trust your instincts. never listen to sales people.
it's one of the things i learned this past month.
when i got myself a new pair of rubber shoes early last month, i initially got a size 9. fitting the shoes, i realized it was a bit tight, so i asked for a 9 1/2 instead.
when i fitted the latter pair, the length was just right. but because i have a bunion (this bone right next the big toe that sticks out), my foot felt a bit compressed. it was just right, but quite uncomfortable.
i asked for a size 10. but the sales lady told me that 9 1/2 is just right - especially because the shoes will loosen up eventually. makes sense. (plus, i did have a problem before where i initially got a pair half-size bigger, only to become looser after a few weeks' use.)
so i obliged. and i realized, it was the wrong decision. because my foot is kinda compressed, my bunion hurts terribly everytime i run the treadmill. the side of my second toe also developed blisters due to friction from the big toe's nail. it's a hard (more like painful) lesson to learn, but at least i now know i should settle for rubber shoes smaller than a size 10.
then mid last month, i was so excited to get this 3/4 coat from zara. i first tried on a medium - my usual size. it fit me just right. but i thought, i'll be wearing sweaters during winter so i might have to get a large instead.
i tried on the large, and it felt kinda big. but the medium felt just sakto that i might end up looking like a suman when i wear thick sweaters. since i was shopping alone, i checked with the sales lady if the large seemed too big on me. she said, it's just right because i'll be wearing sweaters anyway. makes sense again.
so i ended up getting the large one instead of medium. but i just felt uneasy about that purchase. i told a friend about my dilemma and asked his opinion. he recommended that i return the large coat and get the medium instead. however, when i called, they've run out of stock.
that's the problem with zara, their shipments consists of only a few pieces per item.
i didn't want to get a coat with a different design since i absolutely love the cut and style of the one i got. so i grudgingly decided to just use it since chilly weather was already setting in. and after a week's use, i really feel it's the wrong size.
i feel like swimming in this coat. i wanted to wear the coat, stay warm - and look stylish as well. but i'm friggin' swimming in this coat. i was planning to have it altered in manila, but since it's an expensive purchase, i wanted to make sure the alteration doesn't go wrong. the only way to ensure this is to have the alteration done by zara.
so i went back tonight to check if they do alterations on the width. the manager told me that they don't and they recommend not altering the width in order not to lose the form. hell thank you for telling me that! i'm not the one who encouraged me to get large instead of medium!
so now i'm stuck with a dilemma whether or not to alter the coat. deep inside i really want to but i'm also paranoid that such a nice coat will go to waste if it didn't go well.
i'm crossing my fingers it will, but if it doesn't, there's always a new style and cut waiting for me winter next year!
sales people
christmas chaos
whoever thought of country-fying christmas carols should be shot, killed and burned at the stakes. and i really mean it!
i had to endure an hour-long dinner over a horrible, tasteless cd of classic christmas carols - sung country style. it sounded more like something fit for holy week or halloween - a pasyon, maybe - rather than something that would make you feel christmas-y. it was just awful!
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on a different - and much better - note, can't wait to get hold of bo bice's debut album. saw him perform "the real thing" on leno, and i must say, he really sounded good.
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finally, hong kong's bracing for chaos. i'm bracing myself for chaos.
hong kong's hosting the wto ministerial conference next week. and wherever it's held, riots are bound to erupt.
unfortunately, since i live on the other side of the territory, and the office is right at the opposite side - at the butt-end of nowhere - i'm destined to transit via ground zero.
i've got a battle plan in place, taking a totally different - and much much longer - route home should chaos erupt or should traffic just screw up big time. hopefully, this'll take me home safe and sound at least for the next five working days.
(oh wait! the conference will end on sunday, does this mean, i might not get a last hurrah for gimmick before christmas on saturday?! - hope not)
heater
winter, it's finally here.
so while it's around 23 degrees right at this very moment, it'll be a good 12-14 degrees in my area when i wake up tomorrow morning. it's time to put on those leather jackets, woolen sweaters ... and that lovely trenchcoat i got from zara three weeks ago.
i'm bracing myself for the cold. for some weird reason, my flat usually feels like a freezer during winter - much cooler than outside even. so i got myself a heater - finally.
it's my first time to use an oil radiator heater, so i don't know how effective it is in heating up the room - at least to a comfortable level. but it's still worth a try.