Darn Weather!

The darn weather forecast let me down!

It didn't rain or more importantly, pour like it did, the day before. Where were the cats and dogs when you needed them? And because of the promise I made to Jac yesterday that if it didn't rain, I had to get out of my warm bed, leave my lappie and Nintendo behind and go shopping with her. Not my favourite thing to do on a cold, winter's day. Not my favourite thing to do, period.

I was really not looking forward to being dragged from shop to shop. Trust me, window shopping is no fun when you look like the Michelin man and have a budget like Scrooge. You don't want to try on any clothes because you need to take off the clothes that took twenty-five minutes to put on. You don't think that you should buy a new wallet because the old one that your ex-ex-EX boyfriend gave you is still usable. Usable being the key word that it can still keep all your notes and coins, numerous discount and membership cards in one big fat wad, despite being held together by a rubber band. The clasp is broken. Sue me.

But because of Jac's enthusiasm and bubbly nature, I ended up having a pretty good time. She took me to Louis Vuitton where she helped her best friend get a scarf, a tie and a wallet. Then we went to Cartier to try on some really nice watches - the Santos and the Tank models. Gucci was next where she showed me the shoes she bought yesterday. We finally found Chanel and she bought a pair of Chanel sandals for Euro$450! WTF! I can't imagine paying S$900 for a pair of slippers! I can't even buy a pair of Birkies!

I smelled the leather. I carried a Chanel 2.55 bag. I slipped on a Cartier watch. I touched a world that I can only dream of in my wildest imagination. Even if it was only for that few minutes. Make that Cartier minutes!