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Last month I went shopping!! And that is MAJOR news because it’s been YEARS since I physically stepped into a store to buy clothes. You know, the process of physically picking out the items with my bare hands and going to the changing room to try it as opposed to online shopping that is

Now that I do every month without fail, you know one two tops here and there just because a click of a button and having the damn top sent to your door step is easier than going to a physical store esp when you have a brat tagging along

I actually needed clothes for work. I haven’t really shopped for work clothes since getting pregnant, so you can imagine the state of my current work clothes – old, tattered and just so horrendous. They are at least 2.5 years old, LOL. I’m not lying when I say I am the least fashionable person on my floor. Not that I care but still…..and yes I am amazed at how I can not give a damn about the way I look at work anymore. Helps that I only have 2 colleagues in my tiny office.

I was in dire need of work pants and some tops to go with it. So I headed to Jusco in MV one fine day and shopped till I drop. And it helped that when I went to the cashier I was more than thrilled to know that ALL my items had a further 20% discount coz of the sale that was going on. I wasn’t even aware of that! Major score.

I ended up with 7 tops and 5 pants all for about RM520. So that’s equivalent to RM43 per item. Savy shopper much? But more importantly, I managed to find MY size which was a blessing *gives thanks to the shopping goddess up there*.

Here’s just some of my loot: I find myself loving colors thesedays

And then of course I also went trigger happy with more tops on Ebay UK and bought 9 tops *jumps in glee* And 5 more tops from a personal shopper’s service which I shall reveal once my parcel arrives Total damage under RM500 I think but who’s counting anyway….

But here’s one good reason why you should shop on Ebay UK. It’s super cheap! You get clothes in sizes that will fit you if you’re taller than the average Malaysian/have boobs and if you’re sick and tired of picking up something nice only to be told they only come in size XS and S in our local stores. Besides, I really do find some clothes here not generous enough to accomodate the bust and hip area – a common problem if you’re Indian, ahem. Or maybe it’s just my problem.

If you’re like me and have no qualms in buying pre-loved clothes (this top was only worn once by previous owner) you will be able to get tops as low as 0.99 pounds. Which was the amount I paid for this! With shipping, I paid only RM25 for this Arrived within 5 days at that.

Attempting to do a Karen Cheng, haha, sorry, I’m just bad at it.

George is a brand I quite love and as this was a bid item, inclusive shipping, I paid RM75. This is brand new of course

I also got another George floral blouse that I got for 4.99 pounds. Inclusive shipping – grand total of RM47

A color block Marks & Spencer brand new blouse for 3.49 pounds. Shipping was a few cents more expensive than the top. Grand total of RM37 only .

And because the top above was actually one size bigger than what I usually get (what to do, gotta hide those fats sometimes ya know), I saw the same M&S blouse in this color and fell in love with it. Total inclusive shipping – RM42.5. This was worn once but suprisingly the brand new top above was actually cheaper. Retail price for both tops in M&S store is 20 pounds. Hah!

I”ve also realized once a upon a time where I used to favor the tightest top before someone’s arrival, I”m more than happy to settle for anything loose and conservative thesedays

Now you know why I’m literally quite married to Ebay UK. It’s just freaking awesome. Better than Ebay US though I source for my bags on Ebay US. It’s very addictive I tell you, you can surf for hours and just fall with every single piece and tell yourself how affordable they actually are! Helps that I find clothes from the UK higher in quality too.

Meanwhile I am putting myself on a shopping ban!! Seriously NO MORE clothes for the year…….until I lose weight first. Which is not likely to happen anytime soon so which means I”ll be on a shopping ban for quite some time.

Sorry for the lack of creativity on the header part

Okay just sharing some of my recent finds for Sairah. Mothers with baby girls – heads up ladies Actually mothers with baby boys can check out this site too.

This is my third time now purchasing clothes from BBluvsme.com and that site never fails to excite me everytime I receive an email about their updates. I could be wrong but I think they are probably the same people responsible for Thepoplook.com – also another site that I diligently check out and never fail to buy from every other update.

Seriously, for just RM93 (including postage), I managed to get 4 items for the little one. This time around I decided to buy sizes meant for a 3 year old for maximum usage Plus on the days when my mother feeds her too much RICE, I reckon these would fit just nice

This is SUCH an adorable combo in my opinion. Where can I get black boots for her??

I love the quality on these tops despite paying less than RM24 for each. The designs are sweet enough and can be easily paired with black leggins and even a tutu skirt for a dash of girly girl!

All three pretty tees in a row…though I have to say, for someone who loves black, the black tee appeals to me the most

Oooo mine!!

And then the other day I came across this cute little jeggings from Jusco in MV and couldn’t resist it. After a 10% discount, got this baby for RM9.50! Major score yo. I love the lace and ruched design at the bottom. Who ever said dressing a kid can be an expensive affair? It’s not if you look hard enough and keep a look out for a good sale.  If mommies have their fav go-to places for baby clothes, do recommend and share okie.

