Crocs are ridiculously expensive

That’s practically the first thing that pops up in my head. Crocs are just overpriced pieces of plastic especially in Malaysia compared to the US. I never even considered owning a pair till i spoke to my dad on the phone the other day.

I told him i heard Crocs will be having year end sales and i asked if it was worth getting since he has a pair of Crocs slippers.

You see, the main problem i have with Crocs besides their daylight-robbery-price-tags are their designs. I am not saying all their designs are awful but majority are. And i would rather spend on something else than to pay so much to look weird.

Back to my dad, he told me to have a look and get a pair if possible cause the pasar-malam slippers i have been getting all these years are just in baddd, i mean really baddddddddddd when it comes to walking on cement. There’s just no grip.

After double checking the address from Jolene’s blog, i headed off towards Subang airport and arrived about 4.30pm.

It wasn’t any fancy warehouse sale like those i have been in Bangsar, etc but rather a canopy was raised in the middle of a lorong (side lane) and that’s about it. In the middle of the covered area were boxes and boxes of Crocs, ranging from shoes to slippers to bags, for both men and women. There was nothing much to choose from cause i was already late when i arrived. But thankfully large sizes were abundance and i am talking about 11, 12, 13.

I walked around and tried a few just to make sure the money i am spending is worth it though the price were slashed by half.

… and after convincing myself that i don’t look ugly in the above shown slippers, i got myself a pair and happily paid. The actual price of the item is RM 169 -_-!

Though this is being organized by Penang Medical Supply or PMS in short, rofl, i wasn’t too sure if Penang is having anything like this in KL. Anyone has any idea ?

Samurai Sudoku and Stardust

I was summoned by Lingster to accompany her to One Utama as she was taking part in MSIG’s Samurai Sudoku. If you didn’t know, Samurai Sudoku consist of 5 sudoku puzzles shaped like an ‘X’. When we arrived there, most of the participants were wearing their bandana which made the atmosphere all the better.

There were 2 catergories which are the NI and SAN. In those 2 categories there were different time slots for different people. Lingster was in the 2.30pm group and since we had time to spare, we went one floor lower to get the James Morrison tickets. We took out a hefty 183 ringgit each and the best part was we met Duncan later in the day where we were told that The Curve had a booth selling the tickets with 20% off -_-” $#%$^%&$^&$%&$

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Beowulf sucked and Scattergories

What is your name? Satkuru
4 letter word: Soup
Vehicle: Subaru
City: San Francisco
Guy’s Name: Simon
Girl Name: Sarah
Alcoholic drink: Sex on the beach -_-”
Something you wear: Sneaker
Occupation: Secretary
Celebrity: Simon Cowell
Food: Sushi
Something found in a bathroom: Soap
Reason for Being Late: Slept late ?
Cartoon character: Superman
Something You Shout: Sucks lar ? -_-”

(tagged by Wendy)

Yesterday i followed Weng Chong, Bernard and Wendy to Sunway to watch Beowulf. First of all the new Sunway building looked sucky and it’s as though they did it in rush and couldn’t come out with a better design. Of all the new/expanded shopping complexes i would say Pavillion had more appeal.

So now back to the movie, i am not giving out any spoilers but i have to say the movie would have been better if it was shot in real life. There’s just too much hype for this movie and if it wasn’t for the short jokes, i would have just slept off.

Final verdict -
Bernard: Wasted my 10bucks !
WengChong: I don’t even know what’s the story about
Wendy: ……
ME: At least we got to say Angelina Jolie topless in CG, i can say that was the only highlight. Hahaha.

I agreed with Woolala that so far nothing has come close to Final Fantasy VII Advent Children. I don’t even play the game nor know the characters but the movie had a great storyline and the graphics were magnifico. I just felt Beowulf tried too hard.

Personally i felt the name was funny altogether and i kept using the name Beowulf in anyway possible. Of course after a while it gets kinda lame.

Satay Beowulf anyone ?

A French weekend at the Curve

Disappointed. That’s what i can say about Marche. I have heard many of my friends having lunch and dinner in Marche and i thought this place has to be good. Other wise, they wouldn’t have returned for a second time.

As for me. it’s definitely my first and last visit to Marche.

Lingster and i were at the Curve last weekend and we decided to drop by at Marche for a late lunch. As we were waiting in line, we were showed how their card system worked whereby each patron will be given a card and as we order, the card will be stamped. More or less the same as Food Loft in Gurney Plaza Penang but here they use rubber stamps to mark the card.

After getting our table, we walked around to see what we could order. Marche has a very nice setting. It’s more like a Sunday market where you could see fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and poultry but with a European touch. That’s how i knew the meaning of Marche (Marche =Market, in French). To be honest, the choices were quite limited and more over the section for meat and poultry had a rather rude cook. If i had a baseball bat with me, i would have personally given him a few blows to show him how frustrated i was. With all the noise coming from his cooking area and not forgetting the chattering of some patrons, he walked off when i asked him to repeat what he muttered at me. Lingster did suggest to walk off since we haven’t stamped anything on our card yet but i was still adamant to stay on.

The strawberry cheesecake was really nice. It wasn’t too heavy or too light. It had the right texture. But i would go for the New York Cheesecake from Starbucks any time.

Lamb chop with black pepper sauce

Chicken chop with mushroom sauce

The lamb chop and chicken chop was normal and for that price, TGIF would have been a better option. After paying the bill, i told Lingster that there’s no reason why i should return. My personal rating would be 2 out of 5 and that’s for the fella at the entrance and the setting of the place. Though Marche means market but it doesn’t mean the people manning the place should act like they are in one. If only that cook would have just been a cook and not a butcher, i wouldn’t have complained much.

The main reason i went to the Curve was to shop for a new pair of jeans and a pair of shoes. A few days back, some dodo bird stole my Nike Cortez. I was happy cause it gave me a reason to buy a new pair of shoes and was equally sad because that’s the first pair of shoes that i purchased with my hard earned money after working part time during the holidays. The Cortez was already in a bad shape as the sole was giving way. So this time around when i was looking for a new pair, i made sure that the sole is stitched to shoe and not just glued. It is a nuisance to have the front sole flapping up and down like a crocodile’s mouth when the glue gives way.

After browsing through a few shoes and after checking the balance of my account -_-” I finally got myself a Nike Air Zoom Infiltrator. The name sounds rather sophisticated but as long as it serves it’s purpose, i will be happy with it.

Besides shopping and eating, we caught Ratatouille (pronounced as Rat-A-too-ee) at Cineleisure. Ratatouille means stewed vegetable dish in French. I can say that Pixar has done it again and yes, “Anyone can cook.”