Yummy Dim Sum Lunch @ Tim Ho Wan With My Family

I went with my family to HDB today for the first appointment of our new home purchase and we were lucky that we managed to get everything done before lunch time. I was hoping to eat lunch at Tim Ho Wan (next to Toa Payoh HDB Hub, at the old Eng Hwa Entertainment Centre) and avoid the long queue at lunch time and was happy that we managed to get seats immediately. We had a yummy lunch there and our top favorites are its porridge, char siew bun, carrot cake and siew mai and i can't wait to go back again during our 2nd HDB appointment in December :) 

Must Watch Japanese Drama - Hanzawa Naoki

If you are looking for a good drama to watch, i highly recommends this Japanese TBS drama "Hanzawa Naoki" which ended recently in Japan. I have been wanting to write about it but i have been really busy with finding suitable contractor or ID for my home renovation. I finished watching this drama 2 weeks ago and finds it really entertaining and meaningful. I love its fast paced plot which keeps you hooked on each episode and leaves me craving for more. I'm hoping that TBS will continue with season 2 and alot of fans are also asking for it. I have been recommending this drama to my family and friends and my cousin told me that she and her boyfriend love it.

The collection from the TV episodes and the popularity poll for the show has achieved the highest rating in three decades of Japanese television drama. "Hanzawa Naoki" achieved high ratings in Japan and even broke drama king Takuya Kimura's record viewership ratings in his 2010 drama "Beautiful Life" which was one of my top favorites and a Kimura classics!  "Hanzawa Naoki" will be showing soon in Taiwan and Hong Kong and hopefully in Singapore too. In the meanwhile you can also watch it online at (http://www.gooddrama.net/japanese-drama/hanzawa-naoki).

The series follows the story of Hanzawa Naoki, a banker working for the largest bank in Japan, Tokyo Chuo Bank. He faces numerous obstacles from upper management as he climbs his way up the ranks. The show received consistently high ratings: the final episode reached 42.2% in the Kanto area, the highest figure for a drama in the Heisei Era. Read on for more information about the drama.

Hanzawa Naoki (Masato Sakai) works for Tokyo Chuo Bank as the head of the Loans Division at their Osaka Nishi branch. Hanzawa has a secret reason for working at the bank. He has been hoping to seek revenge on executive director Akira Ohwada (Teruyuki Kagawa) for causing the death of his father. He had witnessed how Owada humilated his father and caused him to commit suicide after recommending that the bank withdrew the loan for their family business. Hanzawa was only a teenager when his father passed away and their family went through alot of hardships and he believes in double payback for those who messes with him.

His kind and supportive wife Hana (Aya Ueto) constantly tries to remind him not to always seek double payback and spare a thought for the repercussions on those people's innocent family members. She is the one that helps Hanzawa not to turn to the evil side at times when he is obsessed with seeking double payback.

The story starts with Hanzawa working at the Osaka Nishi branch and his overbearing branch manager, Asano had forced him to award an unsecured loan of 500 million yen to Nishi Osaka Steel. On the surface, Nishi Osaka Steel seems like a very reputable company, but in actual fact it is a company in deep trouble. Debt-ridden, the company accountants resort to window-dressing the financial statements in order to hide the truth from the public. Three months after the loan, Nishi Osaka Steel goes bankrupt and the ambitious and power-hungry Asano makes Hanzawa the scapegoat for the 500 million loss. Hanzawa is called to Tokyo to answer to the internal investigations team, where he vehemently denies responsibility for the loss, and swears to recover the 500 million yen. That is the only course of action for Hanzawa, if he wants to survive in the banking industry.

