My new obsession

Since SB decided they were too good to not have me at their launch *sulk* I have a new found love... MK... Nooo, not Mustafa Kamal - aiyoh... Michael Kors! Hahah. (Okay, so I know I'm not famous enough to be invited to launches but still... it has put me off from shopping at SB for sometime. *patsselfonback*)

 

My 'relationship' with MK started with me looking for a new wallet. I hardly ever change wallets as I dont really see the need to (I don't know if I can still say this in five years' time) do it often (changing handbags are tiring enough). Unfortunately, the outer part of my Liz Clairborne has been peeling even worse than a snake shedding its skin. The inside still looks good!! (So I'm saving it for traveling in case it gets stolen... My sister joked saying the thief might actually just return it to me. Haha)




Excited much?

Wait for it....

Out of the paperbag, now to unwrap....



Tadaa!! Say hello to the MK Hamilton Large Ziparound Wallet in Navy Saffiano Leather!
(Phewh that's a mouthful)



It isn't exactly the latest design (in the US that is) but it was the one that attracted my attention. I first saw it online, but it was out of season (and stock)... Of course in the US it was a whole lot cheaper ($138) but I diligently waited for the MK store at Pavilion to go on sale. Luckily I did as it went 30% off the original price (RM679 was it?) so it came about the same price as the US. What I liked was that it opened out flat. It's also made of Saffiano leather (or so they claim) which is supposed to be scratch and water resistant (we'll see about that).

 

My sister came back from Mauritius a week ago "Sbb nak makan best-best" she said, so the whole week was spent on eating and eating. We had a nice family lunch at Luk Yu Tea House at Starhill Gallery on Sat, and then I walked over to H&M with my second sister and then to Pavilion. I had a horrible horrible tummy upset, which sent me to the washroom 4 times (each at different locations haha). I went to SB as they were having 50% off till Sunday and found these pair of high-heeled brogue shoes which were soo pretty... Thing is it was like RM312 AFTER discount and they're not exactly the shoes that can be worn everywhere. Plus my tummy was still acting up and SB was crowded, and I had to go and pray so I didn't buy it. It just wasn't meant to be...

 

That's coz I found something else instead. Teehee.

 

I eventually (coincidentally?) got better just before walking into the MK store. I thought I'd just browse around to see if there was anything worth it since they were having sale...

 

I found two tops (well three but I decided the other one made me look like a clown) but I managed to control myself to not purchase both of them together.

 



I tend to get attracted to greens....

 

Loved the top, but I feel like I look like a clown/jester and definitely not paying the RM300++ price to look like that.
Maybe if it went down further to RM100+, I'll reconsider. Haha.



 Ok fine, it was just that they didn't have any new stock and one of them had sort of a stain on it. So I went with the dark olive top.

 



Necklace from Diva

 

Of course me being the curious one, tried my luck and asked the (I think) store manager sort of "by-the-way" and she checked their stock - apparently they have one at the One Utama outlet! So yeah, the hijau pisang one will be coming........

 

You'd think I'd have learnt my lesson and stop shopping after looking at my ever increasing credit card bill... Unfortunately, no. I have a bad habit of buying on an impulse and online shopping is very dangerous for people like me. Cutting the story short, this will be on its way to me in January when my colleague comes to KL (with the rest of the Sephora items I purchased way back in November)....

 



Michael Kors Embellished silk-crepe shirt (picture taken from Polyvore)



This was a steal! Ok fine, it's still around RM200+ BUT the store manager at Pavi was promoting it to me and the price was like RM1k+ before discount!! (or was it after?) Pokoknye, even after 30% off it still couldn't beat the price I paid. At first when she was trying to promote it to me I did think about it, as I saw another lady trying it on. But of course she was a model, tall and slim so when I held it up against me and checked myself in the mirror I told the manager "Nah, too bling...". Partially that was the reason, but partially I am NOT gonna pay that much man.... Lucky for me, I found it at a price I was willing to pay at Net-a-Porter.

 

I thought I would be using my Borderlinx account, unfortunately NAP doesn't send to freight-forwarding agencies. Thus, I had it delivered to Yassir's house.

 

I doubt I'll be purchasing from the Pavi store again (well maybe that one shirt) since it's way cheaper in the US and one (or maybe two?) season late, also Michael Kors online delivers to Borderlinx. The only thing is, their delivery charges are significant on top of that I'd have to pay for Borderlinx delivery, so I'll prolly have to recalculate and compare which is more worth it. Can't keep sending it to Yassir's house now can I....

