Goodbye To My Special Bags!!

LITTLE RED TRAIN HANDBAG
2006 - 2013 | Obituary

Little Red Train, nee Handbag, age 7, having served her duties for 7 years, has quietly retired on this May 24, 2013. Little Red Train who was purchased from Korea, was the cherished Handbag of Mrs Yap. Although in the last few years, Little Red Train has been suffering from Peelingitis and wardrobe-ridden, she brought many beautiful memories to Mrs Yap and was her special companion during her first few years of service.

LITTLE LONDON PHONE TOTE
2006-2013 | Obituary

With mixed emotions, we announce the peaceful retirement of Little London Phone, nee Tote, age 7, on May 24, 2013. Coming from a souvenir shop in London, Little London Phone shares Mrs Yap's experiences, having the privilege to travel throughout UK with Mrs Yap. Having suffered from jaundice in the last few years of her service, Little London Phone finally retires to the recycling bin at the Void Deck. She will be missed by Mrs Yap, but also well-wished that she will be able to find peace in her future abode.

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!

Pink, Harry Potter, Cambridge & Bag

Ever since Mr Yap and I took a left turn and ended up shopping at Liang Court two Sundays ago, I fell in love….

What does ‘Pink’, ‘Harry Potter’, ‘Cambridge’ and ‘Bag’ have in common? The Cambridge Satchel Company!

We chanced upon a modern lifestyle furniture shop called ‘The Bear Knows’, walked in, and there they were, sitting neatly on a wall shelf. Candy pink, classic brown, royal green, smashing red, cheerful yellow. 11inch, 13inch, 14inch, 15inch. Satchel, Batchels, the whole schmachels. Smelling like 100% leather should.

Love!

It was a good thing my favourite colour only came in the too small 11inch. Size does matter.
Dragging my sad yet hopeful feet, I marched home and googled, googled, googled.

Even though The Cambridge Satchel Company had too many complains about the few month long delivery delays, I found many alternative online sources. Not all of them had the colour I wanted but after a gruelling search, I found my new favourite Cambridge Satchel colour…

1 week later, a package arrived.






The next day, everything was dressed down to match my new 13inch Fluro Pink!



Wanna get your Cambridge Satchel fill?

inSINGAPORE
The Bear Knows @ Liang Court #03-05
- Beautiful classic colours

Cumulus @ Wheelock Place #02-14
- If you’re into cute 11inch Fluros, the last I checked on Sunday, they had it in Fluro Pink, Orange, Highlighter Yellow and Illuminating Green!
Comme des Garçons @ Hilton Orchard
- They collaborated with TCSC on some limited editions shoulder satchels. It’s selling fast, last Sunday, they were only left with the white ones.

onLINE
The Cambridge Satchel Company – The man himself! (Actually, the creator is a she.)
Doorstep Luxury – 1 working day delivery in Singapore. Not only do they have satchels, they’ve got batchels, backpack batchels, and fluros too!
ASOS – They’ve got cool exclusive designs! Prints and all.

ModCloth – I bought mine from here, reasonably priced, and they ship fast!