Shopping Trips
Jan 2013:
More KIV X Insider's Tips: First of 2013
Feb 2013:
Chambray Fever X Hyper Tribal: The Hunt’s Over
Mar 2013:
Tour MisPresence X Weak Resistance: New & Balanced
July 2013:
Tribal X Naval: Out from Social Withdrawal
Oct 2013:
Accidentally Ahem.. X Walking into H&M: Ended Up Looting’em
PromoCode Offer X Cant Get Clumsier: Double Order at Quiksilver
Long Bought X Almost Forgotten: Batches of Loots, Unreported
Dec 2013:
Nauti X Monkey: Pair of Sweaters for Me
Items Purchased
| Category | Total purchase | Description |
| Dress | 6 | tribal print chambray LBD royal blue mullet black jumper dress nautical stripes |
| Shirt | 2 | Peanuts UT (gift) X 2 cropped blue tribal tee (gift) cropped black slogan |
| tank | 3 | beach essentials grey tribal pink white spag top |
| Top (Other) | 5 | plain white Oxfie navy blue jumper grey cardie nautical jumper x 2 |
| Shorts | 3 | tribal print baby blue blue plaid |
| Shoes | 2 | tribal canvas black flats |
| Sneakers | 2 | NB u420 Vans Oxfie |
| Flip flops | 1 | tribal black |
| Bags | 2 | QS duffle QS backpack |
Summary of Performance
way less compared to 2012
Curtain Call 2012: Shopping Sheet
dress category still tops the list
but has been cut down from 17 to 6
bags from 7 to 1
it still exceed the budget set
a harmless 10% excess
I therefore conclude
it wasn’t too bad a year
the amount of items are greatly reduced
and there are a few items which cost
quite a bit of dollars
which mean that the spending are made
based on quality more than quantity
Factors leading to the Reduction
less shopping trips
thanks to the Saturday class and
dissertation writing
frankly speaking
my wardrobe is kinda saturated already
besides tribal prints
I don’t see myself diverting from
wearing blue, black, white, grey
being anti-social is
in a way good for your budget
but wait, there’s online shopping
I made my first ever purchase of clothes
those bags from QS
which is considered vow-breaking
because I have promised that
I would never buy clothes online
and being in the critical stage of
MIDDLE AGE CRISIS
at times I really don’t know
what should I be wearing for my age
so I might as well stop buying and
get contended with what I have
first half of the year
until late summer
I found myself struggling to fit in
some pairs of jeans and shorts
so I started some workout
which worked out pretty fine
and so I found myself “resurrecting”
some clothes I thought I will never
be wearing again
in other words
working out is good for
your shopping budget too
since you will be happily fitting in
the pair of 18 year-old skinny jeans
so why bothered to buy new one?
shopping is turned into a form of reward
after a long routine which
produces results
any clothes are more likely to look good
provided you have got a lovely shape
that’s for sure
Looking Forward 2014
the only item in mind right now is to
replace the pair of plain black bikinis I lost
sheer stupidity
Lost X Never Found: My backpack on the Ground
the rest just let it be
since I have similar items
which makes the loss less painful
I started to have this feeling
it’s a form of punishment for
having too many items
buying one after another
although they appear to be similar
so it’s a lesson to teach me
one is good enough
why bothered to buy a new backpack
if the old one is still alive and kicking
so the old one is meant to be lost
the same goes to the royal blue dress
and the pull string bag
may the loss
teach me something good
cheers