24.8.2010 Day 2
Good morning, sunny Los Angeles!!
It's 6.30am and I am up for the last 12 hours. I start to feel hungry in the middle of the night and make myself a bowl of instant soba. It's so satisfying! (Only if you are starving!)
I plan to go to bed after making a trip to the nearby mall. I am waiting for them to open for business at ten in the morning! 3 more hours to go...
Feeling super jet-lagged, I nap for an hour. By ten o'clock, I am in the mall. I spend 3 hours having lunch, browsing in Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie. I end up with 3 items from Anthropologie!! ^^ I wish I am in Manhattan now as I don't have to pay taxes for all my purchases!!
Scalinata top. Was USD78 now USD39.95.
The smallest size available is 2 and it's slightly big for me but I tell myself I must own it, although it doesn't fit perfectly!
When I get back to the room, I go online to view the tops and I am glad to find 2 tops of my size, which I have fitted earlier in the boutique. Hence, I purchase them online immediately as I love them soooo much! I must be insane!!! I just spent USD186 in the boutique and I am shopping in my room now!! "O
Yes! I have purchased the two ultra lovely tops!!
I have 3 more nights here and I hope the buy will arrive in time.
6.2.2010 Goodbye My Sterling Dress. Boo Hoo Hoo.
This dress is a little too big for me but I bought it, hoping to alter it so that it could fit me nicely after that. I brought to a seamstress and to my disappointment, she decline to alter it for me as it's kinda impossible to do so, as the lining is sewn to the dress painstakingly. After that, I seek Kay's mom opinion as she used to be a seamstress and I get a sad NO from her too. Looks like I am not fated to own this beautiful dress I bought last month in San Francisco.
Today, I go to the website hoping to find size 0 but my search is in vain as the smallest available online is size 8 "(
How I wish I can wear it and simply use a safety pin to tighten the dress... or should I keep the dress and wear it if I were to grow bigger few years down the road?
It's really heart-rending when I have to say goodbye to something I love. It can't be mine and I have to let it go. I dislike feeling this way.
23.10.2009 08:00 to 12:00
Am equipped with an umbrella today, so that I could shop when the rain comes.
Getting ready to step out for breakfast. John calls me for breakfast while I am getting ready. He has cravings for porridge..
... so we make a trip to Chinatown for it. What a coincidence, I am planning to walk to Chinatown to find food and do some street photography.
Lunar New Year decoration in Chinatown.
John brings me here for breakfast. Look! The restaurant is situated on a slope. My camera isn't slanted when I shoot this.
Morning crowd. I believe they are regulars.
My huge breakfast!! Dim sum and porridge. I have sliced beef/fish porridge which is very tasty! Feel so satisfied with my meal.
The bill comes up to USD 23 "O We have 4 dim sum and 2 porridge altogether. John buys me breakfast ;) I shall give him a treat when we get to Hong Kong.
Spring is approaching!! Am looking forward to this lovely season!
Got myself a dress.
They shut the 2nd door as it's real windy today. 
Back to the room and it's raining heavily. But the rain didn't last long. It's sunny out there now.
Another gift for myself.
This dress is a size bigger and I hope I can alter it. If impossible, I might have to return this.
Here's the details of the dress.
22.1.2010 11:00 to 13:00
The rain came when I was in the mall. The cold is bearbale ;) I enjoy the chill as long as it's above zero degree celcius. I start heading back at one o'clock as I have forgotten my brolly. It's kinda difficult to hop from shop to shop, without one.
My online shopping is in my hands finally! ^^ 
Have you done online shopping before? There's an element of little anxiety (fear that the parcel will not arrive or whatsoever) and excitement. 
Guess what it is? ;)
Tada!! Tazzie and I bought the same dress online.
I was rather disappointed when I saw this dress at the store earlier, in size 12. I was hoping it looks okay in size 0. 
Look! How lovely the dress lining is.
Removable black velvet bow on the side.
Sweet and sour soup with mushroom.
Chicken mushroom with fried rice, my lunch USD 7.65.
Okay, I am going to take a rest. It's 6 plus in the morning back home and almost 2.30pm here.
View from my room. The sun is out after the rain.
My first Anthropolgie
Admiral Jumper. Was USD158 Now USD79.95. Glad size zero is available.
It's a cinch pants ~ my second. Was USD78 Now USD19.95.
Swept away top. Was USD49 now USD 29.95.
I wasn't looking at pants in the store. When I brought a few pieces of dresses to the fitting room, I saw the sales girl in this pair of pants which looked pretty cool to me. Hmmm.. this pair I got is size 4 (Medium) which is the smallest size available. I love it so much that I didn't mind putting on a pair of slightly over-sized pants. Hee.
I bought another blouse which cost me USD29.95 and I was extremely happy to find my size when I visited the store again.
After I left San Francisco, my friend went back to the store and she brought back 3 new dresses at a steal! I am so jealous of her!! They are all so pretty!