Pink and Undecided

Ooo When i was little, i used to think people in their 30s to be super old *LOL*, i am always young at heart (i don't think i ever grew up...) that i never thought that i'd one day be in my 30s (naive much? Or just plain oblivious) but well.. I am officially well into my 30s now (should i start saying that when i'm 35? I like to make myself feel older so when the time comes to get even older, it wouldn't be such a shock to my system) and i blew 32 candles on my birthday cake two days ago. Figuratively because i didn't blow any candles and i didn't have any cake (not a fan of cakes *LOL*).

But who cares, i don't think i look 32 anyway and that's all that matters, no :p

LOLOLOL, for knowing what's inside my heart : it's my third 17th bday peeps! LOL. Also my cousin L who's all the way in the US (still) and still remembering to wish me a happy bday. Love ya loads XOXO!

Now... What did i get for my bday? As usual, it's already been posted in my Instagram hahahaha, but here it is :

A Michael Kors bag-that i obviously chose for myself. I've long given up hope on hunny being able to come up with awesome gifts (he manages once in a while, but i didn't want to risk anything this year hahaha) so i already knew i wanted a Kate Spade/Michael Kors bag that i can wear to our up and coming January trip. Yeah, i know i said i don't want to use branded bags for my trips anymore, but... I think it's going to be a very civilized trip *LOL* and it's in winter, plus the bag's color's not easily dirty like pastels so.... I hope it's going to be okay!

FYI, Michael Kors is considered a luxury brand in Asia (especially Indonesia, and the local counter's prices' approximately 3x the actual price in the USA), i think it's a mid brand in the US? Anyhoo, i loved this crossbody Selma type and snagged it ASAP when i saw a great deal in Lazada (tips : look for shops that would send you the complete package, dustbag-care card-plastic bag-paper bag to avoid counterfeits. And do your research, as good as a replica could be, i think there'd still be tell-tale signs and you can actually return the goods if you suspect it to be a replica). I also bagged a rather matching bag for my mum (whose bday's on the 14th). 

Really, October is such a fun month for me, full of celebration-but that also means crazy amount of spending!!! That's partly why i only asked for Michael Kors instead of... Givenchy or something *LOLOLOL*. 

I've also been shopping like a mad person since September, reasoning that it's my bday soon so i have to spoil myself... The reason valids every year and i will continue to buy whatever i want in October hahahaha #oops.

Anyway, we actually planned a date night to celebrate my bday, a usual one-catching a movie and some simple dinner (which is what we did mostly to celebrate our bdays since we got married), but this year our bdays (mine and hunny's bdays are 7 days apart exactly. I hate this 7 days when i'm "a year older" than him hahaha) fall on Saturdays and Little O's not very keen on the thought of spending Saturday night at home while his parents are having some fun times at the mall *LOL*. So.... We ended up having our very typical Saturday night....

More selfies coming your way...

Yep, i know the band aid was not a flattering accessory, but an open wound would be even worse okay! Scratched myself when i tried feeding the crocodile in the Predator Fun Park (of course i wasn't bitten, it was such a popular question i better intercept before any of you ask the same thing-if i was bitten i'd definitely lose a limb instead of getting scratches!)-more stories on the actual post okay. 

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My Fendi monster inspired slip on were bought in Bugis Street (Singapore) and when we spotted a rather matchy one for hunny in Wakai, we already had plan to get it-and when they had a Buy 1 Get 1 promo, we grabbed it FTL! Did you know Wakai's actually an Indonesian brand? I didn't! Until L told me yesterday. Totally thought it was a Japanese brand (the designer's Japanese though, i heard)! 

Yes, it's rather expensive for a local brand, but with the superb quality (hunny swore by his Wakais, he said they're the most comfortable shoes ever and they don't smell!), workmanship and the professionalism-i think they are worth every penny-on sale (don't kill me Wakai people! LOL). I'm actually very proud of them (Indonesian brand rocks!), to think that we actually shopped for Wakai in Singapore-and they also have more varieties (they have insoles sold separately!), which is weird.

