shopping @ hbt
Considering I'm getting to the age of being a woman, I try to buy items of clothing that are neutral and feminine with no "cutesy pictures" of elmo and such characters - because they are oh-so-childish! But I just can't help myself. It's my nature, it's my personality and it's who I am! I love bright colours, I love tees, I love jeans, I love sneakers and I love thongs. I like it plain and simple.
Last last week, I went to HBT with the Hui Lin, Pao Lin and Ai Lin - Yes! can you believe it! Shin Woei was not there to support the weiwei cause!!! I was the only little weiwei surrounded by the "Lin's." Anyway the "Lin's" are pretty cool. Hui Lin is a physio-yet-to-be and Pao Lin and Ai Lin are both accountants and then there is me, who is the supposed Marketing-wannabe! hahahaa... haven't made it to the big time yet.
ANYWAY, we went to HBT and we entered the Nike Factory... Hui Lin saw something and motioned me to move over... and there it was in its full glory. Sitting there on the stand before me, it graced my eyes... and it was almost a slow motion movement when my hand reached out to try it on. What am I talking about?
(just some space here for you to take the term in)...
What is the NIKE TERMINATOR you ask?
See the beauty in all it's glory below.
Nike call it the NIKE TERMINATOR and I have no idea why. The shoes itself in no way represent what the terminator is. It should be called, the Rainbow baby or something to that effect or flower power - haha - gayz.
So I tried it on - size 7 fits like a glove! *perfect*
And so yes - here is the dilemma. Since.. I'm trying to be lady-like and mature - the NIKE TERMINATOR does not really fit into that catagory at all right? But they are so cool don't you see!
The problem is, I also wear sneakers LESS now than I used to. In fact, the Lacoste sneakers I bought from Malaysia are still in their box un-worn and have not even seen the day of light! My green adidas's sometimes make a special appearance if I can bother taking them out and wearing them. We can't leave our shoes outside in the garage anymore - because last time, amazingly, people came to STEAL my sisters shoes. They had the nerve to enter through our open garage and come as close to the back door of our house where the kitchen is and STEAL THOSE SHOES! I can't risk my green babies out there.
Anyway, the point of me buying the NIKE TERMINATOR is ... just to have them because they look cool AND might eventually one day be a collector's edition possibly - even though I saw probably at least 50 pairs still in HBT... but it might be worth something someday... and I'll even be a millionaire dare I say from the Nike's and then we'll see who has the last laugh... hohoho!
It was great shopping with such a dynamic bunch of girls. We're all pretty indesisive when it comes to decisions! We couldn't decide if we wanted to have dinner. In the end we had korean - ous! BIBIMBAP! *nom nom nom* so funny, while we were waiting for our meals, I fly flew down my shirt (of all things)! I was wondering what is poking me about on my chest - can't be my hair - so I peep down there and *GASP* a FREAKING FLY DAMMIT! Get out of there you pervert!
Then when we were actually shopping for stuff... there were many and varied opinions.
Ai Lin the in-decisive accountant would say, "pray about it" if you couldn't make up your mind about a purchase. That's one spiritual accountant there and not one to make rash or sporadic purchase because you'll regret it later! Must be the stingey-accountant-bug. (As we all know, accountants stinge with money right!)
Then there's Pao Lin the more-decisive accountant who would give the most constructive feedback, weighing out the pro's and cons of the purchase, which colour was more practical and if the price was reasonable (according to the code of conduct?). Suprisingly, I could find not one single-vain shot of her anywhere on the internet! (Pao Lin is the one on the left!)
Then there's Hui Lin the physio-yet-to-be who is also pretty indecisive, but more decisive than Ai Lin and weiwei. She tried on something in every single store and walked out with her famous comment, "Thanks, but I'll think about it, even though the Marketing-wannabe (me!) encouraged every single purchase.
Then there's weiwei the Marketing-damn-blur-wannabe who is damn indecisive to the max and can't make a decision for her life. She - as a marketer would do - marketed all products tried and tested to the "Lin's" and made them buy buy buy by showering them with positive comments on how great the product looked and how cheap it was, and how, if you didn't need the product now - there will always be a next time to be able to use it. Weiwei and Ai Lin came home empty handed that night...
But not to worry, weiwei went shopping again the next day and spent $100 with 20% off on all items. Great deal I say! So that was my shopping trip with the Lins!
today...
@7:00 pm