Ruyi 2018 by Voir - cheongsam galore !

For the longest time , I could not shop for clothes in this store as the largest size that they carry is up to XL , thus when the nice Malay saleslady told me that some customers kept requesting for XXL but she had to tell them they had none ,I totally understand how frustrating that is . That's why I used to have to travel overseas just to buy me some nice and up to date clothes last time.  

Anyway , if you so happen to work in  Voir and are reading this , you might want to address this segment of ladies who would love to wear your clothes like I did once upon a time ( but now I can since I have gone down so much over one year )

Back to the subject at hand . Yeah , I was so excited that I could finally fit into this most unforgiving outfit . Thus I ended up picking out 2 cheongsams from Voir today .

50s style flared dress

 You'll probably never know how long I've been searching for a flared dress that does not end up making me look like a hospital matron .

Calculate the massive savings

I'm so glad I saw some of you earnestly scrutinising all the price tags today . Glad I could be of help .

Yes , I went back again to H&M and this time lemme show you what I got .

Let's do some maths first shall we ?

Silver jhumka fish motif earrings

Say hello to my second bell shaped Jhumka earring .

Again costing MYR 10 only , also found in Little India , Penang .

In store only offer

 I must post this up because I found some items which were marked down to such a ridiculous level , you won't even believe me if I told you how much they cost and how much I ended up paying for the lot . The lady queueing up behind me was so shocked and outraged at the prices , by the time she regained her composure ,she demanded to know where exactly I found them .

* gleeee *

This notice was originally posted on the 29th of November but I'm seeing some exciting replenishments , so I'm telling you , it's still not too late to go see if anything catches your fancy .

Mad about bags from Brands Outlet

Ok I've officially gone nuts over the bags sold in this store . Wanna know why ? 

Despite some slight flaws , it's the price and design that gets me .

140 got me all this , 100 got him all that

Those of you who are shopping for new dresses for Xmas or New Year parties , or even Chinese New Year ought to be delighted because from what I have observed , Padini group has brought in a lot of red clothing wear , so you'd better be quick and pop in to go see what you need before the sizes run out .

Me , I wasn't looking for anything in particular . However..... because I have already gotten 2 similar playsuits from Padini , one black , one a dark green , both of which I'm very pleased with , I just had to grab this red with cut out shoulders too ! Priced at MYR 59.90 , I managed to get the last piece in my size . 

Store bought kebaya

You have no idea how delirious I was over being able to fit into this just now .

Yes , many years back , I had one pink kebaya tailor made , and that cost me around MYR 350 or MYR 370 , I can't really remember .

Of course it was waaaaayyyyy cheaper than those sold in specialist stores with more ornate and elaborate stitching costing over a thousand ringgit and above , but I was really happy with that pink kebaya , very proud of it . If I wanted more variety of colours , the pricing was a deterrent . While I was always on a lookout , I was also over the size limit , well not anymore , since I began my weight loss journey last year .

Picked by strangers

I love popping into the local Brands Outlet store because sometimes I end up with gems like these .

A greyish blue shade , with a tassle and a magnetic clasp,  it's another cute , small , structured handbag which cost around MYR 30 only .

Play translator

Sports Direct is the only retail place where I can get USA Pro , the fitness wear brand from . And since they announced that they are holding a Sports Fair , beginning on the 23rd of November , lots of people have been making a beeline to their shop on the island already .

Keeping in mind that the annual bridge run is on this weekend , I decided that it was best for me to come check it out on the first day of the event ( which stretches till 3rd of December btw ) .

Fleamarket find - expandable band watch

Surprising find at a flea market this morning. 

Was looking at other things actually but I ended up with this very nice , classic looking expandable band watch .

3 more

These don't cost very much either . Got the first 2 from a lady operating from a flea market stall . She's from China and she's lived here so long she can even speak Malay already .

My first impression of her though , was that she was either Korean or Vietnamese due to the slang but who am I to doubt her eh ? I'll just take what she says at face value cos she had some interesting pieces indeed .

