Disclaimer: Never thought I'd write a review so brutally honest, but since you guys requested for legit honest review because the queue is so long and you guys wanted to see if it's worth it then........ HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY, ALL IN OR NOTHING.

All that hype since the opening day last week, but I haven't exactly got myself a chance to sit down and dine in over at Pokemon Cafe. (Yes, I managed some photos from the opening day if you are actually following me on Instagram!) Thankfully, last Saturday I had a couple of friends who were really ON about it and went to queue really early for us! They started queueing at 9:30AM, and we finally got a seat for 6 people at approx. 12PM.


Despite the really small and cramp area, I must say they have pretty good crowd control and ambience. At least the diners weren't rowdy, and the cafe isn't in a mess. Sure the waiters are a tat bit slow with cleaning up, but that's okay. It wasn't too much of an issue, to be honest. The real issue is how the space constraints kinda caused many people to share a table with strangers. How awkward would it be if it just so happen the people you're sharing with is a pair of super lovey-dovey couple...

"Laiiiii darling, ahhhhhhhh~~~~~"

HAHAHAHHAHAA


Luckily we got a table to ourselves because our group isn't small enough to share a table, 8)
It was photos after that since the food was taking a while. The cafe has this really tiny "photobooth" for you to snap some photos with their props, but sadly, the staff who took the group photo for us was terrible. The photos turned out blurred and all, so we ended up taking selfies instead, :/


Just kidding, I love Charmander okay. It's like my favorite starter. Whatever I do, I do it with Charmander.
Anyway, we spent so much time taking photo, I forgot we were supposed to dine there. The food took around 30 minutes to come. Glad they served me the latte first tho!


The Iced Latte is really good. I read some reviews online and everyone was saying how bitter it is. Probably because I am a fan of coffee, it actually tasted just right. With that said, I also saw photos online showing a terribly powdered Pikachu face. I guess I am pretty lucky I got a nice, (and cute one at that) right here, hahahaha. Kudos to the barista!

The food though, was a total disappointment.

All photos are raw unless stated.


I ordered a Smiling Pikachu Omelette Rice for myself because when you order the Omurice, you get to bring home the Pokeball Mug. You know my Omurice was served cold and dry? I was so sad. Not the undercook kind of dry, but more of a it-has-been-left-in-the-open for quite a while kind of dry. I had to ask for extra curry sauce to be able to swallow the rice.

Did not touch the salad because the veg doesn't look fresh at all......

Ah well, I'm just paying for the mug.


The Magma sauce given was also quite minimal. It wasn't enough to fill up the whole plate of rice. But hey, the Magma sauce actually tasted quite good! Like non-spicy laksa,


I wanted to order this initially, but I will not get my pokeball mug if I do, :( So Desmond ordered it instead, so we can share hehehehe.
I saw the menu, and those black stuff on the bun are actually supposed to be a printing of Pikachu. No idea what went wrong there, I can't even make out a Pikachu from that black stuff. It honestly looked like mouldy bread.


On the other hand, salad served right next to a grill pan. Hmm......

I did not try the bolognese because the boys said it tasted sour. Hahahaha, I did take a little bit of the egg white tho! That Pokeball is made of egg white, with ketchup filling the red side of the Pokeball!


Basically, Blue Fizzy Drink. Tastes like Ice-cream soda, but take away the creamy taste. I heard it was $8, and you don't get to keep the bottle. Now it's $11, but you get to keep the bottle. That extra $3 for a bottle with just a piece of paper label stuck on with double sided tape... Idk man, you judge.


Then again, it feels as if they simply replaced the sorbet on top. Notice that same piece of withered leaf and the placement of the fruits there?

Ugh.

y u still so half ass

Didn't try it tho. The first one turned me off so bad, I cannot....


Can the fingerprint be any less obvious? :/
Moving on, the pancake that made us wait for close to an hour finally arrived. Everyone's almost done with their food by now, and Ryan and Kimmy's pancake finally arrived!


I don't know man, I wasn't the one eating those but they sure as hell didn't like it because it was too cold, and dry. Ryan could barely mouth his pancakes but he swallowed it down anyway because it's freaking $20.

Whereas poor Kimmy received the pancake with hair in it. Not sure if you could see it, but I'd zoom it in for you anyway.


Naturally when you visit a themed cafe, and is paying so much for the food, you'd expect at least the most minimum hygiene measures taken, right? So Kimmy decided to inform the staff that there's hair in the pancakes so they would be extra careful with their next order. But well, because the staff was really nice, she decided to replace the pancakes for him.

So she came back within 2 minutes with a new plate... (Like how the heck, because we waited for the first plate for close to an hour but she just BAM! came with a new plate of pancake magically in 2 minutes, wow.) And SURPRISE! The pancake felt just like my Omurice... It felt like it-has-been-left-in-the-open for quite a while kind of cold and dry. How disappointing...

