East End | Beyond Retro

So I found the place I've been meaning to hit in London for quite sometime. And during my last trip to London a week ago, I just figured out that it was actually really close to the site for my assignment; which is in Cheshire Street, just off Brick Lane. That's the thing about the Whitechapel/Shoreditch area: you never quite know what you may find during each visit.

Being one of the most famous vintage shops in London, it's no surprise that Beyond Retro has an extensive amount of vintage clothing. Racks after racks of mens and womens clothing and accessories which, compared to some other vintage shops in the area, have been neatly categorized. But hunting through shops like these take plenty of time if you want to score something you actually like in your size and in keeping to your budget.

So, naturally, I left empty handed. I really love these shops with their massive inventory of seemingly random pieces of clothing, each unique and different from the other. But for the most part, I go there just for browsing and perhaps to get some inspiration. For a second-hand item, it's surprisingly not cheap.

...and watch this video which was filmed just outside Beyond Retro and in the surrounding area.

F*ck Me Pumps
by Amy Winehouse
from the album Frank

Foot cover

Oh riiiiight.....THAT shoe!

-my latest acquisition no doubt.

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Shoe shopping

I bought shoes. Shoes which I've been wanting for a long time. It's not one of those sneakers the average teen would crave for every now and then. Sure, I do like sneakers but I'm already well equipped on that part.

This time around, I bought plain toe classic lace ups. Okay maybe not so classic as they are in navy and not black. My old 'formal wear' shoes have been demoted to casual loafers as they've acquired a little scruff to them over the one and a half years I've had them. And just so you know, the new shoes are not purchased on impulse, I've been scouting them out for a while now.

So a week back, I managed to watch the movie Confessions of a Shopaholic thanks to Ivan and his friend, S, who managed to snag a couple of free movie passes for the preview. The movie sure has it's issues and messages which hit home:

Credit cards are the devil, never fall into debt and think twice and then a couple of hundred more times before making ridiculously expansive purchases from designer goods stores.

And with the shoes I bought, they're definitely nowhere near to designer and I spent and hour in the shop thinking my need for them before even making the decision to buy them. But that is also in part to the fact that I don't really shop for shoes as often as the average person and my budget is quite reasonable in comparison to the people out there who dropped 400 ringgit on Nikes.


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Being honest

I decided to head over to One-Utama yesterday to do a quick round of grocery shopping as the earlier busy week left me without food at home. I've been eating out most of the time and that maybe the cause of the sorethroat to which now I'm recovering from.

Now, I'll be really honest with you, I did have a hidden agenda going all the way there. I went there to shop.

I already had in mind a few things I wanted to buy. A shirt, a pair of shoes...maybe a t-shirt? Things I've been thinking of getting for a while now. So, off to the shops I went. One by one. I tried a pair of shoes at one of the shops.....too tight. Then I headed off to the dressing room at Zara with a white shirt in tow.....too.....erm.....see through. And then to a slew of other shops in which I tried on a variety of clothing which on normal circunstances would look absolutely acceptable to anybody. But the thing is I always manage to point out to myself little things about the item which would make me dislike it. The length. The material. The colour. The fit. The price.

I ended up frustrated and dissapointed as I was left empty handed. But my overly critical clothing choices is a blessing in disguise, especially in these trying economic times. So instead of clothing, I spent my money on groceries, went home and made myself a good meal. Ahhh...satisfaction.


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Shopping Woes.

Whilst shopping malls in KL are having their annual fan-fucking-tastic blow-out sales, I'm stuck in Penang. Yes, nothing beats the feeling of being in the comfort that is home, but I'm talking price slashes, major discounts, further reductions and sales that would absolutely tempt even the most frugal being to drop some serious cash on anything from clothes to tech gadgets.

This is absolutely unfair. Why must I always be in Penang when the mega sale extravaganza explodes its way into the KL malls!

