Pinning photos that interest me in my Pinterest has also helped me to “keep” and organize the photos that I like for the pleasure of looking over them again.

At the moment, it is clear what are the kind of sites that I frequent by the kind of photos I have in my collection. As much as I like travel photos and pictures of interesting locations, there are very few travel related sites which I regularly visit.

Instead, through my following a few fashion related Twitter accounts such as Fashionista and InStyle magazines, those are the photos that are have filling up my Pinterest board.

But just because I have loads of photos of this-celebrity wearing that-designer, I am as clueless as the regular person when it comes to all things fashion.

Truthfully, without clicking on the link, names like zamberlan boots sounds as much like  the latest fashion boots instead of what they actually are,  good old-fashioned hiking boots.

One of my niece is now a teenager.

What it means to me is that I can now shop for more interesting things as presents for her! Perfumes, lotions, creams, lip balms … a girl can never have enough toiletries. NEVER!

The problem with shopping for interesting things for a teenage girl is that once you are in a store FILLED with all things interesting, how can you resist from checking out items for yourself?

Perfumes, lotions, cream, serums, mask, (being much older, I get more choices naturally), powder, BB cream, sunscreen, lipgloss – don’t even start on make-up!

On this thought, I just received a cosmetic package and it’s good to know that I did not buy them when I was supposed to be buying gifts for my niece.

There is no guilt but there is a slight regret that I did not just get that discount cologne when I could have.

But then again, who says I can’t get it now?

It’s been a few months of having no credit card for me.

To say that it has been a torture would be an over-statement because frankly, there is no difference. Of course, there are times when I am halfway through shopping and I realised that I did not check my purse. There would be a few seconds of worry; what if my cash is not enough.

But then, this rarely happens (my not checking my purse before I started to load the trolley, I mean) so it’s not a big concern.

I would miss being able to accumulate points from my visa reward cards but the kind of things we can redeem these days are nothing exciting – just as if the bank are encouraging us NOT to spend, or at least, use the credit cards.

That’s alright.

I’ll just use cash and if there is none at hand – well, that’s what husband-coming-along-on-a-shopping-trip is for, right?

It slipped my mind how I ended up on this particular Youtube video but it is the first Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show that I watched in full.

The first few seconds was classic example of why fashion models are expected to be perfect ONLY in looks and nothing else.

“This is the plan. We go up here, stop, pose and smile and come all the way back. I know it’s tricky but we all have to memorize it” – with the plan being arrows making up one big square.

Still, this is an entertaining video (love the music).

And being Victoria’s Secret of the very sexy lingerie company, the models are mostly dressed skimpily, walking in that inimitable way (because they have legs none of us mere mortals can even imagine ever having) with some of the front row audiences looking like they are enjoying the sight of the models instead of the outfit.

Or maybe that is how it is meant to be?

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