wandernut

“Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself” - Charlie Chaplin

wandernut header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'retail therapy'

The trouble with shopping when you’re illiterate

July 26th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Last week in Muji, I bought a King-sized bedsheet (it had a K sticker on it, can’t go wrong there) and two little bundles of what I thought were pillowcases. Turned out they were bolster cases. The labels were all in Chinese and Japanese. How the hell was I supposed to know?
I was at the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: retail therapy · running · shanghai · shanghai food

Sheshan, Qibao, Xujiahui & Pudong in 17 hours

July 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Woke up at 5am. Felt a cold coming. Popped some Vit C.
Walked to the metro about 5.45am with KN.
Took Line 1 to Line 4 to Line 3 and shuttle bus to Line 9.
Took a wrong interchange somewhere, but finally arrived at Sheshan Hill about 8am. Missed 7.30am mass at the Basilica (not even sure if [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: chocolate · retail therapy · shanghai · shanghai food

The sun is out!

June 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Had a bout of insomnia last night.
I wonder if it’s my late night Coke Light.
Or the vrooming of vehicles in the dead of night.
Anyhoo, the sun came out bright and warm this morning.
So bright it glared through the blinds in my bedroom and woke me up after barely 4 hours of sleep. Am typing this [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: food · retail therapy · running · shanghai · shanghai work · yongfu lu

Eyeing this pair of sports sunnies

November 21st, 2007 · No Comments

These Optic Nerve Rodango sunnies are way cheaper than Oakleys or even Adidas (averaging RM800 plus - gila babi!) at a very reasonable price of RM250. It even comes with a few interchangeable lenses (for different light conditions).
Saw them in this dude’s website.
Really want to get it, but I just spent a few hundred on [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: retail therapy