Shopping Online: Yay or Nay?

Shopping online, I'm sure this is one thing that every girl is guilty of at least once. If you are not, it's not too late to catch up with it. Okay, I sound like a total bad influence.

There were many discussions around whether is it worth or safe to shop online since scams are everywhere. Of course, it's not all bad. So far all of my shopping sprees done online had been good.

Let's see the good and bad!

Advantages:

✿  A whole lot of choices

✿  No queue for fitting room is needed

✿  Wide price range

✿  Can select and compare easily among stores

✿ Save time

✿ Get the latest fashion updates instantly

✿ Not that easy to bum into people wearing the same clothes

Disadvantages:

✗ Cannot see, touch or feel the real material

✗ May get scammed of quality

✗ No fitting available (Cannot try on the clothes)

✗ Delivery of parcels not guaranteed

✗ Have to standby and wait for courier's arrival

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These are some of them that I can think of from my experience. Of course, I would also like to share a list of online boutiques that I have shopped before / some of my favorites! ❤

A Fashion Story

Juju Milky

http://allkinds-of-everything.blogspot.com

A Spoonful of Clothes

Katiez Accessories

Ultra Violet

Zalora

Groupon

Gossips Boutique

Tuesday Couture

Heyitsgetaway

Kiss and Tell

What to expect from shopping online;
Lotsa cute stuff, nice packaging & personalized 'thank you' notes!

Not a very long list because I still do love shopping in malls and mostly I'll stick to my favorites.

Hope you enjoy reading this post and for those who plans to try out shopping online for the very first time, 

bonne chance! ❤

Much loves, xoxo.

October's Shopping Hauls ❤

shop·a·hol·ic

\ˌshä-pə-ˈhȯ-lik, -ˈhä-\: a person who likes to shop very much

I love shopping hauls! ❤

Which girl doesn't? Unless she doesn't fancy shopping, then it's understandable 

but I'm guessing majority do? *wink*

For this month's shopping hauls, there's gonna be many items from Cotton On. It has become my place to hunt for bargains. The awesome part? ALL for RM15 only!

Chiffon B&W top

Girls can't have enough of shoes 

  Latest love, neon colors! 

Shine bright with a neon ❤

Le mommy's and my shoe addiction!~ ❤
Hint: Less than RM10

All of them are from Cotton On (above). I've also gotten their panties. 5 for RM30. Now, who wouldn't go for that? Material's good, pretty comfy if you buy the right size. Even if you bought a size smaller, fret not. It would still be okay, unlike some which will cause you the muffin top/bulges around the hip and butt areas. Btw, their designs are super cute! ❤

Now this pretty thing is from H&M. RM19 only. Smallest size they had was US 6, usually I would prefer a size 4 but it's okay. Still fits good.

It's like a light peachy pink

Next bargain is from an online boutique, ASOC. I was browsing through their Sales album and something caught my eyes.

I love sexy back dresses. Somehow it gives that classic way of being sexy 

without needing to expose too much.

The service was good as they were very efficient and material's up to expectations. One thing though, it was a little loose for me on the top part. I'm more of a slender figured person rather than a curvy babe. But frets not, I'll be doing some DIY on it to fit me well.

I have something else that I bought online but have yet to receive it so, I guess that's it for this month's hauls. 

And I was thinking of doing a weekly/monthly OOTDs, ways to match one outfit with many options.

What do you think?

ps: Will do a review on some makeup soon (:
Till then..

Much loves, xoxo.

Bangkok, Land of Smiles (Part IV)

Day 4
After that whole taxi drama, we took a nice shower and then dress up for another nightout. This time, we went to Asiatique The Riverfront. Apparently it's the new "IN" place now in Bangkok and it's a MUST VISIT tourists' spot. Initially, I thought it's just another shopping place such as Platinum mall, but it's not. It's an outdoor area with food, shops for shopping and entertainments.

There's two ways you can get there: 
1, by boat across the Chao Phraya River. 
2, by taxi.

First thing to do when we got there, EAT. So, we looked at the directory and there's a whole list of restaurants ranging from Thailand food to Western and etc. After staring for 5 minutes, we decided to roam around and look at the menus instead. 

We settled down at this restaurant, Yum Saap. There was already a waiting line when we entered and while waiting, we screened through the menu to hunt for a dish each. Since it's our last night in Bangkok, we decided to go all out. EVERYTHING SPICY and FAMOUS. As quoted by my friend, "My butthole will burn during toilet visits". Well, it's our last night here, why not? So...

