A small white rectangular paper bag sat on the dining table amidst my mess. I use the dining table for my makeshift desk because it is huge and the sunlight floods into the dining area. I am a sucker for natural light. Curious, I picked up the bag to see that it was from Anteprima Plastiq. Woo, excitement coursed through my veins. It was late and I just returned from weekday karaoke with Mr Tay and Xiu Ru.

Out of the bag popped out a small dustbag. Opening the dustbag, I found a pink bubble transparent pouch. Auntie Julie had gifted me with an Anteprima X Hello Kitty handphone charm. The little pink wire bag is a laugh! Just love it. What a lavish present and it made for a pleasant surprise indeed. Auntie Julie is the aunt/godmother I never had. Growing up, I had little contact with my aunties and uncles and was never exposed to surprises like that. In fact, the next morning, when my mother asked me whether I liked the charm, she was also tickled to realise that I knew that the gift was from Auntie Julie and not her. It was not such a feat to guess, considering my mother had no idea what Anteprima or Anteprima Plastiq was.

The Japanese love Anteprima and their plastiq bags. The Creative Director Izumi Ogino is Japanese after all. The fluid minimalism style of their clothes reflects the typical Italian fashion houses. But the bags! I should think the Japanese girls like the wirebags the best. In all sorts of candy colours.

Maybe that should be my next wish list bag! I wonder how comfortable they are to carry, considering the bag is wire and the handles are stiff, then again, I need to go nearer to one. I saw a small one on the arm of one of my Japanese classmates, unfortunately, Singaporeans are not friendly so I could not asked to touch the bag. Heh. So so so cute. The bag. Not Singaporeans.

P.S. Yes, I am so clever, I know how to use Poladroid now. Like a hundred years after other people.