One step closer to becoming Andy Lau

Andy Lau has always been my idol growing up till today. (Of course, I started having more man crushes after being influenced by western media. Like David Beckham, Adam Levine, and Justin Bieber etc.) Not only is he good looking, he is also very talented. I mean he is Andy Lau so I don't think I need to say much about him right? To be honest I think there are a lot of similarities between us too. Both our Chinese names end with "Hua"....

That's about it I think lol.

Remember when I broke my leg? That was around the same time where he fall off the horse and got himself severely injured as well. Well, because of that I put on 8kg of weight while he still looks perfect after his injury thus that makes him Andy Lau while I'm just... me.

You know how I always call my Instagram life my fake life? While I do publish images after colour processing, I do not photoshop my images because erm... I'm too lazy.

But it's all about the angle lah. Of course I still have loads of people who get "deceived" by me.

Well I just try my best.



One thing about Instagram is that you guys always see me in a smaller proportion where you do not get to see me close up. Truth is my skin ain't really that good. Despite not photoshopping my images, when your face is that small, you can't really see much of the details. Now look at this.



I've lots of old acne scars and my pores are actually really big. So recently I was introduced to Dr Kellyn from Lux Aesthetics who can solve my problems!


Although you can't see her face here but Dr Kellyn is really damn pretty. Oh wait, I digress. That's not the main point. So I did the fractional laser treatment that will save my life and make me look handsome like Andy Lau.

The treatment was not pain at all and it's actually done very fast. It took me like less than 15mins? At the end of it, you will actually have these organised-looking dots on your face. They will not be visible by the time you actually step out. It's supposed to turn dark brown after a few days.



The down time was supposed to be 1 week? Which means you probably do not want to perspire too much or go under the sun to protect your face.

The machine did its job and it's time for me to do mine. I still need to make sure I maintain it after the treatment. To make things easier, I was also provided with their own recovery cream.



I did see some results after 2 weeks! It's not perfect yet but I must say my skin really looks a lot better!



So with my "new" skin, I believe that I'm looking a lot more like Andy Lau. Don't you think so? Ok, baby steps I guess. :x

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Visit Munich - Instagram Spots

Guten Morgen! 

Which means Good Morning in German. I've no idea if you are reading this in the morning or night but it doesn't matter because this is the only line of German despite being in Germany for over a week. HAHA.

After the previous post of where to stay, let me share with you guys some of my favourite Instagram spots. As I'm not some sweet 16 year-old girl with a pretty face, Instagram spots can mean either a place nice enough for me to pose or with great views!

New Town Hall





This is a MUST-visit. At New Town Hall, you can get a nice picture from the top. And of course, you can also stand there and take a picture like I did. The ticket to go up there is only 2.50 Euros. It's a very quick stop. You would probably spend no more than 20 min there.

Allianz Arena





Home of Bayern Munich. I would say it's an interesting experience to watch a live soccer game even if you are not a fan of the game. The atmosphere will just blow you away! However if you are traveling on a budget and still wish to get nice pictures, it's not too bad just being outside of the stadium as well. You might want to visit in the evening so you can get shots both in the day and night.

Nymphenburg Castle





Starting construction in 1664 and completed in 1675, this castle is one with a touching love story. The wall murals and interior are so beautiful they (almost) took my breath away.

Olympic Park





The heat might be unbearable in summer but this place is definitely still a must go. The best part is that you can go walk on the tent roof! Fun fact, this is the world's first tent roof! Neat right!

MUCA – Museum of Contemporary and Urban Art 

I love love love love love love this place. I can't tell you how big a fan I am of urban art!

Zugspitze





Located at the border of Germany and being the highest peak in the country, you can actually see Austria from the peak! We were really lucky to have clear skies when we were there. This place is so beautiful we actually spent hours up there. Photos count for this location? 277! HAHAHA. Overkill you say? I say it's a hell of a view.

Neuschwansterin Castle



This castle is currently under renovation but that doesn't take the beauty away from it. It might be a little crowded with tourists but the interior is amazing. Sadly you are not allowed to take any shot inside, however the shot that we can get from a distance works.

St Peter Church Munich



Located minutes away from the New Town Hall is St Peter Church. This Church is so beautiful I feel like grabbing the next German girl beside me and get married immediately in there. To be honest, I'm not too sure if you can get married there but hey, it's worth a try. Just in case you felt the same when you visit, learn this line – Willst du mich heiraten. You are welcome and congratulations.

Donisl Restaurant Munich





This place brews their own beer, offers beer tasting, food, and not just food but superb delicious pretzels. I love pretzels and I cannot lie! Oh, sorry, this is supposed to be an Instagram spots post? To be honest, Germany is so beautiful every place looks Insta-worthy.

