Last last Friday night, I rushed to Taka to take a sneak peek at the Stella McCartney for LeSportsac collection. I had been staring at the antique quilted hobo for the longest time online. And I thought it would be the bag to break my ‘in 2008, I am not buying any bag’ resolution. I hate to admit that I want to have anything that is designed Stelle McCartney, considering that her father is not my favourite Beatle but she does have a way of marketing her wares. (Point to consider: Stella McCartney for Adidas)

Luckily I did not buckle down and order the bag online. The bag was Humongous! It could be my overnighter, gym bag, carry on all in one. And it was SGD 770 even though it was USD 350 online. Such was the disappointment. That is why I do not purchase online. Or at least I try not to. (Heh, think Spree by Wang.)

Instead, I wandered over to Marc by Marc Jacobs and balked at the price of the rough cotton bags. Er, yah.

Then I went into Chanel. I never really gone into the shops on the first floor of Ngee Ann City, like LV or Burberry or Loewe. But I saw the pop coloured bags and shoes in the display of Chanel and I wanted to go in to see them. I walked into without The Laney. Looking at the various bags, accessories, watching a tai tai point to something in the catalouge and squealingly begged (I swear she was pleading with him) the sales person to let her have that (?!?!?!?), I saw the ring. The ring that appeared on the pages of Teen Vogue last year was winking at me from the glass display, as a couple of Indonesians looked at the classic metal linked handled Chanel 2.55s. I rushed out to The Laney who was lurking around outside and dragged him in, even with his berms and slippers, whilst clutching his newly purchased handheld vacuum cleaner from Best Denki.

So this is the closet I will get to anything Chanel. I learnt from the salesgirl that the 2.55s’ prices start from a amazing $4,000. (Er, I will stick to my favourite Prada, thank you very much, now the Italy brand seems much more affordable!) But I love love love love it! The pop palette (they have black and white petals too) is so Awfully me. Even though it is plastic (er, maybe ceramic? er maybe not) and exorbitantly priced. However, I would not be so happy with any other ring (think Tiffany’s Atlas (Captain Planet) Ring).