I’m halfway through my tight 5-days schedule. Shouldn’t have party on Friday night, but it was a great time with the Russians.

My potential boss is in town and i’ll be working on an event with the company. An entry test? Oh well, the school better approve my internship application then.

It is a biazzare on how things love to take place all at one go. I had the laziest time in July with nothing going the right way. For August, things picked up slightly. My September will be extremely squeezed, starting from the 1st day. While an exciting October awaits for me.

The project has been going on for the longest time ever, with so much expectations and countless of disappointment. I really hope something substainable comes out soon!

cafe

school should start in the afternoon…

so that i can brew coffee and enjoy my coffee-dipped speculoos. (:

my buys from italy!
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traditional italian coffee maker…
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fill the base container with water, place the sieve on top and fill with expresso coffee powder.
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Pack the coffee powder and tighten the top part.
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Boil it!
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The steam from the boiling water will rise up through the coffee powder and condense at the top part.
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i love speculoos with expresso!
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went for Ettusais meeting this evening.. here’s the box I brought home. so excited! :D
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“What’s your perfect look today?”

Stay tune to my blog next week! ;)

SupermodelME

Are you ready?

Let the show begin!
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a glimpse of the elimination process…

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down the the final 3.

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Christabel, Evelyn, Kathleen.

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the judges.

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host: Charmaine & Rizal

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The models have 2 challenges to complete on the spot.

Challenge 1: Bikini Shoot

Christabel..

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Evelyn..

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Kathleen…

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a group shot.

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finally, charmaine!

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Challenge 2: Runway Catwalk (together with international models)
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the final 3 on stage receiving comments from judges..

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one last fashion segment with all the models.

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final 3 taking their last pose.

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now, drum rollllllllssssss…..

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Kathleen won 2nd runner-up..

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it’s between Christabel and Evelyn now… who’s gonna win????
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Rizal coming up on stage with the result…

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seconds to crowning the winner…

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ooOps.. the result was in an envelope.

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And Charmaine announcing, the 1st Supermodelme is…..

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EVELYN!

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She’s lovely. I voted for her too! Though I felt Christabel might just win it…

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And thanks for Emilia! I had VIP pass to the event, hence the close-up photos of the show, plus free flow champagne, beer and vodka!! haha..

Party begins!

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Michelle was at zouk too. Valerie, you should have been there right!!

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with my supermodel, Emilia.

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Happy 21st Birthday darling, muacks!

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caught a photo with Evelyn. nice~

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with Jenny. (Kelvin’s favourite.. haha) She’s gorgeous. She should be Miss Korea.

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with meiho..

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lovelies… (:

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DJ Sander spin off after midnight and the music was f* awesome!!!
Check out the crowd man~
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And the night ended with Minced Meat Fishball Mee Sua @ Maxwell.

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summer fest!

it’s the annual Japanese Summer Festival!

i’m dressed in green this year~

with koezuka-san.
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Kelvin didnt wear the costume this year… it was just too humid~
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performing stage in the fields..
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me and diana.
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i was the only one around in green. the rest were in bright colors..
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super crowded!!
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beer for kids! non-alcoholic. haha…
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i tried a bottle. taste like Qoo with gas…
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the whole group of us..
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performance on stage..
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i couldn’t stay throughout the night as i had to rush down to Zouk for Supermodelme finals!
will update on soon! took over 100 photos. gotta sort and upload them~

dull!?

Initially, I was quite excited about my new tan after being in Corsica for 3 days. But somehow, everyone says I look dull, and have lost my radiance. Hui Chun commented that I’m better off being fair. Oh well, she hates being yellow now.

And I thought of the new Beauty Buddies Programme by Ettusais! This will be a private hands-on session for you and your friends (max. 3 friends) to learn about beauty, skincare, makeup tips. Besides, for this month, you will get to experience an additional product during the session.

1. Ettusais Medicated Ance Dual Whitening Mask
Or
2. Ettusais Sebum Off Kit.

This is exactly what the both of us need now! Get rid of our white and blackheads plus regaining the fair skin. It would be great to try out the products before buying them! ;)

Best of all, the Ettusais Beauty Buddies Programme is available by purchasing a $20 Ettusais redeemable voucher per person.

