Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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Lately I’ve been shopping like a maniac. It’s not what you think. I’ve been hanging out at the grocery store instead of the Coach store, heheh. Reason being that we’ve decided to eat out less seeing as how prices are creeping up.
We are making good progress. I’m cooking school lunches every day and the kids are (surprise!) lovin’ it. It’s possible that I’m a darned good cook but didn’t know it 
.
At any rate, I’ve discarded all loyalties to any grocery store. I’m looking to save money so the lowest bidder gets the sale, so to speak. I’m doing my homework online, comparing prices first before going out.
I shop wherever I happen to be at. No more making trips specially to my favorite stores. We’re all creatures of habit. If we like to shop there, we keep going back. No more! Now it’s whoever offers the best price wins.
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
I’m sure I don’t even have to mention how the prices of everything has been going up, up and away, and will continue to go that way with the recent increase in the price of gas.
The way I see it, you’ll save more by shopping online. On sites like Shogging, you can compare prices online without having to waste gas driving from store to store to get the best prices.
Just a few clicks and you’ll have a whole list of products and merchants to choose from. I don’t think it could get any easier than that. No hassles looking for a parking spot, no wasting time and gas and it’s all at your fingertips.
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
I don’t own a lot of fine art. I’ve collected the odd piece or so on my travels. But I appreciate a good piece of art and this includes the paintings and sculptures I see in hotels and friends’ houses. What’s interesting is how art enthusiasts would travel far and wide to acquire a piece of art.
The Park West Gallery is home to the largest collection of fine art which instantly makes it the favorite haunt of art enthusiasts from all over the world. Their auctions around the US and Canada are a hot meeting place for artists and collectors.
It doesn’t mean though that their auctions are only conducted on land. Their affiliate company, Park West at Sea, does cruise ship auctions which are very popular with those who are vacationing at sea.
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Us shopperistas spent the entire day at Midvalley Megamall yesterday, a couple of us moms with our kids in tow. We haven’t been there for months so we thought we’d check out what’s new.
Nothing much actually. Just that there’s this tunnel joining Midvalley to the Gardens now that’s lined with little food shops. I guess as you head in that direction, the price tags go up until you finally end up on the shining floor of the Gardens.
The Isetan Sale is on but I’ve never been successful buying anything from there, unlike the one at Suria where I used to buy lots. We didn’t check out the other stores at the Gardens. Too upmarket for the likes of us. We’re looking for bargains in these days of rising gas and food prices.
My friend made an interesting observation though. She’s from out of town and she says the prices of clothing has gone up since her last visit. She should know. She used to end up with a dozen shopping bags whenever we went shopping. But yesterday, she ended up with only two small bags!
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
You know, when I first heard about Black Friday, I thought wow, I’d love to get out there and get in line to shop till I drop. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving and the official start of the Christmas shopping season, which means everything will be selling at way low, slashed down prices.
Yes, a shopperista’s dream come true, in other words. But on second thought, I can’t imagine driving out in the freezing cold just to get in line at 5 o’clock in the morning waiting for the stores to open.
Well, that’s what I thought before I found out about this online store called, quite aptly, Black-Friday.net, that requires no standing in line in the cold at 5 o’clock in the morning. How cool is that!
At Black-Friday.net, it’s as easy as signing up for an email alert to pop a note into your inbox telling you when new Black Friday ads are added to the site, so you can click over them to check them out.
All of my favorite stores are participating - Macy’s, Costco, Kohl’s, Old Navy - so I think I may just have all of my thanksgiving deals taken care of, thanks 
.
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Friday, May 2nd, 2008
The fashion shows are still going on at One Utama but we haven’t been going there. Midvalley Megamall’s Fashion Week is still on this week. The one at Suria, KLCC finished last weekend. So many fashion shows, so little time.
Just imagine how exhausted I’d be if I’d been going to every single show in town. But I like the fact that no matter which mall you happen to be at, you can catch a glimpse of glamor.
The thing I’ve noticed is that the models seem to be getting skinnier. The poor things, sometimes I wonder what they eat, if they eat at all. I’m not sure clothes necessarily look better on skinny models though.
And my personal take on the matter is that not all clothes look equally good on everyone. We’re all constructed differently so we just have to be aware of what looks good on us and not get carried away with what looks good on someone else.
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Sunday, March 9th, 2008
“The Tangs sale or nothing” is on at the Pavilion from March 7 - 30, 2008. I haven’t been there yet but I fully intend to, probably next week. For me, the attraction is that it’s the one and only Tangs around so I’ll probably find something there that’s different than what I’m seeing repeatedly at franchise stores.
I’m not sure if there’re be anything left there now that the weekend crowd’s had their go at it. Probably there’ll only be odd sizes and colors when I get there. I hope not!! But I’m going to go anyways to see for myself.
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Sunday, January 27th, 2008
I’ve only breezed in and out of the Curve once or twice but not had a chance to watch any of the performances at the Center Court.
Their “Family Reunion” theme is very fitting since that’s what Chinese New Year is all about, family and friends.
The gazebo garden reminds me of the old Chinese movies. The red lanterns and colorful tassels lend a really festive air to the whole setting.
Red is, of course, the color of prosperity and good luck. You can’t really go wrong with it during Chinese New Year as long as you wear something red, stick something red on anything you’re giving as a gift and be ready with those red envelopes containing cash to give to all the kids you meet.
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Wednesday, December 19th, 2007
I’ve been talking endlessly about going downtown to the Pavilion since it opened a couple of months ago. But one thing led to another and I just never found the time or the inclination to make the long drive into the city.
And when I finally got around to making the trip, it was well worth the traffic jams and gas money. The minute we walked into the Pavilion, we were treated to this!
Yes, not just a Christmas tree but a singing one at that! The lights on the tree are changing all the time from one brilliant color to another. Truly festive.
What I love even more is the mini-amphitheater giving a full view of the performance. You can see we took the top photo sitting on the stone steps of the amphiteater in air-conditioned comfort.
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Admittedly I’ve never been a fan of toy story or tin soldiers. But this year’s Christmas theme at 1 Utama seems to interest even me. I love the little animated toy soldiers on the piano keys playing with all their might.
Lots of shoppers are stopping to take their photos with the two real live human Beefeaters walking around in front of the display. I wonder if those mile-high Beefeater’s hats are heavy.
If you shopping in the new wing, you’re probably going to be able to hear and/or stop by to watch the marching band or listen to the story-telling and singing sessions there.
We didn’t watch any of those shows this year because they’re pretty childish for teens. But if you have younger kids, it’s probably some cause for excitement.
We’ve just been too busy shopping till we drop. Strange that we seem to have so much to buy this year.
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