I may sound like some spoilt brat who sees every glass as half empty. Yes, I have a whole side of me which is totally pissed. But then again, I've another side altogether which is kinda relieved. And these two are always in conflict. Why the bi-polar feelings you ask? Well, as we delve deeper into the global economic crisis, I can't help to tell myself that I must make drastic adjustments to my shopping habits. I don't need my parents to tell me that this is not the time to be spending. So, in a way, I'm glad that I'm roughly 400kms from the nearest Zara, Pull and Bear or Club Monaco outlet.

Although I have yet to complete my shopping for Chinese New Year (If you think it's too early to shop for CNY, please check your calender again) I think I'm going to limit myself to 2 outfits, which is the norm. Until the money tree starts to grow, I am seriously considering to impose an embargo on shopping.


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Light up

Some lamps are just meant to be bought. It wasn't me, it's the lamp! It was calling out to ME! I've been eyeing it. And what better time to buy it when i've got tonnes of assignments which demand drawings. At least I know i'm not straining my eyes when I draw my sliding door detailing :)

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Shop

Yesterday I headed into KL city for some shopping with Ivan. I guess the best thing about going out in smaller groups is that it's easier to decide which shops to head to and another is that we walk at about the same pace. I kinda find it difficult to walk slowly and linger while shopping, sure I take my time while being INSIDE the shop but when going from one shop to another I tend to walk at a faster pace.

We hit three malls yesterday on foot. All the way from pavilion to Suria KLCC. It's not that far, it only took us a brisk walk to and fro. Our main intention was, of course, to do some shopping. If my mum and sister were to read this post, i'd bet they'd be gasping and their heart rates would have increased from reading the last sentence. But please, read on.

Anyways, I went into all my favourite shops sifting through clothes racks on end. From AG to Zara. If you're wondering why I was out shopping when i've been consistently ranting about the avalanche of work, it's because I merely needed a break and hey...it's Saturday! Plus, Monday's Deepavali.

I ended up not buying anything with the exception of a magazine from Kinokuniya. We were both not really in a shopping mood as Chinese New Year was still a far reach and i've got no upcoming special occasions that would demand a fresh new set of clothes. And above all else, it just wasn't the sales period which would normally get everyone (me included) in the mood to shop. So, while me not buying any article of clothing may be (a)typical, i'm still elated that i've saved my money for other things or when the sales return in full force. Ahh...mother would be so proud (and perhaps wipe that bead of sweat that was forming at her temple).


PS: Happy Birthday Jhei Mie!

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Shopping Plans

God, it's been like foreeeever since I went online let alone post up anything. My bad. But i'm not gonna hand out empty promisses saying i'll update more often coz' I don't know how buzy or lazy i'm gonna get. It also depends on my mood. I've been so darn preoccupied with events and outings and travelling of late. I've been back and forth KL, Seremban and Penang very much in the past month. But that's going to end soon when I return to Penang on Saturday and spend the rest of my time there until my next semester at Taylor's commences.

Okay, so i've already started shopping for my Chinese New Year clothes and i'm actually nearly done. Just have a few more things to purchase. I've already gotten all the tops and the clothings left I need to get are bottoms and shoes...but the shoes are optional. I'm considering whether I should show you guys what I bought...maybe i'll just wait until Chinese New Year and only take pictures then.

I think i'm gonna buy jeans for my bottoms. Currently I have a stong liking for dark indigo and black coloured denim. Those unwashed unfaded types with a slim, straight or slight boot cut. Not really into the slouchy baggy jeans but I do have a pair of those. The reason i'm not getting the distressed faded denim it's coz I wanna wear them in myself and let them mould and shape to my err...legs...you know, when you wear your jeans without washing then for like a month and they begin to feel perfectly fitted to you.

So, as I was saying, dark denim. Yup, that's what I plan to get. And they make your legs look longer too! These are just some examples:

- Straight cut dark-coloured denim by DKNY


- Slim-cut dark indigo denim by Guess

Another thing I plan to get for CNY are waistcoats! Yes. I've been seeing a lot of them at the Topman shops and they really look good. I wonder whether I look good in them though. But i'm so gonna get one of them for the New Year!

- Charcoal grey waistcoat by Topman. Topman has the best crap!

