I saved $36 :)

I bought quite a few items at Kinokuuniya and with the Kinokuniya card, I got a 20% discount - managed to save about $36 :) Heh that's one card definitely worth getting...

Back from Hong Kong

Just came back from Hong Kong. It was a great trip. What I enjoyed most was the shopping. I can't believe it myself... Those who know me will know that I don't particularly like shopping. Unlike some friends I know who can shop from morning till night (really!), I only shop when I need a specific item and if I can't find what I want at the end of 30 minutes, I'll call it a day. But Hong Kong turned me into a shopaholic! From Tsim Sha Tsui to Causeway Bay to Granville Road, my friend and I went crazy! Bags, shoes, clothes, accessories... Heh I went to Hong Kong with a 6kg luggage and returned with a luggage weighing 15kg :P

The only thing that spoilt the trip was the office clerk calling me when she knew full well that I was on leave. She didn't call just once but twice! And it's not even over something urgent. Basically it works like this for the office administrators: When some clients make their lives miserable, they will feel better only when they make other people miserable too. Aaaarrrgggghhhhh!!! I'm on leave for goodness sake! LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!

Consumerism

I spent the day with David at the IT Mall. I'm still thinking whether I should get the Fujitsu external hard disk so I can back-up all my data... I'm terribly worried that my notebook is going to crash given my bad track record with IT products.

Heh it's terrible that straight after 'Buy Nothing Day', the evil consumerist tendency kicks in almost immediately. Can't beat David though - he bought a couple of PC games, 1 CD, and a Creative Zen MP3 player :P I bought only a Don Moen CD :)

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Buy Nothing Day

It's Buy Nothing Day today! Buy Nothing Day, started in 1993 by the founders of Adbusters, is now an international event celebrated in over 55 countries. It's a day when you challenge yourself to switch off from shopping and tune into life. This year the message is simple, shop less - live more! The challenge is to try simple living for a day, spend time with family and friends, rather than spend money on them.

Buy Nothing Day also exposes the environmental and ethical consequences of consumerism. The developed countries - only 20% of the world population are consuming over 80% of the earth's natural resources, causing a disproportionate level of environmental damage and unfair distribution of wealth. The idea is to make people stop and think about what and how much they buy effect the environment and developing countries.

So here are some tips on "How to buy Nothing"...

1. Make a budget and stick to it.
2. Leave the money at home.
3. Avoid plastic.
4. Avoid unnecessary upgrades.
5. Avoid shopping malls altogether, if possible.

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