Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Don't just let it go

Horror story man!

Just a short update today. Very sleepy, just got back from a full, full meal at Indulgz. OMG I took so many pictures!! My tummy is as rotund as a rhino's.

Like a fat rhino, not a skinny one.

Anyway, I just thought I'd share this with you guys.

Does everyone know the clothing brand Chaos?

They have an outlet in Heeren as well as two stores in Far East, and the clothes in there are mostly tight and slutty.

The salesgirls are usually hot Malay chicks extruding a strong SPG impression.

So, since their clothes are slutty, Kay kay and I often shop there (whenever we go to those two malls).

I've always thought that (well-known) Singaporean shops would never cheat money from customers but I am proven wrong!

Before we even stepped into the shop, Kay was whining about how she just bought a dress from Chaos the last time she went there.

Her dress was put on the rack which says 20% off. On that same rack are other pieces made of the same material (ie from the same collection).

So she took the dress to the counter, and was prepared to pay $69.90 for her dress - that is BEFORE the 20% discount of course.


When she was charged, she was charged $69.90.


Of course, Kay demanded to know why her discount was not keyed in.

The salesgirl mumbled some excuse and asked her manager to come and settle the problem.

The manager, another one of those SPG chicks, said,


"Oh sorry, this was put on the wrong rack - actually it is not on discount."



Since KK already tried it on and liked it, she was very annoyed, obviously, because she set her mind on getting it already at the stipulated discount!

She asked why the pieces from the same collection are all on discount but the manager just said some rubbish excuse.


In the end, she bought it for $69.90.




This was a few days before we both entered the store again, together.

We both arrived at the 20% off rack, and there are the same $69.90 dresses that KK bought - now at 20% off!

KK was whining and was damn annoyed but I liked two of those dresses (different prints but exactly the same design as what KK saw the last time) so I tried them on.

When I was deciding if I should get one or both, I asked the same salesgirl:


"How much is it if I buy both?"


She punched in the numbers in her calculator, and for some reason, she came up with the magical number of $108.

WTF MAN.

20% off ($69.90 X 2) is $111.84 lor!



But of course at that time I didn't have a calculator with me, so I thought she was right.


After I took out my card to pay, the cash register said $125.82.


I almost signed for it, when I took a double take. Wait, what?? Why so much?


I asked her that question.


You know what the fucker replied?


"Oh... The cash register calculate
differently from the calculator..."


Wah! Like that also can ah?!!?!?


???!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!


TRYING TO CHEAT LAO NIANG MONEY RIGHT OBVIOUSLY??

I was quite tired at that point, and I was this this this CLOSE to just giving up and paying the elevated amount. Just as I was about to just sign for it, KK stopped me and told me that 125 is definitely wrong.


I double confirmed with her whether both dresses are on the 20% discount, and she said yes.

At this point she was being fucking adamant that her calculations were right, so I started shouting and being generally very pissed off.

Kay Kay being her calm self when it comes to dealing with idiots, took the receipt, and pointed out the clear discrepency: She only took $14 off my total... when she was supposed to take $28.


Meaning only one of the dresses had a 20% discount.


When faced with her clear-as-day mistake, she still shook her head at us and acted like we are damn stupid you know! FUCKING ANGRY LA!

KK was damn condescending and spoke to her like she was retarded (which she is, make no mistake about that) and told her to issue two separate receipts for my two items so that both get the 20% off.

Finally I paid the right amount.

KK's turn.

She bought a halter top and a dress for $75.80.

She gave the same salesgirl $100.


She SHOULD get back $24.20 in change. Her receipt even said so.


But what she got in change was $20.20.



THERE SHE WAS AGAIN, THE FUCKING SALESGIRL. SHE JUST TRIED TO CHEAT ME AND SHE IS DOING IT TO MY FRIEND!!

She thinks we are retards la!


HELLO!

Most people would not bother to check their change, but you have just proven yourself to be either 1) Fucking dishonest or 2) Fucking incompetent with sub-par mental ablities, of course we will check our change right???!


When a head-shaking KK told her about her "mistake", she gave her an irritated look and said,


"But the cash register is closed, cannot be opened anymore."


-_-

KK of course insisted the thieving slut to pay her back her $4, and she did so by opening her own wallet and giving KK a five dollar note with a black face.

Whatever la! KK still got to give her back $1 lor!

Clever right? Bloody sneaky...

If she says the cash register is closed, some people will tell her never mind and ask her to keep the change...

If she says she only has $5, if KK didn't have that $1, she might also say never mind and tell her to keep the $4.



WTF MAN!


3 cheating incidents in a row?


Somehow I don't think it is a coincidence!


