tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84256662395172826762024-03-13T23:15:13.283-07:00S A M A N T H AWRITTEN WITH LOVESamantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.comBlogger641125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-14826364255716439312022-10-31T06:46:00.003-07:002022-10-31T06:46:45.683-07:00Prague 2022<p>Finally set foot on this beautiful city with the husband!<br />Happy Anniversary!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT12m8eXEkROHC_L8Et8NihP7kkEc08afTXN67eoLqRgM-fLWX467rhuLNnQ4ApcXtv243Cb53Wo9fiAZ6jDPbBvM-onS5QHKYEC4sTYKKdYaESVWVqnOk1u_H6rxU8TcwvS0Wsme8GwSvqykLPH7uemtnwhGguxo_Ce62mEKz0Rja_NRexxKIFAsmg/s560/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-31%20at%209.43.54%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="560" data-original-width="405" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT12m8eXEkROHC_L8Et8NihP7kkEc08afTXN67eoLqRgM-fLWX467rhuLNnQ4ApcXtv243Cb53Wo9fiAZ6jDPbBvM-onS5QHKYEC4sTYKKdYaESVWVqnOk1u_H6rxU8TcwvS0Wsme8GwSvqykLPH7uemtnwhGguxo_Ce62mEKz0Rja_NRexxKIFAsmg/s320/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-31%20at%209.43.54%20PM.png" width="231" /></a><br /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">cc: Dwayne Chai </span></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-34644294882987978802021-10-12T23:46:00.004-07:002021-10-13T06:04:56.061-07:00Face Contouring and Skin Tightening: Thermage FLX<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.43px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To continue my #idstransformme journey by IDS Skincare, I am all excited to undergo Thermage FLX to maintain my youth!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many people have been wanting to look for more ways to achieve tighter skin in a safe and non-invasive way...</div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;"><b><br />THERMAGE</b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"> is the way to go!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqANojG0o57wX3Df8WEmvfaOQO_7KlT9csMtRLOLVkLxNEiQI6VHMIqzLoxVn_aZ_D6zmo-TSyK8Alfn6gkVZ1ApTQv4pfprBE_eIxGuVn7EUqdIRI_FJg3PewRYFFjtC7mFLc0keSjyk/s2048/IMG_7277.PNG" style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1143" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqANojG0o57wX3Df8WEmvfaOQO_7KlT9csMtRLOLVkLxNEiQI6VHMIqzLoxVn_aZ_D6zmo-TSyK8Alfn6gkVZ1ApTQv4pfprBE_eIxGuVn7EUqdIRI_FJg3PewRYFFjtC7mFLc0keSjyk/s320/IMG_7277.PNG" width="179" /></a><br /><br />Was recently very interested when I visited IDS for my skin earlier this year. I picked up the Thermage brochure at </span></span><a href="https://www.idsaesthetics.com/" style="font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;">IDS</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;"> and saw that Thermage is clinically proven to stimulate collagen growth for younger looking skin. Pump up that collagen intake!<br /><br /><i><b>Forever 18, Forever 21... definitely possible!</b></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;"><br />I am sold! I called to make the appointment almost immediately</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6Rl_wdZY0zZO8jz61bJAcfTkvJvfRAkGsAx_HhWqfQFmVzZyPzmg-_2WKTaqTVX9uaUf8bFViKpUfCXRcbkqhi6OoswwmUg5zAZIjDCTgkXl0WSBd7pB_m2s2nmbGQyfKkzdG8pqEq47/s2048/IMG_7143.JPG" style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6Rl_wdZY0zZO8jz61bJAcfTkvJvfRAkGsAx_HhWqfQFmVzZyPzmg-_2WKTaqTVX9uaUf8bFViKpUfCXRcbkqhi6OoswwmUg5zAZIjDCTgkXl0WSBd7pB_m2s2nmbGQyfKkzdG8pqEq47/s320/IMG_7143.JPG" width="240" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="t2" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #04205c; font-family: avenirheavy; font-size: 21px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 20px; text-align: center;"><b>How does it work?</b></div><div class="row justify-content-center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #04205c; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; font-family: Avenir; font-size: 16px; justify-content: center; margin-left: -15px; margin-right: -15px;"><div class="col-md-10 col-lg-8" style="box-sizing: border-box; flex: 0 0 66.6667%; max-width: 66.6667%; padding-left: 15px; padding-right: 15px; position: relative; width: 760px;"><div class="bdy2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 80px; text-align: center;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Thermage FLX utilizes patented radiofrequency (RF) to deliver heat safely and uniformly into the deep skin layers to renew the collagen. The gentle heating tightens existing collagen and stimulates the production of new collagen, resulting in an immediate skin tightening and well-defined 3-dimensional skin contour.</p><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">It features the revolutionary AccREP™ technology for personalized tightening & lifting, employing the new treatment algorithm that optimizes the RF energy output for precise heating, customized to your skin. Comfort Pulse Technology also intersperse cooling bursts and works with the multi-directional tip vibration to ensure utmost comfort throughout the session.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">After treatment, skin continues to improve for up to 6 months and last up to 12 months. No surgery, just naturally younger-looking skin that can take years off your appearance.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial; letter-spacing: 0.43px; text-align: left;">My Thermage session started with a consultation with Dr Lum at IDS (Novena). I went for it without any expectations on how the procedure will be like as I wanted to experience it first-hand. All I knew was it will be great for my skin and I definitely want a collagen-packed + tighter skin. Sounds great!<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnNLXSH_HDxJx5gXGOcSavnBgMzRS1MlQxeOQ6eUO89OsOH3bfLrCUKdKMKvCWVTN8tBZO6G2IL_lKaWrnk0r2SoLRQNQrI5hLLsTDEutvnBqrd4ClE-hbk4b3yAwoAY8Wygj4Za5Lqi8/s2048/5001C44F-F941-42A7-B5B9-3664F383AA1F.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnNLXSH_HDxJx5gXGOcSavnBgMzRS1MlQxeOQ6eUO89OsOH3bfLrCUKdKMKvCWVTN8tBZO6G2IL_lKaWrnk0r2SoLRQNQrI5hLLsTDEutvnBqrd4ClE-hbk4b3yAwoAY8Wygj4Za5Lqi8/s320/5001C44F-F941-42A7-B5B9-3664F383AA1F.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><p></p></div></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">So I left the procedure explanation to Dr Lum, the expert, obviously. She managed my <i>(pain)</i> expectations as well as the possible side effects for this treatment. We agreed that this treatment is more suitable for women in their 30s in terms of skin maintenance but it's always good to start young <i>(i'm not in my 30s yet) </i>so that one can see better effects long-term, especially when I get to my 50s or older...</span><br /><br /><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">After which, I was whisked off by the clinic staff for skin cleansing and application of numbing cream <i>(which is super duper important!) </i>on my entire face and jaw area. I had it on for the next hour, during which I felt my face swelling up - not a big concern as it's the typical reaction for any numbing cream.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><b>Soon, THE MOMENT!!!</b><br />My face was </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">properly numbed and we are ready to start!</span></span></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib203ldSJWBVRDzwtiC8ak6k1KfWzE9SiW-viJcsYSEnRPNyStGis3LBT6FZkmw6oxgLLYd2RHB5tNq-ZvhgZ2mp8xFIjdQzTUKw_o9MRx_W7jf0J_WZuUVOdeeDqXO0ISOh1dLMEIbXiZ/s2048/B5C354E7-ED0E-4D21-BDF4-660ACC79309A.JPG" style="background-color: white; font-family: Avenir; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib203ldSJWBVRDzwtiC8ak6k1KfWzE9SiW-viJcsYSEnRPNyStGis3LBT6FZkmw6oxgLLYd2RHB5tNq-ZvhgZ2mp8xFIjdQzTUKw_o9MRx_W7jf0J_WZuUVOdeeDqXO0ISOh1dLMEIbXiZ/s320/B5C354E7-ED0E-4D21-BDF4-660ACC79309A.JPG" width="180" /></a><br /><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">Some temporary grids were applied on all areas of my face so as to help the doctor visualize where to place the Thermage handpiece. I've never done anything close to this before so I actually asked the staff... "this one can remove right?"... and she replied, "yes for sure!" Looks like I'm undergoing plastic surgery! But no, it isn't anything close so not to worry! :P</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dr Lum delivered the first few shots and I barely any pain. I thought to myself "oh, her pain management talk during the consultation helped / my pain threshold is quite high"... but after about 50 shots (which is probably only 10mins or so into the treatment) fired, <span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">I begged Dr Lum to lower the intensity as I felt like my flesh was being ironed on. Iron is really the right word to use for the heat contact on my skin. O</span><span style="background-color: transparent; letter-spacing: 0.43px;">h boy, how wrong was I to say it was painless! And, this was just the start!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">The most painful spots for me were at my cheekbones and jawline, perhaps because those are more boney areas. I really couldn't control my tears, they just fell naturally when the heat got too hot (for me)... </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">pretty unbearable I must say. You should expect the heat sensation if you are trying out this treatment! Oh the silver lining? </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">Don't ask me why but forehead is the most painless spot. That, could go on forever... </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Given, everyone's pain threshold is different so there may be people who don't find the heat painful at all. You'll have to try it for yourself to find out!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After 'surviving' the first 100 shots, I never thought we could get to 600 (the end goal)... but we eventually did! Phew!!!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Some tips to reduce pain?</span></i></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">1) I must say the handpiece’s vibration really helped to distract me from the sensation of heat. You can opt for the non-vibration mode but I highly recommend you to go for the vibration!<br /><br />2) Interact with your Doctor! Thankfully Dr Lum was chatty and we spoke throughout the session. I was crying and laughing at the same time!!!<br /><br />3) I find that Dr Lum's strategy of starting with the higher intensity shots worked well. It gets more bearable after time as the skin probably got used to the heat. Also, switching sides and areas definitely helped in pain management too.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The entire session took about 45 minutes. And the best part is that there's absolutely NO DOWNTIME. This I can attest for as I could still carry on with my usual activities after exiting the clinic. In fact, I felt that my skin had a natural 'cooling sensation' because it was 'heated up' earlier.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9nBoJ7gCfAg6vj1PJ3_a2hkyDL4dBhnvB24MybbSgD-QPh7nP3D_NusWykPKGLLNbeSOMkAIF6qNSSmHm8Ej-Pn3GB04SMYRcsIl53b9AsabTwAPgU8Mmwr3gpmidWNNWZ08tEaXB4Yp/s2048/IMG_7234.JPG" style="font-family: Avenir; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9nBoJ7gCfAg6vj1PJ3_a2hkyDL4dBhnvB24MybbSgD-QPh7nP3D_NusWykPKGLLNbeSOMkAIF6qNSSmHm8Ej-Pn3GB04SMYRcsIl53b9AsabTwAPgU8Mmwr3gpmidWNNWZ08tEaXB4Yp/s320/IMG_7234.JPG" width="180" /></a></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">One week post treatment, I feel that my cheeks are firmer. Perhaps I don't experience drastic before/after because of my age but I am so glad to have tried this treatment! I am expecting </span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">results to gradually improve over the next three to six months post-treatment because it is supposed to 'last' for a year or so at least!</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; letter-spacing: 0.43px; line-height: 28px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><i><b>If you want to know my experience with Thermage, here you go!</b></i></span></span></p>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-59721625080596096562021-09-13T19:09:00.000-07:002021-09-14T06:41:30.469-07:00Introducing CallApp – The Future of Communication!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><p style="color: black; font-size: medium;"><b> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="font-family: calibri, calibri, calibri, calibri; letter-spacing: 1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;">no more spam & scam calls</span></b></p><br style="color: black; font-size: medium;" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: red;">Imagine this.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444;">You excitedly pick up your phone ... YET it turns out to be a scam call that you have to second guess or someone trying to sell your something you don't need... SIGH! What a waste of time and effort... plus it's such a kill joy!!!</span><br /><br /></span></span></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsTXN5bzGg56KjoIPBgh1jh-qsvO0JDgncYyVWI7Ff9ZQD9o8JAgX6dPDcNfma26ZiuZJtb_um52v84pbpRYi1LjZC0WQ5Bs1PwOCubWvCvOcRduuobR8xVx3rZkX0PutmJnR4SMQB3C9/s1908/Final+1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I'm sure I'm not the only "victim" of such incidents - most of you can identify with these statements:<br /><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">‘DBS bank’ claiming that you have an issue with your bank account… <o:p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"> </o:p></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">‘</span></i><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Singpost’ telling you that you need to send over some money for parcel release...</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">‘Singtel’ saying that you need an update to your Internet connection...</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">These are very prevalent nowadays. It can be difficult to recognize these kinds of scams, especially since the calls all appear to be from these "official agencies" that you are likely to trust.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><br />With </span><span style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">CallApp</span></b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">, you longer have to worry!