 

Also, Shahrul who used to say "BUY!" everytime I asked his opinion when purchasing, is starting to say STOP! OR I'LL SEND YOU TO REHAB!!

 

Well, that's all on my new obsession! Thanks for reading!

Just Some Highlights in Photos

Too busy (shopping?) to blog lately, so I posted most of my photos at my Instagram account. Here are just some photos, hoping they speak a thousand words!

 

Offshore Trip (First time taking a crewboat and living on an accommodation vessel!)





View from my seat of the crewboat leaving to the platform...
(Which I sat for only 5 mins before I wandered around the boat haha)

Swish swash swish swash~

When you're the only lady on the boat, you always get the best treatment!

 

 

View from my room in the AV



Our last date before the bf went to Iraq :(

My favourite character from LINE. Hahah.
Top from Singapore, Jeans from Sacoor Brothers, Heels from Vincci (old!)



The ol' Teppanyaki restaurant at Sungei Wang my family used to frequent long time agoooo...
 



Chicken Teppanyaki! Yum yum!

Asset Teambuilding at Royale Bintang Damansara





Camwhoring in my room. Love full length mirrors!
Tshirt from Hard Rock Phuket, Jeans from Sacoor Brothers, Jacket from Stradivarius

 

Teambuilding Dinner #1
Snakeskin print top from Kotton, Pants from The Executive



View from my room

 

Sha and I at Ain & Irman's wedding
Scarf from Dirs Gallery, Necklace from Borneo Pearls (on loan by the sister),
Baju Kurung from Noor Arfa boutique, Clutch from Accessorize (old)



I forgot that I took out ALL my heels from my car, so I ended up wearing Sha's orange heels while she borrowed Nadia's shoes.. Haha...

I unfortunately deleted many of the photos from my phone, so most of it can be found only in Instagram haha.


 



 

Wearing Randall While Getting Another Randall

Hehe. Yep, you've guessed correctly. I got myself the off-white version of Randall.

Whilst in the fitting room. That's White Randall sitting on the bench.
Top - Yacht 21, Cardigan - MNG (old), Pants - BCBG, Bag - LV Lockit, Necklaces - Diva, Shoes - Manolo Blahnik

I still feel like the pants was altered a little too short but maybe I'm just being paranoid. As I was going to my car to go back to the other office, it started raining and I parked my car at the end. Naturally, women would usually protect their expensive shoes and bags rather than themselves - i.e. cover the bag! not your head! Fortunately the bag was from a waterproof material so I didn't have to go out of style walking while covering my bag instead of my head. Unfortunately, I had to save the shoes and even if I used an umbrella, it'll get wet as the wind was blowing quite strongly. Did I take of my shoes? Yes. Did I walk barefoot? No.

 

I had my safety shoes replaced today so I changed from 4" heels to these steel-toed shoes. I looked odd, but oh well, better than me weeping over the damaged heels.

What about you? Are you the type who would save your bag and let yourself get wet or would you use your bag as shelter?

In Love with Randall

I showed my dad the photo of the batik shirt I wanted to get him and he liked it, so after I cut-short my mengaji session (the ustad was surprised that I suddenly wanted to stop haha) and went for lunch at Busana (again! but this time I knew I wanted to eat Laksa Utara), I dropped by Noor Arfa to purchase it. Of course, something caught my eye when I was there, a long flowy cotton top (long below the knee) which I have no idea when or where I'm gonna where it. But it was nice. Hehe.

It's so nice and soft and flowyyyy.... (Notice I changed the label? Isn't it cute?)

After work I went over to Sacoor Brothers to collect my jeans I bought last week. Unfortunately it was still a bit long so I had to get it altered again. And wait another week. Again. Did I tell you that Sacoor Brothers is having an opening sale, storewide 30% off, buy two or more - 40% off! Of course the starting price is expensive, in fact I don't think I've ever purchased any SB stuff at the original price, but the quality is good. Plus, they always give you a "Happy Days" coupon which entitles you to more discounts the next time around. Not all Happy Days are worth, sometimes the sale has more to offer so you have to do your own calculations. But Happy Days are one of the reasons I keep coming back. As usual I was offered coffee and chocolate but I opted for Evian only and left the choc alone.

They pamper you with free coffee and Ferrero Rocher choc... How can you not love this store?

After that I went to pray and met up with the BF and had teppanyaki for dinner.

