Angel

‘Twas sunny and warm that day. We went to meet our friends for lunch in “Europaer”. As usual, I went with a camera and at some point during lunch, the people on the street became more interesting to me than the usual chit-chat-over-lunch (sorry). Since our table is beside the window it was perfect for me to take pictures of these ladies in their catchy spring attire.

A few of them are looking really nice but most just went overboard and are looking funny.

I few days ago, I went to a dressmaker to have the maxi dress of my dreams be sewn for me but that didn’t happen because the dressmaker, who previously charge me 120 RMB for a long cotton dress, now like to charge me 650RMB for the maxi dress. I mean sure, the maxi dress should be more expensive considering that the material needed is silk but 650 RMB!? Is she crazy or what? I thought it would cost around 200-300 RMB and I did try to bargain but at some point I gave up. For that money, I can buy like five pairs of jeans and a dress. I went home disappointed and thinking that I could never have a maxi dress while in China because like I told you last time, maxi dresses are not that hot in China. Stores don’t sell it so if I want to have one I have to have it sewn for me.

But luckily, when we went shopping last Saturday, I was able to find and buy this maxi dress. It’s the only maxi dress I saw in the whole shopping area mind you and I am just glad that it fits me. Alright, the colors are not exactly what I had in mind but it still looks nice and it’s just 300RMB.

I bought this cute little bag a few days ago. It’s a Daphne. I don’t know if you know the brand but it is quite well known local brand here in China. The bag is on sale and the sale price is 148 RMB. That would be around 15 Euro or 900 PHP. That’s a good price for a nice looking and quality made bag.

It only comes in off-white color and I bought it because I think I will fit perfectly to denim jeans and dresses.

Now, I should look for a pair of shoes that will fit to this.

It has been last year’s fad but I bet it will still be a hit this summer so I want to have at least one maxi dress. Come May, when the weather is a bit warm, I will start looking for summer dresses.

These are photos I got from the web and I would like to have a maxi dress which is similar to any of these. I don’t know if I can find something like this in China. You see, I don’t know if China is just late when it comes to fashion or if maxi dress fad is not a hit in Asia because long dresses don’t really look good on small framed and short women (like most Asians). We’ll see… if maxi dresses are not available in the shopping centres here, there is always the dressmaker who made my wedding dress. I am sure a maxi dress will not cost a lot if I ask her to do it.

A phone with 3g capabilities!

It would be nice if I can afford a Nokia N95 or a Nokia N82 because those are the ones I really like but I would be happy to have a Nokia N80.

From what I gathered from the net, it should be around 2600 to 3000 RMB (260-300 EU). That’s still way too expensive for my budget but heck I will still go for it.

I know, there are no 3G internet services here in China (and I cannot understand why!?) but that’s okay. I’ll use the phone in Europe when we move there in the next few months. I want to be able to constantly check my blogs and update them so that’s the main reason why I want to have a phone that has very good internet capabilities. I cannot carry my laptop all the time.