Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Review: Honeywell QuietCare True HEPA Air Purifier with Germ Reduction, 17000-S

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored ad.

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It's been quite a while since I received the Honeywell Air Purifier..

..AND I AM SO LOVING IT! ♥♥♥
(Especially during the current haze season!)

Videos

Previously posted these on my Instagram.. 

How to Replace the Filter
So simple, right!?

Sound Test!

Once I actually dozed off while the air purifier was on 'high'!
(But then again, Shuqi always says that I can doze off at anytime, anywhere..
So maybe it's just me lah! Hahaha!)

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My Experience

Nowadays I stay in my room as much as possible to avoid the haze.
(Besides, I love my room and Fluffy's in my room too! Heehee! )

The other day, I was lazing in my room with the windows shut and my air purifier doing its job. 
Everything seemed like normal. Totally forgot about the haze until I left my room to go to the bathroom (to bath). 
Once I stepped out of my room, I immediately noticed a 'chao ta' (burnt) smell!

Unlike previous years, I didn't feel sick due to the haze this time! Woohoo!
Oh, thank God for the air purifier!
And I feel so happy knowing that Fluffy is safe from the haze~


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How to Get It?

Just in case you are curious to know where I got mine from.. 

Wanted to buy from stores in Singapore but the prices are at least doubled compared to the ones sold online! 
Yes, same model! Thought of ordering from Amazon but fortunately, I found a good deal in Singapore!

In fact, this is the cheapest (and best!) deal that I managed to find~

Love the fact that it comes with a brand new transformer!!
(This model is an import set from US, hence the voltage is not compatible with the one in Singapore. 
Hence, a transformer is needed in order to be used in Singapore.)

Seller was so patient in answering my endless questions too!

This is how the transformer looks like.
It's quite big and heavy.

The design of the air purifier is not elegant and pretty as other brands like Novita, Sharp, etc. In fact, it looks more like an old school printer or fax machine to me.. Haha! And worse, it has to be hooked up with a transformation.. Not sleek at all liao lor!
Hence, those who value beauty over practical use may not like Honeywell air purifiers.

(But my priority is an air purifier who serves its practical use well so I am okay with the design and all.)

On the day when the air purifier was supposed to be delivered, the seller even dropped me a little reminder! 
Good right??


But there's one con of buying this model though: NO LOCAL WARRENTY.
The warrenty is 5 years.. But only valid in US. Haha!
And of course, no one in their right mind would send the air purifier from Singapore to US just to save on the warrenty. The shipping charges (to and fro) are prolly enough for me to buy a brand new set!

However, this seller allowed me to have a 1-to-1 return if the product is found to be faulty within the first 7 days.. 
But well, the same air purifier is still working well in my room~~ :):)

Personally I don't mind taking the risk after reading reviews and doing some calculations.
(Besides, most brands in Singapore only offer 1 year warrenty anyway!)
But if you are the sort who cares a lot about warrenty.. You may want to think twice.

For those who are looking for air purifier, I would definitely recommend this brand and model!
IT REALLY WORKS!

Hope this helps!
(Seriously, when will the haze season be over... >.<)


Monday, September 14, 2015

Fluffy the.. Model? ♥

Haha, as above!

Check out Fluffy's "commercial" for rabbit treats! Haha!


Can't get used to her cuteness! Heehee!

#ObsessedOwner


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So grateful for winning the Best Dressed Contest and got so many goodies!
(Check out my recent post on Fluffy's 1st event and contest HERE if you haven't done so already!)

Previously I bought alfalfa hay cubes for her..
AND SHE DIDN'T LIKE THEM!
Gosh, I wasted the whole packet as a result..

  
So thanks to the hamper, I can let her try out various treats, hay and other food..
Without spending a single cent! Heehee!

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Cleaner Air Required Urgently!!

