Looking at the mirror, I realized that I’ve aged a lot. I have laugh lines (or the so-called crow’s feet) around my eyes. I have fine lines on my forehead and brown spots on my face. I’m so pathetic.
I’ve been fraught with oily and acne-prone skin since young. From my teenage years till early twenties, I had big, red and pus-filled pimples. I was skeptical about trying new products due to my sensitive skin. When I was studying in the university, I didn’t have much money to invest in good skincare products to treat my acne problem.
When I started my first job, I visited a dermatologist to treat my skin problem. I tried all sorts of acne-treatment, from Roaccutane to chemical peel and IPL. After a few years, I’ve finally grown out of this acne problem. I hated it so much, it was so depressing.
Well, that was the past. I hope that Little Edison will not inherit my acne-prone skin type. Daddy V has better complexion. He doesn’t even use a face wash and yet, he seldom have break-out. The world is so unfair.
Anyway, I’ll put a stop to acne problem here. It’s NOT what I’m going to talk about today. What I really want to talk about is collagen supplement.
So, what exactly is collagen? You may be wondering. Collagen is a protein and is found in all body parts including our skin. Together with soft keratin, the collagen and elastin fibers are responsible for the strength and elasticity of the skin. It also helps in repair and regeneration, making the skin firm and supple.
As we age, our store of collagen starts to decrease and this leads to aging and accompanying wrinkles. Our face is not the only one impacted, but the skin on our body will gradually lose its elasticity too and presence of cellulite would be more visible. Our hair may start to lose its shine and elasticity. That is why I’m so keen to start my collagen supplement now.
The usual benchmark is 5,000mg of collagen daily. One tablespoon of Meiji’s Amino Collagen contains 5,000mg – it is just nice! Meiji’s Amino Collagen was one of the best-selling beauty and health products in Singapore last year. It is selling like hot cakes in Japan with 10 million cans since its introduction.
I bought this bundle pack at Watson’s last weekend. 1 can + 1 refill pack + 3 bottled drink at $119. I had my first try yesterday. I add one tablespoon of Amino Collagen into a glass of water. Then, I add one teaspoon of Manuka honey to sweeten it. I stir it gently until all the collagen and honey are fully dissolved.
Little Edison watched me as I gulped down my collagen drink. It tastes a bit funny though. Tonight, I’ll try to add it into fruit juice.
More about Meiji Amino Collagen coming up next week. Stay tuned! ?
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Ipoh has always been touted as one of the best destination for a sumptuous, mouth-watering and reasonably-priced dim sum. It has been a family favorite for years in my family. I just can’t get enough of it every time I return to Ipoh.
The main dim sum restaurants in Ipoh are Foh San, Ming Court and Yoke Fook Moon. The best thing is they are all located along the same street. If one of them is fully-packed, you can conveniently walk to your next choice.
However, all these restaurants are mostly packed even on weekday mornings. You can forget about eating there on weekend mornings, unless you have excellent table-hogging skills. Sorry but tissue paper is not recognized here (unlike Singapore).
We usually dine-in late morning for brunch. The crowd is lesser but some of the popular dishes maybe sold out.
I visited the brand new premise of Foh San Restaurant last week. Foh San has been in Ipoh for a good 37 years. Last year, they opened a new restaurant that spreads over two floors with special function room on the third floor. The ambience is really good and welcoming. The dim sum is still as yummy as before.
This is Foh San Restaurant 30+ years ago.
And this is their new outlet at 51, Jalan Leong Sin Nam, Ipoh.
Some of our favorite dishes – (from top left) fish balls, char siew pau, har gao (shrimp dumplings), chee cheong fun, chicken feet, egg tarts, fried carrot cake, siu mai and fried yam.
Yum, I can never get enough of them!
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One of the best ways to feel good about myself is to maintain an optimal health by eating healthily and incorporating all the essential vitamins and minerals in my diet.
As a woman enters her 30s, it is important for her to begin thinking about her future health and her current health during the 30s especially if she is planning to have children. I wish I’ve heard of this advice when I was younger. But again, it’s never too late to work towards the optimal health now.
As a matter of fact, a good nutritional intake is always a better option than taking health supplements. However, a healthy meal just doesn’t happen all the time. We spend long hours at work, we have family commitments and other activities that keep us busy. Thus, we often end up with unhealthy fast foods.
I started taking these three health supplements or tonics to optimize my health now.
Yomeishu
This health tonic can relieves fatigue, strengthen physical power, treats chilliness of hands and feet caused by air-conditioners and improves blood circulation. Just a 20ml before bed time.
GNC Women’s Ultra Mega Dietary Supplement
A multivitamin-mineral specially formulated to meet women’s nutritional needs. Its timed-release tablets provide gradual release of vital nutrients for optimal nutrient uptake over hours. Two tablets to be taken after breakfast.
Chicken Essence
The nutritious and all-natural tonic trusted by generations for its goodness. One bottle a week is just perfect for me.
Mommies, are you taking these health supplements too?
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One last item in our to-do list before the school starts is to have Little Edison vaccinated against chickenpox. So, we went to Kid’s Clinic at Bishan for the vaccination yesterday.
Some parents think that it is better for the child to get chickenpox naturally as we all went through it and there are no long term effects. Personally, I feel that although chickenpox is a mild disease and most children will recover without any long term effects, there is still a small chance that the child might develop serious complications.
Chickenpox is a week long illness and the child will be very uncomfortable and also infectious. The child will develop fever, loss of appetite and becomes increasingly irritable when the pimple-like bumps turn into liquid-filled blisters. It will also leave ugly chickenpox marks all over the body and face. If the child contract chickenpox in the adulthood, it is even more severe.
Now that there is a vaccine for chickenpox and if we vaccinate our child, then we don’t have to worry about all these problems. The vaccination offers 95% protection against chickenpox. This means that the unfortunate 5% will still get chickenpox infection. However, they will get a milder form of the infection, with less severe symptoms and much less skin lesions too.
The cost of the vaccination is $80, excluding the $40 consultation charge. At two years old, Little Edison will need two doses of the vaccine. The commonest side effects of the vaccine are fever and local inflammation at the injection site.
We are glad to protect Little Edison from this highly infectious disease!
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Mid-Autumn festival is around the corner. I guess everyone is busy browsing catalogues and shopping for mooncakes. I had too much of them last weekend. As a result, I’m having sore throat now. I have to refrain myself from eating anymore mooncakes now.
Mid-Autumn festival is one of the most important days in the Chinese culture. It’s the day where the younger generations return home to the elderly and have a family reunion dinner. Being married and away from my hometown, I still miss celebrating this festival with my parents and siblings.
I still remember how I celebrated this festival in my hometown when I was young. My mother will put a table and chairs in the garden, together with mooncakes, pomelos, drinks and food. The adults will sit in the garden; admire the beauty of the full moon while eating mooncakes. The children will carry colorful paper lanterns and lit the front gates with colorful candles. Oh, I start to miss these nostalgic moments….
My maternal grandmother bought new lanterns for me and my siblings every year. We had paper lanterns as well as the battery-operated lanterns (with music). We walked around the neighborhood with our friends, carrying our lanterns as we moved. It was so much fun!
My all-time favorite mooncake has to be durian mooncake. Each bite of this snowskin mooncake is so rich with durian. I simply can’t resist! As I’m flipping the catalogues now, I’m amazed by the mooncakes in dazzling array of colors, shapes and creative new flavors. This website highlights twelve fantastic mooncakes that we should not miss this year. If you are still clueless on what to buy, do check them out.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone!
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