Little pleasures...

I have little guilty pleasures. Like everyone else. Kekadang kerja cam sial tak cukup tidur bagai, sampai tiga empat hari survive on average of four hours (just before bulan puasa I was on a project where I had to do that for a week.. lemah dowh!)

So usually tiap bulan dapat gaji, I make sure aku amik satu hari dok layan movie sorang (tu yang kekadang aku tweet movie marathon bagai) and gi makan apa aku nak. Kira manjakan diri aa... manicure pedicure ke, massage ke... janji ada something yang dapat rasa hasil usaha. Dari abih bayar bil kang tak sempat rasa, the more mundane stuff da abihkan wang yang diterima.

One of my biggest problems obviously - is shopping. I am a shopaholic. I have been controlling myself and getting better at it. But I still occasional fail.

Case in point...

I love Gucci. And I love my Blackberry. So what better gift for myself than a Gucci Blackberry case.

Tapi dalam nak beli tu memang bodoh! Harga case ni RM580 - kira limited edition Audi 500 series for Gucci. Tapi aku actually kisahnya pegi kedai nak exchange kasut. Sebab kakak aku belikan a pair of Gucci loafers for me for my birthday.

Nak dijadikan cita aku cukup muat je, one size bigger baru selesa. Lagipun, aku da bersepah kasut Gucci pattern loafers ni. So cam rugi. So kakak aku pon kata ok, gi tukar. Kasut belikan - RM1480. Sebagai ganti, aku pilih ni.

Harga RM1410. So beza RM70. Dan jumlah tu dijadikan alasan tanak rugi duit kakak aku, so aku top up RM510 beli the cover. Sial tak alasan? Justifikasi tidak logik sungguh - tapi memang tak rugi sebab firstly it's limited, secondly memang useful and thirdly matching wallet aku dan one of my bags (read below).

Moving on...

Aku nampak bag ni jatuh cinta! Bebudak Gucci Pavilion keji pancing aku sebab tau aku akan suka. Memang stok bag yang da la lawa, leh sumbat segala gadget aku. Don't believe me? Think laptop, three handphones, wallet, my Blackberry Playbook, various chargers, car keys... tu yang wajib je yang aku slalu bawak. Lom agik benda lain.

Sumpah besar gedabak bag ni. Empat laptop leh muat masih ada ruang agi. Kira beg lari umah la ni... tapi kalao ada beg camni tak lari umah kot. I spotted this aku memang tempted gila. Tapi walaupun 40% discount tak silap aku, harga masih lebih RM6,000 so terpikir bebanyak kali. Dah lah only one left... aduh...

Then layan the rest of the Audi 500 collection. FUCK! I love the whole collection. Especially the backpack!... and the luggage... and the duffel... nangis la camni. Kalau nak satu set mau nya harga keta da all in.

But ta-da!!! Amik ko... I got the duffel bag!

Well, actually I didn't get it. Someone got it for me for my birthday present. So sweet kan? Takyah sebut sapa sini, tapi janji aku dapat beberapa ari sebelom nak ke Melbourne ada keja - so apa agik. Sebab aku jenis travel light, ideal gila la.

Of course not to mention that it matches some of my other Gucci stuff too.

Ah... money can't buy happiness... but it sure can afford my attention. Matilah!

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iPad fashion

Ok.. before the next week starts, ni entry bagi leleh air liur. For those yang either ada iPad, atau memang fashionista je la... sebab pas iPad ni kuar je, almost all the major designers have come out with iPad covers.

Prices in US dollars. Since conversion is about three times korang pepandai la kira berapa harga ek.

Paling aku berkenan, is of course my fave label, Gucci! Between USD$230 to USD$290. I like! Mintak-mintak ada yang akan dapatkan tuk aku. Da kirim pon.

Next up are the Oscar de la Renta ones, which retail I think for about USD$290. Simple and nice but so not my thing.

For USD$390 are... the Louis Vuitton cases....
And the Oscar de la Renta python selections. Nice!!!
For USD$395, you can get a Salvotore Ferragamo in canvas.

For USD$475 (about the same price as an iPad itself) is the Burberry in striking yellow!
At USD$490 are the selections from Tods. Too old for me and somehow, just doesn't ring my bell.

The Dior Homme iPad case comes in black, and silver - for USD$700. Ouch. But I like the design. Go online and look for more pics. Nice on the inside too.

The YSL at USD$795 is nice too. Classic!
But the most expensive iPad case? At a whopping USD$1555, costing three times an iPad itself, it the quilted Chanel case. Gorgeous! But definitely only for fashionistas with money to burn.
So far if you think all of these are ridiculous - away from iPad cases itself, how about a Swarovski encrusted iPad for USD$2250 for about 6000 Swarovski crystals adorning your iPad. Nice - but ouch! A little too bling, so flashy and over the top.