<br /><br />Go ahead... Pick up all incoming calls on your phone with confidence!</span></span></p><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCrM8EKg0Gjr-18ktIw5-qUSDCiFvRRZN2w6X7d6KWeGPGU5PJKHGj4HO3FxJj6JrtcNT5817fFQ-34UaKdAp78E7uXgb5U_0BqGsZujDkVhBDUopmOyYp17-sca9HbLfxVM2I_vUWgZt/s1280/b291b9566b085704e23a662c6b02b848.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQCrM8EKg0Gjr-18ktIw5-qUSDCiFvRRZN2w6X7d6KWeGPGU5PJKHGj4HO3FxJj6JrtcNT5817fFQ-34UaKdAp78E7uXgb5U_0BqGsZujDkVhBDUopmOyYp17-sca9HbLfxVM2I_vUWgZt/s320/b291b9566b085704e23a662c6b02b848.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Featured on </span><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="https://go.onelink.me/J2qV/fdbedcf1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Play</span></a></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, CallApp is a free android app that is t</span><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">rusted by more than 100 million users and supports over 200 countries. It has not only been chosen by Google as one of the top Android apps, it has also won several awards and is highly recommended by many top-rated tech magazines worldwide.<o:p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br /></o:p></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i>Key Features:</i><br /></span></b><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: start; vertical-align: baseline;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><b>Caller ID and Spoofing Identification<br /></b></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; color: #444444; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Instantly </span><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;">identify any number that is calling you, even those that are not saved as a contact in your mobile phone. This includes any individual or business, hence helping to identify potential telemarketers, harassment or fraud calls. CallApp also has the unique ability and technology to verify numbers against Caller ID spoofing, a feature that is not available in most Caller ID apps. Y</span></span><span style="color: #444444;">ou longer have to second guess even the </span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial;">most 'professional scammers' pretending to be company representatives - the banks, government agencies, police, post office, telemarketers and more.</span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J2eJbk-RI7PkCFDPt7Da7XOrNT5hyphenhyphenn-7FMh6YkGO62vTJ9l3QqyvUNlzyctvV01cnFc9mD369Btu4L-frGActtIqDF8NszYGedCrxpHcOwb2lYGaA1aOuwEfS-WFiZDZSepX5jcXrRAV/s2048/Final+2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J2eJbk-RI7PkCFDPt7Da7XOrNT5hyphenhyphenn-7FMh6YkGO62vTJ9l3QqyvUNlzyctvV01cnFc9mD369Btu4L-frGActtIqDF8NszYGedCrxpHcOwb2lYGaA1aOuwEfS-WFiZDZSepX5jcXrRAV/s320/Final+2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /></span></li><li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;"><b>Block any number with just a click (even those not in your contact list)</b><b><br /></b></span><b><br /></b>Well, so you will never receive a spam or scam call again...<br /><br />CallApp combines tech capabilities with creative techniques to give users the ultimate call blocking app. While it can recognize a scammer or spammer when they call you, it also allows you to prevent these calls from coming in from the get-go. Any number can be blocked with just a click, and they’ll never know too! With CallApp, you will never receive a spam or scam call again. Besides blocking spammers, CallApp also allows you to block phone calls from private and hidden numbers instantly. <o:p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"> </o:p><br /><br /></span></li><li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><b style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Record both incoming and outgoing calls<br /></b><br />I'll definitely use this incredibly useful function. For example, recording a scammer’s call, or getting proof of verbal abuse so you can provide necessary evidence if any verbal conflicts arises!</span></li></ul><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-style: inherit; line-height: 17.25px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: 400;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><br /></i></span></span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 17.25px; margin: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><b>Other features include: </b></i></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><i style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;">Caller ID, Advanced contact book, Back up contact list, Phone number search, Personalised video ringtones, Incoginito mode, Who viewed your profile, Call reminders, Analytics and insights and Car mode.</i></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></span></span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 400;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Best of all? <span style="font-size: medium;">It's<span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large; font-style: inherit;">FREE!</span></span></b></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; line-height: 17.25px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><i>*Basic Package which includes the above-mentioned features</i></span></b></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-style: inherit; line-height: 17.25px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-style: inherit; line-height: 17.25px; margin: 0cm;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; 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background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px; margin: 0cm; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The basic version of CallApp is free to download, but premium packages can also be purchased either on a monthly basis or a lifetime subscription from not more than USD1 per month, both of which offers an ad-free experience, unlimited call recordings, and access to CallApp plus (the ability to identify messages from unsaved contacts), unlocks all your profile views and data insights, store items for free and even provides you with premium support with a faster response rate.</span></i></span></p></div></div></span></div></div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-7352090174886391952021-09-06T08:05:00.009-07:002021-09-07T05:25:40.469-07:00The Key to Radiant Skin: Collagen Beauty Essence<p style="text-align: right;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: calibri, calibri, calibri, calibri; letter-spacing: 1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><span> </span><span> </span></span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: calibri, calibri, calibri, calibri; letter-spacing: 1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;">start your day with</span></b></p><p style="text-align: left;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: calibri, calibri, calibri, calibri; letter-spacing: 1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;">beauty and vitality</span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: calibri, calibri, calibri, calibri; letter-spacing: 1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> </span><br /></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4B3mkIEdSCAGY4VkfpLsm6Ubu5hL_YUjy9wA00QNztRxLSJd-xqV9PC1ZgfqKxw1W0UiM4xeKQ5Jzjst4GnlDNcESUNc9R3mNDIePbd0nBi9L0qj1sV99PhvPBCcI4VfPok7Y94gko8F/s2006/IMG_7306.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="1500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4B3mkIEdSCAGY4VkfpLsm6Ubu5hL_YUjy9wA00QNztRxLSJd-xqV9PC1ZgfqKxw1W0UiM4xeKQ5Jzjst4GnlDNcESUNc9R3mNDIePbd0nBi9L0qj1sV99PhvPBCcI4VfPok7Y94gko8F/s320/IMG_7306.PNG" width="239" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">Collagen is our ultimate secret weapon to youthful skin! 💯<br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;">Start your new beauty regime today!<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br />If you haven't already known, c</span><span style="text-align: left;">ollagen is the most abundant component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) constituting
75% of skin structure. It provides the support matrix/mattress underpinning healthy skin and it
is a key determinant to the preservation of skin firmness and elasticity.<br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><br />With age, the ability to replenish collagen naturally decreases by about 1.0%-1.5% per year.
Extrinsic and intrinsic factors also drive the physiological process of skin aging associated
with a decline in collagen formation.</span></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I know many of us are familiar with collagen soups. What about collagen supplements? Did you know... you can consume <span style="text-align: left;">collagen daily as a functional dietary supplements because of its
efficacy for skin health. </span><span style="text-align: left;">There are a wide variety of collagen supplements in the market but
not all types of collagen supplements are created equal. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Unfortunately, some collagen supplements may contain sugar, isoflavones, artificial
flavoring, stabilizer or preservatives, which will affect your health in the long run. Therefore, it
is important to read the product label in order to choose the best product made with the
highest quality ingredients.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Introducing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">𝐋𝐚𝐨 𝐗𝐢𝐞 𝐙𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial;">which conveniently packs all that Vitamin goodness in sachets. Notice its sweet pretty in pink packaging too! 🌸 100% natural with no preservatives, artificial flavouring, stabilizers and additives and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">packed with four types of </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">premium <b><i>superfood </i></b>- <i>Beetroot, Acerola, </i></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; text-align: left;"><i>Cherries, Figs and Hawthorn</i>, which are rich in </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; text-align: left;">plant polyphenols and Vitamin C.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7NFiAdLIIAFLxwwYActm41GZvX9KHvUPq0P1vRoDGesHfJGlaaSe6qhgknkA3CbtFqtQTWBDjnyAikWuokz4h9ZdNt8zSkRfqmu1DCvwfAZeCYbpVR0qOisDf0JJgHKU20PCxDqFC2nz/s2048/FullSizeRender+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7NFiAdLIIAFLxwwYActm41GZvX9KHvUPq0P1vRoDGesHfJGlaaSe6qhgknkA3CbtFqtQTWBDjnyAikWuokz4h9ZdNt8zSkRfqmu1DCvwfAZeCYbpVR0qOisDf0JJgHKU20PCxDqFC2nz/s320/FullSizeRender+2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><i><br />Beetroot<br /></i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">Widely known as the Natural Red Ruby, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">Beetroot has many health benefits and is the </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">key to anti-aging.<br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><br /><i>Acerola Cherries<br /></i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">Acerola Cherries is an exotic superfruit with 8
times more Vitamin C than Blood Orange. It
helps to boost collagen synthesis, preserve
collagen peptide, aid in absorption of iron
and boost metabolism rate.<br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><br /><i>Figs<br /></i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">Known as the miracle fruit, Figs are high in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">nutritional value and helps with the digestive </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">function.<br /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><br /><i>Hawthorn<br /></i></span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">Hawthorn aids in digestion, improves the body circulatory system, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">helps control high blood </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">pressure and high cholesterol. </span></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZV5Y9L0QQ1hhczfD0GSSxtNrwTT0DZ9FxZtO3s8HPKkLrwVEKjRN0NTWKgF2_VrQNDCgQHwsZ0dNop3oSil4Mj32kIJWOpd7crYeoiTbyxmLnyvsp0qCTgjrnV_U41_bqZv_hhdu4DFXv/s2048/BB5301B7-B08C-49E5-B1A6-9558ADFC3BE1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZV5Y9L0QQ1hhczfD0GSSxtNrwTT0DZ9FxZtO3s8HPKkLrwVEKjRN0NTWKgF2_VrQNDCgQHwsZ0dNop3oSil4Mj32kIJWOpd7crYeoiTbyxmLnyvsp0qCTgjrnV_U41_bqZv_hhdu4DFXv/s320/BB5301B7-B08C-49E5-B1A6-9558ADFC3BE1.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;">You can consume directly or drink it chilled. I found it sourish-bitter on first sip - not surprising since it's made of natural </span><span style="text-align: left;">plant-based ingredients</span><span style="background-color: white;">. I love the strong hawthorn fruity taste and would highly recommend adding some water and honey 🍯 into your drink. Taste is subjective, so try the various combinations for yourself and see what works best! Just remember to gulp down all the essence that your skin craves for! 👍🏻</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Drinking one sachet of this daily (either before breakfast or right before bedtime) helps in detoxification, prevents constipation, aids in digestion, boost metabolism, helps in iron absorption, faster wound healing, repairs joints, promotes hair growth and improves skin complexion<i> (say yes to dewy glowing radiant skin!</i> ✨ <i>)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br />*P.S it was awarded the Editor’s Choice of Best Collagen Supplement by Daily Vanity in 2021.</span></i></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Start Shopping <a href="https://haoyikang.sg/collagen-beauty-essence/?utm_source=innity&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=general&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-NaJBhDsARIsAAja6dPeTyx4EWiVhpI5NASxHsEnyyVhGjuVzTzHWQBvqH1EsHqhEdhCXQ8aAhUxEALw_wcB">here</a><br />Use code [UNLOCKED] to get $8 off your total purchase, while the promotion lasts!<br /><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white;"><u><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">About Hao Yi Kang</span></u></b></div></div></div><div class="page" title="Page 2"><div class="section" style="background-color: white;"><div class="layoutArea"><div class="column"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Hao Yi Kang is a Singapore founded platform that aims to be a one-stop center for your healthy living needs. We
