My Wildest Endeavour

Tadaa.... 2-tone hair colouring..claimed to be influenced by the Korean fashion craze...

This was the first time I coloured my hair. In the past, my boldest stint was to just make some highlighting of my hair.  Anyway, as can be seen, the darker colour ie the top part is not really that 'loud'. I would have preferred that it's more obvious.

How many pairs of shoes do you own?

Well, or rather how many pairs of new shoes do you own?  Being budget conscious, I can't resist having the pair of shoes on sale in my shelf.  I was too carried away with buying shoes on offer that I have lost count of the number of pairs I own.

One fine day, I was scanning through my little store room and notice I have two pairs of new shoes I didn't know I have bought, the yellow flowered one from Voir and the black pair of slip-on from Jusco.

From Voir 

Chic slip-on from Jusco

When you wear this white soft flatties, it feels like your soles are just next to the ground.

Soft flatties from Jusco

This blue and pink pairs are bought at RM80 for two pairs from Vincci. Good for shopping. Individually each pair costs over RM50.

Latest from Vincci

Identical with the blue pair from Vincci

Slightly 'aunty' type of slip-on but the cushion feel is very comfortable.

Comfortable slip-on one-inch heel

No more shopping for shoes until next year....

My tops are tearing

My thin tee-tops are tearing fast.  The more I buy, the more tees I notice having holes on them.

No thanks to my washing machine! I believe it's the size of my huge washing machine, 14kg.  Each time I unload the clothes after washing, the untangling of the clothes which tend to wrap real tightly around the agitator in the centre can get a little difficult.  Clothes intertwining are common.  I read that the high speed of the machine and this agitator can cause damage to delicate clothes.

The only solution is to put delicate clothes into a laundry bag first before dumping them into the machine.  Not difficult, just another process to take care of.  The last resort is to handwash, what else?

Crazy over tops

Whenever I step into a shopping mall, my feet will bring me to a boutique and the next minute I will be looking through hanger by hanger for a nice top.  After weekends of what supposed to be 'window-shopping', I ended up with piles of tops, casual ones that are comfortable to be worn at home as well as presentable enough to be worn for outing.

My wardrobe is now piled up with folded tops and tees to the point of touching the clothes which are hung from the top.  Soon, I am not surprised the pile will topple.

Got to make a vow to skimp and stop the lust.

Why I bought these handbags?

These two handbags were bought to usher the Chinese New Year, sort of, or just another excuse to buy new bags.. . By the way, I had 'worn' off at least 3 handbags in 2+ years.

I bought both these on the same day at Sogo, not too pricey, less than RM80 (USD26). Let's see how long they last.  Why I chose them?

* They are of a size big enough to store my Netbook.  This is necessary so that I do not need to carry another bag if I want to bring my Netbook along.
* There are many compartments. I go for those with a zip compartment at the back of the handbag where I usually keep my mobile phone.  At least, when my mobile phone vibrates, I can feel the vibration as it is closest to my body.  Internally, both have another 2 more compartments, a zip one and another 'twin' one to store my receipts and other stuff which I do not like being 'mixed' up with my other junks in my handbag.
* They are of a length which suits me. I dislike bags which have too long a strap.  One which is slightly right next to my elbow when clutched is perfect for me.  This enables me to open my handbag to take out stuff and still have the handbag strap on my shoulder without removing it from my shoulder, safer, right?
* This is optional but I love those handbags with an additional external compartment.  The brown handbag here has one, just behind the bow. In times of emergency or when I need to be quick, I can easily slip a receipt or some money into the compartment.  My old handbag even has 2 side compartments similar to what backpacks have.  I stuff my pocket tissues in those compartments.

Cheap handbags don't last

I felt shortchanged.  I bought a white PVC handbag at 50% and paid about RM80 (about USD26) assuming that a handbag which costs more than RM100 (USD32) should be of reasonably good quality.

After using it for about 3 times, peeling started to appear at the external bottom of the bag and there was some powdery thing dropping from it.  More peeling appeared.  Geezzz..

Cheap is not necessarily good.  I told myself to go for better quality bags which are more costly when they are put up for sale at offer price.