The price apparently is for a 32gb model.

So hoping I'll get my Gucci one. Can't wait. I PROMISE it'll be the last thing I buy (I think I sumpah too many times da tak laku da_

Ok... time to sleep. Lots of work tomorrow.

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Jalan-jalan

Semalam gi jalan-jalan ngan Anne dan Roy kawasan Masjid India dan Chow Kit. Saja nak rasa kemeriahan persiapan raya.. katanya.. walaopon. Hado nak shopping, saja layan jalan-jalan. I mean, same things everywhere you go, just maybe prices lain sikit and sana sini ada variation je barang-barang. So it's only actually useful to head down there, braving the traffic dan orang ramai yang berpusu-pusu ke sana ONLY if you're actually going to buy something.

Not amused la.. layan borak ngumpat je lebih.

Until I saw this... aku kena admit, this is the most creative piece (tacky.. but creative) twist n a towel. Tatau la lama da jual ke apa, sebab aku tak penah tengok agik.

No, it's not an apron. Tuala tuh! Siap ada straps, so kalao konsep nak kemban, kemban lah ngan yakin ye. Takkan terlucut kalao wujudnya situasi wardrobe malfunction. Gituh....

Siap datang satu set with matching bedroom slippers. Walaopon ku pening ngan sulaman bunga, dan kaler oren yang menakutkan... but I have to say, nice application of the idea. Heh...

Jalan-jalan tak beli apa pon... poket nak jaga sikit skang kalao tak abih burst budget aku kang. Biasalah, asik shopping je, skali skala kena waras dan berjaga gak.

Area Chow Kit ni aku suka kedai bundle. Sampai ramai peniaga bundle pon da familiar ngan aku sebab aku suka nak usha. Orang kita ni ramai sangkakan bundle ni low class. Tapi kalao gi Europe hado feeling bagai ke flea market. Sama je konsepnya.

Kalao ko pandai carik, dapat gak benda yang wow... aku penah dapat Japanese limited edition nya 501s... tu yang start minat ku tuk bundle. Original items, at a fraction of the price. The original pre-loved idea. Skang je merebak kedai pre-loved bagai padahal bundle sejak zaman dulu agik.

Aku siap ada jacket vintage (yes, classier use of the word) Giorgio Armani. And it's a black label ORIGINAL (belajar la ye tengok apa distinguishes benda ori). Online siap aku penah tengok orang jual USD$600! Aku beli tuk RM180!

Hah... hado? Dari ko beli yang ciplak, imitation AAAA from China skali pon... wat pe. Tetap - PELESU. Baik takyah gila brand. Kan? Pakai feeling luxury - padahal kena kutuk kang. Aku dari dulu anti pelesu nih sebab aku janji diri ku sendiri - kalao tak mampu, aku lebih rela benda tak branded. Da mampu sikit pon, kekadang bakhil nak carik branded tapi murah. Heh! Sekali sekala je aku splurge...

Anyway.. panjang berjela lak aku meraban.

Aku drop by the first kedai bundle jual kasut - within 10 minutes, rezeki aku! Dapat sepasang kasut Gucci! I swear, mengigil tangan aku! Ni baru kali kedua aku temui kasut Gucci kat kedai bundle. Ye la gila... Gucci ni, like most high end designer items, ada resale value. Sapa nak main buang je ke jual...

After belek sana sini dua minit - sah ORIGINAL. Authentic ok! Lulus ujian! Abang yang niaga tuh tatau pon tu Gucci, aku rasa. Gucci pon silap-silap tatau. Mana taknya gak... kasut ni kalao skali imbas cam kasut Pallas Jazz je pattern dia.

Harga pembukaan - RM85. Aku nego sampai dapat RM50. Worth it gila aku sambar! Walaopon about two sizes too small tak muat kaki gergasiku.

Ni some pics. Kira some signs of wear and tear (ni model lama gila ni), tapi tapak kira ok agik. Cuma ujung-ujung da worn sikit. Everything else, in pretty good condition considering the abused condition dok kedai bundle.

Tuh dia. Everything from stitching, lining, labels, serial number, sole etc... semua tepati spesifikasi ku yang mengatakan ini original banget!

So siapa nak - aku jual tuk RM250. Heh! Ko hengat senang nak dapat kasut Gucci murah-murah? Tambah agik kalao vintage camni in good condition.

Anne dan Roy cam tak caya aku jumpa Gucci kat bundle. Meka siap nak wat one more trip agik nak carik gak barang-barang bundle. I have two new converts! Yeay! Sapa nak ikut aku gi shopping bundle jom.... aku jadi mata mu nak usha barang-barang branded.

PS - Sapa tau brand MCM? Zaman aku skolah dulu vogue gila, ada butik kat Lot 10. Harga sepasang jeans? RM1500 gituh more or less. Skang da entah ke mana. Aku penah jumpa sepasang saiz 32 hanya untuk RM5 je kat bundle Chow Kit. Siap good condition.

