The process -

*  A special medicated cream for "opening" the pores and vessels was applied on areas to be cupped.  Cupped areas were the same as acupuncture - arms, legs and tummy.

*  Hot air was introduced into the blue glass cups with fire.  Placed firmly onto skin and it sucks tightly creating temporary circle bruises.  The slight pain was converted to shiokness on me.  I love it and I didn't mind the red marks.  They could be covered up with long pants/knee length skirt and a short sleeve top.  But most of the time, I don't give a damn, lolxx...

Cupping bruises got very very dark red when I ate spicy and heaty food the day before treatment >.<

Though the bruises looked really bad, I assure you, it's not painful.  They were like giant love bites, lolxxx.....

*  NegativeIons Detoxification blanket for 15mins together with the capping.  Another 15mins with cling wrap after removing the caps.

How it works -

It works much like acupuncture but in a slower mood - 1X acupuncture = 3X cupping sessions.  Even so, cupping was more comfortable to me.  The only set back was that this method of treatment has to be done in 3 consecutive days which was quite a strain to my schedule.  I had done 2 sets of cupping slimming = 6 times in total.

Acupuncture slimming is S$1500 for 20 sessions, results guaranteed.  You may called up to enquire for consultant and trial session.

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Nobody chose to be or wants to be over weight.  But it's our body and we are responsible for it.  It's not just about superficial beauty, it's about having a healthy body to bring us wherever we want to be, and to be together with our love ones without burdening them with illness caused by weight issues.

Besides slimming, Han Dian TCM treats various women illness such as menstruation cramp, irregular menstration, menopause syndrome, inconceivable, facial uneven pigmentation/spots/freckles etc.

Han Dian TCM Pte Ltd

汉典中医

101 Upper Cross Street #02-33

People's Park Centre

Singapore 058357

Tel: 6554 2048

Consultation Hours: 10.30am - 8.30pm daily

I managed to lose about half kg and as expected gained it back within the first few days of CNY.

I know there are some people who doesn't gain weight no matter how much they eat.   Unfortunately, I do not belonged to this group of people.  I belonged to the group whereby swallow saliva also can get fat TT____TT   fml........

I bough Shirataki Noodles to replace rice and instant noodles.

I don't understand why people thinks that bee hoon is less fattening.

For heaven's sake, bee hoon is made of rice.

Back to Shirataki Noodles, basic cooking directions are on the package.

Each box contain 3 packets of noodles.

One packet is filling enough for me, but those who just started with dieting, it's perfectly ok to take 2 packets.  After all, 2 packets is only 6 cal.  Compared to 2 bowls of rice at 500 cal is already a huge cut.

Lazy me sometimes prepare Shirataki Noodles with fried garlic, light soya sauce, some lettuce plus an egg as lunch.

I don't know why Xndo had stopped selling meals with rice.

All meals are with Shirataki Noodles.

Vegetarian Prawn & Chicken Hor Fun with Wolfberries (359 cal)

Savoury vegetarian ingredients with sweet wolfberries.

Taste not bad although I don't really like vegetarian food.

As you can see, ingredients are very generous.

Chili Crab Hor Fun (162 cal)

It was quite expensive but I couldn't remember the price.

Teriyaki Chicken Hor Fun (223 cal)

I bought 5 boxes and gotten another 5 for free at their promotion.

Yummy, but got more potatoes than chicken meat, 2 pieces of chinese mushroom soft and well braised.

Taste of chicken meat had improved very much compared to previously

Click here for my previous review.

Lemon Honey Fish Hor Fun (220cal)

Chicken Tang Hoon (vegetarian 178cal)

When I saw the word "tang hun", I was expecting the familiar soft noodles.

Xndo's tang hun was QQ and chewy.  The taste was not bad but they shouldn't call it tang hun perhaps?

Beef Stew with Mixed Vegetables (148 cal)

Beef stew with carrot and potato cubes with beef chunks.

I ate this with a couple of crackers to complete a meal.

The taste was quite bland, still acceptable as the beef were tender and the veg were soft.

Tom Yum Soup (150 cal)

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I wasn't expecting a lot as the price was less than $5, I couldn't remembered how much I paid for.  While the soup base was good, the ingredients were just too miserable.  I put in Shirataki Noodles to complete the meal.  Will not buy this again >.<

The above meal replacements may not taste fantastic but are much better than those yucky meal replacement milk shakes.  At least I get to eat a normal meal in much lower cal, if I don't get to eat, I will feel very depress.

