shopping.

i had a pretty good day today, did lots of things :) dropped a considerable amount of money here and there :(

my day started off pretty late (i've been sleeping at around 5am for the past week) and i went to the post office to collect my USB/wrist band. there were quite a number of people there but to my happiness, my understanding of russian has improved (yay!) and to cut the story short, i was out of there in less than half an hour. thats a record!

after a few stops along the way, yx and i were on our way to meet our other friends in the universitet mall. i changed the battery to my watches and bought some toiletries before facing the real reason we went to the mall. 

we learned that Victoria Secret and La Senza were having sales through friends of ours so we headed there to check things out. yx was interested in their makeup sets whereas i got attracted to other things. 

there was this passport holder that was selling for only 800rubs (50% off!) that i really liked, but what really caught my eye was this silver clutch-purse thing. i love love loved it so much. 

it was this sort of faux snake skin silver leather-y thing. a magnetic clasp held it shut. when you opened it, there was a row of card holders on the right and two long slits running down its length where you could put cash etc.

there was a thin compartment on the left side, held shut by a button and another long slit behind that for more money or whatever else that you fancied to bring along. 

the strap were made of chains which you could detach. when attached it was like a sling bad, or if you looped it over twice you'd get a handbag. 

i was so in love with it. 

the price was such a bitch! it's ori price was around 5500-6000rubs? dont really remember, but after discount it was selling for 3900rubs. 

like what?!?!?!!

for that small thing? sure, it's gorgeous and i love it to pieces but i just couldnt justify buying that for myself.

discouraged, we decided to head over to La Senza. we spent some time browsing and picking cute undies, then decided to check out their bras. i dont think i'd ever buy a bra from there unless i really really love the design.

see, i normally get sloggi, or triumph, or pierre cardin back in malaysia. and even though different brands have different sizing, mine were always the same few sizes.

none of my normal sizes fitted in La Senza -.- gosh i was so frustrated, because there was this one bra that i really liked, but no matter what i had tried, some part didnt fit well or it looked funny or something. pfft. 

after purchasing our things, we headed back to VS for yx to grab her makeup set. i glanced longingly at the silver clutch-purse once more. it was never going to happen, though, so i dejectedly let my gaze wander once more through the store. 

and there it was. attached to the handle of a luggage was a scarf. nothing too fancy about it, just a plain black scarf with Victoria Secret printed all over in hot pink. if i couldnt get the clutch, i'd settle for getting just a scarf for myself. 

cheering up a little, i decided to check the price. oh hell no. the damn thing cost 2500rubs! like what?!?!?!?! for that thin scarf?! seriously?!

i was heartbroken. 

i had to leave sans clutch for the second time, and i couldnt even get myself a scarf as a pick-me-up. yx made her payment and we headed home soon after. 

lesson learnt. shopping with my parents is still the best. i just cant justify buying things for myself when the whole decision is upon my two shoulders. scratch that. i find it hard to justify buying things for myself. its like an 90-10. with my parents around however, i still end up saying no most of the time, but i do indulge and splurge once in a while, so it's kinda like a 70-30. and i feel less guilty after signing the credit card slip with them around. ;)

next thing on my list would be to find an occasion that i can ask for a chanel bag. if i cant have that stupid gorgeous VS clutch, then i want a chanel to appease my indignation.

but then again i'd probably talk myself out of it before i even ask my parents. mehhh.