Yes while he was being the goody and berdoa, I happily snapped a photo!

We dropped by BCBG just to see if there were any other interesting items on sale but nothing attracted me, either that too expensive. Hehe. So we made our way to his car, for me to collect Randall...

What's in here? What's in here?

Wait for it....

Wait for it....

Tadaa!!! Say hello to Randall!

Ok, so the photos above don't really tell much. Randall is my new pair of blue pants. I reserved this on Wednesday last week because the sale started on Thursday - love the sales assistant who told me about it. But I was afraid they'd release it so I got the BF to go get it. Hehe. I don't know what material it is (haven't checked the label), but it sure as hell is soft and comfy and flowy. It's a size XS, i.e. I cannot grow any fatter than I am right now. It's a bit long unless I wear it constantly with 5" heels, which I won't so I'm getting it shortened by one of 'em tailors in Campbell. I just love the way it looks and feels, totally worth the RM350 I paid for it (and that's after 50% off!), so much so that I'm thinking of getting the white version of Randall. Although, I would have to check on its transparency, if it's really white or off-white... But then again, I don't have an off-white pants yet.........

Outfit of the day : Bag - Coach, Top - MNG, Pants - Executive (old), Heels - Manolo Blahnik

Hehe. What are you waiting for? Go check out Sacoor Brothers and BCBG now!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha

Went to my aunt's place at Kuala Terengganu for Raya Haji. It has been awhile since we really celebrated Raya Haji so it was quite a big thing for us. Plus this year my family did a korban.

I didn't plan on watching the slaughter coz I pity the cow, but I had to send the camera to my dad so ended up watching. Behind a tree. Haha. I still think they could've handled the cow better.

We stayed at Tanjong Vista Hotel for 3 nights. We took the Superior Deluxe room and it was quite decent. Clean and neat, think the hotel is quite new. Hope they maintain it. It could do with a sofa set or something. And perhaps a slightly larger TV. Haha. You won't be spoilt for choice for breakfast, but honestly, tell me can you really eat ALL the food spread out at a hotel breakfast buffet like Mandarin Oriental? The only thing I didn't fancy was the sweetness of everything! (Well except for the porridge and its salty condiments.) But that is expected out of the north-east states, Terengganu and Kelantan.

The korban was on Friday, but we had kenduri on Saturday. We didn't really feel as though we were celebrating on Friday coz everyone seemed to be busy preparing for Saturday. (Ok my sister and I just lazed around and washed up some dishes)

Outfit for Day 1 : Shawl - Dirs Gallery, Kaftan - Jalan TAR, Heels - Vincci - old, Bag - old

Nasi Goreng Tanjong, Tomyam Seafood, Chicken Wings, Char Kuey Teow. Yumm!!

 We came back in the evening and I took a ride with Shahrul to town. Went to Mydin to buy some stuff. Mydin Mall mind you. Haha. Since we were too lazy to get out for dinner, my sister and I ordered room service.

We woke up on Saturday and had this view from our window. 

Beautiful. Unfiltered. Masha Allah.

Outfit for Day 2 : Shawl - Dirs Gallery, Kaftan - Pasar Buluh Kubu, Kota Baru, Necklace - Diva, Bangle - part of a set from Rubi

 Day 2 was also spent lazing around and a bit of eating. Then came the time to shop!! Or at least I thought so. I went to the much-hyped Pasar Payang but came back empty handed! Amazing right! I found the starting prices were more than Pasar Buluh Kubu in Kelantan (where I dropped by after my Perhentian trip here) and perhaps it was the crowd and all that didn't appeal to me. It could've been because it was festive season the prices went up, or perhaps it's more commercialized than PBK. Anyway, I think I have spent enough in KL to not have to spend in KT. Or so I thought.

I woke up to this view on Sunday.

Another beauty. Unfiltered.

Packed up, had breakfast, went to the airport, and got my dad to buy me this. Teeheehee~

Cotton Kaftan Top - Noor Arfa Batik

Well, technically Dad volunteered. I said the sleeves are too short for me to wear outside and I didn't want to wear anything on the inside as it will spoil the look. He told me to wear it at home and I was like "So expensive to wear at home!". He said I should wear nice things at home instead of my normal shabby tshirts or singlets and frayed shorts. Haha. So he paid RM60 and I paid the RM9 balance. Hehehe. Can't believe I still have the conning art in me still. I also got myself a Batik Painting Kit for RM20. Not sure when will I actually paint it though. Hahah.

