MBC: Laptop "Kate"

I've always loved kate-spade green.
So when I found this laptop bag from Hello Lulu in Kate-spade trademarked green, I lost all rationality.
Brain: I don't even carry out my laptop, why would I need a laptop bag?
Heart: What the heck!



The bag's huge and can be even used for overnight travelling. Comes with a small pouch for you to compartmentalize stuff.
Think the brand's relatively unknown, but you could find a relatively complete range @ PageOne Vivocity.
There's where I got this "kate-spade" from. Set me back by $99 but it's really worthed it.

MBC: Nine West Me Bag

Sometimes you'll walk into a shop and spot a bag that's well, very "me-like".

"My kind of style".

I guess this was one of those moments.

Spotted this beauty at Isetan Scotts sometime back. Thought the design was 100-marks. The quality is so-so only though. But maybe I'm asking for too much.

Liked the mini-pouch that accompanied the bag. Good for holding EZ-link cards and such.

MBC: Candy Pink Sling

Bought this bag from my colleague in support of her newly-established e-shop. It was great value-for-money, as the material was very good, with fine worksmanship and many detail. The colour is bright and admittedly attention-seeking =p but I couldn't resist pink.

MBC: Animal Sling

Spotted this mini-sling bag at the Animal Shop @ Novena Square/Velocity some time back. Thought the ruggedness paired up with sweet inner prints was a perfect mismatch =) Fell in love with the bag and though I found it overpriced at bout $50, I reluctantly paid for it at the cashier.

You know the trick of controlling buying impulse by walking around and thinking bout the item to consider whether you really need it or not? Doesn't work too well on me. To my horror, only recently I saw the same bag on sale somewhere else, HALF price! faints!

MBC: Naraya Madness!

One of the most amazing things I encountered during my bangkok trip last year was Naraya bags.
They say you can't have the best of both worlds, you can't have cheap & good.

But Naraya have proven them wrong.



I love their cutsie designs, signature bow ties and plaited handles.
And they are light-weight too. Very good for lugging around when doing light shopping.

The bags come in all shapes & sizes too, from tissue pouches to baby bags, you could get one whole series of the same design in different shapes and sizes.



To all non-Naraya converts out there, do visit the Naraya shops when you visit Bangkok.
Just spend a little bit more time browsing, and the Naraya fever will get to you soon enough.

BS: Coach Legacy Bag for Sale (Taken!)

On behalf of JJ's sister, I would like to make a short advertisement of her brand new Coach Legacy bag. It came from NYC, and is still wrapped up by protective stuff as you see from the pic. Receipt, tag, everything still in place. Here goes:

"Legacy collection with iconic details and stylish silhouettes in vintage leather and classic signature fabric. Perfect bag that you will love for years!- Style #10327- Color: Camel- Vintage leather (This leather just gets better with use and age!)- Antique Brass hardware- Dimensions: Approx Length 12", Height 9 1/2" Depth 3" - Adjustable Shoulder Strap with dogleash snap- 9" Drop- Contrast Stitching - Lining: Legacy Stripe Fabric- Large front flap with Turnlock Closure- Front open pocket under the flap- Coach Leather hangtag with Brass Coach medalion- Inside zip pocket with Coach creed- Two multi-function/cell pockets- D-Ring to clip an accessory or keys- This classic bag will last you for years! Cash on delivery (Singapore only) Usual price in store about SGD 1000++."

The amazing price she is offering, which I think would be a steal for anyone interested in the bag is S$580. If interested, pls leave me a note. Thanks =)

MBC: This Year's Anniversary Present

This bag's my second year anniversary present =) To put it romantically, it was love at first sight. Was biou-ing similar bags at Accessories, but couldn't put my finger to any particular one I liked. Then, unexpectantly, I chanced upon the bag at Suntec (fashion section) on our anniversary day. JJ, sweet as ever, bought the bag for me. Half atoning for my bag sins (strictly speaking I didn't BUY the bag since JJ paid for it) and probably half hoping to put a stop to my bag-hoarding spree. I guess I gotta slow down too, as I'm running out of space to keep my bag collection. Kind souls please adopt my bags (labelled 'adoption').

