What pisses us bloggers off?

MynameisQUE;

1) You expect a space on our blog featuring your brand but you don't even read our blogs.

"Oh.... So, what do you usually blog about?"

You know, if we're that insignificant, then why invite us to your event in the first place?

2) When you send us small SAMPLE sized products to review.

Seriously, are you trying to say that we are not worthy of a normal sized bottle of your product? Why so stingy?

3) When you ask us....

"So.... When do you think you'll be able to post about our product up on your blog?"

I know you've got KPIs to meet, but you need to realise that we aren't paid to blog about you. Like it or not, we'll post only when we have the free time and only if you give us a reason too. (Not all bloggers are full time bloggers ok. 99% of us are either schooling or working. We need to pay the morgage too.)

4) If you expect us to blog for free AND expect us to pay for your product so that I can blog about it. Sigh..... There was an incident that I encountered where I was OFFERED to do a review of a gadget but yet I was supposed to pay a sum of money first to pay for it. Once I return the product after a week, then I'll get my money back. Why should we pay to do write about you? No names mentioned. I was really pissed the other time actually. I don't understand why other bloggers would agree to such ridiculous terms and conditions. 

5) When you conduct blogging contests/make us "ambassadors" so that you can get free publicity from us but at the end of the day, you make us feel like you've "used" us.

There are so many brands out there doing this now, it's so annoying. Sure, this might be an effective way to increase awareness and buzz about your brand. There are ways to avoid making us feel like we're being used. Eg: building relationships with bloggers, read our blogs, show us that you're really interested to collaborate with us, incentives, don't make the mistakes I mentioned in this post.

As bloggers we'd like to be appreciated and be treated with respect. It's not easy to mantain a blog.

Try doing it yourself!

So bloggers, anymore you wanna add to the list? 

Leave a comment! :)

Nasi padang power!

MynameisQUE;

Ikan Bakar | Grilled fish 

Beef Rendang 

Grilled Stingray 

Potato sambal 

  

Lemak siput sedut 

Begerdil | Fried potato balls 

Sambal goreng pengantin 

Hjh Maimunah has 2 outlets. 

20 Joo Chiat Road #01-02 Singapore 427357 
Tel :             6348 5457       | Fax : 6348 8746
Opening Hours : 8am to 9pm

and 

11 & 15 Jalan Pisang Singapore 199078 
Tel :             6291 3132       | Fax : 6291 7248 
Opening Hours : 7am to 8pm

Seriously, power giler!! 

Xoxo, 

RynaQUE 

Currently making changes in my life,if you do not hear from me, you areone of them.

Today, I question the value of our friendship.

 I have friends but i don't befriend douchebags. I think i've been fairly nice and tolerant towards you. I tolerated your hurtful and insensitive jokes. I tolerated your rants about your obsession with bikes. Do you how it's like to listen you boasting about the girls you're dating/have dated? *yawns* That's all you talk about. Bikes and girls. It gets really annoying at times.

Until today, it hit me. Why are we even friends? Remember how you would boast about how you and your friends left girls on the expressway, one even at the zoo. Way to go dougebag! The fact that you actually told several people actually shows how proud you were of doing such things. A person who felt guilty, would keep such things to himself. It's disappointing to know that someone i called "A friend" would do such thing to a few girls. You told me those girls "deserved" to be treated like that because they cheated on your friend, made use of your friend yada yada yada. Seriously? Who are you? God? Who are you to decide how a person should be punished for his/her wrongdoings?

What you did simply reflects poorly on your character. You look down on so many people, thinking you're "much better than them".

This friendship is pointless.

[CLOSED] GIVEAWAY: Ladies, it's time for another round of giveaway! #twitterpura

MynameisQUE;

THANK YOU GIRLS FOR PARTICIPATING! :D

Here are the 3 winners. <3

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I feel that it's always important to pamper ourselves every now and then, don't you think so? So... Here's a the long awaited giveaway for you ladies out there. :)

This masks are from Etude House and The Face Shop. I've always been a fan of these 2 brands. There are 3 sets to be given away. You could be the lucky one!

Each set includes ~~ 

Hair, Face, Eye patch , Hand and Foot mask! :) 

Well, I hope you really like the prizes this round. All you have to do is follow the instructions below! ;)

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Giveaway ends on the 28th Jan 2011. 

Winners will be contacted via email and will have to meet up with me  at the MRT station to collect the masks! Preferably east side/Tiong Bahru/City hall/ Town :)

Xoxo,
RynaQUE

Mcdonalds brings joy to the elderly!

MynameisQUE;

Happy. 

Eating at Mcdonalds ALWAYS brings a smile to our faces. 

Please. Don't pretend. 

Are you sure you don't feel happy when you go to McDonalds? 

LOOK AT THIS. 

*dangles coupon in your face* 

Buy one get one~~~ 

HAPPY RIGHT, HAPPY RIGHT? :D

Anyway, the yummy burger is not the main point of this entry.

