Furla + nearly Equinox

KL sprang me a surprise today. We agreed to head out at 5pm to a dinner venue that he apparently placed a reservation to celebrate the coming of my late twenties. While i haven't had any idea where he decided to bring me to, the last i expected was a 2-hour shopping spree at Raffles City, on a $500 budget, on the condition that it must be only spent on 1 item.

Our friend insisted that if i didn't get anything by the close of business of these shops, my gift will be reduced to $200 cash! Well, i actually set my eyes on a Bulgari earrings but 1) Raffles City area didn't have an outlet & 2) Bulgari will definately cost way more than $500! I hate shopping with pressure. Afterall, $5o0 is quite a tidy sum for a gift & one certainly has to buy something that she likes & definately not on impulse.

I browsed the shops, even went to Tiffany @ Raffles Hotel. Those that caught my eye were way over budget. Kate spade had nothing nice within that budget. Finally tried my luck @ Furla & yes!!! A soft leather shopper bag in Cream with gold mesh strap/ handles caught my eye! Looked perfect for a Friday, paired with jeans & a jacket! Negiotated furiously with KL to up the budget to $600 & i topped up a little more & bingo! 1 more bag to my collection! Here's how it looks like, somewhat:

Dinner was actually @ Equinox! While i was touched that he wanted to revive our 1st V-day celebration at the venue, the prices were way overboard. $140/pax for a set dinner! Hmm, a large plate flanked by tiny morsels of food wasn't exactly what we enjoyed so well, while i appreciate his gesture, I pulled him to Prego instead. $80 for a meal for 2, ain't that more cost efficient? Anyway, i am indeed touched that he bothered to make a reservation @ a venue of precious memories.

I am reaching my late twenties... An age that i thought was wayyyyyyyy far when i was in JC & now, in a blink of an eye... It's here...