Bisdak Babbles

“Do you want to save the earth?”. A Chinese lady cashier asked me when I told her to use the shopping bag I brought instead of putting groceries into plastic bags. I said “yes” because I honestly want to help save the earth in my own little ways. Often, cashiers just stuff everything into the plastic bags, thus using up more.

I like Ikea because customers have to pay 10 cents for each plastic bag. Because of this, some just carry the stuff they buy as is. Some, go to the wrapping counter and make use of the old newspapers. As for me, I have a shopping bag from Ikea. I prefer to use those foldable shopping bags at the stores because they are also easier to carry than plastic bags.

I hope stores would give out promotional tote bags to encourage people not to use plastic disposable bags any more.

Giordano warehouse sale where you could buy two shirts for 5SGD, toys warehouse sale, and other brands sale keep on popping up everywhere in Singapore. Then starting today until Sunday, there is another electronics sale. From what I’ve heard from my friend who read the paper today, you could even buy hairdryer for just 5SGD, a rice cooker for 10SGD, and even an all-in-one printer for just 33SGD! Really great bargains, huh? The catch is: they only give these prices to the first 200 items. A customer could not buy more than one of each item. I wish they also have jura coffee machine for a very low price, too! But I wonder if I have the patience to elbow my way through the crowd.

I dropped by the previous IT Fair and it was so crowded that it took me about 30 minutes to get into the exhibition hall! And I got out of there in one piece and empty handed. I was just curious. Here’s the photo I took. Inside the hall was still a bit spacious…

Even before I arrived in Singapore, this wonderful website called gothere.sg has helped me a lot. Because of this, I was able to find an apartment that is so close to the office. Then there’s this website hungrygowhere.com. The domain name says it all. Restaurants information just a few clicks away. Recently, I came across this website: sg.offerstation.com, where you could get information on where to find good bargains. Shoes companies, just like Naot shoes have their websites too. And if you’re lazy to visit their shops, you could just shop online and have them delivered right at your doorsteps. From small to gigantic shopping malls have updated websites. Yes, it’s pretty obvious… I’m beginning to fall in love with Singapore. After all, I love window shopping and “online window shopping”.

During my first weekend here in Singapore, I went to Ikea to buy some bedroom stuff. There was this floor lamp that really caught my eye but it cost S$39, which was and still is expensive for me. Yesterday, a friend and I visited Ikea. I got too ecstatic to find my dream lamp on sale, at $30 less than the original price! Yep, I got it for only $9. As I scoured the store for more sale items, I also got something that I’ve needed for a long time. I bought myself a full-length mirror for just $5! I have my eyes on some rugs that would definitely make my bedroom more cozy. I hope I could get it at lowered price soon…