070809 ~ National Day Weekend

Ok, I know this entry was long overdue coz the outing was during the SG National Day weekend. SL and I went out on his day off on that Friday before the long National Day weekend. Yah! Decided to dress casual but really didnt know what to wear coz it was summer heat.

Below was my outfit for the day and decided to wear a black singlet coz the printed top was short. I was perspiring and the hot weather was not ideal for layering. Hence, I would like to source for a thinner and longer fabric to cover my unsightly fats when wearing this printed top. (Printed Top : Shop in Jurong Point/Singlet & Belt : Giordano/Shorts : Shop in Lucky Plaza)

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Went to Heeren and discovered that Mooks was having a closing down sale. I was sad coz they did have nice stuff except it was rather pricey. All items in the shop were sold at a certain price. Picked up several items and tried it in the fitting room. Wanna get a translucent dress but was against it coz of the material.

In the end, the items that I had narrowed were a cardigan and a dress. Due to budget constraint, I decided to get the dress instead. The price was reasonable, the print of the dress was tulip and colors were rather retro that made this dress my possession. Not worn it yet. The dress looked like a skirt but it was a toga version.

PS : I need to get hold of my purse strings coz it's slipping through my hands faster than getting hold of them. Argh! Should conserve my money and that should be my modus operandus!

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Life's simplest pleasures

Life's simplest pleasures can be anything.

SL and I had a really late dinner at Wisma's foodcourt on Friday evening after a 'long' search for another top to replace the white top coz he thought that it was too auntie looking. (For the white top, had taken off all the embellishments shortly after I reached home that very night after SL's comments. He often joked about my auntie fashion sense.) Of course, the search was unsuccessful though saw a tonga dress at Dorthy Perkins. Looked pretty but I have large arms and prefer to cover them rather than exposing them. Dinner was relatively inexpensive but was a nice one though coz we had a good chat.

My outfit was a bit blanc and noir in between. (White top sans the embellishments : Lucky Plaza/Black jeans : Queensway Shopping Centre/ Bag : Gucci/ Pair with black shoes).

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Saturday's evening was spent at Ice Cold coz SL invited me for a date. Beer and chicken wings are the best combination in a pub. Met a couple of galfriends who happened to be at the same place. So glad to meet them. However, I didnt wanna stay there for too long and wanna dinner/ supper coz I've not taken my lunch and dinner. The ensemble was simply noir and the adidas bag was bought in one of shops in Toa Payoh. Relatively cheap and love it coz it's furry. I also wanna to match the 'sporty' theme that we had for that day.

Here was my outfit (Black Top: Hynopsis/Black jeans : Queensway Shopping Centre/ Bag : Adidas - Respect Me/ Pair with black shoes/ Rings : H&M; Perlini's Silver). Accessories for both days were kept to the minimal (less is more mantra) by wearing a different ring for both days. Make-up was done with my latest fake eyelashes obssession.

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Ended up at the nearby McDonald's. Was pleasantly surprised that the Happy Meal toy given was Hello Kitty. McDonalds has collaborated with Hello Kitty for their 35th Anniversary and there will be different toys given over these 4 weeks when purchased a Happy Meal. All toys have a stated year and there are 36 toys to choose from. Hence, each one is unique with the year stated in the packaging. This could mean that I will be broke and grow fat if I purchase all the toys given in 4 weeks. These toys are too cute to resist and here is the picture for you to judge.

Had a wonderful and relaxing weekend! Cheers!

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Meeting up and spending more moolah

SL was out to watch Liverpool with his colleagues and I had made my arrangement to meet up with one of my gf, T for a short while coz she needed to go back home to attend some stuff.

Managed to check out a pair of shoes that I was eyeing in Rubi. However, the price was SGD 50. Didnt buy but would consider. Didnt manage to walk the newest shopping centre in Orchard (Ion) much coz it's too crowded on a Sunday. Argh! Will visit in another day.

Went to Lucky Plaza to visit my fav shops instead and ended buying a nice white top. I like the details on the sleeves that gives a princess feel. The top comes in 3 colors such as white, grey and beige. I thought white was nice though it's tough to maintain. Saw a couple more tops (another translucent black floral top and a leopard printed one) but decided not to buy them.

Here is the picture of my princess top from Speed Fashion.

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Before she left, we went over to Taka to meet somebody and checked out some swimwear. Decided not to buy again. After she left, I decided to walk from Wisma Atria to Plaza Singapura.

When I reached PS, went straight to Dorthy Perkins. Saw a brocade dress that was marked down drastically and was obviously tempted by the price reduction. If I would buy this dress, it will be a liability to me coz it would require dry cleaning.

My heart was saying yes and brain was saying no. In the end, had decided to go to Daiso before buying that dress. I've been trying to find this dress for my size and waiting patiently for the reduction. I thought it would be expensive for me to keep coz of the dry cleaning bills.

