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#GeraTravels: Post-foodpanda Vacation Begins!
Just some time last year, Mark and I spent 2 weeks in the lands of Nippon as celebration for his graduation! This time… Well, he claims it’s to reward me for all the work I put into my work at foodpanda. 🙂 Yes, Japan is evidently a favourite choice for the both of us. And…
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No, I’m Not Pregnant – Just Not Too Smart…
Few days back I posted a status on Facebook about my stomach pains… Other than the very sarcastic “Congratulations!” and “So when can I be godparent?” – I had a number of very loving friends who were genuinely concerned. One of them positioned herself in my life to bring me to unconventional places to eat. So she was all,…
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5 Ways We Unknowingly Abuse Our Helpers
Hiring domestic help is common in Singapore; people from the middle/upper-middle income onwards are generally able to afford them quite comfortably. In Singapore, our domestic helpers mostly come from Indonesia and the Philippines. With a minority percentage coming from other South-east Asian countries like India and Myanmar. And although this is part of the solution…
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The Ang Moh’s Guide to Lunar New Year
Working in a company that has a rather high number of foreigners (ang mohs, mainly) – I’ve come to realise that as international Singapore is; we have plenty of stuff that just isn’t known by everyone internationally. #1 It’s Actually Called Chinese Lunar New Year It’s a common mistake made by even locals. Heck, I always just wish…
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First Steal Utensils, Then Create Scandal On Cockroaches
Just on Boxing Day, I saw this Facebook Post on my feed. Super long – but felt it was worth the read. Long story short: Family goes to hawker for a meal. They needed more utensils, daughter goes to another stall to get them. Stall told her to put the utensils back as she didn’t buy…
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From One Bereaved Daughter to Another
Just some time back I was talking to a friend who had lost her father. It was both easy & difficult for me. Easy because I knew somewhat what she was going through, I lost my own Daddy when I was a little one. Difficult because it tore me apart every time; while I was…
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What Have You Done, City Harvest?
It has been about 3 weeks since my post on 9 Reasons Why City Harvest Church Was the Devil To Me and till this day I’m still receiving messages & emails from readers. And while some were super encouraging, with the occasional hate mail here & there… I was more drawn to those who shared with…
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Chinese Nationals; Too Rich Too Soon
Recently I saw this viral video on the Internet about a Chinese consumer displaying less-than-pleasant behaviour toward a sales assistant in a store. Here’s the video: If that doesn’t work for you, here’s the URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXppBMjSBu4 For the benefit of those non-Mandarin speaking, the woman was basically shouting: “You think I have no money?” Throws cash.…
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Product Review: Sephora Color Reveal Lip Balm
For the longest time I never knew how some girls pulled off their lipstick shades so flawlessly… Like, they just look gorgeous. Whilst most of the time I just look like I got bitten by a poisonous snake… *sobs!* While doing my regular browsing in Sephora, I spotted this little one here. In a super unassuming design, it…
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Mr Roland Poon is the Brave One; Not Me
Hello, everyone! My last entry on 9 Reasons Why City Harvest Church Was the Devil To Me went a little viral… Really wasn’t expecting this. :O Really like to thank everyone for taking the time to read and sending me very supportive messages. 🙂 Super flattered by those who took the time to write out…
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9 Reasons Why City Harvest Church Was the Devil To Me
I’ll probably receive some flak from City Harvest people – but through my years I’ve learnt that all they know is to spout out loud their blinded ‘opinions’. People: They’re not opinions if you were brainwashed into it; that just makes it an influence over a weak mind. I dare say this. Why? Because I was…
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5 Reactions Boyfriends Have to Korean Dramas
Lately I’ve been watching quite a bit of Korean dramas in my free time. And while I’m loving it, Mark isn’t so much… Then when I share with some of my girlfriends, I find boys have this standard template of reactions to give when their girlfriends watch Korean drama. Well, maybe just about any drama actually. #1 “This NEVER happens in…
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3 Beauty Must-Haves for the Haze
This nasty haze is bad for quite a number of things… General health, country relations… My lungs have so far lodged a few hundred complaints and threatened to quit a couple dozen times. My throat and eyes aren’t too happy about the situation either… But the one organ that is evidently showing its unhappiness is the…
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DuSol Beauty: Finally Going Blonde
