Just for half a day I would like to stay in a snow globe in a gorgeous lil home or a city will do just fine... with cable , special friends, yummy treats & hot godiva chocolate.
Make that a full day.
Or a week.
So my mom went to Taipei to attend a funeral of a close aunty's husband
She's been mega busy for 2 weeks...and when she finally stopped for a second..
she just flew straight off , on a budget flight , mind you...
(simply cuz its peak Holiday season & there was no seats everywhere)
So this aunty of hers , she's one classy lady ...Mrs Ge..or Ge Tai Tai as we endearingly know her.
My mom had a dream bout her just a while ago, and so she rang up to ask how she was.
Ge Tai tai was good and things were okay. But less than a week later her hubby passed on.
My mom's got a gift regarding people..she has like dreams of knowledge. I think thats one of the gifts God's given her. She has been inspired to desperately reach out to many people in this manner , share our belief in the true & living God as we know Him -Jesus Christ as the only way...and shortly after she does, they peacefully pass on.
Sweet?
Maybe...
& a good dose of morbid i tell ya.
So off she went, I was a bit worried about the whole budget air thing. I painted a really nasty picture of it so that when she went on board she won't be traumatised or start swatting strange accented stewardess with different hmm..inflight training & calibre?
So anyway, just before she scooted off in the morning,
I told her : Mommy if you see a scarf with a matchin beanie pls get one for me...cuz they're pretty cheap there and i can use it in Korea.
Her response: Im going for a funeral! Might not even have time to shop!
Me: Ok lor.
...
..
.
Before she returned, i received an sms from her fretting that her luggage would be overweight & asked me to pray.
I just acknowledged it with a lil crinkle between the brows. I mean she went for a funeral right?
She came back late last night..with perfectly blown hair... I must say these Taiwanese stylists do immaculate work. AND untrue to her word...of low shopping tendencies,
I got a winter jacket with fur trim..It was like half a raccoon on that thang.
2 wooly scarf beanie sets , one with matching cut-off gloves.
3 thin long sleeves
1 cute-ass sling back from lesportsac
All these excluding her other purchases for family friends & beyond.
She even had a somethin for mr star.
And a squashed orange in her bag cuz the budget (airlines) stewardess was going around yelling at people who brought their own food in. So she left the hidden orange in the bag.
As she recollected the tale, mr star & I just stared at the dented orange.
How unlike you, i retorted.
Her response was classic, What if people around me knows I'm a Christian and I'm peeling my fragrant orange and the budget stewardess comes to scold me?
hahaha..fragrant..
"Very strong you know the orange smell"
..True..
My mom is such a bona fide-redeemed-changed-by-grace soul.
What i love the most was the stories.
One in particular.
How she played her christian music on one of their laptops cuz her mp3's charger didn't work, and nuetralised the pious chantings at the funeral.
BTW, funerals in taiwan for the rich & famous can go up to a month! The body is kinda fridged up at the morgue. ImPRESSive...
Back to the battle of the airwaves....'dong dong chang' VS hillsongs worship
Her music attracted Ge Tai Tai's filippino domestic help to come & talk to my mommy and they began talking about God and how she's been to a pentacostal church in SG before but never said the sinner's prayer. So this beautiful stranger, my momsy, was a Godsent to her.
A new salvation...& we believe the onset of many more...
Apparently she lives 5 mins away from a big church.SWEET.
So as Rihanna sings... Please don't stop the music.
But seriously,
I rather not stop the worship.
Cuz sometimes its hard to even start.Time to hit the sacks.
Camp is way too nearAHHYay . After a huge amount of deliberation at the shop with Ooister, I took the M home.
Its one of those things...a perfect fit vs a preferred fit.
The preferred won, & i'm satiated.
So what went on yesterday.
Ooister n Aikey decided to fill up the boredom with some great low impact exercise.
Window-shoppin n trying-on -stuff 'xcercise.
So met Ooisty at City Hall...went on to star360degree to swap the jacket n tried on more jackets
Ate super potent fried mars bars and vanilla icecream + some spicy fried chicken bits at CHIPPY's + Old Chang Kee...YUMMM..
Aikey the Yummy then came along... wooots..we just yaked about Good stuff;)
Lotsa God , major gloss & minimum goss.
Then we skipped off to Vivo.
And had an intelligent conversation about Arnie as a governor & South Park & Simpsons.
Two separate conversations mind you. But they were strangely quite seamless .
Vivovivo
We went to the valley of the shadow of death
I lusted after more shoes n boots at P&B
Aikey n Ooisty tried a buncha stuff at River Island...& there was this Fashion Assistant stud
who was REALLY helpful to Ooisty..like tuggin at his shirt and all..
I tried to stay serious under my Adidas Truckie...n nodded with an appropriate frown.
I yawned 3 times in 5 mins in TopShop
& decided on a Coffee n cakes break at Gloria Jeans
Im always stoked when i'm there.white choc mocha, macadamia latte, and chocolate mint bomb.(thats Ooisty for you...he was stoked too)
The macadamia slice was too funky. In a weird way. It tasted SOO different from the ones i used to pop as comfort food...maybe the ingredients are of inferior quality. Yux..
So i changed it to scones n a muffin n made the staff taste it.. they had no expression tho.
Ha. thank God i can see what theyre doin if not...some *Poooi*might happen
After hoots...it was DAISO MAYHEM
Aikey n Ooisty are the new DAISO sitcom.
crazy banter in Hongkie accent. I'm like "dude...daiso is japanese"
hahaha it was hysterical.
