i had a bad experience with airasia where i bought a pair of promo tickets for my mum and one at the beginning of the year.
when the date is coming nearer, i realised i couldnt make it and ask if i could change the name to another relative of mine. if im not wrong, i called in march and the scheduled flight was in aug.
the lady on the phone told me i could and will take a note. she told me to go down to the airport when the date comes nearer and staff at the airport will assist me.
i went down to the airport and the lady told me its impossible to change the name as its bought during a promotion. and when i told her about the operator saying i could, the airport lady checked the computer and say no related memo is in the systems. i was so fed up as my mum was supposed to leave in a week's time and i cant possibily leave her to go there alone.
so i called back to the operator site and wanted to lodge a complain. i was transferred and transferred and just couldnt get through the complain line.
in the end my relative had to buy a cathay ticket to bangkok and the airasia one, being last time, their price is even more expensive than airasia! and there goes my 200 dollars worth of air tic!
I was introduced to laneige after seeing some online craze about its water bank series. furthermore, the prices are much cheaper than the original products i was using and thus i switched my stuff to laneige.
i used it for several weeks when one of my friend who worked as a pharmacist saw my products and told me that the ingredients used are very harmful to skin. some of them includes artificial colouring, fragrance, preservatives and alcohol, and it seems like they have used it in large amount in the products. i did some further research online and was quite traumatized by the information i gathered. some ingredients are also used in some car engines?
i immediately called my friend whom i heard was a fan of laneige and was hoping to get some reassurance from her that i was just being too paranoid.
however, she told me that she had an outbreak months back and got some acne products from laneige. and it made the situation worse and she has since stopped using products from the brand. she told me her skin doctor said the initial outbreak could be due to harmful ingredients with her skincare products, causing underlying problems which can only happen after long usage of the products. and she mentioned that her doctor 'hinted' that it could also be due to laneige that causes her situation to get worse after looking through the ingredients.
till now her outbreak has not been cleared and she has been thousands of dollars trying to save her face by seeing some popular skin doctors.
i refuse to take the risk and threw away all my items from laneige. i may be saving money for the time being but who knows i may be like my friend spending much more to solve the skin problems aggrevated.
i know there are still fans of the brand around but im just sharing my opinions
Phins is one of the place i frequent when i have craving for steaks coz frankly their food is quite alright with reasonable pricing. even though id say that their variety of food other than steaks are quite limited.
Phins @ tampines usually provide pretty efficient services. i do not have to take long to be seated. and food are being served quite quickly.
pricing are alright as the most premium grade beef usually only cost about $30.
generally i think the only but strong attraction point of phins to me is their steak. subsequently their services.
however, there are some cons id have to mention. their medium rare is always not medium rare. hah. it usually come in just medium and its just not as shiok as i wanted it to be.
secondly, theres a particular new waiter who is quite annoying. i wanted to 'upsize' my side dish and top up the amount. i politely ask the waiter if its possible even though i know it IS, from past experience.
but he gave me a super puzzled look and told me its not possible. i further asked him if hes sure and he tried to give me a firm no.
i understand that hes new and he might not know everything so soon. however, id appreciate that he check things out if hes unsure, and not to try to 'entertain' me without finding out.
i had to order from the waiter that i usually place my order with to get what i want :(
located near dempsey, PS cafe indeed provide a very different experience from other restaurants in town. it has nice ambience, near to nature and actually quite hard to find the place on my first trip.
special menu, i was asked if id like to try kangeroo thigh when i first sit down. sounds like fear factor when my friend heard that.
we chose not to be that adventurous and ordered mushroom pasta with truffle oil. bad move for someone who havent tried truffle before, coz i really think the pasta taste like some puke. no offence. but i cant accept the taste.
chilled out at the outdoor area with nice tea lights illuminating the place making it a really beautiful and relaxing place.
however, base on my first trip there, i really hated it. it was a whimsical decision that me and my friend wanted to have a dinner there and we dropped by. it was pretty early like 6pm and there werent much people. BUT, we had to stand there for quite a while when a staff finally decided to attend to us. and when we asked for a table for two, the waitress, quite in black face, asked if we have made any reservations. no, we said and she gave us a 'tsk'
she then look around the area, (which was obviously very empty) and gave us the impression its really difficult to give us a table without reservation. it was a tuesday evening and its still quite early, how difficult can it be? urgh.
it was till later i realise the crowd that followed are mostly expats or some tai tais. but they didnt fill up all the tables too.
so its a high class place and not being tai tai or expat means we cant have a table is it? well at least thats the impression given.
alright, complains aside, conclusion: really nice environment. okay food, rooms for improvement on its services.
Located right beside the fountain at basement one of raffles city shopping centre, aerin's quickly caught my attention with their nice ambience and chic decorations.
i thought its gonna be pretty expensive, but to my surprise its actually quite affordable with special set lunch offered during weekday afternoons.
id say their food are quite special even though i cant remember the whole menu :P things like minced duck with mushroom wrapped in bacon or something like that. sounds weird but it definitely taste good!
it was a set dinner i ordered. about $30 for the most expensive main course choosen. it comes along with starter, drink and dessert.
well at least to me, desserts in a set meal are usually not as nice as those you ordered ala carte. but to my surprise, the dessert is the oh so yummy chocolate pudding. comes along with ice cream and hot fudge, sinful yet irresistable!
very nice service too. all the staff there greeted us very politely when we first went into the place. efficient too, just that i do not have any clue where is their kitchen since the restaurant is located right in the middle of that place. nope, no visible kitchen like the crepe place.
their theme is like casual fine dining, and indeed the ambience and food does matches the theme :) good for a romantic dinner date that doesnt burn a hole in your pocket.
