Heineken Commercial - The Golden Age.

I like the song!

Very upbeat!!

Here's the full song/commercial~

*Mr Look likes the beer*

FOTD~

I do believe this will be the last FOTD for work for the next couple months to come.
A friend was saying that after Kylie's arrival I won't have the time to do makeup posts.
I beg to differ as even throughout my pregnancy I still took the time to do my makeup daily~
I wonder if my girl had an overdoose of it in my tummy and will come out to hate makeup.
Hahahaha~

Some usual stuff as I'm not opening any new MU recently other than the MM blusher.

Super duper dry lips.

It cracked recently and I kept applying balm.

Basically, that's all I can do about it.

Yes, I am drinking loads of water 3 litres everyday so please stop asking me to drink more water =P

Adversity?

I quote a colleague here: "There are no good or bad situations...How you perceive it depends on your state of mind. Do you see the difficulty in every opportunity? or Do you see the opportunity in every difficulty?"

I totally agree with her.
Mentality and mindset can shape how and what you feel.
If you only see adversity then there will probably be no thoughts about opportunities.
Vice versa, with a positive outlook you will see opportunities in adversity.

I always tell myself that in life when I'm in the lowest of low, there's no where to go but up.
Especially when it's things that we have no control over - why waste the effort and time to broad over it?
If it's due to my actions that I'm in the lowest of low, what's left for me to do is face it and get on with my life.
What else can I do?

I'd like to live happily~

Taiwan Goodies~

Although I'm not able to travel I've got a sister whose recently been traveling like every week during April!

Thanks to my dearest Ami for lugging back all my goodies despite of the busy work schedule.

*thanks for not getting any Kylie stuff too*

Sexy Look masks!

These are really nice to use!

Full face + neck!

I need to prevent double chin~

Vin Vin set from payeasy.com.

This is the hydrating range~

VinVin AHA Bubble facial wash.

The small bottle was going at NT1 with purchase.

Naruko sets which I've wanted to try.

Ami got this at the airport for me.

It's the beige underbase mousse.

I'm also looking to try the LE BB one but I think it might be sold out at the airports.

Guess I've to hit the stores to try~

Contact lenses.

Apparently, these are the improved versions!

Can't wait to try them out (after my confinement).

Last but not least, Ami got me a keychain~

Hello kitty ribbons with my name engraved behind one of them.

This is on my bunch of keys right now!

Thanks Ami!!!!

Updates on Kylie~

She turned 36 weeks last Thursday and is weighing an estimate of 2.25kg.

That means, hopefully, by the time she's out, she'll be 2.5-2.7kg.

Still in breech position, Mr Look and I decided to finalise a date for her c-section by next week.

That will most probably be on the 2nd week of May after polling day in Singapore.

She will be on her 38th going onto her 39th week.

 Looking forward to meeting my lil look.

She gave me a really bad night on Sunday and I only managed to fall asleep at 1am!
Even after that, I woke up almost every hour.
That woke Mr Look too.
Haiz.
Preview of what is to come with Kylie coming out?
I hope not~
Well, checkups for me will be every week going forward till she comes along.
Now, we play the waiting game~

Final US major spree~

Organised a final major US spree with my colleagues in office from some US websites.

Bought some stuff in preparation for my lil girl's arrival.

There are some other stuff that I can't post as they are gifts.

So, here's what I bought.

From drugstore.com, Traditional Medicinals Organic Mother's milk teabags.

This promotes lactation and reduces colic in the baby from drinking mummy's milk.

So, I bought 8 boxes of these since they were on promotion.

Will probably last me through my moo-moo career.

From Target.com, I got a Braun thermometer and a Sonia Kashuk Kabuki Roped Brush. 

I went to Mothercare to check out the prices and trust me it's cheaper to get on Target and adding on shipping than getting it here.

I also got the sonia kashuk roped kabuki brush.

Will only get to try it after my confinement I guess.

From Carters.com, I got another romper (I should stop) for my lil girl. 

Mommy's lil shopper - guess whose shopping for who?

And, lastly, from Forever21.com, I got some cotton shorts.

Cheap shorts sized S-M for after giving birth.

Believe it or not, I'm wearing XXL FBT shorts now and they are getting tight.

It's the largest size I can find on the racks.