And about the shoes, well i'm not planning to get them unless I find one at a really good deal. I'm not the average person who'd pay like 300 ringgit for a pair of Nikes...well actually I hate nikes...but the point is that I'd only buy shoes when my old ones are nearly worn out. But I anticipate i'll be needing more dressier shoes next year for upcoming class presentations. So I might end up with formal dress shoes for CNY.

- If anyone wants to get me these shoes and I mean ANYONE...by all means, go ahead! These are the most darn good-looking shoes i've seen in a while. Even the bag looks fantastic!

But i'm definitely NOT getting these shoes which I swear to god were created in HELL!

This guy says it all:

* WARNING: Vulgarity is present in the following video.

And also, it's a good idea to lower the volume down a little coz he starts shouting at the beginning of the video in the Chris Crocker parody scene.

I Heart Shopping

Last Friday, I had an outing with Mei Zhi, Sandra and Daphne, whom I just met. The outing was pretty much dedicated to shopping. Yes, we were taking advantage of the Malaysian Mega Sales. So upon arrival at Queensbay Mall, we immediately hit it off and began our shopping spree.

You should have see the people in MNG who had to get in line just to make their way into the changing room. Pure madness. I don't recall having to queue up to get into the changing room. Sad. Okay, so we did more shopping and covered the entire mall which i'm no going to elaborate on.

The girls felt pretty bad coz they felt I was being dragged down along their shopping extravaganza. But I was like "Drag me down...drag me down!" If you haven't figured it out already from my previous posts, I LOVE SHOPPING. So when I told them that, they were like "Really? Great!"

I like shopping. That's the truth! I mainly shop for clothes because let's face it, most of the outlets in a mall are fashion stores. But I also look for books, tech gadgets, magazines, cds, shoes (I think that counts as fashion as well) and food....if there's such a thing as shopping for food.....but I guess you call that grocery shopping. Oh what the heck, I live to eat. So if there's ever such a thing as food shopping, i'm in!

Okay, so I think i've made it pretty clear that I like shopping. It's more than a past time. But I don't always end up with something in hand like last Friday when I only literaly only spent RM1 in Queensbay Mall for the parking fee. Yeah, I really wanted to buy the Summer issue of Nylon Guys magazine but they ran out of it. Why didn't I buy it the other day when I saw it...grrr.

As I was saying, I like shopping. I always try to shop only during promotions, sales or best-buy periods because, why pay retail when you can get the item at half-off? But more often than not I end up not purchasing anything because:

• Most things are way too expensive.
• I wanna save my money.
• I don't need the item even if it's like super cheap (i've learnt my lesson from this one coz in the past, i've bought things which I didn't really really like or need but I only got coz it's cheap. And in the end it's like I don't even use it, making it a complete waste of money)
• I wanna save my money ( I know i've said that before but...you gotta save money!)
• The sales only apply to the crappy items.
• There are no sales at all!
• Sometimes, i'll start to think something like this: "Wah, the cost of this shirt can buy me a plate of Char Koay Teow everyday for one whole year!!!"

So that's why I don't buy that many things. I know you're probably thinking in a sarcastic tone: "Riiight..." But it's quite true. I don't shop a lot. I window shop a lot. I guess it's the illusion that whenever I go to a mall, I shop, which it completely untrue.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

My New Toy

Okay, i'm already over the minor incident I had the other day. But then, just yesterday, my car battery decided to die on me. Well, I can't really blame it coz the battery is 2 and a half years old and (as I know it) that's pretty much the lifespan for car batteries. I think the car has serious problems with me...or maybe it's just a coincidence.

Anyway, I can't be too sad for too long coz...MY NEW NOTEBOOK IS HERE!!! YEAH! I got the Sony Vaio C Series. Well, actually my dad got it for me (his money, not mine. Thanks Dad!). The C Series is the cheaper range compared to the other Vaios. And let's face it, i'm not going to buy a notebook which costs more than ten freakin' thousand ringgit. That is seriously insane.