Been feeling unwell due to the "Hagen Daz" (haze 跟 dust, lol) lately.
Suffering from runny nose, "itchy" throat, irritated eyes and even headaches!
I guess that is not surprising considering that I have sinus.. :(

While typing this entry, the PSI was.. 
Cute app, by the way! Haha!

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Recently I discovered the existence of air purifiers! 
Omg, I can't believe that I was so ignorant..!! 
Even without the haze, I believe an air purifier is beneficial to me since I have sinus!

Plus I have Fluffy now and she stays in my room..
It'll be good to have a good air purifier that helps to collect her fur!
And with the haze seemingly getting worse these days, we need clean air!

Especially my dear little Fluffy! (Love this photo of her.. Haha!)

She's only 5 months old.. My vulnerable baby! #OverprotectiveOwner LOL!

Do You Know..
Small animals are even more susceptible to the effects of haze since their lungs' capacities are much smaller!

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Many times, I was so tempted to just grab one from the store..
But on second thoughts, air purifiers are so expensive!
And I intend to use it for at least a few years if I do get one!

Since it's a long haze-full weekend.. I guess the most ideal activity for me is..
Staying at home and doing research on AIR PURIFIERS!

How to Choose an Air Purifier
Click to find out!

Whoa! I was quite shocked to realise this:

Don’t confuse the term “true HEPA” with “HEPA-type” when considering an air purifier. 
They are drastically different

Wah! This is so misleading!
Silently cursed unethical brands for wasting my time and efforts on checking up their products..
By misleading me with the term, "HEPA-type".. Grr!

But I'm glad that I knew this before I bought any! Thank God!

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After overloading myself with information and reviews..

Finally I decided to get this!

Recommended by many users online!

Design isn't as pretty as the Novita one that I almost bought..
But I do believe this is better.
(废话 right! Otherwise, why would I order this instead.. Haha!)

Managed to get a good deal for it!
But alas, the transformer is out of stock so I can only get it next week!
So looking forward to receiving it!

Probably will do a review on this when I receive it!
Heh!

In the meantime, here are some reviews that I came across!

Users' Reviews from Amazon

Personal Blog: Neurotic Ramblings

So informative!


Youtube Reviews / Guide

(Same brand but not the same model I ordered though.)

Good guide for me when I get it! :)

A couple of days more before I get my air purifier!!

Until then, I just gonna TAHAN!!
Wish me luck.. Sob sob!

Saturday, September 12, 2015

KpopX Fitness - 3rd Year Anniversary! ♥♥♥

Just wanna say

First of all.. 
Congrats to Maddy and her (growing) team of cute / chio / yandao / stylo instructors!

They have worked really hard and I feel so happy for their achievements!
♥♥ KpopX Fighting! ♥♥
May them continue to soar to greater heights!


For the previous 2 years, I always couldn't make it to their anniversary event.
1st time was because I was overseas.
2nd time was because I was either overseas.. Or having chicken pox?
FINALLY THIS YEAR I COULD MAKE IT!!

(I was so excited!!)

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Woohoo!

Got free tixs from Maddy so I jio-ed Rae and Christina along!
Thanks babe! Chiu~

Disclaimer: I was not asked to blog about this by anyone from KpopX Fitness.
人家是自愿的啦~~ Haha!

Christina ♥ Rae ♥ Pris

Despite the haze, we still went ahead to the event.
Thought there'll be many people backing out on the event due to the haze..
BUT SURPRISE!
It was actually super crowded!
Glad that the haze didn't ruin the event for Maddy! :)

OOOH SOOO CUUUTE!!! ♥♥♥
Instructors should seriously wear like this to class sometimes! Heehee!

Was filming this when I heard this foreigner asking Rae and Christina..
"Are they celebrities?"
Heehee!! They sure shone like stars ya! 

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Some other random clips that I took.. 

WOOooo..!! So so fun!

OMG, that was a nice surprise.. MAPOSA by Hwangtaeji!!