SL couldnt believe that I would spend SGD 24 in Daiso and this was the first time that I really went overboard spending in this SGD 2 shop.

Here is my loot consisted of mesh box for my clothings, mascara guards, false eyelashes (2 pairs in a box and to add to my collection), etc. For the mascara guards and false eyelashes were the remaining stocks left at the point of my purchase.

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130709 : Day of Reunion and Some Habits are simply hard to kick

Before meeting up with SRT with baby S for lunch, I was at Toa Payoh for a project. It ended at noon and made a quick call to SRT to meet her for lunch. But my habits of scouting and hunting for good buys in a neighbourhood area were hard to kick. Saw some clothings and tried them on.

I thought I had won over my own devil by not buying those tops and a bag till I saw a sale sign for shoes. It screamed "SGD 0.80!" Cheap, right? Of course, I couldnt resist this and ended with 2 pairs of plastic shoes. There were not many pairs of smaller sizes left. Here is the picture of my white, pink shoes and gold. For the gold pair, I bought at SGD 3 in a defunct shop in Bugis.

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Went to Orchard to meet up with SRT and decided to have Soup Spoon for our soups. Babysit Baby S while SRT went to order. It was during this time there was a rude couple who sat and placed their food without even asking especially the lady. Perhaps, these people behave the same way in their country due to overpopulation and caste system. The lady's bag was even occupying my seat while I was at the edge of the seat. Couldnt comprehend why people behave this way.

After lunch, we decided to walk around. I wanted to try out a product that was recommended by my gf. Would try and see the effects. We were walking to Tangs to get her stuff and went to the dessert store in Heeren. By then, we parted coz she needed to go home to attend some stuff.

I went shopping alone. Subconsciously, I wanna check out a dress at Dorthy Perkins that I saw at PS but it was in a bad condition. Found another piece in a better condition but the zip area was spoilt. When I was about to give up, there was another piece available at the changing area. Yes, I was getting that piece. Really like the print and had been patiently waiting for sales so that I could get it at the reduced price. I really wanted to get a printed dress so that I could wear casually and thought the print was nice. The printed material was full of horses which was also the Chinese horoscope of my maternal grans. Here is my long-awaited dress.

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Before leaving for home, had received a call from SRT to collect some stuff. Decided to make a detour to JP and saw Perlini's Silver was having a sale. Saw a couple of accessories and the prices were greatly reduced. Bought 2 rings of different styles. Now I could get these rings for less than SGD 30.

I guess some habits are simply hard to kick but I really need to do so with determination and perseverance.

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10.07.09 : Day of Highs and Lows

Woken by a call from SRT to go out for lunch. Obviously, I was late to meet up with her. However, we didnt make an arrangement of the actual venue to meet though we had agreed to meet at Paragon.

When I reached there, she's nowhere in sight. But met someone whom I rather forget ~ not absolutely keen to even acknowledge that person (long story). Ok, I still couldnt locate her. Tried to contact her again through her hp. It rang and went dead later.

Went through the whole building from level 1 to level 5. Still, there was no sight of her. Tried to contact her through her residential number a couple of times. However, it turned out to be the wrong number. Then tried to scroll down the numbers and finally managed to reach her residential number.

Later, she mentioned that she had lost her hp in a cab while she was on her way there. The only number she recalled was her hubby's. In the end, we met up for a brief moment to pass me her stuff. Well, at least we met and it's all that matters.

After this meeting, I was on a mission to search the PINK top to wear for an occasion. This color is not my color of choice and will try to avoid it as much as possible. The closest shade of pink that I would wear will be FUCHSIA if it's even consider the same color family (I dont take Arts as a subject in any form). My search started from Paragon to PS.

Of coz, I've sidetracked from my search. Went to Dorthy Perkins coz there's sale. Tried on a couple of dresses costed at SGD 39 each (original : SGD 79) and had narrowed down to 2 dresses. One was a white number and the other was printed with horses (had been eyeing it since its launch). Was excited to purchase both till I realised the printed dress had a large tear near the thighs. Hugely disappointed about it coz I'm positive about purchasing both dresses. Well, on a positive note was I had saved some moolah since there's 1 dress to purchase. The white dress I thought would be perfect for weddings. Hence, I made that purchase coz it looked simple yet delicate coz of the patterns and it fell nicely at knee length. Ok, it was the type of purchase of wants rather than needs. Here is the picture of my buy.

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Yes, I needed to remind myself about my mission coz I foresee that I wouldnt have time over the weekends to do so. I tried on polo , crew neck tees but I dont like the effect and shops like Giordano, Hang Ten, Baleno, Cotton On have promotions of 'Buy 2 at SGD 30' or 'Buy 3 at SGD 10', etc. Wanna get something that I could wear in future as well as having some feminine element to it. I dont see myself wearing PINK polos at all. The final destination was NET where I was still trying on the polo tees. When I was about to give up, I saw this butterfly top in the dreaded color. It costed about SGD 21 which was already discounted from SGD 70. When I tried it, the look was slightly off-shouldered which something that I liked. Yup, it was the only piece left after checked. Hence, needed to grab it coz I'm tired of walking around the whole building looking for a PINK top. The next thing on my list is I need to curb my spending!