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</div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-83826068523397941762021-08-16T06:39:00.002-07:002022-10-31T06:36:29.621-07:00Going Solo: I went into labour by myself during Covid<p><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, calibri, calibri, calibri; letter-spacing: 1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;">lifetime adventure <br /></span><br /><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlJbXWTylxQsc-3oMEZ57OO-yjLPs2SXvs-I2nK_quOA59rvk8CXeweP45iAxNOrjuOTlrAtjh2xmvW5krc-Y9hoePMNB9ap_U1wn_t6O35aRTPDiVkTTmWmx2l3nvOQeLUhgULaSpTyI/s2038/IMG_1214.jpg" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2038" data-original-width="1334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlJbXWTylxQsc-3oMEZ57OO-yjLPs2SXvs-I2nK_quOA59rvk8CXeweP45iAxNOrjuOTlrAtjh2xmvW5krc-Y9hoePMNB9ap_U1wn_t6O35aRTPDiVkTTmWmx2l3nvOQeLUhgULaSpTyI/s320/IMG_1214.jpg" width="209" /></a></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Being an independent woman meant I'm comfortable doing many things alone. Eating, watching movie, shopping... you name it. Still, I never thought I'd be laboring and giving birth by myself without anyone I knew by my side. Well, Covid happened. My husband was still in quarantine - we were short of just one day but our baby decided to break my water bag.</span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">If my husband can't come out of quarantine, my baby has got to come out. This is the story of how I delivered my baby all by myself (of course with the help of a great medical team) and this is THE most daring thing I've done... </span><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">thus far...</i></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Here's the story...</b></i></div></b></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuF_gr4tGNi9ruatGlj4Vyrd2PfJ5yOVAUSJfLJxguUppT91A527RpRlr0N23g_tmxVTdMrRG9CQhck5c1oqW8u4XARsSWjht_2mVQ3WEsbXpMoq7F0NpgshHOS0DZpzlJhpausR8IOix/s1902/4698E66F-B748-49D2-9232-7D79B7F66D74.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="1902" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjuF_gr4tGNi9ruatGlj4Vyrd2PfJ5yOVAUSJfLJxguUppT91A527RpRlr0N23g_tmxVTdMrRG9CQhck5c1oqW8u4XARsSWjht_2mVQ3WEsbXpMoq7F0NpgshHOS0DZpzlJhpausR8IOix/s320/4698E66F-B748-49D2-9232-7D79B7F66D74.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Shortly after midnight, I closed my laptop and went to pee but I felt a gush of water </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">coming out uncontrollably. first thought?</span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i>don't tell me my water bag burst.</i></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">yes, darling, I'm afraid it is...</i></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span class="JsGRdQ"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ">My brains knew what that was but I <i>kinda </i>chose to be in denial mode and headed back to bed with a </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">really heavy heart</span><span class="JsGRdQ">. we are just </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">ONE DAY</span><span class="JsGRdQ"> short of MR DWAYNE CHAI exiting quarantine.</span></div></span></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I WAITED 13 DAYS, DON'T DO THIS TO ME BABYYY!</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I really wanted both of us to witness Em's birth together especially since Dwayne already wasn't with me half of my pregnancy <i>(*context: He was in Hong Kong, I came back to Singapore earlier)</i></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">talk about Murphy's Law.....</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">However, once I laid down in bed, more water gushed out. The next thing I knew, it felt like I peed in my bed. Stood up and my floor was soaking wet...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">OK THIS IS IT. THAT'S IT. LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO GO INTO LABOUR ALONE!</b></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;">*mulan warrior mode on*</div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><span class="JsGRdQ"><div style="font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><u style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Chronicles of 13 Jan</u></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><div style="text-align: center;">2.30am</div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">no pain yet. took a shower, grabbed my wallet, phone, pillow </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(really, that's all you need for labour. other things can come later) </span><span class="JsGRdQ">and headed for the hospital. my hospital bag was not even packed and was in the other house.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">3.15am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">arrived at A&E.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">nurses pushed me directly into the delivery suite. no pain, no contractions yet so I told myself I better do everything I need to before the pain kicks in - that includes ordering food for the next day, posting IGS and texting people I AM IN LABOUR NOW! #priorities...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">meanwhile, I told my mum to go home and come tomorrow instead since first labour average takes 12 - 18 hours anyways </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(or so I thought)</span><span class="JsGRdQ">... I wanted to rest alone, undisturbed.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">3.30am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">nurse strapped me on CTG monitoring and checked dilation. I was a grand total of..... 1 cm dilated. she told me that once water bag bursts, baby should ideally be out in less than 24 hours and then threw the million dollar question... </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">"DO YOU WANT TO BE INDUCED?"</span><span class="JsGRdQ">...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I was like huh.. thought only need to induce if water bag doesn't burst. how come I still need to decide? but since the option was presented to me, I had to choose.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">if I choose no, I will just lie in bed and play the waiting game.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">if I choose yes, no guarantee that it will work for me but there's</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">a 50% chance it may work. </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">should I bet on it?</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">my math isn't the best but I counted. even if I wait 24 hours, Dwayne won't be out of quarantine (14th, 12pm) and I wouldn't risk our baby's heartbeat dropping or us going into complications just because I wanted my husband by my side. </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i>in that case, let's be practical and get this baby out.,, quick...</i></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><span class="JsGRdQ"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ">and since I'm doing this alone, please god, please make this a quick and smooth one. please be with me. trusted my own instincts and decided to bet on that 50% chance. </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">let's induce.</span></div></span></span><p></p><div><div data-qa="drop-cap-letter"><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">4.30am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">things started to progress. heavy bleeding started. by 5.15am, contractions kicked in. more so intense back pelvic pressure than cramps. dilation progressed to 3 cm. I placed the right bet, hallelujah! pain was bearable but it was still too early for epidural.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">6+am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">nurse came in to check, was about 4cm dilated so she threw me another million dollar question... </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">"DO YOU WANT EPIDURAL?"</span><span class="JsGRdQ">... NOW is the best window, you have 5 mins to decide. was feeling quite conflicted because pain was still bearable - </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">a part of me wanted to be a hero but my logical mind took over.</span><span class="JsGRdQ"> "hey noone is giving you an award for being tough, people create epidurals for a reason, just take it, else live to regret"</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">so yes, I opted for an epidural. or </span><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">"happy-dural"</i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"> some say...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><b style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>10 mins later...</b></div></b><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">the nurses told me my first choice anaesthetist didn't pick up his phone and asked if i was ok to go with another. at this point, I was IN HUGE PAIN. seriously, tom dick harry whoever is available, just get someone! </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">it's not like I have a choice right...</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">6.45am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">anaesthetist arrived by 6.45am but before she jabbed me, she needed me to sign a consent form. I was in SO MUCH PAIN I COULDN'T EVEN HOLD A PEN. but since there was no next of kin with me, I used all my might to SIGN that document </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">(without reading) </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">and that energy came from my motivation to get that jab.</span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">7.15am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">Epidural administered.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">had to squeeze my "LAST BREATH" to tell her I have scoliosis because she wasn't my chosen doctor and somehow idk why but she couldn't tell nor did she read my records?!? luckily I told her, so she asked me to sit up instead of lying down.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I HAD NO ENERGY TO MOVE. TOO PAIN, DYING.</b></div><span class="JsGRdQ"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">luckily for my petite frame, </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">2 nurses lifted me up from the bed and moved me around according to her instructions.</span></div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">7.45am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">waited SILENTLY </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(too pain to even scream)</span><span class="JsGRdQ"> in bed for the epidural to take effect while staring at the clock, counting down to pain-free moment. INSTEAD, THE PAIN ESCALATED. I WAS IN TEARS.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">isn't epidural supposed to suppress the pain? how come everyone says epidural is a life saver but not for me? or maybe it's just me? am I a weirdo?</span></div><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">8am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">when I realized that epidural didn't work for me, I called for the nurse. she was equally puzzled at my in-pain state but decided to up my dosage thinking it may help...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">she would come in to check on me 10 mins later. but 3 mins in, I knew I COULDN'T wait any longer. I used </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(another)</span><span class="JsGRdQ"> LAST BREATH to DRY SCREAM </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(eh this one requires energy ok)</span><span class="JsGRdQ"> VERY LOUDLY making sure the entire corridor could hear me. </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">"if I don't make noise, no one is going to take me seriously."</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">my plan worked - 3 nurses RUSHED into my ward. told them this epidural really isn't working, it's not about the dosage. that's when they called anaesthetist back... </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">*facepalm*</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">8.30am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">let's not go into another long story about this anaesthetist, basically she misgauged and jabbed the wrong spot so I had to get another jab. </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">who gets 2 epidurals?!? yours truly.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">and she knew it could be wrong because she murmured </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">"oh if the first one didn't work, then I know where to jab now". </span><span class="JsGRdQ">MY GOODNESS!!!</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">cut the story short, epidural worked this round. thank god no immediate major side effects </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(eg. fever / vomit) </span><span class="JsGRdQ">even with two jabs. only my legs were numb and I was shivering uncontrollably. but at this point, everything else was bearable especially after going through massive pain </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(which could have been avoided) </span><span class="JsGRdQ">for 3 hours.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">also, 8 cm dilated! that meant progress! def didn't expect to dilate so fast since i've heard stories of women who do not dilate at all...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">was surprised and happy, oh god you answered my prayers and also</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">I thanked myself for being decisive and logical right from the start.</span></div><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">9.15am</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">the midwife came in to rehearse "pushing ceremony".</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">this was by far the next toughest thing after enduring the pain from earlier on. because with epidural, hey I couldn't even feel my legs, let alone feel the push...