Confession of a Shopaholic

No... this is not a post about the movie nor it is about the book... this is instead, a true confession of a shopaholic... yes, yours truly have to admit that I AM A SHOPAHOLIC...

In the last two and a half months, I have been shopping and shopping and shopping...

When Yun and her friends bought stuff from Yesstyle, I asked her to buy a couple of items for me... which includes this cute little striped tube dress...

But, I ended up liking the items so much that I convinced Bin Bin to shop with me on the Yesstyle website on our own... and between just both of us, we bought US$150 worth of clothes... so that we could get the free delivery... (yes... I am very into stripes these days... in between the online shopping periods I also bought another stripe dress from H&M...)


Then Bin Bin went to US to visit her friend... and I asked her to buy another Coach bag for me!!!! Don't you think that the bag just look so lovely??? aaaaahhhhhh... so now, from having no Coach items at all... I find myself being the owner of two Coach bags and one Coach wristlet in the span of less than a year!!!! gosh... see how addicted I am??? but in my defence... the bags were bought from US outlet stores and they are really really really cheap...

Not stopping there... I joined the rest of girls in shopping on ASOS as they are having their summer sales now... I also convinced my colleague to shop with us... and even Yun ended up picking a few items... see... I am not only a shopaholic that is harmful to myself, I am also brain washing everyone else around me to shop...


The icing on the cake??? Bin Bin and I went for our bi-annual Barcelona trip recently for the summer sales!!! More shopping... We shopped non-stop for two days, covering at least 6 Zaras, 7 Mangos, 3 Stradivarius, 4 H&Ms, 3 Pull&Bear, 3 Bershka etc... I went with an empty luggage but not surprisingly I came home with my bag full of clothes... although I did buy lots of stuff for others ok?? I am just addicted to shopping... be it shopping for myself or buying things for others!!!


I know I have been really naughty... but I just can't help it... that's why when Grace asked me whether I want anything from Vegas... I couldn't help but gave her a shopping list for some Abercrombie and Fitch items...



BOOOOOOO.... SHAME ON ME....


Maybe I should go for some shopaholic anonymous counseling group.... I just seem to enjoy the shopping experience so much that I always have the itch to buy something new... now, I find myself already thinking of my next shopping spree when I go home in August... it's bad isn't it???

VVVVRRRROOMMMMM....

Although this is not my first time at a F1 race, nevertheless... it is still very exciting for me... thought that I should go to Silverstone before they take it of the F1 calendar...

Watching a race live is definitely a great experience... the buzz and excitement itself gives you a different perspective to the race... and yes, although you probably have better coverage on tv, the real life experience wins the competition hands down...

Just listen to the engine sound... and the action... words can't really describe the experience...

I really did enjoy the whole race and the weather was fantastic that day...

Although Button didn't win the race... he did a decent job in front of the home crowd... and at the end of the day, Vettel was a deserving winner...

The only thing which spoilt the experience for me was the journey back home... we left the race track at 3pm and it took us a whopping 8 hours to get home due to the traffic.... gosh... if this taught me anything, it is that leaving 10 mins early from such events is the smartest thing to do....

Portsmouth

Another one of our random decisions... this time it's to Portsmouth...

Portsmouth is a port town and home to the British Navy History...

Not too sure whether you can see it behind us... but there is a famous man-made fort in the middle of the sea called Spitbank Fort...

The Spinnaker Tower by the waterfront... this thing supposedly cost £21m to build... wtf???

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and the HMS Warrior

Well... since we weren't too interested in the naval history... we ended up spending most of our time at the Outlet village at Gunwharf Quays... hahaha.... there were quite a few famous brands there including M&S, Gap, Nike, Burberry, FCUK, Crabtree & Evelyn, Karen Millen. Ted Baker etc. but but but.... the stuff there weren't that nice... so Bin Bin and I didn't really do much shopping...


The guys on the other hand... with their 30 min spree through the whole village, actually bought quite a lot of stuff!!! Each went back with at least 2 shopping bags!!!!


Oh... and of course... how can we not stop by the Portsmouth FC... it was probably the highlight of the trip for the guys... hahaha...

Brighton

The weather this summer has been much better than it was in the past few years... it's usually sunny and bright on the weekends...

That's why we went to Brighton!!! hahaha...

The burnt remains of the West Brighton Pier

Clear blue skies and nice sunny weather... the only thing missing is a sandy beach since Brighton is a pebble beach...

Hehehe... Bin Bin didn't seem to mind the pebble beach at all... with her little "picnic" by the beach...

Everyone in their black sunnies...

And then it was pimms and lemonade time by the sea front!!! Now, that's life... ok, you can't see the pimms and lemonade yet cuz the guys were queueing up for it...

The flamboyant Royal Pavilion, which is really famous in Brighton... The exterior has an Indian theme, whilst the interior was decorated with Chinese decor.

Plans

When I was younger, I used to have all these plans and knew exactly what I wanted... back then when everyone around me was still unsure, I had everything planned out... I had plans to obtain a scholarship, to study at LSE, to work and live in London, to be an actuary, to have my own flat etc...

But somehow... these days while everyone around me seem to have a plan, be it to get married, to have a baby, to change jobs, to change industry, to move to Hong Kong/Beijing/Ireland/Singapore etc, to take a sabbatical break, to leave London, to pack their bags and go home...... for the first time in a very very long time, I don't have any plans at all...

Have I stop to desire for new challenges? Have I grown so comfortable in my own little bubble that I don't feel the need to plan anymore? Have I driven out all my enthusiasm in my quests for all the plans that I have made in the past??

Why is it that I don't feel compelled to plan for something??

After all, I have been in the same country for the last 7 years, in the same job and the same company for the last 4 years, lived in the same area for the last 3 years...

Am I afraid?

Am I lost?

Am I tired?

Am I getting old?

Or am I really that happy and satisfied with what I have now?