Tom yam, green curry, pineapple fried rice, padthai, all Thai, you name it.

We ordered 7 dishes for 4 people, it's crazy. We all left with bloated tummies pregnant with food.

My review of this place:

Food: 4.5 / 5

Ambience: 4 / 5
Service: 4 / 5
Price: Reasonable

After all that food, we went around for a little shopping. I absolutely love this place! Decided to visit there again if I were to go Bangkok again someday.

Reasons to visit?

1. It's BEAUTIFUL

2. A lot of eating places

3. A bunchful of unique things can be found / to buy

4. I just love this place

Found this cute little sheep made of soap, milky flavor.

Sheeps FTW~ ❤

Why am I the photographer? :(

We even went for a 4D movie. Didn't know which one was good and we girls didn't want horror stuff except for the boyfie, so we ask the person to recommend the most adventurous one. It was very short, around 7 minutes or so? I wouldn't recommend it as I didn't really feel much thrill, all I did was laughing non-stop at my friends because they were screaming non-stop. Good tummy exercise though.

Day 5
Being girls, three of us woke up super early again to go to the Pratunam morning market for one last bargain hunt. Left the boyfie sleeping at the hotel since he couldn't do much shopping as mostly are girls' stuff. Later that morning, after done packing and checking out, we hit Khao San Road where Hangover 2 was filmed. Apparently it's very happening in the evening and night but we didn't have the time.

There's not much shopping as most of the stuff are repetitive from store to store and things are quite pricey. Only bought 2 tops and a dress for me girlfriend. The fruit juices were good though for the price you pay.

End of the day, my shopping stash?

All of the above plus the other small things like my shoes and accessories. Consider okay right? Actually I think I should have shop more. *greedy me*

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All in all, it was fun visiting both Krabi and Bangkok. 

A whole new experience visiting with friends and without a tour guide. The last I visited was years ago.

Hope you all had fun reading this! 

Much loves, xoxo.

Bye-bye Bangkok, till we meet again (:

Bangkok, Land of Smiles (Part II)

Continuation from Part I ~ ~

Day 3
According to our itinerary, we have Wat Arun, Grand Palace, Wat Pho and few other temples to visit before heading off to Chatuchak weekend market. But thanks to the alcohol from the night before, everyone got up later than planned, so we only visited the Wat Arun and Grand Palace. Being the typical tourist, we took the long-tailed boat to the temples.

* TIP : There's two piers for the boats. One would be the private tour (especially to earn tourist's $$) and another would be the one which locals use (cheaper rate). Taxi drivers might bring you straight to the private tour pier.

Very touristy pose

Look at the beauty

You'll need to purchase ticket to enter which would cost 50THB and of course you'll have to dress politely (no shorts, slippers and etc). The arts on the building are fantastic and you have to climb the stairs to the top, the view is amazing up there overlooking the Chao Phraya river and the surrounding buildings. (1st photo)

 

We moved on to Chatuchak's weekend market after that (: 

The market was filled with variety of things. There were food, clothes, bags, shoes, phone accessories, more food and many many more. IT IS HUGE ! It was fun shopping there as you have many choices and you can eat while you shop. Two things that I missed most were the needle mushrooms wrapped in grilled bacon and the coconut ice-cream with your choice of toppings! They'll serve you one cup of coconut juice for each ice-cream you get, how cool is that? Awesome refreshment for the hot sunny day.

We didn't take much pictures there as all were busy filling their tummies.

Coconut ice-cream (:

Handmade and it's only 100THB ❤

Each pair for only 150THB

Chatuchak's weekend market was waaaaaaaaaaaaay too big for us to conquer all stalls in a few hours. I think we only managed to cover a quarter of it or less. I wish we had more time to shop there :(

Headed back to the hotel to wash up and get ready for the River Cruise dinner on the Chao Phraya River. We bought this deal from Groupon for 4 and it cost us about RM 150 per person and transport is included as we are staying in Pratunam area. 

We gotten the Chao Phraya Princess 4 

The cruises have the upper deck and also lower deck. The upper one is totally opened-air as the bottom one is air-conditioned. I would suggest to take the upper deck seats as you can enjoy the beautiful view together with the performance while enjoying the food. 

Romantic dinner setting ❤

The look for the night ❤

According to the menu, we'll be served international buffet. I was pretty looking forward to it as I expect it to be good since we did pay quite an amount for it but it was such a disappointment. Yes, they do have many choices but the tastes were TOTALLY OFF for most dishes. Edible but not up to the expected standard.

One checkers and one dots ❤

My verdict for this?