Now I’m having a huge headache what sort of shoes to get coz I”ve never been a shoe type of person and can never find affordable fashionable shoes in the store.

Oh and I’m waiting for this gorgeous baby to arrive from the US. I only paid less than RM50 (shipping included!)

And quite randomly, these two boys were Sairah’s playdate for the weekend! They were so sweet to bring Sairah a gift too. And yes, 3 kids in one tiny room = havoc, check out all the toys all over the place. It was a war zone in there.  Me having 3 kids in the future? I dont think so, swear my back would give way from picking up all the toys It is a rather colorful sight though.

And just when I was hoping Sairah would behave herself and enjoy her playdate, she seemed to be disturbed that they were 2 boys in her room playing with her toys.  She was one uncooperative kid that day which was odd because she usually loves kids. I do think baby girl is fast become quite territorial now that she’s bigger. Like Dhash puts it, kids are sooo unpredictable! Hopefully more playdates would fix the problem But we still had fun and she even planted a kiss on Nikhil AFTER playing hard to get. Maybe that’s why he looks extra happy in this photo

I love this photo because the parents are busy posing for the the camera while the little ones are busy with their toys!

To plenty more playdates Dhash! She has been reading my blog for some time now and we for most parts email each other almost every other day. Contrary to ‘dont meet people from the internet’ I have made friends with some people that way and you’d be suprise how nice and sincere they are – that’s how I like my friends to be btw

And iIf anyone wants to join us in the future, just let me know Boys, girls of all shapes, sizes and race are most welcome

So, I got a new bag thanks to the husband. He had his bonus recently and wanted to treat his good wife to something nice :D  I have after all put up with a lot of crap for the past years so naturally I accepted his good gesture :)  Of course I’m not ashamed with the fact how I told him to transfer a certain amount of $ to my account so I could buy the bag myself!!

I first thought of this Prada bag.

But I did a double flip when I found out it cost more than RM4k, which was double the budget given! I’ve seen this bag on a few women at work and man, this is one classy baby! Of course I wont lie and say that somewhere along the lines of agreeing to how much he should give me I did push very hard for a Chanel bag :D  But to no avail

Anyhos, it was then that I decided to pick out another bag, something more affordable *looks at measly budget* Ok kidding, I am grateful.

Since I’m subscribed to the Coach newsletter , I knew instantly which bag I wanted!

We walked into Coach in Gardens and I fell in love with the Coach Madison Gathered Leather Lindsey bag in Bordeaux! Everything about it was perfect….leather bag, pleat like exterior (hey almosttt looks like the prada except this one’s leather!!) BIG and the color was a rich deep red that made it look very prestige. Did a mental check for existing red bags and nope, got none so a new red bag for me it is!

So next question, how much I asked? RM3.5k she quipped.

You are fucking kidding me I said and walked out after telling her I’ll ‘try’ to convince my husband to buy it for me coz I didn’t want her to fell like she wasted her time and energy on me.

I’m that much of a considerate shopper.

So I challenged myself to see how cheap I could source for this else where.

And guess what? Challenge accepted and completed!!

The queen of never pay retail strikes again! For she got it for 1/3 of the local selling price *does the jiggle dance*

It was a close call coz the seller initially didn’t want to ship it to my husband’s uncle’s house in the US due to the address being ‘different’ from pay pal. Had to literally beg and tell him I’ve done transactions like this before. Though I wasn’t so convinced of winning the bid but I did!!

Got it for……….wait for it………….USD440!!

This baby retails for USD598 in the US. And Rm3.5k in stores in Malaysia.

*jiggle jiggle jiggle*

Say hello to my new baby girl, Madison Lindsey!

These photos from the seller will have to suffice for now coz she’s still in the US. My uncle is only going there in May so I’ll need to wait for another month before I can embrace her in my arms!!! Just thought I’d blog about it first coz I”m so excited about adding Lindsey to my collection of bag

But I just can’t believe my luck I got her at such a steal!! Isn’t she such a beauty? Definitely need to thank my hubby big time for this.

Now I”m eyeing the Coach Kristin Woven Leather Round Satchel…..and secretly thinking of the Madison Quilted Chevron Nylon Sophia Satchel in Navy Blue….fingers crossed! Geez, I wish Coach wouldnt give their bags such lenghty names in the future.

P.s: I”m selling off my Coach Periwinkle since I hardly use it (less than 3 times only!), anyone keen, just email me as I’m letting it go for a steal! And yes, this is part of a fund raising effort to get another Coach so help – BAG SOLD!

You know, it’s been a while since we made any impromptu trips to Malacca. I do miss Malacca for its food, esp Portuguese / Baba Nyonya food! Please go read all my previous foodie experience in Malacca here. I still crave for Amy’s till today!

Being tied down to KL for a simple reason, Simply Mel’s is our favorite go to place when we have such food cravings. They are relatively new in the foodie business but save to say, I don’t know of any place in KL that serves better Portuguese / Baba Nyonya food than them. Actually, do we have other Portuguese restaurants in KL?

