I’m feeling damn miserable. My leg’s still not fully recover, i’m feeling sticky from the hot weather but i can’t shower often cuz of my leg and to top it off, i’m having menses cramp. JUST GREAT! Alright, enough complains. I shall not bore you guys with my BORING life now. I’m like a wild animal trapped in a cage ( or should i say, a pitiful animal in excruciating pain? ). I want my sunlight, the malls, the clubs and the studio! BOOO!

Anyway, I watched the tyra bank show today and i thought it was rather meaningful! The topic for today was “label fanatic” ( I think), discussing about how some people are blinded by brand names and labels. They did an experiment on this girl to see how wearing different brands can actually affect her mood and level of confidence. You see, the thing about this girl is, she’s VERY brand conscious, never shop at cheap boutiques, only the high ends and the branded. So what they did was, they gave her two sets of clothes ; one from Prada and the other from some unknown low end shop, and ask her to walk around 5th avenue. Here’s the catch, they switched the label of the clothes, meaning, they replaced the cheap dress tag with the Prada tag and the Prada dress with the cheap shop’s tag without the girl knowing. HAHA! Anyway, when the girl was wearing the “Prada dress” ( the real prada dress with the cheap shop tag ), she said she felt inferior, ugly, out of place. She said that no one was looking at her and she feels “unpretty”. And she blamed it on the dress’s brand. Fine! So later she was asked to wear the cheap dress ( the one with the Prada tag ) AND GUESS WHAT?! She said she feels confident, pretty and the “Prada” dress really matches her and the place very well. She said people are looking at her, she feels good and the dress’s really comfortable. “It’s definitely because of the Prada dress” she said. Basically, all she was saying is, she’s feeling this good because she’s wearing a branded dress and it sorta rises her confidence level. HOHOHO! She should see the look on her face when she found out that she was being played! She started defending herself and say, Oh! Because the dress was really comfortable, the design was just right and that’s why she feels good and blah blah blah. BULLSHIT! Her explanation was really pathetic I must say. I rather she just shut up and smile at the camera.

Well, I have a lot of thoughts after I watched the show and i finally understand what my mum have being teaching me since i stepped foot into the fashion world. It doesn’t matter what brand you wear, what matters is who you are. I finally understand why my mum dun really like me to shop too much with my aunt from the state. Well, my aunt’s really rich, she buys LV, Gucci everytime she comes back from the State. My cousin says she have a COLLECTION of LV bags ( actually i dun think it’s only LV, other brands too Haha! I think she can open a shop with it! ). I think it’s a hobby for her to collect branded bags. Well anyway, I guess my mum’s afraid that i will become like the girl in the tyra’s show, too blinded by these brands at such a young age. Maybe she’s also afraid that i will think that buying all these expensive bag’s not such a big deal since my aunt’s buying it anyway. Well, mummy, your hard work pays off, cuz i understand it now! Thanks mummy!

Some people say, the quality of the product you buy is reflected in the price. Well, i dun deny this saying cuz there are some ounce of truth in it. the more you pay, logically speaking you should get better quality goods. But i would like to add on that it also depends on the person’s appreciation and knowledge for quality goods. Let me explain what i mean. When u walk into any branded shop, you are bound to be bombarded by clothes of different quality but they are all under the same brand! Imagine paying 100 over bucks for a shirt that looks like any ordinary shirt you can find in cheaper shop. Well, some might say, IT’S OK, IT’S THE BRAND THAT MATTER. Well, Ladies, i say YOU ARE DAMN DUMB. You got to know if you are paying the right price for the quality that you are getting! Let me share my experience with you. I have a friend who bought a top from guess and wore it one day when we hang out. Well, you guys know how Guess top can be a bit pricey during off-sales period right? Guess what, i didn’t even notice that it’s from guess till i look at our photo and saw the a small logo at the bottom that says “Guess”. I thought it was a top from some far east shops, cuz the top’s quality isn’t very flattering. Imagine how much my friend pay for the top only to realise that it looks like something that you can get at a way cheaper price?! Well, bottom line is, you have to justify the quality you are getting with the amount you are paying! If you are paying a huge amount of money for a top make sure it’s WORTH it and not because it’s branded. Who doesn’t want to be adorn with branded stuffs, but whatever it we should be cautious on how we spend our money. You can look equally good wearing cheap stuffs! MEIXIAN knows what I mean ( Opps! Did i mention anything bout the belt ?! Geez, I LIKE THE BELT GIRL! ). I think what matters is confidence! If you are confident, somehow, you look good no matter what you wear. For example, Vivian Hsu look damn good wearing hang ten clothes! So girls out there! Give it some thought, and stop spending unnecessary money ok ?

Wow, there’s hell of a crap right there. I’ll shall stop here. and guess what ?! My cramps are gone! Must be the panadol pills ( my monthly best friend haha! ) Tata!

Xoxo, R