nothing better than a little retail therapy to cheer me up.
not that i'm the kind of girl who would feel legitimatized to wearing a tee-shirt with the caption 'i'm a shopaholic, can't help it!'....

in fact, the kind of attitude i adopt towards shopping is one of ultimate disdain.
perhaps it's because i was brought up in a non-extravagant family, with ideals of saving-for-a-rainy-day, and never-spending-more-than you-absolutely-need, i hate the kind of feeling i have when i see some thing that catches my eye, but is way out of budget, [owing to my inborn or perhaps nurtured frugality] or something in budget but just doesn't fit the bill...

just, a chore.

i mean, MAYBE i'd really enjoy shopping, if i had endless amounts of money to spend on these material goods, but then there'd still be the problem of my kiam-siap nature... i dont think i can ever change that prudent mentality... difficult.



but it's a little weird. maybe i'm starting to embrace womanly-ideals and notions, or maybe i've just snapped out of my cheapskate-phase; i'm starting to enjoy shopping a little more.
starting to think that footwear, clothes, accessories; blah blah, are important.
willing to spend a little more on them, even if it's prices i would have deemed as insanely absurd had it been myself in the past.

oh well, but i'm enjoying it.
but now, to find the financial means to sustain it.

my guilty pleasure,ill gotten grains/gains? for the week [i never knew which was the correct one, sigh]



me then: anything beyond $5 is crazy for a pair of slippers

this pair of slippers costs $23.90.
and they make me insanely happy. well, almost.

[no more excuse to mom; my no-grooves dangerous-in-wet-weather hazard slippers can finally rest in peace]













me then: spending hundreds for sports shoes is absurd

don't ask how much this pair costs; but i still wont spend more than 150 for a pair. not now, i dont think ever.
my final insistence.

[no more excuse not to run, my no-sole sports shoes can finally retire in peace]









and this.



i'm still looking for this.

i saw this at my neighbour's door. the only thing that kept me from taking it away was my sanity. goodness, luckily i still have it. aren't they pretty? i'm even prepared to pay $30 for them. maybe even $40.

i think i must be mad.









alright,

emptier wallets, but happier feet.