perfection has never been easy. ptoooooi

was pleasantly surprised by N's 3 posts :) haha that makes up for the dearth of posts on his part :P

anyway on to my topic~ yesterday was a HUNT for a "cool bag". In my terms, I was looking for a bag to replace my favourite bag that was already starting to exfoliate real badly. It's a rectangular tote, and basically I can throw everything and anything to it and it'll still match whatever I wear.

Hmmm. Tough eh. So.... since I was unluckily on my visits to Tangs, Wisma, Robinsons and Taka, I thought of Far East Plaza, since it usually doesn't go wrong for me.

BUT HOW WRONG I WAS. -_-""

Practically all the bags looked alike, and no fricking one matched my requirements at all. But neh mind, still got Bugis right? (summore got Muji leh. Dunch pray pray.)

But noooooo. All that ever caught my eye was a S$209 Kipling bag that was of course waaaaay out of my budget. Even if it was 50% off, it'll still be expensive. Ho hummmmm....

anyway, this is the Riksja, which has the unfortunate detail of having VELCRO to hold its pockets together!! eeyuk!!! $209 and no magnetic buttons. but velcro. poootoooi.

So u might be asking, "Ok so what are u looking for?"

And *ahem* of course I'm quite adept at trawling the internet for stuff.. so here are some of the stuff.. hehee

First of all, I love open top tote bags. That is to say, no annoying zips that will possibly scratch my skin when I dig through my bag.

This is an example of an open top tote, and incidentally, I love this rounded 'horizontal rectangle' shape as well :P

Next, the top handles must be pinched for easy grip and carry. Take the ADORABLE Lecoste terry tote for example. The top part of the handle has been folded lengthwise. Easy peasy to understand right? :)

So u might think, "Aiyah can one lah." Well, let me just illustrate to you the difficulty of it all. :D

First up, another Lacoste bag. yes it's a tote, yes it's open top. BUT. the shape's a little off and the handles are wrong! I realise that more often that not, bags with such features slide off my shoulder easily. That, or it's just a fussy ol' me. hehehe. besides. the US$400 price tag totally doesnt go with me at all. ptooi.

Another lacoste. sorry ah, cos i was looking through Macy's website. Suits the criteria, but the shape is salahhhhh. I can just imagine people sticking their hands into my bag when I'm being stupidly unaware. Hahhaah. oh wait. The handles look a bit too thick for me.

this one, is just too cute to not put up. You seriously can imagine little plants growing out from the front pockets. hurhur..

okok, this is not an open top at all. But the Tod's satchel is simply too yummy.. no? haha. Love the midnight blue too :D

Found this one via L.L.Bean. Some american thing. but the colour combi is so me! no? hehe.. my only gripe is the shape. yah.. haha well i prefer the larger one, but i could possibly just drown in it. :X

And finally, this is TOTALLY NOT WHAT TO GET. or rather I wouldn't get!!! it looks rather like some trashy luggage bag that illegal immigrants will use and the print is just sooo wrong. the edges are too sharp as well.

Grr. So I guess the bag I'm looking out for is either in canvas / leather *wink* / unsmelly pleather. haha. It gotta be soft around the edges, handles not too long nor too short for my shoulders, and well, of course a "Ding!!!!" has to go in my head when I see it! :D tralalalala. ok i'm being insane.

this is the one that i'm closest to obtaining. hahaha. Love the colour combi. Love the shape. and it's in canvas too.. But I'm not quite sure whether this'll fit on my shoulders. But I guess this is the best so far :D *meow* till later!!

UPDATE: well.. of course I do break some of the rules...

isnt this the loveliest?! *MEOW!* haha