Grace, Eye MD

I just came from Suntec with Yen. We went through CityLink Mall, Marina and finally, Suntec.  The Great Singapore Sale started a couple of days ago, and there’s been a shopping frenzy all over the island!  We came back to the apartment at mga 10PM, and I was able to buy….nothing! Yen says that I’m no fun to go shopping with since I didn’t buy anything.  Wala, e.  Walang kasya. I was lusting after this blouse in Esprit, but, as the story of my life goes, walang XS.  The nice bag I wanted at Charles and Keith just came in light pink, light green, pure white and cream.  No black. Damn! Nothing else looked appealing naman; and kainis, di ko naabutan na bukas ang Theme, my all-time favorite store! OK lang, I was able to buy a couple of blouses from there na at 50% off last weekend

We were in Orchard last Saturday, and I’ve never seen it packed with soooooo many people.  Tang’s (parang Rustan’s) was packed, but thankfully, Isetann was not.  I just kept converting all the prices into Philippine pesos with my phone, and was horrified at how mahal everything still was.  At the end of that shopping expedition, all I had to show for it was a blue violet G2000 long sleeved shirt for Sam which went for S$20 (mga Php600+) from the original S$29.  Not so bad, wrinkle-free naman (no need to make plantsa, which is handy, like when he goes abroad), and I’m sure he’ll even be more pogi when he wears it. I also got an Umberto Eco hardbound novel for mga S$11.95 and another paperback on what happened in Nanjing during the war for mga S$6.50.  Not bad I think.  I’m still eyeing the collector’s illustrated copy of the Da Vinci Code and Lee Kuan Yew’s autobiography.  EQ muna up till Borders  Bookstore goes on sale. 

I think the reason that I’m not so gung-ho to go shopping is that I finally booked myself a flight to Bangkok for October! Of course I’m staying with Peew, and I think there, my money will have more spending power.  Sa mall here, I kept thinking that in Bangkok I’ll probably be paying half the ridiculously expensive price of a blouse or bag. Haaaay…I’ll wait nalang up till October, then I’ll go all out.  Scrap the early Christmas shopping here!

So…is it a Great Singapore Sale?  Not totally.  Some stuff, sulit, some stuff not. You just have to be patient and have a lot of EQ (like me!Hahahaha!) to identify and get a really good deal :)  Otherwise, pack your bags and just go to Manila or Bangkok nalang!