Underarm IPL Hair Removal Sessions at Musee Platinum Tokyo

Photo from http://www.musee-pla.asia/.

Musee Platinum Tokyo is the Japan’s No.1 premier hair removal salon (as claimed on their website) and they currently have 5 outlets in Singapore now. You can find them at The Centrepoint, PARCO Millenia Walk, Plaza Singapura, Scotts Square, and Bugis+.

Photo from http://www.musee-pla.asia/.

I am currently doing the underarm IPL hair removal treatment at the Scotts Square outlet. I have a great experience there and will like to share them with you.

Musee is using the S.S.C. hair removal method. It stands for 'Smooth Skin Control Hair Removal'. Using their specially formulated gel which will be activated when exposed to beams of filtered light, the treatment is gentle to the skin with minimal or no discomfort.

The hair removal process is as per below:

Photo from http://www.musee-pla.asia/.

Still not sure what is the difference between S.S.C. hair removal method and the other traditional hair removal methods? Not to worry. Musee provided a chart to show the difference too.


Photo from http://www.musee-pla.asia/.

The package that I have gotten is the unlimited underarm IPL hair removal. It may be unlimited but it doesn't mean you can go and have the treatment as many times as you want. Afterall, if it is effective, there isn't a need for you to go so often. The first 6 treatments will be once every 2 months. I can't remember how many you need to go after this but you can go back for the treatment as long as the shop is still in operation.

So you must be wondering how many times do you need to do the treatment before you can see the effective. There is a chart to provide you with a guideline


Photo from http://www.musee-pla.asia/.

I am on my fifth treatment and I can really tell that the hair at my underarm seem to be hardly growing at all. Great news!!! The treatment is really fast. Whole process will take about 15 minutes and I never felt any pain at all.

If you decide you want to get this treatment like I did, the next thing you will need to decide is which outlet you want to have the treatment. This is because you need to stick to the same outlet for all your treatment. If you want to switch to a different outlet, well, I guess you can still do so but they will need to transfer your information over to the other outlets and I am not certain if they will charge you an admin fee for that so just stick to the same outlet. :p

The staff that I have encountered so far are very professional and nice. Most importantly, they never hardsell anything to me at all. I can hardly see this in any beauty salon in Singapore. It makes me feel like using more of their service. It goes to show you do not need to hardsell to get people to fork out their money. Providing an excellent experience to your client means everything to them.

Musee is having a promotion for their unlimited sessions of underarms hair removal package. Look at the chart below.

Photo from http://www.musee-pla.asia/.

 

I have a better news for you. Groupon is having a voucher for the same treatment package, minus the free cooking ot silicon steamer, at only $98! Check it out here. However this deal is only valid at The Centrepoint, PARCO Millenia Walk, and Scotts Square.

 

If you are signing up for the package, don't forget to code my member ID. 81034132. I will get a free gift but so do you. They are having the double priviledges campaign now. 

 

Note:

This post is done up based on my review. I am in no way assoicated with Musee Platinum Tokyo.

Hoshino Coffee

I was definitely not thinking of blogging about this resturant at all when I was there so I am afraid there is not much photos available.

It was kind of like a last minute decision to eat there. I was shopping around with my friend at PS and we were just looking for some place with nice dessert to sit down and rest our feet.

Spotted Hoshino Coffee with not much queue so we decide to join in for a table. Personally I do not think they have a great variety in their menu so please look at the menu first before joining the queue. You won't want to wait so long for a table and end up with no desire for any of the food.

As I said earlier, we were looking for dessert so we ordered the famous pancake soffle there.

You will need to wait around 20 minutes for the pancake soffle. I guess they are made upon ordering only. Each serving is quite big so if you are a small eater, please share.

The pancake soffle is nice. Soft and spongy and not too sweet even with the syrup poured in. However, as I said, the serving is a bit too big for one. I am not likely to give this a try again within these few months after finishing the whole serving by myself. Haha...

This is pancake soffle style with mango. You have the option of having it with either softee or handmade whipped cream. Mine is in softee. Not sure if it's just that day or that's the original taste, the mango tasted a bit weird. In the end, we left them untouched.

This is pancake soffle style with chocolate and banana. I find it much nicer then the one with mango. If I ever want to try the pancake soffle again, I will definitely order this instead of the mango.