Saw Alvin dance and I started wooooo-ing excitedly, much to the surprise of Rae and Christina!

哦不~~ 形象毁掉啦!


Opps! LOL!

But sorry ah, I couldn't control myself.. Hahaha!
太帅了!!!

(How I wish I can dance HALF as stylo as Alvin.. Envy max!)

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Fun Fact!

Even the KpopX Fitness (regular) participants have great stamina too!
Whoa! Saw many of them dancing vigorously along without rest! 
WOW! Don't play play hor!

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Enough of my poor quality videos.. 
Below are better ones!

Stolen videos from Kpopx's Youtube channel!
Heeheehee!

(Check out ALL their videos at Youtube: KPOPX FITNESS)

Omigosh! Not expectiing this but Alex looked soooooo cute in the dino costume!!


Alvin danced super well! #fangirl mode activated!


Super cute and fun song but it's very tiring too! Haha!


Alex looks very charming whenever he is doing his workouts too! ;)
Now that's the Alex I know.. Haha!
(Still, him wearing that cute dino costume was a nice surprise indeed!
原来他可以'酱'cute的wor!!)

Oh, how I wish I could take photos with all my favorite instructors!
They looked extra cute / chio / yandao that day!


*Fan girl mode activated*

Seriously I almost forgot it's supposed to be a "torturous" workout event..
WAY TOO FUN!

And I love the presentation..
Feels more like performance / concert / clubbing (*laughs*) and everything FUN!
And cute! And cool! And crazy!
And! And..!!

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Personally I feel that KpopX Fitness has the magical power..
To transform a person!
It gives us more confidence and charm!

I''m honestly not a confident person..
(Although I may act like I am confident.. But the truth is, I'm not. Really.)
But even I feel more confident *ahems* when I'm doing their workouts!

And oh! KpopX Fitness makes us sooo happy too!
(And perhaps a little 'high' as well? Haha!)


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And oh oh!

Do You Know..
They have various classes islandwide in Singapore!
And recently they expanded to Malaysia too!

Find out more at their website!

KPOPX FITNESS
Fighting!


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Note to self!

It was so contagious.. I can't help but groove along despite my tired body!! 

Gosh, I need to start training up for the next anniversary celebration!
I need better stamina to keep up with the energetic instructors! 

Thursday, September 10, 2015

Fluffy's 1st Pet Event! ♥

Last Sunday I attended this pet's event which was organized by RHQ Rabbit Headquarters.
Fluffy's 1st ever Pet Event!
Little did we expect a little surprise for us.. Keke!

Read on to find out what happened!

Was carrying too many stuff and keeping a close watch on Stacci so I didn't really focus on taking photos. 
Please make do with the (poor) quality of the photos ya! >.<

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Before the Actual Day of Event..

Last month, I saw this in Facebook and quickly RSVPed! 
Just 1 Fluffy alone already makes me so happy.. 
Not to mention an event full of rabbits and other small animals!! 
Woohoo~~

Saw this and decided to enrol Fluffy for the Best Dressed Contest as well!

Didn't expect to win anything at all..
Basically I joined for the sake of free goodie bag and free photography session! 
Wahaha.. Opps!

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2 Days Before the Actual Day of Event.. What to Wear!

Fortunately I had bought this lion mane wig for Fluffy previously.
Didn't expect it to come in handy!

Trying out the costume and testing if it would fall off easily..
Well, it did fall off easily!
And something seemed not quite right..
(Later I went to search for photos of real lions and realized that the 'mane' part wasn't quite right!)

Another photo! 

Well, this is not relevant to this post.. LOL!
Accidentally captured this shot of her tongue sticking out.. 
OMG SO CUTE! I SO GOTTA SHARE THIS PRECIOUS PHOTO! 

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1 Day Before the Actual Day of Event.. Finishing Touches!

Kan cheong liao!!
Went out to buy some stuff to adjust the costume so that it fit Fluffy better!