MBC: Bags from Far East Plaza

Went shopping with PMS buddies sometime back, and we scoured the entire basement for bags, shoes and such. We ended up buying 5 bags amongst the 3 of us. Here're the two I got. The first is from this shop (I can't remember the name for now) which has a push kart at Raffles City shopping mall. I like the smart design, brown colour, and brass hardware. The sales girl told us the material is half-leather, so I thought the price was was not bad. For a nice design, and half-leather material, we are paying about $60 to $80 for a bag. Since we are getting 3 bags, we bargained our way to a 5% discount. Alternatively, you could get a membership card and get 10% off.

The last pic showcases my most-chic bag. Thought the green colour and patent material made the bag pretty outstanding. It's quite heavy though, with so many metal parts all over. The zip and buckles made taking stuff out inconvenient, though they are nice to look at. The salesgirl convinced me that it was the only piece around, so do let me know if you see someone carrying it =p Retails at about $60. Check out the store (which has two units facing each other) for many other designs. Spotted quite a few motorcycle and bottega-inspired pieces.

MBC: TomatoCan Pouch

Got this cute jap-style pouch from TomatoCan @ Marina Square some time back. My excuse was I needed something to hold all my barang barang when shopping. And it is really quite handy for shopping occasions. Check out the store for other nice designs and prints.
(RP: ~$13 @ TomatoCan)

MBC: Toscano Red Leather Doctor Bag

It was both excitement and irritation that hit me when I saw the Toscano Eyelets series go on a 50% discount at OG, Bugis (think they are still available). Excitement, because I've never seen a 50% discount on Toscano/Tocco bags, and irritation because I realised I have paid too much for my previous Eyelet bag. Since I liked the Eyelets series alot, I thought should get this red doctor bag too. Rationality has abandoned me, and flew out of my wallet. So did my money.
(RP: $399; DC: $199.50 @ OG)
Now for sale! $80

MBC: Guess Backpack

I was looking for a femine backpack for some time, so when I saw this particular one on a huge discount, it was an euphoric moment. Check out the beautiful prints of the inner lining, the nice hardware and accessories. There is a zip at the side for you to reach into the inside conveniently.

(RP: ~$160; DP: ~$70 @ Isetan Scotts, yes, again)

MBC: Mango Bags

I didn't think much of Mango bags before, but I chanced upon some nice ones on my last shopping trip to Isetan @ Scotts. And they aren't exactly over-priced, unlike some European brands, so I decided to get the two items featured above. The brown tote looks pretty relaxed, some sort of carry-all bag, and has got this soft leather feel I couldn't resist. The pink pouch is great for holding my Sony T100 camera. The pink material goes well with the gold hardware too, making it a classy steal. (Tote goes for $65, and pouch goes for $25, think both are still available in store now).

MBC: Traveling Toiletries Pouch

Love this pouch, would always bring it along for traveling. It's made of cloth material, so you could wash it in the washing machine if it gets dirty (not that it has before). And for about $25 (after discount), it is really value for money. Comes in compartments, and the largest section at the bottom of the pouch holds all your little bottles of shower foam, shampoo, moisturizer etc. Comes with its own hook so you can hang it anywhere in the bathroom. You could keep a lookout for similar pouches at Tea, esp when they have sale.

Some trivial stuff to kickstart the blog

Realised its been about 5 months since I last posted. Lotsa catchup to do on this blog =)

Decided to take some pics other than just bags to kickstart the blog. The first 2 pics feature a hello kitty house I got from a recent Sanrio sale @ Isetan while shopping with colleague HJ (she got hello kitty vcds). The house was an absolute non-essential trivial purchase, and the main reason why i got it was, it is really sweet to look at. I had to think hard what to do with it... and finally decided to use it to keep my gadgets (camera, psp, mp3 etc). It cost around $16, a huge discount from its original retail price of bout $30 plus.

