Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Singapore - weekend 1
A flea market princess on Orchard Road
Walking aimlessly on Orchard Road, drenched in perspiration and feet sore from the walking, I found solace in my SD 4.90 Haagan Daz brandied cherry ice cream.
I had my big shopping bag with me from morning on Sunday, the bag was a little redundant since I was told that the Clarke Quay flea market is no more....and I failed to locate the China Town market on foot.
With my distant memory of the merry Orchard Road (and my merry purchases) from 2004, I hopped on the Raffles Place MRT to Orchard Road, a heart filled with hope of shopping.
J and I got to Wisma Atria at first, then Ngee Ann City which house Takashimaya...malls after malls, I saw Mango again and again, Guess!, Giordano again and again....GUCCI, Prada....
I dropped J off at the Specialist Shopping Centre where he launched into work on his laptop at Starbucks. I continued my half hearted walk up and down the mighty Orchard Road.
Ok fine, Orchard Road is confirmed boring for me. My game plan for this coming weekend trip will be an `off-Orchard' schedule.
Anyway, off with the mishap of Orchard Road. Let me story you with my fabulous Saturday adventures of..
Sailing through Tanglin Mall flea market
(every 1st and 3rd Saturday, 5pm - 11pm)
Guess which one I ended up buying? Holding up two gorgeous bags from Peggy and Shuey Fan's store. Answer: I bought the purple one!
My mistake -- got there an hour late. With my Esplanade appointment at 8pm at across town, I had an hour and a few minutes to comb through over 40 odds store with wide array of goods on sale.
It was quite a fun fair with some of the enthusiastic vendors singing loudly...
"All must go! All must go! Two dollars!!!"
"Nice bags!! A lot of bags!!"
"Come have a look! Nice N CHEAP!!"
I would say most of the stuff on sale were indeed, cheap. You can get a decent tank top easily, for SD 2. If you have two hours at hand, I suggest you go through the piles carefully for the more unique finds. You'll find the mass labels in all the piles, MNG, Weekender, Sixty Girl, Rest & Relax, Gap, British India, etc.
Some stores will have more interesting items than others, once you spotted one or two less common pieces in the store, spend more time checking thro the wares at the store. Another way is to discreetly examine the vendor, you can roughly tell from her style whether or not you will find good stuff from her store.
Oh and do remember to dress for the humid Singapore weather, it's outdoor and there's a lot of people. I recommend little cloth, ie tank top and shorts, and don't forget to bring your own shopping bag to save on plastic bags.
Most vendors are friendly, you may try your luck at bargaining if you are buying a few items.
Veronica showing off the halter top I bought from her
Results
Brown Lycra ankle length dress SD 6
cotton halter with embroidery SD 2
Rest & Relax floral mini skirt SD 3
jersey cheongsam dress SD 4
Myra lycra pants SD 2
E-Base low black blouse SD 3
Ladies shorts, 4 pairs SD 6
Esprit leather woven belt SD 6
wooden platform heels SD 5
fuchsia purple hangbag with diamante SD 7
white mesh bag SD 2
Also managed to find the...
Sungei Road flea market
This market was literally two block away from my hotel Golden Landmark Hotel Most vendors are middle aged and elderly people and yes, there were most junk that were on sale but I managed to find myself this beautiful vintage crochet blouse
Some of the vendors looked like they have problem getting up from their chairs, I ended up buying a bag I don't need from a s old lady, for simply, she looked so old and frail.
The market
The slightly quirky fashion
Results
red color suede handbag SD 2
vintage crochet blouse SD 3
umbrella SD 5 (brand new and good for shopping outdoor)
This coming weekend I will be down again to catch Cabaret. Since the Tanglin flea market won't be on, I will have to find other markets...
On the list
China town
Holland Village market
Little India
Will probably go to Sungei Road again, am fascinated with the community...
Walking aimlessly on Orchard Road, drenched in perspiration and feet sore from the walking, I found solace in my SD 4.90 Haagan Daz brandied cherry ice cream.
I had my big shopping bag with me from morning on Sunday, the bag was a little redundant since I was told that the Clarke Quay flea market is no more....and I failed to locate the China Town market on foot.
With my distant memory of the merry Orchard Road (and my merry purchases) from 2004, I hopped on the Raffles Place MRT to Orchard Road, a heart filled with hope of shopping.
J and I got to Wisma Atria at first, then Ngee Ann City which house Takashimaya...malls after malls, I saw Mango again and again, Guess!, Giordano again and again....GUCCI, Prada....
I dropped J off at the Specialist Shopping Centre where he launched into work on his laptop at Starbucks. I continued my half hearted walk up and down the mighty Orchard Road.
Ok fine, Orchard Road is confirmed boring for me. My game plan for this coming weekend trip will be an `off-Orchard' schedule.
Anyway, off with the mishap of Orchard Road. Let me story you with my fabulous Saturday adventures of..
Sailing through Tanglin Mall flea market
(every 1st and 3rd Saturday, 5pm - 11pm)
Guess which one I ended up buying? Holding up two gorgeous bags from Peggy and Shuey Fan's store. Answer: I bought the purple one!My mistake -- got there an hour late. With my Esplanade appointment at 8pm at across town, I had an hour and a few minutes to comb through over 40 odds store with wide array of goods on sale.
It was quite a fun fair with some of the enthusiastic vendors singing loudly...
"All must go! All must go! Two dollars!!!"
"Nice bags!! A lot of bags!!"
"Come have a look! Nice N CHEAP!!"
I would say most of the stuff on sale were indeed, cheap. You can get a decent tank top easily, for SD 2. If you have two hours at hand, I suggest you go through the piles carefully for the more unique finds. You'll find the mass labels in all the piles, MNG, Weekender, Sixty Girl, Rest & Relax, Gap, British India, etc.Some stores will have more interesting items than others, once you spotted one or two less common pieces in the store, spend more time checking thro the wares at the store. Another way is to discreetly examine the vendor, you can roughly tell from her style whether or not you will find good stuff from her store.
Oh and do remember to dress for the humid Singapore weather, it's outdoor and there's a lot of people. I recommend little cloth, ie tank top and shorts, and don't forget to bring your own shopping bag to save on plastic bags.
Most vendors are friendly, you may try your luck at bargaining if you are buying a few items.
Veronica showing off the halter top I bought from her
Results
Brown Lycra ankle length dress SD 6
cotton halter with embroidery SD 2
Rest & Relax floral mini skirt SD 3
jersey cheongsam dress SD 4
Myra lycra pants SD 2
E-Base low black blouse SD 3
Ladies shorts, 4 pairs SD 6
Esprit leather woven belt SD 6
wooden platform heels SD 5
fuchsia purple hangbag with diamante SD 7
white mesh bag SD 2
Also managed to find the...
Sungei Road flea market
This market was literally two block away from my hotel Golden Landmark Hotel Most vendors are middle aged and elderly people and yes, there were most junk that were on sale but I managed to find myself this beautiful vintage crochet blouse
Some of the vendors looked like they have problem getting up from their chairs, I ended up buying a bag I don't need from a s old lady, for simply, she looked so old and frail.
The market
The slightly quirky fashion
Results
red color suede handbag SD 2
vintage crochet blouse SD 3
umbrella SD 5 (brand new and good for shopping outdoor)
This coming weekend I will be down again to catch Cabaret. Since the Tanglin flea market won't be on, I will have to find other markets...
On the list
China town
Holland Village market
Little India
Will probably go to Sungei Road again, am fascinated with the community...
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