this has slightly baffled me for some time.....

I have no clue why I ALWAYS receive junk mail intended for dudes. My junk mailbox is always filled with viagra promos or penis enlargement offers. I have no clue why I'm getting these type of emails. Shouldn't these spammers be sending me breast enlargement/vibrator type stuff? I dunno whether to feel insulted by the type of spam I get but I'm definitely amused :D And apparently this deluge of this type of email only seems to happen to me. My sisters and friends don't particularly get as much as I do. And on my hotmail account, I keep getting this porno version of facebook emails - fucbook.com, LOL.

There's really no point to this post other than to record my amusement of the junk mail I get :D

woah! that was fast!

It's been just a lil over a week and my replacement leather stras have already arrived!

I'm amazed at how fast the shipping was! Anyways, I was initially worried about the width of the straps but looking at it in the pic my dad took, it's looking pretty good. Plus, the thickness of the strap looks pretty substantial as well. Oh, I'm so, tres happy that my straps reached Homeland safe and sound and in a jiffy! Definitely buying from ValueBelt$ in the future!

with age comes.....

Weird health ailments :D Ok, so this is something I've been "suffering" from for about a year now. Actually, I can't even begin to diagnose the real cause - it's either I pulled a muscle on my upper right butt cheek OR I have a pinched nerve in that spot.

What I do know is that it is a pain in the butt. Literally AND figuritively. Tres annoying. I may not know what's the actual cause of the pain but I do know how I got it. Believe it or not, this injury came about because of climbing in and out of SUVs.

Yup, you read that right. I first experienced the pain when I was climbing into the company Lexus 450 and imagine my surprise (not to mention pain) when I felt a sharp searing pull/pinch in my right butt cheek! So I admit, I usually don't step on that lil platform before getting in, I like to just get to the top step. That platform's flimsy!

Anyways, every now and then, more so now than then, I feel the sharp pinch. Sometimes even when I'm walking. I've tried massage but the relief is very brief. Don't get me started on balms - hot, cold, creams, gels, plasters - I've tried 'em. To very little success - the pain comes back.

There's really nothing I can/am doing about it now other than coming on here to complain about it. Perhaps if I find some permanent solution, I'll get back to ya :D

whether a reaction to my sister's news or not.....

I just dropped $262.95 at 6pm.com. Okay, yes, I have been looking at the stuff for a while but I thought I'd get myself a celebratory/commiseratory gift as well. Gosh, I'm such a horrible bitch aren't I?????

So putting all my ISSUES aside, let's dive into the lovely stuff I decided to buy. First in the list is this pair of Miraclebody jeans. It's the Katie Straight in Mystic. I got to know about these ages ago when it was on Oprah's favourites list. But the price was right on 6pm.com. It was selling for $39.99, down from it's RRP $110.00.

The next thing in my cart was the Miraclesuit Shapewear Miraclesuit Hi-Waist Thigh Slimmer. I have *ahem* thigh issues *ahem*. I'm always looking for shapewear that will compress my *sigh* saddlebags *sigh*. This was $29.99 from it's RRP of $38.00.

I recently became MASSIVELY obsessed with quilted bags. Hmmm, well, I was previously obsessed with the Stam which is quilted and now I do own one. However, since I haven't paid my sis for it, it is staying in her handbag cupboards till I'm done with payment. Just got through paying off my bracelet - go figure with all the unintentional shopping I end up doing ;p Anywho, this bag has been haunting me, HAUNTING, I tell ya!

I was casually browsing 6pm.com and came across this BCBGMaxAzria Quilted Large Satchel and just fell for it. Forget RM's Covet and/or Jane. At $99.99, I'll take it! Originally this was a pretty reasonable $278.00. I did flip flop on this multiple times, wondering if I really wanted to give up my RM picks but in the end, today's news swayed me into instant gratification mode. I'm still tres happy I got it!

Got this next one when I was browsing HauteLook.com with a bit of disinterest and came across this gorgeous pair of pump-style wedges. OMG, do these not look like the most perfect pair of work shoes ever?!?!?! I mean, it's black, not too high, not too low and closed-toe. Bestest part is it's 100% leather!!!!!

For a very lowly $39.99. I couldn't pass it up! I needed a new pair, if you saw the sorry state of my long-serving (and long-suffering) Snowfly London pumps, you'd agree with me in a jiffy! Original price for this Jessica Simpson Kellie Wedges: $79.00

And after I decided I must, must, must have the Kellie wedge, I then decided I must, must, must have this Cynthia Rowley Soft Wrapped Piping Flap Clutch.

C'mon, I know 2 purses is a tad excessive but this is a Cynthia Rowley going for $59.99 from it's original price tag of 200 smackaroos! And I don't own any maroon/burnt red purses. Plus the whole old-timey feel, I love that - I'm a vintage chica at heart and this appealed to me massively. Granted, this is from seasons' past, eons even but I still have a hankering for it so that's that.

And thus ends this shopping escapade. But no worries, it continues. My bestie is headed to Orlando for some conference and is taking in shopping requests. I have a few items in mind :D

DISCLAIMER: All images screen capped from 6pm.com - my new fave shopping haunt!

UPDATE (16/072012):
I made my order using my AMEX this time around and I got an email from 6pm.com asking me to correct my address :D That's just weird that my MC platinum went through no hitch but my AMEX Platinum caused this order to hit a snafu. Lol, I guess that's my "punishment" for trying to irritate my sis :) Anywho, I emailed them with the right address so we will see if it passes, hehehe.

i had my suspicions

Well, I'm going to be an aunt....for the fourth time ;)

My eldest sis just told all of us she's about 6 weeks preggers today. Luckily for me when my other sis was BBM-ing me about it, I was at home for lunch. My reaction after it sunk in was to burst into wracking sobs. I managed to get myself under control by the time my eldest sis called me to tell her news. Now that I've had a bit of a cry about it, I'm feeling better. I don't guarantee this is the one and only time I'll be shedding tears but maybe when the baby comes, I'll have no reason to be sad/upset any more.