So Kimmy went to that same staff personally to tell her about the issue, and he was informed that, Pancakes takes time to decorate, thus it is cold. If we wanted warm pancakes, we will have to wait 2 hours for it. Pretty dang infuriated by that statement, to be honest. She very nicely exchanged the pancakes for us again anyway, though. Thought we gonna wait 2 hours for it, and wanted to refuse but she rushed away. Okay so we waited.

Then here comes Pancake 3 in 5 minutes. Amazingly, 5 minutes.
Of course it was nice and warm! And looked really presentable;

NOTE*: Warm pancakes can be decorated and served within 5 minutes, y'all.


But it tasted pretty sour too. Like spoilt pancakes.



And that's it. Kimmy had enough of all the changes, and how complacent the service there was. We quickly finished up our drinks and left the place.

I honestly can't explain my love-hate relationship for this cafe. I really loved the Iced Latte and would no doubt come back for it, or even do take-aways if it is available.. Good job, barista! but I will never, never come back to dine again because the amount we are paying simply doesn't justify the service and food we received. I could take that 150++ to Marche and enjoy some really awesome steak for all 6 of us. /rollseye

Bad food and services aside, we had great time there taking photos actually. Like you spent so much over there how can you go home without even taking nice photos of those food?! Desmond and Ryan brought their Pokemon plush along and we were happily placing them on the table for mini photoshoot.

With almighty digital enhancement, even shitty food could look good. Let's not end this post on a bad note alright, hahaha


The Pokemon Cafe is located at Bugis Junction, Level 4. They're occupying half the space, so you shouldn't miss it.

My honest opinion? This cafe is really not value for money. What you are paying for is really just the oxygen within the space. Something like an entry fee... So you get access to a plate of food for yourself to spam insta-worthy photos with. Problem is the food is mediocre, not every plate served looks presentable and everything is overpriced. It feels more like they are selling the brand rather than the experience.

Ah well, guess we paid quite a bit for an extremely unique visit. What are the chances to be served with a Bloody Pikachu, Sour Bolognese, Squashed Mini-chu and 3 ruined Pancakes in just one visit? Hahahahaha, that's pretty dang special alright.

I guess the best take-home for us was the Pokeball mugs and the nice photos with the team. Can't wait for the next outing!! I sincerely hope we don't get served spoilt food from a full-of-excuses staff again........
Siao meh? Pay 150 over dollars to get bad food and services!

The weather had been really bad lately, and it is causing my skin to have outbreak all over the place. To make it worse, it is the time of the month, the growth of ramdom pimples can really get out of hand. I've been using this random drugstore commercial cleanser for a while now, and I realized, ever since I switch over to the foam cleanser, my skin condition got worse. And I am not exactly the type that uses toner, and moisturizer because I honestly have zero clue on how these skincare products work. So I only have 1 facial cleanser, and that's all I had been using for the past 23 years of my life. I guess this is what people meant by you get what you pay for.


With the collaboration of Clinique, Luxola.com were really nice to have sponsored me a set of Clinique's 3-step Skin Care Regime which consist of a Facial Soap Cleanser, Daily Soft Exfoliator and Moisturizer! This is my very first time going on a skin care regime, and I am not kidding, it really did helped with my skin condition.

Disclaimer: All Clinique products mentioned here are allergy tested, 100% Fragrance free and clinically formulated by a Dermatologist.

I belong to the combination-skin type group: With oily T-zone and dry on cheeks. So I was given a set of products specially catered to oily skin!


The skin care regime is really simple! You just have to wash your face twice a day, and make sure you exfoliate at the same time replenish the moisture level of your skin, and you will see improvements in as short as 3 days(Because that was how fast I saw improvement on my skin condition!)


The facial soap cleanser is really gentle on the skin! I like how I could feel the cleanser cleaning off layers of sebum trapped within my pores. Sounds a bit extreme doesn't it? But that is exactly how I feel after washing my face with it every time. Stubborn cysts got smaller just one day after my first usage! Like the pores are all unclogged and my skin can finally breathe. I am quite surprised to be honest! Followed by the daily exfoliator, I get to remove even more dirt that couldn't be removed using the cleanser!


The exfoliator stings a little because it is alcohol based, and I can really smell the strong stench of alcohol whenever I wipe across my cheeks. It feels like you're using alcohol swab on your skin, except that this is much much more gentle on your skin and doesn't overdry it when you exfoliate. It helps to remove stubborn dirt and dead cells that cannot be removed using the facial soap, allowing new skin cells to grow! I actually really like the feeling of seeing dirty cotton pad after cleaning my face. It shows that I can REALLY cleaning it, instead of splashing soap and water on my face everyday. My skin became brighter after 3 days of this regime!

I don't really fancy the alcohol smell though.. A little too strong, and it kind of stings my nose when I accidentally breathe it in while exfoliating, :(

Next up is the moisturizer, to help balance out the moisture level of your skin after exfoliating!