RIGHT? Some commented that I look like I'm in a scene of the Bourne series. 

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It is unfair that Halimah is going to be President without a fight.

A picture of Mdm Halimah from my recent session with her representing Unscrambled.sg.

How should I start this post? It's (almost) official now. Mdm Halimah is the only president hopeful that qualifies for the position. After weeks of mulling over if she should run for presidency, ironically, now it seems like the dust has finally settled and we are having our very first elected Malay president as well as very first female president.

My first reaction?

This sucks. 


Image not by me. Got it via WhatsApp

Jokes aside, my next thought?

It is really unfair.

I'm pretty sure you've heard or read somewhere about how this whole reserved presidential election came about. If you are living under the rock, the great conspiracy can be summed up with one hashtag – #TanChengBlock.

Much has been said online about this great conspiracy. As much as our government has done all they could to explain why having a minority president is very important, the timing of it occurring is just too much to be a coincidence, and of course, people choose to believe what they want to believe.

With that established, besides Mdm Halimah herself, two other presidents hopefuls – Farid Khan and Salleh Marican have stepped up to answer their calling hoping to become our next president. Both of them are independent businessmen who have contributed to our society in their own ways with their own merits.

So what is the problem here? The Internet has pointed out several loopholes and unhappiness with this presidential election. From questioning Mdm Halimah's race, to the fact that why was the constitution amended for this election.

Did the government changed the rules of the game to ensure a sure win? (By the way, our local hero Shirwin Eu did try his luck with this election but I guess his name is just a name and not much of a prophecy. In Game of Thrones fan lingo – he ain't the prince that was promised)

How is this fair for any of us?

Minutes after the news was announced that the other 2 president hopefuls did not qualify, both my Facebook and Twitter feed were filled with nothing but anger. And the hashtag #NotMyPresident might even being trending again but this time in Singapore.
















It seems like nobody feel that this is a fair election. I do not even need any listening tools to tell me that people on the ground are unhappy. Just take a look at your Facebook and Twitter, and you will see it.

Why would the government run such an obvious play? Why would they want to make Mdm Halimah the president that would forever be remembered as the-one-who-won-because-the-fight-was-over-before-it-even-started? (Fine, not the best title I can come out with but I'm sure the heroes of the Internet can do better.)

I asked myself these questions from the very first day I started following the president elections. 

Does it really matter if this election is reserved for Malays?

Will Mdm Halimah really lose to the other two president hopefuls considering how she has been contributing to the nation and has been a familiar face in local politics?

Based on all the anger I'm reading off Facebook, will either of the president hopefuls win despite the fact that they are not as much of a familiar face as compared to Mdm Halimah? (We all remember how it went down during the last GE. If you don't remember, here's a quick summary – Facebook votes and support don't equate to real votes)


I've always been someone who is pro-Singapore. As much as how I am happy with how our leading party is running the country, I do think that we need good alternate voice in the parliament.

How is it even fair for Mdm Halimah to be called names even before the results was out when she did contributed to the country? (Some went as low as calling her unfilial regarding her race etc.)

Do her merit and effort over the years mean nothing just because of this PE?

Would her legacy of member of parliament, speaker of parliament and even minister of state, be watered down to nothing but hate?

I see that people are angry, but are people angry with her or with how this PE was being run?

Wouldn't all these harsh criticism go away if she is given a chance to win it fair and square? (Unfortunately, it's neither her call nor mine)



I don't have all the answers. Not yet at least. But I did get some answers when I was at the recent National Day Observance Ceremony held at Our Tampines Hub.

I know the people love her.

People were crowding around her taking pictures with her and giving her words of encouragement. People were swamping her in waves to take pictures with her. Despite the long duration of the event and a tight schedule, I could see that her assistants were trying to get her moving but she did not even say no to anyone on the ground. Is that something someone would do if she knows she is definitely going to win anyway?



I soon found myself sitting across her in a room with no more than three other publications. She was this tiny motherly lady talking to us. I could tell that she didn't know what to expect and was feeling a little jittery at first considering the fact that we are not mainstream media. We all know how things can go down south really quickly with online publications these days.

What was running through my mind?

I was wondering how is she going to represent Singapore. I was wondering how is she going to convince everyone she is worth it if she becomes the president. I was wondering how she is taking all these online flak about her and still smiling in front of us. How are her kids dealing with all these things happening around her? I'm sure their friends, co-workers, and even neighbours will be asking and saying things isn't it?