And I posted the sneak preview in my Instagram..
RAWRR!

Very satisfied! ;)

Didn't expect to win but I really wanted to show off how super cute she is!!
LOL! #ObsessedOwner

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On the Actual Day of Event.. Finally!

 Guess who came along with me? 
(Can you spot Fluffy? Heehee!)

To match my bunny t-shirt..
I wore my bunny shoes too! Heh!
(Not my photo, but this is exactly how my bunny shoes look like.. Love them!)

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At the Event..


Stacci and I enjoyed ourselves so much!! 
Stacci was proud to be seen with Fluffy.. LOL!
And I like how adorably biased she was..

Me: Which rabbit is the cutest there?
Her: Of course Fluffy lah!

Hahaha!

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And did I mention that I was probably the most "kiasu" pet owner there?
Brought along Fluffy's costume and harness..
(Plus her cage, food and drinks too, of course!)
Kept changing her clothes as and when needed.. LOL!
So busy sia!

Some people approached us to find out more about rabbits in general.
Or simply just to sayang Fluffy and take her photos.
Love the positive vibes there! :):):)

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Oh wait! Fluffy found some new friends too!

Closer look at these cute furry ones!
(Photo by RHQ Rabbit Headquarters)

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And check out the salad bar.. For rabbits and small animals!
(Photo by RHQ Rabbit Headquarters)

Bought a box of these for free! Wow!

Wow, check these out too!

(Photo by RHQ Rabbit Headquarters)

(Photo by RHQ Rabbit Headquarters)

I'm so gonna get these when I have my own house next time!
Currently I don't have extra space for these in my small room.. >.<

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Was sitting down while waiting for the contest to start.
This friendly little girl started chatting with me! ;)
It was really very enjoyable!

She came with her family and they brought quite a few pets along!
Even showed me her pets and asked me about Fluffy.
Heehee!

I simply love kids and animals!! 

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Saw this girl who looks like Mocha!
(Mocha girl girl, I miss you so much.. 
You will never be forgotten!
Always in my heart~)

So many fellow dog lovers and adorable doggies!!
Pets are like our furry babies who "never" grow up..
Or rather, we will always treat them like babies! :)
#OnlyPetOwnersWillUnderstand

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And guess what??

Fluffy won 1st Prize in the Best Dress Contest!
WOW!


While being 'showcased', Fluffy was so obedient and stayed still most of the time!
Wow, I'm so proud of her for that! She really rose to the occasion.
(Was expecting her to be restless or perhaps, freak out and do weird stuff.)
And that meant more to me than winning the "Best Dressed Contest", to be honest.

I love you, my dear little Fluffy baby!! 

Was pleasantly surprised by the reactions from those who saw her.. Haha!
So many people wanted to take photos of her!
She was like a little celebrity!

Thank you for liking my precious baby.. :)

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We were all getting tired so it was time to go home.. Almost!

Brought Stacci to eat ice cream before heading home.. Keke!

Ice cream is 
(Can the day get better than this!? 
Thank you God for the wonderful day!!)

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Ending the entry with a happy group photo! 
(Fluffy looks ultra cute here!)

More close up shots!
SO CUTE!! 

Photo taken by the official photographer!
Can you spot Fluffy? Heehee!

The event turned out to be a lot more fun and interesting than I expected!

Once again 
thank you RHQ Rabbit Headquarters for organizing it!

HELLO IPHONE 6S..♥

..in ROSE GOLD!
(Also check out the specifications and details in the above link too!)

I wonder if the actual color will be in this exact shade of pink?
Hmm..

So anyway, the new iPhone 6S is finally revealed today!

Love the fact that it's designed for people who want to take selfies.. LOL!
And the camera specifications are BETTER!

Can't wait to lay my hands on one!

But I still gotta wait for a couple of weeks at least.
Will only be on sale from 25 September 2015 onwards!