The management of Chaos ought to think of firing some very, very dubious employees.

So yeah! I'm telling ya'll! Don't just let all these little "miscalculations" go!


She cheat me of $14, cheat KK of $4 plus another $14 from the last time....

Like that continue a few more customers she can earn damn a lot lor!! CCB!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Angry can!


I'm never going back to Chaos again!! Ahem. Or I might, but will be extra stringent when checking what I am supposed to pay!


If you had a similar experience there (or even elsewhere), I encourage you to write it in the comments to warn others!

Sleepytime.


p/s: But the dresses are really chio. Bare-back ones!!

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Home to My Roots Locks


Hi all I am from London and came home to my roots locks on 7th and 8th December 2007 after many years of hair abuse. I hope you find my journey interesting. Don't forget to comment if you visit.

Check out my progress at: http://public.fotki.com/kittylocks
Kittylocks.blogspot.com

See you there.





PS please do not use my pictures without my permission.

Sunday, August 31, 2008

Greensleeves FOTD

OK I know my title is laaame but I keep thinking 'greensleeves' cause of my eyeshadow! LOL I've been super busy because it's the first week of school trying to adjust and what not thank goodness I'm not working as much this semester! I'll be posting again later because the Hubby's coming back this week and I NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED to get rid of a lot of shit hahah I'm willing to swap but I'd prefer if you guys bought it and if I don't get any response I'm going to ebay. lol But here's the FOTD




[sorry I forgot to take a picture of my eyes with eyeliner/eyebrows done etc]

FACE
+ Rimmel Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer
+ Silk Naturals Foundation in Buttery Gold
+ MAC Blush in Strada [contour]
+ MAC Blush in Plum Du Bois

EYES
+ UDPP
+ Urban Decay Deluxe e/s in Graffiti [all over lid/inner lower lash line]
+ MAC e/s in Mink & Sable [middle of lid]
+ MAC e/s in Humid [outer v/crease/lower lash line]
+ MAC e/s in Naked Lunch [highlight]
+ Stila Smudge Pots in Black
+ MAC Brow Pencil in Spiked
+ MAC Brow Powder in Soft Charcoal/Maple
+ MAC Brow Finisher in Clear
+ MAC Plushlash Mascara in Plushblack

LIPS
+ NYX l/l in Coffee
+ L/S in Creme Cerise
+ L/G in Cherry Blossom

Thursday, August 28, 2008

OMG Mike totally proposed to me!!

Ok la, I was exaggerating.

What happened was that one day I had this conversation with Mike:


Me: "Why won't you marry me?!"

Mike: "We are as good as married."

Me: "No!"

Mike: "Why no? We are living together, seeing each other everyday... "

Me: "I wanna you to marry me!!!!"

Mike: "But we are as good as married! There is no difference."

Me: "Ok lor in that case I shall tell everyone we are engaged."

Mike, laughs: "You do that."



The first step nowadays to being engaged is to be facebook-engaged!!


Therefore, this morning when I was very bored, I logged onto his facebook account and.... totally proposed to myself.


I know... It is infinitely loserish but it is still damn shiok!! Those of you who have not been facebook engaged/married before should try it!!! AHAHAHA!!






Omg I got a relationship status request!! Got heart shape somemore!!









Mike totally wants me to add him as my fiance!!


I am touched beyond words!! Yes my love, I accept!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


*sobs uncontrollably*





TADAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ENGAGED ENGAGED ENGAGED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




*hops around the room showing off non-existent 2 carat Diamond ring to everyone*


I know!! He loves me so much!! I am so blessed!!


*wipes away tears*



OK... That was really fun, even though it is a self-directed love story/comedy.


On a sidenote ah, I was told that an engagement ring is the one with the big diamond, and the wedding ring is normally just a simple band.

Then, after being married, girls wear the wedding ring daily, and the expensive engagement ring is then safely kept in a box.

WTF???????????


If Mike spends $10k on my engagement ring and $3k on my wedding ring, then obviously I wanna wear the $10k shit everyday right? Why would I keep it in a bloody box?

That's just stupid man. It doesn't make sense.

I mean, it does make sense for most girls lah since they have to work and their rings can't be too bling anyway, blah blah... But whatever!

I want my wedding ring to be fucking ostentatious!!!

Please don't talk to me about how less is more hor!! That doesn't even make sense. More is more please! Duh!!!

Talk somemore I scratch your face with my humongous diamond ah!


So anyway, I have thus concluded that my engagement ring should be the simple one (I think maybe a row of smaller diamonds... ahem... for my more toned-down days) and the wedding ring shall be like...


Wait wait wait... I shall google!!


Ok!!


