anna sui-cide: get more for your money shopping in asia

Shopping in Asia is always a blast but knowing how to bargain is a skill you learn along the way...


Unfortunately for me i have a strong aussie accent when speaking bahasa indonesian and the sales assistants can smell a foreigner a mile away and take advantage of you (money wise). This is why you will definitely need to bring a local.. and my cousin is not only a local but also has the gift of the gab! thank goodness! haha.


As i am the BIGGEST Anna Sui Fan i had to make the most out of it..and may have gone over board!
IF only they had anna sui clothes!!!!! 
 because you can't buy any anna sui stuff in sydney :( by making the most of it i mean getting more for your buck i.e. getting free stuff and asking until they do give it...coz they will! and the beauty of it is that you can even bargain in department stores (that are the asian equivalent to Myer or david jones! which is where i got my stuff from!)


so heres what we got:


the best make up case because it has a compartment for your brush at the bottom..

a gorgeous vanity case

and this jewellery box (mind you this was ALL about $AUS30)

after buying all that we bargained and got this..

FREE:
  *Clothes basket thing (i dont even know what its called but its awesome)
  * medium sized Bag
  * Vintage ring with lip gloss 
  * Pendant and eye shimmer
  * 2 blush brushes


So when in Asia do as the Asians do and ask... "if i buy this and this what do i get for free?" :) 

DIY:cute way to maintain your LV bag

so our last day in indonesia was sad and fun at the same time. We had to say goodbye to oma and family but we also got to raid the best walk in wardrobe ever!! it was seriously a walk-in closet made in designer heaven!what made it better was that my mum's friend whose closet we raided was the most beautiful soul! even though she is wealthy she gives her clothes to church or gives it to other people without hesitation. She's one of those really rare people who just give give give!!!! a true example of how humble one can be!
  

hermes bag please...so many bags so few hands!

hello lovers! 

her collection is absolutely mouth watering!i'm not gonna show all the pics though.. some things are best kept secret hehe :P


Anyways..
i noticed something really cute tante (aunty) put on the straps of her designer bags, noticeably her LVs -one which she gave us! definitely beats buying one!-in order for the straps not to go all dark and dirty looking , which happens when u hold them all the time.


so heres what she did:

 get some cute ribbon and wrap it around the straps from one side to the other

and voila!

cute non? try it!(^^)  

family history lesson 101- king hasibuan's monument!

This family trip was definitely a lesson in family history.
after leaving Parapat we headed to Porsea to visit the monument built in honour of the first Hasibuan King. It was quite a drive but well worth it. i couldn't believe i was standing on the same ground the Hasibuan family started and how far we have spread out all over Indonesia and the world. 

daddy 

raja hasibuan monument

There are people still next to the monument. 
amazing how they still live in traditional batak houses and still live in poverty but are very happy people. 

traditional houses next to the monument

north sumatra= horas banget!

After two wonderful weeks travelling around indonesia my family and i are finally back home. I feel like i've been gone for months because we jam packed so much in such a short period.
i just wish i brought my laptop to keep a travel blog but instead i wrote it out in my kikki.k diary old skool stylez lol.


i haven't uploaded photos from my harinezumi as i don;t have one of those converter usbs (bought one in indo for $2 but lost it.)but here are some of my fave pics from our first week in indonesia where went to NORTH SUMATRA -which is where my dad's village is and as we are the original people of sumatra, we are called batak.


this pic makes me laugh.he talk less BUT doesn't do more HAHA

omg! swimming in this lake is sooo frickin hard!because there's no salt the water is really heavy so it feels like its pulling u down so u gotta keep moving or else you'll go under in 2 secs.no wonder ppl in the old days thought that evil hands would pull you under.....so we didn't go out too far..lol

  the pic on the right is the most gorgeous waterfall on the lake!there are quite a few water falls but this was magic!i wish i swam under it!

ok i didn't realise how many pics i like.. so i think i'm gonna make another post on north sumatra because its just TOO DAMN BEAUTIFUL