Mr Look had to find super huge tee (from army) in XL for me to wear at home.

Well, beggars can't be choosers~

                                            

Tangs Be Green Programme~

Saw on Haru's blog earlier this week that there will be a Tangs Be Green Programme over this weekend.

This started on Thursday at both Tangs Outlets.

Basically, you bring any empty cosmetic containers to the customer service counter in exchange for a S$5 voucher.

This voucher can be used to offset a single regular priced item.

Vouchers cannot be combined for a single purchase.

Each person is allowed maximum 3 exchanges.

You can't use the voucher on some brands - Clinique, MAC, Estee Lauder, La Mer, DKNY, Lab Series, Aramis and Chanel.

Went down to exchange for my vouchers with 4 MAC empties that I've been keeping for a couple of years.

Decided to give up keeping 6 empties for a lippie.

Had to use Mr Look's name for 1 of the exchange.=P

Coach buy~

Hanni very kindly got this for me recently from the states when they had a special sales.

On the web, it looks like this:

It's a convertible from a clutch to a wristlet or to a small shoulder carry bag.

Got this in the silver/champange color and haven't really seen this hitting our shores yet.

I'm loving it to bits and will rotate this with my LV clutch for the few wedding dinners I'm probably attending in the next 6-8 months.

Meetup with some old and some new friends~

I'm really excited as I type up this post because through FB I was able to connect with some long lost friends.

Hanni's one of them!

She was my primary school classmate and she has shifted out of Singapore to be with her loving husband.

She has got 2 great kids as well (and she's looking at adding 2 more)!!

Anyway, she recently came back to Singapore for a 2 month holiday with both her kids.

Debbie and I met up with the gang for a weekday lunch.

She's really an amazing mum and her 2 kids were beautiful and wonderful!

Meet Summer and Scottie~

2 great kids~

We had our lunch with little or no disruption.

Even Hanni enjoyed her lunch.

Hopefully, I'll get to see them again during Kylie's full month celebration.

Serious May MAC lemmings.

These I doubt there'll be some that I'll be able to get as I might be in confinement.

Good thing?

They will be part of the regular line!

Wee~

Information below are from temptalia.com and musings of a muse.

MAC Magically Cool Liquid Powder for Summer 2011

Water+loose powder =great for the hot weather!

Hopefully, after I've finished all my loose powders~

MAC Flighty Collection

This collection will probably be launched in May.

I'm looking at getting the cream eyeshadows as the paint pots weren't working for me.

Will probably get 1 to try first and see how the staying power, texture and intensity is like.

Finally, some MAC collections that I won't be rushing to the stores to get in May when they are launched!

Under the Weather~

It's really a bad time to fall sick.

However, the weather in Singapore is a little crazy with sudden heavy downpours and extremely hot afternoons.

Apparently, this will continue till June!!

I've stayed couped up at home since Thursday and my poor hubby accompanied me during the weekends at home.

He's not the sort that's able to stay home the whole day without fidgeting.

So, he did intensive cleaning of the house, cleared the microwave oven (to make way for baby's stuff), did laundry and went out to get my meals.

Yeap, that's my man!

I'm feeling much better as the meds given by my doctor works a little slower due to my pregnancy.

Looking forward to meeting my primary school friend today and my 36th week checkup this Thursday!

Not to mention the photoshoot with Amos this week too~



Love from around the World~

The following items came from around the world.

Bought back by friends and family~

A close friend returned from the Middle East and he bought us the above rug~

Thanks Prem!

I forgot about these when I posted the Taiwan stuff.

This was also bought from Taiwan by my sister and mum.

Prediction that she'll be a drool-er??

Bought by Michelle from her trip to Myanmar~

Thanks dear.

The above were bought by mummy dearest on her trip to Paris/Amsterdam early this month.

I realise there seems to be baby gifts by family members who recently went overseas.

Thanks Everyone for your love~

Show Lo 羅志祥 {獨一無二only you}.

*DROOOOOLLLLLLL*

So sorry about the drooling - he's done it again!!!!

Asia's Chinese Dance King!!!

When can I go see his concert?!

*control*

His new song that was released in Feb is okay but his moves!

It's very korean-style MV and dance moves but I can understand what he's singing!!!

Enjoy~

This is the MV.

The dance moves~

I think there'll be a lot of people copying this.