Here's my engagement ring:


In my process of googling for rings, I have decided that 3 rows of diamonds is infinitely better than just 1 row



Correct what... You compare!!




Kua kua... See? 3 rows of diamonds. Nice. Ahem. So much for toned down days.


So anyway, as for the wedding ring, I am inspired by this science teacher I used to have in River Valley. She's very pretty!!

And since I am so short and so talkative/naughty, I am inevitably placed in the front row of classroom seats.

In fact, I am not only in the front row, I am right in the middle, just beside the bloody OHP projector.

Everytime this teacher uses that contraption, her wedding ring REALLY sparkles underneath the intense light as she uses the hands to arrange her transparencies.

Bling bling bling... I spent hours getting distracted by her chioness ring!!


And her ring is a single humongous (or so it seemed to me at that time) solitaire diamond one.




Not 4 clasps:



Yuck



Not 6 clasps:



Boring



But the magical number of 5.





I don't know... I guess its a small detail, but to me it's quite important coz I really do think it's much chioer this way!


Hahahaha!! Talk so much, skarly nobody even wants to marry me lor!!


Wait, why is this one so chio?







Pink diamond leh!! Are real pink diamonds even purchasable in Singapore???


p/s: We are not really engaged. I'm just being boh liao.

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Problem solved!!




My blog is now virus-free again!!


Thanks to Roy who helped me. The file was was infected was my blogger.gif file... Kuakua... All I did was to delete it.

My blog readers are awesome!

Help help help why like this?!

OK.... I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE TROJAN!!!!

I already removed all links to awfulplasticsurgery!! What else can I do?


PLEASE, SOMEONE HELP ME!!!!!


P/s: Erm hello? I don't think some of you understand. It is not ME who has the virus, it is that my blog is spreading a trojan! What has scanning my computer got to do with it? I already did and my computer is A-ok!

All I know is that the trojan's name is giframe, and it is spreading itself through a file called blogger[1].gif, if I am not wrong.

Also, I probably got it coz I linked to awfulplasticsurgery.com, which is also spreading trojans. I removed the links but the trojan is still there.

This is fucking annoying!!

$100 to the first person to SUCCESSFULLY help me solve this problem!!! (Saying vague things like "try republishing your posts?" does not count.)

Please email me at xiaxue@gmail.com if you are some incredibly smart IT geek, thanks!!





UPDATE: Solved! I think! If you are still getting the trojan, please let me know.

Monday, August 25, 2008

MAC Prep + Prime Skin Review

I meant to have this review up yesterday, but I think I caught the stomach flu because I was throwing up all afternoon! =[ But I feel better now and I really wanted to put up this review so here it is!



Product: 4/5
Packaging: 3/5
Quality: 4/5
Overall: 3.6 out of 5
Price: $23

WHAT MAC SAYS: An ultra-fluid lotion formulated with special-effect silicones. Calms and soothes the skin, blots away excess oil, and evens out skin redness. Improves the laydown and application of foundation or powder.

PROS: I used it for a couple days to test it thoroughly and it really does even out my skin. I tend to have slight pink patches on my cheeks which make me look flushed and it totally evened it out. I noticed right away that it leaves my skin feeling silky smooth and the smoothness lasts the entire day. After a couple hours my t-zone tends to get super oily and the primer controlled that for the most part. There was still a little shine at the end of the day but not as much as I would have had without the primer. You don't even need to use a lot of product to cover your whole face! I found that one pump was more than enough. I'm really prone to break outs when I try new face products also and I found that this one left me break out free =]

CONS: Since the packaging is black, you can't tell how much product you've got left! Another thing I noticed, the primer has glitter in it. I couldn't tell at all when I was getting ready at home, but after I went out in the sun, it looked like I sprinkled my face with glitter! Some people may like this, but this was a definite con for me. Another thing that bugged me was after 4 - 5 hours, it seemed like all my make up disappeared! At the end of the day there was no color on my cheeks and barely any foundation yet! Isn't primer supposed to keep it on? Another con is that it's $23 for only 1 oz of product!

COMMENTS: I'm on the fence with this product because I love how silky it leaves my skin yet I can't understand why my foundation or blush just fell off! I don't know if I can justify paying that much for so little product especially if I don't absolutely love it. I think I would only use this at night because the glitter in it makes it kind of weird to wear during the day. I'm not sure if I would purchase this again. I think I would but only if I couldn't find a better primer that makes my make up stay on all day.

Here's some pictures from test day #3 (I know you probably think all the pictures look the same but it doesn't to me! LOL)


Primed Face! No pink patches here!


primer & foundation


full face


where did all my make up go =[

Just for reference I have combination skin, my t-zone tends to get really oily sometimes.