Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Crazy shopping trip in Bugis..

1st time i'd spent so much time in a shop & so much $ on clothes.. haha.. i'd always been a thrifty girl~

Went out on last Sunday afternoon with BY aka ida, Flame & Lu Ying in the afternoon, quite last minute arrangement.. Cos Flame couldnt reach BY in the morning, so cant go sing KTV together =x

First time going out with Flame and her friend... It's not hard to notice that both of them looked so different, they attracted glances/stares of passers-by(上下打量). Drastically different in terms of height (very tall vs very petite), dress sense & hairstyle (more mature -long hair with curls, loose top with large patterns paired with skinny jeans & small classy handbag vs cutesy schoolgirl -shirt & vest with pleated skirt, leg warmers & slingbag)

Haha.. it's fun walking behind them & see how onlookers throw curious glances.



Just like how people stare at my shoes whenever i wear my cute slip-ons with hand drawn designs & my golden Converse shoes.

A few interesting cases:

1)First time BY saw my shoes as we stood up to alight on the MRT train at City Hall, she said 'Wow, your shoes so cute!' Then this guy (around our age) immediately turned to his right but he didnt manage to see my shoes. He turned a 2nd time as we walked towards the door of the train, but he was several steps ahead of us, so he didnt manage to see my shoes again. As we were walking across to the other side to board a north-bound train, he turned to his right for the 3rd time to steal another glance, but he missed it again as he was walking several steps ahead of us. He turned to his right for the 4th time... while we stood near the same door to wait for the north-bound train. Haha.. To make sure that he can see my shoes this time, i stood a few parallel steps away from him.

BY also noticed this guy's weird reactions upon hearing the word 'Cute'.. Both of were laughing when we talked about it later.

2)My cute shoes distracted a hugging couple

Here's how it goes..
A young couple hugging while waiting for mrt train to arrive. I walked past them, the guy noticed my shoes and looked up. The girl (who was facing her bf initially) noticed his reaction & turned to look too. So both of them were staring at my shoes as i walked away. Lol

3)2 Hai sing schgirls were waiting for their friend who couldnt get through the mrt station gantry, as i passed the gantry. One girl noticed my shoes & told her friend.. 'Eh eh eh, you see, you see, so cute!' So both of them stared at my shoes as i walked away.

I love my cute shoes... left my cousins wondering who they belonged to when they arrived at our grandma's house during CNY (all the shoes were left outside the door, so it's like a shoes galore out there)




Okies.. back to topic~

Brought BY who also like L to see the cardboard cutout of him outside 77th street, there's actually another one in Kinokuniya, but it's placed in the display window, so u can see him but u cant touch him.. hahah..


I shall introduce to all of u.. -my new boyfriend~

Lol.. Don't know why, i just suddenly thought of that then..

So BY claimed that L's her ex-boyfriend



BY's hungry so we went to Bugis Junction's basement while Flame and LY went to MUJI.

She bought a chocolate-coated doughnut which is so hard that i've difficulty biting off a small piece to taste it.. My front teeth arent working so well since they were bounded by braces. So an incredibly funny & embarrassing incident happened. Shan't elaborate about it =p

Since the mini doughnut is so mini, she was still hungry & bought this Korean spicy niangao.

I'd heard of this dish in the Channel U's 7pm K-drama so i was really interested to get a taste of it too! We've sweet niangao in Singapore, salty niangao from China & now, spicy niangao from Korea =)






The small white pieces are the niangao, which is practically tasteless if not for the spicy broth with kimchi & fishcake. But i liked the chewy QQ taste.




Flame & LY left early to shift their belongings from their old rental room in Marine Parade to their new room in Boon Lay. BY and i continued shopping...





Went into a small shop which sells mostly Japanese-inspired clothings imported from Hong Kong, that's why they are cheaper compared to other shops which sells clothes & accessories of the same style.

Fell in love with white puffy skirt on display on the store's wall.. So kawaii!~
BY took a liking to the dresses, which i find pretty unique & AA (attract attention)
There were 3 foreign girls in the shop (they spoke in an asian language which i didnt understand), trying on various outfits & had difficulty choosing which ones to buy. The shopkeeper made a comment in Mandarin (cos 3 of them dont understand Mandarin) 'I think they're staying overnight in my shop' Lol..


