Every 18th of June

Along with a few other bloggers, we got to try the freshly-released Fiery and Smoky cheese burst crusts. I’m a sucker for pizzas, anything spicy and cheese (I add cheese with almost everything I cook) and if you tell me, you’re putting them all together? That’s it – take my money.

The event started with the usual media event introductions, Linda Hassan, Marketing Senior Manager for Domino’s Pizza Singapore and Malaysia brought out the pizza and I salivated instantly. They also shared with us the unreleased TVC.  After the introductions, I could already hear my tummy grumbling. To prepare myself for that evening’s feasting I didn’t have anything at all that day except for 2 cups of coffee and 2 soft-boiled eggs so you could imagine I was famished! So after my fellow bloggers took photos I was ready to dive in to take a slice or four, but like all things in life, you have to wait more. We started off with a game, being the competitive person that I was, I set aside my hunger and concentrated on making the perfect tune out of the words - Fiery and Smoky Cheese Burst Crust. I think our group, Spicy Girls (named by yours truly) did a fairly good job and so did the judges, so they crowned us winners!

And then we ate. My photos don’t really do justice to the flavor and colourful ingredients that I was able to experience and I wouldn't be able to share them anyway because of aforementioned reasons. The two new flavours that were launched were the Chilli Cheese Burst crust, it features crushed red chillies sprinkled over a layer of cheddar cheese sauce and the BBQ Cheese Burst Crust. I prefer the latter better as the tomato sauce and BBQ sauce creates a yummy mix of sweet and spicy!

The classic side orders were also available for feasting, like the barbeque chicken wings, Napolitana Baked Meatballs, and Breadstix.  Because there is always room for desserts, I tried the Banana Kaya dessert - I will never look at kaya the same way again! I love it. After eating we played two rounds of games – the first is pass the message and the other one is creating sentences using none other than words relating to the new pizza releases at Domino’s.

I went home five pounds heavier and with 5 Domino’s pizza vouchers which I will be definitely be using for our housewarming party! Sorry if I made you hungry and crave for Pizza :)

 

Love,

Hanna

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I can’t remember the last time I had a facial. Maybe it’s about a year ago to be honest, I know I’m very lazy but because I feel that facials are a chores rather than a form of relaxation especially the extraction part. I got to know about Crystal Maiden through Mefitted who has kindly arranged the treatment, I said yes because I wanted to try their signature organic holistic treatment after reading good reviews about it.

An easy walk from Somerset MRT, Crystal Maiden is a quaint and clean spa which specialises in organic facial treatments. I was greeted by Yen whom I comfortably discussed my problem areas with so she would know what type of organic treatment she would do – it ranges from mixed skin type, sensitive, excess oils etc.  They use 100% natural certified organic skin care products range from France that comes in vials. The whole treatment is 90 minutes. I went last Monday after traveling for four days so yes – I badly need a facial spa. The holistic facial spa covers the chest, shoulders, nape, face, head and neck. This is the first time I did a facial that included the chest, shoulders and nape area and I must admit it’s very relaxing! After one session you could see my face is glowing and brighter (apologies for my unruly eyebrows).

The treatment she did for me was the Soin Equilibre, if you don’t read French (like myself haha) it means carefully balanced.  This treatment is suitable for all skin types whether oily, combination, dry or mature skin. There were four vials in my treatment and each was carefully removed and extracted. Even after just removing my make-up and cleansing my face, I swear I saw some changes already and I feel that my face is brighter. The massage that comes with it was very relaxing I might have dozed off and snored a bit and only woke up during extraction. Yen asked me if I wanted to proceed seeing that I quite feared it, but I really wanted to maximize the cleansing so I said yes and she was very gentle, and was resting in between a few extractions.

The pre-facial selfie we're all guilty taking

Sorry, was I snoring so loudly?

The final part is the mask which lasted for 25 mins. By this time I’m already so relaxed so it wasn’t difficult for me to doze off. Overall, I enjoyed the experience so much and most importantly I was able to see results! I would recommend for both men and women to do it, but the investment doesn’t come cheap. 1 session costs from S$138 – S$238 and it is recommended to have at least 6 sessions to maximize the effects. I was actually thinking if I could give a session (or six) to my mom as a gift!

Yen doing her thing

Located at 02-23 Orchard Plaza which is an easy walk from Somerset MRT, Crystal Maiden is a quaint and clean spa house. 

Rooms are comfortably lit with just the right temperature

Retail products

You won't miss it

Final product :)




Love, 
Hanna


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I’ve struggled with weight management in the past (3 years ago) and I have adopted a healthy lifestyle ever since. I work out regularly, sparing 4-6 hours a week at the gym or running. I also try to eat clean eg. Eating organic salad leaves without dressing (just a little lemon squeeze), cooking the food by steaming or boiling (instead of frying). 

