Shopping for CNY!

This has got to be the first time I spend over $250 on shopping for CNY apparels, capped off by a pair of FCUK jeans that set me back by $149! I would never have bought it if I were not shopping with RC. Heck! I would not even have seen it since I've never shopped in FCUK boutiques before. I really loved it, but I could have saved around $60 getting another pair of jeans we saw at Topshop, which, admittedly, was a shade inferior in quality and design. My mum could not believe her ears when I told her the price. Afterall, I was never known to spend above $100 on a single piece of clothing, and I had always avoided branded goods. Well... I suppose I have to spend a LITTLE bit more if I want to look better...

That pair of jeans was really damaging to my wallet and heavily reduced my budget for other items. Of course, that did not mean that I satisfy myself with Giordano plain polo tees and Bata school shoes. RC would have given me a tight slap if I even entertained that thought - not that I would consider that option. I do not wish to end up looking like a dork with a $149 jeans and a T-shirt, shoes and belt adding up to $50. Besides, I had already revised my budget upwards after seeing the price tags on those nice clothes. Still, there were times when I felt like strangling RC for his continual introduction of clothes above my budget and preaching to me the merits of buying better clothes. As I've told him numerous times, there's no way I will pay in excess of $100 for a belt that has a similar design in many other shops, available at $50-$60. I did succumbed to a pair of white Lacoste canvas shoe that cost at least double of lesser brands even with the discount. RC convinced me the crocodiles were worth the extra cash. And the quality too.

I still have a belt and a nice Espirit polo tee to purchase to complete my shopping for this CNY...

Wow... I'm so excited about this CNY. Can't wait to get hong pows to cover my 'losses'.

(P.S. Oh dear... I feel so 'auntie'...)