It’s 2:30 in the morning and I’ve just come home from work. Still, I think it better to post my much-delayed answer to this tag from Pinay fashionista Sasha Manuel on ” seven random facts about my stylish self.” It’s timely considering that the common impression most people have of me is that I love food, and more food 😀 What they don’t know is that am also an avid disciple of fashion and looking good. Am a girl as a girl can be since I indulge in girlie things like clothes, shoes, bags and make-up, and one of the reasons why I revel in being single is that I won’t have to share my closet space with somebody (okay, my son is complaining but that’s another thing)
A word about fashion: I guess it’s just something one has to evolve and learn with the passing trends. Having “been there and done that” (meaning, baduy at one time and glam the next) I’ve come to believe that fashion shouldn’t just be condemned as sheer vanity. It will not only make you feel good; looking good can actually take you places. Fashion leaves you plenty of room to project an image, and I like the fact that there’s always the challenge of being ingenious and creative in that.
Here are my random facts:
1. I prefer shopping alone. Girl friends are hopeless (since they’re worse shopaholics than me) and men are not only hopeless, they’re also shopping idiots. If I want to ask how the clothes fit, I’d ask my next cubicle neighbor, or the saleslady.
2. My apartment’s closets are full, but if you’d ask me to throw away everything and leave only a few items behind, they would be: a pair of denims, a white shirt, the little black dress, a neutral-colored office suit, sweat pants, a pair of trainers, black shoes with heels and a few accessories, preferably pearls.
3. I love pearls!
4. Am frustrated with the fact that I don’t own a laptop, a digital SLR cam and the latest model Nokia N95. The culprit being my weakness for jewelry which I hope to someday bequeath to my little girls. The jewelry I always pay for in cold cash.
5. I don’t believe in wasting my money on designer labels. After all, am in a shopping paradise called Asia where all kinds of bargains abound. Two, because the style of Lacoste sucks. I find greater pleasure in getting some branded item at a huge markdown because it means I pulled a fast one on those retail capitalist pigs.
6. I have two drawers full of sexy underwear which I haven’t used (for want of a killer sex life :P) but take pleasure in wearing things that are already five years old or more (not that they have holes in them)
7. Am obsessed about flossing and brushing my teeth and getting my prophylaxis every six months. Is that OC, because I know am not OC…
8. Within the next two years, I plan to buy 1) a Rolex and 2) an LV bag. Authentic only, because I’d rather have a Swatch/Secosana than wear a knock-off.
Tagging Sachiko , sophisticated Sharleen and beauteous Vina for this one. Please leave a comment if you want to be tagged too and exchange some link-lovin’
Men aren’t ‘shopping idiots’ it’s just that whatever you say is just dismissed. For example, if you say she looks good in something you are just saying that so “we can finish shopping quicker”; but if you say she looks awful in something then a fate worse than death awaits you………!!!!!!!
It’s not easy being a man when shopping with a woman……..:-(
I just came home and was window shopping a couple of geeks. Gah. One is cooperative while one is, er, nevermind! Grrr. So yea, I prefer to shop alone, too! LOL.
Thanks for humouring me, Annalyn! 🙂
WITH! I meant to say, WITH a couple of geeks! Egad. LOL. Darnit. I think I need to go to bed now. Pffft.
Oops Lawrence, I did delete the phrase “shopping idiot.” What I really meant was semi-shopping idiot, lol. Peace man!
On second thought, I wouldn’t mind tagging along an S. S.I. if he’s going to pay for all the purchases 😀
Haha Sasha, “window shopping a couple of geeks” takes the cake.. 😛
Hello Ajay, I hope you don\’t mind, \”I tagged You\”. 🙂
Pax et Bonum
Ajay,
I’m doing a writing project regarding the recent murder of Musa Dimasidsing, the district supervisor who was shot dead, he was the election official who exposed the election fraud and other anomalies in Maguindanao.
I hope you can join the the writing project and write a blog post on your reaction, I will link to your post, and I will collect the links everyday and post them up on a single blog post. This starts Wednesday up until Sunday.
You can read about the writing project on my recent post and also find out how you can join. I hope everyone can join, and let’s make our voices heard, let’s stand up for the heroism of Musa and hope that his death does not go in vain.
Hi Bluepanjeet..sure, would love to answer your tag. Please just allow me some time..
That is a noteworthy project Nick. Let me expound on that too, soon:)
i too prefer to shop alone. that way, i can take my time to try things on without someone waiting for me; or i can do to as little or as many shops as i want without having another person to deal with.
i’m not into lingerie and my designer days are over as well. i hardly even use the designer duds and purses i own. i hope to auction some of them off…
great list!
Yes, those are the same reasons why I shop alone Kat.
Don’t forget to buzz us when you hold your auction Kat, hehe. Thanks for a-visiting:)
It\’s nice to know another Mom who refuses to look frumpy just because she had babies :). I hate the generalization from \”young\” ones that once a woman becomes a Mom, she\’s losyang. Arrrg.
I love sexy underwears. I\’m sure my hubby like\’s \’em too..hehe
BTW, if you meet any Men who are \”semi-shopping idiots\” send them over to http://sheknowsbest.com . I\’ll try to help \’em out. LOL.
Aww, seems we have lots in common Dexie…
will check up on Sheknowsbest;)
You have lucky little girls! Don’t fret about the gadgets you don’t have then. Those things will be replaced by the next version soon enough. But diamonds are forever… =)
…. as long as they are not lost or stolen Angel 😛 Hopefully my little girls will also treasure them one day… thanks for dropping by
i am just so lucky my man loves shopping (and window shopping). & most of the time pays for the purchase, too! especially sexy underwear 🙂
Lucky you Iska 😛 Rare is the man who likes to shop (and pay for all of those, hehe)