Shop-a-holic
I really wonder how some people can afford to go shopping every month and accumulate so many branded items consistently. It made me realise there must be a lot of rich people out there. Either that, or the money spent on these items is traded off for something else like savings.
I love bags and shoes because they last longer, but I can never fork out more than S$200 for a pair of shoes or a branded bag. I'll browse, and eye, and covert, sometimes I'll even go to the boutique, look at it when it was first launched, look at it when there's a sale, but still not buy it in the end. I just can't bear it. So I really wonder how people can pay $10 000 for a Birkin bag. Imagine what can be done with that amount of money.
I went shopping today. I haven't exactly shopped for the sake of shopping for a long time. I took a tour of Gucci at Paragon, which was very much like walking into Topshop, because there were lots of people browsing, trying, picking, buying and paying. i noticed a sale personnel attending to a rather slim and young lady, dressed in a simple black spaghetti top and jeans, who was asked to sign on the sales receipt. And there, lying on the leather booklet was a Platinum American Express credit card, that was, I swear I'm not exaggerating, GLEAMING at me. It's sparkles threateningly like diamonds do. I totally respect. It's not a platinum card for nothing and indeed a mark of status symbol. The card is almost speaking on behalf of the owner: "Hey look, I earn minimum S$100 000 a year. Beat that! *upturned nose*"
Anyway, I was out of there in less than 5. Popped over at Markeplace and bought some ingredients to make a healthy, well-balanced salad. I must have spent an hour there because I was reading every label and looking for healthier choices.
Yes, I am watching what I eat now, because I'm reading a great book on how to diet right. Crash courses never work long-term, starvation and over-exercising is not sustainable and so the key is to maintain a regular, well-balanced diet that is feasible. One of the important things I need to learn is what are simple and complex carbohydrates and while white bread has a high GI, wholemeal or multi-grain bread has a low GI which is good because the body takes longer to break the glucose down, resulting in a lower chance of excess being stored as fat. Then there's how weight loss is achieved through a greater output of energy than input, but that's only short term. In time to come, ur body will adjust your energy requirement to the lowered level that you've been consuming, and when u can't keep up with the exercise, because now u have to do even more to achieve the weight-loss result, u end up putting back the weight u lost and even more.
I'm very much enlightened.
Anyway, back to shopping. I finally went to Far East Plaza after more than half a year! Totally unbelievable. There's a new section added to the 3rd floor with at least 7 more shops than before, all small and carry interesting items that you have to really plough through to find something different. I can't bear to think how much I spent there, just on the third floor, but for that amount, I probably still can't buy a Gucci leather boston bag. So, it's not THAT much.
Oh well, at least I'm happy.
But very tired.
I'm off to replenish my energy and start work.
Good night.
I love bags and shoes because they last longer, but I can never fork out more than S$200 for a pair of shoes or a branded bag. I'll browse, and eye, and covert, sometimes I'll even go to the boutique, look at it when it was first launched, look at it when there's a sale, but still not buy it in the end. I just can't bear it. So I really wonder how people can pay $10 000 for a Birkin bag. Imagine what can be done with that amount of money.
I went shopping today. I haven't exactly shopped for the sake of shopping for a long time. I took a tour of Gucci at Paragon, which was very much like walking into Topshop, because there were lots of people browsing, trying, picking, buying and paying. i noticed a sale personnel attending to a rather slim and young lady, dressed in a simple black spaghetti top and jeans, who was asked to sign on the sales receipt. And there, lying on the leather booklet was a Platinum American Express credit card, that was, I swear I'm not exaggerating, GLEAMING at me. It's sparkles threateningly like diamonds do. I totally respect. It's not a platinum card for nothing and indeed a mark of status symbol. The card is almost speaking on behalf of the owner: "Hey look, I earn minimum S$100 000 a year. Beat that! *upturned nose*"
Anyway, I was out of there in less than 5. Popped over at Markeplace and bought some ingredients to make a healthy, well-balanced salad. I must have spent an hour there because I was reading every label and looking for healthier choices.
Yes, I am watching what I eat now, because I'm reading a great book on how to diet right. Crash courses never work long-term, starvation and over-exercising is not sustainable and so the key is to maintain a regular, well-balanced diet that is feasible. One of the important things I need to learn is what are simple and complex carbohydrates and while white bread has a high GI, wholemeal or multi-grain bread has a low GI which is good because the body takes longer to break the glucose down, resulting in a lower chance of excess being stored as fat. Then there's how weight loss is achieved through a greater output of energy than input, but that's only short term. In time to come, ur body will adjust your energy requirement to the lowered level that you've been consuming, and when u can't keep up with the exercise, because now u have to do even more to achieve the weight-loss result, u end up putting back the weight u lost and even more.
I'm very much enlightened.
Anyway, back to shopping. I finally went to Far East Plaza after more than half a year! Totally unbelievable. There's a new section added to the 3rd floor with at least 7 more shops than before, all small and carry interesting items that you have to really plough through to find something different. I can't bear to think how much I spent there, just on the third floor, but for that amount, I probably still can't buy a Gucci leather boston bag. So, it's not THAT much.
Oh well, at least I'm happy.
But very tired.
I'm off to replenish my energy and start work.
Good night.
posted by Me at 10:57 pm
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