My Drama Christmas Eve 2010

I heard a piece of good news from the Chinese radio station today:

SPF Media Releases

28 Dec 2010 Yishun Housebreaker Nabbed Police have arrested a 21-year-old man who is believed to be involved in a series of break-ins in the Yishun housing estate. Since 22 December 2010 , a spate of break-ins was reported in the Yishun housing estate where flats along the common corridor were targeted. The suspect was believed to have reached in through unsecured windows or used a bamboo pole to “fish” out cash and valuables such as wallets and mobile phones. Following the reports, officers from Ang Mo Kio Police Division conducted extensive enquiries and follow-up investigations to establish the identity of the suspect. The breakthrough came on 28 December 2010 at about 2.45 am, when a public tip-off led officers to arrest the suspect after he was sighted behaving suspiciously outside a unit in Yishun Central. The suspect will be charged in Court on 29 December 2010 for the offence of Housebreaking and Theft by Night under Section 457 of the Penal Code, Chapter 224, which carries a maximum imprisonment term of 14 years. Acting Commander of Ang Mo Kio Police Division, Superintendent of Police Manimaran Pushpanatan, commended his officers for their swift response and good investigative work.  He also advised residents to secure their units, common corridor windows and valuable items before leaving the house or going to bed. PUBLIC AFFAIRS DEPARTMENTSINGAPORE POLICE FORCE 28 December 2010 @ 7pm

Well done!! The police did a great job!!

Yes, I was one of his Christmas Eve victims. It was a blessing that he only got away with my iPhone earpiece, 1 inexpensive pen and a EZ-Link card with about $10. He got all these items by fishing out my Burberry handbag with 2 poles. My sister found my discarded bag by the staircase and brought it home.

I'm thankful that the loss was minimal and it's a small price to pay for ensuring that I won't take safety for granted even here in Sunny & Safe island of Singapore. He was caught while loitering around 2.45am in the middle of the night!

And for consolation, I got my iPhone replaced with a brand new one the next day when the silver volume button dropped off. Even Singtel gave me a present this Christmas! ;)

4th IPL Session at Musee Platinum (Full Brazilian Treatment)

In case you girls haven't hard, the Unlimited Underarm IPL Treatment from Musee Platinum in Singapore is running a promotion at $138 now! You heard it from here and please quote my membership no. (member no.: 81005130) to enjoy a FREE upper lip IPL session.

I was there a few days back and found out that they'll minus off $50 for new treatments for those who signed up at $188.

Yes, I was back for my underarms and full brazilian IPL session this time. In case you're wondering what is full brazilian, you can take a look at the image below.

It consists of a total of 5 small parts, namely:

1. Bikini Line
2. Upper V Triangle
3. Lower V Triangle
4. Inner Thigh
5. Inner Butt Crack

This time around, I didn't feel so awkward. Maybe it's because the treatment started with me lying on my front for the inner butt crack IPL preparation. Lying on the massage/treatment chair with a hole for my face, I placed my iPhone on the stool to surf while the therapist, Joanne went with the treatment.

Or maybe it was because Joanna is rather friendly and her chatting put me at ease.

In any case, I was spread-eagle chatting and entertained by my iPhone until.... I was asked to turn over and lie on my back. That's when the slight awkwardness set in. Once again, the protective glasses and towels over my eyes helped as I couldn't really see what was going on. 

But the feeling is almost like below but more exposed and less relaxed, hehe.. And whenever I hear noise coming from outside of the room, I had the tendency to close up. Hahaha... Felt so exposed.... 

For those curious cats out there, these are the steps that the therapist will do:

1. Clean your skin
2. Shave
3. Use a sticky tape to pick up loose and fine hair
4. Apply cold gel
5. Perform IPL
6. Wipe off cold gel
7. Apply cold towel
8. Apply soothing cream

It was a little more painful for me this time. About 5 out of 10 for the pain level. The pain felt like a light electric shock or a rubber band shooting onto the skin. I asked for the intensity to be lowered and it was bearable thereafter. About 2 out of 10 of the pain level.

I was told that by reducing the IPL intensity, the thicker hair can still be removed  but the finer ones may be missed by the IPL. Oh well, my threshold of pain is lower than my threshold of being hairy... :|

I also found out that IPL actually picks up the pigment of the hair, hence Caucasians with light blonde hair respond better to other hair removal treatments instead of IPL. And the therapists should keep away from any tattoos near the treated areas as it'll be very painful if the the IPL falls on it due to the tattoo colour. 

2 sessions won't be enough for my *ahem* region so I'll be going for more.

By the way, if you decide to sign up at the Millenia Walk outlet like I did. Do take this opportunity to shop around PARCO. there's a Christmas promo for all Citibank credit cards holder!! And PARCO has lotsa local designers and interesting outlets. It's a joy to avoid the crowd this Christmas by shopping there! The promotion last until 26 Dec 2010.

  

If you enjoy this post, do quote my membership no. (member no.: 81005130) to enjoy a FREE upper lip IPL session.

And do drop me a message if you wanna share your experiences or ask me any questions. I'll try my best to answer to the best of my knowledge! ;)

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