June 2009

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Shortlived Happiness.

June 30, 2009 in News that won't make a Difference by somethingboutrenes | No comments

Great. For the first 14 seconds I was happy. “Finally! I have something to look forward to in a few years time!” 37 milliseconds later. “WTH!”.

Women ‘happiest at 28′
Researchers discovered women feel most confident and happy with their love life and body shape shortly before they reach 30. It is also the period in their life when they enjoy the best sex – but the happiness is relatively shortlived. Because by the time they have turned 30 they start worrying about growing old and developing grey hair and wrinkles.

- Extracted from telegraph.co.uk

VOIS. Manicure.

June 30, 2009 in Personal Recommendations by somethingboutrenes | No comments

I was supposed to meet my friend this afternoon for lunch at 1230pm but because of some miscommunication I thought it was 12pm. Anyway to cut the long story short, my friends got there at 1.15pm. -_- Instead of baking myself in the sun or touring the only decent store – Cold storage for 1 hr and 15 minutes, I went for a manicure.

VOIS Pte Ltd
The Village Centre
3 South Bouna Vista Road, #02-15
Singapore 118136
Tel: 6778 0050

VOIS[Picture Credit: http://vois.com.sg/]

VOIS is having a weekly promotion, deluxe Manicure at $12 (Originally $25) till end of this week, and that was just what I needed! It was awesome.

What is good!

  • Friendly service!
  • Enjoy a relaxing massage on the massage chair!
  • Choice of coffee or tea!
  • Good manicure skills!
  • Extremely good hygiene! [They change their filers and buffers for every new customer! The staff asked if I will be coming back for their services in the future, I answered probably no because of the location (definitely not because of their service). Instead of snubbing me, the staff then asked if I want to keep the filers and buffers (for free!) since I will not be back. How awesome!]
  • Promotional price at $12 is awesome! The usual price at $25 for full (not express) manicure with simple hand massage was good too!

 

Conclusion: If not for the location, I will definitely be back!

June 30, 2009 in Miscellaneous, School by somethingboutrenes | No comments

A pleasant and surprising gift from God. Thank you Lord! I am quite bilingual after all!

June 26, 2009 in Family, Myself and I by somethingboutrenes | No comments

My sis just said that I’m losing my waist. GULP.

SbR

June 26, 2009 in Miscellaneous by somethingboutrenes | No comments

I am going to make SbR earn some allowance for me just like how CW’s blog earned her first $1 (at least it’s a good start).

CWnuffnangearnings

But the thing I dread is having SbR called somethingboutrenes.moi-nonpl.us. Sound gross? Yes.

Maybe I should give it a try before I start paying for a decent host address. But some things will remain and that’s Somethingboutrenes.

Michael Jackson passed away at 50.

June 26, 2009 in Music, News by somethingboutrenes | No comments

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I, like what my sister said, am beyond words and am shocked.
R.I.P. Michael.

 

 

News Article: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Showbiz/Story/A1Story20090626-150998.html

June 25, 2009 in Family by somethingboutrenes | No comments

My sister took after me. She became Sore throat Yirene during/after FOC. And guess where she is heading out to. Karaoke. Yes you heard me.

Followup Review on iNo Mobile

June 25, 2009 in Marketing Insight, Rants and Opinions by somethingboutrenes | No comments

SbR’s opinion and review on iNo Mobile is valued (assuming they will continue doing so after this post) by Foresight Technologies (owner of iNo Mobile).

foresight technologies

I was utterly surprised to see SbR’s review on Foresight Technologies website. It was flattering to know that our review is taken seriously. However, as a good reviewer one has to present the most honest and objective reviews to his/her audience.

So here’s my follow up review.

After-sale Service Review:

The phone was faulty right after purchase and I was furious. Adding to my misery, their service centre wasn’t at the most convenient location.

However, to my surprise, their service staff was sincere, apologetic and really understanding. In the most efficient manner possible, they replaced my phone without any questioning and had it checked and tested on the spot. [I couldn’t bear to display my usual consumer-from-hell-look after meeting their staff.]

After-sale Product Review:

My granny loves it! iNo Mobile is easy to use, fuss free and extremely elderly friendly. My granny even bought a pouch to protect it! The once technology-fearing/detesting granny actually likes her phone this time round.

Key Learning:

When service failure occurs, this is the only opportunity to convert a wrathful consumer into a loyal-potentially repeat consumer.

bored bummer.

June 24, 2009 in Rants and Opinions by somethingboutrenes | No comments

bored_by_soharis
[Credit: http://soharis.deviantart.com/art/Bored-61082872]

I’m bored and in a bad position.
Too bored to stay home, too broke to head out.
SUCKS.

June 23, 2009 in Family by somethingboutrenes | No comments

My mum uses MSN and Skype. She owns a Facebook account. Now she owns an iPhone.
My mum is cool. Sometimes I wish she is just old and fuddy-duddy.

Hmm. Maybe not.

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