Thanks to thesamplestore, I'm privileged to be given some to try!

Being the strawberry lover, I picked the Strawberry flavoured lip balm to try first of course. It had a very unmistakably strawberry fragrance to it - this is expected of course, for any good lip blam that boasts to be strawberry flavoured.

It glided on very smoothly. At first it seems a bit "oily" but really, after awhile, the texture of your lips will feel perfect.

Very good! I wish though, that it could be slightly coloured. :) Like, those that you put on and has some light rose colouring. Another thing about this which I'm not too sure of is that, it seems that I cannot retract the balm if I push too much of it out! Hmmm the problem might just lie with me though.

I gave the other two flavours to my besties and they both loved the other two flavours. :D

Another 2 lippies I got was the Mentholatum Deep Moist range.

Available in two-types: Deep Moist Menthol and Deep Moist Natural.

I am definitely the kind of girl who goes for scents and flavours so I gave the Deep Moist Menthol to my BF whom I know will definitely appreciate the menthol in it. It has a very cooling feel to it when applied. Right up the BF's alley la. Haha!

He even commented about the oval container that made it easy to apply on the corners of the lips!

The Deep Moist Natural is great for no-nonsence straight forward moisturising lip care. :) Perfect for when my lips are desperately dry. Like that time that I was in Beijing and it was mad cold. My lips were breaking apart and it really hurt. Wish I had this then.

Nevertheless, this will definitely go into my travel bag for my year end trip to Sweden! :D

Any how, there is a contest you might be interested in:

GET YOUR SAMPLE HERE!!! :D You'll love it! Remember to enter the code YFWO!

- WOW Mug (black in colour but will change to WOW prints when filled with hot water)

- WOW Look Book

- WOW Notepad (Simply LOVE this one. So pretty!!)

- And... samples of course!!

Everyone has almost left already but I hung around with the yummy Ben & Jerry's Icecream that was going around and waited for the lovely instant printed photos of the event. :) I enjoyed myself though it was a bit scary when I arrived and didn't have any friends to sit with! Most I knew by sight/by name... said hello to quite a few as well. Glad to have met all of you.

Here's the thing. If you click here, you'll have access to fun stuff like wallpapers, twitter backgrounds, screensavers (got this for myself!), laptop and iphone skins too!

Anyway, many thanks to Kotex and thesamplestore for this event. Kotex LUXE Ultra Thin Designer Pads will be in stores 6 September so keep a lookout for them!

In the last one month, I've been thinking hard and I've been thinking long. Even as I smsed my friend, Gwen, about adopting the lost dog she found, I wonder if I am doing the right thing. For everyone concerned.

In the week following my sms to Gwen, I thought through my decision to bring home a dog. It was a huge responsibility for me. Especially since I have a full time job. Yet I knew what I was in for. I grew up with dogs and loved each intensely.

I had Whisky, a mixed breed, and now Mimi girl, a minature pinscher who lives in JB with my brother and father. I miss her very much. I remember her looks of mischief and her looks of innocence. The troubles she created and the love and loyalty she gave us all.

L to R: Me, Mimi and My Grandmother

Just as I knew someday I'll settle down and have a family, I knew with equal certainty that, that picture wouldn't be complete without a dog sprawled at my feet or there to greet me when I'm home from work.

Before when I started working and living in Singapore alone, I always longed someday - once I had a house to call my own and some stability in my life - to own a dog again.

Now I have both. I now own a place that I don't intend to leave anytime soon. And this place is my very own to call home.

I like to think of it as a perfect little sanctuary in a perfect location near to everything I need, my work and play. I spent months scouring for things and information that will help me make the home perfect. From carpets, to plants, to hooks.... to remote control holders... I enjoyed myself tremendously.

So it was only natural that once I got the joint right, it made sense that I bring home a little, four-legged roommate to tear it all apart again.