17th birthday of my dumb sis, Chu Ern.
Hohoho..so old already
Today, I realised that giving something to someone as a birthday present is not to really make that person happy, but to congratulate/celebrate. To celebrate that he/she has lived through all the obstacles for the past one year and been safe too or else he/she would not be alive. Really, life is unpredictable. I want to make it clear that I am NOT a religious person but this is purely what I believe. We should feel happy for one another. We do not know which day that person is going to leave us.
I want to take this opportunity to remind someone that time is precious. Ever since that day, I have been waiting for you to do something. This is my FIRST time wanting to face my problems instead of avoiding it. But, you are still not doing anything. Do I feel sad, angry or disappointed?
I really wonder why I have been so busy all these while so I did not really go out and enjoy myself except for my CCA activities. So, I did not buy her anything. I swear that I am really busy.
She came to my school today to shop around the bazaar (whatever you spell it). A few of my friends saw her and said we look alike and even two of the vendors commented the same thing which is totally not surprising.
First, I went to the MRT station to meet two of her friends and know one of them since last year so I had no problem with meeting them. We went to FC4 to have our lunch first. Like what I have promised, I gave my sis a treat to the Thai meal – okay, we shared. But, she had already taken her late breakfast so was not very hungry so I ate three-fifth of the portion. Her friends left first.
Next, we went to the bazaar. Like what I had promised the vendor, I went to buy my shoes from her. She was really touched and appreciated that I kept my promise so she initiated a discount for me. Seriously, I was quite touched by her. She told me that it is RARE to have customers like me who kept their promises. I work as a promoter for relatively long time, I have seen and exposed to so many things so I totally agree with what she said.
May I teach you how to reject the promoter/vendor nicely? You could simply say “Thank you for your recommendation. Please allow me to consider over it first and come back if I am interested” and give your MOST sincere smile!
This is what we ALL appreciate it. We are also human being.
Who likes empty promises, not even to complete strangers? I guess she and I have met some customers who said something like “I will come back and buy it later”. It gives us hope. In the beginning, I was quite sad about it but now, I am quite immunized to these people. It does NOT mean I do not mind.
Anyway, my sis was attracted to one of the displays so she tried it out. Seriously, I think the shoes are quite cheap. After our payment, she started looking at the purses – which is meant for our mum. Then, she told us to pick one bracelet each and they are made of shells. O.O Seriously, I was not very attracted to them. The vendor kept asking me to take the bigger bracelet – the bigger the shells used, the more expensive it is, I guess. Her attention was on me only and did not really care about my sis which made me feel guilty and touched at the same time. Not only this, she gave us another discount for the purse – I think almost half the original price. Before we left the store, we wished each other all the best. So touching right? =/
After that, I showed my sis where the Business – IT library is but it was quite packed so we headed to the main library instead. Actually, quite some time ago, I promised to buy her a cup of kiwi juice so I brought her to FC3 since we would pass by there, anyway. But, in the end, we sat down at one of the seats. Only at almost 5 in the evening, we walked to the main library.
I think she was totally fascinated by our school. She said it is like university. I bet she has not visited any before. =p
I have spent almost $60 in these two days! I am not totally broke because I have given myself some money to spend on all these as a reward to my hard work – work as in work not school work.
Below is the pictures of our buys:
This is my new top. I quite like it and my sis too but she says she will not buy this because it is not her style of dressing. GREAT! =p If you have seen me with my denim skirt before, it is slightly shorter than it. I think the price is quite reasonable.
This is my new shoes. I am surprised that I bought this because my mum tried persuading me to buy this kind but I kept insisting that it is not my style of dressing. =p
The sea shells bracelet she gave. The longer I wear it, the more I like it and the more I think that it is really nice - this was not what I chose but that aunty because she thought it would look nice on me. I really like that aunty, she is so sweet!
This is the purse we gave to our mum. It is two layers which makes it unique. It looks much nicer than what the picture shows, really.
My sis bought this pair. Actually, I liked it when I first saw it but the size I wanted was not available because my feet are too small. =( It is okay, I like mine more now. =D
My sister's bracelet.
This is what Afiq gave her. He bought this necklace from the bazaar itself because I only told him that it is her birthday today after our last lesson. I am not trying to imply that this is her only present from her friend. =)