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First official

Before we begin this posting, mai kita sambung trivia sikit. Da dua kali kita main game ni, so ni third time. See if you guys dapat jawapan.

Siapakah artis yang tuan empunya kasut Gucci ni? Ramai sungguh geng Gucci ku.

Ok... jawapan ujung entry as usual.

Anyway, hari ni ada event. Sampai-sampai parking nampak nih.

Hah... amik ko! Kau lah dewa yang aku puuuuujaaaaaaaaaaaa *nyanyi ala Alyah*.

Sebenarnya sehari sebelom posa kan kaum Cina masuk Hungry Ghost Festival. Sebulan gak cam puasa. So ni adalah upacara.

Sambung cita. Destinasi buka puasa ari ni?

The former Heritage Mansion, skang under new management da jadi Vanity Mansion. Cantik sungguh tempat ni skang.

Opulent, decadent... siap ada karaoke da skang, bukan je club da. The karaoke rooms atas temanya seven deadly sins. Lawa bilik bertema dia.

Tap ari ni functon lain. Tuk buka puasa Universal Music.

Actually, aku ada sebut ada good news. Hah.. ni dia. This event actually marks the first time our company, J Squared, perkongsian antara aku dan Juan, yang juga wat pelbagai corporate event wat project with Universal Music Malaysia.

J Squared kini consultant conpany for Universal and its domestic side, run by Rumpun Records. Sebab aku full time entertainment journalist, aku takde sangkut paut sangat (selain jadi co-owner company sendiri) as Juan is head of the project. Kira account dia la.

Bangga sungguh actually dapat kepercayaan dari Universal dan Rumpun as being part of the Universal Music Group is an honour as UMG is the biggest music group in the world.

So right now, company kita juga tolong handle 6ixth Sense, Ana Raffali, Jes Ibrahim, Klangit dan ramai agik. And of course tuan punya kasut Gucci di atas.

Tu Ana dan bebudak 6ixth Sense. Jap.. lari topik sat. Ni Pah yang bersama ngan Universal dan Maliah dari Kosmo!. Cam kembar dua ekoq nih. Walaopon ramai orang industri slalu cakap muka meka sama, ni first time meka jumpa snappy.

Pas abih lega sungguh. Bangga dan berterima kasih kengkawan semua meramaikan majlis ni, termasuk dari media dan bloggers.

Pas abih had to take a quick detour ke Andalus. Lapar! Event sendiri, tak dapek makan sebab sibuk.

Jap.. masa lalu Ampang Park nampak kedai ni. Memula ingat franchise Nasi Lemak Antarabangsa. Rupanya?

Apa rasa abang? Masin ke? Tu kalao tak mandi... heh!

Eh dah... dah.. balik soalan tekaria tadi. Pemilik kasut Gucci di atas yang aku suka gila (dan da penah letak blog pon sebab usha yang belang ijo merah kat Gucci Pavilion) adalah...

Tuh dia. Lama tak jumpa Anuar. Album nak kuar da. You can get it soon, from Universal Music. Wat skang, single pertama dari album pon akan berkumandang kat radio soon.

Tajuk single pertama ialah Ku Berjanji Karna Cinta.

Da ada single Anuar dalam tangan. Ni limited release, for radio je, so sorry guys but memang not for sale. Tapi korang tunggu je kuar kat radio.

Nak ke aku letak sampler sikit kat sini? Heh..

Eh dah.. nak sambung melantak sahur ngan rakan-rakan...

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Senyum

Kurung dan terus berkurung! Ya ampun... seksanya nak tulis kalau writer's block ni. Harus aku wat gila agik nak naik Genting pose ngan laptop sorang diri tuk carik ilham cam arituh....

Takpe. Walaopon I SHOULD have done everything by now - aku bagi masa diri ku sampai ujung minggu ni. It's a long weekend with Nuzul Quran and all...

So my day ari nih started with majlis berbuka puasa kat umah Mawi kat Bandar Baru Bangi. First time jenguk umah botak yang nih.

Masa aku sampai... sebab jam bagai... da kol 7 malam. Sampai skali ngan Que Haidar ngan Linda Jasmine ngan dua anak meka.

Ni sempat snappy pic Linda ngan Ratu. So cute, baby dia.

Owh by the way. I have to admit, lagik satu sebab aku lambat sikit sebab singgah nak pick up sesuatu. Terus pakai...

Alamak! Aku tau la aku janji takkan shopping agik... but this was big.. roomy.. and erm... Gucci.

