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    • Posted On: November 16th 2024 at 5:14 pm | Add a Comment?
    Categories: Insights, Japanese related, Korean related, Personal life, Reviews, Shopping, Skin care

    I realised I haven’t blog about my skin care regime for 5 years. My last post is in 2019. I have other posts earlier which you can see them here. Some of the old posts are archived though.

    Day care

    Night care

    Damage*: S$1767

    * I’m following the prices I found online and not the ones that I actually paid for. I always do my due diligence when it comes to buying the products and where+when to buy them. So what I paid for is lesser than what is listed.

    Wow, it’s a 65% jump since 2019. Lol, lifestyle inflation is a real thing. Maybe I should say is skin care inflation. Lol. Well, when you are older, you do need to spend more to upkeep your appearance. 😐

    Sulwhasoo, Kiehls, Fancl, Round Lab and Drunk Elephant are now like key skin care brands while Hermes, Cle de Peau and Charlotte Tilbury are my go-to brands for daily basic makeup now.


    Posted On: September 13th 2024 at 7:41 pm | Add a Comment?
    Categories: Insights, Personal life, Rants, Work

    I’m counting my blessings at the work related opportunities that I receive.

    Not everyone has a job and not worry about impending layoffs.

    Not everyone gets to travel on business trips to other countries.

    Not everyone gets budget to study/upskill themselves.

    However, as much as I can get these opportunities, there will always be people who are jealous at what I get. I mean… If you don’t ask, you won’t get it, right? If you don’t deliver results, you won’t get it, right? This is a reminder to myself that there will always be jealous, negative and toxic people around.

    “Yeah. We are our own person. If people are negative best to limit the interaction.

    Cuz we are influenced by the top 5 people we hang out with.”

    This is something that one of my mentors, Marie, told me. Not exactly linked to the jealousy I received from my colleagues but something where I asked for advice on.

    Obviously people love to see and gossip about the good stuff that others receive, including myself. What others did not realise is the difficult times people have to go through. They also did not realise and did not want to see the amount of hard work people put in to receive these “good opportunities”.

    As I grow older, I realised it is even harder to have people around you who truly appreciate what you have and are happy for your accomplishments.

    I realised that as I become more self aware and mature, I am gaining more empathy and awareness on the effect of my words and actions. The world of the empathetic is tough.


    Posted On: September 8th 2024 at 9:39 pm | Add a Comment?
    Categories: Insights, Overseas, Personal life, Pictures, Travel, With my NEX

    I went to Golden Gate Bridge in this trip again. This time I managed to walk more than half of the bridge. I don’t think I walked till 75% but I am still quite happy that I conquered my fears and got to the midpoint of the bridge. It is quite an accomplishment for someone who has fears in heights and water!

    I kept encouraging myself to continue to walk and don’t focus on the height or the ocean below me. I hit my goal of reaching the middle of the bridge then I decided to walk back. Whoa, panic set in and my legs became jelly-like. But I am all alone so I cannot be stuck in the middle of the bridge right? No one can save me in that situation except myself…

    So I started distracting myself by thinking about the Tiffany and Co hardwear bracelet I tried on at the Haneda airport during my transit. That certainly helps because I did manage to make it back to the start of the bridge.


    Posted On: August 26th 2024 at 10:51 pm | Add a Comment?
    Categories: Insights, Videos

    This is a very long episode but I have to say it is very insightful. Definitely something about the female dropping handkerchiefs kind of analogy that I think I might want to try.

    Also the part on not finding someone who is your equal. Decide what you want and see if you can fulfil what you want in other types of relationships, such as colleagues or friendships.

    Knowing what you are and be able to gauge the character of others is good too. Know what you lacks and find those aspects in others.


    Posted On: August 1st 2024 at 8:25 pm | Add a Comment?
    Categories: Insights, Personal life, Work

    Last August I was battling with a wave of emotions from my breakup and also anxiety for going for my first surgery. Yeah, my ex-boyfriend left me after knowing my health is on a decline. I knew about my surgery right after my breakup. This August, I am like shopping happily and hustling hard for my career. What a difference 1 year can make!

    My manager also told me that he is proud of me that I have make so much progress and positive changes in my mindset and maturity in the past few months. Lots of self work and hard work has been put into improving my self awareness and myself.

    “It’s you who made yourself matured. Not other stuff. They helped you force look into yourself.”

    Exactly what Gulabi has said which I can fully understand. It is what I decided to do and my thought process that makes me got better.



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