I didn’t buy as much as I wanted to in China because we actually spent a lot of time travelling. In six days, we went from Macau to Zhuhai to Humen to Shenzhen to Tangxia to Zhangmutou back to Zhuhai then to Macau again.

Plus retailers were still selling winter stuff.

So, here’s what I got (besides shoes and clothes cos I haven’t photographed them yet):

I know these aren’t very practical in Singapore but I needed them to save my life in China since it was winter.

Plus they are super cute, which is the true reason I got them.

I didn’t actually need them after the first day because it started getting warmer and warmer and warmer.

Okay so I went a little crazy with the watches. But they are SOOOOO CHEAP.

After bargaining hard, each watch costs S$3 to S$4.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT.

There was one I really really liked but it cost like S$7 after bargaining which is still super dirt cheap but on principle I would have been conned if I had bought it, so I didn’t.

(Cos it was like RMB15 vs. RMB35 which, in RMB, is a huge difference.)

Being in China for a while makes you cynical and penny-pinching because everyone is out to con you. Most of the time, they will quote you anywhere from 2 to 5 times the reasonable selling price, so you really need to spend time bargaining.

Then, after a while, you suddenly realise that you’re beginning to spend 10 minutes just to bargain off 50 Singapore cents, and then you start to feel a bit silly.

Did I go overboard with the headbands, too?

I’ve always liked headbands and even bought a few in the distant past but never wore them out because they just didn’t look nice on my straight, limp, slippery hair.

Now that I have curly, damaged hair, the headbands actually look nice, so I am overcompensating for all those missed years!!!

Okay plus headbands are so sweet nowadays (love the ribbon types; I have so many now!) and they are cheap in China, all under S$10.

Don’t puzzle too hard. It’s a hairclip.

I wonder if anyone recognises any of the above jewellery.

S$20 each.

The exact same bag in two different colours (using a different strap for each).

I know they both look almost the same colour but it’s just the photo. One is black and the other brown!

I like buying similar things in different colours when I can’t decide which to get. Cos I always regret not buying the other colour of something when I need it to match an outfit!

Bags = S$10 each.

The one on top with the bear tag is, like, S$7.

Wanted to buy more bags but couldn’t find many nice ones.

LOL. One of every colour I like. Can’t remember how much but cheap enough for me to just grab without having to consider too much.

A little pouch I bought for Wang Wang. They actually had about five colours and I kinda wanted to buy a couple for myself, too, but I ended not. I can’t imagine why. I think there were times when I tried very hard to be sensible and thrifty. Duh.

Cute danglies!

Okay, that’s the lot!

I might share photos of my clothes and shoes in the form of fashion shoots (with me in the picture lah) but I’ll have to try and figure a way to manage that.

Very hard for me to self-camwhore my outfits nowadays cos there’s no suitable place at home to do it. (That’s why my Fashion Diary entries suddenly stopped.)

Okay Happy Chinese New Year! Need to rush out for last minute CNY preps now!

Sometimes I’m scared to go online. There’s so much negativity, criticism and emo shit.

I know some people just need to let off steam once in a while. But for some others, being miserable is a way of life.

What I find really horrifying, though, is there are people who ENJOY reading negative posts. They feed on all the negativity like vultures on carrion. It sickens me.

Yes, I realise the irony of this post. What can I say? Being around so much negativity drags me down.

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I suppose everyone knows by now that I go for looks more than function in gadgets.

As long as the gadget serves my needs, I will choose the prettier one even if it has less impressive functions.

If it’s very highly-rated but not pretty, I won’t buy it!!

So I’m really happy that companies like Dell are nowadays making more of an effort to serve vain people like me. =P

Just look at the Dell Design Studio range of laptops. I am especially seduced by the latest OPI series!

So glossy and beautiful, and you can paint your nails to match! Hehe! Isn’t that awesome?

These Studio 15 laptops, skinned in six different OPI colours, are powered by Intel Core i5 processors, upgradable to Intel Core i7 Quad-Core.

That’s, like, really powerful.

You also get a Hi-Def 15.6″ widescreen LED display, surround sound with subwoofer, built-in wireless card, 4GB RAM and up to 500GB hard disk space.

That’s a really good machine there. It’s like striking gold when you find a gadget that is good AND pretty! I like!

Besides OPI, you could also have your Studio 15 laptop skinned in Artist Edition designs. Artist profiles and designs can be seen on the Dell Studio website!

Some time back, Dell ran a contest for the best laptop design, with a prize money of $2,500 and a Dell Studio laptop skinned with the winner’s design.

The submissions are now up for voting! I had a really hard time choosing my favourites because they’re all so good.

Well, okay, not all. Some are not so good but there are enough good ones.

After spending a long time deliberating, I’ve picked eight favourite ones. I voted for all of them! (Yup, you can vote for more than one. It would be impossible to vote, otherwise.)

All so pretty, right? I love clean and bold designs, not necessarily at the same time. I would love to have any of these on my laptop!

Go vote, go vote!! (You’ll need to register first.)

Click here to check out Dell Studio laptops and vote your favourite designs before Feb 12, 2010!

Heehee!

I don’t think I have time to find a salon to fix my nails before Chinese New Year, so I undertook an emergency fix myself.

Painted pearl diamond colour over everything, especially covering the red tips.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

It’s a bit clumpy but still looks okay from far and I don’t think many people will go close to scrutinise my nails. If they do, I’ll wallop them when they get near.

Just kidding.

By the way, it’s DAMN hard to paint over gel nails. It won’t adhere!! And if I paint thinly like normal, it won’t cover the red! That’s why I had to pile it on rather thick and it’s taking forever to dry. ARgh.

Please tell me it looks better now. At least a bit??

Come read my Star Blog post. More photos to see!

I know you only want to see photos so I don’t even need to mention the topic? LOL.

Click.