Please God, I just pray for you to wash away my ill-feelings towards my brother-in-law and the choices my sister has made. It's her life, her decisions, let her live them and give me peace from them. I just want to be happy for her, not ambivalent.

third times the charm

After traipsing around the city to every Lioele store and beauty counter (okay, so I exaggerated a tad), I finally got my hands on the Beyond The Solution BB Cream! W00t, w00t!

It cost me $14.40. This Lioele outlet had more interesting products than the bigger first store I went to when I got the powder compact. I was trying to restrain myself from getting the pore clarifying stuff :D

Ok, ok, I know I've gotten TONS of face makeup products. It's all in the name of research, I tell ya! Hehe, however I justify it, I am conscious of the fact I've gotten a gajillion stuff and I am making strides into actually using the products I've gotten.

Currently I'm using the ELF Tinted Moisturiser SPF15 in Honey, ELF All Over Cover Stick in Honey, ELF Studio Pencil Concealer and Brush in Fair (I combine the two concealers) and set it with the ELF Mineral Concealer in Warm. I will then dust on some ELF Mineral Foundation in Warm and set everything with a once-over using the Lioele powder. I then spray on the ELF Studio Makeup Mist & Set. Next I swipe on some Revlon Lip Butter in Cherry Tart and then use my ELF Studio Matte Lip Pencil in Coral to offset the redness. Hmmm, all typed out it seems rather excessive, hehehe. But I swear the results are very natural :D

doing something about it

Ok, I spent 10 minutes moping about my laptop strap then I decided to google to see if I could get a replacement. And it led me to Etsy.com where I found this great seller, ValueBel$Plus. I looked at the inventory and decided to get 2 straps instead of just the one!

First one I chose is this cute silver chain strap. This was $13.99.

I figure if I'm replacing the strap I lost, I might as well customize the look. I think this chain strap will look gorgeous with my RM MAC laptop bag.

I also got the cross body strap below as the proper replacement for the bag. This strap looks pretty similar to what I lost. The best part is it retails for $8.99.

I got both shipped directly to Homeland for $11.32. Total spent was $34.30. Did I really want to be spending money on this? No. But am I glad I have choices now? Resounding YES!.

DISCLAIMER: Images are directly from ValueBelt$Plus and do not belong to moi!

am sad and very pissed with myself

So, it's 99% confirmed I've lost my Rebecca Minkoff MAC laptop strap. I've made my sis check everywhere I can think off and she can't find it. Which leads me to conclude I've left it on the plane. What has me so pissed is I'm usually very anal about checking stuff before I leave. I was particularly hurried that day and that has potentially cost me my strap. Ugh, I'm not liking me so much right now :(

Yay, yay, YAAAAAY! 6pm.com totally ROCKS!

I kept this on the down low since I wasn't sure if the sale was gonna go through or not. I've been antsy for the past couple of days anticipating a cancellation. I'm already in a mental mind-freak about potentially having left my new Rebecca Minkoff MAC laptop bag strap on the plane and was prepping for disappointment on this front as well but.....

I got my HG flatforms! I was just scouring the internet, ready to give in to the PlanetShoes.com price of $71.92 on Amazon.com when I decided to run a Google Shopping search one last time. I arranged the results according to the lowest price first criteria and the first results that appeared happened to be the Ophelia in Whiskey going for $44.99! I was ecstatic.

Without any further thoughts, I immediately clicked on the link, chose my size then put it in my shopping cart. I then looked around to see if there was anything else and nearly got a pair of Naturalizer Payton wedges that were going for $24.99 - LEATHER! Then the voice of reason came back to me and I took 'em outta the cart :D.

I've browsed 6pm.com before and I know it's a Zappos affiliated site but I've never been compelled to buy anything from either 6pm nor Zappos before. Perhaps I thought that better bargains were had elsewhere. Anyways, I guess the price tag of $44.99 for the Bass flatforms were a 4th July special or something cos the next day when I was obsessively refreshing my account page to check if the shoes had shipped, I saw the price had gone up by 15 dollars to $59.99. Still cheaper than most places. Oh, also on the next night after I had gotten this through 6pm, Ideeli.com had them back on but there were no more size 8.5. AND the price was $49.99 - 4 bucks more! So all in all I got the shoes for the cheapest price available right now! WOOHOO!

F21 BOGO July Haul

Can't really say this will be the last BOGO F21 haul for this month since they extended it after Independence Day. I was squeezing in a buy before the promo was ending but yesterday I find that they re-opened the promo after their July 4th one ended. I saw two tops I wanted and am waiting for other stuff to catch my interest :D On to the items I got in my latest F21 purchase.

The main item I wanted was the pale pink scallop cardigan. I was also really in the mood for neutrals hence why there's so much white and beige hues. The only 'radical' item is the tiered retro shift dress. For some reason the pattern and color combo just attracted me so I went for it. I think mainly cos I have this Carl Hiaasen book set in the Florida Keys and there was a flamingo on the cover which led me to thinking about birds of paradise - the flower - and from that rather wacky train of thought came the desire to get the dress :D I also really like the other patterned dress that I got; the abstract print dress. It reminds me of an impressionist print - ooh I'm going all artsy pretentious, hehehe. And I totally love the oval rhinestone ring I picked up as my round-up purchase. For $4.80, it looks like one of those Amrita Singh pieces I usually see on HauteLook.

My total came up to $52.77.