We are forgetting something.

"Everybody's somebody's everything. "

Chance The Rapper – Everybody's Something

OMG.

YES!

 

I have finished all my exam and final year report. 

 Now I am back to blogging and exercising.

For the past 3 months, I gained nearly 6kg! Time to exercise more..
My pants are becoming too tight~ I can't fit into the clothes I bought when I was 50kg.
 
Will be uploading a post soon on the yoga place I am visiting currently. 

Review: Bikram Yoga Harbourfront

My friend and I decided to try out this deal when she saw it on Groupon.

mouseover/hover over this image ↑  for the fine prints

By the way, I did a little research to find out more about Bikram Yoga. 

All Bikram Yoga Beginning Series classes run for 90 minutes and consist of the same series of 26 postures, including two breathing exercises. Bikram Yoga is ideally practiced in a room heated to 40°C (104 °F) with a humidity of 40% - Wikipedia

Wah... 40°C sounds pretty scary but 4 lessons of 90 mins Hot Yoga sound super worth it leh. Personally, I would recommend beginners to take up non hot class or just 60mins class instead as the heat might be overbearing for some. And maybe during the hot class, you are just rushing through the moves and not really learning the correct posture.

Anyway, back to my experience with Bikram Yoga Harbourfront.

Registering with them is quite a breeze. Here are some step by step guide for those who have Groupon vouchers.

1) Go to their website. Check out the schedule of classes and choose the one you want.

2) Click on the "Groupon Registration" at the bottom right of the webpage or just click on the link here.

3) Just key in the information and viola.. you are ready for your first class.

Psst.. You can book more than 4 classes to secure the slots, 

but you can only attend 4 sessions only! 

Now you are ready to start your first class!

After you registered at the counter, the counter staff will give you this kind of card ↓.. No, they are not your membership card. They are the locker key card! So high tech!

This is how the lock looks like. Once you put all your things inside, press once and tap the card. To unlock, just press and tap the card again. Simple :) But for my first lesson, I was struggling with this lock for more than 10 minutes. :X 

This are the 26 poses that you will do in the class. 

To be honest, I can't straighten my legs and my knee cap are always floating 

above the mat, not on it. So most of the postures, I have difficulties doing it. 

The studio is pretty spacious, as I witness some students moved their mat to the empty part of the studio. If it is in other yoga places, I think all the yoga mats are spread out evenly, so there won't be any empty spaces. Maybe because Bikram Yoga Harbourfront normally do hot classes only, the room smells kind of sweaty or it could be due to the carpet floor. 

The teacher will stand at the small platform at the front, giving instruction and talking about the benefits of some of the postures. Hmmm... So far, I have only attend class taught by Marcus. I was really surprised that he actually remember some of the students' names. I guess he really meant it when he said that they are like a family here. 

The heat in the room was acceptable to me. I saw some students can't take the heat and just sit there... Of course, most of the time, they are the new student in class. 

Conclusion

Personally, I feel that some postures in Bikram Yoga Harbourfront are for those laojiao experienced yogis. I enjoy pushing myself over the limits but sometime, I am not sure the pain I am experiencing is it due to my overstretching or wrong posture or both. Also, I enjoy the hot room, but the strong smell of sweat is a bit turnoff for me.

Will I continue to sign the package? Maybe, maybe not. As I still have package with Yoga Movement.

Review: Bespoke Box [Sponsored]

Sponsored Review

 

This picture pretty much describe the situation we faced whenever Auntie 'M' pay us a visit. We have a survival-kit-like box when we are having our menses and during the PMS period, we can only vent our moodswings on innocent friends and family members. Don't deny. 

 

PMS normally happens 1 to 2 weeks before Auntie 'M''s visit. PMS Premenstrual Syndrome, they bring problems like,

1. Acne
2. Depression & Moodswing
3. Lack of energy, concentration or memory
4. Insomnia
5. Appetite change
6. Endless aching around our body and even our poor joints. And don't get me started with the horrible things they do to our stomach. Constipation or diarrhea make up your mind la, PMS! and especially, bloating!

 

HAHAHA! The picture above ↑ pretty much describe what happen during the PMS period for me. sorry, X. I hate everyone and everything. To be honest, I lose the ability to control my emotions and become super grouchy and grumpy. Any other girls facing the same problem?

