designer bag

Last month, my husband gave me my first high-end designer bag,
Welcome Galleria PM:



I could have asked a friend to buy in Europe but I want the retail experience and that, my friends, cost me around 300sgd hahaha.
Not bad if I consider a plane fare to Europe. Excuses! Excuses!

It took a month before I was able to use it and I love it. (Well, I should since it is so @$"*^%# expensive). I love the smell and the feel of the leather. I love the opening that I can easily get small items from the bag without removing it from my shoulder. And I use it everyday (for work for the last few days). I have always believed that the increased number of use would offset the price. It should be resilient to the wear-and-tear of everyday use. And to achieve my a dollar a day mantra, I need to use this bag for... 6 years!!!

And now, I am eyeing this bag:



The Tod's D bag. But I would need to sleep on this. Reflect on myour current and future expenses. And considering my mantra, I can only use this on Y2018. Hahaha. I need to change my mantra, hhmmnn a dollar per hour?!?

Wishing that I could win a lottery and live the life of a celebrity.

manila pamper: are we there yet?

One of my must-do when I am in Manila is to get a pedicure. Though I usually choose a classic red nail polish (OPI's red hot gift), I opt to get this orange one for a change.


Wondering though that there is a limit of OPI in Manila. Salons use Orly or Essie. Are these much better than my beloved OPI? Hhmmnn...

manila loot: shoes & bag

Here are my loot from my 3D2N stint in Manila last weekend:
Anthology's San Francisco (in midnight blue). And it's a big yay!



Though I wish I was not in a hurry this morning when I wore it for the first time. My feet hurts now but I hope this break-in period would not last long.
My 2nd buy is a paez shoes from Planet Sports. Sad since they have limited styles and limited sizes. I ended up buying this green one.



In Singapore, a pair costs 60sgd, roughly 2K php. But there's variety. I like the feel, much better than Toms however the back of my feet always slips from the shoes. If I do decide to buy one more paez, I'd buy it in Singapore.
The only bag I was able to buy is a Parisian bag (I was supposed to buy a Fino matte red leather bag, a speedy look-alike but there was no new stock, sad).



It is a hobo bag and it can hold a lot of stuff. Funny smell though since it is made of abaca-like material. How can I get rid of the smell?