I started seeing a dermatologist at 17 for pimple treatment - my friend even told me if we could get back all the money we spent on our skin, we’d be rich.

Today I started compiling pictures of myself over the years so I can see which regimen worked best for me. I knew my cam whoring would serve a purpose someday. From those pics, I would say my best skin year was 2004-2005. It was so long ago I can’t even remember what my regimen was then. I’m pretty sure though I was visiting Dra. Gonong at least 1 a month for maintenance.

Haay, I miss her. Specially right now that I’ve ran out of Tretinoin and I don’t know where the hell I can get it in Singapore since practically everything that’s not Panadol has to have a prescription. I feel dermatologists here in Singapore are just out to make money from me. I don’t want to pay consultation fee just to get a tretinoin prescription which I’m not sure I would even get coz the doctor might have a different opinion. (I think it hurts their egos if you suggest something to them like that doctor who I asked if he could give me Acyclovir for my chicken pox who of course didn’t give it to me coz he thinks I’m playing doctor. He instead prescribed me an antibiotic - I guess to prevent infection but the only way I could get the antibiotic is if I get it from him. Hmph.)

It’s actually cheaper for me to just buy a ticket to Manila and have all the treatments I need.

I know it’s so vain of me but it’s also so depressing for me. Bwiset na chicken pox kasi yan!!

How did I get from:

This to this

I look better as a monkey: