Tom's new toy~

We finally bought the 40G PS3 in Satin Silver!...Been waiting for the last couple of months to get the re-launch 80G PS3. So when Sony finally re-launch the new 80G in US, turns out its not gonna be much of a difference i.e Just bigger hardisk size and paying so much more for it.. Oh Well~ the 40G PS3 is prolly good enough

Happy Tom!! :)

We paid around S$800 for the whole set which includes a second handheld control, and 2 games.
Lego Star Wars is a super cute game!!

London: Grease

yeap~ moi in London again! This is my 3rd London flight in 2months~
Not that I'm complaining... especially when the exchange rate drop by so much!
used to be S$3.10 to 1pound.. now its like S$2.57 to 1pound!!!

GOOD TIME TO GO SHOPPING!!!
However, with the financial downturn, it would probably be better to save that extra bit of cash for rainy day

I was so looking forward to this London trip (even though Ken is back in Singapore) cos my ex-team gal, Elizabeth will be there!! We had already planned to catch a musical in London..

I know it sounds unbelievable, but moi had never catch a musical in London during my countless times there. Watching a musical in London is almost like top of the "to-do list" in London, other than Big Ben, London ete etc etc

Instead of playing top dollar to watch a musical, try walking around Leicester square area where there'll be plentiful of stalls selling discounted musical tickets. It's a good bargain and if you're lucky, you might even get the grandstand seats.

Our Tickets!! It cost 30pounds and that's discounted!
Imagine it cost 55pounds originally.
We initially planned of watching Mamma Mia but they didn't have the earlier ticket show. In the end, we decided on watching Grease. I had watched the movie Grease twice before and kinda have a vague memory of enjoying the songs in the movie.

Outside the Piccadilly Theatre
You are not allowed to take any pictures inside the theatre. But moi secretly took a few pictures before the show started.

The STAGE

Moi and Elizabeth!
BTW, im so so so jealous of Elizabeth!! She's super skinny now!! She probably lost like 6-8KGS!! i wanna lose weight too :(Grease was FANTASTIC!!!!

I was kinda skeptical initially cos Eliz told moi she felt asleep while watching The Lion King *faint*
GREASE IS SO SO SO GOOD!
Gosh...moi truly enjoyed every minute every second of it!!! It's a wonderful adaptation of the original movie.. Eliz, moi and this woman beside us were swaying and humming to the songs like "Greased Lightning", You're The One That I Want, "We Go Together" and "We Go Together"Danny Bayne as "Danny" is such a Cutie!!
:)

The "Greased lightning" sign Don't miss GREASE... IT'S ELECTRIFYING!
check out http://www.greasethemusical.co.uk/ for more details

London: Harrods & casino

Moi just did a London flight two weeks ago and here i am in London again~
It's also the last time moi is meeting Ken in London cos this guy is finally going back to Singapore for good.

Ken and Moi goes a long long way back. He was already in London doing his masters when i first started flying. That was almost 5 years ago. Since then, whenever I'm down in London, we would definitely catch up for lunch, dinner, shopping and stuff.

I know it sounds really silly..but I'm so gonna miss meeting up with him in London. We even had this silly conversation.

Moi: KEN!! it's the last time we are meeting in London!! (sob)
Ken: But I'm going back to Singapore leh!! We can always meet up in Singapore!
(giving moi a DUH look)

As usual, our last time in London, we headed down to Chinatown for duck rice. We walked by a Casino and decided to pop in. It was my first time in a London Casino and Ken says its one of the better ones around..we decided to try our luck at Roulette, just for the fun of it and won 50pounds in 5mins..heehee

Super super happy :)i mentioned to ken that it's pretty easy to win money and he gave moi a disbelieving look!

BUT on the same note: Moi condemn gambling. Any form of gambling. I mean it's alrite if you do it just for fun. But not when u don't know when to stop and cut your losses. To gamble to the extent of borrowing money from friends and relatives thinking you could strike the jackpot. That to me is: PATHETIC. It will never happen. Mabbe one in a billon might. But you just aint that one. While Ken and moi were playing roulette, at the same table, there's this Asian guy who's like betting 200pounds per game (we were just doing 10pounds). He probably lost like a few thousands pounds in that few minutes. It's probably his hard earned money too. I felt sorry for him but at the same time he should have just stopped when he could. Know wat i mean? *sighz*
Sorry to bore you there. I just feel very strongly about this subject :)
The money won was spent on a nice Chinese dinner and the rest, to two buskers making music in the London tube station and a homeless guy out in the street.

The next day, we headed down to Harrods down at Knightbridge tube station. On my first visit to London, Ken brought moi to Harrods and other sightseeing places like London eye, Big Ben.
Kinda like reminiscent of my first trip to London.

(Ken was an hour late, btw)
The famous Harrods bears...
We passed by the theater showing Mamma Mia!
I would love to watch it sometimes...

I love all the songs by ABBA...But Tom forbids moi to play them at home (HE HATE IT!!) which is so so ironic considering that ABBA is a Swedish group!
It's Berries season!! Moi will always buy them when i'm in London.
Do you know Berries are super good for your health!!! From :http://nutrition.about.com/od/healthyfood1/a/berries.htm
Berries contain phytochemicals and flavonoids that may help to prevent some diseases. Cranberries and blueberries contain a substance that may prevent bladder infections. Eating a diet rich in blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, cranberries and strawberries may help to reduce your risk of several types of cancers. Blueberries and raspberries also contain lutein, which is important for healthy vision!

BB cream

Moi just did a Seoul flight and lemme tell you, the whole set of girls on my flight were going super "ga-ga" over BB cream.

So, What's BB cream?

From the webbie: The BB Cream, aka Blemish Balm, is *the* hottest beauty product in Asia right now. The product was originated in Germany and used by dermatologists to help patients who have gone through laser skin surgery soothe and regenerate the skin.

Big companies then took the idea and turned it into a product widely available to the public. The new product is suitable for all skin types, especially those with sensitive and acne-prone skin.

*skin tone appeared more even with a radiant glow
*facial blemishes including their dark undereye circles looked less obvious
*control their excessive facial oil
*improved their overall skin texture overtime
*fade acne scars

After reading all that, my first reaction (like yours probably) was like
"Is this a miracle cream or what?"

Feeling kinda dubious, Moi and the rest of the girls head down to Myeongdong to hunt for this "so called" miracle cream.

One of the first shop to have their own range of BB cream, Hanskin.
(super expensive as well)
Their Top seller: HANSKIN SUPER MAGIC BB CREAM (53,000won or S$63)Alot of the crew use the CAVIAR GOLD BB CREAM (27,000 or S$32)Fortunately, Hanskin is very generous with their samples and the sales lady gave each of us a couple of samples to try.Walking along Myeongdong, moi truly understand the meaning of "BB cream is *the* hottest beauty product in Asia right now" Every shop has their own range of BB cream. From Faceshop, to Missha, to Skinfood. We were indecisive which BB cream is the best.

One of my Korean colleague recommended us the SKINFOOD ALOE VERA BB cream in shade 2 which moi bought for less than 10,000 or S$12.
(psst...heard it's being sold in Singapore for like S$38!!!!!...almost triple the price i got from Korea!!!)

I have just started using SKINFOOD BB cream a week ago and i cant understand what's the buzz about this BB cream. Mabbe it's still too early to see any results but BB cream just feel like, well, a normal foundation to moi. In fact, it gives my face an inherently pale look that constrast prominently with my slightly tanned neck.

And it doesnt control my excessive facial oil :(

Moi should give it another month before i chuck it out of the window..kekeke