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CozyCot
Where I go when I’m in a beauty fix:
I’ve joined a couple of other forums before and was even the (hired) administrator for one of the pioneer Singaporean forums but CozyCot (CC) is still my favorite. Some may say that the forum-ers of CC are “dao” or proud but I disagree. Same reason why I keep my Blythe Flickr group invite-only; you need some form of gatekeeper so that there’ll be a certain level of “quality control”. Even though some of the moderators may be a pain in the ass at times, you’ll appreciate their efforts later on. Take some time and blend into their “culture”.
They’re now invite-only. Click on the banner above and leave a comment and I will invite you. 
mio TV
So finally I managed to call SingTel customer service about changing the channels I subscribed to for my mio TV (because I am only watching SET and the rest of the channels suck)! I thought the new Favorites on Demand was quite interesting and decided to add that. I miss my 女人我最大 on Starhub CableTV so I added the Asia Plus channel as a substitute. I didn’t need CBeebies so I cancelled The BBC 3 and subscribed ala carte to BBC Lifestyle and BBC Knowledge. All these, my monthly bill was close to $40/month.
I surfed the mio TV website only to discover:
1. If you subscribe to Favorites on Demand via your mio TV interface, you stand to win a $70 Khiel’s hamper.
2. It will cost $14.98 to subscribe to BBC Lifestyle and Knowledge ala carte but The BBC 3 (including CBeebies) costs only $12.84.
3. Right now there’s a Supersaver Pack that costs only $19.90 and includes SET, The BBC 3, Asia Plus and more!
I had to call mio TV 3 times today because I discovered them subsequently while surfing the site. And all these while, none of the customer service officers advice me on how I may save some money or what the existing promotions are.
I’m a dissatisfied customer! 
I gave mio TV a chance and it’s proven, Starhub CableTV is a better choice. Will definitely go back to Starhub once the Singtel contract is over.
Back from Jakarta
Hello everybody! I’m back! Came home to a bout of food poisoning from eating “clean” Singapore food and I’ve been on a soya bean milk diet the past few days. 
Too many photos from Japan to manage so I’ll update Jakarta’s first. It’s my first time on budget airline (Valuair) and I accompanied the husband to Jakarta for his business trip but the actual fact is, I was there on a holiday! Yay! 
(1)A seriously outdated M1 advertisement (the service doesn’t work)
(2)Would you like my singnature on the arrival/departure card?
(3)Arriving at Jakarta airport
(4)A&W’s chicken soup (not in Singapore’s menu)
We took the Silver Bird taxi as recommended by our native friend because it is deemed the safest in Jakarta (so that you won’t be mugged). You can also take the Blue Bird taxi. After almost 2 hours of traffic, we finally arrived at JW Marriot Hotel Jakarta where I napped over a strawberry milkshake at the lounge while the husband attended to his business.
Fatigue’s kicking in again. (z_z) I’ll update in another couple of posts…
