Happy Easter Day!

Happy Easter Day to all!

 

Just in case you have no idea what is Easter Day all about, please read on...

 

On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of the Lord, Jesus Christ. Christians believe, according to Scripture, that Jesus came back to life, or was raised from the dead, three days after his death on the cross. As part of the Easter season, the death of Jesus Christ by crucifixion is commemorated on Good Friday, always the Friday just before Easter.

Hokkaido - Petite Merveille, Hakodate Cheesecake

I have not been spending Chinese New Year in Singapore for years. It's kind of like a traditional for me to take a trip with my parents every year. Well, this seem to be the only time my dad is available to take a so call 'long period' of absence from work.

I love to travel. Going on a holiday with my parents allows me to spend some considerable time with them. Usually, we are all so tied down with work and friends that we do not usually leave a lot of time for our parents. It's kind of sad as without them, there won't be a 'me'.

This year, we went to Hokkaido. Hokkaido is my favorite place to visit in Japan. Nice scenery, nice food, nice people. What more can you ask for.

Today, my post is going to talk about the nice cheesecake that I have eaten in Hakodate.

 

It may look small in size, but it tastes wonderful.

 

Japanese cheesecake is never the same as English cheesecake. I love all kind of cheesecake but I have to admit that I can't eat a lot when I am having an English cheesecake. They are too cheesy... A little is nice, but a lot is just a bit to much. On the other hand, Japanese cheesecake is something that you can hardly stop at just a slice. They are usually light and soft and kinda melt in your mouth.

I have my Japanese cheesecake from Petite Merveille. They come in the original flavor, pumpkin flavor, and the caramel flavor.

 

Great thing about Japan is that they will allow you to sample the food before you make a decision on whether you want to part your money away. I tried all 3 flavors. Well... pumpkin is not my favourite food and caramel is just a bit too sweet for cheesecake. Original is still my number one choice.

 

My first photo above contains only the orignal flavor and pumpkin flavor, even though you see three pieces of cheesecake there. I can hardly stop at just 1 piece. :p

It was near Valentine's Day when I was in Japan so you can see all stores selling all kind of chocolate. The bears are so cute so I can hardly resist taking a photo of them to share with you readers. Love you all...

 

Good news!!! Petite Merveille is available in Singapore if you wish to try the cheesecake. They have a store at the basement of Takeshimaya. If you happen to try it, do share with me your opinions on the cheesecake.

 

Have a great weekend ahead!!! ~~

I am Back!!! ~~

Hi All!

I am finally back. I doubt any of you would have miss me in action since I am not a very active blogger... Well, I admit. I am a lazy blogger.

I am back but I can't promise how long I will be back. I try to stay as long as possible. If you really miss me, drop me an email to let me know. :p

Have a great weekend!!!

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.