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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