The shopping continued in earnest...

Sales commenced in Zara and Robinsons on Christmas day. Needless to say, I was there. =P Dragged my sister and her boyfriend down too (I'm sure they, or she, wanted to go anyway) and here's what i bought:

• A pair of Zara kids ballet pumps, $39.90- they were $20 cheaper and cute - dull gold coloured with little stars at the side in the front.

• A Zara shirt for the hubby, $59.90 - It looked nice and felt comfy.
  

• A Van Heusen shirt for the hubby, $40 - It was cheap! Regular price is $129! I blame my sis, who sis dug it out of the bin first. =P

• 2 pcs of unmentionables, $80 - Ok... on hindsight, I don't think I should have bought two pcs, but they were really cheap! less than 50%! =P

And the shopping continued on Boxing Day, when I asked Spinky to bring me along if she went to the Isetan private sale with parents. I really just wanted to but that light green cocktail dress ($79.90 after discount) that I've been eyeing for a few months now, but ended up also buying a white cardigan ($19.90).

What can I say? I'm a sucker for sales. I think it's a pre-move thing - gotta make sure I have variety in my wardrobe and be equipped for all occasions.

Now the one thing left that I REALLY want - the Canon SX 1 IS. Don't think I really NEED a camera cos my old camera - the Canon IXUS 40 - is still usable, just cranky - switches between photo and video mode by itself all the time. But the SX 1 IS looks really cool... 10MP, 20x optical zoom, shoots HD video... and not that ex (RP $999) if compared to buying a digicam and camcorder separately, which would easily cost $1.5k.

Oh. And need to buy golf accessories. The hubby thinks I should learn to play golf. EK's giving me her old golf set, but will have to get gloves and shoes and who knows what else.

So happy to have my yr-end bonus. =P

It's alive again!

Decided to revive my blog so as to document my move to the Middle East.

First step: Call the HR department and Business Support Centre to make arrangements to go. Easy enough.

Second step: To decide what to bring over. This is more tricky given that amount of stuff that I've accumulated over the years (even though mummy threw out some of my most precious stuff one year)... And X'mas sales are SOOO good!!! Here's what I bought in the last two days:

1. Pearly pink ballet pumps w stars, $59 (Trois+heel, Wisma Atria) - saw this on Thurs night and couldn't stop thinking about them! I think they are my all-time favourite shoes! bought them on Fri during lunch hr, and redeemed my UOB points for a $20 voucher so I don't feel how ex they cost. =P
   
   
2. Black poncho, $26.40 ( Giordano, Ngee Ann City) - on my way to lunch after buying my beloved shoes, I stumbled Giordano's lunch time sale! 40% storewide! But it didn't apply to accessories i.e. my black poncho. I tried on the white one, but decided that black was probably more practical. I'm such a messy person... will surely dirty it very quickly.
   
   
3. Pedra Branca: The Road to the World Court, $22 (MFA) - New book by DPM and Amb Koh. Thought that should get a copy and that DD would appreciate it. While on a high from buying my beloved shoes, decided to queue at the book launch to get the book autographed. Got the book autographed for my bosses too. Such a groupie I am...
   
   
4. Espirit Mini sweater, $29.90 (Espirit, Liat Towers) - I've been looking around for a new sweater in preparation of the strong cold winds of winter/spring in Abu Dhabi. Zara kids winter stuff were very pretty but ex, then I stumbled on this sweater! It's ivory in colour, and has a silver "E" printed on it.
   
   
5. Brown 3 inch shoes, $16.20 (Schu, Wisma Atria) - My first pair of Schu shoes! SO CHEAP!!! Schu's having up to 70% off and Qi spotted this pair. She bought two other pairs herself and we were very pleased with our buys. I think they are about 3 inches (haven't measured yet) but still feel quite comfy! I think it helps that they are round in the front and not pointy.
   
   
6. Orange knitted long top, $48 (G2000, Wisma) - It should have cost $4 less. My brother maxed out my DBS credit card for his interest churning scheme so we couldn't benefit from the 10% DBS card discount. Quite a downer after our good buy at Schu. Tried on suits at G2000 too but decided not to get yet since not sure what I'll be doing in Abu Dhabi.

I also spent $120 to remove pen marks on my first luxury bag - a Hogan leather bag that I bought on the honeymoon. Pretty sure the kid whom my mum looks after during the weekends was the culprit. Who else would draw on a leather bag like it was a pc of paper??? So sad... I think the repair costs might actually have pushed the cost of my bag to $1k. =(

If not for the repairs that I had to do for my bag, I wld say it was a good week in terms of shopping. =)