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So… My Microsoft Lumia 535 is finally retiring… I decided to go for Huawei Nova 2 Lite before SST implementation. I bought this phone at around RM600.
I’ve been trying to hold on to Windows phone for as long as I can because it’s very basic, nothing fancy, nothing complicated. Guess it’s time to say goodbye after almost 4 years… At the end, I’m joining the Android family. Let’s see how long this phone will last. 😉
Rainbow Hotel (No.36, Han Chung St., Ximending, Taipei, Taiwan, 10842) is the third hotel we stayed in Taiwan. We spent 2 nights in Taipei. I booked a room for 5 pax. It’s located in a very strategic and convenient place, nn the middle of Ximending and the nearest MRT is only 280m.
The room is just nice for 4 pax, 5 pax would be quite packed as they will add an extra bed. All the amenities are provided in the room. The room, Family Deluxe, wasn’t cheap without promotion(I booked it at about RM560/night, this rate is from Agoda) but considering the area and the convenience, it’s actually not that bad especially if you share the room with three or four others. WiFi is inclusive. I booked the room with breakfast. The breakfast they have is very simple, not much choices.
You do not have to worry about paying for the the items of the minibar. It’s included in the room price. All these snacks you see are for you to eat. We brought them along with us when we went out. Pretty useful when you just want to have something to munch along the way.
I’m quite satisfied with the hotel. For breakfast, I’ll just forego. I might consider go back there to stay depending if I am able to get cheaper price hehe…
If you are interested, you can check out Traveloka the best rate possible, not just for this property of course, others too, maybe you can find better ones there.
Gonna share with you the hotel I stayed when I was in Nantou and Miaoli, Taiwan. I did not book these hotels, it’s booked by my tour guide cum driver as it’s part of the package. You can check the hotel price online. Once we landed at Taoyuan International Airport, we were greeted at the airport and started our road trip to Nantou.
We stayed a night in Classic Hotel Shvatan (No.8, Fuxing Ln, Yuchi Township, Nantou, Taiwan).
They have room for triple sharing. It’s clean enough. Bathroom is spacious. All the basic necessities are provided, WiFi is available in the room without extra charge. Staffs were friendly. Breakfast was included in our stay. Simple breakfast was served. You have to clean up after yourself after breakfast.
To get to this hotel, it is not as convenient as when you are in Taipei. You will have to hire taxi if you landed at Taichung Airport which is 52.5 km or 70.7km from Hualien Airport. If you are in Taipei, you will definitely need to drive, hiring a taxi from Taoyuan can be insane, I don’t think anyone will want to drive you there. It takes hours to reach Nantou.
The next day, we left Nantou and headed to Mioali. We stayed at Sanyi Sakura Resort (Miaoli Sanyi Township Guangsheng Village Road in front of eight shares eight Lane 1-18, Sanyi Township, Miaoli, Taiwan)
We got practically a “house” for three of us. There’s two bedrooms and one bathroom. One bedroom is a room and the other bedroom is at the living area. There’s stove for cooking as well. Maybe they converted the living room by placing a bed there since there were three of us. WiFi is inclusive. The staffs are very friendly and acted fast to help us solve some problems we encountered in the room. All the basic amenities are provided.
Lots of mosquitoes around due to the location surrounded by bushes. Our room came with breakfast and the breakfast place is at the end of another block. Also, you need to clean up after yourself after eating. Very simple breakfast was served with limited items to choose from.
This property is 23.5km from Taichung Airport and 88.4km from Taoyuan International Airport.
There you go… These are two hotels that you can stay if you happen to look for place to stay in Nantou or Miaoli. I can only share these with you as these are the only hotels I stayed when I was there and arranged by my guide hahaha… There might be better ones out there, just check them out on major OTAs.
Real Fresh Skin Detoxer Rose and Green Tea is the latest product you can find in Althea which is a collaboration with Korea’s top TV program: Get It Beauty! I was given these two tubes to try. I’ve been using them for more than two weeks as my daily mask and facial cleanser. I did not use any other mask or cleanser. It is a 10-second wash-off mask. Only 10 seconds to prep your skin for your morning and night skincare routine.