Nevertheless, i'm really psyched about my new notebook! I chose the one in Seashell White (why don't they just call it white!) but it's actually more of a silverish white. The outside is totaly silver but on the inside, it's white. I was actually considering between three colours: Green, Black and White. It took me a couple minutes until I finally decided on the White one to match with my iPod. They DO match!

The notebook comes with Windows Vista which by the way I find it to be very interesting. It was tricky at first, but i'm getting the hang of it. The display screen is totaly awesome. It's a little glossy and it's the wide screen version (which i've never had before). The sound system is a little too soft for my taste but it's satisfactory. The keypad: Love it! Nicely spaced out, great to type on. It also comes with a memory card reader, how great is that! In general, I really like it...obviously.

Looky here:

-The box it came in

-The Vaio's external shell

-A peek inside

-Once it's switched on

-VAIO (I love the logo!)

I love my new Toy! But I anticipate that I will have some headaches over it when the time comes for me to transfer all my data from the old computer. Especially when I have to start up iTunes, insert my songs in and manually key in the details which is a bitch to do. And plus I have to find a reliable anti-virus programme. Wait, scratch that...I have to find a reliable free anti-virus programme. Then I have to download...oh, just a few thousand other programmes and softwares for me to be able to do thing-a-ma-jigs and thing-a-ma-bobs (Trust me, i'm no computer whiz kid compared to my friends). Great...I can feel the headache looming ahead.

When I brought the Vaio home, my mum was looking at me funny. So I said "WHAT?" And mum went "It's okay for you to smile now." And she was right coz it was difficult for me to control over my joy and glee and I ended up smiling in a stupidly pathetic way for the rest of the day. God my face hurts now. Hehe!

Attack of the sequels

This year, there are so many freaking sequals that have been and are going to be released that I have lost count. Seriously, there's Spiderman 3, Pirates of the Carribean 3, Shrek 3, Ocean's Thirteen, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Harry Potter 5, Evan Almighty, Die Hard 4.0, National Treasure: Book of Secrets and the list goes on...Is this the year of the sequels or what!?

So, on Wednesday, I watched Shrek the third with Mei Zhi and Sandra at Queensbay. The movie was okay I guess. Not that fantastic. My sister was right, the plot was not so good. Well basically, I didn't like it as much as I had anticipated. In the cinema, Mei Zhi was seated on the left followed by Sandra and then me. There were these two aunties sitting beside Mei Zhi and she was complaining about the smell of the food those aunties were eating. So I was like "Why don't you shift next to me coz there's an empty seat here." And so she did. Halfway into the movie, there was this kid who was constantly kicking Sandra's seat from behind. And she got irritated that she switched to the seat Mei Zhi originally sat. I gotta say ...there was a lot of seat switching in there.

We lunched at the Dragon-i restaurant. I must say, very expensive food. I had a smoked duck ramen meal which costs 12 ringgit. But the duck meat was good. I really like duck. Good duck. Duck, duck, duck. I hope you get the picture already! The waiters in there were only speaking Mandarin and I was so glad that Mei Zhi was there. When the waiter was talking, Sandra and I looked at each other stupidly. Sad case. I should've learned Mandarin.

Then, I got this month's issue of GQ from Borders bookstore but then Sandra was unwilling to go into the store coz apparently there is this lecturer who is totaly creepy and unprofessional for trying to...you know what, i'm not going to go into it coz it's not my story to tell. But in the end she went in with us. So I was paying for the magazine (with Jessica Alba on the front cover) when Sandra called me ham sap for buying it in front of the cashier! I am NOT letting this go yet!! Grrrrr...woof!

Then off to shopping! We went to here, there and everywhere. We spent most of our time at the Padini store. The two of them tried out so many clothes! God...it was almost excruciating to watch...kidding! But yeah, Mei Zhi was trying on the same item in all the colours and sizes they have. And Sandra was trying out another item also in all the colours they featured. She kept saying "I so hate you all for dragging me in here" because she found something she really liked.

Sandra said "Should I buy it, should I buy it?" and Mei Zhi was all "Do these match, do these match?" And together they said "Do I look good, do I look good?" So I went all like "Yes you should and yes you do...Yes your legs are long and No your cleavage isn't showing...Yes you should definitely buy it! You know you want to..." And in the end we left the store with their wallets slightly lighter and my feet slightly sorer. We spent a total of 7 hours and 45 minutes at the mall and that was our day there.