Akibatnya ujung minggu ni ada warehouse sale FJ Benjamin aku rasa aku tak gi la walaopon bajet nak cari baju keja Raoul sikit. Tengok camna (tak insaf shopping agik ni.. ish ish ish)

Sambung cita. Ni masa Pak Nil nak balik. Pose nampak candid - tapi Aznil saja pose bagi nampak candid katanya. Ngan rambut tak blow... heh! Ada ku perasan pon? Aznil lepas photo shoot tuh... dia tweet kata kena bukak dalam keta sebab rushing. Tapi dia sampai I think about 7.45pm ke kol 8pm. Takde la lewat sangat.. ok la tuh.

Sebenarnya majlis kat umah Mawi kecil-kecilan ni ada beberapa sebab. One sebab nak buka puasa la.. siap jamu anak yatim.

One more reason kira Mawi nak tunjuk hasil keja directorial debut dia tuk telemovie Pak Nil Ibu Kirim Salam yang akan ditayangkan kol 12, hari Jumaat pada raya keenam di Astro Prima.

And one more reason? Nak doa selamat tuk birthday si botak.

Sempat jenguk isi rumah botak. Aku paling suka ada satu almari nih, dak ni simpan barang magic dia. Ada agik barang aku bagi. Terharu aku si Mawi ni hargai pemberian orang (ko tak hargai aku bantai ko gila - benda aku bagi tu bukan senang dapat) Heh!

Linda Onn pon ada.... actually quite a few yang lakon dalam telemovie Mawi ada tapi malas aku snappy jek.

Nak gerak tengok jam mak aih. da dekat kol 12!

Next destination - sahur awal. Ngan kengkawan as usual.

Pilihan lokasi?

Ye... sapa follow aku kat Twitter mesti tau aku usik orang time semalam posa aku asik sebut nak sangat A&W root beer.

Merasalah.. ni first round lepas kempunan gituh.

Ok.. nak sambung sesi gosip! Esok ada something EXCITING! Yeay! Nanti je aku cita...

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And here it is...

Ok... time to unload my guilt. This is what I picked up yesterday from Gucci Pavilion.

So it wasn't much. Though it cost me. Beli sunglasses satu which I felt in love with on first sight. Oversized (on me it's regular sized) with signature webbing sides as part of the red tangkai. Me likey it a lot.

And also the olive and red webbing belt with leather border tuh. Tapi ada brown nya je size aku. Wanted black but tu size kicik gila muat semut punya pinggang. Being healthier, and erm.. of a more full figure, aku kena amik black. Buckle pon bukan silver but dark tint. Tu pun the last da. Nangis. Any doubts I had on whether I should get it immediately went away. Baik sambar dari terlepas. Yang penting - ori ye.. bukan Bandung. Matilah kau!

Am so in love with my sunnies and belt. Me likey a long time.

Anyway, hari ni settle keja pastu gi Pavilion. Not for Gucci (walaopon jalan lalu, terpanggil nak singgah sebenarnya sampai staff dia perasan aku lalu pandang senyum... cobaan!)

Gi nak teman member shopping. Makeover katanya. Before that sempat jumpa Sarimah. Owh by the way, no Sarimah is not doing The Biggest Loser Asia 2. Their loss. Yeap it's confirmed. Oh well... the show was a yawn anyway.

Anyway Sarimah skang The Body Shop nya ambassador apart from exclusive talent Astro.

So tadik jumpa Sarimah, dia pass my birthday present. Belated, but definitely sweet! Which is?

Tuh dia! RM450 worth of cash vouchers to pick up The Body Shop stuff. Me likey! So went berserk (bagik RM100 to kawan nak pick apa dia nak as part of makeover process gituh)

Tuh dia! Rejimen penjagaan kulit aku up another notch. Yes, I am very particular. Bukan semua product aku sambar. Specific items. Personally I love Biotherm and The Body Shop. Apart from some organic stuff I picked up kat Bangkok. Gila best facial scrub dia wei walaopon moka aku kuning jap ala ala makcik India sebelah umah aku. Good stuff.

As usual nak rush mana-mana, jam nak mampos. Honestly I think I spend half my life in KL traffic.

Next stop - Mines. I hate this place. If they need a place to substitute 'Jinjang' to show how hanjeng a place is, Mines would be it. It's got the infrastructure, tapi sedih siot kedai-kedai kat sana.

Orang lawat sana lagik hauk. But the waterways running through the mall tetap aku suka.

Since it's Tuesday.. layan Coney Dog.

A&W honestly is the only fast food outlet aku gi yang ada lalat. Semua outlet pon camtuh. Tak paham aku.

But The Mines punya at least serve warm food and cold root beer. Not the other around cam some other crappy outlets.

Ah.. speaking of the root beer. To die for! Ni on my second mug.

Retail therapy - done! No more shopping pasni (except kalao Gucci ada sale.. yeah right.. Christmas je kot paling awal and I think I won't hold on that long).

PS - Rindu la kat seseorang kat Subang. Sejuk-sejuk ni.. erm...

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