 

Total damage for this two pancake soffle is $31.78 including GST and service charges. It's really quite pricey. I think I can find nicer dessert with this kind of pricing. However, if you have not tried it before, the taste is worth a try.

4Fingers Crispy Chicken

I love chicken, especially fried chicken.

 

I have friends whom have been telling me that 4Fingers chicken is very nice and I must go and try them. However, everytime I walked past the outlet in ION, there is always a long queue and it seem quite hard to find an empty table so I have give it a miss all these while.

 

I went to PS last week to catch 'Blind Detective'. A very nice show (my opinion may be biased) and Andy Lau is so handsome (the truth!). Haha...

 

Anyway, while I was there, happen to see that 4Fingers has an outlet there. Not so long queue and I can see empty tables in there.

 

My conclusion after trying it out is that the chicken is really nice compared to the other fast food fried chicken available in Singapore. Pricing wise, it is also more expensive than other fast food restuarant. However, I am always willing to pay a bit more for nicer food. No reason to waste my calories on food that does not taste good.

 

The con of this resturant is service is too slow. I can now understand why there is a long queue. There is only 1 guy taking order and he is definitely not rushing to clear off that queue. Meet an indecisive customer in front of you, then it's just 'happy waiting in the queue' for you.

Photo from http://gimme4fingers.com/crispy/main.html.

This is the menu taken from their website. I don't think it is the full menu as it does not contain the set that I have purchased. You can just easily go to the store to check them out.

I have ordered the 3 pieces drumstick set. I changed my drink to a bottled green tea and this set cost me $12 plus. The chicken has two favours, soy garlic and hot. My fries is seaweed fries. You can order kimchi fries too if you prefer that. I can't really tell the difference what the two favours of the chicken but they taste nice and the chicken is very tender.

Paris Baguette Cafe Singapore (Wisma Atria)

Photo from http://www.parisbaguetteusa.com.

Paris Baguette Cafe has opened up in Singapore around late last year. Nice cafe, nice cake and definitely 'nice' prices for its food and drink.

I was in Seoul last year when I first tried the stuff there. I loved it so much that I had my breakfast there every morning. I find the pricing to be much more user-friendly than in Singapore.

Finally gotten a good look at the food sold in the cafe in Singapore and decide to give their cakes a try. They look too cute for me to say no. Most importantly, I manage to find an empty table within minutes.

I ordered the Earl Grey Tea Cake, Oh, My Baby Crepe and the Original Flavour Royal Pudding. Cake ranges from $6.50 to $8.50 a piece and the pudding ranges from $4 to $4.50 a bottle.

Cakes look nicer than they taste. Hehe... But I still find them quite nice. Cakes are soft and the flavouring are not too strong. You can find slices of stawberry between the layers of cakes.

You must try the pudding! I am not a great lover of pudding but this pudding won me hands down. It does not have the same texture as your normal pudding. It loves more milky. I have the original flavour. I think they add in caramel so you will need to stir it first before eating.

Above are the different flavours of the royal pudding that they have. However, on my visit, they only have three flavours available. I guess they will rotate the different flavours for sale each day and it just depend on your luck to see what they have for sale that day. I am definitely going back to try more of this.

The Phantom Of The Opera

The Phantom Of The Opera is back in Singapore once again!

 

I first caught this musical in year 2007 in Singapore. It's my first musical and I fall in love instantly with it. I like it so much that I was thinking of watching it again but tickets were not easy to get when the show was already on. What's left are all undesirable seats.

 

The great news is The Phantom Of The Opera is back in Singapore again. It will open from 16 July 2013 to 25 August 2013. Tickets are now on sale at Sistic.

Not to worry, I have already gotten my ticket. I was thinking of getting tickets for G-Dragon's concert when I saw news of this. Well, tickets for this is much easier to get than G-Dragon's concert and I really like this musical. It's not that had a decision on which to go for.

A preview of the song on youtube:

 

I am suddenly in love with putting links on videos from youtube. Please bear with me for the time being until I am over this phase of time.

 

Love you all!

Blind Detective (盲探)

So excited!!! Andy Lau is coming to Singapore this week!!!

 

Andy Lau and Sammi Chen will be in Singapore on 26 June 2013 to promote their new movie, Blind Detective (盲探). They will have a meet-the-fans session at 7pm outside Plaza Singapura and the premiere of the movie at Resorts World Sentosa at 8pm.

