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Celebrate the Holidays at Philatelic Store @ GPO

11/30/2017

 
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Christmas is coming~!
The Paya Lebar SingPost Centre has completed its renovations, and has opened with a lot of awesome restaurants, a beautiful movie cinema, and... Gongcha reopened today!!! If you're going there specially to get the bubble tea, pop over to the Philatelic Store :) 

The first time I went there after the renovations were completed was when I urgently needed to send a delivery via Speedpost to Thailand. The post office these days have really come a long way from how they used to be! They are so high tech with queue numbers and modern decorations. Though of course there are still lots of old school post offices around like Lim Ah Pin Road, Pasir Panjang etc if you want to go back and relive the old days. 

The Philatelic Store is operated and owned by Singapore Post, so the designs are authentic, and the commemorative stamps etc that you purchase from the store are completely authentic. 
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As you can see in the video, the Philatelic Store @ GPO is really beautiful! I saw lots of ladies taking photographs with this Christmas display because it is so instagram-worthy.

And Singaporeans are forever winter and snow deprived. 

There's currently a contest where you can guess the number of snowflakes in the store and stand to win $300 in shopping vouchers! 

Technically I've taken a video of the store for you, so you can always scan the QR code from the picture in this blogpost and try your luck if you want to cheat xD.
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It's a multiple choice option so its not that bad since you don't have to pluck the number from thin air.  
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The Philatelic Store @ GPO offers a comprehensive range of Singapore and Foreign stamps, Thematic MyStamp, Souvenirs and Philatelic Gifts that are available exclusively in-store. ​Every item in the store marks a special moment in Singapore's history. 
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Since they are commemorative, have collector value, and are of exquisite designs, the collections and gifts make perfect presents for all occasions like business gifts, a memory lane souvenir, a philatelist's personal collection etc. 
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Visit the Philatelic Store @ GPO

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At the Philatelic store, a colonial-era red pillar posting box has been restored, and mail dropped into this posting box will be postmarked with a special date stamp in red ink!!! How special is that? 
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​I took the chance ​to mail out the cards that I had written, might as well isnt it? xD 

Visit the Philatelic Store @ GPO 
#01-127/128 at the heart of SingPost, the General Post Office
10 Eunos Road 8, SingPost Centre, Singapore 408600

Shop online at www.shop.singpost.com

Tea Session with Aline Santos from Unilever

11/28/2017

 
Yesterday was exciting! 

Narratrs organised a tea session with Aline Santos, Unilever's EVP of Global Marketing and Global Head and Diversity and Inclusion. I mean, Unilever is HUGE. There are over 400 brands under their umbrella, and I bet if you took the time to look at the label behind your normal routine bathing brands, there'll be one from Unilever. In short, completely honoured and humbled to be able to attend the tea session. I LOVE her Gucci red heels. *crush* 

The focus of the discussion was actually about influencer marketing and the experience of influencers working with brands.
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From Left: Irene (@ahsoh.sg), me (@mori.cara), Cheryl (@cherzinga), Aline Santos!, Ling (@lynxling), Vanessa (@vaneszs.h) and Sharon (@brighterstar39).
Picture is pixellated because its screens hotted from Narratrs' post >.< Oops. 
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Sharon is so cute in this picture! 

I think to a large extent the very popular influencers have their groups and friends because they are invited by the same PR companies and go to the same events all the time. Whereas for someone like me who is fumbling in the dark, most of the time I need to stop and think, and reflect about what I'm doing.
For example, I love shoes, and there is high engagement on my instastories when I have the Keep/Refund poll running - people actually message me to say "PLEASE KEEP THESE SHOES" rather than just voting "Keep" in the poll. - But I can't be posting about shoes all the time right? 
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But I digress. We learned interesting things during the tea session. For me, I was rather impressed with Aline's story about how Lipton works with influencers to create products that the market wants. So the story goes where the influencers Lipton works with kept telling/asking them why didn't Lipton have a Matcha tea. Naturally you don't expect a brand to create a product just because YOU like it, (someone please create instant Avocado Milkshake so I can have it anytime I crave for it), but they kept up with the feedback. And Lipton LISTENED. It humbling to think you might have that kind of impact. 
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Like, be the change you wish to see in the world kind of impact.
Instant Avocado Milkshake anybody? 
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Himalaya Lip Balm Review

11/26/2017

 
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I recall the first time I used a lip balm / moisturiser was probably around the time I was in Primary Five or Six, and it was Vaseline's Lip Essence (Tube form with gel-like lip balm, just like Himalaya's). At the point of transition between girlhood to womanhood, and girls in those days didn't make up that early, it was a chore to apply lip balm. The tube was therefore stashed in some compartment of my schoolbag that was doubtlessly sat on. Also, on application, you'll need to use tissue to wipe off the excess, which inadvertently led to a very messy situation because I didn't really have the habit of bringing tissues with me. 

From then on I moved on to chapstick-style lip moisturisers of all brands, never completely using any one to the point of completion. Lip care has recently made a comeback though, with Laneige's Lip Sleeping Mask being... the only lip mask I can think of :X 

Beauty Hack: DIY Lip Scrub 
  1. Grab a sauce dish (your lips don't have a large surface area after all).
  2. Mix the Himalaya Lip Balm to Sugar in the ratio of 2:1. 
  3. Apply the delicious concoction on your lips as an exfoliator! 
You can purchase the Lip Balm at just $2.75! Available at: Guardian, Watsons, Mustafa, Giant & NTUC Hypermarket, National health group pharmacies and other bigger beauty retail chains.
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Offering total lip protection, the Lip Balm is extremely helpful for healing sore and chapped lips while its formula enriched with natural oils makes it the perfect lip balm choice for any season!

Something distinctive about the smell of the lip balm is that it really reminds me of... Barbie? It's the sweet scent of childhood that is reminiscent of cherry. The hydration level is also great, and isn't too sticky on the lip. 

Recommended for:
  • Dry lips (preventing moisture loss)
  • Deep nourishment (it is rich in natural oils)
  • Sore lips (due to cold weather, wind, and central heating) 
  • Intense moisturizing (100% herbal actives) 
  • Painful cracked lips (stimulating cell renewal) 
Usage occasion:
  • Traveling to winter countries
  • Apply before applying lipstick
  • Apply before bed to ensure your lips stay moisturised through the night; especially
    sleeping in air con room. 
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Key ingredients in the Himalaya Lip Balm:
• Coconut Oil Extract – containing essential fatty acids that prevent moisture loss, the coconut oil extract gently exfoliates lip skin, leaving your lips feel smoother and softer.
• Castor Oil – this rich natural oil has invaluable anti-inflammatory, anti-viral and antibacterial properties that make it your best weapon against skin inflammation and painful cracked lips.
• Wheat Germ Oil – a main source of natural Vitamin E, this oil will deeply nourish and soften your lip skin, keeping its natural moisture.
• Carrot Seed Oil – an excellent natural antioxidant, carrot seed oil fights the free radicals, leaving your lips look younger and rejuvenated. It also stimulates cell renewal, healing painful cracked lips. 

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