(Source: http://www.tbs.co.jp/hanzawa_naoki/)
(Source: https://www.facebook.com/hanzawa.naoki)
(Source: http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Hanzawa_Naoki)
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanzawa_Naoki)

Yummy Lunch @ The Coffeeshop :)

Yummy Korean Food For Dinner From Food Republic @ Causeway Point :)

My favorite bibimbap 

Updates & Yummy Lunch @ Ikea Tampines :)

I have not had the time to blog recently as baby J has started teething and it is a really terrible time for him. He is really fussy at feeding time and dislikes drinking his milk at times and i have to spend more time coaxing him to finish his feed. Really pity the poor guy and can't wait for all his teeth to come out. His mummy feels his pain but can only give him chilled teether and teething gel and lots of hugs and hopes that it can lessen his discomfort. I have also started feeding him fish porridge as advised by his pediatrician and have to spend more time on cooking. But i'm glad that he loves it and its strange that teething does not affect his appetite for solid food. He loves it when i add his favorite organic Japanese pumpkin or carrot puree to his fish porridge but he hates spinach in his porridge. Will have to think of ways to coax him to eat more green veggies ;)

I love my happy baby J :) He is getting cuter and cuter each day hehe...

So unglam in his new Ikea high chair haha waiting for his mummy to feed him more of his favorite porridge

I have not had much time to blog as we are in the midst of moving house and have been spending lot of time meeting contractors and comparing quotations. We do not have alot of budget for renovation as the amount we paid for the new place had exceeded our initial budget. Would share more about our experience meeting with the contractors and IDs if i have the time. Hubby was quite pissed off with Sky Creation as its staff was really rude when replying to his email enquiry for quotation. My best friend had recommended her ID at Sky to us as she was really please with her service and willingness to work within her tight budget for renovation. Hubby had sent an online enquiry via Sky's website for the same ID to contact us and indicated our budget for renovations but someone else replied to our enquiry and apparently he was unhappy with the amount we indicated and was really rude and sarcastic. We were actually prepared to increase our budget if needed but because he was so rude and ignore our request for the specific ID, we rather look for someone else then spend money and have to put up with such nonsense. 

Despite the trouble we face looking for a good contractor or ID, we are really excited about moving to our home by the end of the year. We have been looking around for furnitures and home decor ideas and made a trip to our favorite Ikea store recently. How i wish they would open a branch in Sembawang as i would love to lunch there daily heehee... Check out what we had for lunch below... so sinful but i love it :)

Review Of Sexy Look Hyaluronic Acid Deep Hydrating 4D Duo Lifting Mask

Two of my favorite Taiwanese skincare brand "Sexy Look" and "Love More" are launching new facial masks products this month :) I have been using their masks for a long while and loves that its masks adheres quite well to my face shape and does not irritate my skin. I was impressed with Sexy Look's 3D firming and lifting masks as i can see my chin area looking firmer after use. Thanks to Secretive.sg for sending me its 4D mask for review. 

Sexy Look is back with brand new power 4D mask and its set to pamper your skin with its fine selection of ingredients 

Love More is back with brand new eye catching mask series!

The Sexy Look 4D mask is set for effortless skin pampering with innovative mask design doubled with the finest ingredients. The double lifting mask is now more elastic, soaked with 30ml of essence to maximise your facial care power. There are 4 different types of mask available to meet the needs of different skin types :)

My Review

I love the feel of this new mask on my skin and its material seems even softer and thicker (100% cotton and elastic fibre woven) and the mask fits even better to my face shape and i do not have to stretch it much. Skin feels softer and smoother after i remove the mask 20 minutes later. The essence absorbs into my skin easily and does not make my skin feels oily. I highly recommends this new mask series from Sexy Look to readers of my blog. It retails for only S$15.90 on Secretive.sg. Do like LoveMore 爱恋膜法 Singapore and SexyLook Singapore on Facebook today for news and update.