Was I wondering if she is really Malay? To be honest, I would be lying if I said I didn't but I let that going pretty quickly after talking to her shortly. What I learned is that she is a Singaporean and one that cares, one who would sacrifice herself in more than one way to serve Singapore and the people.

Those are all uphill tasks. It's not going to be easy at all. So why put herself in such a difficult position? Does it all voice down to her passion to serve the country? It's a huge sacrifice she is making isn't it? Even if people who wants to throw shade at her about taking a huge president pay, my question is, is it really worth it? We don't see our president shopping at Ion Orchard, not like she is going to buy a Ferrari to drive around town with those money without people throwing her even more shade. So what is in for her?

As much as she was worried with the type of questions we could have for her, I was just as worried to ask her any of those questions above. #GirlBoss and I ended up with an important question (amongst other questions lah) of what is her favourite food.

The answer? Mee Rebus.

It's a done deal 

Whatever the case is, it seems like nothing much is going to change between now until the swearing-in ceremony.

Will she be able to win over skeptics and demonstrate her credibility like the previous presidents? There might not be much of social media when late president Mr. SR Nathan became the president but from what I remembered, he too was a "elected" president, but eventually he did his part and was well-respected and well-liked as a president isn't it?

Although Mr. Farid and Mr. Salleh did not become our president, I do hope to see them keep up their passion to serve Singapore. I've seen quite a fair bit of interviews and articles about them and believe that they are good people who want to serve the people and country as well. Who knows? Given their experience in life, they can be some sort of a consultant as well? Or at least, try not to be like the previous candidates who lost and became a Facebook comedian. LOL.

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Attending school at a young age changes your child.

Time flies and Seth is already 18 months old, it seems like it was just yesterday when he was still a little hamster looking thing in my arms. (I'm probably the only dad who describes his son in this way.). In fact, he is already 19 months old while I'm typing this. I know, as usual I'm a little late on my post again. (shrugs)



Just like every other parent, we choose to believe that our son is very quite smart but being quite smart is not quite enough in Singapore these days. Not too sure if it's true but I'm one of those kiasu parents who already planned what classes to send my child to etc. In fact I'm already thinking of what primary school and secondary school to send him to even before he was born. #TigerDad much I know, and many of my friends were very surprised that I'm like this considering how playful I am as a person.

This could probably be because of who I am and what opportunities I didn't have as a kid that I wish to provide for my son now. I might not have all the money in the world, or drive the most expensive car, but we provide him with what we can and work towards providing more at the same time.

I'm not going to force him to do something he doesn't like but instead I'm going to cultivate interest in him so that he can enjoys those lessons. If you guys wish to know I'm going to send him for basketball lessons as well as ballet when age comes. Yes, boys can go for ballet and in fact it will be helpful for him on the basketball court as well as to learn other dances when he grows up.



As of now, we've sent him for swimming lessons which we've stopped because he ain't into it and the lessons are more like water familiarisation over actual learning of how to swim. He is still attending gym classes where it trains his psycho motor skills and interaction with other kids. We also enrolled him into playgroup despite having a helper and my mum to take care of him. At the back of our mind, we know that every preschool and playgroup is different despite what PM Lee mentioned during our recent NDR. He said it laughing thou. I don't know. That knowledge aside, convenience and price still makes a big factor and we landed him at a school near my mum's place.





It has been a month since he attended his first lesson but things haven't been looking too good to be honest. Like every other kid who started school, he fell sick and had a fever so bad that he was admitted to hospital. Don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming the school but I'm just saying that it's part and parcel of life when your kid would be introduced to germs and the environment that just ain't too good for him.



Not only did he fall sick but other changes were observed as well. Maybe it's too early for me to put a conclusion to his behaviour but one of the biggest changes is that he has become way less independent. He used to be able to interact and run around alone during his 1-hr lesson at the gym and also we used to have no problem leaving him alone with our helper on date nights. Ever since he attended school, because of the long hours of separation during the day, he has become very dependent on us. It's so bad these days that he would cry out for us when we are just in the toilet?



That aside, there are some good things out of this of course. He started eating on his own, he got a little (very very little) bit better with other kids, and he is starting to speak a few more words. It's really painful to see him waking up and crying in the morning before school thou. Hope he quickly starts to enjoy school and settle in. The school teacher did tell us that things might happen once he starts school and we shouldn't be too worry but you know, parents being parents. As much as we wish that he grows up and become stronger, it still hurts us when the process of him becoming stronger seems too tough for him. HOW?

I'm done with my ranting and here are more pictures of my son for all the fans of his. Seriously this is getting out of hand. More and more people are commenting on my IG and Facebook asking for his pictures over mine.



Cheeky boy is cheeky.

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