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">this practice took about 45 mins. this is also when Dwayne </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">(finally)</span><span class="JsGRdQ"> woke up from his beauty sleep and connected via video call. </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">yes, he missed all the "exciting parts" </span><span class="JsGRdQ">but it's not like I had any energy to talk to him when in pain anyways.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">and you know in dramas, you watch husbands encouraging wife to "BREATHE IN BREATHE OUT AND PUSH" when she's in pain... nah, nothing of this sort. because at this point, I was feeling </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">PAINLESS</span><span class="JsGRdQ">.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">not so drama after all. I just needed to focus on pushing.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">it was a mental frustration more than a physical one.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">all that was on my mind - </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic;">"how do we get the baby out?"</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">within the next hour or so...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">my gynae appeared.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">that meant SHOW TIME!</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">spent about another 15 mins pushing and baby came out!</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">that was a grand total of...</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;">approx 6 hours of labour!</span></div><span class="JsGRdQ"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><u>tips on quick labour?</u></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">no idea, i surprised myself too. no prenatal yoga / pilates classes, no swimming routines, I DID NOTHING. some women try doing so much but still end up in 20-30 hours of labour so </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">only</span><span class="JsGRdQ"> </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">god knows.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">other tips?</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">go into labour with ZERO expectations. don't be fixated on wanting certain things or procedures. i love hearing other people's birth stories but i don't read up on what to expect because if things turn out diff from my head knowledge,</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">at least I won't panic. so don't scare yourself.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">oh yes fighter mode on! I told myself cmon I can do this. I have no one with me, but I trust the medical team and God is with me. I only have ONE JOB - go in there, get the baby out, safely. </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;">I did it.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">F I N A L L Y,<br /></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">I N M Y A R M S</span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9w_mkc4tLudWmvljSNS_jFRmwQ4O5aRIonmSPSQPY0pLektaQLqUsTq1t-uU5X45eNhwwpvl83ouI8n1ALhbkbH2kbu3Ne7c_wbw0uiWeATK_1_4SYbOJ-waL5dPYothuU3lbzDhOtax/s2048/Customized+Cakes+%25281%2529+2.png" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9w_mkc4tLudWmvljSNS_jFRmwQ4O5aRIonmSPSQPY0pLektaQLqUsTq1t-uU5X45eNhwwpvl83ouI8n1ALhbkbH2kbu3Ne7c_wbw0uiWeATK_1_4SYbOJ-waL5dPYothuU3lbzDhOtax/s320/Customized+Cakes+%25281%2529+2.png" width="226" /></a></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ">I took a really long time for me to write this birth story because a part of me had to be at peace with why I ended up going through labour </span><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-style: italic;">independently.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i><span class="JsGRdQ white-space-prewrap"> </span><span class="JsGRdQ">truly the bravest thing i've done.</span></i></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">no one knows the pain I went through in silence; words can't even describe. i'm truly proud of myself and this amazing miracle.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;">hope my story inspires someone out there. you're not alone.</span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><span class="JsGRdQ" style="font-weight: 700;"></span></span></p><p class="_04xlpA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body" style="line-height: 1.21; text-align: center;"><span class="JsGRdQ"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial;"><i>you go girl!</i></span></span></p><p class="font--article-body font-copy gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md" data-el="text" style="color: #2a2a2a; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 24px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjJAf1E6NDHGeSjFMM9fxeUdhXJ23FO3zwO1MI0ZqnYRSFp_pRwfS6-rFb78dP3g3N7ffxEaGxm7VyyGnYWJ37xEokulYE91yrjapSdL1THP_JjVajRymfMfazOz-N9j7BMIP0vOHweol/s2048/45F63B16-069E-48A8-B1C4-FC8F901F4505.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbjJAf1E6NDHGeSjFMM9fxeUdhXJ23FO3zwO1MI0ZqnYRSFp_pRwfS6-rFb78dP3g3N7ffxEaGxm7VyyGnYWJ37xEokulYE91yrjapSdL1THP_JjVajRymfMfazOz-N9j7BMIP0vOHweol/s320/45F63B16-069E-48A8-B1C4-FC8F901F4505.JPG" width="180" /></a></p></div></div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-990170745409659142021-08-04T08:02:00.002-07:002021-08-04T23:13:47.384-07:00Breastfeeding Journey<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit;">Happy World Breastfeeding Week!</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxt8ur44YPNxfQOneWnhdHeQddiRGoUj9Zmbis9zmZFgcEOrNFHNrvkjWhLJVuo_x4iFOzAvdyV24Ce0c_FYwjdoLeavxlz_qBeH6MNg_8_Q-b64MwWk8duzvcMWH62Vqe3FRgz7favQcy/s2048/IMG%252861%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxt8ur44YPNxfQOneWnhdHeQddiRGoUj9Zmbis9zmZFgcEOrNFHNrvkjWhLJVuo_x4iFOzAvdyV24Ce0c_FYwjdoLeavxlz_qBeH6MNg_8_Q-b64MwWk8duzvcMWH62Vqe3FRgz7favQcy/s320/IMG%252861%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Together with 400 amazing mummies, we broke the SG book of record for the largest online gathering of breastfeeding moms latching together! This invite also allowed us to share</span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> expectations vs realities of breastfeeding as well as </span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">tips </span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">on diets, nutrition, healthy habits and acupressure techniques.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-family: arial; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">If there's one word to sum up my breastfeeding experience, it would be "SANE" 🤪 I didn't have many ups and downs because I had zero expectations and paced accordingly to what worked best for me. I took on this mother cow 🐮 'job' (and personal challenge) excitedly with the mindset of 'ok if I have milk, great. if there isn't, that's fine'... just go with the flow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Till today, I still stand by this mindset.</span><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><br style="background-color: white; text-align: left;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Emmy latches quite well since Day one - i think? hahaha I have no basis of comparison since he’s my first child 😅 At some point, I felt bad for him because he was trying so hard and latching with all his might but I didn’t have enough milk for him… it really takes great partnership & chemistry.<br /></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />And let's be real. I know of other mums that end up getting super stressed or feel the 'mum guilt' when they don't have enough breastmilk or simply is unable to do so due to medical reasons. I felt it at one point too but the rational me told myself not to be so fixated on it as my mental and physical health may suffer. </span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I simply do not want to end up dreading every single feed, bleeding, crying, dealing with </span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">mastitis etc. M</span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">y baby would appreciate a happy mummy rather than a depressed mummy with lots of milk.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: left;">Best breastfeeding takeaways? It’s my quiet me-time (eg. scrolling social media while feeding), exclusive mother-son bonding time, mastered the art of latching on the go 💨 and knowing the best nursing rooms in Singapore! 🇸🇬</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyone's journey is unique, so no matter if you breastfeed for a day, a month, or years... b</span></span><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">e PROUD. You are an amazing mum! 💛</span></span></div></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;" /></i></span></div><div style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">*P.S I'm still super amazed that some mummies have so much milk that they have to buy a separate fridge for it. That's not me for sure!</span></i></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-4789715616941180632021-07-13T02:13:00.005-07:002021-07-13T02:13:21.300-07:00 Congrats, we kept you alive for 6 months! 🎉 <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Congrats, we kept you alive for 6 months! 🎉 </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Happy 1/2 Birthday, little one 👶🏻 …</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">You are halfway to ONE & we love you beary much! 🐻</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6BEENLarekb_494lx4S0gl5dzGzY9RX7gSkI4ZeFfMOrUgFVZuK8tCDimycTBmuwLiKgG0ra6hQxdKoz2_34Mcg9hUibB_UTuOMzr8Q7IUaf0Ytx0kqur3v8yIBXC5qaMfIsY-YR4slH/s1800/DE9799F9-3760-4C0F-82E5-8D7C9E8861FE.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN6BEENLarekb_494lx4S0gl5dzGzY9RX7gSkI4ZeFfMOrUgFVZuK8tCDimycTBmuwLiKgG0ra6hQxdKoz2_34Mcg9hUibB_UTuOMzr8Q7IUaf0Ytx0kqur3v8yIBXC5qaMfIsY-YR4slH/s320/DE9799F9-3760-4C0F-82E5-8D7C9E8861FE.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div style="text-align: center;">On a sidenote, this milestone is not widely celebrated in Singapore but I'm just like... why not! Let us be trendsetters at <a class="notranslate" href="https://www.instagram.com/temptationscakes/" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" tabindex="0">@temptationscakes</a> 🎂 </div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcnM4f-eM7HwOQSaFvlzG6L_nhIJ1R8alNh9-Iv6HujcZJ-o3SqZVARRnjInr5ljfEbaiCiYyEkAlflvVe2Yu2zU4eALwFWVOxaasDoJhv29rXxrSUNX4zWat2av-iCOlWQUpjCWpIBL4/s1809/110E312D-F220-4044-B7C5-99040458ADCB+copy+3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcnM4f-eM7HwOQSaFvlzG6L_nhIJ1R8alNh9-Iv6HujcZJ-o3SqZVARRnjInr5ljfEbaiCiYyEkAlflvVe2Yu2zU4eALwFWVOxaasDoJhv29rXxrSUNX4zWat2av-iCOlWQUpjCWpIBL4/s320/110E312D-F220-4044-B7C5-99040458ADCB+copy+3.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">1/2 birthday, 1/2 cake! Oh how cute!</span></div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-30045810602786552632021-07-04T09:10:00.002-07:002021-07-05T01:01:42.021-07:00Superself; Here's the Cheat Code for Work Outs!<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> <span> <span> </span><span> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calibri, calibri, calibri, calibri; letter-spacing: 1em; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase;">your best self</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFoK2LCe-r49DtDYehmPp9we6qiyJr1e6oWTqJvkJLUXEaVr0pquzoOn1gM8d4bPi_-83aDFwFsuAD44ek03KMwLINeFNpL1r4qelplibAzhTMbQCO5UlG-sHt8hrg4XftR6qaonliMkO/s2048/3B7F14FB-B9CF-4D20-A7A0-63EBFA08C2DA.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFoK2LCe-r49DtDYehmPp9we6qiyJr1e6oWTqJvkJLUXEaVr0pquzoOn1gM8d4bPi_-83aDFwFsuAD44ek03KMwLINeFNpL1r4qelplibAzhTMbQCO5UlG-sHt8hrg4XftR6qaonliMkO/w181-h320/3B7F14FB-B9CF-4D20-A7A0-63EBFA08C2DA.JPG" width="181" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">Help!!! I have a "Mummy Tummy"!!! What exactly is that? Like a kangaroo pouch? Yea similar... that stubborn post partum pouch but in more professional terms, it's Diastasis Recti. It's popular in the States but a relatively new concept in Singapore. I literally had to google this term when I received the invitation from Supersmooth to try this out. Oh boy, so glad I tried it!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><b>What is Diastasis Recti?</b><br /><br />Muscle separation in the abs, usually during pregnancy, which creates a belly pooch.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv-BnW5kJ9E5FtyPQAwK0DDDijRPKQKjXF5XNuh5MrjaWa3QdxIh0bWu1RrcFRQWPXAu1O5TJFy25UVXVHejQ4Z405KRoEb_fUvf2vPaIQ8N7QXfOG3Q-l54cRSb_azf9YzbP3UARYqUS/s2048/SE_Template_1A6F3962-3300-4777-BF20-8A9FC57E64FA.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimv-BnW5kJ9E5FtyPQAwK0DDDijRPKQKjXF5XNuh5MrjaWa3QdxIh0bWu1RrcFRQWPXAu1O5TJFy25UVXVHejQ4Z405KRoEb_fUvf2vPaIQ8N7QXfOG3Q-l54cRSb_azf9YzbP3UARYqUS/s320/SE_Template_1A6F3962-3300-4777-BF20-8A9FC57E64FA.PNG" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><b>Superself Treatment</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">It is an FDA-cleared body-sculpting procedure and the only non-surgical treatment shown to be effective in treating abdominal separation. It helps to tone, tighten and strengthen the target areas of your body resulting in increased muscle definition and reduced circumference.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">All I needed to do was to lie down on the treatment bed, strap the abdominal belt on my belly and waist area and let the HIFEM machine do its job. FYI, I could even use my phone while doing so... and the best part? Each session produces nearly 30,000 muscle contractions and burns approx 2300 calories! It's literally a cheat code for a work out!!! A single treatment takes 20-30 minutes and 2 - 3 treatments per week would be enough for an impressive result for most people.