Shopping Diary: Muave Pink Butterfly Top + Earrings Haul

I've discovered a new favorite boutique. It's in the shopping center (near the night market) that I told you about a few posts earlier. The name is "ViVi". A few times I passed through this boutique, it looked too crowded with shoppers that I decided against going in there for the ladies' elbow war. Now that I've seen the cute stuff on their racks, I know I'll be back for sure. This is what I got: a muave pink geisha/butterfly sleeves top. I love the oversize butterfly sleeves, the nude shade, and how well it goes with a pair of denim jeans. I haven't worn this top yet, hence the lack of a photo to show you how feminine and romantic this top truely really is. But you'll see me in this top soon as I can't wait to put this on for a date with hubby.

I also ventured into the night market for a little treasure hunting. A low-price accessory store had these earrings on sale. Wow..on sale items at a low-price store... we're talking low low low pricing! I snatched 3 pairs which cost less than the 3+ hrs parking. Not too thrilled about paying for parking fees while shopping, but glad I did find something I like.

Lunch Date with Hubby & Solo Mall Trip

Hubby and I did this Monday lunch date which is rare because he's too busy on most days. It's such a nice surprise considering I was given only 20 min to get ready and didn't know where we were headed until halfway there. He picked this popular Japanese restaurant that has been around some 20 years, that I've wanted to try and has been begging him to take me to.... he's so sweet! Well, here they are... be warned of some serious food spam LOL.

The restaurant entrance:
Just one of many fake foods greeting us at the display window next to the entrance:
Inside the restaurant, a small area for waiting customers:
The menu with 3D photos of exactly what you'd be getting:
Hubby ordered this set. The name of the fish I couln't say because I don't know the English name for it. Though it's one of my favorite fish dishes.
I had the miso glazed cod set.
Ordered a stir fried veggie, too.
One of the side dishes from our sets. I love that black stuff (beans?), they're said to be very healthy, too!
Hubby's fish:
My miso glazed cod:
After the meal, I took a solo trip to a mall nearby and hubby went home to his work.
The mall houses a bookstore I love because of its unique decor and shape. Notice how the bookshelves in the middle were circular. There're stairs that lead to different floors.
Here's SLY. I believe this is the only SLY location in the city.
This is a mall with thoughtfulness built-in. There're couches and places to sit wherever you go inside the mall.
I don't know why I was all excited the first time I realized I could also get Dunkin' Donuts in Taiwan. The mall location is the only Dunkin' Donuts store in the city. I had to get some.
Some of the offerings on this side of the Pacific are different from what I was used to in the US.
And finally...a quick snap of my outfit on this day.

2000 Ebay Feedbacks Reached!

As I focus on the day to day webstore logistics from sourcing to shipping the clothes, the number of ebay feedbacks is often the furthest from my mind. But today marks the day my webstore garners its 2000th feeback rating...woohoo! It's not a big number, and it's quite a lot of work and time invested (alsmot 4 years now to be exact), patience, persistence, a few personal sacrifices here and there. Most importantly, without my fellow fashionistas I wouldn't be here. So thank you thank you to all who have shopped at "Ganguro Fashion Store"! Winly, Kathy, Aneta, Rony, Stephy, Vicki, Felix, Jerrilyn, Angela, Jennelyn, and many more (there's so many of you regulars so forgive me if I forget to mention you), thank you all so much for being the constant support and please leave a comment if you can to let me know you're reading this blog as well. You don't have to, but it would totally make my day!

Here's to 2000! And this is for ya all.

Shopping Diary: Night Market Earrings & Bangles Haul

I went to the night market on Sunday, in search of a nice pair of short shorts. I really want one right now. It would have to go with all the Summer tops I own. But I ended up buying a set of earrings and too many bangles.
This is a shopping center at the night market. Inside are lots of small boutiques. This is one of my favorite places to shop in the city. All the nice boutiques are concentrated here and housed under one roof, so convenient! You'll hear more details on a few of my favorite boutiques soon, I promise!

Jenny in Town

This past Thursday was the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, which is celebrated by the Taiwanese. Everyone got a 4-day long weekend off. Jenny, one of a few high school friends I still keep in touch came into town to visit. For two days, hubby was nice enough to drive us around and took us sightseeing around the city. The weather was soooo unbearably hot over the weekend, which is the norm for this time of year. But it was nice hosting Jenny and seeing areas of the city that I've not been to.

The Harajuku of Taiwan:I-Chung Street! Have you seen this many people on the street!!
I-Chung Street is packed with street snacks popular with the young crowd. My favorite is a whole baked potato w/ meat (vegie) of your choice topped with melted cheese!! Yum!
We also toured Brand's museum (Brand's as in Brand's Chicken Essence). They've got a pretty huge factory here.. hmmm looks like their chicken essence is in demand here because people over here work very hard.
We chilled with some bubble tea at a tea house just before Jenny took off by high speed rail.
Here's a quick snap of my outfit in the lady's room at a deparment store. Sorry for the covered face. (I'm really not good at taking photos of myself.) I promise to do better next time ^^