This was our third visit to Simply Mel’s!

Their signature sirap bandung. I LOVE sirap bandung. Their version wasn’t too sweet yet very satisfying.

Little one was eyeing the bandung but at the end we gave her plain water coz we’re mean like that

The simple but cozy interior. It’s really like eating at your parent’s place. Really! Since the owner Mel herself cooks these lovely dishes.

Mama Mercy’s Fish Croquette

Chicken Pongteh, which is slowly cooked with potatoes in a shallow and black bean paste gravy. If you can’t stand spicy food, this is a must try.

Mel’s Devil Curry – sinfully spicy! The way we like it. But be warned if you can’t take spicy food. This would literally sting you But it’s soo good.

Mixed vegetable – something I could whip up at home also but the vegs were cooked perfectly, not too hard, not too soft.

Another spicy aubergine dish that went oh so well with rice.  My mom has this habit of attempting to re-create whatever she eats when we’re out so she did challenge herself to re-create this and we can’t wait.

First time visit for my parents – they loved it! Just by what we ordered you can tell we’re Indians

For dessert I went with the sago gula melaka which was divineeeee, it’s a must have on my list if any restaurant has this on their menu.

Mom went for the Bubur Pulut Hitam, which is also my favorite. Obviously the men didn’t do dessert

Overall, food here is obviously above average. It’s like eating good Malacca food in the vicinity of KL. The entire bill came up to approx RM100. I like how Mel, the owner does her obligatory meet and greet with the customers once you’re done with dinner. Restaurants who give out a homely vibe and home-cooked meals always gets my vote.

Mom modelling my new mustard bag that came in the mail on Friday, hehe. I’m actually on a mission to collect bags in every color possible :D, IF that’s a possible thing to achieve.

And believe it or not, I only paid RM50 for this inclusive of shipping. It’s so BIG (bigger than what I expected it to be) and definitely of very good quality. No one believes me when I say it’s onleh RM50. I walked into Coach in Gardens the other day with this bag and no one snubbed me, heh

And also one of my good buys last weekend is this: sorry for the blur pic, my kid is constantly snatching away my makeup!

These are none other than the Revlon Lip Butter which every damn beauty blog are raving about at the moment. Feel free to google the reviews to see the beautiful swatches! I got it in Macaron and Cherry Tart for RM25 each and just ADORE them to bits. It’s by far one of the better drugstore lippie product out there. It goes on bloody smoothly like err butter, is super pigmented and layers well, staying power is not too bad, moisturizing power is off the hook and I can’t help re-apply this just coz I love how it feels on my lip.

Now I feel like collecting every color available, grr. Yea, I’m obsessed with collecting things in every possible color lately, lol. Must-resist-temptation!! Unless anyone wants to sponsor it for meee?!

What’s your cheap but very happy purchase made recently? Weird how some affordable products can invoke such a HAPPY feeling in you

I LOVE bags. There is no doubt about that. I would happily accept any kind of bag

A few weeks ago, my little one was totting around this recycling bag (probably mimicking her mother)  and it was just too cute!

But I also felt sad for her coz it was a freaking recycling bag so I set out for her father to get her her own FIRST pink bag.

Okay don’t know what’s she’s pointing at!  

Daddy duty calls

I LOVE Toys R Us on a weekday, seriously! Less kids shouting out to their parents (there was this one kid the other day that told the father he just wants to buy something ‘cheap’, haha too adorable!) to buy them toys and less crowd. Period.

This is the creepy stroller for kids I was mentioning in previous post. Only realized I had accidently taken a photo of it when I went home and checked my camera, hehe.

But before she picked out her bag, we shoved a few baby dolls in front of her, waiting to see if she wanted another doll. It was either gonna be the doll or a bag. She immediately pushed it away and refused to hold these dolls. Talk about total rejection!

Then I picked up this pink Barbie bag for her and this happened:

Hahahaha. There is no doubt that she is indeed MY girl right there!!

I solemly pledge together hand in hand with mommy, we will get that sucker daddy to buy us more bags and expand our collection.

Oooo daddie I love this, can I have this pleaseee *puppy eye look*

Walking around with her pink bag, like a lady boss!

Still holding onto her bag when we got home. That grinning look right there belongs to every woman who gets a new bag.

Needless to say, this bag goes with us everywhere we go now…but there is no denying I sometimes like to sling it on her coz it’s just a super duper cute look on her Sling bags are awesomeeee

Oh I’m just striking a pose with my awesome pink barbie bag….this shot iz awesome!

Hmm I think I could do with more bags. I’m thinking of a different color…

Anyway, we were still trying to figure out why did she reject those dolls and then it hit me that perhaps she’s loyal to her current baby doll

But a few days later I found out I was wrong………tell you later.

For now, who knew a RM45 bag can make a 16 month old very happy.

Best we enjoy these precious moments before she turns into an annoying teenager who demands for a more expensive bag, haha.