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dKuJeLpjdtIiGRcfW0vV45UAkSe6OeJIUjJPZt1bDVipKRJdv0h5KCeVwLMU44P8ozEJWHVGn-lobvG2BdJLB6Ft1TCLSgL7Hv3HhnRHrBp22vm8ZQB1TwUrqQgql5cVdW501lNRvivW/s2048/A4998ED4-4259-4E28-8652-50462C7DC850.JPG" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dKuJeLpjdtIiGRcfW0vV45UAkSe6OeJIUjJPZt1bDVipKRJdv0h5KCeVwLMU44P8ozEJWHVGn-lobvG2BdJLB6Ft1TCLSgL7Hv3HhnRHrBp22vm8ZQB1TwUrqQgql5cVdW501lNRvivW/w181-h320/A4998ED4-4259-4E28-8652-50462C7DC850.JPG" width="181" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce9ioEQjmcp6fiSdk6ivYNxkwm1COjyg_e27-qcvUceJulOudHYQY7nfWdiyHeIlqy025k6DldHp5zp0R93WHBo9yUW8EHr1cxeEDot9GdQVUzUh5dVv2FnQdv_pd82hHpw8Fnl11os-u/s2048/BDFD63FC-735F-4B62-A3B4-5F9D79347180.JPG" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjce9ioEQjmcp6fiSdk6ivYNxkwm1COjyg_e27-qcvUceJulOudHYQY7nfWdiyHeIlqy025k6DldHp5zp0R93WHBo9yUW8EHr1cxeEDot9GdQVUzUh5dVv2FnQdv_pd82hHpw8Fnl11os-u/s320/BDFD63FC-735F-4B62-A3B4-5F9D79347180.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">There are various modes and intensity level while using the HIFEM machine. For first timers, try the lowest setting then slowly increase depending on your tolerance level. For me, there was no pain. I felt vibration and lots of contraction on my tummy and waist area (the target spots) due to the high-intensity electromagnetic energy. My body really isn't doing anything, I don't move as well... but it just felt like I'm having an intense workout (or rather something else is doing so on my behalf).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">No pain, no down time, no side effects! Some people may get sore muscles in the next few days but I didn't so that's great! In my session and third session, I up-ed my intensity level and still, there was no actual pain though I felt the soreness only when I stretch my body in the next few days.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><b>Results?</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">This is not a slimming treatment, rather it's one that helps tone muscles. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">Everyone gets different results - some people get a reduced waist size or a more defined abdominal wall. For me, I didn't see a drop in my weight BUT I felt my core has gotten stronger slightly, belly flatter (I sure hope it's not just psychological haha!)... I definitely felt more energetic and my usual b</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">ack pain has reduced. I didn't have to go for a massage session in one entire month ok! Usually I go for massage on a weekly or fortnightly basis. So yes, that's how much it helped.<br /><br />The results will last as long as you maintain them with regular exercise and follow-up treatments every three months. Well, that's pretty similar to working out - if you stop exercising totally, your results won't last.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><b style="background-color: transparent;">Cost?</b><br />The average cost is $3000 for a series of treatments. But... </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Great news!<br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;"><br />Superself is currently having a first trial promo at $98 which includes 1 DR session, consultation and body analysis. </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">It's great for you to find out whether you have </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">DR and whether you are a suitable candidate. And if you are, there's an o</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">pening promo package price available for a period of time - how many sessions you need really depends on your current shape. The professionals Dion and Joyce will be better able to advise.<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnCIop3TbrSXhTjJlIx35IVnubnXFebFfIYu9ktDuYf1mLCcUmwlUTfEmmBJkXRE3xqrWSXyN91GP5aeP9HmlaJrjuMGxk4DXvFdbOhiClewpCXNevh50kGQkSMpQxPaNb8Lqnhzi_Fz9/s2048/2C0D5C8D-1D0A-48F6-A3C1-91FEC0FBE4CA.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnCIop3TbrSXhTjJlIx35IVnubnXFebFfIYu9ktDuYf1mLCcUmwlUTfEmmBJkXRE3xqrWSXyN91GP5aeP9HmlaJrjuMGxk4DXvFdbOhiClewpCXNevh50kGQkSMpQxPaNb8Lqnhzi_Fz9/s320/2C0D5C8D-1D0A-48F6-A3C1-91FEC0FBE4CA.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk9jT8KTuCXBMfewpi254JStXGOgMXmcnMyXOM4pWFoRKWvVexHCN1DTA4zjV9DFRbxAyKosmkpKaabRoccFO2jjWONoM2ll1NRDIy-q38d3-Gn_rsAvWBa6seIJopFoVxZiOI1QZa49Y/s2048/4A57754C-2A40-47B6-9C2B-EDE13781731F.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuk9jT8KTuCXBMfewpi254JStXGOgMXmcnMyXOM4pWFoRKWvVexHCN1DTA4zjV9DFRbxAyKosmkpKaabRoccFO2jjWONoM2ll1NRDIy-q38d3-Gn_rsAvWBa6seIJopFoVxZiOI1QZa49Y/s320/4A57754C-2A40-47B6-9C2B-EDE13781731F.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Get a FREE consultation and trial quote <a href="https://www.supersmooth.com.sg/post-partum-diastasis-recti/">here</a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"></span></div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-50386118777177874092021-05-21T02:27:00.001-07:002021-10-12T23:08:31.601-07:00Aerolase Laser with IDS<p><span style="clear: left; color: black; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94vILxUSuT_RnvhStC5yoF9VIZzW_DM-4_hjCgVZF7DDHjYMNMkoACYSAHxIxn5-xdvQZyvo_o767uTlf7eLKBlSBCvVvJY3DAqMtLZkocFp1C2IXsTjeyRP5Nae3JtlEWw9wknMHsdqG/s320/305E7F3D-08C8-4CC0-9D28-10C101B927E1.JPG" /></span></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For the past few months, I've been using IDS products and I sure deserve a big pat for completing its skincare regime - much to my benefit!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wrapping up my skin transformation journey, I was treated to a Aerolase Laser session.</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;"><span style="font-family: arial;">WHAT IS LASER THERAPY?</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One of the most common and widely used aesthetics treatments in Singapore are laser treatments. LASER, an acronym for <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">L</span>ight <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">A</span>mplification by <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">S</span>timulated <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">E</span>mission of <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">R</span>adiation, utilizes sources of high intensity and monochromatic light, emitting light energy of only one wavelength or color.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lasers target specific tissues in the skin without harming the surrounding tissue. Different lasers with various wavelengths target different skin concerns. While some lasers focus on melanin (brown pigments) by minimizing the appearance of dark spots or sun spots, others concentrate on red pigments, penetrating blood vessels, capillaries or acne scars, creating micro-sized wounds in order to stimulate the body’s repair and renewal response to generate new collagen to improve skin texture.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As laser technology improves, so does the range of applications and indications. Today’s lasers can target and penetrate more deeply into the dermis of the skin, so much so that they are rivaling facelifts for results. And with the added advantage that patients do not have to endure the longer recovery times nor side-effects associated with surgical procedures, there is demand for non-invasive laser treatments.</span></div><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The underlying concept is that specific laser wavelengths can be delivered to the skin in order to treat targeted structures while leaving the surrounding skin structures (hair, collagen, pigment, etc.) undamaged.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIwCxChZMRWseqpkeLepXl9cO77ifRQEilNaFY0mhr8tWvtN3ksaVyGzM_atseKGMIsSLEc-DIrPVdRAkmUbpqFhAK9DPukBw-s7eyHrf3SIFnWYTamFtUPMPu0EfAPEjR3N6h5oV3v9Ky/s320/9B78B47C-B2DE-4691-BFB7-0B10A9810997.JPG" /></span></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I saw many other patients walking out with red bleeding skin and I certainly didn't want that. Thankfully, she reassured me that there's no downtime for my treatment. And she was right. I could go for my next appointment bare face - no pain, no redness, no swelling.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz3TtiGoG5FgVuGLzecwvTyB1GWbwLZajliMRYTbC3SbEOgmXNMr2aGD8wGE7VPkGZsqSTCRWJhJ5QPZJY-Pw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0tdNQBZTq7WBUnW6H8yai9bdnjRDWPjqT1kviqbjVH2XO5G58TMM3iluIdgxpWF3hzV7kga6cDHnnpVGr3_PVLUJSrtTzod_lGWfR2yfh0SQPJ8Nyk4H8HZYaK_zQXjO_Gb9z9Dwg2Ad/s2048/60AFE3E3-7E54-473A-ABED-15388B3CB165.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0tdNQBZTq7WBUnW6H8yai9bdnjRDWPjqT1kviqbjVH2XO5G58TMM3iluIdgxpWF3hzV7kga6cDHnnpVGr3_PVLUJSrtTzod_lGWfR2yfh0SQPJ8Nyk4H8HZYaK_zQXjO_Gb9z9Dwg2Ad/s320/60AFE3E3-7E54-473A-ABED-15388B3CB165.JPG" /></a><br /><br />The aerolase laser process took about 15 mins - quick and efficient. Perfect for working ladies or busy mummies. Pop in for a visit and you are out within half an hour. Highly recommended!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thank you IDS for attending to my skincare needs! Ever so professional, friendly and sweet.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a name="more"></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: arial; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiaEeP3zQXi_fGzFn0m8hqU_S1vGHoRzRdZ8-ntylLOpfSQmDWsDMq0rDgD2Ymx33A1yFo8aAjmS4NLzE9Eb-G4r2qHV3TQYxbNDye3uGh8B320IsM1L0-gcJrtyddQOYY0S3Skg2TS1xe/s320/F8AD9EF7D6EC5B2034EE08EA78035078.draft.96dpi.PNG" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #5b5b5b; font-family: verdana; font-size: 17.6px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-65461424334644985862021-04-06T22:55:00.003-07:002021-06-02T19:05:02.373-07:00How a -15 degree celsius Cryo Facial feels like...<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEE11YQ9rFd_db2Bnwgakzc88wf2E2YML_eVB6677DaYDmSy7pjpeqkPqcVvpWXoNYy-q4DvfYHG6mhBTsnarSXu3et52uFUF7qIWlOinnwgY4lD-vxB4reiH2D2GShTKZlMQeykzJlM1/s2048/FC5BB108-83B9-49EB-9659-6AEE1DEAF748.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvEE11YQ9rFd_db2Bnwgakzc88wf2E2YML_eVB6677DaYDmSy7pjpeqkPqcVvpWXoNYy-q4DvfYHG6mhBTsnarSXu3et52uFUF7qIWlOinnwgY4lD-vxB4reiH2D2GShTKZlMQeykzJlM1/w113-h200/FC5BB108-83B9-49EB-9659-6AEE1DEAF748.JPG" width="113" /></a></div></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">For my second session at IDS, Dr Lum recommended that I try the Cryo Therapeutics Treatment - great for those with dull and sensitive skin. U</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;">sing a combination of Cryotheraphy Technology <i>(which employs an extremely low temperature of up to -15 degree celcius) </i>and serum infusion, this facial helps to firm and tone my skin, keep it hydrated and glowing promote cellular repair.</span></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyXIThppwwWTkX67gX9sqvpHHce4hQPFSR2TNlarqal8Vnr2bDi23pL_okAiJAMeRxwkDwfwtIZ9vlaiBR3KS8m0gCni-psEuVHX5aMnNVozLnBuMqEFUt-kSdyFFpRfA_-k-K8UqiS4Z/s2048/E64F5CDF-09D0-4EE5-A40A-4D530EAA2CB0.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsyXIThppwwWTkX67gX9sqvpHHce4hQPFSR2TNlarqal8Vnr2bDi23pL_okAiJAMeRxwkDwfwtIZ9vlaiBR3KS8m0gCni-psEuVHX5aMnNVozLnBuMqEFUt-kSdyFFpRfA_-k-K8UqiS4Z/s320/E64F5CDF-09D0-4EE5-A40A-4D530EAA2CB0.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L_upzvPPViCY7FphW8pTTWVW6bpterBq_7xMYdVLaA3vkRGk4HFipfgbGZd_KzVbViUTJDDX1E-bE_o2ek3SMD96HbGxzYQLqXhYuhdi9l3l8CgL2_zHnByELFE7dY9i7QQMrsTcP-71/s2048/580F3020-9B68-46F5-8499-B62356A95A66.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1L_upzvPPViCY7FphW8pTTWVW6bpterBq_7xMYdVLaA3vkRGk4HFipfgbGZd_KzVbViUTJDDX1E-bE_o2ek3SMD96HbGxzYQLqXhYuhdi9l3l8CgL2_zHnByELFE7dY9i7QQMrsTcP-71/s320/580F3020-9B68-46F5-8499-B62356A95A66.JPG" /></a></p></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><br /></span></span></span></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">I was assigned to therapist Linn who is friendly and meticulous in her work. She explained every step of the facial before doing it. This treatment started with a double cleanse </span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;">followed by microdermabrasion to exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin cells. Next, the most dreaded </span></span><span style="box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;">extraction but was surprisingly only 2/10 pain for me <i>(perhaps</i></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><i> I have a higher pain threshold esp after childbirth).</i></span></span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.43px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;">After which comes the most shiok part - Cryo Technology! This is perfect after extraction as it</span><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;"> reduces the redness, soothes and calms skin with the cooling</span><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;"> -15degrees temperature. Felt like winter on my face! This was topped with a hydrating sheet mask for about 15 mins. Unlike other facials where therapist will leave you to rest when mask is on, Linn stayed throughout the session to roll the CryoProbe machine over my mask to allow the effective </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">absorption</span><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;"> of serum into the skin. It was cold yet comfortable and she commented that this is usually the favourite part for most customers. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;">The session ended with a refreshing layer of moisturiser and sunscreen to lock in all the goodness!</span></p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; letter-spacing: 0.43px;">What's great is that there's no downtime after my facial even with extraction. Sure my face was slightly red, but not to the extent that I have to head home straight away. Also, I love that the facial was efficiently capped below 1 hour yet I could feel an immediate difference in my skin. Def one of the most enjoyable facials I've tried!</span></div></blockquote>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-81282423708558208542021-03-25T02:27:00.187-07:002021-06-02T19:03:03.624-07:00Best Face Forward with IDS<span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tcmZOrt_O6I-BHCzbVFT2VwN02OhbXLoFr4Jum4M2o7IGec7ibIlbgBhf8eiXIGLCVDaQ-ToSlIwoupFV81VX5QNeW33eHyzTcV7uUDyJVd6wL0DfWt1W-rYXpQeMlzYMoSDt3D1egDo/s2048/537198B5-0788-4A41-945F-6355C049F259.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6tcmZOrt_O6I-BHCzbVFT2VwN02OhbXLoFr4Jum4M2o7IGec7ibIlbgBhf8eiXIGLCVDaQ-ToSlIwoupFV81VX5QNeW33eHyzTcV7uUDyJVd6wL0DfWt1W-rYXpQeMlzYMoSDt3D1egDo/w199-h304/537198B5-0788-4A41-945F-6355C049F259.JPG" width="199" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggj05Ngnl45CzZ7v_40WN1CiXyHRb6WXnY4WmMaIw8NAJ4qYnSY6CCOT5niYpRaIr9FBb4_6X8Lp-2e67eUtWn2FE1p4Nl6Sjf3AmPuz_oHkrAMfwHZIyDBlLZz1JnfRaEujIaoDvgktsy/s2048/6B8EE6A5-DD47-4A20-B0EF-0CB654089496.