Its the new sequel to last years "HeLLO , NEWPAPER??"
So we scooped up some $2 guilt-free purchases
Met gorgeous mich , Tall Uncle Tay n lovely Chellie...
And a new part to the night began.
Berty's BDay!!
Yay
So a lil more shoppin..at LaSenza with the chicks..
Met Chellie's Mister & Bday boy Bert
& Scooted to Liang Seah Street for some crazy open air steamboat
YAY
A short meeting to comfirm Sat's plans and we were homebound...
ZzZzZ?
Not.
I slept at 7am its insane. i was just packin out a small hole in my room.
The whole room would take a year.
It was Gangs of NY..The Ellen D Show...The Tyra Show in the background.
Argh..I so need to fix myself.
I even managed to call a pal who was like busy milling around on this new day with birds chirpin b4 i got to sleep.
bahhh
Here I am , in a fresh tee (spideyman no less), the knit pants i wore out, and the right side of my new sneakers on.
I'm Reeling from the aftermath of exercising my purchase power.
Math and Exercise in the same sentence
Why on earth is shopping even therapeutic?
Probably a term coined by consumer pyschologists hired by marketing giants to induce a 'valid' comforting theory for sales revenue to increase.
Shame on you advertisers
But well i must be an unwitting fan of some of your work , for i never fail to fall prey.
Well camouflaged or not.. i just plop myself into the same hole ;)
So my purchases today:
-sneakers from adidas
Some history to this: I went 3ce all ready to purchase some high cuts n boots...even an updated purple metalic version of last year's same christmas Boot-y splurge, but they all don't come in my size..yes long feet i do have.
So apparently...the make these limited ed stuff for smaller feet gals?
Foot discrimination.
Nasty.
So anyway...Wan..( i think thats his name) sweet darlin searched n got me somethin quite fancy n ankle high in my size...it wasnt on sale..when nearly everything else was.*rolls eyes*
But as steward to the dough God's bestowed.. its pretty affordable.
Yay, its startin to grow on me..tho im still a tad bitter o'er the brown leather n checks- knee high , and purple metalic ones -calf high.
AND fyi Today i wanted these high cut limited ed sneakers with crazy colours on a lemon-y yellow base..it even came with additional yellow satin laces...half a size too small...
some times these special babies pick their parents.
I nurse a broken sneaker-heart.
-Oh & if you can see it I got a trucker cap in brown-black this time to get...a Free pouch! Woots
So anyhoots..trotted around to look for the famoolee's pressie...not too successfu
my bro wanted shoes...
-so i got him some vouchers After
walking round n round Raffles city
Thank God i asked him, cuz the last time he wanted cuff links n now he wants shoes (and there are cufflinks EVERYWHERE)
So i was just walkin ard alone ..my fav way to shop..and i went to
Star Three-Sixty Degree
SALE! the kind thats not plastered on the walls.
The kind that friendly sales rep tell u about.
And offer oreos while you ponder about which purchases to make.
So i know, i know...limited-ed sneakers n street gear is really a guys thing.
But i just love it. Its a different thrill with the casuals...they're beautifully down to earth & I decide how loud or subtle they make me.
In fact, my quirkiest most eccentric style quotients often include one of those loud sneakers, jumper or some not-so-casual casual. Why ?
Cuz you should be Comfy to exude your most extreme confidence(s).
So yeah..
Minor Disclaimer:I'm not a major collector... Those ppl are insane..*rest.pect*
I just like to get a new pair when my bank acct is well satiated and yeah i know its somethin i can keep;)
So back to Star360degree.
-I got this limited ed nike hoodie..in S with discount (as usual)
Advice:Try to live without leaving with the non-discounted purchase.
Means buy discounted stuff la.
So the jacket..A joint venture between Nike n a jap designer from CO-Lab...it came with a neat coat bag...sweet.
Then it was the white 'I heart Dance' short-sleeve hoodie. in L
L.
Thank God for height and practicality.
Important pre-decision questions:
+I'll use it ? Definitely .
Esp after practices...maybe even during if we're not rollin ard on the floor.
+Size? Well, hey it was okay a tad baggy but great to wear as a drape-over o'er
the LS, SS, & Tanks
After stuffin my mouth with a couple of oreo cookies...
& a nearly comical attempt at askin for a further discount while pointing a lil calculator
(of which was very politely rejected... i mean its a shop in Raffles city for cryin out loud...
But still can try RIGHT)
Yeah i bought em.
So now starin at my loot while reruns of project runway is blaring in the background.
I'm just WONDERING....maybe i should have gotten M instead of S for the jacket...
I told Uncle kubi Tay about this very major predicament:
And to help him further understand the matter i said:
There are a few types of try-fitters:
1) Try a Sz S ...Yeap it fits..okay bag it.
2) Try a Sz S...yeap it fits...but i wonder how an M would be.Especially for those layering days or if i gain mass. Hmm
3) Try a Sz S... yeah it fits."Excuse me.. you got XS?"
I usually fluctuate...but today i was a (1) at the shop and (2) at home
ARGHHH n i didnt try the M.
Im pertubed.Just Slightly.
The 'S' is mocking me.
I'll know the outcome tmrw...
Peace out
Just for half a day I would like to stay in a snow globe in a gorgeous lil home or a city will do just fine... with cable , special friends, yummy treats & hot godiva chocolate.
