay over for a night before heading back to Sunny Singapore.


Travelled out of Chiangmai,
and here's one of the better places we stayed over a day ago!


the walkway


The room


The view from the balcony.

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If you have been a reader,
you would know that I detest the dry skin, fine lines, and acne breakouts/scars on the face.

You would also be aware that I have introduced facial products from different brands previously.
in which they are useful and essential for our daily needs.

You would also know that I have been emphasizing that good skin is vital,
and definitely helps a lot when applying make-up to ensure smooth and flawless skin.
Not only that, but with great skin, make-up stays even longer and you look absolutely radiant than before.

Here's a peeka after a treatment that i underwent.
Only Sunblock, No foundation, make-up on the eye area/eyebrow, and blusher.

I apply foundation mostly during shoot sets only cause I feel that I have oily T-zone,
which makes the foundation kinda irky as the day goes on.
Sunblock is real important and it suffice as a base in my opinion.

My girlfriends and I always discuss on how expensive to be a girl,
we have to groom ourselves constantly, go for manicure/pedicure,
buy facial products with for instance, 7 steps (7 items), hair dye/perm, go for facial etc.

Therefore, my point is,
I bet the above mentioned is kinda needed and sought after my many girls,
and its a constant thing.

So I believe it applies to the same as many girls,
things like manicure/pedicure, haircut and especially FACIAL, TREATMENTS (yes, its the face we are talking about)
if not we wouldn't spend so much on facial products, make up and facial etc.

We might try out a few here and there,
but ultimately, we hope to find one that truly understands our each individual skin,
and make all our moolahs worth while,
and see the effectiveness and result at the end of the day isn't it?

So a week or two back,
I had an amazing experience with

Located right smack in town at Far East Shopping Center,
it is a cosy boutique owned by a dedicated woman who has years and years of experience in facial treatments.


Location of Beauti Instinct.

We all know we have different concerns,
different problems to tackle, and never the same set.
The unique aspect about Beauti Instinct is that,
Rita, the lady behind all the results, perform detail analysis of your facial skin,
and work on each individual needs as needed.

Don't go zzz after looking at the pictures below,
but that was how TIRED my skin looked during the exam period two weeks back.

You see, the thing is that you mugged at home,
and you tend to have itchy hands and do some squeezing (which is definitely NOT a thing to do),
that leaves scars and marks on the face. Blah.

I hate to see that skin being so haggard and tired the first thing in the morning,
and it does spoil the day. ;(



The Before and After comparison.


The best thing is…

the result is INSTANTANEOUS.
You can see the obvious lightening of scars/spots,
and a more smooth skin surface!

Instead of the normal facial,
I sought advice from Rita and did a customized treatment which I love it!

I love…

1. Not the usual facial type, but this boutique specializes in Treatment Facials.
Besides the usual extractions etc, Rita make available treatments like Radioactive treatments,
silk peels etc and those are absolutely more premium treatments and of quality.

2. How patient Rita was, as well as her staff.
No time was rushed and the whole treatment experience there was extremely relaxed.
Though there might be other customers at the same time,
but she definitely knows how to manage each customer very well, i must say.
You will be truly satisfied with the experience.

Here's the exact treatment that I did,
recommended for those who has Acne problems:

One more peeka to convince you to try it out!
Here's how the skin is like after the facial treatment result sets in.


Weeee, totally without makeup here and this was taken 3 days back.
Love it that i am confident in the skin by going out with real less makeup.


No foundation here again, and again, just makeup on the brows/eyes and cheeks.

And just for you readers exclusively,
you can enjoy the Acne Treatment that I did at an absolute bargained price, no doubts about that.
*Just print the e-coupon below in black/white will do and present this.
Or just mention "beatricetan" when you book your appointment.


Here's a chance to experience what i have experienced too and trust me,
you will be swoon by it!

i understand you might want to try out the basic Deep Cleansing Facial Treats first for a start to gauge your experience,
here's a great offer for our upcoming festive season- Christmas!

And boy, check out the offer Beauti Instinct is having now,
THIS IS TOTALLY A STEAL!!!

Additionally, Beauti Instinct is an all rounder for treatments,
for those who have been thinking about slimming treatments,
here's the slimming treats offer.

No worries, you can try out once to experience how is it like,
or just book an appointment to seek some advice from Rita before deciding anything.


just hope to share these great offers for you to enjoy!

At the end of the day,
We are all girls!

BEAUTI INSTINCT
545 Orchard Rd
Far East Shopping Centre (Beside Hilton Hotel) #03-14
Tel: 67339149

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Some outfit inspirations from blogshop today,
brought them all the way to Chiangmai to play dress up. ;)

*Elegant workdress from Hautehangers


*Flowy white dress from Hautehangers

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NOTICE!

On a side note, for those who "Liked" the bio-essence facebook to get your free samples,
there was a glitch and here's a note from Bio-essence:

For all those who’ve “liked” Beatrice’s blog post on our FB fanpage to redeem free BB Cream samples, sincerest apologies from the Bio-essence team for the delay in contacting you. There is a minor glitch and we’ll need you to email us your contact details as follows to by 15 December 2010 so that we can mail you the samples.

Full Name:
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13

December

TWENTYTEN

1212 HRS

Bea in Changmai

Im at Changmai now!

Just found out that there is a series of programs planned out for the upcoming days,
and we will be hopping around to different places and staying at different places every night.

Here's the room for today.
The hotel is located in the city area and it looks real cosy. '
Too bad internet ain't included and i am here blogging as i just signed up for 3 hour internet access.


Dinner was at this cultural place which i wasn't at all impressed.
Food wasn't good though the place looks nice and impressive. Heh.
So no intro of this place to you guys.

Day starts at 6am tomorrow morning (zz!),
so i;m off to bed now.

Have a great new week everybody!

11

December

TWENTYTEN

0512 HRS

A Getaway

Zoukout tonight.
The bobs (groupies) first time experiencing zoukout together, and I hope it will be a blast!

The crazy thing is..
i will be going airport straight after zoukout and off I go to Chang Mai for a getaway for a week.

Hope there will be good internet connection there,
and.. I'll be back!


Meanwhile, yearn to do some shopping and explore my wardrobe?
Check out sheshops! Click HERE for my account!

10

December

TWENTYTEN

0612 HRS

Mid post

im back for a quick post and will blog more tonight.
Stay tuned for more later!


I went on a date with leney and brought her to my new frequent visited place.


My daily favourite!
Red mango. Love it with granola, strawberries and mangoes!


Brought leney to try it one day and she loves it

Some fashion inspiration by the blogshops.

Love that its easily paired up with the booties and the dress colour rocks!
*Nude Dress from Pearlavish


*Fuschia Dress from Pearlavish


*Red work dress from Pearlavish