Recently replaced my 3-yr-old PC and freed up some space on my table. The bottom 2 pics show what I've done with some of the space. You can probably tell I have nothing better to do with the space, with the crazy no. of bottles of nail polish in the last pic. Then again, it's quite fun to imagine it as my own diy manicure corner. I refused to let it be messy... sometimes I'll re-arrange the bottles after mom uses them. Yah yah I'm OCB. The nail polish mainly comes from the Faceshop, cos they are really cheap and good (i.e. Value for $!), only $2.90 per bottle. The nail polish remover is surprisingly effective. I'm collecting Bodyshop shower gel for fun too, prob has around 10 small bottles of them in different fragrances. The hoarding behaviour of a Taurus =p

MBC: Chiong Lesportsac - Sportspo

Many of us love the real thing for its design and exciting cartoon prints. I found this bag (along with some others carrying the Tokidoki design) at a push kart at Bukit Panjang Plaza level 1. It was a pleasant surprise as I've been eye-ing on the chiong lesportsac bags for quite some time online. What held me back was the possible poor quality. However, this chiong-ster has pretty good exterior quality, with a plain white inner lining, and even bothered to paint the zips multi-coloured (as seen from the second picture). Of course it is still nothing compared to the fine details of the real thing. However I'm happy with the shape and design of this foresty bag, and of course the price is a real deal: $19. Comes with a free small pouch.

MBC: Toscano Document Bag

*Colour variation due to camera flash

So here it is, my latest splurge. A leather document bag with many bullet holes *lol* When I first saw the bag I really thought it was strange looking... and after looking at it the second, third, fourth, umpteenth time, I realised I have started to like it very much. I must admit the interior was a plus factor too, it is very much like the Tocco bag except this was in maroon (and the other's in pink). The true exterior colour is closer to the second picture under flash light. The inside pouch is detachable, so it doubles as a lunch bag. Well I'm really looking forward to carrying this to my first day of work =p

Now for sale! $80

An unfortunate event... or blessing in disguise?

An unfortunate thing happened to my Tocco bag: one of the brass studs fell off. On the very same day this happened I brought the bag to the Tocco/Toscano section of the Metro departmental store at causeway point to seek help from the promoter auntie whom I know will be able to save the bag. She's really friendly and helpful and actually remembers JJ & I from our previous encounters (okie perhaps we are really talkative customers =p). So my bag is now on its way back to the workshop for repair (re-studding). The possible blessing in disguise is, I found out the bag which I've been eyeing on and deliberating over for quite some time is having a marked-down discount at Metro. Further more, I have discounted Metro vouchers. So overall I'll be able to enjoy a 42% discount off the retail price (yay!). The promoter auntie is helping me to order the bag as my favourite brown colour in the series is not available there. Will post it up on the blog as soon as I lay my hands on it =)

Bags for Adoption!

I figured I should really put some bags out for adoption because:
1. I would use them too rarely
2. they deserve a better home
3. there would a a utility-maximisation.
These are the bags that are still in good, usable condition, and if possible, washed and clean =) So what are u waiting for? Check them out (they are labeled as 'adoption') and leave me a message in this entry (or sms if you have my number) if you are interested in any of them.
These bags have been put aside in a dark lonely corner of my room, awaiting adoption by a kind owner to see the brighter daylight. More bags would probably be added to the selection as I clear them out of the *even darker and lonelier* storeroom.

MBC: Another Guess bag... but not mine!

Yup this is not my bag, but my mom's. Like the previous Guess, the design is loud yet not overbearing. I like the shade of brown and the sophisticated look. It is probably serious enough to bring to work without appearing too flippant. Mom asked during the sale if she should buy the bag, and I said "Yes! Yes! Yes!... You buy and I'll kop to use!"

MBC: Hot Guess?

The other splurge of the day is this HOT Guess shoulder bag I spotted during the Private Sale. I wonder if the designers couldn't think of a good name for their creations thus the name 'Guess' but then we have come to accept it as a brand name rather than to think about the possible lack of naming-creativity. Nevertheless this bag is really hot, and I couldn't bear to let it go after setting my sights on it. So I trudged it along as I did my shopping (it is pretty heavy) and finally decided to buy it (also at 30% off). It'll be pretty good for the casual weekend, especially when I'm feeling lazy to dress up but still wanting to look chic =p