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggj05Ngnl45CzZ7v_40WN1CiXyHRb6WXnY4WmMaIw8NAJ4qYnSY6CCOT5niYpRaIr9FBb4_6X8Lp-2e67eUtWn2FE1p4Nl6Sjf3AmPuz_oHkrAMfwHZIyDBlLZz1JnfRaEujIaoDvgktsy/s320/6B8EE6A5-DD47-4A20-B0EF-0CB654089496.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPrqsEGVlKmPhYU-qRJcCyaewGOtTDGbAjoaoa6EwbYhl0h-kiQrYXkchQAZm-ad2uS0Xh-pRzDJLXMznfwfVvtdVu_b7WU7bXlvWk-ng3fRNmPTdczbKQgiBoV0K_vtvHW9YokbtJeb6/s2048/7955D903-1D43-434A-9668-EC02D30C6834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPrqsEGVlKmPhYU-qRJcCyaewGOtTDGbAjoaoa6EwbYhl0h-kiQrYXkchQAZm-ad2uS0Xh-pRzDJLXMznfwfVvtdVu_b7WU7bXlvWk-ng3fRNmPTdczbKQgiBoV0K_vtvHW9YokbtJeb6/s320/7955D903-1D43-434A-9668-EC02D30C6834.JPG" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333;"><span>Was given the opportunity to collaborate with Innovative Dermatological Solutions (IDS) on a </span></span><span style="color: #262626;">4-month skin transforming journey. This includes using their signature skincare products and going for aesthetic treatments such as facials and laser.</span></div></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">Truth be told, I was excited to experience it for myself since I</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;">DS has been frequently endorsed by many other influencers. So cheers to a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"> brand new skincare regime to kickstart postpartum life! <i>After all, t</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><i>rimester four is said to be the toughest... right?</i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">There are two IDS Clinics in Singapore - Novena & Orchard. I visited the Novena branch and was impressed with its interiors and friendly staff. It was a weekday however it was really crowded! Worth the long wait I guess as I was assigned to be in Dr Lum's good hands.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">During the consultation, she asked what my skin concerns are and did a skin analysis. I don't have any major issues but just wanted a healthy glowing hydrated skin. We then concluded that we should work on my acne scars, freckles and to improve my overall skin tone. And w</span></span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">e all know one size doesn't fit all when it comes to skincare products so she prescribed them according</span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"> t</span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">o my current skincare needs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-x75iVA-8TElqI302gKAMxpxLS4h5Srt08GfM9Iy1LwXBy8SRd1xLfxYEcR5w6WfyA8DEmzTSwbJFirOdIiugJVxR6jch21dyvkHB3cwJ5f1zGMK9zrrwlL7Nx-z69co-tDA0E2zRvoU/s1920/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-x75iVA-8TElqI302gKAMxpxLS4h5Srt08GfM9Iy1LwXBy8SRd1xLfxYEcR5w6WfyA8DEmzTSwbJFirOdIiugJVxR6jch21dyvkHB3cwJ5f1zGMK9zrrwlL7Nx-z69co-tDA0E2zRvoU/s320/2.png" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="background-color: white;">With that, I was ushered into another room where a friendly and very knowledgeable staff Carine explained to me in-depth on how to use each product as well as the key ingredients in each of them. She even wrote down the product usage sequence so that it wouldn't be too overwhelming.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">Can I just say... it takes a lot of effort to upkeep a skincare regime! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">For a fuss-free girl like me, the products were really intimidating initially but it just gets some getting use to... and of course, lots of diligence. These are the products I have to use EVERY DAY.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGAiCadoXP5xbhh4J3BQi4LzyWFDzL3JmRXkdDQppFVjKLrK0ul0qcNbdtDj7Z8k0I7B_y6Cc2BI2LgIa2WKETFDclLpWXBfqcNiGv0kERGxr6A4TUv4OzL0yozqs1P73DBOQPOkB3wiQ/s2048/27708685-CA71-4365-838E-5949A5670FC0.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1152" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDGAiCadoXP5xbhh4J3BQi4LzyWFDzL3JmRXkdDQppFVjKLrK0ul0qcNbdtDj7Z8k0I7B_y6Cc2BI2LgIa2WKETFDclLpWXBfqcNiGv0kERGxr6A4TUv4OzL0yozqs1P73DBOQPOkB3wiQ/s320/27708685-CA71-4365-838E-5949A5670FC0.JPG" /></a></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">💦 </span><b style="color: #262626;">C2 Delicate Cleanser</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"> - </span><span style="color: #333333;">A light and gentle cleanser suitable for sensitive skin</span></div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><div style="text-align: center;">💦 <b>T2 Delicate Toner</b> - <span style="color: #333333;">An antioxidant-rich toner with Trehalose, Allantoin, Centella Asiatica and Witch Hazel extracts</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">💦 <b>Pore Formula </b>- <span style="color: #333333;">Applied this day and night at spots prone to breakouts; the </span><span style="color: #333333;">smell of tea tree is super strong and there's a minty sting sensation</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; color: #262626; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">💦 <b>Recovery Serum </b>- </span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="color: #333333;">Reduces sensitivity and stabilizes skin immunity</span></span></div></span><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626;">💦 </span><b style="color: #262626;">DermaShield Serum </b><span style="color: #262626;">- </span><span style="color: #333333;">Unique protection against blue light (eg. phone, laptop) and pollution</span></div><span style="color: #262626;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="border: 0px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited"><span style="color: #262626;">💦 </span><b>C-Plus </b></span><span style="color: #333333;">- Vitamin C Serum!!! </span><span style="color: #333333;">Helps to lighten blemish marks, brighten and even out skin tone</span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">💦 <b>Rejuvenating Complex </b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">- </span><span style="color: #333333;">Visible reduction of fine lines and wrinkles with continued use</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #262626; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Edited">💦 <b>AA - </b>One of the newer products</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">💦 </span><b style="color: #262626;">S2 Non-Tinted Sunscreen SPF 50+ PA+++ </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">- </span><span style="color: #333333;">For everyday use, light and non-oily</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;">I have definitely seen improvement in my acne scars within a week.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white;">Definitely lots of work for my mummy-hormones. But with self care and self love in mind, let's hope to achieve a glowing, well hydrated and acne free skin!</span><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #262626;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAtuMxuLjyZamkAP3N_DGnHwuJ81uMw_9JNvXVa32k7PdUU11qvypeA3-M16x7WGlkmLHrJbnFtQxSAETLJHsO-I9W_zCBHuaSK3uM74BKU1toNCfYlhCyMFf3M65hT9IogrjxUpvrO0f/s1920/4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnAtuMxuLjyZamkAP3N_DGnHwuJ81uMw_9JNvXVa32k7PdUU11qvypeA3-M16x7WGlkmLHrJbnFtQxSAETLJHsO-I9W_zCBHuaSK3uM74BKU1toNCfYlhCyMFf3M65hT9IogrjxUpvrO0f/s320/4.png" /></a></div></div></div></div><div><span face="-apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br style="color: black;" /></div></span></div>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-41929639674860714712020-12-31T08:28:00.001-08:002021-01-21T06:25:43.399-08:00Jumpstarting 2021!<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Beyond everything else, I am thankful for the lessons learnt, countless blessings received and being a blessing to others. Anticipating 2021, staying positive because I finally am starting a new chapter of family life. We are beyond thankful for this little one that's taking up so much of our hearts already.</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Also equally blessed with our village - family and friends praying, encouraging and celebrating with us.</span></div>
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Real Love</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">- If the person is a crush or eye candy, please forget him and move on to someone else. That's when I know I wasn't ready. I told myself if there's a guy that can last more than this phase, then it's really something! After all, I have pretty short attention span. You will need to also do the difficult task or separating what's real love and just fickle fleeting emotions. It's tough I know, but you both are in this for the long run.<br /></span><br />Sometimes, I'm<span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"> glad God didn't answer my prayers when I simply prayed <i>"God I would like to be with XX"</i>... because he probably knew XX isn't suitable for me. Only God knows.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">Recognize that our hearts can deceive us. What we think is real may not really be real.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">Jeremiah 17:9</span></i><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #201f1e;">So if our hearts are deceitful then how? Doomed? No! God has given us a community to help us decipher the truth. He speaks to you either directly, through your community or through signs. Watch out for them. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">In some churches or even within the life group, there's a term "accountability".</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">Accountability helps us distinguish what is real. It's a blessing to help us experience the favour of God. It is only natural to "selectively" tell non-church friends because we know that they will support us. The truth hurts sometimes, but don't take it to heart.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><i>Remember, the heart is deceitful but we are stronger than that.</i></span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><b>2. Safe Love</b></span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">Rule #1 - Do not feel constantly insecure, neither should you feel "used". Same for any other friendship, courtship, marriage.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><i>Remember, God is not here to restrict and kill joy but he wants us to experience every season of our</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><i>lives i</i></span></span><i style="color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">n all its fullness.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><i>Ecclesiastes 3:11</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">One problem is that we are always pinning and awaiting the next season, "then we will be happy". Why not just enjoy the current season first! Including single hood. Single hood in fact, prepares you better for a relationship in the future. Just like any drama serial, you watch the current season so you can understand the next season (usually a continuation) better. If you jump from episode one to the last episode, how would you understand the show? Similarly, if you have done everything prior to marriage, then </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">marriage there's nothing much to explore and enjoy during marriage (the end in itself) already. So in short, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">enjoy season appropriate things and know that </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">for every season God has his purposes.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><br /><i>Recognize that we are weak and temptations are strong.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><i>Romans 7:15</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">So how to refrain from temptations? </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Have boundaries! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Boundaries keep us safe. In a relationship, d</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">ecide boundaries together early! </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;">Decide beforehand what boundaries we plan to draw and stick to them no matter how we feel. Do not waver.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><b>3. Long Lasting Love</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">Everyone wants this.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">Dating is just a temporary season before marriage. If you want your dating to last till marriage, first, you must have marriage in mind. Make promises that you can keep. Don't make empty promises.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">There are 2 parts to keeping a promise:<br /></span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">1) Intention to keep the promise</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">2) Ability to keep the promise <i>(back up the promise)</i></span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;">Sin such as lust and other desires contaminate God's design for long lasting love.</span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><i>God sent his son into the world that we may live through him</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: start;"><i>1 John 4:9-10</i></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;"><i>Remember, be in a committed relationship.</i></span><br style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; color: #201f1e; text-align: start;" /></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">The older I get, the more I start to appreciate my comfort zone. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875);"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify;">I'm pretty sure that's not age catching up with me <i>(or at least that's what I believe so)</i></span></span><i><br /></i><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also reminded me that 2020 is coming to an end. </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">Literally in a blink. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Where has all the time gone? What have I achieved this year?</span></div>