For more detailed accounts of our outing check Mei Zhi's and Sandra's posts.

On Friday, I went out with Zhi Xiang to watch Ocean's Thirteen and Queensbay. (I know Queensbay again, but I like it there coz the cinema seats have more leg-room compared ot the one at Gurney) The movie: Not bad. Not bad at all. I liked the show but not as much as the first one. But it was worth watching. This sequel features Al Pacino but unfortunately, no Julia Roberts.

We were walking around and there was this Panasonic promotion at the centre court and I saw this uber-huge plasma TV. It was HUMONGOUS! 103 inches! Yikes! I wish I had that in my living room...though i'm not sure whether it'll fit.

- one huge-ass TV

We also went into the newly opened Quicksilver outlet. I think it was the opening day. To you Quicksilver lovers out there, they are having an opening sale: 30% off all merchandise until tomorrow! I didn't buy anything though coz i'm being barred from shopping...financial reasons. Don't ask! Zhi Xiang had to drag me away from the Quicksilver shop becaase he didn't want me to give into temptation. I went "I hate you! I hate you!" But at the end of the day, i'm glad he did so.

The best movie!

Today Zhi Xiang and I went to Gurney to watch the highly anticipated movie "Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End.' Okay, that was like the best movie i've seen so far this year. Really just SO good. I could totaly watch it again if I wanted to. It was worth sitting for 3 hours in the freezing cinema. Apparently, Zhi Xiang didn't watch the second installment, so before going into the cinema I kinda summarized it for him (Although, I'm kinda bad at summarizing movies). But he still managed to follow the story. Anyways, I was wondering, is it just me or do other people find it difficult to differentiate between Lord Beckett and the Norrington guy...you know the two British people with the curly curly white hair? I think it's gotta be the hair...yeah, it confuses me. Makes them look the same.

This is the best ending to this trilogy that I could imagine. And Chow Yun Fatt stars in it too...which is really something. It's also nice to see that they've expanded the character, Tia Dalma aka Calypso. I think she plays her part well. She's got the whole accent thing going on. And there's a cameo by Keith Richards as Jack Sparrow's father. Plus, the graphics were totaly awesome! I like the pebble shaped crabs. They were weird but kinda cool. By the way, for those who haven't seen it, make sure you continue watching after the movie ends, coz there's a small clip somewhere between the credits which is seriously not to be missed. I read that in a website and then was confirmed by Mei Zhi. For those who missed it...WATCH IT AGAIN MATEY!

~WARNING: SPOILER ALERT!...especially for those who have not seen the small clip at the end~

Apparently, there was a scene which was cut out from the movie which explains that if Calypso were to greet Davy Jones at the end of his 10 years of ferrying dead souls, then he would have been freed of his duty. So since Elizabeth was still faithful to William after 10 years, he too would be free from being captain of the Flying Dutchman.

After the movie, the two of us went to have lunch at 600cc and then to the Padini Store on one to use Zhi Xiang's discount privilages. We tried on a bunch of clothes which we knew we weren't gonna buy. But that was pretty much the whole point. The workers are probably hating me right now for making them fold the clothes which I tried on but did not buy. Then I tried on a pair of shorts which I thought were okay, until I saw this:

-holes!?

Seriously!...Holes!...At the back of the pants! What are they for, to let everyone get a glimpse of your underwear!? Jeesh...

And as I was trying out clothes, I discovered that I had scratched myself on my leg earlier and I didn't even feel it. The blood had clotted when I noticed it. It's not deep though.

-scratch...with oozing blood...OOOOZING!!! (Nah, just kidding)

Mundane

I haven't done anything exciting for the past week or more. Everything in my life is kinda mundane right now. Nothing to complain about except how boring things can get when you're not in school. I mean seriously, i'm bored to tears (metaphorically of course). My life is so vanilla right now that the most interesting occasion that has grabbed my full attention is the opening of a Gap outlet in Queensbay mall. Seriously! Normally that would probably be at the bottom of my 'Things to do/check-out' list. God, I wish something awesome comes my way.

