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August 14, 2005

Shopaholic in Johor Bahru

Friday was a holiday for me as I had to work on the public holiday on Tuesday so the Boss gave us a day off on Friday instead. So off I went with three of my colleagues to nearby Johor Bahru (JB) in Malaysia for a day of fun. The shopping is not much cheaper there, maybe I will save a few dollars if I shopped there instead of Orchard Road but when it comes to variety, Orchard Road still beats JB by a wide mile.

The highlight of my day was the sale at VNC. As those who are in know will know, VNC is a shoe shop that sells a wide range of affordable shoes and they have an outlet at CityLink in Singapore. Anyway, its outlet in City Square, JB was having sale and after comparing prices, it was slightly cheaper to buy there. Although looking back, we were just simply crazy lah and the four of us just went crazy buying shoes. Between the four of us, we bought 10 pairs of shoes. I bought 3 pairs!!! (Sorry, no pictures available, digital camera was left behind with my brother in Ipswich. But I will entertain special requests to wear them when I meet up!)

I still its disgusting to buy so many pairs of shoes at one go but DSD thinks its ok. Then again, she is my friend so she has to make me feel better lah!! Ha ha ha. But I have to say, I am really pleased with my buy, a pair of black shoes for work, a pair of strappy peach heels and a pair of blue/white heels for casual days and dinners. And as another colleague commented, shoes are fixed assets and can be used for many months so I should not feel like I am splurging, instead I should think of them as an investment!! Ha ha ha. That sounds so much like a line out of the "Shopaholic" books!!

Posted by Fatgirl at August 14, 2005 10:56 PM

Comments

i think it's perfectly fine for the amount of money you paid for those shoes! Hell, i might have bought FIVE if i were there!

Posted by: dsd at August 15, 2005 09:09 AM

I think it's okay too. Who cares about the stereotype about women and shoes - I say we should live up to it!

Posted by: monoceros at August 22, 2005 10:24 PM

Ha ha ha. I am so glad that to friends like the two of you!! :c)

Posted by: fatgirl at August 28, 2005 05:12 PM