While battling my drooping eyelids WTF, i was super tired and sleepy zzzzz... I also didn't feel very well (super gassy and bloated, which is normal for me after a trip-no matter how short the trip is) that i didn't even want to eat *sigh*. I told hunny i wanted soup (yes, soup for a bday dinner! Sounds so sad, but nothing else interests me that day, just some warm, creamy soup for my tum tum!) so we went to Pancious...

That's the boring day i called my bday! LOL. Was super tired when we got home, i could do nothing else but lie on the bed playing games and then slept like a baby through the night! Best sleep i've had in ages! 

Boring as it sounds, i still loved it! As long as i get to spend the day with the people who i love the most in the world (well, my parents included. And we're so bad with dates and bdays that my 'rents completely forgot it was my bday until Hunny informed them sometime midday hahaha), that's all that matters, i wouldn't trade it with anything else (oh, except maybe spending it with them somewhere cooler, on a trip hahaha).

And please, 33, don't come too soon. Let me freeze in time *LOL*.

#Pink

After the makeup demo was wrapped up, it was time for the giveaway! Naturally our hopes were up because there were not a lot of the participants actually attending the event. I was quite confused, didn't they know that it's not really an IG GA? And that they actually had to attend the event?

Well, none of our names were called in the 10 names they drew *LOLOLOL*. We were super puzzled when they called out name after name, none of them went up to claim the gift (in the end there were some who showed up, i don't know where they went when their names were called)-are they drawing all the participants who posted the photo on IG? But why would they do that? Obviously most of them didn't show up!

Anyway, i'm sure every company has different rules and whatever (and that's their prerogative), but normally in previous events i attended (which is definitely more than 20 now) if the winners are not  present to receive the gift, they would KEEP on drawing until they find the present participants. Or if they kept on going and still nobody's there, what i'd expect them to do is to ask if there are any participants in the audience? If those who are present are less than the numbers of winners they have, the participants should win by default-after showing the proof of their participation on IG of course.

We were super shocked when they decided to not draw anymore name and the MC said "We might do a quizz instead" (HUH??? WHAT???),  "Or we'll just contact the winners we already called out later." SAY WHAT???? By this stage, Kathy looked at me and stated "She's so going to blog about this." LOLOLOL, she knows me well.

I hope Jayanata doesn't take this in the wrong way, i am in no way patronizing or telling them what to do, i'm just elaborating on what we thought should go down. I am also never one to be shy to voice out my opinions (especially when i'm furious, which i honestly kinda was) so i immediately commented on their IG asking for clarifications. Oline followed suit, and then Sabsab as well *LOL*. 

I'm so sorry if Jayanata's representative that is running Jayanata's social media thinks we're super irritating (or perhaps being a goodie bag hunter) and too vocal-but seriously, if they drew out 10 names and none of us won (which did happen) and all 10 were present, we'd have no problem with it. We'd shrug and tell each other it's just not our lucky day, but when the mechanism is suddenly modified or changed at the very last minute (after we all so patiently did everything we were asked to)-i believe we have every right to protest.

Anyway, i was quite angry and had a bit of a laugh when i read the comments on their IG, but then when i arrived at home i received a phone call from Jayanata, congratulating me on winning the giveaway and to get my present on Saturday. I'm so so so baffled (did they re-draw the names? But why?), but of course i'm still grateful that i was one of the winner (Oline too). I'll show you what i got later.

I hope Jayanata (if they even read this, i'm not sure they would. I don't think they have any interest in bloggers because when i gave their marketing person my name card *when i went to get my gift*, she seemed shocked, confused and a bit horrified *LOLOLOL*. Trust me, i'm not asking for anything, i'm just introducing myself-which is what i always do now when i'm meeting brands/companies for the very first time as a blogger) is not offended with what i wrote, hopefully they'd take it as a constructive criticism for their future events/giveaway. 

Back to the event-it was finished already so while waiting for hunny to pick me up (he was stranded at a cafe for a bit because he couldn't reach his office after dropping Oline and i off due to the traffic jam, caused by the early May Day), we went around because Oline wanted to check out perfumes.

When i went to get my giveaway gift, i was asked to snap a pic in MUFE's counter. #Undecided came with me so she helped me to snap one with my Ipad as well.