I had a small problem with my car the other day. When I was about to go out, my car remote decided to fail on me. I couldn't use the keys to open otherwise the alarm would go off. The batteries were A-okay. Must be a circuit thing. But the next day, it was back to normal. Urgh..I hate the damn thing.


Yesterday, Jeff and I watched 'Blades of Glory" in the mall. He kept making me insist it would be a good movie and I was like "It's gonna be really really great." I tell you, it was real hilarious, we laughed our heads off. The two of us were probably the loudest in there.

Anyway, Jeff treated me to lunch at nando's (how great right...Thank You Jeffrey) and then we were off walking around the mall. I went home empty-handed but Jeff had like a gazillion shopping bags with him. He was on shopping spree it seems. He bought two t-shirts and two bottoms in one day. Two outfits in a day (way to go!). But while he was queing at the counter in one of the shops, he was like "Oh no...I have to carry the Jusco bag all around the mall." I was like "What the...seriously? Seriously!?" It seems someone is becoming brand conscious. But when he asked me to carry the Jusco bag for him I went "You know what...my hand's feeling a bit sore right now." Haha. We spent 6 hours and 58 minutes there. But to me it seemed shorter. Time passes when you're having fun.

I was supposed to go to KL this weekend but it turns out, I don't have to. Apparently I can register from Penang and that would make everything so much easier. I hate the thought of a 4 hour drive just for a mere two days. It's so not worth the energy and time. But this means I won't be able to buy the iPod dock. You see, i'm planning to buy myself an iPod dock for my room. And if i'm not mistaken, it can double as an alarm clock. Sometimes I like to drift into sleep whilst listening to music. I totaly have to get it.

KL...

Here's a picture from my Wednesday outing with friends when we were bidding farewell to Jee Mee who was returning to Manchester, England.

- Jee Mee was trying to climb onto Al's car...don't ask me why.

Right.... so anyway, i'm back from my trip to KL. Upon reaching KL, we immediately headed for the college. Taylor's college looks pretty alright. I think I am willing to take it into serious consideration. Apparently, it would save my parents a hell a lot of money than if I were to go straight to Australia. But all my efforts I have placed into HSC will go down the drain. One year gone to waste. On the brightside, I got some experiance. And best of all...friends.

For lunch, we travelled all the way across to the other side of the city to have the renowned Ampang Yong Tau Fu. Now, I only ate the aubergine...but it was gooood

-Ampang Yong Tau Fu


- Another thing we had...Paper bag wrapped chicken with a marinade so good.

Then we were off to 1-utama. Shop, shop, shop and neither my parents nor I bought a single item (with the exception of food). We had dinner at a shop specializing in ramen in Bukit Bintang. And that was pretty much it for the day.

The second day, we shopped in Midvalley megamall where my mom bought like one piece of clothing. There's where they gave me this member's coupon for a birthday treat which entitles me to a lousy 20% discount on Topman merchandise. 20 lousy percent...so little! Sad case. That was pretty much it for the KL trip...oh, and we also had dinner in Nibung Tebal on our way back...or somewhere there. All-in-all, it was alright. A nice and easy, no-rush trip coz' the main purpose of the trip (checking out Taylor's) was accomplished first thing!

If all goes well and Taylor's is the best option available, then it's goodbye Penang and hello KL...not for another 3 months that is.

PS: Thanks for calling, Yong Ming!

Opening of a Mall

The last few days have been just crazed for me. I've been here and there and there again. I've been going swimming lately and it's really liberating even though i'm not good at it but it's been such a long time. But the biggest thing so far: The Queensbay Mall Opening!!!

Queensbay Mall is awesome for it's size. It's length is about twice that of Gurney Plaza...maybe even more. But what attract's me most is the shops which will be opening there: Topman, Gap, inbase, Puma, and et cetera. It really gives it a KL-ish feel to the place. The clean interior decor, the wide spaces and the presence of a basement with high ceilings really make me feel like i'm in Midvalley Megamall. The amount of food outlets there are no exception to the awesomeness. T.G.I.F., Dave's Deli, and so on and on.

