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The parts for exfoliation

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Tea Trea Oil

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Yes or no?

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The lowdown on Vitamin C

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I must avoid silicones in skincare at all cost - though I can't avoid it in makeup and shampoos unless I splurge. Alcohol - I try. I realized that I can't take any derivatives of myristic acid in my cleansers.

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I should seriously go and look for hard-to-find items at the airport. Only a straight bus ride from home :)

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

I just watched this movie yesterday. I was totally looking forward to it. The movie wasn't as exciting as I expected, except for the battling part. The whole movie took on a tragic feel, with the exception of some weak attempts at humour by Ron and Neville. I was expecting something longer than 130 minutes, thought it ended too fast. One more thing, the ending skipped a lot of dialogue in the book - I was particularly looking forward to 'give love to Neville' (now Herbology Professor). Oh, and I seriously think they got the wrong actor to portray Neville Longbottom.

But well, all in all, it's a so-so ending for my favourite movie series.

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Burnt out?

This is my sixth week of internship, and I'm feeling exhausted. I am slipping into familiar mode at work, and don't worry as much. However, I do feel that being familiar goes together with being mundane. I haven't been heading out on weekends as much as I should. As an example, I slept till evening today, and napped for another 4 hrs till 10pm, and I still feel like turning in now '-.-  I hardly got anything done for goodness sake!

There's nothing much to rant about the internship, really. My colleagues are nice, and there aren't any office politics around. Somehow, though, I don't feel satisfied with the environment, and can't imagine staying there for long-term. This stint gives me an experience of how my future worklife is going to be. No matter how much I wish my future job can be linked to Japanese things, I don't have the relevant qualifications. Time to start looking for potential jobs.

Exhaustion...lethargy....leave me alone...

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Hanjuku Tamago. Firm exterior with creamy yolk. This is the simplest recipe I found online, though without the marinade.

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Chanced upon it while surfing. This solves the issue of salmonella in raw eggs.

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Some information about making vinaigrettes.

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http://www.siamyoko.com/index.php

I finally found my holy grail body scrub, after months of searching since last year (I admit I wasn't very steadfast in searching :x) I ended my search last Thursday when I chanced upon YOKO in the medicated products section in Mustafa Centre. So exhilarated when I saw the familiar round tubs that I've seen umpteen times in beauty books, as well as online sites.

I was introduced to this brand of salt scrub from a book of a Taiwanese blogger which I bought. The Yahoo blogger, Su Hua Hou 苏花猴, strongly recommends the product, reviewing that the salt made her skin baby soft and silky smooth. From what I heard, the Taiwanese beauty show Nu Ren Wo Zui Da (Queen) has raved about it before, further supporting its status. So when I finally found this product (at long last - you can imagine my extent of relief, mixed with sprinkles of euphoria) I ripped off the packaging and used it immediately upon reaching home.

Selling at S$5.80 each (roughly the same as Taiwan), they are a great steal. They work really well, despite their simple ingredient lists. I bought two tubs - Yoghurt and Green Tea. I hate having too many synthetic chemicals on my skin, so I took a good long look (to the extent of staring down the ingredient labels) before purchasing. There are in all four flavours available in tub packaging - Green Tea, Yoghurt (apparently their most raved product, inferring from the company profile http://www.siamyoko.com/profile.php), Cucumber and Papaya. Green Tea, Yoghurt and Papaya flavours settled well with me; the only one exception was Cucumber. There is actually sodium laureth sulfate (SLS) in the ingredient list! In case you didn't know, SLS is a common substance found in (almost all) shampoos, shower foams, skincare products etc. Basically it is the foaming agent and cleans off oil well - that's because it's also an ingredient in floor detergent! Hence, I wash off my shampoo real quick in the shower since I can't really avoid it, but I NEVER ever use it on my face. That's a sure way to sensitize your skin (note that I said sensitize, not sensitive skin - a lot of times I feel, people are not born with, but rather sculpted into sensitive skin, due to usage of overly harsh chemicals, such as SLS)

The end result? Velvety smooth and soft skin. The effect is subtle, but it's there. I don't feel it immediately after usage, but rather over the days after using the bath salt. I will continue using it since I like the smell (Green Tea smells like being in a fresh grassy field, very invigorating) and its effects. Another rave is that the salt crystals melt on your skin quickly upon contact, its texture resembling massage oil, yet without the oiliness.

