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Conclusion 1: I need more money

April 17, 2008 · Filed under Daily Events, Online Shopping · Tagged , , ,

Gosh, I wonder how many times there were when I thought maybe I’m born a girl but I lack feministic characteristics. That’s because every time my mum wants to bring me out to shop for clothes during chinese new year, or when she’s shopping for clothes, I feel so bored out of my life! On the other hand, I love gadgets to bits (I so need my iphone fix! Why is it still not in Singapore?!), so I thought maybe I’m actually a guy inside who likes gadgets but hates shopping for clothes. But you can’t really blame me actually. 3 guys in the family verses my mum, competing for influence in my life! Obviously I’m into gadgets and cars! I’m still a design-freak I stress.

But only till today, or should I say, only till today did realisation strike, that I’m a PURE SHOPAHOLIC at heart! I absolutely cannot stop shopping. ONLINE shopping that is. Only till today did I realise, it’s not that I don’t like to shop for clothes, it’s because I’m a SLOTH and I’m too lazy to walk around shopping for clothes! TADAA! This proves I’m feminine! Ju has totally turned me into an addict.

What’s worse is I’m also thrifty and fickle, on top of being a true blue shopaholic. So I see something I like. Then I look at the price. Then I have 2nd thoughts. Then I tell myself not to buy on impulse. Remind myself of the 2 weeks cool down period. Then Miss-Fickle sets in and I continue hovering between the to-buy and not-to-buy. I honestly have a lot of issues! So what happens? The shopaholic in me wants everything, but in the end the thrifty me gets some items that doesn’t amount to a total above $50. Singapore Dollars! That is just pathetic! And every single item belongs in the SALE category. I’m beginning to act like a total ‘auntie’ but I’m not even 21!

Maybe I’m a schizophrenic shopaholic?

I don’t understand what’s wrong with me. Come on! I’m a music teacher with money! I’m not filthy rich but I pay my own insurance, give money to my parents and plan to support myself through my university education! I choose not to work on tuesdays, fridays and sundays and still have a substantial amount of cash, so why am I so hard on myself? Shopping for clothes is the fundamentals of being female! Even when I eat, I have to count how much I’m using! Like lunch everyday when I’m working costs $1.40 for plain rice and one kind of vegetable. Which working and perfectly healthy adult buys lunch for $1.40?!

I’ve found a perfectly normal explanation for all these.

I’m crazy.

Craziness aside, I’ve bought 3 items today from Forever21 thanks to Ju’s spree.

1. Empress Rope Dress: US$13.50
It was time I got a dress because as a musician, you always need dresses for concerts and an extra dress in the wardrobe never hurt anyone. I was bold and ordered it in blue instead of my usual black.
Empress Rope Dress

2. Brilliant Knit Tunic: US$7.50
This just looked fantastic the first time Ju showed it to me and it was cheap. I needed something pink to go with my pink Victoria Secret cardigan anyway.
Brilliant Knit Tunic

3. Opulent Stone Ring: US$6
This just spells TAI TAI. Enough said.
Opulent Stone Ring

And these are the items I wanted to buy before Little-Miss-Thrifty started talking.

1. Flutter Metal Cuff: US$5.80
Very class, but rejected because I was afraid it might be too big.
Flutter Metal Cuff

2. Save The Whales Tee: US$16.90
This was the one thing that had me going up and down. It’s so super cute and I’m in the tee-ing mood these days. Too bad it got rejected because it was just too expensive! I can never convince myself to get a tee for SG$20 and above.
Save The Whales Tee

3. Metallic Geisha Tunic: US$22.80
Very special, with an asian flavor, but SG$30++ for a top? My conscience won’t forgive me in a thousand years.
Metallic Geisha Tunic

4. Ricky Wedge Sandals: US$19.80
Very beautiful, very sexy, but the heels are not high enough to grant it an exception for its price. The metallic pink is just totally on another level though.
Ricky Wedge Sandals

5. Striped Lucite Bangle: US$9
This bangle totally looks like it just walked out of candyland. Anything so delicious looking should be bought even if I don’t wear bangles at all. It has turned me into a convert! But the price!
Striped Lucite Bangle

6. Boomer Peeptoe Flat: US$17.80
Very cute with the pink faux leather and all, but flats and short people like me, we just don’t exist in the same dimension. If only it were under SG$10. I would have gotten it in a heartbeat even if it was doomed to be a mere decoration on my shoe rack.
Boomer Peeptoe Flat

Amount I should have spent: US$119.10
Amount Spent: US$27
Amount I didn’t spent because of Little-Miss-Thrifty: US$92.10

I’ve come to one conclusion.

I need more money.

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Cleaning my palate

April 15, 2008 · Filed under Daily Events, Musings · Tagged ,

Journaling seems to be like what an egg, or mushroom (must be a nice mushroom, mind you), does to a meal. Eggs, or mushroom for any matter, cleans the entire palate. I don’t know if it’s the right description, but I always like to finish my meal with the egg which I saved for last. Journaling the day’s event is just like that too. Gives you the feeling that your day is about to end. Not in the literal meaning of course, since it’s already 3 in the morning. So technically speaking, my day ended 3 hours ago and the day which I am speaking of has just started.

Actually I had my day all planned out. Tuesday is my only rest day of the week so it requires detailed planning so I wouldn’t let my only rest day go to waste. I was to go for piano lesson at 10 in the morning, then I’ll go visit 大伯 and 大伯母. Mummy wanted me to bring some korean vcds which she promised them. I figured out I didn’t want to strain my shoulder so I brought the thinnest vcd box. the others were huge! During piano lesson, Ju called and told me the VS stuff arrived! So I thought I would go over to Hougang to visit and collect my cardigan from her. After my lesson, I called Fel to ask for directions to Hougang and found out there was a straight bus to Hougang. Great! Unfortunately, all my lovely plans were dashed when 大伯 told me they were going to be out for the day. Since I had time to kill, I decided to visit grandma.

Bought her 鱼片汤, 豆花, 洋糁水 and some vegetable buns, and walked in the hot sunshine all the way to the nursing home. Nevermind, Vitamin D. I realised maybe grandma doesn’t like fish soups anymore. I think everyone has been buying her that since the doctors told us to cut down on oily food otherwise it would clog her arteries and she’s getting tired of it. Moreover, she has a hard time chewing through the vegetables. She enjoyed the 豆花, though I regretted not telling the vendor to leave out the sugar syrup. I did want to tell him to leave it out, but I thought it would be very tasteless and I wanted her to eat something sweet instead of something tasteless which she gets fed everyday. I did tell him to put less sugar syrup though. Next time I’m going to tell him I want very. little. syrup.

Came home after visiting grandma, and slept for the entire day in hunger up till 8 pm.

Wanted to write about the time spent with grandma, but I guess I got carried away with the day’s events. I’ll leave that for another entry since it requires serious and deep thoughts.

Cleaning out my palate for the day.

Not very tasteful.

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