 

This is the trailer of the movie.

Seem like a very interesting movie. Andy is so handsome. What more can you ask for??!!

 

Haha... I guess from this post you can tell that I am a fan of Andy Lau. My disclaimer is that my opinion concerning him will be biased. Please do not blame me if you do not share the same sentiment as me. :p

 

This is the theme song of the movie, sang by Andy Lau and Sammi Chen.

 

 

If you are intending to watch the movie like I do, do share with me on your review. I may be biased on my opinion but I don't mind hearing an unbiased opinion from time to time...

 

Enjoy the show!



Haze Haze, Go Away...

Singapore is once again becoming a misty little island... The once a year affair is back again. Nothing uncommon but just more serious this time around.

 

Long queues are forming everywhere. Not so much for hello kitty, which just happen on a Thursday only, but for whatever shops that say they have stock for N95 masks.

 

Should I be getting some N95 masks too? I find myself thinking about that on Friday. Everyone in my office is rushing to get them. Maybe I should not lose out to anyone of them. :p

 

Lucky the haze seem to have lighten up over the weekend. Hopefully, it will not return ever again...

 

Drink more water, stay indoor if possible. Let's brave through this haze battle together, and stay healthy all the while.

 

We, Singaporean, will be whinning like a kid over this haze issue. But that's because we value our health over all other things.

 

A fun video to end this post with.

 

 

Smurfs!

Guess what I saw when I went shopping at Bugis over the weekend?



It's the Global Smurfs Day on June 22 2013. I guess this mean the movie is coming out on that day.



Make a guess who are the smurfs waiting for you at Bugis now?

Answers out! Hehe... Actually you can already see Clumsy in the photo above. I was too lazy to photoshop the photo first.

Birthday wishes wall for the smurfs. There is actually a photo booth there whereby you can take a photo and pen down your birthday wishes for the smurfs. The photo booth was not in operation when I was there. I guess they have certain operating hours. You may wish to go check it out if you are interested.

 

Lots more smurfs found on the birthday wishes wall. Not sure if these smurfs can be removed but please don't try to bring them home because they look so cutezzz... Good things are meant to be shared.

More photos of smurfs. There are actually just six of them there. You may have to wait a while if you want to take the photos of them.

 

Not really sure how long will the display be there. But since the global smurfs day is on 22 June 2013, they should still be there until 22 June 2013. No promises made! If you are interested to view them, make a trip to Bugis asap.

TWG @ MBS

Was looking for a place to enjoy a cup of tea and decide to drop by TWG at MBS. I won't say it was an ideal place to enjoy a quiet afternoon. MBS was so packed with people and all the TWG at MBS has a long queue.

 

Waited for more than half an hour before we finally got a table. I have to say this. The staff at TWG really need to improve their customer service if they really want their customer to be able to relax and enjoy their wonderful tea.

 

The service was slow. That is slow in taking orders, slow in delivery of the food, and even slow in collecting payment. No wonder all TWG has a long queue since they aced in providing slow service. Already been slow in their service, they will also tend to forget your order. Food was not delivered until you remind them about it. This doesn't happen to my table only. I saw another table that encountered the same problem. Something really needs to be done about their service.

 

Putting their service aside, their tea and food is really not bad. However, price wise, it's a bit costly. I don't mind eating there once in a while. Other wise, it will sure put a dent on my wallet, which is flat enough already. :p

This is their eggs benedict (S$19). It is served with homemade toasted English muffins topped with two poached farmhouse eggs served with creamy hollandaise sauce and a choice of smoked salmon or turkey ham. The picture shows the one with smoked salmon.

I definitely have a sweet tooth. How can I not order a dessert to make my day happy. This is chocolate fondant (S$12). It consists of TWG Tea’s warm chocolate cake served with a light custard cream and a scoop of homemade Vanilla Bourbon Tea ice cream.

This is the cake from 1837 Tea Time Set Meal (S$19). It is served with TWG Tea and a choice of 2 homemade scones or muffins served with TWG Tea jelly and whipped cream or 1 patisserie. Obviously we choose the patisserie over scones and muffins.

Our tea. Can't remember the name of this tea. The tea is from the tea time set meal. All I remember is hot water is refillable for up to three times for this tea.

There are so many types of tea available at TWG, all with very fancy name. We just pick a name that appeal to us. Lucky it tasted nice!

To be on the safe side, we ordered another pot of English Breakfast Tea. At least I know how it taste like by looking at the name itself. Haha... This is not refillable. Really suitable for only one person. I think we only manage to pour out three small cups of tea even though the pot looks big.

Anzu Japanese Tonkatsu 杏子日式豬排餐廳 (Taipei)

Well, since I am on the topic on tonkatsu, I thought I might as well share with you this tonkatsu restuarant that I visited when I was in Taipei in March this year.

Anzu was voted to be one of the best place to eat Tonkatsu in Taipei. Be warned! Be there early if you want to skip the peak period queue. No reservation accepted so you need to queue if you want to eat this.

Nice display cabinet just in front of the restuarant.

This is for the tonkatsu sauce. There is sesame in the bowl for you to grind and mix with their special sauce. The setup is pretty similar to Saboten.

This is the salad. Too bad they do not have the sesame sauce that I so love at Saboten.

They have two sauces for the salad to choose from. I can't remember what they are exactly. Taste not bad but the sesame sauce at Saboten is still my favourite.

Here come my meal. This is great and price wise, much cheaper than Saboten in Singapore. This meal cost less than S$20 if I didn't remember wrongly. If only Singapore sells this kind of quality of food at this pricing, I will be eating this more often. But I guess I will be fatter then too. Oh nono... I am already too fat for my taste. It's time for me to lost some weight but this has been my tag line for years already... :(

A close up picture of the pork. I think they used black pork for this. Suppose to taste better than normal pork but I am not an expert at pork so I can't really tell the difference. If they say this is better, I want to believe that this is better then. Hehe...

They do serve a healthier option if you do not like fried stuff. This is grilled pork if I am not wrong. And you have the option to order brown rice instead of the normal white rice.

Saboten @ Changi Airport Terminal 1

Saboten is one of my favourite restaurant in Singapore. It is a tonkatsu chain resturant from Japan and you can in fact find their outlets in airport at different countries.

This is a must try if you don't mind all the fried food they have. In fact, they only have fried main courses... Totally suit my tastebuds, well I am a fast food lover too. What can you expect... Hehe... But this doesn't mean I have poor taste in food. :p

This is the Saboten Special Set (S$25).

If this is your first trip to the restaurant and you really can't make up your mind on what to order since all the items look so similar, give this a try. It consists of a breaded shrimp, a mini pork tenderloin, a half-sized pork loin and a crab cream croquette. The meal comes with refillable rice, miso soup and lettuce.

The meal is actually very filling, especially for a gal. It is perfect for two to share in my opinion. You can order a refillable rice, miso soup and lettuce for S$6. A bit expensive but definitely worth the price. I always order a refill of the miso soup whenever I am there. This is like one of the best I have tasted in my life. Not that I have tasted a lot since I am not a great fan of miso soup but trust me, this is really nice. There is this sesame sauce for the lettuce. A perfect pair in hand. Not to be miss.

The tonkatsu comes with a special tonkatsu sauce made from scratch using onions, tomatoes, apples and carrots together with over 10 different spices. You will need to grind the sesame into fine powder and mix with the sauce. The tonkatsu itself is quite bland so you will definitely need to dip them in the sauce. If you do not like the sauce, I guess you may have to settle with chilli sauce then.

Finally, down to the main item of the main. The tonkatsu is not over fried. Crispy and tender and it doesn't taste too oily. Well, eat it while it's hot. I can't promise it won't taste oily if you leave it there for too long. Personally, my favourite is the shrimp. Pork is a bit tough for my teeth. I am an old girl so I prefer chicken over pork. They sell chicken too. Crab cream croquette is not something I will re-order again. I don't like my food in cream form. I know I am a hard girl to please when it comes to food. Not too tough and not too soft.

Lettuce


Potato salad.

Some of the meals will come with this salad. It's yummy and really quite small. Hehe...

Below are photos of some of the other food that I have ordered. Can't really rememer the details and price so we just have to settle with photos only.

Last but not the least. A scope of green tea ice cream for dessert.

I am back!

I am back!

I do apologise for being away for an extended period of time without any notice.

What's done has been done. I am now back again, glad to be able to share with you all the little things that has been happening in my life.

See you around soon!