{"id":587,"date":"2006-07-01T12:30:06","date_gmt":"2006-07-01T02:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pynk.flawedperfection.net\/?p=587"},"modified":"2006-07-01T14:43:42","modified_gmt":"2006-07-01T04:43:42","slug":"shopping-in-brunei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/?p=587","title":{"rendered":"Shopping in Brunei"},"content":{"rendered":"

That’s what THEY’ve<\/a> been saying about me lately. Bukan sombong huhuhuh shy~~> (wah lawa jua ah be arrow ah!) sama takut kana bully saja huhuhu i’ll catch up with u boys when Bonita’s in town. Payah bah urang pemalu anie. <\/p>\n

You know what? spent the whole afternoon yesterday trying to figure out what i HAD to do. I kept on looking at the date on the right hand corner of my monitor and went ; Ish what do i have to do today kan? macam ada something bah<\/em><\/strong>. Skali the moment i opened my eyes this morning baru te click that that i have to pick up my baju kurong from Nelson. bloody hell. Buleh ku lupa? The wedding is tommorow. It’s just plain baju kurong plang, not that big on embroideries and what not but i was thinking of adding crystals to it using cheap labour i.e; amah amitku .It’s too late sudah. Uwa. I never know what bajukurong feshen<\/em> to putong even the other day when i went with bon i had trouble deciding where the zip on my skirt should go. I’m just THAT bad. The only time ive ever went to a tailor bymyself was during Hjh Rina’s wedding and this is my 2nd time. I hate it. I’m trying Nelson out cause Gypsy didnt really do a good job with my last baju kurong. Just when i thought i have found the tailor of my dreams. Selaloo.<\/em> <\/p>\n

Last nite Ghah took me out to pizza hut to catch up with Martina and the boyfriend. I found this pair of wedges that i really really like to have from charles and keith<\/strong>, i may not be able to walk in it but i WILL TRY. Shopping in brunei is like going for a treasure hunt. There are nice things out there but that you really really have to look for lah. <\/p>\n

The jewellery stall just outside Charles and Keith<\/strong> is AMAZING. They were selling faux pearls from korea. They’ve got them in the shape of earrings,necklaces and rings. I loved the earrings and rings that i saw. The prices aren’t too bad if you’re okay with them jacking up the prices sky high. The earrings that i wanted was apparently <\/strong><\/em>70 bucks before discount and now it has been “marked down” to $35. Hello? They must’ve bought them for a cheaper price to still be able to make a profit ouf of the $35 kan ? Well business is business so i’d buy it for $30. next time lah next time. Alternatively, you can go to Pasar Malam Gadong where they also have pearls on sale for $3 bucks each or two for $5 – fresh waters ones. so its cheaper. It’s not as heavy duty and aren’t as nice but hey for $3 bucks that’d do. *shows off her pasar malam earrings* no one would know they were only $3. <\/p>\n

Le Orient<\/strong>, Kiulap Area just above vintage rose. I don’t think i’ve ever bought anything from here. Yes its another one of those stores that like to tipu u blind with their prices. But i have to admit some of the stuff that they stock are really really lawa. But you have to know prices when you’re there exsp when it comes to jewellery. I almost got ripped off the other day when i wanted to buy a pair of chandelier earrings that were selling for $65. Yes. i’ve bought chandelier earrings for more than that before but they were of GOOD QUALITY. the ones that they were trying to sell me were like those flimsy ones ; Beads hung loosely on really cheap WIRE. And the salesgirl insisted that i t was $65 cause they were CHANDELIER EARRINGS. I dont care if you’re “MAM” insists that they were CHANDELIER EARRINGS. Chandelier my foot. huhuhu. But yeah , the place is still worth a look. Careful saja. <\/p>\n

The other shop i want to tell you about is Rainforest Gallery <\/strong>just above Mamih in kiulap. Its owned by a friend of mine Denise who has got great taste in jewellery. It’s been opened for a while now but i only checked it out for the first time two week ago with Ghah and Maurina. I love the presentation. The shop sells artwork as well as contemporary jewellery. Prices range from $5 to $60 which is not too bad. The collection pun lawa lawa very eclectic nya orang and very very tasteful exsp the bangles , i think Ghah bought four bangles altogether sudah kali from there. huhuhu. impulse. impulse. <\/p>\n

There’s one more jewellery stockist i want to share with you guys.. Bejewelled<\/strong><\/em> click here<\/a> to access their multiply site. Yes, they don’t actually have a boutique but they sell their stuff online. The only bruneian online-store that ive ever heard of. How can i describe her collection ah.. very dainty.If you’re in to multi coloured beads and long, chandelier earrings bejewelled is the place to go also if ure very ayu like the owner lah huhuhu. But then, when i look at her pieces again, they’re not actually dainty..ok its a cross between dainty-ness and funky-ness lah.It depends how you want to accesorize it really. I love the rings from here.. i think she was the one who introduced me to big chunky rings back in the 90’s \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

currently loving this crown:-
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this:-
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annnd this:-
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\nIt’s a pendant. i can imagine layering it with more necklaces. <\/p>\n

*sigh* kan shopping in brunei isn’t too bad if you know where to go. banyak lagi kadai. karang tah lagi. huhuhuhu. Ams runnings out of times, gotsa go pick up my baju. heh.<\/p>\n

kiss me. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That’s what THEY’ve been saying about me lately. Bukan sombong huhuhuh shy~~> (wah lawa jua ah be arrow ah!) sama takut kana bully saja huhuhu i’ll catch up with u boys when Bonita’s in town. Payah bah urang pemalu anie. You know what? spent the whole afternoon yesterday trying to figure out what i HAD […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dailies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sasmonroe.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}