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One Sunday

Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2017

A really fulfilling Sunday at Ang and Jane's condo - I think it's kinda funny how what always is suppose to be just a morning-lunch event always ends up being a full scale whole day outing kinda thing! It went from eating yummy takeaway food (I am all for low maintenance logistic arrangements for group gatherings, haha); to swimming (or should I say splashing); and then some "Jackbox Party Pack 3" trivia gaming up in the house (GIRLS RULED); all the way into the night for dinner - but it's cool how everyone just comes along for the ride! Even Mimi the Japanese Spitz came along today (yay, thanks Jane for bringing her). She is the greediest dog ever and only has eyes for food, not other dogs, haha, but she entertains us a lot.

Here are the photos!


Also, Neutrogena sent me five whole different suncreens to use which I am loving because I've been needing new sunscreen and it came at such an appropriate time before our pool party!

Of the five sunscreens, two are new additions: the Neutrogena Sheer Zinc Dry Touch SPF50+ PA++++ (S$31.90) for daily use by people like myself with Eczema (it has been awarded with the US-based National Eczema Association Seal of Acceptance in 2016); and the  Neutrogena Beach Defense SPF70 PA++++ (S$28.90) which we lathered up with before swimming since it's waterproof (and seawater-proof!) for up to 80 minutes.

Lastly, if you spend above $30.00 of any Neutrogena products at Watsons, Unity, Guardian, Market Place or Cold Storage, you can get a free sun hat like the one I featured above - which is super value if you think about it since each sunblock is $30.00 already! Might I add that the hat is super well-made as the words are embroidered - not printed on. They have a few different and equally instagram-worthy designs as well, while stocks last!


Wish all weekends were this jam-packed and filled with activities!

Bonus swimming photos of our pasty white selves, hahaha:



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Coast, Boracay

Posted on Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Justin and I pretty thorough and careful when it comes to researching accommodations when traveling, however this time we went against our norm of choosing established places with plenty of reviews and instead, booked our stay at Coast, Boracay which had only been open for 4-5 months or so prior to our visit back in November.

The few reviews it had were stellar, and it looked bright, airy and modern compared to the other dated looking accommodations on the island, so we figured... why not?


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We weren't disappointed and loved our stay. The benefits of staying in a new hotel is that everything is super new and clean. The staff were plentiful enthusiastic and extremely proactive in saying hi and asking if we needed help. Justin loved chatting with the security guard at the door, and he told us how the hotel pays them much more than other hotels (the increment of which is not a lot of money for Singapore standards, but significant to the locals, which is great)!

We were spoilt for choice during breakfast, and the hotel exited straight onto the beach (not all hotels in Boracay do - look out for it when booking!) I would say the only mini problems we had were that the wifi wasn't the fastest and the hot water was sporadic to say the least. That said, I loved how our hotel had this super cool palm springs motel feel to it, and the fact that it wasn't overly crowded compared to the resort next door (ahem, Henann). I would definitely recommend staying here - just rolling up to the lobby alone when we first arrived was breathtaking in all it's high-ceilinged airiness and chill vibes.

Anyway, we loved splashing around in the resort pools a lot, which were empty so we didn't have to fight for space; spent a lot of time watching Planet Earth / The Crown in our room (don't ask); hunted the best Filipino food Boracay has to offer - the best places to me were seafood at the D'Talipapa market and Mang Inasal which is like a fast food chain selling grilled chicken - we had to go back on three different occasions to even get a seat there! Also: feasted on calamansi muffins, watched sunsets, and squishy sand walks along the beach at night.

So yeah, I don't know what else one can ask for a holiday!

Listening to: Abandon Window by Jon Hopkins

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Keeping it Casual

Posted on Saturday, March 4, 2017



Got super inspired by Aude from Ask a French Flowers' space, how casual it was and all the little knick knacks and details everywhere that gave it character - there was literally no boring corner in the house, which makes me excited to decorate mine, but also a little fearful. It's like you have all these ideas in your head but what if you execute it and it turns out you weren't as novel or special as you thought you were? I've always considered myself as someone who is able to make a small budget go a long way, so I guess the only thing we can do is to make as much preparations as we can and hope for the best.

Photos by @ohjayel and @chewmarilyn, editing by myself