Jeans Hunting

As you guys know, I went shopping/jeans hunting yesterday, right? Well, it’s not that smooth like I wanted it to be…but here’s what happened…


Waiting at Pekan Rabu...

My day started out with waiting for Dad to fetch me to City Plaza at home, he was supposed to fetch me at 9.30 a.m. but he was late and only came back home to pick me up at 10 a.m. I was a little annoyed since he was late and I’m afraid that Sheng might be mad at me because I told him to meet up at 10 a.m. Eventually, I reach the plaza by 10.30 a.m., which was 30 minutes late. Luckily Sheng was okay with it, we took our breakfast at McD’s…apple pies only…After that, we kinda just loitered around waiting for her aunt to fetch us to Alor Star Mall…basically, my day began with a lot of waiting…

Then, I received a SMS from Alex, saying that he won’t be able to join us because he was down with diarrhea --- aiyo!--- which was a major halt to our plan cause Alex is the only one with driving license and was supposed to drive us around town. Not long after that, Apple (Chai Ping, you need a Christian name la…from now on I’ll call u Apple…hehehe) also said she won’t be coming…she said it was inconvenient for her, I knew she wanted to come out and hang out badly… but I guess she thought that she would be bothering me and Sheng, which was so not the case… it’s no fun la… sometimes the more the merrier ma…In the end, only left me and Sheng, two shopping freaks nia…sigh…


Me and Sheng...do we really look alike? No la...

However, I decided that I should make the best out of the worst. So, while waiting for his aunt to come, Sheng and I just went on a little detour to the Pekan Rabu Bazaar, which I honestly never been to in my 18 years of life in Kedah. Unlike always, I insisted that we use the overbridge (jejantas) to get across to the bazaar. And then an idea hit me and we took this picture of me…doing an Iwan-pose…


This is for Iwan...I did my best to pose like he did on the suspension bridge in one of his pics on his site...hahaha...

The Pekan Rabu Bazaar is a little crowded to me, and most of the stuffs they sell at every store are very much alike…some traditional Malay tidbits, baju Melayu, songkok and many more…One thing I liked about this place is the mosaic floor and walls which give the place a mysterious, bluish atmosphere. We didn’t really stay there for a long time, since the weather was hot and there’s no air conditioning in the bazaar, which made it twice hotter than outside…so we kinda just window shop very quickly…and leave.


Pekan Rabu Bazaar...

At first, we planned to take a bus back to Pacific (another mall) after we’re done shopping at Alor Star Mall, but then the weather seemed to be very bad, dark clouds and overcast…so it might rain sooner or later, so instead of being drench to our skin while walking to the bus stop, I called Xin Yi, my cousin to fetch us to the nearby bus stop…just in case it rains, fortunately she agreed! Well, she just got her own car…so she’s more than willing to try it out…wahahaha…However, it never rained…buat suspens saja la…


Will it rain soon?

A snapshot of colors...just a random pic I took...love the bright colors.

Guess what! I manage to find two pairs of great jeans that only cost me RM75 both! It’s an awesome bargain! I bought the jeans at Jefferson in Alor Star Mall. As the saying goes, a picture speak of a thousand words, so here some pics of the jeans…it’s a lttle blurry though…

Nice le...i like the grey one the most!

This is how it looks from front...plain..with some fraying...

This is the back...I really like the embroideries on the back pocket...kinda ethnic...

A closer look at the patterns...

At about 2.30 in the afternoon, we met up with Xin Yin who drove us to the bus stop opposite Simpang Kuala and we took a bus back to City Plaza and then walk for about 10 minutes to Pacific for lunch. We took our lunch at Wah Tua Guan, which is a Chinese herbal soup restaurant. We ate rice with Ginseng Chicken and Rainbow Roll. Very yummy!

Let's makan!

Now you see it, now you don't...hahaha...

I'm one happy customer...remind me of Paulene...wakakaka....

After that, we just hang out and went to the arcade for some fun!

Sheng: Not so fast, not so furious la...

The day out was not really what I had in mind…but I did manage to get the jeans that I needed so badly…hahaha…Hey, who’s up for another day out before I go to KL? Wanna have my own farewell party ma…any suggestions?

Social Outcast

My recent trip to KL was fun but something awkward did happen. It was the day of my scholarship interview at Taylor’s College in Petaling Jaya and my friend, X accompanied me there. As we arrived by taxi, I realized that X acted somewhat rigid and look very uncomfortable. I didn’t ask much since I was quite nervous about the whole interview, so I let it be…

But things got worse. We were walking around campus trying to find my interview venue which was at Level 5 of Block B3 and I wanted to go up and look around since it’s still early, so I walked towards the escalator.

Suddenly, X turned to me and said “Why don’t we try the lifs?”.

Instinctively, I asked him “What’s the difference of using the escalator and the lifts. Since the escalator is near, why not use it?”. X kept quiet, but I knew something was bothering X.

20 minutes had passed and we still couldn’t find the place, so I called Emily who was in charged of the scholarship interview. She told me to meet her at the reception which happened to be nearby. I told X that we have to go to the reception and X asked me whether he can just wait for me outside. Can you imagine that?

So I asked X “Why wanna wait outside? Damn hot. Inside got air-con ma.” X kept quiet again.

By then I was quite pissed of by X’s sudden stubbornness. So I told X to spill-it-out and tell me what the problem is.

And X said “So many rich kids studying here, feel so stressed la. Can’t seem to fit in with them”.

“Are you intimidated by them? That’s like so dumb. Who cares if they are rich, they are still human. If you feel that it’s a big deal, then act rich la.” I said, a bit taken aback by X’s low self-esteem and realizing that the escalator and reception area are full of loitering students.

But X insisted on waiting outside and I gave up persuading him. After my interview, X seemed more relaxed and we went for lunch at Bar BQ Plaza. We had a mutual agreement to not argue about his strange behavior anymore. Sigh…X should be more confident

This incident got me thinking not only about self-esteem, but also about stereotyping certain people or places or issues. So it’s a private institution or private college, but that doesn’t mean that it’s only for the rich and famous. Many are scholarship holders, if you really have what it takes, nobody cares about your financial background. However, I found that most Malaysians do stereotype a lot of stuff.

I experimented by wearing a singlet, shorts and sneakers for a day out at Time Square and everybody was staring at me, some whispered to their friends and some even giggles behind my back. All this time, those same people were acting seemingly normal towards a European tourist who has the same dress code as mine. Why? People stereotypes. It’s okay for foreigners to wear like that, but it’s not normal for me to do the same? What freakin’ rule is this?

Don’t judge others by their appearance or environment. I don’t think we have the right to categorize other people into groups. And if everyone is as easily intimidated as X, then everyone will be a social outcast.

“Don’t think people are stupid by how they look, because if they are geniuses, they’ll say how stupid you are to think of them that way. Who’s stupid now?”