Through my coloured-hair- years, I’ve mostly stuck with rather safe colours like dark brown, brown… The most daring I went was red! But to be honest, that didn’t really complement my skin tone too well. 😦 However I was totally blown away by how DuSol Beauty managed to pick out a shade which I had no…
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11 Reactions Singaporeans have to the Haze
Yes, it’s that time again. The Haze… For the benefit of those who aren’t too sure – basically every now & then for the longest time, Singapore undergoes a period of haze (basically air pollution) for a period of time because our dear neighbour, Indonesia, decided to go on a forest burning spree. And this…
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Why Attached Friends Make The BEST Or WORST Friends
Photo Credit: https://twobirdsonestonewedding.wordpress.com We all have that friend who was once upon a time super close to you when he/she was single or just flinging around – then as time went by, decided to be in a serious relationship. And then they start to drift away… Now, because you’re all-so-mature… You realise that time, love…
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Product Review: Shiseido Perfect Watery Oil Makeup Remover
Greetings, everyone! It’s been a mighty long time, yes? I still have some travel entries to do from my trip to Japan – but for now, we will be taking a short break from all my worldly rendezvous and look at my other love… beauty. And I’ll be sharing my reviews on this particular product – Perfect Watery…
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Eyelash Extensions: True Eyelash Beauty @ Bugis Cube
Singapore is in no shortage of beauty parlours. And since a few years back, eyelash extensions have been a norm among women and an essential for some. Me included! 😉 And I was initially quite a loyal customer to Carragheen, but after a while I personally felt their service standards dropping while their prices weren’t……
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#GeraTravels to 東京 (Tokyo): Ramen + Fancy Washrooms
28-29 June 2015 Officially my very first time in the land of Nippon! 😀 Super excited – needless to say! And while Mark was lining out where to visit in Japan, we had to stop at Tokyo. For 2 reasons: 1. His all-time favourite ramen was there. They were in Ramen Champion in Singapore and Mark became a…
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3 Things You Need To Know About “Love”
Through all my years, people would often say I’m an idealist – I tend to view the world using fairy tale filters, especially when it comes to love. However I’ll be fully honest with you people and say that it is purely a defence mechanism. The fact is… 1. Your Disney’s Fairy Tale “Happily Ever After” Does NOT Exist I…
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Did Singaporeans Overreact Over The Massive MRT Breakdown?
While overseas, I received news on a massive MRT breakdown. How massive? Well, considering that it affected both of Singapore’s main train lines – I’d say it was really bad. For those who aren’t familiar; Singapore’s MRT network rooted from our North-South (red) Line and East-West (green) Line. Being so, it is logical that plenty of Singaporean…
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#GeraTravels to 香港 (Hong Kong): A Different Hong Kong Experience
24-27 June 2015 It’s been 4 full years and Mark is finally graduating from SMU! 😀 So for his graduation trip, we decided to go around his favourite places on Earth. Mainly places that serve up his beloved food… We planned for a 2-week-long vacation to Hong Kong & Japan! First up… Onward to Hong…
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Product Review: Innisfree Super Volcanic Pore Clay Mask
I first noticed Innisfree while I was in Hong Kong and when it came to Singapore I was quite literally over the moon. Not because there isn’t already enough beauty brands to pamper our female population; but rather the brand carries quite a range of highly affordable yet rave-worthy items! One of which is… Its Super…
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#GeraTravels to 四川 (Si Chuan)：Posh Hotel, Jades & Kisses Goodbye
12-13 December 2014 This is officially my last entry for my trip to China last year. Yes, it’s already the middle of the following year… Each day was just filled with so much uniqueness, they earned their own standalone blog entries! So anyway, here goes! Before I jet off for my next holiday… The last lap…
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7 Things To Know When You Love A Broken Person
When I say love; it doesn’t limit the whole thing to merely something romantic. It can be loving a friend, a relative… And when I say broken person; it’s a whole new level of broken. Each of us are broken in our own ways and need to be fixed somehow; but some of us are just so broken that…
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#GeraTravels to 四川 (Si Chuan)：Winter Wonderland Exists in Hai Luo Gou Glacier!
10-11 December 2014 All you snow-lovers will absolutely adore this post! During this part of my trip, we went to a glacier which was downright AMAZING.
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GEO Contact Lens Lovers, Behold The GEOLICA!
In my personal opinion, when it comes to cosmetic lenses – GEO is one of the big boys (girls?) in the game. Every girl who knows her cosmetic contacts, knows GEO. And GEO has quite a range of different designs! Then one day I spotted GEOLICA while shopping for my next few pairs of contacts. This particular pair…
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Lip Tint Tattoo; The Next Kissable Must-Have?