Farewell to My office wardrobe series - Part 3

I would celebrate if I could still fit in this piece of dress.  This dress was bought something like 10 years ago to usher in the Chinese New Year.  It's a rather 'Chinese' dress, as you can see from the oriental wave feature at the hem of the dress.  I also like the Chinese feature being balanced with some fiery red flowers (red is a prosperous colour for Chinese) and yet not so oriental. 

In the office, I wore this under a black cardigan or jacket.  A nice piece for formal as well as casual functions too. 

Affordable casual wedges

Originally sold at RM29 per pair, I got them for RM25 per pair from a sub-urban mall. They are only about two inches tall and suitable for casual wear. These were sold by those seasonal Thai traders. Those nicer and sweeter coloured ones were sold out and I even saw one pair with a unique design being kept under the table.

Apparently, those were already booked by another customer.

Skirt at RM3!

I guess no one would believe me if I tell them the skirt (one piece la!) costs RM3 each! When I happened to pick up one of the skirts, the price tag attracted me as it only costs a meagre RM10!
So, I picked all the three colours available.

I was in for another pleasant surprise when I paid for it at the cashier. He told me RM12 and with total disbelief, I paid for them. The next logical thing for a shopper to do is to search if there are more of such unbelievable bargains. There are only 3 colours, if there are 5, I would undoubtedly grab all. And, all the other skirts were not my cup of tea. So, I went home smiling in my heart as though I've just gotten a windfall.

My collection of swarovski jewellery

One of my favourite pendants, in my favourite colour, sapphire. It suits most occasion with just a change of the necklace. This goes with casual tees with jeans or a sun dress.

Whenever I wore this to the office, the rich sapphire colour never failed to catch my colleagues' attention.

For a more formal look, swap the necklace with a silver one.

Nyonya casual bag

Saw this handbag at Mid-Valley,one of those mobile kiosks. It immediately caught my attention, partly because it is in red, one of my favourite colours and its shape.

At RM29.90, it's affordable. After paying for it for 5 minutes, I went back to the kiosk to purchase another one, as a gift to a closed one. I'm sure the receiver will like it.

Farewell to my Office Wardrobe Series - Part 2

A figure-hugging halter-neck top, in my favourite colour, blue. Normally, I wore a black knitted cardigan over it. When I was slimmer, I actually wore a tighter soft blue cardigan but not anymore. There is a matching skirt that goes with this top. Ooops! I almost forget about it. Let me go through my wardrobe for the skirt. It's the stretchable type, you know one that you can sit in very 'unfeminine' way in it and it will not tear or go out of shape.

Farewell to my Office Wardrobe Series - Part 1

A very wearable top, simple and chic,well at least it looked chic in my old office a few years ago. This was my favourites top especially when I was in a hurry or didn't have the mood to choose a proper office outfit in one of those dull mornings. It goes well with a pair of smart casual pants or a tight or A-shaped skirt. I normally,almost all the time, matched it with a pair of brown pants. Oh yes! I loved to match these outfits with my pair of all-time favourite eye-catching blue diamantes ear-rings. I shall remind myself to upload a photo of these ear-rings,one of my favourites.

The recommended hairstyle

This is the hairstyle recommended by my hairstyle, well, last year. It suits people with thin hair, especially on top. I was a little sceptical because it will definitely look 'flat' on my already 'sparse' crowning glory. But, what harm is it to try except for a couple of hundred ringgit lighter?

My trinkets

These are hand-made from czech beads.
These black chokers are bought from a boutique in a shopping mall (forgot which one) and costs RM10 each (about USD3.40).

Here are some of my favourite accessories that I often wear to the office. Picked up the habit of accessorising with chokers and necklaces since about 2 years ago. Ever since then, I feel naked without wearing them.

Creative Accessorising

I like to accessorise my somewhat dull-looking or ordinary or plain blouses, whenever I can. Plain coloured blouses are given a new refreshing and interesting look by just adding an accessories such as a scarf or a flower brooch.

A more professional or attractive look can be created by just adding the right accessories. Need not be too many or chunky or you will look like a Christmas tree. Just a simple flower brooch will make a difference, as pictured.