This is my daily routine for 2 weeks:-
Morning: Real Fresh Skin Detoxer Rose -> Toner -> Serum/Moisturizer -> Sunblock
Night: Makeup remover -> Real Fresh Skin Detoxer Green Tea -> Toner -> Serum/Moisturizer
ROSE: Refining
A rose-infused facial mask that would suit your morning routine to strip away dirt accumulated overnight to reveal a healthy glowing skin.
It’s quite watery. Smell nice, I like the smell of rose. You can find premium handpicked May Rose petals from France inside. Apply it generously before you take your morning shower. 10 seconds will be gone very quickly. By the time you applied it on your entire face, it’s already more than 10 seconds. Wet your hands and massage your face in circular motion, it will bubble up, then rinse off.
My skin feel so smooth to touch, as if there’s a film covering my skin but no sticky feeling. Looking at the mirror, my face look smooth and glowing too. I feel a bit tight after washing it off but just proceed with my usual morning skincare routine and I’m good to go! My skincare products absorb quickly and make up goes on well.
GREEN TEA: Purifying
Infused with purifying green tea extract, it helps to soothe and refresh tired skin after a long day outdoors.
The consistency of this is thicker than Rose. You’ll find young Jeju Island green tea leaves inside. Very refreshing to end the day with. It’s giving me the same effect as Rose. Be sure to clean your face from sunscreen or makeup before applying it.
Since there’re real rose petals and green tea leaves in it, make sure you don’t exposed it to too much heat. Putting it inside the fridge might be good idea for summer, you’ll get cold and refreshing mask after a long day and night. However, do not worry about the changing of colour, it won’t cause you any harm. I would recommend you to use it fast since the ingredients are fresh and will deliver better result when it is at its freshest.
Here’s how it works for me. Ignore the colour, the photos were taken at different time with different lighting. I just want to show you how much difference it made to my pores.
Left: My usual skin condition before I’m being introduced to Real Fresh Skin Detoxer. This is how my face feel and look. Very rough, even touching it is rough especially the nose. Sigh… No matter what I use, it’s still the same.
Right: After the first usage of Real Fresh Skin Detoxer, can you see the difference? The pores are very much finer, smoother and softer to touch. It’s not temporary but lasted throughout the day. Makeup goes on with ease too. No more worrying about makeup stuck around the pores especially those cream based makeup.
I highly recommend this. It’s good for daily use. Quickly head over to Althea to get this awesome product.
This is one long overdue post… For your information, I’m now officially an Althea Angel. Yippie! Thank you Althea for having me in the community. You will get to see selected products from Althea that will be reviewed by me in near future.
About three weeks ago, I received the welcome gifts all the way from South Korea. Awesome! The highlight is the two tubes you see here, these are the latest products that are now selling in Althea.
Real Fresh Skin Detoxer, Rose (made with French rose petals + extract to refine the skin) and Green Tea (contains Jeju green tea leaves + extracts to purify). It’s 10-second wash-off mask that can be used daily.
Rose is for morning while green tea is for night. You know how troublesome or long time it is to apply mask on face, this will save you so much time, it’s a mask and cleanser in one. All you need is just leave it for 10 seconds and wash off! Your skin will be ready for your morning skincare and beauty routine or night skincare routine before bed.
You can head over to Althea to read the reviews or do a search in search engine for reviews from other Althea Angels if you can’t wait for mine as the offer is only for a limited time and each customer can only buy one set. So far, feedback is pretty good but might be drying for some.
Hopefully I get to try it out soon. I will review it as soon as possible, I hope I can do it before my next trip which in few days time. My skin is currently under unfavourable condition to experiment. Sigh… Suddenly flared up yesterday. Oh dear… Otherwise, I’ll bring it along on my trip and use it, then write about it after the trip. I hope my skin will calm down soon. Likely due to the dryness in the UK and came back with high humidity.