One of the latest things that has been going on in the cosmetics world is this new baby known as the lip tint tattoo. The whole idea of this product is to create a lasting & natural colour to your lips. I was honestly never much of a lipstick-wearer; but I found the beauty pleasure in…
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Body Contour Tried To FORCE Me…
I’m barely out of bed, didn’t even go for my morning pee yet and I’m already annoyed so bad. In a nutshell: I was offered a free trial for some massage at this spa called Body Contour, I agreed to it at first. Then after a while I decided against it and told them to cancel my…
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#GeraTravels to 四川 (Si Chuan)：Witnessing Chinese Ingenuity
9 December 2014 As much as people these days complain about the public mannerisms of the Chinese from mainland China, you cannot deny their rich history of brilliant ingenuity that has made practically everyone else in the world gawk in awe. And till now, my badass ancestors are still doing this whole ‘make others scratch…
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365 Days Since Adopting My Cats; Never Regretting A Single Day
Some time in April last year, I was going on about how I wanted a pet. So Mark and I spent a number of weekends going to different places – shelters, shops, farms, homes… but nothing felt right. I might get some lashing from this – but I felt that since I was committing a lifetime…
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#GeraTravels To 四川 (Si Chuan)：My Journey To The Heavenly Temple
8 December 2014 It was one hell of a looooong journey. I climbed painfully for about 2 hours – it was so challenging that my grandparents weren’t allowed to join us on the climb. And at so many points during the climb, I felt I should’ve just joined their club. But then I saw sights like this… Imagine…
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11 Remarkable “Game of Thrones” Women & What They Can Teach You
It’s (almost) everyone’s favourite series these days. And I’ve gotten hooked myself. The drama, the passion, the sex, the plot twists, the biting anticipation- all gets the blood raging a little. Especially the women; they all had a bit of crazy in them and if you realise, most of the happenings occur because of the women. Oh,…
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16 Annoying Things Mark Did After His Wisdom Tooth Surgery
Mark, my ever-loving boyfriend for 3 years now, has been in a lot of physical pain lately. But he just keeps on trying to act all macho… *rolls eyes*
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Your Answer To Affordable & Great Connectivity in Thailand
Advertorial Travelling is awesome! I simply love travelling, but staying connected can be so notoriously expensive. *shudders* Whenever I budget for my trips, I always set aside additional USD$50 for my mobile phone bill. The traditional SMS is expensive enough. Phone calls are the worst! Once some “wrong number” called me and I was billed for it. Ugh. Pissed,…
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Product Review: GEO Grang Grang Grey Cosmetic Contact Lens
Everyone’s favourite cosmetic lens brand GEO has this particular range called Grang Grang. They come in a couple of diameters; 14.2mm and 15mm. This time I went ahead to order the grey one of this range. I was really taking a gamble because the natural shade of my eyes just don’t like working with coloured lenses! I don’t…
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My Unbiased SK-II Review Is Here! Is All The Obsession Worth It?
To date, there isn’t one girlfriend I know who doesn’t want to try out SK-II at least once in her life simply because of all the aggressive advertising. They have created an itch deep inside each & every female one way or another; but that itch is easily ignored with their price tags. It’s pretty obvious that the…
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Protected: 亲爱的爸爸……
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#GeraTravels To 四川：3 Generations to Subdue a Sea Monster
7 December 2014 It was yet another early morning… But I was quite hyped up to see the Buddha carved out of a mountain! We were up even before the Sun. And the hotel was closed… Before operating hours. I was a little shocked when I walked into a dark lobby, with absolutely no personnel.…
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#GeraTravels To 成都：Going Rural
6 December 2014 It was going to a long bus ride, we were warned- but well-worth it! So this means… FULL STOMACHES, EMPTY BLADDERS AND ATTEMPTS TO SLEEP WHILE ENJOYING THE VIEWS! Boo-yeah.
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#GeraTravels To 四川：Let Me Bring You To 九寨沟, The Playground Of Fairies!
5 December 2014 Out of all the things to see on the trip, THIS was my most anticipated one. Probably because prior to the trip, my dear uncle spammed me with some breathtakingly gorgeous pictures of the place. I simply couldn’t wait to see it in real life!
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Onward to Surgery!
Believe it or not- I’ve been battling a diabolical flu for a good 2 months. This is the first time ever that I’ve suffered for so long. I went to about 4 different doctors & took more than 5 courses of antibiotics. The virus just kept on coming back stronger each time, making me feel more like utter shit…
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#GeraTravels to 四川: Smitten By Pandas
4 December 2014 My travel post to Chengdu is eons late… Mainly because my dearest cousin took forever to filter the photos from her camera. *glares* But they were worth the wait! I felt soooo happy just looking back at the photos! But next time, I’ll make sure to have my own camera handy. It was a…
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Gera’s Product Review: Rudducks Kleen Kat Litter Box Odour Spray
People have no idea how important good litter box odour control is to me. IT’S FREAKING IMPORTANT. Couple of reasons why… 1. I have not 1, not 2… but THREE felines (so whatever stench that emits is tripled, practically) 2. They’re always in my room (and the stench pretty much stays in room, especially at night when…
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Protected: 放弃了梦想，追求你的安心
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6 Things About Commitment-Phobics
Do you know anyone that freaks out at the idea of being fully committed to something/someone?
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3 Online Shops To Buy Contact Lens From
Due to the fact that I’m working full-time & extremely lazy at the same time- online shopping is like a godsend for me. So anyhow, after some bad experiences with those dodgy online contact lens sellers- I’ve gotten mighty careful on which site I order from now.
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Gera’s Product Review – MISSHA Firming Peptide Shaping V Mask
I’m not sure since when- but MISSHA has made its return to tropical Singapore! The last time they were here, I somehow couldn’t find a distinction between them and THE FACE SHOP. Plenty of other girls & myself felt the same way- so we often based our choices on the convenience of shop locations. In fact, to…
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Homosexuality
One day while walking home from work looking like an utter corpse… I realised there were a lot of other people who looked like corpses too. Those who await for some great zombie apocalypse… LOOK NO FURTHER!!! IT’S ALREADY HERE!!!
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