Bye Bye Bag Bag

After only 2 days of using my newly bought Dr Mart satchel, I had to say my goodbyes.

The edges where the shoulder strap came into contact with the opening flap started to peel. Several factors may be the cause of it:
1) the smooth leather coating wasn't durable (I've carried my Cambridge Satchel countless of times and it's still in pristine condition without any leather peeling)
2) the shoulder strap had stitches that were too thick and rough, causing the peel (the Cambridge Satchels do not have stitches on the shoulder straps)

Though I really really loved the satchel, I couldn't accept this defect. The leather would peel even further and it would become quite ugly.

Mr Yap took it back and asked for a refund. The staff at Dr Mart were more than happy to offer a one to one exchange but the shoulder straps will still have stitching, and if the leather coating quality remains the same, the problem will still happen. So we preferred the refund.

At least I had the pleasure of using it for 2 days. Good bye my lovely black Dr Mart Satchel... I will miss you!

HBD to Me!

Mr Yap shared with me that on our birthdays, the ones we should truly thank are the ones who gave life to us. So true. Thanks mum and dad for bringing me up!

Birthdays are not about how many prezzies you get, or how big a party you throw. It's all about the people who shaped you to becoming you.

Thanks for all the heartfelt messages from friends and family all around the world.

Big thanks to my colleagues for throwing the best work lunch party I've ever had!

And love and kisses to Mr Yap who dotes on me unconditionally.

But it's never too old to celebrate your birthday. And it's never too many when it comes to prezzies!

I now own a sexy yet sweet (if that's possible) corset top from Minoshe to seduce Mr Yap in.

Also, after the lovely dinner with Mr Yap, we took a walk around stores. I wanted to peek into my favourite toy store at Wheelock, hoping to find the Tokidoki barbie doll, but 'closed' was all I found.

But, blessing in disguise, we turned around and entered Dr Martens, and I came out with a lovely gift from Mr Yap! New arrival: an 11" full leather satchel with hair on! The workmanship is exquisite. And it comes with adjustable straps so that it can be a shoulder or sling bag!

His New Mistress

Over the past week, Mr Yap has been searching for the legendary 36 megapixel Nikon D800, which became available in Singapore last week.

It's either Nikon Singapore has an interesting marketing strategy to launch it with very limited stock, or the stores just don't carry enough stocks to supply the hot demand.

Just 2 hours ago, a kind staff at Funan's Challenger messaged him with news of its availability. Within 2 hours, Mr Yap got dressed, rushed out of the house, bought it and came home with his new mistress.

Mr Yap has several mistresses. Within the photography industry, he has 3 mistresses named D3X, D5100, and now D800. Audiophile side, he has Sonus Faber, Yamaha, Rotel, Bowers & Wilkins.

I welcome my latest competition, who will vie for Mr Yap's attention this week.

More than meets the eye

Recently, around my office, I spotted a deceptacon. It immediately reminded me of something Optimus Prime said in the first transformers movie – my favourite!

I’ve watched it tons of times. It’s my ironing movie. Mrs Yap's ironing secret: Ironing isn’t so dull if you’ve got a familiar movie playing in the background. The sound plays in the background, the movie plays in your head. That way, you can iron and watch your clothes too.

So when I saw this deceptacon, the following script automatically played in my head:



"With the All Spark gone, we cannot return life to our planet.

And fate has yielded its reward, a new world to call home. We live among its people now, hiding in plain sight, but watching over them in secret, waiting, protecting.

I have witnessed their capacity for courage.

And though we are worlds apart, like us, there's more to them than meets the eye.

I am Optimus Prime and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars.

We are here.

We are waiting."

My New LV

I’ve been eyeing a piece from LV since the start of this year.

But I told myself 6 years ago when I purchased my pink Monogram Vernis wallet that I would use it for at least 10 years before its time was up.

So when my eyes fell upon this Monogram Multicolour Eugenie wallet with a gorgeous pink interior…all I could do was wait. Shopaholic me would always keep an eye on this wallet whenever I visited LV, ensuring that it was still available.

But today…I was told it was no longer in stock by a staff at LV.

My expression fell.
My heart dropped.
Stopped.

Regret sunk in. If only I…

We were about to leave the store when Mr Yap met another sales staff who remembered him from a previous purchase.

He told us the other staff was mistaken and there was one piece left!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another lovely present from Mr Yap. LOVES!



Should I or should I not start using it now?

P.S. Did you notice my new specs too?

Case Open

Today is all about Mr Yap and his collection of cases. Cases for all purposes.

His latest acquisitions are...



Make-up cases are also among his collection!



He's got...



He's also got...



Lastly, Mr Yap also has a passion for Pelicans. Not the bird.


Also, check out this video and see the Pelican's durability against shock, water, weight and even bullets!

CASE CLOSED...

For now...

The day I took my Dr. Marts to work

Sometime last week, when my boss came striding into our office, he took a long walk around our cubicles. He had on a glow that we couldn't miss.

He had some important -and from the way he was floating- great news for us.

He gestured downwards to his feet, exclaiming proudly, "Like my new shoes? It's an Asics Mexico-66!"


(Photo courtesy of http://www.auasics.com/)

Note: My boss is an Asics fanatic. He owns probably as many Asics shoes as my entire shoe collection.

I immediately leaped out from behind my cubicle and shouted, "Boss, check out my new shoes!"



His reaction, "Ooooh, that's nice!"

Shopping + DUW

Symptoms: MIA
Cure: Shopping + DUW (Dying Urge to Write)
Physician: Dr. Martens

Fully recovered from a long hiatus, Mrs Yap is back in action. All it took to recover from this cold turkey syndrome called ‘procrastination’ is decent shopping and a good pair of Dr. Marts.

I’ve always liked Dr. Marts but not overwhelming to buy one. Though if I were to buy one, it had to be the pink one!

Even more so when I spotted it in Nicki Minaj’s Superbass MTV. I was speechless when I saw the array of boots on display, but even more speechless with the erm…dancers.



So I continued my search, even all the way to New Zealand for my 3 week X’mas and New Year’s break. Boring selections yet overpriced!

Mr Yap advised me to get the classic black and change the laces…but I was stubborn. If I was to get black, it had to be a little more special. So I fell for ribbons instead of shoe-lace when I visited LeftFoot at Cineleisure. I could change those ribbons to pink!



My heart did a leap. Little did I know that when I visited the next day to try on the size 6 pair, “sorry, we sold that last pair last night.”

Boom badoom boom. I was giving u-

One last try. Queenstown. It was like searching for a needle in the haystack! There were just so many shoes, but so little Dr. Marts!

But finally, I settled.



Classic black with pink sparkly laces, just as Mr Yap advised.