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160609 - SG's wedding

SG's wedding is the one that I was really anticipating coz I bought a cheongsam for that occasion. However, it was a color themed wedding for the bridesmaids. Sigh! The white dominate the day while black is the color in the night.

Honestly, I really hated white coz it's a color that doesnt flatter plus sized like me. The hunt for the perfect white dress was a nightmare for me. Went to Far East, there were some that were normal-looking ones but ridiculously priced. Not worth to put my moolah on them.

The black cheongsam was bought from ILT 96 in Jurong Point. Relatively cheap as compared to Tong Tong. Was in Shaw Tower to re-sole my shoes bought from Charles and Keith.

Decided to drop by Tong Tong to check for stuff and saw a silk jacket going for SGD 299. Not cheap but I was looking for the design as it's a black and white combo. I was very interested and decided to ask for a discount as I knew the boss. Patronised the shop before all the publicity as my office was in the same building. The interesting part was the manager of the shop made a very long call to check with her boss as I told her that I knew the owner. Her reply was she was not in town. I found it rather fishy and she kept questioning me about how much I knew about the shop. Come on, give me a break and I didnt buy the jacket. Perhaps, it's her attitude and I'm broke already.

The hunt of the perfect white dress continued as the bride insisted on white was the rule of the day. Finally, found that dress in a shop in Lucky Plaza that sells cheap fashion. I'm extremely happy coz I dun see a point to blow my budget on a dress that I will be wearing occasionally.

For the shoes, I was racking my brains and found this pair in my shoe cabinet. Obviously, it was left in a corner and forgotten about it. It's simple to match and I re-soled it for a longer usage.

My theme was retro and the red brooch was a double happiness. It's perfect for the cheongsam. Simply love my cheongsam as it has a modern twist to it. Of course, I bought a couple of bodysuits so that this could hold up my body. It would help me to look slimmer.

Honestly, it was a honor and yet tiring to be a bridesmaid as there are so many details to look into so that the bride wouldnt be too stressed. Was on my toes most of the day and completely drained at the end of the day.

Overall, I'm satisfied with my choice of clothings and will leave you guys to decide.

PS : The champagne sash was the bond among all the bridesmaid and everybody tied a knot except me coz I would look pregnant if I followed them. The white flower cosage was bought from Daiso. Of course, I placed the sash sideways and slanted so that I could look slimmer.

White Dress : Lucky Plaza
White Cosage : Daiso
Shoes of the day : Charles & Keith (past season)
Black Cheongsam: ILT 96
Double Happiness Brooch : Tong Tong (formerly Tan Tan)


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10 Basics Essentials for Women

Do you ever have the feeling of nothing to wear? I do have that feeling most of the time and writing this entry is not trying to convince or tell others of what and how to wear their clothes.

Here are my 10 basic essentials in my wardrobe.

1. Trench coat
~ The material can be light so that it's easier to pack with travelling to slightly colder climates.

2. Black / White Turtleneck
~ It is an elegant top that ladies can pair it with skirts, trousers as well as accessories such as pearls earrings and necklaces.

3. Trousers
~ A pair of well-cut and great fitting trousers can last for seasons and it is timeless.

4. Tunic
~ It is good to camouflage certain problematic body area . When this is paired with trousers, it creates a different look for parties.

5. White Shirt (crisp)
~ A well-cut and fitting shirt can take you from day to night with a change in accessories and make-up.

6. Dark Jeans
~ A pair of dark jeans can be paired with the above mentioned items as well as a pair of pointed shoes and you will be ready for a night of parties and fun. For me, I opt for darker colors as there have 'slimming' effect.

7. Black Dress
~ Every lady should have a black dress. This is an iconic and essential item as Audrey Hepburn had made this item memorable in Breakfast at Tiffany. The look can be changed through the expression of accessories. Over here, I did not stress the little black dress as some ladies are plus-sized and that includes me.

8. Denim Jacket/Cropped Jacket or any other jackets
~ Having a nice jacket can transform your outfit. The recent trend of wearing your bf's jacket is cute and it is a good mixture of feminine and masculine style in one.

9. Black Skirt
~ A well cut skirt can slim the figure down especially those who have 'curves'.

10. Timeless Cashmere Sweater
~ Cashmere is soft and can keep you warm especially when there are malls who blast their aircons.

The above items are my basic essentials.

For accessories, I will keep it to the minimal. I live with this mantra "less is more".

“I never wanted to weigh more heavily on a man than a bird.” ~Coco Chanel