Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Shopaholic vs Regret

I begin this entry by saying that I've been doing a lot of shopping (and window-shopping) lately. It is from these few visits to the malls that I noticed that I've developed some symtoms of being a shopaholic, thankfully I don't go for the branded stuff. 

Anyway, I've noticed that I really, really, really cannot resist buying stuff that I've set my eyes on, like I've lost my rational thinking. Now when I go out I've got to constantly remind myself about that question that shopaholics ask themselves (well, at least they do in "Confessions of a Shopaholic") - Do I really need these?

Ha! Well, let me tell you, true to what happened to Rebecca Bloomwood, it doesn't really work. Most of the time the answer is "Yes, I do", "I've got that occasion I can wear it to", "it really goes well with that skirt I bought the other day and I've got nothing to go with that skirt", "I should get more varieties, so I can mix and match"....only once or twice will the answer be "No, I'm a strong woman and I do not need those, it is unnecessary and I have no occasion to wear it to"(kinda long excuse, no?), and I will reluctantly put it back on the shelf and think about it for the next few days and everytime I pass by the shop to see whether anyone bought it already. Most of the time the real reason is because I'm out of cash and I don't want to get anymore out. haha...well, at least I have the self-control to fight the urge to get more money from my bank account!!

On the other hand, there's this quote I read by Allie Spencer, in one of the five interesting things about her listed by Little Black Dress in her novel, Tug of Love (and I would like to quote):
"The first rule of life is:if you love it - buy it. I'm still thinking about the orange silk fifties cocktail dress I saw in a vintage shop ten years ago ... sigh."

Cool eh? Compeletely sums it up... so, shopaholic or regret?? 
My twisted version of explaination: I think I will go for controlled shopaholic....life's too short to have too many regrets, and I've had enough of them. =) haha

2 comments:

Pheobe said...

*like*
*thumbs up* ;)

Steven Gerrard said...

hey...I am a shopaholic too...dun feel any regrets for it..because it worths...as u are the future lawyer...you are using the future money...dun feel bad for it...haha...anyway, just kidding...

good one~~