Well that pretty much sums up Raya Haji! Thanks for reading and hope you had a wonderful Raya Haji. Someday I hope to actually get to perform the Hajj, but for next year, my target's Umrah and korban a whole cow. InsyaAllah :)

Lunch at Kak Mah's, Dinner at Ishq

The Phuket Group (Rahim, Sha, Sufia and I) had lunch today at Kedai Tomyam Kak Mah opposite UniKL at Jalan Raja Abdullah. The first time I went to that place I was expecting, well... someone who looks like Kak Mah or her family. I didn't know the owners were pure Thai, so I called up my aunt to check if I got the correct place. Haha. Convinced the three of them to come over for lunch and met them there. Reached quite late coz I picked up Afiq along the way. Lunch was good as usual. It was funny to see Rahim and Afiq sweating profusely whilst us girls just had a drop or two of sweat... And I was wearing cashmere sweater and tudung. A large age range for this group since Rahim and Afiq are 12 years apart! Even Sufia wasn't the youngest this time around. Afiq makes everyone old. OLD.

Had dinner with Mark since he was leaving for US the next day, VJ joined us since he also wanted to take Mark out for dinner. Asked Mark what he'd like to eat and he actually had something in mind - "Indian or Lebanese". So what other restaurants do I know that serves Indian cuisine but Ishq at Crowne Plaza? (Ok fine, it's my uncle's restaurant so I can get discount... still...)

Picked Mark up along the way and was caught in the horrid Jalan Sultan Ismail jam for about half an hour. Well at least we got to catch up a bit.

A funny (to me lah) conversation I had with VJ on MOC:

VJ  :  Mark told me you asked him out for dinner, so I said you two go ahead.

Me : What? Why? Aren't you coming along?

VJ  : I don't know... Maybe you wanted to spend time with him alone, then I'd be a lampost.

Me : Pfftt... Uncle la deiii... Uncleee!!! (Note : Mark's like in his late 40's)

VJ & Me : A good looking uncle though.

Hmmm.... Rarely do I meet a guy who admits another guy is good-looking... Hmmmm....

Outfit of the day (I really gotta stop taking photos at washrooms)....

Top by Sacoor Brothers, Pants by The Executive, Shoes by Vincci, Bag - old

We enjoyed dinner but got out early as Mark had to pack his bag and there was another function going on at Ishq so it was getting noisy, even though we got the private room.

Well, that's all for today, thanks for reading!

Back to Shore

Was out in the sea almost the whole of last week, came back onshore Friday evening, reached home at midnight!

The bf had already left for UK, even though we were in the same building, I didn't manage to get to see him before he left. (I did tell him to wait, but degil!!)

My chopper was late and after picking me up, it toured what felt like the whole of South China Sea before we made our way back to Kerteh. Didn't change from my Digiman outfit as I had to rush to catch my flight at KT which was 2 hours drive away - just enough time to check in the bag. Hitched a ride with one of the maintenance contractors and we prolly crossed all safety rules. Managed to get to the airport in time, quickly checked in my bag forgetting to take out a spare change of clothes and entered the terminal... only to find out that my flight was delayed by an hour! So there I was being stared at funnily as I was in my yellow coveralls.

Thankfully the platform supervisor told the galley boys to pack me a kebab, so at least I had something to eat.

 What was left of the kebab when I remembered to snap a photo of it

Had a major headache so I slept most of the Saturday. Spent Sunday lazying around and went out just for lunch at some foodcourt at PKNS Bangi and dinner at Miyagi. Sad, I know. But I needed the rest.

Mine's the bottom right - Fried Oysters with Sushi Set... Yum!!

Mochi on the house

Back to work on today, felt like I had a little more motivation to go to work. Plus, I wore one of my new SB shirts. Went for a preppy look.

Shirt - Sacoor Brothers, pants - The Executive, belt - old, bag - LV Lockit Limited Edition, shoes - Manolo Blahnik

I don't know what got into me but I was excitedly rushing to get to Sephora just to get the eyeliner I tried the other day. Too determined, I didn't even bother to change my heels into my Ipanemas so I walked back and forth in the damn high Blahniks. My legs were in a shock since they're not used to such activeness that they were cramped halfway. Yet I got my eyeliner, an eye makeup remover and a free gift (as a welcome gift for signing up as a member).

