Uniqlo Airism mask

The UNIQLO airism mask which was sold out the moment it was released in Japan previously was finally available in Singapore yesterday on 24th Aug 2020.

Each person was only allowed to buy 1 packet of it. Was given a ticket with the colour and size preference stated and then go to cashier to pay for it. Each packet was $14.90 and comes with 3 masks inside.

Colour available was either black or white and sizes were S, M or L.

In the end, I chose M size, black.

On the left was the UNIQLO mask and on the right was the govt issued mask. Among all the govt issued masks, my fave was the Temasek mask as it was the most comfortable.

Comparison between these 2 masks: the ear loops for the govt mask are better as it’s longer and are adjustable. Less painful for prolong wearing. 

Sizewise, the UNIQLO mask is longer and more close fitting to the face. The govt issued mask has more pockets of space between the face.
The UNIQLO mask has some space between the nose and mask so there are some breathing space. Material wise, the UNIQLO mask feels smooth and cooling but bit thick coz I do feel some difficulty in breathing hard when I wear it. Maybe the material is not so porous as compared to the govt issued mask.

Overall, in terms of efficiency of protection, I feel that UNIQLO mask are better as it fits more tightly to the face and the material less breathable. For comfort, the govt issued mask is better. 

For me, I prefer the govt issued mask....haha....coz comfort is more important to me in hot and humid Singapore. I do hope Temasek will give another round of this mask but in black colour. 

Trying Xin Mei Xiang lor mee at Old Airport Food Center

I finally get to try the Xin Mei Xiang lor mee located a old airport road food center. In order to eat this, you will need to check after 10pm on their Facebook 

 to see whether they will be open the next day as they tend to be closed most of the time and also they are closed every Thur. Upon reaching Dakota Station, exit B and crossed the small zebra crossing. Follow the path on your right towards the main road and walk till u come to a junction. Old airport food center is located across the junction. It’s hard to miss the lor mee stall as the first thing I saw when reaching was the long queue of people. Was there on a Tuesday at 11am and the line was stretched across 5 stalls and turned around a corner. Waited in line for 45mins in total....

The red arrow pointing at the red stall was the Xin Mei Xiang Lor Mee. Finally saw the stall after 15mins waiting.

They have $4, $5 and $6 portion. Takeaway at extra $0.30. You can also bring your own container to save money. Notice the uncle putting the closed sign after taking my order at around 11.45am. There are still a long queue of people behind me, guess they are too late. 

Taste review: it was flavorful and delicious. They also gave quite a lot of fish meat for $5. The broth was not as thick and starchy as some other lor mee. It was more fluid and soupy texture. The noodle was al dente and chewy. Actually it was good lor mee but to queue 45mins for this, I probably don’t think it’s worth it as I can find similar tasting lor mee at Seah Im food center which I find was good enough. To me, I still feel the best lor mee I ever eaten was the one that used to be in Bukit Purmei and it had this crunchy bits ingredients. Sadly, it’s no longer around....😭 

Conclusions: Good food don’t stay for long, better eat them before they are gone.
 

National Gallery Promotion & Yanmi Yogurt Drink

Today, Hubby and I went down to activate our free 1 year National Gallery Insider membership at the National Gallery.

There was a long queue at the ticketing area, mostly Singaporeans & PR who are redeeming their free membership. U need to download the national gallery app on your phone, log in and then activate the pass at the counter in order to get the free 1 year membership. Usually, I don’t see much ppl at the National Gallery, having been there a few times before covid. However, there was nothing for Singaporeans to do during this long weekend since we can’t travel out of the country. For me, I just wana go somewhere air con as the weather was insanely hot these few days.

Saw this new installation on the roof top. Looks quite nice and was supposed to move every 25mins but there was a notice saying it was under maintenance? Anyway, all the interactive displays were off, the theatre screening and all other multimedia shows were off, and even the museum cafe and store was closed. 

The best part of this museum visit was the scenery on the roof top. It was shaded and there was a nice breeze. There were some chairs around to sit down since the rooftop restaurants were all closed. Anyway, was there for about 30mins before we decide to move to another place, Funan which was located just behind the National Gallery.

Saw this place selling purple rice yogurt drink on the second floor of Funan. There was a long queue for it. Decide to give it a try and it was worth the wait.

Not sure where it comes from but saw some good reviews on it from social media. I got their recommended basic drink which was the Yanmi’s purple rice yogurt drink. 

The packaging was so cute! Looks like a Dino egg, haha...

Taste review: surprising good for someone like me who don’t like yogurt drink. It’s not too sour and had a light milky taste. The best part was the purple rice which acts like tapioca pearls. Similar to pearls, the purple rice has a chewy sticky texture. Definitely a much healthier option to BBT but sadly there was only 1 outlet at Funan. Considering getting a few bottles to stock up at home. Can’t do that for BBT as the pearls will get hard over time but not the purple rice. Also, I notice myself burping a few times after drinking, and I don’t have bloatiness problem from it which is good as I often suffer from indigestion and bloatiness. For $4.30, the price was reasonable so I will definitely get it again.