I see some MJ moves~ see if you can spot it.

Light Lunch @ Harry's.

After a heavy and late breakfast on Sunday, Mr Look and I headed to Suntec City planning to do some grocery shopping in the afternoon.

We dropped by Harry's to have a light lunch and also to celebrate his great results achieved during his recent IPPT.

Mr Look was always drinking Guinness Draught recently and I took a sip (or rather 2) to see how it was.

It's not bitter and sour like Guinness Stout but it had a light foamy texture.

Comparable to Kilkenny.

Nice~

He's acting it by drinking my grapefruit juice.

I'll stick with Orange juice next time~ bleh!

Testing our new S95 camera.

Love the camera!

We ordered 1 club sandwich to share.

This was pretty filling.

That's all folks~

The Bourgeoisie of the pregnancy world~

Quick update, the lil one is 34 weeks + 5 days.

She was close to 2kg at 34weeks (1989 grams) which the doctor mentioned was alright for her (and me).

She's still in the breech position which means she has yet to turn head down.

We'll have to wait for the 36th week review to see how that goes with the delivery.

Full steam ahead in the preparation of the arrival of this lil one.

Being my first pregnancy, there are stuff that both Mr Look and I are 'lost' on.

A very good example - what things to buy?

This is something ALL first time parents will be thinking (trust me!).

Not only for the newborn but also for the pregnant mother.

I think I did mention before the stuff a pregnant mother requires - clothes, maternity bras, more clothes.

Do believe me when I say that these don't come cheaply.

1 thing for sure is that you won't know how big your tummy may get and when.

Mine started to grow tremendously only after I hit my 7-8th month mark.

So, sometimes, buying maternity clothes doesn't really justify the need for it.

I did get some nonetheless, eg: maternity leggings/jeans.

I met a lady who was in the same frame as me and in the same period of pregnancy, her tummy was smaller than mine and she was wearing her normal jeans~

So, my advice is to go through your wardrobe to see if there's anything loose (I am still able to wear some of my pre-pregnancy tops), followed by shopping for normal loose fit clothings in larger sizes and the extreme case will be to get maternity wear.

Oh, I wore some of Mr Look's tee to sleep too and got XXL for FBT shorts~

As for maternity bras, previously, I mentioned buying normal bras in bigger sizes and using extension hooks.

As you near the last 2-3 months of your term, it's not advisable to wear under-wired bras.

I realised that my veins were getting really obvious and decided to switch to my nursing bras.

Getting these bras too early doesn't make sense as the boobs really do get bigger.

When it doesn't fit, it's a waste of $$$.

So buy them when you are hitting the 7-8th month mark.

There are cheap ones out there too.

Some were retailing at the S$60-80 range in some shops.

I got mine from BHG at S$9.90 each and when OG had sales there was an additional 10% off!

Or, try to find them online on forums/businesses - some good ones can be around S$20.

Well, things for mummy - we can save a little money here and there but what about baby?

I almost fainted when I first walked into a baby store.

Mr Look and I were totally lost.

For instance, there are like 5634526 strollers and 8533241 teats!

I haven't even mentioned the 'innovative' inventions!

Bumbo chairs, dining chair, booster seat - they are actually of about the same function!

They even invented the 'breast friend pillow' meant for breastfeeding mums~
Supposed to have some ergonomic support behind the design but when I asked my colleague she told me it's really not that worthed getting and a little troublesome to use.

It may help some but I think I'll just go back to the usual stacking of pillows around me to support my girl and my back.

I do believe that's still cheaper~

Yes!
The bourgeoisie of the pregnancy world!

You see, this is why most first time parents are 'lost' or they just get everything but in the end realises they don't really use it.
Uh-huh! That's when they start selling or exchanging online!

Great idea seriously!

Get a bit of money back and the buyer saves a little money too!

For us, we're pretty lucky.

Friends and family members passed many stuff to us.

Well, we are not that picky that she has to use brand new stuff all the way.

Eg: baby cot, baby swing, play pen, breast pads, glass bottles, clothes (lotsa 'em), shoes, hats, car seat etc.

We did save quite a bit there.

Bath tub's new though~

It may seems like it's all hand me downs but they outgrow some stuff really fast so I'm really grateful for the Karang Guni (old item collector) in me.

