Books Impulse

I've received an email about {prologue} Borderless sale and didn't realized it even existed. Bad enough I have a membership card for it. {prologue} is situated in Ion on the fifth floor. It's collection of books is not as intensive as Kinokuniya, Borders and pageOne but it sells rarer books similar to Kinokuniya. They even have a good comic corner.

{prologue} is managed by Popular hence the reason why I'm a member. So I was lucky to get additional discount. Just need to remind myself to extend membership because it's expiring in a months time.

Another store that I visited was another Popular managed store - Harris Planerds. This was not listed by Popular but I get to know it during my visit to SGTCC(Singapore Games Toys Comics Convention). It's truly a nerd heaven - there's tons of TPB and notable collections of toys at reasonable prices. Temptation truly overwhelmed to get hold of some action figures. Though there was a book I'm tempted to get.

With {prologue} and Planerds, I have another source to find the books I need. I was thrilled that I managed to get hold of The Psychopath Test which was sold out at Kinokuniya and a cheap hardcover copy of What On Earth Is Going On?

SINs of August...

It's the month of Ramadan and it is time to stay away from SINs but how could you when it's time to celebrate after the long month. And in time of preparation, we'll shop like crazy for the Hari Raya day to come. So shopping is a must.

In preparation for Hari Raya, I didn't intend to get new traditional clothes as the old ones still fits and that I use it only once a year except for the black one which I use it regularly for religious purposes. However, that black baju Melayu has been greatly used and was torn. So it was time to get a replacement and lucky enough that my siblings thought of using black this year. Score!!!

I also managed to get a new replacement for my iPhone cover as the older one has started to crack. I do have other replacement but I still prefer these black cover. It looks great on the phone.

Yup, it's a black Raya this year. I got a new black baju Melayu, a new black iPhone Casing and a new black underwear(CK one Micro - one every 3 months remember).

On top of that, my PC started to act up this month too. I was minding my business online when the CPU blew up, non-lethal nor fired up but the explosion shut down my PC for good. Thank god for my diploma, I managed to troubleshoot and found that only the power supply was damaged. Hence a replacement power supply to kick start the PC up to life. At least I only spent 1/7 of the price of a new build-your-own CPU.

And lastly, Singapore Game Toy Comics Convention was held in August rather than December last year. I was reluctant to attend but since I was in the area and had time to spare while waiting for my friends for dinner, I managed to sneak in. STGCC 2011 was not that that bad but not as great as 2010. There isn't much  of great Games and Toys featured. Slightly disappointed. I've could have bought some stuffs but I only bought this Funko Batman figure out of impulse.

Preparation for Ramadan

It seems like I can only update SIN once a month but it'll surely be wrong if I update it regularly - a definite Sin.

My list of books are piling up after my last visit to Kinokuniya but for now I had to pick only 1 book for the spare time - How To Live Safely In  A Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu. I kinda judged the book by it's cover but wouldn't you want to know how to survive in the science fictional world. It does seem interesting but I kinda side-tracked by another purchase.

 
It's the fasting month and somehow it became a ritual that I get a game to play to make time pass faster till breaking fast. Ignoring that I have a new book to read, I intentionally bought a game still - Final Fantasy XIII. Yes the game was released ages ago on PS3 which I was envious about because I only have an Xbox 360. And after Microsoft released it on the XBox, it was only on the NTSC region. So I gave up and they purposely released it on Asian region. So after a long while, the game was released on the Ultimate Hits which was cheaper. Alas, I gotten it as my time-waster for the month of Ramadan.

Caramel, Iced Caramel and Mocha

 While I glued my eyes on the screen throughout this Ramadan, I was concerned for my regular Starbucks fix. After breaking fast, I foresee the laziness to go out for coffee. Thank goodness my friend asked me if I needed anything while he was in the states. While reading, Starbucks Onwards, I'm truly curious to try their ready-brew coffee, VIA. So I've asked my friend to get the flavored coffee.

Verdict: A great substitute for the usual latte and mocha. Though the additional flavor isn't that distinctive but it still works the punch. I'm still figuring out the proportion for milk and water for a great substitute but so far all is well but I've only 5 sachets per pack. Time to ask some stewardess friends to get for me.

Eau de Toilette

The Great Singapore Sale is coming to and end by 24th July. A lot of shops are slashing off prices further and it isn't a good sign especially when your pay just banked in. So I took the opportunity to get my hair cut at Icon by Shunji Matsuo and a  simple purchase to end the sale with satisfaction.

Hugo Element Perfume

As planned, another perfume to replenish the depleting ones. I'm left with one more which I can't decide which to get. Maybe the same replenishment for the following line up.

Paul Smith Man, Hugo Element, Lacoste Essential, Givenchy Play and Sean Jean Unforgiven

High likely be a bigger Paul Smith Man or Givenchy Play. Though I'm eyeing on Burberry's Brit for man. So what will it be???

Post-Trip Shopping

I'm back from Penang and was quite disappointed with the shopping because there's nothing there to spend. Or maybe I'm limiting my spending there. Apparently, there wasn't much that captivated me. I've managed a $150 budget for expenses and 2/3 of it are spent on food. It's truly a full-feeling holiday.

Not satisfied with shopping even back at Changi Airport, I've ventured to Orchard Road and did some spending.

Dining at TWG with some doggy bag of macaroons, a birthday present for dear nephew, and a perfume for myself and another perfume for another birthday gift (not pictured because present was given)

Thank goodness I did not buy any perfume at Penang or Changi Airport because I found perfume/body care shop that is having a 50% of most of its items. I managed to get 2 perfume at the average original price of 1. Saved my pocket. I got a Hugo by Hugo Boss for a present and Paul Smith Man. Now, I need another 2 perfumes to refurnish my 2 other depleting perfumes.

May Shopping

First, the purchase of my tri-monthly and now moving on to the pre-start of the Great Singapore Sale.

 A book selected from Kinokuniya member's sale for a stand-by after completion of current book.

 A replacement from River Island sale after an accidental foot mark on my white shoes

And a non-sale but an anticipated game of the Summer.

Tri-Monthly Commitment

The older I get, the more exquisite my needs became. My normal affordable needs grew slightly expensive and I grew fond of quality products.

Firstly, I love the quality of microfiber undies, the sense of freedom. I committed to purchase an new underwear every 3 months to replace all my cotton ones. The second microfiber after numerous unsatisfactory cotton undies.

CKone Microfiber Trunks

And lastly, my current facial product looses its effectiveness. So I've decided to change to a line that I sampled a long time ago.

Biotherm Aquapower

Now I made this commitment for every 3 months.