(L-R)Shower gel (welcoming gift as I signed up as a member),

Sephora Longlasting Liquid Eyeliner (RM45),

Sephora Eye Makeup Remover (RM22)

I'll write another post on my Sephora haul, till then, thanks for reading!

Recap of the Week

Haven't had the time or energy to blog the past week, so I'll just do a quick recap (partially coz I can't  really remember anyway).

 

As usual, the only thing that excites me to go to work is wearing/using something new. Since I was tired and couldn't really decide what to wear on Tuesday, I just chose the pair of lilac heels and wore one of my older cotton baju kurungs.

 

 

Unfortunately I had lunch at the Zon which requires me to walk on the pavement and as usual, the slim heels got stuck in the pavement and now there's a scratch :(

 

I'm prone to destroying new things when I first use it. My iPhone fell and chipped, shirts get stained, heels get scratched, bags get scratched or stained. Guess it's the way I 'mark' the items as mine?

 

Anyway, lunch with the "new HR manager" was worthwhile. One of the few guys I look up to in the company. He had a limited time for lunch so we were walked quite fast to The Zon and back, which gave my feet blisters. Was practically limping by the evening. Fortunately, Shawn gave me my Volcano Foot Mask from LUSH so I was looking forward to going home and pampering my poor feet with the mask. I'll share my opinion on using it later.

 

Shawn also brought my new makeup brushes from Real Techniques. I found this brand of makeup brushes at Shins awhile back and bought the blusher brush. Love it coz it's not animal hair, but
really soft. So I ordered a bunch more online (so much cheaper) and got it delivered to Shawn's house in the States.

 L-R: Setting Bbrush, Stippling Brush, Travel Essentials

 

So far the brushes have been good, not dropping out, altho the foundation/concealer brush in the Travel Essentials set feels a tad plasticky as compared to the other brushes. Here are more photos:

 

L-R : Stipling Brush, Setting Brush, Foundation, Eyeshadow, Face/Blusher Brush

Work was boring as usual so I'll just skip that. Was waiting the whole of Wednesday to end so that I can get home as quick as possible to watch the Summer Finale of White Collar. Twas a great episode as usual, got my heart beating faster and faster towards the end (even though I read spoilers before watching). Really can't wait for the next episode, but it's in JANUARY!!! Well at least 2Broke Girls will be back. Can't wait for to see it next week.

 

Wore one of the five new Sacoor Brothers shirts that my dear eldest sister got for me from Dubai together with the new pink scarf from Bugis Street. Wasn't really planning on wearing heels as I needed to let my feet rest from the blisters, so I wore my faithful ol' Dumonds flats. They are the most expensive shoes I've ever bought (about RM300+), but well worth it. The leather is oh-so-soft and the soles are oh-so-comfy.

 

 

Technically I wore a new scarf on Thursday, purchased it 2-3 months ago but never got to wearing it. Also wore the new purchase from Sweet Dessert at Haji Lane, but obviously you won't see a photo of it. Haha. Forgot to bring the Manolos to the office, so I just wore one of my old grey heels. If I wore the 4" Manolos, this would've been how I'd have looked like.

 

I should really find a better background right?

 

Don't you just love the way the high heels make legs look long and slim? Pants were from Colours, bought a few years back, shirt from Sacoor Brothers, scarf from Dirs Gallery and belt was my sister's.

 

Nothing to highlight about Friday except for my efficiency in running errands within one hour. At 12 sharp, I sent my jeans downstairs for alteration, sent my heels to one of the cobblers at Jalan TAR, met up with my senior colleague at the entrance of Campbell, walked across for lunch, waited for my laksa, then went to the goldsmith to repair the clasp of my bracelet, picked up my heels from the cobbler and back in the office at 1PM on the dot. The cobbled suggested adding a layer to the outer sole, didn't think it would've been that thick. At first I thought "Oh no! It looks like some odd men's shoes." But it sorta gives a slight edge to it. Wadya think?

 

Guess you can't really see it either? (See the thin black layer under the soles?)

 

 

 I tried my heels on and I think it has given extra cushioning. Or maybe I haven't worn those heels for sometime. Haha. Was late for pilates (I'm always late no matter how hard I try), and had to redah hujan to get to class albeit it being just across the street. I don't know if the class was slow because of the older members or pilates is generally not so fast paced? Either way, I sure didn't sweat a drop.

 

Well, that's all I can think of right now. Am gonna try out the pasta recipe from my cousin for lunch. Wish me luck!