I was introduced to EnzSerum by Jbeautybyjj which is basically a fat-reducing serum. The main ingredient is Hydrogenated Phosphatidylcholine, it sounds so serious and scary but it’s actually natural and comes from soy lecithin. It has the capability of destroying fat cell membrane, removing the triglyceride therefore exterminating fat cells. The Coenzyme A and Vitamin BT (Carmitine) will then proceed to gently eliminate the fatty acid. 

 

Each of us has different fat concentration and since it is a serum you can apply it on any body part you want, whether your waist, belly, arms, or thighs. I chose to apply it on my flabby arms and thighs. Ever since the “thigh-gap” phenomenon came it to play, I’ve doubled my thigh workout so it wouldn’t hurt to try applying some EnzSerum around that area. I also feel quite insecure of my arms so that’s another target area for me.

When you order one bottle it automatically comes with a massager. I use the massager to help me thoroughly spread the serum and cover my targeted areas. It also feels good especially after a long work out.  It is advised to apply EnzSerum twice a day, one after bathing and another application after sleeping. Don’t worry, you can leave the serum on your body. Remember, it’s made of all natural ingredient!

  

I have only tried for a few days now but if you’re keen and interested you can get yours via whatsapp: +60 146 799 663/wechat: meslimming/Facebook: www.facebook.com/enzsexylehbyjj (free shipping to Malaysia and Singapore).  

Love, 

Hanna

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Thanks to the internet and Google, you can literally find everything you need with just a few taps and clicks. I’m one of those folks who types “nail salon near Tanjong Pagar” or “good spas near Somerset” and my decision depends heavily on the top search result on Google. That’s not always good though, because there’s such a thing as search engine optimization (SEO)  which according to the Business Dictionary refers to the process of improving traffic to a given website by increasing the site's visibility in search engine results. Websites sometimes do this by creating better content, but this could also be done by “purchasing” visibility. A more accurate but a slightly more tedious process is to read reviews done via parallel blogs. This is the safer way when you have the luxury of time, not when you want to do something on the fly.

Scenario: You’re on the bus ride home and you realized you have a few hours to spare so why not spend it on a new manicure?

Scenario 2: The next movie is not until an hour, why not have that haircut you’ve been pushing off?

Mefitted does this and more. My fiance’s trusted hairstylist moved to a different outlet, and sadly, one that is far from where we live. Being the nice girlfriend that I am, I promised to help him find a replacement. So I did my search the way that I always do and found that there were 6 barbershops and salons within a 10 km radius. Now, I don’t have time to search up each outlet and read reviews from various sources. But I still need to find a place that could do a good job or suffer from rants about his hair for a week (or as soon as it grows back to a decent level).

With Mefitted, not only can you find a directory of grooming, beauty and style but you can also find reviews and ratings from those who have tried the place. So I read a few (more like a bunch - it’s addictive!) and I signed up yesterday to give a few reviews myself since I know it would help a bunch of folks who might be needing help as well! You can try it out yourself – since it’s free - and contribute to keeping this community of reviewers alive. Apart from that, when you sign up as a Mefitter, you will be entitled to discounts in-store at participating businesses!

Why don’t you try it today?

Opt to search for businesses near a certain location or via the business name. If you want to check the Islandwide directory, then just filter it by either – Hair, Face, Body or Nails.

I chose to search “Somerset”. Then the search resulted to tons of businesses so I filtered it out further, and since this is for Vince I chose to filter it by Men/Barber.

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We stayed for 4 days and 3 nights, the first day was spent exploring the old market and night market. I checked out a few souvenirs and settled for a Cambodia fridge magnet. I’m not much of a souvenir person. I sent my best friend in Sweden a postcard from Cambodia when I went to Phnom Penh last year so that will take care of it!

The second day we hired a tuktuk for a full day and contracted him through our hotel to avoid the stress of hustling and to avoid touts.  Our Angkor Wat adventure started at 5:00 am – we wanted to catch the sunrise! Obviously, you can’t really have a full-proof schedule of the sun rise and you just have to make do with an estimate. Reached the place at 5:45 am and since it was summer, the sun rose much later- at around 6:10 am. But ever since we reached the place, we were taking pictures of everything and 30 minutes later the sun was so orange with all its glory. It was so surreal! J Angkor is actually a village where the Angkor Wat is located along with numerous other temples – it would take around 2 to 3 days to complete the route if you are to visit every nook and cranny. We just went to the major ones e.g. Ta Prom (where the Tomb Raider film was shot), Bayon temple, Angkor Thom and Bakong)

The third day we decided to go for a half-day floating village tour and then watch the sunset at the famous Tonle Sap Lake, the biggest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia.  So the floating village actually floats on water during high-tide, but since we went during the hottest month, they were just “floating” on stilts. Our tour guide said that around 2,000 families live in the floating village. Some study and work abroad or in the city, but they always go back to their families. Arrived back at the city around 7:00 pm, went for a cold shower and then headed back to the pub street where I did some gelish pedicure since it was way cheaper than Singapore (US$10). Grabbed a bite, and then went to the convenience store to buy back some snacks for the night cap. 

Overall! We had a blast and a tick off my travel list :)

Love, 

Hanna

 

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