McDonald's hosted 38 seniors from the Lion Befrienders Service Association last week for a Chinese New Year dinner and I decided that instead of going home after work, it'll be good if I attended the event because it's for a good cause. I don't actually celebrate Chinese New Year so I thought it would be a good experience to spend the evening with the seniors. 

I tried mingling around with the seniors with the limited vocab I picked up while watching chinese dramas. Doesn't she look really happy? 

The highlight of my evening.  

This uncle took out his handphone and asked me to come nearer to him so that he could take a picture of me. I was so shyyyyy. And then, he asked if he could take a picture with me. So above is a photo of him and me using my camera.

He said that people with a broad nose (yes, like mine) would have alot of luck. Hmmmm.....

He called me "sayang" which means love in malay and hugged and kissed me before saying goodbye! Haha Wow, that was quite a night. Bf said it might be because I like to go for older guys. Hahahaha right! 

> ___<""

Have you seen how big Ronald's shoes are? My goodness! 

Look at how happy they all look! 

After the seniors left, we had our dinner. 

Look at those fries! 

Anyway, you might be thinking......

"Why is this blogger giving Mcdonalds free publicity? This CNY thing is probably a one off thing to look good. PR lor. Last year kena slammed about not having curry!"

Well, let me share with you my experience with Mcdonalds. 

3 years ago, in my first year of Polytechnic education, I had this module that required us to do some community involvement work. Thing is, we were given the freedom to contact, plan and liaise with any communities. The kampong being the kampong, we wanted to do something.... much more fun. Something meaningful. So we contacted Darul Ihsan and volunteered to plan an outing for the 15 underprivileged kids. We did all the planning but one thing we were lacking was... the funds for food. 

So my group made wrote an email to McDonalds and asked if they were interested to be our sponsor. It was just a small outing. We planned all sorts of games for them! 

15 kids aged 9 to 12

5 of us to be facilitators. 

Venue: Botanic Gardens

 I was really skeptical that Mcdonalds would even reply us. I mean, why would they even bother. We were just a bunch of poly kids, but to our surprise, McDonalds actually AGREED to sponsor the kids food. We were extremely happy and thankful! Think about it this way. Mcdonalds knew that they probably wouldn't get anything in return for the sponsorship but they still did it for the kids. All of us were very touched by their kindness. Actually, we still are. I would love to post the photos of the outing but we weren't given permission to share photos of the kids online by Darul Ihsan. But rest assured, they were all VERY HAPPY. :) 

Once again, thank you Mcdonalds. 

Thank you for inviting the old folks and us bloggers to be part of your Chinese New Year dinner. Thank you for also sponsoring our outing's lunch for the Darul Ihsan kids 3 years ago. 

Xoxo, 

RynaQUE

PS://Have you tried the Prosperity burger? 

I THINK I'M ADDICTED. :X

Things that you should buy at Daiso

MynameisQUE;

I love Daiso. I get cheap stuff at $2 and most of the time it's pretty useful. I'll update this page every now and then when I get a good buy! :) 

Earpiece

You can laugh at me. I'm not a music junkie so I don't see the point investing in "good" headphones. As long as the earpiece works well, it's good enough!

Mini tripod.

Camwhore and put this thing to good use. 

Until next time ~~ 

Sad when people you know become people you knew.

Not in the best of moods. Sometimes, I ask myself why we had to grow up. I'm sure you have this certain period of time you wish you could go back to. Probably a time that you were very happy with life. That period life was treating you extra kindly. Remember? Why do we have to grow up?

I wish I was 15 all over again. We were young, naive, and most importantly everything was so simple back then.

Now, things have changed. The people you know, are now the people you knew. It's disappointing to look at the people around you who have significantly changed for the worse.

Change is constant. Gotta drill that fact into my head. I wish i could stay in Fantasyland forever.

:(

Do you really want "SNOW" on your head?

MynameisQUE;

<Sponsored>

So... In December, we had the Christmas season... You get to see pretty lights everywhere... 

And also, lots of SNOW.

Kidding. 

That's not snow.... It's DANDRUFF. 

Can you see that white stuff on my brother's head? It's not that obvious in the photo but I promise you, it's extremely obvious in real life especially when you wear a black top! 

Want a more obvious picture? 

Credits: Techvark

Back in primary and secondary school, I used to have very bad dandruff. SO BAD that my scalp bled rather frequently. It's a gross sight, I swear. I felt really shitty everytime someone tells me, 

"Eh, there's some white thing in your hair!". 