The only thing that gets to me is the distance of it from my home. But having been driving to Inti for the past year I don't find it too far after all. It would be just like another trip to classes...only I would be shopping...hehe.
But to sum it up, Queensbay Mall has achieved a KL standard, really top-notch!

Be warned: Do not go there during rush hour (like lunch time) and during the weekends and avoid it during the holidays, well at least until the novelty of the mall wears off. But if you enjoy crowds and if you're a the-more-the-merrier kinda person, by all means, go anytime you want.

- Can I say more?

- coming soon to QM.

Another warning: It's a bitch to go there on the weekends because of:

- the damn jam.

And another thing is that, when you're there, you would undoubtedly be tempted to shop!

- Ivan shops!

Okay, that aside, i've been keeping myself busy trying to write my uni admissions essay which I have to hand in later in the week. Writing this essay is really difficult having not been to any classes for the last one to two months. Bloody Hell difficult. Other than that, i'm really psyched about me holiday trip next week! But I haven't started packing yet coz I don't know how. Another thing i'm psyches about: my sister's coming back this Thursday! So, yay!

PS: Thanks for the belt Iv!

When Someone Shops

There was like this massive jam which clotted up traffic on Saturday!! Absolutely enormous!! Apparently, it was caused by this mishap on Penang bridge in the afternoon and resulted in a flow-on effect which lasted until midnight. I got stuck at Farquhar Street for like 30 mins when I passed by at 4.30pm!! But thank god I escaped before I got caught in it for good. Here are some pics of the jam at night in Pulau Tikus:

-Note : it's only supposed to be a single line on either side

- at a traffic light

Yesterday (Sunday), I didn't do much except doin' some reading, watchin' some TV ... you know regular stuff. However, at night, Al kinda asked me to go out for a brisk walk by Gurney Drive, and so I did. But it turned ugly when he 'kidnapped' me and made it into a 'joy-ride' and we ended up at Bt. Feringghi. Sad...but true. I got home at around midnight! But I did manage to buy a few cd's though: Alanis Morrisette, Fergie and Gwen. Anybody interested to borrow them??

Today, I hung out with Gim Ming and Jeff. Movie Day. What did we watch (for free) you ask? Accepted of course. Not a bad show. Not so much a laugh-until-you-can't-control-yourself-and-wanna-suffocate-to-death kinda show but it makes you think of what you really wanna study in college and what you really wanna be when you grow up. For me: Well, i'd like to study something to do with food, fashion & trends and maybe architectural design. My dream job? An actor. I know it's a bit out there and I am the furthest thing from being an actor...but it's really my dream.

But the most amazing thing which happened today was when Jeff and I were shopping around. It happened all of a sudden and totaly out of the blue and everything. It was so unexpected: Jeff bought an item of clothing. Ya I know, anti-climax much but i'll tell you, this is the first time i've seen him buying clothes! Honest!! Rare occassion indeed and I have proof (inject sinister laugh):

- jaw dropping event

Other than that, I did manage to buy the new issue of...yes that's right: GQ December Issue!!!

Al least I have something to occupy myself with when i'm bored.

Gotta love the Mag!

The last couple of days have been the same for me, relax, relax and yes, relax. If you're thinking i'm just wasting my precious time away, well, you couldn't be more wrong. I completed an application to another university (RMIT) when I was at Inti yester, I managed to update myself by standing in bookshops of Gurney Plaza and flipping through magazines (that way, I don't have to pay for them) and i've even read a fictional novel and I plan to maybe read more if time permits me to do so.

Alright, back to the magazine thing. I absolutely love to read magazines! Love 'em to death!!! It's a bible which gets updated every other month and with so many different kinds. Men's Folio, GQ, Details...love 'em all!!! Thank god for their existance or else WHAT AM I TO READ!!! Magazines are like (and I quote) "a shinning beacon of hope."