Food : Average

Service: Good

Facilities: Lovely

Worth the money? : Okay for first-timers

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Well, I guess that's it for this post. I'll be posting on The Asiatique Riverfront and Safari World in my next post, stay tuned! Bonne nuit! ❤

Much loves, xoxo.

Bangkok, Land of Smiles (Part I)

Yay, FINALLY I have some time to actually sit down and get into the blogging mood.

Been so busy recently with my FYP (final year project) that I can't even have proper meals or rest 

( the boyfriend nags all the time on this but I know he cares, I'm lucky ❤ ).

Soooooooooooooooooooo..

Bangkok; The Land of Smiles, party city, lots of ladyboys 

and A HELL LOT of CHEAP SHOPPING!

Before I begin on my journey, few tips to share:
1. ALWAYS insist on metered taxi(s)
2. It's easier to shop with a backpack
3. Bargain, bargain, bargain!
4. Do your very own research online on the places you want to visit
(I'll relate all these to my very own experience below)

Day 1

We spent half of the day in Krabi and got to Bangkok around late evening. Landed at the Don Mueang International Airport because we took Air Asia and there's no BTS that's linked to it, so we took a taxi. The traffic congestion is REAL BAD during peak hours. 

After almost 2 hours, finally we got to our hotel, Chang Siam Inn. It's a boutique hotel, located very near to Pratunam Market and Platinum Mall (walking distance). 

Price: Affordable
Cleanliness: Good
Staffs: Quite helpful
Recommended: Yes

We went to Chinatown for dinner and I would say there's shark-fins, seafood, desserts and pomegranate EVERYWHERE. There's not much shopping can be done though as most of the shops were closing and the food are just okay. The only good bargain that we gotten was some stuffs from Watsons; the L'oreal's conditioner and Sunplay's sun lotion were really cheap.

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Day 2

Got up real early as we planned to hit Pratunam's morning market as I've read online that we can get REAL CHEAP SHOPPING there (I always do my research before my vacations). We got down to the hotel's lobby at around 6am and asked them for direction. They were all surprised that we are heading to the market that early, the only response we gotten was "the market doesn't open till 10am, there's nothing this early". After much hesitations, we thought why not go there and check it out? If there's no market, we'll come back for a nap.

After 15 minutes' walk, JACKPOT. Says who there's no Pratunam morning market? Seems like the locals know little about this place (tip #4). If I could only describe this market in one word, I'll choose HEAVEN! To be specific, it's a SHOPPING HEAVEN for GIRLS. Although it's not really that big, you will still be spoil by choices and the prices are REALLY CHEAP but with the condition that you must purchase wholesale (3 pcs and above). That wasn't really a problem as I had two girlfriends with me. 

Pratunam Morning Market

Before we leave to the market, there's locals whom were kind enough to remind us to carry our bags in front instead of sideways as there are many cases which the thief would just slice open your bag without you knowing. This is where tip #2 comes handy, the backpack! And true enough, about 10minutes into our shopping hunt, one lady was complaining to her husband about her bag being cut open at the side and she was missing some of her stuff. From that point onward, we became more paranoid and hold them bags closely as though we were pregnant women. We bought a whole lots of stuff from that market. One big tip, the market closes at around 8-8.30am, so you might want to sacrifice your sleep.

As for Platinum Mall, there are lot of choices too (floors and floors) for girls' stuff mainly but there are also men's stuff. If you want to compare, it's still not as cheap as the ones from the morning market but it's still okay. Then, we went to the infamous Terminal 21 to look see as I heard that the mall is made up of several themes. At the entrance, we had to went through security checkpoints like those in airports with a security watching you. The thing beeped and my friends and I actually stopped without knowing what to do while the security guy just smiled. After walking into the mall, then I realized that it was just part of the "Airport" theme (we were jakuns, I know). 

Notice the security checkpoint?

Just like an airport

This one really captured my interest

The only thing that we done there was have lunch, snapped some pictures around and visited every floor's washroom as all of them has different theme each. My favorites were the Paris and Greece ones, super classy. 

With the trusty travel partner

I'm a kitty ❤

We hit Siam Paragon next as my friend told me that it's a MUST to watch a movie while you are in Thailand as they have some cultural thing. Sadly, we didn't get the chance to experience it as the movies' timing were all off from our schedule. So, I am still curious about the cultural thing that he was talking about. We went back to the hotel to wash up and have a little rest before heading out for dinner. The next pit-stop after dinner was the Lebua Skybar @ State Tower. Instantly became well-known after the movie "Hangover2", this place is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overcrowded but the drinks were good and the view from above was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!! 