But no worries, all the charbos girls out there! We have a new kind of box in town!

Bespoke Box.
Started by a group of charbos that face the exact same problems as us and decided to make it more bearable during this period. This girls will handpicked all the goodies and mailed them out about a week before our menses to help us win the battle against PMS. Gumxia!

What is in the box?

 

"Hello, I am Harry Bespoke, the Chosen One" 

Hahaha.. Joke aside, when I received the parcel, the box is not taped closed. 

Good thing is I can open the parcel faster. Bad thing, it might drop or get stolen.

 

*zang zang*

 

 

A note to inform you what is in the box :)

 

 The goodies in the box! Snacks and some daily necessities like lines, lip balm and hand cream!

 

Close-up of the hand cream and lip balm.

Sierra Bees Organic Honey Lip Balm

When applied, the texture is smooth and really moisture my ultra-dry lips. Also, it is not sticky.

Crantree & Evenlyn Hand Theraphy

To me, there is not much scents or smell. Totally perfect for me. 

Oh ya.. Are you curious how the voodoo in the brown bag look like?

-----------------------------

----------------------

-------------

-------

---

-------

-------------

----------------------

-----------------------------

The two thumbtacks are removable. 

I bet this doll can save some men from the fury of their girls. 

... Okay, maybe not save them, just lessen only.. Sorry again, X!

Price
They have the one-time price $22, 3-months ($63), 6-months ($120), 23-months ($228). Don't worry about the postage cost as they provide free normal postage.

Conclusion
The goodies in the box are worth around $37 in total. I think the box is pretty worth it to get for ourselves and as present to our friends.

Maybe they can have a bit more snacks and wrap the parcel in polymailer or at least tape the box to when they mailed out the item.

Good news, ladies!

Bespoke Box are going to give you 20% off* package price!

Just quote "NANA20" when you checkout.

*Offer ends on 20 March 2016!

BESPOKE BOX

instagram |  facebook

PSST! I am also having a giveaway for this box! 

Photos were taken with Samsung NX mini and edited with Samsung Note 4 

using apps like Line Camera, Point Blur and After Focus

2016, make me richer than I was in 2015!

This is not a food or review post. More of a reminder-to-self kind of post.

After the festive seasons like Christmas and New Year, not only my weight must have increase at least 3kg, I always felt that the hole in my pocket are getting bigger and bigger. So, one of my 2016 resolution is save more money!

Was searching online for some tips on how can I save money. I noticed that this website, http://www.wikihow.com/Save-Money compiled all the important tips on how to save money of course, they are called 'wikihow'! Here are some I found more relatable and have combined them to make more sense tips taken from the link are in bold.

1) Put away money next. Whenever we receive our salary or allowance, put a small sum or 10% aside before we start spending it. Also, save for an emergency fund/rainy days. It is also recommended to start saving as early as possible. Have a reasonable savings goals with a time-frame established. Last, but not least, pay off any debt.

2) Keep a budget and record your expenses. Avoid accumulating new debt. 

3) Don't get discouraged.

My personal experience with the 3 tips I compiled above,
1) I do put the money aside but whenever I am broke, I will always end up using my saving/ emergency funding.

2) Once again, I did keep a budget and record my expenses... The keyword is 'DID'. I only managed to keep record of everything for 2 weeks only and that budget, it burst when I decided to sign up for another facial package.

3)

  

 

Anyways, I have set four saving goal for myself this year, 2016!
1) Save at least $8000 by 31 December 2016
2) Only take taxi when needed maximum 2 times per month. Use other form of public transportation like buses and MRT every time.
3) Spend money on necessary items only. Wait.. Is facial and slimming necessary??? 
4) Save more money according to this 52-weeks challenge I found online.

By 1 January 2017, I will post an update for this post and 
whether did I meet the goal!

Row Row Row Your Kayak

After reading thesmartlocal post, I decided to jio asking him along X to go Kayaking with me.

Row, row, row your kayak, gently down the stream. 
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream.