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when the date is coming nearer, i realised i couldnt make it and ask if i could change the name to another relative of mine. if im not wrong, i called in march and the scheduled flight was in aug.
the lady on the phone told me i could and will take a note. she told me to go down to the airport when the date comes nearer and staff at the airport will assist me.
i went down to the airport and the lady told me its impossible to change the name as its bought during a promotion. and when i told her about the operator saying i could, the airport lady checked the computer and say no related memo is in the systems. i was so fed up as my mum was supposed to leave in a week's time and i cant possibily leave her to go there alone.
so i called back to the operator site and wanted to lodge a complain. i was transferred and transferred and just couldnt get through the complain line.
in the end my relative had to buy a cathay ticket to bangkok and the airasia one, being last time, their price is even more expensive than airasia! and there goes my 200 dollars worth of air tic!
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05 Nov 2008 at 1:26 pm
i used it for several weeks when one of my friend who worked as a pharmacist saw my products and told me that the ingredients used are very harmful to skin. some of them includes artificial colouring, fragrance, preservatives and alcohol, and it seems like they have used it in large amount in the products. i did some further research online and was quite traumatized by the information i gathered. some ingredients are also used in some car engines?
i immediately called my friend whom i heard was a fan of laneige and was hoping to get some reassurance from her that i was just being too paranoid.
however, she told me that she had an outbreak months back and got some acne products from laneige. and it made the situation worse and she has since stopped using products from the brand. she told me her skin doctor said the initial outbreak could be due to harmful ingredients with her skincare products, causing underlying problems which can only happen after long usage of the products. and she mentioned that her doctor 'hinted' that it could also be due to laneige that causes her situation to get worse after looking through the ingredients.
till now her outbreak has not been cleared and she has been thousands of dollars trying to save her face by seeing some popular skin doctors.
i refuse to take the risk and threw away all my items from laneige. i may be saving money for the time being but who knows i may be like my friend spending much more to solve the skin problems aggrevated.
i know there are still fans of the brand around but im just sharing my opinions
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Phins @ tampines usually provide pretty efficient services. i do not have to take long to be seated. and food are being served quite quickly.
pricing are alright as the most premium grade beef usually only cost about $30.
generally i think the only but strong attraction point of phins to me is their steak. subsequently their services.
however, there are some cons id have to mention. their medium rare is always not medium rare. hah. it usually come in just medium and its just not as shiok as i wanted it to be.
secondly, theres a particular new waiter who is quite annoying. i wanted to 'upsize' my side dish and top up the amount. i politely ask the waiter if its possible even though i know it IS, from past experience.
but he gave me a super puzzled look and told me its not possible. i further asked him if hes sure and he tried to give me a firm no.
i understand that hes new and he might not know everything so soon. however, id appreciate that he check things out if hes unsure, and not to try to 'entertain' me without finding out.
i had to order from the waiter that i usually place my order with to get what i want :(
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special menu, i was asked if id like to try kangeroo thigh when i first sit down. sounds like fear factor when my friend heard that.
we chose not to be that adventurous and ordered mushroom pasta with truffle oil. bad move for someone who havent tried truffle before, coz i really think the pasta taste like some puke. no offence. but i cant accept the taste.
chilled out at the outdoor area with nice tea lights illuminating the place making it a really beautiful and relaxing place.
however, base on my first trip there, i really hated it. it was a whimsical decision that me and my friend wanted to have a dinner there and we dropped by. it was pretty early like 6pm and there werent much people. BUT, we had to stand there for quite a while when a staff finally decided to attend to us. and when we asked for a table for two, the waitress, quite in black face, asked if we have made any reservations. no, we said and she gave us a 'tsk'
she then look around the area, (which was obviously very empty) and gave us the impression its really difficult to give us a table without reservation. it was a tuesday evening and its still quite early, how difficult can it be? urgh.
it was till later i realise the crowd that followed are mostly expats or some tai tais. but they didnt fill up all the tables too.
so its a high class place and not being tai tai or expat means we cant have a table is it? well at least thats the impression given.
alright, complains aside, conclusion: really nice environment. okay food, rooms for improvement on its services.
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i thought its gonna be pretty expensive, but to my surprise its actually quite affordable with special set lunch offered during weekday afternoons.
id say their food are quite special even though i cant remember the whole menu :P things like minced duck with mushroom wrapped in bacon or something like that. sounds weird but it definitely taste good!
it was a set dinner i ordered. about $30 for the most expensive main course choosen. it comes along with starter, drink and dessert.
well at least to me, desserts in a set meal are usually not as nice as those you ordered ala carte. but to my surprise, the dessert is the oh so yummy chocolate pudding. comes along with ice cream and hot fudge, sinful yet irresistable!
very nice service too. all the staff there greeted us very politely when we first went into the place. efficient too, just that i do not have any clue where is their kitchen since the restaurant is located right in the middle of that place. nope, no visible kitchen like the crepe place.
their theme is like casual fine dining, and indeed the ambience and food does matches the theme :) good for a romantic dinner date that doesnt burn a hole in your pocket.
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