On first glance, the moisturizer looks really thick. Even after you pump it out onto your palm, it feels like it is not enough to apply it onto your entire face and neck. What makes it amazing is that, the moisturizer will turn slightly watery once you start applying! Somehow like jelly melting away, hahaha. It feels really gentle and smooth, and the light texture helps my skin absorb the moisturizer better. About 5 ~ 10 minutes later, I can feel my skin really moisturized and having that "Boing! Boing!" feeling. :3

With this, I can finally hold my head high and head out of the house with minimal make-up or no make-up at all. I had been really insecure after my recent outbreak, and it is causing me quite a bit of problem. I have to work under the sun and face customers everyday, I honestly don't like the feeling of people staring at the huge cysts on my forehead and chin.

Furthermore, my skin was really really dry and flaky due to exposing to sunlight everyday. It was really hard to put on make-up which I have to because of my job, because of the dry skin. Most make-up don't stay and it turns patchy really quickly making my face look extremely dull and oily.


After using Clinique 3 Steps Skin Care set for close 2 weeks now, I can see a drastic difference in my skin condition as compared to me using just a commercial cleanser in the past!

And I hope in time to come, I can head out of the house with as minimal make-up as possible, be confident of my skin and not be bothered by the eyes of others. Living my own live, driving my BMW z4, struting down the streets with long flowy hair, with my daebak Korean boyfriend, looking more than just fabulous. HAHAHAHA.

Okok, I know I sound a bit narcissistic right now. But, but... don't we all live to dream?

What about you? If you could tell your future self anything, what would it be?

Hello!! I am sooooooo stoked to introduce you my new hair doctor, Headlines Hairdressing. To be very honest with you, I've never thought I will ever step into a salon ever again after my previous hair sponsor. Because my hair was in a really bad state, and I didn't think I would ever dare let any other salon touch my tress ever again. Even my friends mentioned I take better care of my own hair than they did!!

But! I had faith again after Jerlinda introduced me to Headlines Hairdressing! Well, I braid Jer's hair before and recalled how smooth and healthy it was, so I decided to hop onto the team!


With my hair so horribly damaged to the extent where it turns into soft rubbery texture when it is wet, I am unable to do any services except for hair treatments. Yup, and waaaayyyyyy more hair treatments. It is like a journey of ressurection. What made things worse is that, my bleached areas is the top layer of my hair, so I cannot hide them, and they get frizzy as hell. But I was told the lower layer of my hair is really healthy! Sigh, how much I wish I didn't had them bleached against my wish......

Anyway.... once again..... Here we are, my journey to hair ressurection!!!!!!!


Was told to try out the Mucota Dyna Straight Treatment because the Dyna Straight Treatment is actually an Argan Oil treatment. And it will help to reduce frizzy hair, prevents any further damages, prevents split ends and makes the hair shinier! Shinier hair means healthier looking hair!

Fun fact: Argan Oil is the world's most expensive plant oil. It is said to be Cleopatra's favorite.


Linus first helped me wash my hair and then apply the first layer of treatment. After which, I had more treatment cream coming onto my head before a quick blow dry and straightening session.

STRAIGHTENING OK.

God, you have no idea how much I hate my curls. Not trying to be racist, but I have indian curls. So curly it turns into a pig tail when I tie it up when I was a kid. And I get mocked about my hair every single time, I was one extremely self-conscious and emo kid because of all the bullying due to having curly hair. I was so sad when I found out I can no longer do rebonding because of my bleached hair.... It made me so depressed.......


Thank goodness the Dyna Straight Treatment straightens hair, WOOHOOOOO.

Fun fact #2: Headlines Hairdressing is the first to have the MUCOTA Dyna Argan Oil Treatment!

I NEVER KNEW I COULD FULFILL MY DREAM OF HAVING STRAIGHT BABY HAIR. Linus even managed to straighten those stubborn curls that rebonding couldn't save. I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT I AM EXTREMELY GRATEFUL.


I no longer have to spend an extra one hour at home trying to straighten my hair over and over again to have it all curled up whenever I perspire. Plus I perspire super easy and a lot. Wahlau, you know how straightening is just temporary? Damn annoying.
Dyna Straight Treatment helps to straighten out and reduce the roughness of the hair! #Somuchlove!!!!!!


And the Dyna Straight Treatment isn't smelly like Keratin Treatment,
I almost died the last time I did Keratin. It made my pillow stink like hell and it went on for almost 2 weeks. Not forgetting how it fried most of my bleached hair... and I had them trimmed off..... Hmm.. I thought it was supposed to help......

ANYWAY.

It makes me really really happy to know that my baby hair are now straight, and I no longer have to feel insecure and self conscious when I perspire now, hehehehe. And I don't have weird twigs sticking out all over the place because of frizz, because the treatment really did helped reduce a bunch of frizziness!


After the whole treatment, Linus then helped me trim my hair to balance out my uneven locks. It was pretty bad because of breakage and spilt ends, so he had no choice but to trim them all off. Good bye ugly one length, now I have me some pretty layers!


First ressurection session: Success! Thank you Linus and Jerry for your patience! I know my head is quite a bit of a challenge, and there are much more challenges in time to come, hahahahhaa.