ex-Shopaholic and Shopaholics

Last night I went to watch Confessions of a Shopaholic (at last) with my girlfriends and a guyfriend).

Oh. My. God. It’s a fun movie. You can have the DVD and watch it over and over again! The soundtracks are good.

There are few scenes that are real – in which my girlfriends and I also have the same experience.

There was once, when my friend wanted to buy that last piece of owl printed t-shirt, but we were considering if she should get it. She picked it up and put it back – to think. Suddenly, after a second, another girl took it, analyzing it and had that “oh, I like it!” face with the t-shirt in her hand. We started to observe that girl and trail her, to see if she’s gonna buy it. Did she? I can’t recall, but I think she did. It was funny.

Watching this movie, in a number of 1 to 5 of a shopaholic, I would rank myself at number 3. I have the desire, but at most of the time, I don’t have the power (money).
Spending money is fun, it’s true. And to me it’s not only about spending it on clothes, high end stuffs, shoes and you name it. And the most important thing is, I don’t seriously go for the brands. That is not the crux of my spend-thrift issue.

Spending money on groceries, treating your friends, buying unnecessary stuffs are also fun. Even if it’s a small amount - as long as you call it ‘spending’. It’s some kind of a therapy. It makes me happy (when I got more than sufficient money). I’d simply spend RM3 on a slightly unnecessary vintage candle holder that I found in the house-décor store. I’d simply spend RM5 for the aromatherapy scents, RM10 for 3 head bands, RM0.99 for Giant socks, RM3 for cute pencils, RM6 for a curvaceous bottle, and etc. to come to think of it, how much I would’ve saved if I didn’t buy those stuffs. But on a second thought, it makes me happy especially when the cheap stuffs are useful to me. At least for that moment. Hehs.

I am so alert with “70%” and ‘SALE’ banners. Wherever I go, my eyes and heart are gravitated to it even though I’m not sure whether how cheap is their 70% off, or weather it is for purchase with purchase items. I think we should blame the marketing strategy on how they psychologically hypnoses our eyes and minds – by tagging RM5 in the RED tags when it is actually RM5 reduction from the real price.

I love shoes. I remember once, with my ex-boy, when we were walking in the mall, he would cover my eyes or distract my view from shoe stores. He’d do anything – using other paths, or point out other ‘more interesting’ places or shops. It is because, if I got to see them, plus, with that 70% labels or ‘SALE’, I’d go in, browsing, trying, walking in the shoes in the store with two possible solutions – buy it or don’t buy it. Thank God if I don’t. But sometimes, trying on clothes and shoes are fun too (when we don’t really have the money). It’s a girls’ thing, I should say.

It has been quite sometimes since my last shopping. The last spending I did was spending on a new big bottle of fruity body lotion when my other big bottle of Nivea is still half full, and a big bottle of shower gel. And oh, last night, (L) combo 2 TGV caramel popcorn when my tummy is still full of KFC snackplate and (L) cheesy wedges.

Btw...
I can’t wait for the sequel where Becky is married to droolingly charming Englishman (all British and Irish drool me), Luke Brandon! Hopefully they’ll have it!

Again, I have the strong desire, but I didn’t have the power. We better live within our means. But..it’s not a sin to spoil ourselves sometimes! Especially when you earn that money yourselves. I realized that I’d make a full use of the stuffs and appreciate it more when I bought them with my own pays – my dearly red Alice. None of my other shoes are as special as her. =)

And oh, I bumped into my exclassmate when we were in Form 3 last night. He was just out from the hall for Shopaholic and got frustrated for the sold out Fast and Furious. I was so excited seeing him there!

Mohd Hanif Che Husin..or Che Ha. Macam Kaer tak dia??

Next: Fast and Furious and Transformers 2. (oh, sangat tak sedar diri!)

What a blazz!!

PD barbeque or U8A's Gala Dinner last night was the unforgettable moment for me. For weeks I’ve been craving for a karaoke time, I got to perform on a live band in lieu! It was great! 3 songs, I tell you. Not so many people volunteered so I took the chance lah. To hell with my maybe not so pleasant singing voice, I am no Siti Nurhaliza nor Rosa. I'm just a karaoke girl who knows how to rock it! *LOL*

Not enough with the live band performance, after the barbeque we headed to Sunway Pyramid to sing again. Ben reserved a room for 12.30 a.m and we had a blast 3 hours of 'self absorb singing moment' even though some of us got sleepy at the few last songs. And we were all out!

Special thanks to ...

Marlisa Othman...