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yum yum!<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">ice cream, ice breakers<br />perfect for date nights, don't you think so?<br /><br />what's your favourite?<br />mine's prolly VENCHI<br /><br />glad it's available in both Hong Kong & Singapore</span></h1>
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Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-67664352536644481182020-06-18T11:00:00.000-07:002020-09-20T06:11:08.946-07:00Cove HairLab Deep Cleanse Scalp Therapy Review<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />Thanks to an invitation from <a href="http://www.samplestore.com/" target="_blank">Sample Store</a>, I was treated to a much-needed <i>(and long-awaited)</i> doctor-designed Deep Cleanse Scalp Therapy session at <a href="http://www.coveaesthetics.com.sg/" target="_blank">Cove HairLab (by Cove Aesthetics)</a> which helps to combat hair loss, regain hair strength and more importantly, improve my dandruff condition!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Conveniently located in Wheelock Place, the salon felt exclusive and was brightly lit. Obviously hushed and serene, I loved how I was in town yet away from the bustling Orchard crowd! The HairLab section is set up to be like a relaxing salon and was nestled in a little cozy designated area within Cove Aesthetics. </span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: inherit;">Thankfully it wasn't too crowded and I had the whole area to myself.</span></div>
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<i>precious self-care pampering time with a perfect full length lighted mirror, comfortable cushion chair and soothing music </i></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">I was served by Amber, my hair consultant who was clearly professional in her area of expertise, very approac</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">hable and knowledgeable. As sessions are customised for different hair and scalp types, she started off with a hair a</span>n<span style="font-family: inherit;">alysis session to better treat my hair condition and areas of concern. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: start;">In my case, unfortunately, I have an oily scalp that is prone to dandruff. </span>Hence, she recommended the Deep Cleanse Scalp Repair treatment for me. One thing to note is that even if you have a normal scalp, you can also benefit from this treatment as it h<span style="text-align: start;">elps to maintain healthy scalp and prevent scalp deterioration through their Stem Cell Nutrition Therapies.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">During the 45mins session, she explained every step of Cove HairLab's unique treatment and introduced me to their in-house products specially used to target specific hair <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">issues. It started off with an Oxyjet Spray where you could see dead skin cells and dandruff falling onto my clothes.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Following which, she applied a cooling hair mask<i> (my favourite part!) </i>which supposedly helps to strengthen hair roots and promote hair growt</span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">h.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> We ended off with a wash and blow out! The shampoo used was also cooling for the scalp and doesn't have any silicon.<i> Perks of the hair wash? </i>The super relaxing scalp and head massage that comes along with it - much needed after a long day at work!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Another part of the treatment was the serum applied before the blow out, which helps to protect my hair in Singapore's humid climate. It's also especially beneficial for dry and oily hair condition. The blow out was memorable as I noticed Cove HairLab uses the iconic Dyson hairdryer (similar to what I'm using at home) and Amber did such a great job in styling my hair, in fact the shape lasted for a good 2 days even after one night's sleep. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Before I left, she </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: inherit;">also taught me how to care for my scalp even after going home. The </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: inherit;">4-step homecare </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">includes Detox, Wash, Repair, Nutrition.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;">It was obvious that my</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"> hair appeared to be much smoother, softer and rejuvenated.<br />Of course, I'm aware that this doesn't solve the root of the problem and one will need to visit Cove Hairlab weekly / monthly<i> (when condition improves) </i>to achieve better results. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a;">My scalp also</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a;"> felt much cleaner with a cooling tinge but evidently, it was through the scalp analysis that proved a world of difference!</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAexCf6htyacK41eu_COpOtRz8R59UmDMe6kSAf0emEiMKGmhV72FM6cCVr4KYzV0uoIXYwwdtEBpd7BHJYniq67F9JQ8Jp20fJJjxoUQ24fXgKHv6-_iYrhoqeTe9znFcUjKIoS-mPayH/s1600/SE_Template_65A0D017-50A6-4DD0-A35C-B16FE0DF4C99.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAexCf6htyacK41eu_COpOtRz8R59UmDMe6kSAf0emEiMKGmhV72FM6cCVr4KYzV0uoIXYwwdtEBpd7BHJYniq67F9JQ8Jp20fJJjxoUQ24fXgKHv6-_iYrhoqeTe9znFcUjKIoS-mPayH/s640/SE_Template_65A0D017-50A6-4DD0-A35C-B16FE0DF4C99.PNG" width="360" /></a><br />
<i>pictures of my scalp analysis for easier illustration<br />(left side: AFTER, right side: BEFORE)</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br /></i></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The above picture shows the before and after of my hair and scalp condition - <i>(from top to bottom: Hair Density, Hair Pore Status, Scalp Status)</i> and in the 'after' photos, you can clearly see that there is significantly less of the white flaky layer aka the dead skin on your scalp which clogs the hair pores and block hair growth.</span></span></div>
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THIS SHOULD BE A DECADE IN REVIEW POST<br /><span style="font-size: small;">but... I'm still too lazy to do it even though it's a new decade new start.<br />So I shall just pen down my thoughts for the new year!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPNpf8A5SoqQ-r4v4JvA-yrH-WgnUzuBvnwLEaGRUhuV6Bqge0AWGoXUQAzhxXW1Xhod7_d-cqmeXbjxv3Ki3f2xUF5dme2-x9s3Yu5RHd4R_1pko-yuOSh073j_LhUhx4-1PwlgDXijR/s1600/1500PEX01397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-family: Times; letter-spacing: normal; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQPNpf8A5SoqQ-r4v4JvA-yrH-WgnUzuBvnwLEaGRUhuV6Bqge0AWGoXUQAzhxXW1Xhod7_d-cqmeXbjxv3Ki3f2xUF5dme2-x9s3Yu5RHd4R_1pko-yuOSh073j_LhUhx4-1PwlgDXijR/s640/1500PEX01397.jpg" width="429" /></a></span></h1>
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Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-48862663099322689592019-12-18T07:15:00.001-08:002021-08-17T06:42:49.430-07:00Abroad. Alone. Miscarriage... and how I got over it in ONE night.<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">How should I even start on this topic?<br /><br />I never thought I would be writing on it. But since I was given the honour to walk this tough journey, I shall share and thank you for holding space for me. <br /><br />This is something very personal and feels so raw.<br /><i>*updated*<br />I believe I've found closure especially now that I have another baby.</i><br /><br />We were trying for our firstborn in Hong Kong. On that first month, I was pregnant. I thought to myself, "so lucky? really?" I've heard stories about couples trying for many months so I totally didn't expect it. But when I tested positive on the pregnancy kit, I jumped for joy. Thank you God for answering my prayers!<br /><br />However, this was short-lived.<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />One afternoon, I was home alone working as my husband was in the office. I didn't feel any pain in my stomach but my pants was wet. I went to the toilet and saw blood. Sudden. It was heavy bleeding like period. My first thought? I'm pregnant, how can I bleed? I'm not supposed to have my period. Wait... this isn't normal... am I suffering a miscarriage?<br /><br />I didn't know what to do or who to turn to because I haven't even told anyone that I was pregnant, except my husband.<br /><br />I was also abroad without any gynae yet - was only due for a visit in 2 weeks time for the first scan. So I immediately searched for gynaes in my hood but everyone that I called said I have to be put on a waiting list. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Next, should I head to the hospital A&E?<br /><br />Well, I'm not in pain. I can still walk and I am not dying. Also, A&E only has general doctors not gynae.<br />I just wanted to see a gynae to confirm that I miscarried. Yet, there was no one willing to see me. I was in despair.<br /><br />In the end, I just made the earliest appointment slot - which was my original appointment 2 weeks later. I waited for my husband to come home that night with dinner. All I wanted to do was to sleep. Sleep my inner pain away - <i>mental more than physical</i><br /><br />I spent one night crying myself to bed. But, the logical mind took over. I told myself, it's ok, just try again. No point crying over spill milk. Yes, no matter at which week you lost a baby... a loss is a loss. But there's nothing I can do about it.<br /><br />Mourn, cry, move on!<br /><br />2 weeks later, I stepped into the gynae's room. Instead of the first fetal scan, I ended up scanning an empty uterus, as expected. It was disappointing, no doubt. But at least it wasn't an etopic pregnancy. My gynae told me to try again ... and so we did.<br /><br />I went through everything myself. Abroad. But I grew from it and became stronger. Well, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Right?<br /><br /><br /></span></p>Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-66452443936883917002019-11-05T06:07:00.000-08:002019-11-05T06:13:58.466-08:0048HOURS ANNIVERSARY GETAWAY IN YANGSHUO!<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Never expected that we would we spending this memorable day in this part of the world but it does make sense to explore the amazingly huge China as much as we can since we're based in Hong Kong now. Go where life takes us to, right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Google led me to some of the most amazing places in China and it was only when I chanced upon Yangshuo/Guilin that I knew we had to do a relaxing getaway here!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span><br />
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THIS RESORT TOWN IN SOUTHERN CHINA IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS DRAMATIC KARST MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE - one you shouldn't miss!</h1>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">off the beaten path, Yangshuo stole our hearts </span>♡</h1>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Set amidst the stunning panorama of jade-green Karst Mountains and graceful Li River, every corner is picturesque.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We enjoyed our night's stay filled with tons of never-ending activities, good food and amazing views. Perfect for anyone in search of relaxation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In fact, I recommend people coming to China even for their honeymoons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">This is indeed one of the most beautiful places I've seen in China, like a paradise on earth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are many mid-range to luxurious hotels but we chose to do a relaxing and rejuvenating stay at Banyan Tree and it was indeed a great choice! Our room was clean, luxurious and comfortable (without a doubt!), but what's impressive is their beyond-excellent customer-centric service and I'll show you why...<br /><br />It was our anniversary stay and we were greeted with a romantically decorated room and a basket of gifts from exotic fruits to customized adorable yummy desserts along with a bottle of wine for the sweet tooth in us.</span></span></h4>
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I wonder if anyone's still reading blogs or even creating blog content with the rise of new age social media, but I'm still pretty excited to share more about exotic amazing Uzbekistan <i>(and prolly as a keepsake)</i><br />
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Uzbekistan is really a beautiful yet underrated country, even without photoshop. Some of the buildings are listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites - what you see is what you get, the details of the structures are oh so amazing... (<i>disclaimer: </i>I won't deny that you'll need to edit the tone of your photos if you want to get what you see in my post!) In any case, I hope this post inspires you to put Uzbekistan in your Wanderlust list.<br />
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Dwayne and I spent a total of 3 days in Uzbekistan - VISA FREE! <i>(for Singaporeans).</i><br />
We covered only Samarkand and Bukhara. It's short, I know. But Uzbek wasn't our main travel destination - we flew Uzbekistan Airways (their national carrier) from Russia.<br />
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The attractions are all within walking distance plus we are fast travellers, so a day in each city worked perfectly for us. On a side note, perhaps I would recommend 2 days per city if you prefer taking your own sweet time chilling and visiting every single building, and if you have more time to spare, head over to Tashkent (it's capital city) as well as Khiva. We skipped those as after a while, all the structures will start looking the 'same' to me <i>(just being honest... but to each is own)</i><br />
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There are a few highlights of Samarkand that you must see. Good thing? As mentioned, they are all within walking distances. It's not the easiest to call a cab (plus we didn't want to get cheated in a foreign land that we are not familiar with + not fixed fee + possible language barrier) so we depended mainly on our two <i>(little and not so little)</i> feet. You can break up the walking journey by visiting each site longer so as to not tire yourself out.</div>