We went to Water Sports Centre located near Stadium MRT and Singapore Sports Hub. It is kind of difficult to find this Water Sports Centre, but it is so damn near to the MRT. Why? Because we reached there at around 8am, but we were lost for more than 30mins. For those who are going there as well don't make the mistake as us, when you exit the Stadium MRT (Exit A), just walked to the end of the covered/sheltered linkway, turn LEFT!

Anyway, this is their rates :)

My memories of kayaking were during Primary and Secondary School Camp. I think during Primary 5 (11 years old) and Secondary 3 (15 years old) that time. Not much impression about it except for the one during secondary camp. I remember I was too heavy that time, I have to partner with one of the bigger size teacher and the worst part was I was heavier than her. Anyway after 10 years, I am going to attempt this activity again.

So when we were sitting on the kayak, the lighter one will be seated in front and the heavier one will be behind. I get to sit in front! Finally! So the heavier one will get in the boat first. Please note this is a very tricky part. During those school camp, you get in the boat when the water is shallow. This time, you get in the boat like somewhere in the middle of sea! I admit I panicked and nearly backed out. I mean, what if I dropped inside?! But I manage to get on board after a while and getting impatient stares from lifeguards.

To be honest, kayaking is so fun and scary at the same time.

The fun parts are...

1) Scenery. It is like those Chinese painting with mountains and lake/sea, but here you get buildings and sea.

 

2) Away from the noise..... Okay, I lied. When we went there, there were some team training dragon boat and Standard Charter Marathon for Kids event. But I do enjoying seeing those dragon boat team train, nope, not because of the hunks or babes their movements are very in-sync.

3) Bonding time with your love one. Well, we saw a father-son duo kayaking together and some couples too. Seems like a more affordable dating place.

4) Best place to quarrel. Well.. you can paddle someone further away from the crowd and have some shouting match or just push him/her into the water.  Just joking!

The scary parts are...

1) The lifeguards/trainers will only give some safety advises, how to get on the kayak boat and then... OFF you go. No further instruction about how to kayak and etc. I guess you need to either ask them or just figure out yourself.

2) I don't know how to swim, so I have constant fear of falling off the boat and become fish food. Throughout the kayaking session, I keep relaying my fear verbally to X. His reaction is pretty similar to this image ↓. 

 

Lesson learnt: Don't trap in a island surrounded by water with me! 

We will be trying out hiking soon!  
soon = unknown future and most probably next year.

Review: The Butchers Club Singapore

Roaming around Clarke Quay with X on a relaxing Friday night, and while walking towards Liang Court, we are attracted to this store.

The Butchers Club
3A River Valley Road
#01-01B Clarke Quay
Singapore 179020

not sure what filter is this on Camera360, but make this photo looks very pretty!

According to their waitress, they are serving dry-aged beef patties burger... So what is dry-aged beef?

Dry-aged beef is beef that has been hung or placed on a rack to dry for several weeks. After the animal is slaughtered and cleaned, either the entire or half will be hung. - Wikipedia

Sounds interesting enough to try them out, right?! And just look at their menu ↓

 

 Their menu already screaming eat me! Eyeing on their RED-EYE REDUCTION!  

BACON, EGG, HASHBROWN. All my favourites!

 

X already started eating before I can take photo of the food. :x

The Red-eye Reduction is sold out! T.T So we tried Double Happiness ($38). 

Ignoring the fact that despite its name is Double Happiness, there is a knife stabbed in it. O.O I can totally imagine the burger saying, "Awww... are you on diet? But this burger is so nice, so just prepared for your death! FAT DIE YOU! evil laughter" 

Okay, but to the burger. It comes with double patty with double cheese and all the fixins between these two grilled cheese buns or what they called sammys. To X, the patty wasn't seasoned enough to his liking, but we both agreed that they cooked the patty very well with a light pink in the middle. The cheese and fixins are nice, I am secretly addicted to their bacon, it taste kinda sweet~

Their Duck Fat Fries ($8) is an add-on order, not a set meal kind. Wondering why is it called Duck Fat Fries? No, it is not just a random name. All this thick fries are cooked in DUCK FAT... To be exact, triple fried in duck fat! But sadly, it is not my cup of tea fries..

Definitely going back to try out their Red-Eye Reduction and maybe giving their fries another try?. The fries wasn't that nice during our last visit. Hope that our next visit the fries will be nice and like crispy.