I Love Shopping For Healthy Organic Baby Food From iHerb.com :)

My fellow mummy friend introduced me to this popular organic baby food brand "Happy Baby" and i found out from one of my favorite blogs Viva Woman  that i can get my favorite organic products from this US online store iHerb.com. What makes it more attractive to shop at iHerb is that i can choose to use Singpost which delivers directly to Singapore and really helps me to save on shipping charges. My delivery charges was a fixed US$4 as long as my purchases don't exceed about 5kg. I used the promo code from Viva Woman and got US$5 off my purchases and received my parcel in 5 days. I also realized that i can get more savings buying another of my favorite organic baby food brand "Healthy Times" online as compared to getting it at NTUC or Cold Storage. If you are a 1st time customer to iherb, you can use my promo code ZZK545 for US$10 off purchase of US$40 & up and US$5 off on smaller orders. Do note that i can earn credit rebates from your purchases. 

I try to prepare fresh puree for Baby J whenever i have the time so that i know what are the ingredients that goes into his meals but there are times when i cannot find the time to prepare it and instant organic food highly recommended by my fellow mummy friends are great and safe alternatives too :) 

ChiLam Cheung - 歲月如歌MV

For fellow fans of Triumph In The Sky 2 & Captain Cool ;)

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhb63DpYeX4)

Tea Time @ Ya Kun :)

Fun Retail Therapy & Delicious Thai Food For Dinner @ Bangkok Jam With My Best Friends :)

Hubby gave me some off time yesterday from taking care of our dear baby J. He will be 6 months old soon and is getting more active and cute each day hehe and i really love looking at his happy face when he wakes up in the morning. I went for some retail therapy at Orchard in the afternoon and yummy dinner at Bangkok Jam (Wheelock Place) with my best friends :) Had a great time catching up and getting valuable baby care tips from them.

I had a fun time shopping for stylish and comfortable baby clothes at H&M and also stocked up on my favorite Fancl whitening products and potato chips at Marks & Spencer. Also managed to purchase organic veggies from Isetan supermarket so that i can prepare healthy and fresh puree for baby J using my favorite Philips Avent blender cum steamer. Its so easy to use and baby J has tried apple, carrot, pear and corn puree so far and loves it. I'm glad that he really appreciates his mummy's effort and am gonna introduce him to green veggie puree next ;)

My trusty steamer cum blender

Organic Fuji Apple Puree

My sweet baby J enjoying his apple puree & wanting more :)

Yummy Lunch @ Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe :)

My Baby The Dino Eater ;)

My Dream Nursery Room :)

(Source: http://www.lilli-design.com)

Hong Kong Drama - Triumph In The Sky 2

Anybody here a fan of this drama? I have been watching this popular Hong Kong drama daily once my baby goes to bed. It is a sequel to TVB's 2003 blockbuster television drama Triumph in the Skies which is one of my top favorite TVB dramas and i still have its VCD set which i bought when i was holidaying in Hong Kong several years ago. I was so happy that Francis Ng has returned as Captain Samuel Tong as i really love his portrayal of the charming and serious Sam Gor in the original drama. The addition of actor Julian Cheung as Captain Cool has added alot of spice to the drama and captured lot of female viewer's hearts including me although i still prefer my Sam Gor hehe :) 

I really enjoy watching this sequel as it has several of its original cast members reprising their original roles although its a pity they kill off Myolie Wu's character  and added a new character Holiday starring Fala Chen as Francis Ng's new love interest. Myolie Wu is now acting in a new role as Summer Koo, an aircraft maintenance technician who resembles Zoe and will play Ron Ng's love interest instead.

I have really enjoyed watching each episodes and think that its plot is even more interesting and entertaining than the original. I love all the songs featured in this sequel except for its opening theme song as i still prefer the original theme song by Eason. I have included MVs of my favorite songs from the drama below:

(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triumph_in_the_Skies_II)

(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQBxCTNFbRQ)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yw97HT4yio)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NGo4e883SU)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mituYPC5QQE)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZmWSUzY8qk)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1YtHxkU9Ns)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZcZD5VyebU)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NCmYHletM)
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEdXbsaKMJY&feature=youtu.be)

Lunch @ Coffee Bean :)

My Baby's Latest Favorite Toy From FisherPrice :)