Cot's not new but the mattress is - just clean the frame a little and it's good as new!

It's true when my colleagues told me to be thick skinned and ask for stuff or just accept when people offer.

I've even asked my colleagues to hold on to certain items and pass them to me when their kids outgrow the item =P

There really are some gems in these hand me downs and I'm grateful for them as always.

I'll save the money for now and contribute it to the capitalist baby society next time~

As of 33rd week + 5 days~

Ok, here goes nothing~

My photo at work - taken by a close colleague who mentioned that my tummy looked big that day.

Apologies for my messy hair~

Tadah~

Huge tum tum~

Top bought from Taiwan!

Non maternity wear.

Heheheheh.....

FOTD for work~

I was reading Haru's blog and thought to myself - since I'm so forgetful, I can take photos of my products!

Hahaha~ yea, and so I did.

These were used for work on Tuesday.

Some new items here since I finished some of my old items.

Esprique Dramatical Stay Base Ex as my makeup base since I finished my Jill Stuart base.

Personally, I still prefer the JS base as it's more liquid and glides on easier.

Lunasol liquid base foundation, I think this was a lil too dark for my skin but after spreading it out, it looks alright.

P&J Sahara loose powder, I am beginning to like the flawless finish it gives my skin.

Lunasol eye palette with TooFaced Shadow Insurance and MM mascara, Ami said that the shadow primer is not working for her so she passed it to me. It works alright for me but I think I still prefer UD primer.

Oh, I forgot my concealer but it's the same old Maybelline one which is no longer on the shelves =(

I used the peach MM blusher - yes, I'm loving the color!

On my lips were the Clinique Chubby Stick in Whoppin Watermelon.

The chubby sticks has become my staple.

Partial FOTD.

My face is really swollen.

I'll take a super un-glam photo for everyone to see soon.

This is with natural sunlight.

FYI, I used lip balm under the chubby stick as my lips were cracking.

Light from the room only.

Wait till you see the super un-glam photo~

I need the courage to show everyone that picture!

Swollen~

Battling water retention, so I took a photo of my feet!

See how swollen they are and you can imagine my thighs, arms and face.

Hahhaha~

Last lap!!!!

My feet used to be bony and you are able to see the green veins.

Look at it now!

Hahaha~ I call them pig's feet.

Even my toes are swollen.

Yes, I'm laughing at them because there's nothing I can do about it.

On a side note, I took this FOTD but I can't remember when and for what.

Probably for work.

Neither can I remember what products I used. =P

I love my new Canon S95!!!

Oh, look at my swollen nose too~

Hahahaha~

One year on~

Time seems to fly~

Just last year, I attended Dylronn's full month celebration and just last weekend, I attended his 1 year old party!

He already knows how to walk too~

Hehe...

Some pics of the day!

Fat arms, thighs and back~

Haha - pregnancy water retention I hope!

From Pine Garden!!

Blackforrest on top and Lychee Martini in the bottom~

Mr Look was amazed by the cake!

We remembered during our time it was the letter '1' cake and now it's all 3-D and with tiers!!!

Happy Family~

Look at cheeky Ashton starring so intently at the cake from the corner.

Everyone looking at the cake.

Well, I've got another 1 year old party coming up soon.

I guess that'll be the norm at my age group.

On the side note, I really thank all my family, colleagues and friends for their blessings on my pregnancy.

I've reeived so much baby stuff that I'm almost ready.

I greatly appreciate all the stuff lent/given to me to tide me through my confinement.

Saved Mr Look and me loads of moolah~

Looking forward to tomorrow's 34th week gynae visit!



張韶涵-傷日快樂.

Watching 幸福最晴天 and I heard this song.

Kinda half expected it to be Angela's song as it's very much her style.

When will I be able to go K again~

Taiwan Goodies~

Mummy and Ami recently returned from a holiday to Taiwan/HK.

They got me some goodies~

Food stuff including my favorite Tai Yang Bing which I already started eating.

One a day - haha, like addiction~

Full face + neck masks and eye masks~

The sexylook masks were really great!

I tried one last night and the mask material was better than MyBeautyDiary, there were more essence in the masks and you can feel the lifting effect almost immediately after removing the mask.

Naruko products and pearl powder~

Thanks Mummy and Ami~