Friday, March 31, 2006  9:58 PM
A shopper's dream
It's two weeks to the exams and the projects just don't STOP. It's almost like some scary dream where you're stuck in a bottomless pit. But amidst all this, the only reason why I'm still sane is the recent discovery of online shopping on livejournal. Thanks to my die-hard friends, we now surf the only website that keeps us in touch with the real world out there during lectures and tutorials. And it's thrilling to watch packages arrive right at your doorstep, and the anticipation of opening them! :)
The other reason why this online shopping thing appeals is because of the sore and evident lack of American clothing stores here. Those that bring the American brands in - not counting global ones such as Guess? and Forever 21 - are usually small niche shops, and sometimes their authenticity isn't very credible. So when you're online shopping and an Abercrombie & Fitch skirt or a Hollister top graces the webpage, an inevitable sudden surge of joy overcomes you, and even in one of the most remote parts of Singapore where my university is, you feel like you're suddenly standing right in the middle of the Mall of America.
Okay. I know I'm exaggerating and everybody is rolling their eyes.
BUT. It's kind of true. I know my die-hard friends will agree. So while I was supposed to be writing my report, I was actually surfing the pages of the Mall of America. And I was smiling to myself as all these brands that Singapore should most definitely import jumped out at me and I gazed with envy at the enticing store signs - Victoria's Secret, Sephora, Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Pottery Barn, American Eagle Outfitters, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, H&M, Steve Madden, Hollister, Wet Seal, Rave, Nordstrom, Aeropostale, Claire's...
I think my second ambition after being the editor-in-chief of a leading fashion magazine like Vogue or Cosmopolitan would be to be a budding entrepreneur who brings in all these brands for the good of all mankind.
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