Local food are really the most sinful culprit for excessive weight gain.  I gotten a leaflet from Xndo counter which states the cal or some local meals, so just sharing here with my reader:

Approximate Calories per serving for-

Nasi Lemak:  494cal (210g)

Beef Hor Fun:  697cal (481g)

Satay Bee Hoon:  763cal (452g)

Claypot Rice:  899cal (597g)

Mee Siam:  694cal (655g)

Char Kway Teow:  744cal (384g)

Laksa:  591cal (540g)

Nasi Briyani:  877cal (488g)

So much for meal replacements for lunch/dinner, here's something for breakfast also.  I normal drink Milo ko-song in the morning, don't really take heavy breakfast cos' by the time I wake up, it's near lunch time.  I tried Xndo's Morning Goodness series cos' they were having promotion.

Mixed Mushroom Drink (122 cal)

That's the end of my review.

Click into my previous post on How to eat without getting fat for more Xndo reviews.

Just drop me a comment if there's something you wish to know, I'll try my best to answer :)

Almost every customer who stepped into my newly renovated nail studio would ask me this question.  The curtains gives the room a rose garden and cozy feel to the room, which received many compliments.  They are from Ikea.  Rose print curtains @$29.90/2 panels, needed to be tied onto the rod.  White lace @$14.90/2 panels with pocket for rod to go through.  For other rose theme furnitures click here.

2)  How long have you been working as a manicurist?

Gotten my Manicurist Certificate from FIL on Feb 2007.  Took a month or two to purchase basic nail products and I started from then ^^

3)  Why and how did you become a manicurist?

My sister was interested to open a  nail salon.  So the first step she made was to send me to a nail course while looking out for a shop.  After I completed the basic nail course, I thought of just buying the materials and start doing nail services from home first.  My initial motive was just to kill time and make use to what I had learnt.  Shop space hunting was in vain after about a year, and I continued with my little home based nail salon.  Not within my expectation, business grew and grew.  Thus I decided to take it seriously by going for upgrading courses as well as registered my business with ROC, and that's how Precious Nail Services was "born".

4)  How old are your children?

Darren is 15 this year and Luis is 12.  Normally, the response will be "Oh, your children so big already!"  Sometimes it's followed by the question below.

5)  You married at a very young age?

Nooooooo..........  I really don't know whether to laugh or cry over this.....  It seemed that my appearance had created lots of misunderstanding  -____-|||   My reputation must had suffered really badly........  Some of my customers thought I "messed up" my life and probably shot gun married in late teens or early 20s. 

I DID NOT screw up my life.  I had planned my marriage, got a flat of our own before we had our first kid.  I gave birth to Darren at 27 and I'm 42 this year.

6)  How did you manage to slim down?

When this question is asked, I know that person is not my blog reader T_____T

Click my posts on weight management - How to eat without getting fat and How I managed to lose weight

7)  What programmes are you having for CNY?

CNY eve was reunion dinner at Pu Tien Restaurant, 1st day visit my father at Ang Mo Kio, 2nd day to my kid sister's place at Woodlands and perhaps a movie, 3rd day to a friend's place, that's it.

8)  What will you be doing for your own nails?

I did my nails on CNY eve when Precious Nail Services is close for hoilday.

Did clear extension with slight champagne glitters.

Personally, I don't like overly glittery stuffs on my nails.

9)  Have you done your spring cleaning and shopping?

I don't spring clean before CNY.  Firstly, it's not possible due to my tight working schedule; secondly, I clean my house as and when, I don't accumulate till before CNY.  Since I don't cook, there practically nothing much to buy or to get busy with.  We went to Giant a day before CNY eve at 11.30pm it was crowded like crazy!  The queues at cashier was insane long, and we left with some canned drinks and bread for next day's breakfast at 2am lolxx....

10) Do you earn from blogging?

Yes,  I am with Nuffnang where I gets advertisements from.  The amount is nothing to scream about, but it's growing as months goes by.

Any more questions?  Just drop me a comment, at the same time, wishing all my lovely readers a Prosperous Chinese New Year!!