Tuesday, April 03, 2007

MY LOVE-HATE AFFAIR...

...with shopping of coz.

Why does shopping have to be so therapeutic, yet, at the same time, be so stressful?

What I'm trying to say is, there's this thing called retail therapy. Yes, shopping does help ease the mind of some sort.

But trying to find the right items gets me all riled up and makes me pull my hair, or rather, tudung.

I was doing some shopping, or actually had the intention to do so, at Orchard Rd yesterday. All by myself, on a mid-day Monday. No crowd. A good thing. But it just resulted in salesgirls shadowing you from ur grand entrance to ur exit.

That's not what's bugging me though.

I find it especially hard to find my clothes in town. Not because I'm fussy by nature, but because there's so little of em that suits my needs.

Firstly, there's so little long-sleeves tops on em racks. When something caught my eyes, it had to be short sleeves. Can't they make some long ones at the same time they make those short ones? I don't mind paying the extra buck for the extra cloth needed.

Secondly, they just have to make em petite. Like as in tight fitting, figure hugging. What's the problem here? Well, I'm wearing the tudung. So I stay clear shapely tops that hugs me barely-there figure. Even if I were to be the size of marshmallow man, I'll be wearing clothes that hung loose. So those tight at the waist tops are out.

Thirdly, they just have to make em short. As in length-wise. Those that shows the butt are a definite no-no. Once again, coz I'm donning the tudung. It's a commitment I chose to take. So wear the image right.

And then when I finally found THE one - long-sleeves, not so tight, covers the butt and all - the price pulak not right. Aarghh! A simple top can cost like a hundred plus?? Hey.. I'm only anak garmen, earning a measly pay every month. After cutting here and there for this and that, I can't afford a 3-figure amount for just a top. That's too selfish of me.

That is why lah.. I so wanna tailor my own clothes, but so don't have the time.

Pooped @ 10:04 AM