Feel free to speak to your Ettusais consultant at Isetan Scotts, Isetan Orchard, BHG Bugis or Metro Paragon and make your appointment. (:

Isetan Orchard, 6735 1809
Metro Paragon, 6735 2236
Isetan Scotts, 6836 1281
BHG Bugis, 6334 7188

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okay, despite being back for a few days already, I’m still feeling jet-lag. Losing out on my beauty sleep, making my eyebags horrendous!

I’m relying on Ettusais Eye Zone Massaging Essence to save the day. Through the massaging steps, it helps to promote circulation and reduce water retention around the eye area. Makes my eyes feel fresh and relaxed.

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Another product that helps me hide my dark circles is the Ettusais Eye Zone Tinted Eye Essence. I’m on my 2nd tube now. The 1st tube lasted me for 3 months!

This is really cool – eye essence + concealer~

The texture is similar to liquid concealer but in a lighter formula. And it doesn’t create fine lines around the eye area. Plus the soft and gentle brush applicator makes application such a breeze! Smear it onto your eye area and dab it on.
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You will get to try out these 2 products at the Beauty Buddies Programme too! ;)

during the last week of my vacation, i received 3 missed calls from the same local number.

and i thought, it might just be the production house! since they said the cast will be informed in August.

i grinned when i received the call from the same number again, this morning.

guess what?

it’s a MARKETING call from a yoga center.

boo.

born to ____

i’m back. arrived yesterday. travelled for 20 hours.

i’m jetlag. france/italy is 6 hours behind time.

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went down to Kenaris. re-dyed my hair plus treatment.
im thinking: perm or cut short plus soft rebonding?

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Samantha robed me into the GAP contest.
they’ve just launched the “Born to Fit” jeans.
and so, Kelvin wrote ‘Born to Pose’ on my board.
hope i win! 1 pair of tickets to New York! hahaha…
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and she saw me on one of the F1 boards along orchard road! weeeeeee~
not as prominent as Casey, but at least im recognizable! haha…
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the last lap

before we headed back to Genoa, I took a last ride on the jet ski boat. (:

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with the family. Merci Beaucoup! :D
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it’s the last night for us. Paulo and Christine drove down to Genoa to meet us for dinner. had my last chance of good pasta and the best gelato in Genoa. It was seriously superb!
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the waves

initially, i was disappointed with the beach. it isn’t as like the one in Nice.

But i have learnt to appreciate the bonus of having a private beach, just a stairway from the house. It’s definitely 100 x better than the overcrowded Nice beach.

It feels so refreshing staying next to the beach. you get to enjoy your meals by the waves with the sea breeze!
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and going for dips in the sea as and when you like. there were corals around and we did some snorkelling~ hee. saw many small fishes swimming freely around. (:
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a boat ride out, far away. it was so bumpy. my butt hurts!
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sunset here, is totally mesmerizing.
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the holidays are ending….. we are heading back to Genoa tomorrow afternoon. hai…

moby freedom

enough of the cities. we’re heading to Corsica!~

All the Moby ferries are cartoonized! with the looney tune characters. really cute! haha…

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the ferry ride took 4 hours and we arrived at Bastia. Alex picked us up and off we go, for another car ride.

drove across the mountains, admired the majestic view.

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we hit Saint Florent. walked around the town, took a drink.

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heading on to our destination:
see the circled house? (:
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had aperitifs with the family. they have got a cute 10 years old Yorkshire.
the sunset was amazing.

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Alex took us out for dinner. 10 mins drive away.
Food was great! Ended with lime sorbet + vodka. (*_*)!
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good morning italy!

Bertram stayed with us for the night and headed back to Cannes after breakfast..

the pastries were so goooood!
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Streets of Genoa.. as you can see, the buildings are really close to each other..

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we hop by Edoardo’s office to use the internet!
the view of the city from his office… (:
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We managed to do some shopping in the evening before the stores closed.

There was a mega sale at Sisley.

I bought a pair of black jeans at 10 euros, blazer jacket at 20 euros and the best deal was leather furry boots at 15 euros!! :D

I wished i had more time around to shop!. There wasn’t much sale left in Paris as we arrived too late.