The dining area

Bangkok at night ❤

Their price for a cocktail would be around 550thb (without tax), and I ordered the "Hangovertini" which was from the movie. It was good, worth the cash and I love the wind up there. But if you want a quiet place to chill and don't wish to be squeezed in a sea of humans, I would not recommend this skybar.

Next on the list is to party somewhere (Mr Boyfriend's to-do-list). Most of the websites or blogs would recommend going to RCA where most of the happening clubs are there but we chosen somewhere different. 

Grease Club

They have 4 floors but only the third floor was the real deal and on the 4th floor, you can have shisha apparently. The space was pretty small and they don't really have a dance floor but they do have a LED ceiling which was pretty cool comparing to the ones back in KL and they have really nice bartenders. Sharing a video below recorded while we were partying. If you followed me on Instagram, you would have seen this before. 

We left at around 1am plus, close to 2 and went back a little high but it was all good. Partied like a rockstar in Thailand, checked!

*One more tip, all clubs are only allowed to open until 2am. Apparently if you are still there after 2, the authorities could actually arrest you. We got to know this from our taxi driver while on the way back (thank God we left early as the club opens till 4am but we were all too exhausted to stay).

I guess I'll just blog till here for now. So, day 3, 4 & 5 will be up in the next post. 

At the mean time, hope you guys enjoy reading this. (:

Much loves, xoxo.

June's Shopping Hauls! ヽ(*・ω・)ﾉ

Which girl does not LOVE shopping hauls??? If you are a smart shopaholic and love great deals, you would definitely love shopping hauls, especially from your favorite brands!

1st store of my hauls: The Face Shop

So, The Face Shop sent me a sms that reads "Member's Pre-Sale + J Card Special 27-30 June 2013. Storewide discount plus extra 10% off & GWPs."

Okay, so I needed to restock on my facial wash and maybe check out on their makeup remover. So, I dropped by the branch that is having the J Card Special promo at Aeon, Bukit Tinggi. Initially I thought they might just have the normal promo 10-20% off thing but I was wrong. They came up with a new promo just for that 4 days for their members! Buy 2 to get 10% off, 4 for 20% off and 6 & above for 30% off plus you will get an additional 10% off everything if you are a member! The BEST DEAL EVER! Even more worth than their member's birthday promo which is only 30% off.

So, I spent like 45mins in the shop just trying to hunt for things to buy other than those that I needed. Hunt hunt and look look, I ended up with 7 things which was more than enough to entitle me the 30% + 10% promo.

From top left: Arsainte Eco-Therapy Multi Care Cleansing Foam, Natural Sun Aqua Sun Gel,
Arsainte Eco-Therapy Extreme-Moisture Tonic with Essentials, Aloe Fresh Oil Free Gel
Cream, E'thym Collagen Water Moisture Cream (2 bottles)
and Pore Minimizer Deep Facial Scrub

If I would to purchase all these at a NORMAL PRICE, it would have cost me

RM 359.30! 

But since there was this awesome promo, guess how much did it cost me?

ONLY RM 226.40, which saves me a RM 132.90!

And I've gotten two of their GWPs (gifts w purchase) for buying more than RM120. 

One was a red shoe bag and another is their eyeshadow.

They have 3 colors; blue, pink and orange. This is the PINK (:

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2nd store of my hauls: Elianto

Elianto was also having promotion but I did not realize about it till my mom wanted to go and get some new nail polish. Apparently most of their products are on sales, up to 70%. The sales person was pretty annoying as she was busy stuffing products in your face just for the sake of earning her commission from your buys. But anyhow, my hauls were...

From top left: Organic Olive Shower Gel, Crystal Bright Mineral&Pearl cleansing oil makeup
remover and their Mini Eyeshadow Brush

The shower gel and makeup remover were both on 80%s off, the shower gel was from RM 21 to RM 4.20 while the makeup remover was from RM 59 to RM 11.80. Awesome deal I would say! As for the mini eyeshadow brush, it was on a 50% off which only cost me 3 ringgit and the material's not bad, pretty soft but I have not tested it out yet.

And my last haul of the month..

Blazer from Agenda (:

I LOVE AGENDA and SIGNATURE AGENDA! They have some of the nicest formal wear for the ladies. 3 out of my 5 blazers are from them (: And this baby above only cost me RM 39! Cheapest blazer deal I can find for an established brand.

So, I hope you all enjoyed my share of me shopping hauls! 

Have an awesome weekend peepo! ❤

Much loves, xoxo.