Vincent Ungko or Ben, or he got a new name last night, Anuar Ben/Ben Zain. He sings real good!


Mohd Izzat who came out with the idea of karaoke-ing.

I don't know who is this...but she had a real blast last night, she said.

and Nur Aziela Aidit, no billboard pose.

This is the first time in my life that I think I really let it out, enjoy and be happy with it. No, I think it has been several times. Lately I am more of a ‘YES man’ ever. Being a ‘YES man’ might lead to you to bad consequences. But what about all the good feelings it may bring? We never knew what’s going to happen next. Besides weighing, we might as well ‘lenjan’ saja. Sometimes we need to seek for the happiness ourselves. We deserve it like anyone else does. Don’t spend too much time thinking on what people might say about you. . Their business is none of your business. It’s about how you want it to be But practically, don’t go too far from the norms. Hm. Suddenly I think this is difficult.

As for me, I think I just know how to have fun. I think I do! ;)

Thanks to the technology. This way, sailorBoy got to watch me singing, exclusively for the first time ever. Wait till the end as I did better there. Haha.

I know, boy, you're good at it. Let's have a karaoke competition and please let me win. (this is the one of the things we're yet to don together).

(he won 2nd prize of karaoke competition at his work place, twice - 2 years of knowing him. Back then, I don't know).

Girls just wanna have fun! ;)

p.s: the mystery of the song that I love but don't know the title or the singer has been revealed by Mal, last night.

it is d'masiv - Cinta Ini Membunuhku. Hehehehe...

Back to Basic

Naaaah~ we didn't go for the movie. *so sad*. Let alone the useless process of reservation, one of us suddenly came up with something more important. her AE. Okay, acceptable. Plus, it was raining cats and dogs just now that drove me to a goodnight sleep while listening to my MP3. I had problem getting myself asleep lat night, and this is the outcome.

There is something going on outside the library. It is a costume parade by the AUSMAT students, I think. They are having their somehing like a whatever week I don;t know - this is according to this guy who was so curious and ended up asking the group himself. And he told me as I always give him a smile whenever we bump into each other. That was the first information I got as soon as I reached the library. Hehs. I think they are having so much fun down there with the costumes of Popeye, ghosts, princesses and princes, memphis, witches, the corpse brides, mummies, jack skellington, the spongebob's gang and whatnot. We thought they are having a Halloween festival. But Halloween? In march? So not.

They are fun. They are having so much fun.

I always admire the spirits of these foundation students whose going abroad later on. They have a very high teamwork spirit that I think it is because they are aware that the are representing the country once they step their feet on the strangers' land. Plus, they will have nobody there but their friends. That's what my sister said to me when she was pursuing her degree in Fresno years ago.

today I am random

“…men go for the obvious, Betty.”

Daniel Meade to Betty.

Me: But why the obvious, men? It's not fair. What about the inside?

Holly : It’s like I’m trying on a pair of new shoes that I really wanna buy it but it just don’t fit.

William: How about go in bare foot for a while?

P.S: I Love You, 2007.

Me: Yes, I have to agree. New pair of shoes gives us blisters and muscle pain sometimes. But we love it! This is not about shoes, young lads!

“My business is to create. It doesn’t matter what you do with it.”

Me: Yes. Ko pikirlah sendiri.

'wilayah mana ku tuju, tak kutemui secantikmu..."

Cup Coffee Sugar - Meet Uncle Hussein.

Me: Oh, Indahnya...lagu pun simple, tapi best!

***jump***

Hari ni hari yang tak berapa best. Tadi pergi sekolah, sebab dia panggil buat AE. Ingatkan dapat distribute questionnaires. Rupanya dia suruh tinggalkan questionnaires dan dia akan suruh salah seorang cikgu uruskan. Buang masa, tenaga dan duit aku je pergi sana. Esok pulak kena pergi ambik pulak.

Tadi, masa jalan dalam vincci yang 2 1/2 inci ni, aku nak terjatuh dek kerana lantai licin kat kaki lima kedai tu. nasib baik tak sempat jatuh sebab slipped je. Tapi agak terhayun 360-lah jugak beg Crocs yang aku pegang kat tangan ni. Pulak tu, depan lelaki-lelaki yang melepak dan "wit wit" perempuan tu. Nasib baik tak terjatuh. Dalam baju kurung? Oh, jangan bayangkan.

Tapi petang ni kami serumah nak pergi tengok the Confessions of a Shopaholic!! Yabeda beduuu!!! Ok la. Baik aku try reserve tickets dulu kan? Karang tak pasal-pasal je hampagas lagi (aku la).