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<i>*FYI, Yandex ride hailing app doesn't work in Samarkand and Bukhara, only in Tashkent.</i></div>
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<b style="font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, FreeSerif, serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Registan</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;">Registan has many courtyards and there are 2-3 madrassahs within it. We didn't manage to stay till night time, but if you happen to be there after dinnertime (do note that it closes at 8pm), you can watch the entire compound lighted up! Perfect for those IG-worthy photos!</span></b></div>
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<i style="background-color: white; color: #262626; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">So we stood at ground level for a good 10mins figuring out where’s the entrance to get to Level 2, then another few mins pleading with the shop owner to let us through his 'secret passage stairs' to get up there, then creatively wondering how to get this shot... ‘Oh maybe drone?’, ‘Can’t be! Not allowed here right?! also, we had no drone with us LOL’... ok in the end, we figured everything out! it’s basically just standing on the opposite parallel edges 👏 ...</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 14px;">The name Shah-I-Zinda means 'The Living King'. No kings here tho this place particularly stood us for us as there was lots to explore. E</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 14px;">very single tilework design is so intricate, I didn't really know where to start photographing. As one of the oldest examples of a reconstructed historic site in the world, it lives up to its name - every corner's simply photogenic r</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 14px;">ight from its entrance and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 14px;">we literally had to pick a few 'backgrounds' to begin. I hope that it will continue to be preserved and protected well throughout the years.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman" , "times" , "freeserif" , serif; font-size: 14px;">The tile work in this place just made us go WOW!!!💓</span><br />
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Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-63311140704021876162019-11-01T03:40:00.000-07:002019-11-05T06:14:12.053-08:00Hope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>And sweetest in the gale is heard;</i></div>
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Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-37397906539970076162019-10-01T03:39:00.000-07:002019-10-20T03:42:03.495-07:00Reflections<h3 class="UIIntentionalStory_Message" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}">
Step back into a time machine back to the times where you smell roasted chestnuts and baby powder on the streets. You'll see little children by the luxurious green grass fields playing <span style="font-style: italic;">sepak takraw</span> and five stones and pickup sticks. They're enjoying themselves and they're carefree. Late in the evenings, mothers would yell at their little kids from the kitchen windows, gathering them inside the house with the smell of fried chicken wings with oil dripping wet onto the serving plate.</h3>
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Hues of orange and pink fuse up into the evening sky as you make your way home from a heavily packed Friday afternoon. Today, tell yourself you're going to take time off from this busy little red dot's society and breathe fresh air you haven't inhaled for a long, long time.<br />
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Take a slight peek behind your back and you'll find who you truly were. That little innocent child; probably playing Pokemon monster cards back in our generation. You were carefree. You were happy. Always remember to breathe.<br />
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I took a look today, and I found myself again. I've been living in dreams for too long a time, and I'm waking up. You are not going to bring me down anymore and I promise you (with my purple hair) that I'm gonna be who I was back then.<br />
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Now, back to reality:<br />
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It is undeniable that we have to become ambitious in this society to succeed. However, we often forget the fact that we have to breathe. I've inhaled my breathe today and I'm gonna start anew again on Monday.<br />
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It is as clear as a bell that I would want to do well, that is the reason behind my enthusiasm. If you see it as a threat, face it, friend, I'm better than you. There is not a need for you to dampen my motivation to do well because I will definitely not appreciate your efforts and whatever you're doing do not hit the nail on my head. I've got it all planned and carved out. I'm gonna live a life better than you do.<br />
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See me as a threat and you'll sink lower. See me as a motivation and you'll go higher. You decide. I might be arrogant, stuck up and prideful. But look where we are -- Singapore. The best part? We're in an institution where we need to fight competitively for ourselves. You're not in my list I'd help. Neither would I appreciate the fact that I would be in yours. Gather your strength and fight against me. This is life.Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-90662708999474159812019-03-01T03:31:00.000-08:002019-10-20T03:34:28.471-07:00Down.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes I really am amazed by how the human mind works. Its like, when everything is perfect, we always try to find imperfections and try to blame something, someone for it. And when everything is going so wrong, we try to comfort ourselves and try to be optimistic in whichever circumstance we're in. And we always hold on to this string of hope...</div>
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Yes this string of hope gives us the drive to push on and hold on tight, but have it ever crossed your mind that if it breaks, it can crush your mind twice/thrice as hard?</div>
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Letting go is hard, even if it means letting go that lil' string of hope. Even to pronounce letting go, will you ever really let it go? Will you ever truly set yourself free?</div>
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I feel tired of trying to make sure everything's alright, trying not to be too lousy for anyone, trying to comfort everyone else but myself, trying to assure everyone else but not myself. I think its impossible to keep on this track.. For the past 2 days, I've been feeling really loved. And I really feel happy that someone actually truly cares about how I feel sometimes. If only I don't have to trade my heart for this kind of happiness..</div>
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Questions, questions, questionanoirs..</div>
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When will I stop feeling insecurity? When will I learn to accept happiness with my both hands? When will I learn how to reciprocate? When will I stop being paranoid? When will I love and not expect anything in return? When will I learn how to let go? When will I not be lousy for anyone? When will I allow myself to be loved? When will I stop punishing myself?</div>
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Thanks for loving me this much, you know you know.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b>"For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to h</b></i></span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #4b4f56; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-align: center;"><i><b>arm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart."</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">Being quite a 'Chiong-ster' when it comes to travelling (especially exploring new grounds), I made quite the best use of time travelling around central London, but during the last 2 weeks, I got used to the country that I felt more like a citizen than a tourist and took things at my own pace. To my surprise, I actually had enough time to explore even the outskirts of central London! On a side note, in London, be prepared to WALK a lot! I remember walking so much but it was enjoyable as there were many things to see along the way. Sometimes, I purposely alight one stop before just to walk and cover more sights.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">On my first week there, my hotel was 5 mins (walk) away from The London Eye, thus that makes it the first attraction to visit! It's a huge part of London's skyline, I'm sure you wouldn't miss it. I didn't ride on it because there was a long queue of tourists but it's okay cause I didn't want to anyways. I bet the view would be super awesome from above, recommended if you have the time to wait and ride on it. Evenings would be a great timing, hopefully you can get to see the sunset while on it!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial";">This is the "London Bridge" that you should be visiting! Yup, I got confused initially as well... because all I ever knew from my nursery rhymes was "LONDON BRIDGE is falling down, falling down". Yup, truth is there's a London bridge too, but it looks just like any bridge, never super amazing and probably not worth intentionally visiting in. Though I walked on the London Bridge as well while getting over to Borough Market. So yup anyways, this pretty instagram worthy bridge is the tower bridge, the one and only, that many people visit and take photos at! Likewise, we visited this place early in the morning when there were little people (but many cars zooming pass), so it was a great time for photo-taking!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial";">Got to know of this place because we were done with Tower Bridge and wanted to walk to Borough Market. So we asked for directions to get there and a very kind lady told us to walk towards the direction where Tower of London was situated at, worth a visit, before continuing our journey to the market. So, we walked across the Tower Bridge and there we go, we ended up at the Tower of London. It looks just like any old castle from outside, but a rather pretty one with lots of history involved. I wasn't very interested in history so yeah, snapped some pictures before leaving that place. Btw, walking from Tower Bridge to Borough Market is quite a distance but we decided to walk since we had time and the weather was perfect that morning.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial";">All I can say is that it's super huge and super crowded! Gosh, so hard trying to take a proper picture together without having accidental photo-bombers in the background. I missed the changing of guards parade that takes place at 11.30am daily, so do remember to check the timing if you really want to watch that. My friends who have seen it told me that it's a must-see, it's a pity I didn't get to, but it's okay, I'm sure I'll be back for London just before I know it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial";"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 13px;">I only knew of it through the movie 'Night at the Museum'. And of course, the fact that it has a iconic dinosaur exhibition at the entrance to take picture of, so I followed my mind and went forth with the visit. The place is pretty huge and one could spend at least half a day inside. Kids especially would love it as it has a section great for learning about living things etc yup I'm sure they would find it interesting! I didn't stay there for long but I'm glad at least I can say I've been there done that! Well, it's free entry, free wifi, free toilets anyway, so why not!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">Super duper pretty! It was my first time at a lavender field and I loved it! We literally followed the scent of lavender to know which bus stop to alight at HAHAHA!!! It was practically lavender everything! Very </span><span style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">picturesque too!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">Making sure you get enough fruit and veg in your diet can be dull, but no</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">t when you can get out in the sun and pluck some strawberries!</span></div>
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Samantha Kaylee Whanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12063613548874808170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8425666239517282676.post-8453071265828448862019-01-18T03:47:00.001-08:002019-01-18T03:47:42.317-08:00✨Rounding up 2K18<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> we got engaged, married, renovated a home & soon, starting life afresh in a brand new city </span><span class="_5mfr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fb6/1/16/2708.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">✈️</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> (to be updated next year) // Everything’s a whirlwind. If you told us we would do all of the above in the same year, we wouldn’t believe but God knew and he (always) has great plans for us</span><span class="_5mfr" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tea/1/16/1f970.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🥰</span></span></div>
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So with faith love & fairy dust, we’re ready for 2019, please be wonderful! <span class="_5mfr" style="margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/fb8/1/16/1f64c_1f3fb.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🙌🏻</span></span></div>
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<i>*P.S I tend to like odd numbered years better, don’t ask why <span class="_5mfr" style="margin: 0px 1px;"><span class="_6qdm" style="background-image: url("https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/f52/1/16/1f923.png"); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: contain; color: transparent; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: 16px; height: 16px; text-shadow: none; vertical-align: text-bottom; width: 16px;">🤣</span></span></i></div>
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