I am NOT in a good mood. It has been months since the pig-skin incident and I still haven't found those black Mary Janes.
I dropped by the Kenneth Cole counter in Parkson over the weekend to check out the sale. The shoes-in-question (SIQ) was still there, all shiny and taunting me! Penny asked the salesgirl (again) on whether she was sure that it wasn't pig-skin lining since the warning label did not apply to the shelf of the SIQ. We did a comparison between what is known to be pig-skin lining and the lining on the SIQ. Again, the panel of judges were stumped.
To top it all off, the 30-40% discount didn't apply either. I was told that the SIQ was 'new arrival' - hmmmph! The nerve! Those shoes have been there since at least September!
My friends have tried to console me by leading me to other shops - Pedder Red on Sunday and Cole Haan today over lunch. The verdict - the SIQ is still the purrrtiest and best value for money.
Have I ever been this obsessed over shoes? No, not really. It's quite worrying. I think I've been working in this building for way too long.
Issues for today:
Those darned migraines!
Malaysian marketing practices and the disgusting way our sales work
Raw chicken cuttlage in Dome
Bad milk in hot chocolates
Crosslines on company-to-company phone calls
Zakat and taxes
Passing off bad popia as Vietnamese spring rolls
Why I can't read the paper anymore
Lack of follow-up
The drudgery of working when everyone else you need to talk to is on leave
Neck aches
Congested internet links
Yes, yuppie life is dreary =P but I'm thankful for:
The BEST view in the WHOLE OF KL!
Pepperidge Farm cookies
Vicious friends
Candy Canes
A cluttered desk
All natural water (muahahaha!!!)
Lizzie's Balloon by 45dip (off the Hotel Costes - la suite compilation)
You're not reading the papers anymore? Are you one of those ultra-PAS supporters who do not read anything but the Harakah?
Posted by: Anon at 2003年12月22日 17:33Anon, there are a lot of reasons why people don't read the papers anymore. For some reason, I personally find them depressing but if you want to know why some people don't read the paper anymore, check out Jeff Ooi's site for some interesting media commentary.
I get updated from watching snippets of news on TV (a medley of local and international via the remote control). I rely on my emailed newsletters for commentary, and no, not the ones from school alumni either.
If I DO decide to buy a dead-tree edition, I prefer to read NST, but each time I buy the paper, I find that I only have time to read it at the end of the day. So I reserve my paper reading till the weekend.
Posted by: Najah at 2003年12月22日 17:43i was expecting a post on a different topic when i saw the title on pps. ;)
Posted by: killuminati at 2003年12月22日 17:49Finding shoes I like is an uphill battle for me all the way (let alone finding shoes that fit me), and I totally feel your frustration. I have a suggestion, but it depends on how badly you want those shoes. You can keep a look out for them on http://www.kennethcole.com. When prices drop, which could be very soon since it's the holiday season, get a friend in the US or someone going to the US to get them for you.
Posted by: Shryh at 2003年12月22日 21:54Anon, dont you know that it is rude to jump to conclusions like that, it is such bad taste.
Posted by: Gabriel at 2003年12月22日 23:26Shryh, thanks for the tip, but my problem is I want a particular style, which unfortunately is no longer available on the website AND... (the clincher) is allegedly (in the boutique in SG) made from pig-skin lining, although here in Malaysia, the shop attendants say it's not. I'm a bit wary because it's unlikely that they'd make two types for the same model.
Long story lah.. but if anyone has some good MJ suggestions, I'd welcome it!
Posted by: Najah at 2003年12月22日 23:31Eh.. I just noticed the swipe at Singaporeans... sneakeee...
Our water is better than your water. It's NEW.
Posted by: Singaporean at 2003年12月22日 23:33My aunt who lived in Canada passed me her yummy leather winter jacket that I continued to wear until I graduated in the States. I had always wondered whether it was pigskin as it had 3 holes clumped close together but threw caution to the wind after a fellow Malaysian familiar with leather dispuated it. Now it's in my mom's closet. I looked back and wonder again. Hmm? Kalau ada was-was tu dah tak elok la kan. How in this case huh? All my ibadah since then kena nullified ke? Do I have to samak my whole body? *Better be safe than sorry* I understand your plight but baby, shoes aren't worth worry!
Posted by: Laleina at 2003年12月23日 11:06To get confirmation on the pig skin lining issue, you could email them to ask. Or you could get a third opinion at the soon-to-open Kenneth Cole store at 1-Utama's new wing. Good luck.
Posted by: Anis at 2003年12月26日 15:15*L* you know when i saw the topic Hail Mary Jane, i seriously thought it was about ganja.
Posted by: Marilyn Joeman at 2003年12月29日 16:57so i am goin to kl , so pig skin leather is clearly marked as so ??? Also how about in the hotels, do they usually use pig skin leather to cover some chairs or they adapt more to local / muslim customs?