I didn’t plan on going downtown today.
I was planning on going tomorrow and spending the whole day.
But BF must have been psychic and read my mind, asking me if I wanted to go for a little walk downtown instead of biking.
So, I set out to buy some Birkenstocks but somehow I didn’t see any in the stores.
Headed to the little shoe store Little Burgundy on Ste-Catherine, but they didn’t have the full range of Birks, and it was just too loud & crowded.
(Don’t you hate it when they play the music so loud it makes you want to leave? Even worse if it’s in loud, brain-jarring techno.)
I will have to go back another time to the Westmount area, to dedicated Birks stores.
Anyway, this is what I got:
6 Headbands = $14
I somehow snapped all of them and was down to my last headband. I saw them on sale, and didn’t hesitate.
3 sets of brown knee-high bamboo socks = $20.52
I love bamboo socks. Super soft, anti-bacterial and comfortable.
Plus, they don’t stretch out of shape and soak up the sweat from my feet (ewww gross) and stay sweaty the whole day.
A book on 101 essential French verb conjugations = $10.95
I thought I’d start off slow and memorize these first, then move on to the next billion.
A book on Cantonese Chinese for Hong Kong & Singapore = $9.95
BF laughed at me. I’ll show him!
First Aid Tape = $3.29
For the blisters I am eventually going to have.This will be used to cover open spots, that will let the skin breathe, but not chafe until it bleeds.
I’m still going to wrap my toes before I go out touring for the day in Asia, but I am going to get blisters, whether I like it or not, because we are going to walk like crazy.
Not pictured:
- Haagen-Daaz ice cream bar for BF= $4.39 (OUCH! BF has expensive tastes!)
- A drink for me = $0.99
Total Damage for the day: $65.14
Not bad. Not bad at all. 🙂
I still have to get those Birkenstocks, ear plugs and some adapters for overseas, but that about does it for my list of things to get for the upcoming trip & in general.
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Thanks for the offer! Oh I know Singapore doesn’t need it. But I had to justify to BF that I was buying the book for TWO countries not just Hong Kong 😛 😛 😛 😛
I’d rather learn Mandarin but that’s after French and Cantonese…
@Cupcake I got those socks from La Baie or The Bay. They have a wide selection there! 🙂
Ohhh FB I have to ask – where did you get those bamboo socks? I went looking in Zellers today, but they only have the McGregor HappyFoot stuff 🙁
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Bad luck on the birkenstocks – do get the toe ones if you are going to be waling a lot as then don’t flip off like the open toe ones I’ve got.
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I WAS thinking about open toes because I wanted to be more comfortable. But now that you mention it… Thanks for the tip.
Heya, I’ve been a long-time reader of your blog, and here’s my two cent’s on learning cantonese: You don’t really need it in Singapore!
You can get by pretty well with English. Sure its a bonus if you speak Mandarin, but English (or Singlish, haha) is used everywhere.
Within the Chinese community here, many dialects are used, and Cantonese is just one of them.
Feel free to email me if you’ve got more questions about SG. It’d be nice to provide some you with some info, after having learnt so much from your blog all this while. 🙂
P.S. Seeing as how you like to walk around while abroad, be sure to take a day to explore Luwan, Tian Zi Fang and the Old Town of Shanghai on foot. It’s really pretty. Photo ops around every corner!