Especially because I'm one of the shortest in class, that also meant that my dandruff was the most obvious and visible to EVERYBODY. Thing is for me, it's my habit to shampoo my hair every morning. So after I bathe, I'll have to go to school and I normally do not have the time to towel dry my hair before tying it up. Especially since in primary school and secondary school, we girls are not allowed to let down our hair, so I had no choice but to tie my hair eventhough it was wet. Now, because I'm in poly, I normally let my hair down and I'll normally just bun it up when it's dry. :) 

For me, I do not bathe with warm water. Cold water lessens scalp irritation as compared to cold water. Also, you should NEVER sleep with your hair wet. When you're conditioning your hair, make sure the conditioner doesn't drop onto your scalp. Shampoo is mainly meant for your scalp. That is why, even if you're bald, you SHOULD shampoo your head. Botaks, please take note. Conditioner is more for hair care. Also, dandruff develops when you don't wash your shampoo off your head properly. If you've been feeling stressed and have not been sleeping well you might also develop sudden dandruff. If you don't do all these and yet STILL have dandruff, then maybe.... You haven't been bathing enough. Please bathe and shampoo your hair!!  :)

And if you have dandruff please don't use ANY KIND of shampoo. There are SPECIAL shampoos for dandruff like...


Clear anti dandruff shampoo! 

(Left, for men and right, for women. :) 

What Clear does? 

•Builds the scalp’s natural defence to fight against dandruff-­‐causing factors

•Penetrates three layers deep into the scalp to repair the scalp’s natural barrier

•Eliminates and clears dandruff from the scalp surface

I tried these 2 versions and I personally love the Ice Cool Menthol version. After massaging your scalp with this shampoo, it really feels shiok! :)


Women’s shampoos:
$9.40 for 350ml,
$14.30 for 700ml

I also tried the men's version on my brother. He has ALOT of dandruff, it's gross. 

Men’s shampoos:

$10.30 for 350ml,

$15.70 for 700ml

And he too prefers the menthol version because of the shiok feeling after that. It's minty and it really feels therapeutic! You'll feel really fresh after that. No kidding.

For me there was improvement and I had less dandruff in the span of a week, however for my brother, his dandruff didn't really improve much. I guess this product works differently for diferent people. Nevertheless,
I would still recommend this product to you if you're having any dandruff! :)

Clear can be found at most major supermakets.

Xoxo,
RynaQUE 

YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND DESERVE A BREAK. Couples Retreat for you? ~~ :)

MynameisQUE;

<Advertorial>

In a crazy country like Singapore, when both partners are working, it gets a little too crazy and you don’t spend much time with each other anymore. Now, most of the time your attention is on either

1) YOUR KIDS

2)      YOUR WORK

Don’t you think it’s time to take a break and spend quality time with your beloved partner? 
We all know that communication is key in every relationship. When's the last time you actually had a heart to heart talk with your partner?

Imagine this. 

A fully planned Cinta Nan Satu Couple Retreat programme for 

You + Hubby 

Here at Pulai Spring Resort & Spa,

Johor Bahru, Malaysia. (5 Star resort btw!! ;) 

Away from your kids! 

Actually can still bring them along however, extra charges apply but someone will be babysitting them there and there's activities planned for them too. Actually, the best will be to get someone to look after while you're gone. (Ask your parents/parents in law etc). 

And it's only for $155 PER COUPLE

Includes meals, hotel, coach to Johor (to and fro). I think it's WORTH IT. Firstly, you don't even have to worry about planning the couple retreat. All you have to do is register, come with your hubby and enjoyyy yourself. It's a good deal! There'll be activities lines up for you AND chances for you to win exciting prizes like netbook, camera, LCD TV, DVD recorder etc. Wah!! So fun. Honestly wish I was married and maybe i could join you all. :P 

Anyway, did I tell you that there are only slots for 

15 COUPLES?

For registration or further enquiries, contact Haslinda at 91276163 or you can choose to email them directly at prowise2005@gmail.com. LIKE them on FACEBOOK too to get updates! 

Last day to register will be 31st January 2012. 

2 WEEKS FROM NOW!

Anyway, my cousin will be one of the facilatators for this couple's retreat, so if you have any questions, you can tweet me @RynaQue and I'll get her to contact you straight. :>

While you're at it, I think it's always important to remind your partner how much you love them. 

Call them now and say the 3 magic words. ;) 

For more information, please refer to this poster. :) 

*Click on the image to enlarge.

Xoxo,

RynaQUE

Girls and their hairy obsession

MynameisQUE;

(Not paid to share this)

Recently, my bestfriend and I went back to BONAFIDES to do hair treatment. I blogged about my experience at the parlour recently, but that time I went for a massage.

This time, it was hair treatment. The kind PR people from Bonafides gave me a discount which was too difficult to resist! In the end, my bff signed up for the hair treatment package because we both thought that it would be good to pamper our hair every once a month. :)

The treatment we did is called the Nano Treatment, which is specially imported from Japan. Basically, it's a 3 step treatment. If you're interested, feel free to drop them a line!

There was definitely a difference in my hair after the treatment! My hair stylist also trimmed my hair. :) 

I had a good time. 

Thank you Bonafides and see you soon! 

176 Orchard Road

#03-26/27 Centrepoint

Singapore 238843

Hair:             6735 2828      

Beauty & Wellness :             6737 2828    

Xoxo,

RynaQUE