Well that's all for my review, not the best, but I hope it does give peeps out there an idea of this product's functions. For the convenience of people who have a preference for natural products like me, here are the ingredient lists:

Green Tea Spa Salt Shower Bath : Sodium Chloride (NaCl), Glycerine, Olive Oil, Vitamin E, Green tea, Fragrance

Yoghurt Spa Milk Salt Shower Bath: Sodium Chloride (NaCl), Glycerine, Texan N28L, Olive Oil, Vitamin E, Vitamin B, Collagen, Milk, Yogurt Extract

*P.S. There are loads of shops in Lucky Plaza that sells Yoko bath salts in packet form, but I'm not sure if they are exactly the same as those in tubs that are raved about. Both are manufactured by the same company, though I mistook the packet forms to be a spin-off imitation label of the original YOKO (they look really cheapskate).

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formspring.me

Ask me anything :) http://formspring.me/ayumisan1511

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日本語の作文

今日はつまらないだから、日本語授業の作文をここに出す：

私

私は言語学と多言語研究の大学生の四年生です。誕生日は一年中の遅い時の十一月十五日着ますから、まだなかなか二十三歳になりません。ですから、余り誕生日を祝いませんでした。その時は沢山プロ―ジェックトが大体ありますから。それに、プレセントをもらう事がめったにないは残念ですが，学校の事の方が大切ですから、丈夫だと思います。

学校の休みとき、色々な事をします。例えば、アルバイトをしたり、趣味をしたり、家に掃除をしたりします。けど、最近経済の事情が悪くていいアルバイトを探す事は時間がかかるから、長い休みの時だけ勤めます。インターネットで買い物にお金を使うことが大好きから、アルバイトは私に必要です。

暇な時、趣味の日本語の勉強かアニメを見ることがよくできます。日本語をもっと習いたいですから、日本語の学校に入学をするかもしれません。時々、生活がつまらない時、新しい事をしたいです。その感じが気持ち悪いから。

P・S・正しくない所は日本語を知る皆さんはお願いします！

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Green Juice （青汁）

(Pictures are not owned by me: found through Google Image Search)

我终于为购买已久的AFC青汁开封了！放在家已经两个来月了，我就是这么的没动力尝试新事物。:( 此时我正边打着日志，边悠哉闲哉地饮用一杯，真惬意啊！ 我昨天才刚喝完FANCL的青汁。 两者相较之下，有着以下的相异处：

1. 两者都有着浓郁的海苔香 （一打开包装就扑鼻而来，好好闻哦！ 但是， FANCL的青汁的海苔味像是酿豆腐在煮的海带，AFC的闻起来偏咸，像是零食类的海苔）

2. 两者都有芥兰菜为材料 （差别在于FANCL的以芥兰为主，AFC的含有芥兰，有机麦草和静冈县绿茶粉）

3. 虽同为日本品牌，FANCL一个月份的售价是$80左右，而AFC的是$50左右。比较口感，FANCL的较稠像汤，AFC的较像茶 （我比较喜欢喝茶）。虽说都是为每天饮用的饮品，FANCL的单包装为9.5克，而AFC的为一大包中的5克。

除了以上的相异处，AFC青汁还有额外的好康哦！ 每一日份的青汁有着2，500毫克的胶原蛋白。这样就省下买胶原蛋白饮品的钱 （但还有待观察，前阵子服用某日系品牌的粉状鱼皮萃取胶原蛋白引起皮肤犹如火山爆发的惨境）。 尽管如此，年龄日渐增长，不得不投资一些吃的保养品，感叹女人难为啊~ 希望AFC的如同广告保证地有效。

用中文实在是别扭，太久没使用了，写作能力都快生锈了。 该是多多练习的时候了。