Plus Kelvin isn’t a shopping guy. He actually threw me at Sisley for an hour while he went back to shower.

road to Genoa

not only is Bertram is great host, good chef, he even drove us to Genoa, Italy.

it was a 3hours drive trip. we caught a glimpse of monaco from the mountains.
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Edoardo took us to the port for aperatifs.
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followed by a lovely italian dinner at Osteria di Vico Palla.
Genoa is a small old city and all the buildings are very close to one another.
This restaurant was hidden at one of the back alleys.
Food was great. I loved the ravioli pasta. And the raspberry sorbert was superb!
The texture isn’t like normal sorbert. It melts in the mouth immediately which makes you doubt if you had taken it.
I think they probably beat up the cold syrup which incorporated millions of air bubbles to achieve the unique texture.
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rest & relax

Life in Cannes is wonderful! :)
Taking dips in the pool, sunbathing, cooking our meals, doing everything at our own pace, taking things easy and slow.
So relaxing!
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The week in Paris was just hectic. Our day typical starts at noon and ends the next day 3am!

Lots of walking, sightseeing, eating, drinking, meeting friends..  Every night when we get back, I just feel so exhausted and simply want to head to bed immediately.

And that’s why I’m falling in love with the Ettusais Medicated Acne Gentle Make Off.

It removes my makeup effectively and best of all, I don’t need to use a cleanser after it! Helps me shorten my wash-up time. ;)

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Pump twice and gently massage it all over your face. See it dissolves and melts the makeup on your skin.
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When you wash it off with water, it will blend into the water and leaves no traces of greasiness or oiliness!!! This is why I don’t need to use a cleanser following it.

Unlike when I was using other makeup removers previously, I would always cleanse my skin after removing my makeup. Just because I’m trying to remove the tinge of greasiness left behind by the oil-based makeup remover! I knew I was double-cleansing my face, but what to do?

At my 1st attempt with Ettusais Medicated Ance Make Off, I was skeptical about it being able to leaves no traces of greasiness or oiliness. But when it came in contact with water, it really dissolves away and my skin felt so clean and fresh! What’s more, it has AC Control Oil which helps to prevent acne! (:

For this trip, I brought along my full set of skincare despite the weight. Plus our shoe shopping in Paris  (9pairs in total), we went through so much trouble when we took a budget airline to Nice. We almost had to pay 100euros for overweight baggage. Luckily, we managed to get away with it! ;)

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The Ettusais Version Up and Aqua Shooter has been my daily regime. Version Up helps to prep my skin for better absorption of the moisturizer, while Aqua Shooter feeds moisture deep into my skin.
I’m already on my 3rd set now! (:
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The Ettusais Medicated Acne Gentle Wash is a cleansing bar that foams up into a thick creamy lather which creates a cushion effect. Extra gentle on the skin!
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It is important to lather it by using generous amount of water. The fine bubbles allowing deep cleansing of dirt and sebum, leaving our skin fresh and dewy.
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The Ettusais Medicated Acne Night Time Defense Powder is a new product to me. Received it 2 weeks ago and it has really helped my skin to stay moisturized and oil free!
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It is a medicated skincare powder that protects our skin while we are at sleep. For me, I don’t turn on the air-con as it tends to dry my skin and I get runny nose in the morning. And due to the humid weather we have in Singapore, I’m having oil skin every morning. I brought it along too as it will be hot in Cannes/Corsica/Genoa. I can imagine the amount of oil secretion on my face.. Nnooooonoo~

It comes in a really nice box with a cover plus a soft plushie puff.
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The powder is ultra fine and smooth – glides on so easily on the face. I pat on some as the last step of my skin care regime. And I wake up with fresh dewy skin! There’s no need to use a makeup remover as it is a skin care product!
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It’s kinda weird for me to hear the phrase “Et tu sais” here in France. Haha.. Everytime someone speaks about it, I would link it to Ettusais the skin care brand. It takes me a second to relate the meaning, which is “you know what?”. (:

chef bertram

with bertram around, there’s no worries about food.

we went out to do some grocery shopping.
bought the whole car boot of stuffs.
fish, prawns, mussels, pasta, vegetables, etc.

and we decided to do mussels for dinner!

Kelvin made pomme de terre. “Sauteed sliced potatoes”
Bertram cooked the mussels in 3 styles – Creamy, White Wine and Spicy Tomato.
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While me? I ran up to the rooftop to watch the beautiful fireworks.
It’s the fireworks festival, the one we have in singapore too.
It was 30-minutes of gorgeous show. :D
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The 3 pots of mussels. mmm.. about 5kg?? ahhhh.. they were lovely. yum yum..
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