Current location:	Taichung City, Taiwan.
Current mood:	Going home...
Current music:	Persepolis Theme - Persepolis OST

The Case of the Gucci Wallet
 It's been almost 20 days since my last (and somewhat useless) post here in Taiwan. And I should say, it was one heck of a vacation. Did tons of things that I've never done before (visit theme parks and stuff OUTSIDE the usual Taipei/Taichung/Kaohsiung are), things I've done before (overnight at Inah's, TGIFridays, SOGO and Mitsukoshi) , and didn't do things I usually do (bought a Versace stuff while in Taipei).

I wouldn't say I bought alot this summer. (cricket) Okay, so I sorta did, but unlike previous trips, I wouldn't say I splurged at this trip. Not yet. To be honest, I've never had this much cash in reserve. Well, maybe not ever, but, you know what I mean. Everything I've bought so far for myself is just a continuation of what I usually buy in the Philippines (movies, OSTs, clothes, etc.), but still follows the "only buy what you can't have in the Philippines, or a cheaper price" rule. So yeah. Da Vinci Code, Persepolis, Marie Antoinette. Some clothes, that I spent a lot of time looking for in the Philippines (you know, that FREAKIN turtleneck).

To be continued.

UPDATED April 25 : I BOUGHT IT. GAH. More on it later.

By the morn 24th, I still had not bought anything that much, well, except for that replacement bottle of Versace Crystal Noir in my coffret that I broke for some reason. But then, I regained the desire to buy things, like well, that bottle, some external hard drives and a new xD card for my camera (the one I bought in the Philippines stopped working WITH ALL MY TAIWAN PICTURES GODDAMNIT ). Still, I didn't spend any amount of money yet, even though I had with me a pretty considerable amount. 

The day of the 24th, though, was a whole `nother story. I was video-hopping in YouTube the eve of the 23rd when I came across the Gucci Show last Fall-Winter (2008). As the music played and the models walked out (while doing that photo categorizing job my mom put me on), I realized that THAT wallet was my only possible link to that past, and, personally, overly fad-ish collection. It was beautiful, over the top, and, as long as people will still remember it, WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. Between the keychain-slash-Swiss Knife-slash-bag charm that I wouldn't find any use for and the tote that I don't really have the money for (still), that was my best bet. And besides, My Girbaud wallet deserves the retirement AFTER that after school year incident. And at that moment, I made up my mind and decided to chase the dream.

That day, Tita Nora from my mom's office decided to treat us all for lunch. It was either Taichung Steakhouse or the Hong Kong thing at Sogo. Tita Cathy made "no" signals at Taichung Steakhouse, I opted for the other one, thinking that it was the Hong Kong diner thing NEAR Sogo. On the contrary, it's a whole `nother resto, on the 16th floor of Sogo. Had a fun time. At the end of lunch, one thing started the domino effect of spending like a crazy shopaholic - a lovely stimulus package from my mom (recession talk LOL). Heh. So much for saving up money. At the very end of the day, I ended up with around NT$ 1400. Amazing. Less than 10% with what I started with plus the stimulus package.

And to think that the Versace one is still a little less than a year old. Oh well, this one replaces the Girbaud. The V remains the reserve, fancy-shmancy wallet that holds all the big boys. The G will replace, well, the G. 

Oh well. That's all for now. I'll go start drooling on my new wallet. Next post would probably be in the Philippines. Heh!