All hail the carefully constructed flow of information and articles and the pictures arranged in such a way to tempt and tantilize. And they all converge in such a way as to become an all-inspiring book of wisdom handing out tips on fashion, style news and beyond! Okay, I'm exaggerating a little. But unfortunately, I certainly can't buy all of them and most of them come slightly pricey. Bummer. So, that's why I now prefer to go to some Popular or MPH bookstore and read them up without paying...and ooohh yeah, the air-conditioning's free too!

- The bible: random issues

Today I went to Prangin Mall for a little shop, shop, shop with Damien and Jeff. Nice to see Damien after so long. Chris was supposed to be there too but apparently he tried to call us several times but my cell was in my bag (so I couldn't hear it ring) and in the end, he kinda went home. Sorry 'bout that! But anyway, we did go here and there and looked for stuff to buy. But we only purchased some accessories and no clothes at all...sad right?

It seems to me that Prangin Mall is just not what it was like last time, when bargains were rife and everyone was bound to buy loads and loads. Sure, there are promotions a bit but most of the clothes were plain UGLY! You really gotta go through all of them to be able to find an item of clothing which suits you and it's really not even worth buying something not on sale since a brand new item from any non-branded store is priced about the same as an item of a better well-known brand (in terms of quality and style too).

My little trip

Uh huh, that's KL alright. I soo adore KL. Not because of its traffic jams, or its hazy weather, but its HUGE malls. And plus its MEGA BLOWOUT SALES!!!!! It was a short trip though I went there with my parents during Merdeka and came back the very next day. I was like looking forward to the trip and now it's over dee...haih.
Let's see, we only had time for 2 malls which are 1-utama and suria klcc. Awesome places but I think 1-utama is a bit too large and complicated, it's like I sometimes don't really know whether I'm in the new or old wing. I walked around there until my kaki nearly patah dee...sad case. But I did buy a bunch o' stuff! I only bought things which were on 50% discount and above, well, most of the stuff had about that much discounts anyway. I even got this membership card from Topman coz I like spent above.....umm.....a certain amount and I was entitled to get one, so..yay!
The next day before I arrived, my parents and I went to this place called Tambun, I think. Apparrently it's renowned for seafood. We were searching for a place to eat and we saw several restaurants which were like quite big and bright and clean but they were practically empty. Ironically the ones which were flodded with people were those which were dim, small and slightly unhygenic. So, we picked the latter. Great food!!
And now i'm back home. Earlier today had Maths replacement class which was kinda a drag cos I didn't get to enjoy my sleep. Black rings all over my eyes dee..crap

-Suria KLCC's roof

-Merdeka spirit!

-Some stuff I bought

PS: I swear everything i bought was on discount...except for this book "A Million Little Pieces" which JEFFREY MATTHEWS asked me to buy it for himself. HAPPY JEFF? I mentioned you in this blogpost...muahaha

Shopping to save lives

Ok, i'm all better now. No more cursing and swearing for me...just back to plain old ugly me. Anyways, thank you to all my friends who said things to me to like calm me down. Cheers!
But let this be a lesson to all people out there, if you step on my tail I become like this raging psycopath. So, don't.
Anyway, its that time of the year again, THE MEGA SALE. Its back, its bigger and its better!!!! muahaha...This sale was also part of the reason that I got myself to calm down...hehe. I know that my Trials are coming up (holy crap!!!) and I know i'm supposed to be studying, but it's just soooooo hard not to do any form of shopping and hanging out! Some one please control me!!!
I've been going out like every other alternate day to just hang out at malls, spending, chatting, spending, watching movies, spending and oh yeah, more spending. Oh my god... I am a shopaholic!!! Does this place me on the borderline of being a metrosexual??? But it's not like I go for some yoga class or some hair removal regime, it's just me trying to look more pleasing to the eye in front of my friends and the public so that they are not blinded by my hideousness. Since, i'm like sooo UGLY, I might as well wear something cool or simply put, nice! So there's no harm in shopping is there?... It's like I shop to save everyone's eyesight!!!
But yeah, basically, going out has really made me feel happier. I guess that's what friends are for right?