BY tried on a red-black checkered dress with a criss-cross ribbon design in front, which i found cute, so i tried it on while BY tried the pink-black version of the same design. 一发不可收拾~
Ended up buying the red-black checkered dress & the matching headband as well as a cute black-hot pink puffy mini skirt which made me look like a cheerleader.
BY bought the pink-black checkered dress & a black-white headband, a Jap-style uber cool jacket & a baby pink-black mini skirt.
We spent more than one hour inside that shop.
Enough said? Haha..

BY's her usual indecisive self, pondering over whether to buy & was still haggling over the prices when i reminded her 'Hey! C'mon it's already 7pm'

A picture of me wearing that dress & matching headband at home.
That black long sleeved shirt was my cousin's.. haha.. It's still in a good condition.. Maybe he'd too many black shirts??


This outfit is considered 'tame' by Jap style standards, but if i've got something that's too AA, i may not have many chances to wear it..

If i manage to carry off this style & have $$$, i'll definitely go to that shop again to source for more Jap-style clothes^^. Never mind the fact that they arent manufactured in Japan. Missy here dont have truckloads of money to buy those expensive Japan imports.

While BY & i were in that shop, i noticed many people walking past the shop, talking about the clothes or simply staring out of curiosity..
One girl said as she browsed thru a rack 'If i wear this to work, my boss will kill me!'
Another girl walking past said 'XXXX will definitely like girls who wear these!' to her giggling friends. I presume XXXX is a guy's name.

The most interesting comments & reactions come from the guys. One guy went 'WOAH! Cosplay stuff arh!'
While i was wearing the red-black dress in the shop, the shopkeeper demostrated how i could possibly style my hair in front of the mirror which happened to face the corridor. As she was gathering my hair skilfully to create a high, slightly messy but stylish ponytail, i looked into the mirror. Duh!
And this is what i saw: A group of guys walking past the shop & 1 of them was like tiptoe-ing, craned his neck & moved his head left and right in a frantic motion to catch a glimpse of SOMETHING. Lol.. I almost burst out laughing in front of the mirror^^


BY went on to buy a pair of shoes to match her pink-black outfit from another shop in Bugis Street. I love the unique designs of shoes there! But i'd already bought 2 pairs of shoes recently, so i shall 忍!!! Resist the temptations~~


Then we walked past the ZINC shop on the groundlevel of Bugis Street.
BY dropped by & asked the price of the pink rabbit bag that she'd been eyeing since last year. The cute-looking guy standing at the shop's front said $35
She said oh-ok, then she stepped out of the shop. The moment she took a step out, he said 'Ahhhh.. $32, $32!' as he waved an outstretched arm at BY.
BY had spent a 'fortune' buying clothes & shoes that day so she's still unsure about buying a bag so she replied 'I'll think about it'
He said '$30 la $30! I give u new one'
BY turned to me and asked 三十块可以吗? He immediately said 三十块, 可以啦可以啦! Haha.. His Mandarin sounded weird. When BY said 'Hmm.. I'll come back later'
He started to 撒娇 YES, NO JOKE.. this guy really knows how to 撒娇..
'Eh.. Buy now la..' As he moved his body left & right. I was like (-.o)
BY: Hmm (obviously surprised by his sales tactic) I'll come back later'
He stuck out his last finger & said 'Promise??' with that i-dunno-how-to-describe facial expression


I almost fainted... (-.-''')
Ahh.. i know.. just like a lil boy pleading with his mum to buy him a lollipop from the mama shop/get him the latest toy in Toys R Us.

BY still replied 'I'll think about it & come back later'
You can imagine the salesman's disappointment~


When we really came back later, he rejoiced.
Ran into the shop, made this motion of 'Yeah', punched fist into the air.. Looking more like a soccer player who had scored a match-winning goal than a Bugis St salesman.
As we were leaving the shop, he gave us a casual wave & continued to shower attention on 2 girls in the shop. I bet he's going to employ that sa3 jiao1 tactic yet again..


If u happen to drop by that area, can go check out if this funny salesman is still working there. He wore colored contact lenses & had short black hair, looking kinda sissy but isnt totally gay.




CLOUD had fun shopping, buying cute clothes which i totally adore!!!!!!!

yunn. at 11:26 PM