All one offs from what I see .

The Vincci shoe sale

Have you ever been to a Vincci shoe sale before the crazy crowd barrels in ? ( Scroll down this page for an idea of the crowd that is not at full weekend capacity yet .)

Well , it's my first time EVER , first time coming to a Vincci store on sale where everything is still in place and I managed to find 3 great pairs of heels just now . I was actually here , in this same shop last night but omg....the amount of people just gave me a headache and I decided to come choose waaaaaay before them today .

More Indian earrings from Little India

Alrightee , lai lai lai ....who wants to see each and every single one of these danglers up close ? 

Mannnnn they make me feel like a princess alright !

Ah , but first things first , how much did they cost for me to get sooooooo many at once ? 

First she asked for 10 ringgit each (  almost fainted there ) , then she even gave me one free , when I was done ( damn I wanted to cry / laugh / dance but I held it back ) .

Normally though , these would range between MYR 19 to 49.90 per pair ( or if you were to step into Lovisa , similar designs could go for between MYR 80 to MYR 120 + ! ) .

So you see , didn't I tell you how great it is to do physical shopping ,now that a lot of people prefer to do it online ? 

First one.

Super sparkly , just like a chandelier on fire ! 

Indian earrings from Little India - first 3 pairs

Well , we're entering another phase here . Indian earrings . 

Yup , all started when I had to improvise on Deepavali , it was a last minute decision when I had to scramble a look that was hurriedly put together .

Also had to do with a couple of visits to Lovisa before I said to myself  " that does it " , after almost fainting over the price tags there .

With a purpose in mind , I stormed into Little India just now .

Honestly , Georgetown is full of Chinese but I was and almost am always the sore thumb that sticks out here . I've NEVER been harassed here once , well , they just look and that's ok by me .

Anyway , come see the booty below . 

Filanto - fill it in 1 to 2 sizes smaller

I keep on going into Brands Outlet each time just to try out their Filanto dresses in particular and my search finally paid off yesterday .

Why ? Because last year , after finding 2 sensational form fitting ones ( 1 in black and the other in dark blue )  for under MYR 50 ( such a fit would cost anywhere from MYR 200 onwards in other stores ) , hey , I was hooked !

Now , if you look at this Princess Diana blue shift below ( MYR 39.90 ) , you'll think I must have gone loco or am paid to promote them . In my dreams lah haha .

It fits me like a glove I tell you , ( more like a Chinese version of Ramlah Ram's glamorous dangdut mermaid days ) the trick is in getting it one or two sizes smaller . Don't worry , these are highly stretchable , in fact I could even squeeze myself into an S but if I were to wear that around Georgetown , a lot of ah peks will be blinded by my spotlights and crash their mopeds into the longkang  . Soooo , using better judgement , I took the M cos ( hopefully ! ) it won't cause a stir like when I wore the Reo Red Guess romper out to dimsum in the morning .

Low as it goes

Super excited over these pieces I picked up today !

The first is known as the Cassie Floating Stitch dress . I did try their bandage dresses already but my figure is still not there yet .

This one's very low cut , with a flare , plus hip and bum accentuations that are so vintage prewar ( of course the plunging zipper is an updated take on that look ) . Absolutely I love how it swishes and fans out soooooooo feminine and loveeeelyyyyy . 

Feminine Cafe - what's in the box ?

Are they macaroons ?  Cake perhaps ?

Well hurry up and open the box will you ?

Tadaaaaa....

Accessorising weekend

Remember this Stefy jacket I got from Guess ?

Bound feet platforms

Found another one of those Thai / Laos / Cambodian shoe stalls .

The prices for most shoes , since this was not right smack in the centre of Georgetown was 25 ringgit compared to 29 ringgit in the city .

However , when it came to this platform high heel sneaker below , she was only willing to let it go for 36 ringgit .

Sigh .....