I was wide awake after sleeping for 1.5 hrs. It’s quite an achievement given that I usually cannot sleep much on flights. This time I have a goal – to sleep as much as I can without trying to match my destination timezone. Can fall asleep already very good liao haha. I shall not give myself too much pressure. 

I was able to sleep for 1 hr for my first flight (SIN – NRT) and 1.5 hrs so far for my second flight (NRT – SFO). I doubt I can sleep for the third flight (SFO – PHX) as it will be quite shaky since it is a smaller aircraft for domestic short distance flights. 

I hope jet lag won’t be too bad for me and I hope to achieve more than 4 hrs of sleep daily. Last year was especially tough with just 4 hrs of sleep a day during my entire US journey. Even Gulabi got worried for me because I hardly sleep… She knows I can really sleep and will keep snoozing my alarm usually. So she was quite worried why I can sometimes wake up before my alarm.

For my first flight, I was sitting at the front row seats for Premium Economy so there was quite a bit of leg room. Unfortunately I was seated next to a guy who decided to put his feet on the board in front of us. Then he was snoring as well. I can smell a bit of his smelly feet even though I was wearing a mask. I also can hear his snoring when I removed my headset. So I just keep wearing my headset (Bose NC 700) which simply cancels out his entire snoring noise. Definitely can trust Bose when it comes to Active Noise Cancellation. 🙂 

For my second flight, I was seated next to a rather judgemental white lady. She kept looking at what I am doing – using wet wipes to clean my seat, then my bracelets, etc. I was also munching on snacks during take off.

Actually I got a bit of blocked nose and sinus back flow before my flights so I was worried that the same issue that happened in my Hong Kong flights will happen. I realised I haven’t finished uploading my Hong Kong photos so the post about my flight experience is not out yet. 

Luckily so far so good so may it remain this way until the end of my entire trip.

1 person – Travelling alone can be both exciting and scary.
2 weeks – For both work and personal vacation.
3 climates – 3 different parts of US means 3 different climates to adapt to.
4 timezones – 3 parts of US and Japan.
5 bags – Basically my checkin and hand carry bags.
6 devices – All the gadgets I needed for the trip.
7 layovers – Oh, please don’t remind me of this.
8 flights – Setting a new personal record, yet again.

Fun, fun, fun!

Looking forward to the start of my journey and feeling blessed for the opportunities and ability to travel.

I went for haircut at Walking in Sunshine with my new hairstylist, Ivy, today.

I told her I want to cut my hair before I go overseas and she asked if I am going overseas for studies. Then I say for work then she paused for a while. It’s like she was shocked that I am already working. 😮

I’m so happy and this is truly my favourite compliment for this year.

It’s hard work to age backwards, especially in an industry where people age faster than any other industries. 😀

I will continue to take exceptionally good care of myself and age backwards. 🙂

It’s the favourite time of the year again. I went to Marina Bay Sands (MBS) recently and saw their Christmas decorations with Chanel theme this year.

Can’t wait to see more decorations when I fly to New York for my personal vacation this year. 😀 I have always wanted to visit New York and I love Christmas. Hehe.

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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.

• My skin care regime in early twenties – 2014
• My skin care regime in mid twenties – 2017
• My skin care regime (2018 edition) – 2018
• My skin care regime (2019 edition) – 2019

Day care

• Cleanser: Fancl Washing Powder has been my holy grail since 2018. 😀
• Pre-serum: Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum EX has my holy grail since my first post about my skin care regime in 2014.
• Eye cream: Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Eye Cream has been my holy grail since my 2017 post.
• Serum: Kiehls Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution
• Serum: Drunk Elephant C-Firma Fresh Day Serum
• Moisturiser: Kiehls Ultra Facial Oil-free Gel Cream
• Sunscreen: Kiehls Ultra Light Daily UV Defense Aqua Gel and Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen
• Base makeup primer: Cle de Peau Correcting Cream Veil which I just started using since end 2023.
• Base makeup: Hermes Plein Air
• Blush: Hermes Silky Blush Powder
• Finishing powder: Dior Forever Cushion Powder
• Setting spray: Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless Setting Spray

Night care

• Makeup remover: Sulwhasoo Gentle Cleansing Oil
• Cleanser: Fancl Washing Powder has been my holy grail since 2018. 😀
• Pre-serum: Sulwhasoo First Care Activating Serum EX has my holy grail since my first post about my skin care regime in 2014.
• Eye cream: Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Eye Cream has been my holy grail since my 2017 post.
• Serum: Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Rejuvenating Serum
• Moisturiser: Kiehls Ultra Facial Oil-free Gel Cream

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.