A girl was stopped by a shop's staff member from trying clothes on because she was perspiring after her exercise session. As a result, her sister who was with her, expressed her unhappiness on a forum. I feel that there is no justification for this rant. If the girl was a considerate customer, she would have freshened up or brought clothes to change into.
Even if she was allowed to try the clothes on, it does not mean that she was doing the right thing. The staff member was probably too polite to say anything. It is so true that she would leave her perspiration and even body odour on the clothes. It would be so repulsive for other customers after her. After reading about this, I feel disgusted at the thought. How many businesses will send their clothes for laundering at the end of the week, so that customers can try the clothes on with no fear of such dirt sticking onto their skin? With the H1N1 virus so rampant in the world, this is social irresponsibility! The staff member has the right to tell the customer to refrain from trying the clothes on, albeit in a polite manner. There will be other customers going into the shop, after all. She has to think of them too.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
my London itinerary
20th May: check-in at Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
dinner at Burger King(just landed, tired)
21st May: breakfast at Java Bean Coffeehouse, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
Westminister Cathedral, Victoria station
Waterstone bookshop and Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross station
lunch at Golden Dragon and Imperial China, Gerrard Street, Piccadilly Circus station
Covent Garden Market, Marks and Spencers, Covent Garden station
dinner at Thai Taste, Cromwell Road, Gloucester Road station
Sainsbury supermarket, Cromwell Road, Gloucester Road station
22nd May: Waitrose supermarket, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
lunch at Malaysian High Commission Students' Hostel, Bayswater station
Book Warehouse, Notting Hill station
Clarks, Ferrari shop and Caffe Concerto, Oxford Circus station
Whiteleys shopping mall and Tesco supermarket, Bayswater station
23rd May: breakfast at Richoux Tea Room opposite Harrods, Knightsbridge station
lunch at Harrods and then to Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge station
Hard Rock Cafe, Burlington Arcade and Fortnum & Masons, Green Park station
Whiteleys shopping mall and dinner at Gold Mine restaurant, Bayswater station
24th May: Westminister Cathedral, Victoria station
lunch at Giraffe and then to Waitrose supermarket, Brunswick Centre, and then to University of London, Russell Square station
Emirates Stadium, Arsenal station
dinner at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
Holiday Inn hotel, Gloucester Road station
25th May: breakfast at Hung's chinese restaurant perpendicular to Gerrard Street & then to Little London souvenir shop, Piccadilly Circus station
The Science Museum, South Kensington station
lunch at Thai Taste, Cromwell Road, Gloucester Road station
Waitrose supermarket, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
dinner at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
26th May: Leeds Castle
lunch and to Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury
Dover
dinner at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
27th May: Southbank Centre and Royal Festival Hall, Embankment station
W.H.Smith bookshop, Charing Cross railway station
lunch at Rasa Sayang, Macclesfield Street and to Claire's and HMV, Piccadilly Circus station
Borders and The Plaza, Oxford Street, and Liberty, Regent Street, Oxford Circus station
dinner at Cape Town Fish Market restaurant, Argyll Street, Oxford Circus station
Sister Act musical at Palladium theatre, Argyll Street, Oxford Circus station
28th May: breakfast at Richoux Tea Room opposite Harrods, Knightsbridge station
Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington station
lunch at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
Java Bean Coffeehouse, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
dinner at Tai Ka Lok, Gerrard Street, Piccadilly Circus station
Haymarket and Little London, Piccadilly Circus station
29th May: breakfast at Duke of York Square, Chelsea, Sloane Square station
Waterstone bookshop and Peter Jones, Chelsea, Sloane Square station
lunch at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
(Editor's note: my photographs are in my albums on Facebook)
dinner at Burger King(just landed, tired)
21st May: breakfast at Java Bean Coffeehouse, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
Westminister Cathedral, Victoria station
Waterstone bookshop and Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross station
lunch at Golden Dragon and Imperial China, Gerrard Street, Piccadilly Circus station
Covent Garden Market, Marks and Spencers, Covent Garden station
dinner at Thai Taste, Cromwell Road, Gloucester Road station
Sainsbury supermarket, Cromwell Road, Gloucester Road station
22nd May: Waitrose supermarket, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
lunch at Malaysian High Commission Students' Hostel, Bayswater station
Book Warehouse, Notting Hill station
Clarks, Ferrari shop and Caffe Concerto, Oxford Circus station
Whiteleys shopping mall and Tesco supermarket, Bayswater station
23rd May: breakfast at Richoux Tea Room opposite Harrods, Knightsbridge station
lunch at Harrods and then to Harvey Nichols, Knightsbridge station
Hard Rock Cafe, Burlington Arcade and Fortnum & Masons, Green Park station
Whiteleys shopping mall and dinner at Gold Mine restaurant, Bayswater station
24th May: Westminister Cathedral, Victoria station
lunch at Giraffe and then to Waitrose supermarket, Brunswick Centre, and then to University of London, Russell Square station
Emirates Stadium, Arsenal station
dinner at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
Holiday Inn hotel, Gloucester Road station
25th May: breakfast at Hung's chinese restaurant perpendicular to Gerrard Street & then to Little London souvenir shop, Piccadilly Circus station
The Science Museum, South Kensington station
lunch at Thai Taste, Cromwell Road, Gloucester Road station
Waitrose supermarket, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
dinner at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
26th May: Leeds Castle
lunch and to Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury
Dover
dinner at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
27th May: Southbank Centre and Royal Festival Hall, Embankment station
W.H.Smith bookshop, Charing Cross railway station
lunch at Rasa Sayang, Macclesfield Street and to Claire's and HMV, Piccadilly Circus station
Borders and The Plaza, Oxford Street, and Liberty, Regent Street, Oxford Circus station
dinner at Cape Town Fish Market restaurant, Argyll Street, Oxford Circus station
Sister Act musical at Palladium theatre, Argyll Street, Oxford Circus station
28th May: breakfast at Richoux Tea Room opposite Harrods, Knightsbridge station
Victoria & Albert Museum, South Kensington station
lunch at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
Java Bean Coffeehouse, Gloucester Arcade, Gloucester Road station
dinner at Tai Ka Lok, Gerrard Street, Piccadilly Circus station
Haymarket and Little London, Piccadilly Circus station
29th May: breakfast at Duke of York Square, Chelsea, Sloane Square station
Waterstone bookshop and Peter Jones, Chelsea, Sloane Square station
lunch at Bugis Street Brasserie, Millennium Gloucester Hotel, Gloucester Road station
(Editor's note: my photographs are in my albums on Facebook)
Monday, June 1, 2009
Do Singaporeans dress badly?
The first thing that comes to mind is how we dress down on Sundays. People in bermudas, shorts, T-shirts and flip flops litter Orchard Road. Some ladies wear more decent-looking bottoms via mini-skirts. Perhaps this is our way of letting loose after a hectic working week. I join in this 'trend' as well, albeit a skirt and sandals/shoes instead. To wear flip-flops and shorts seems rather too casual, I feel. This is especially outstanding, in a negative way, when we enter restaurants.
On the contrary, we tend to dress up for a musical at the Esplanade or Victoria Theatre. This type of event deviates towards the cultured in its nature, hence the more formal attire donned by Singaporeans. This is in contrast to how the Londoners dress for one. I had recently watched Sister Act the musical in London and saw a male member of the audience in a tank top. I guess this is due to the fact that watching musicals is part of their lifestyle. Look at the number of musical theatres London has!
Wearing PJs out is a definite taboo. It should be reserved for home. Even other nightwear like nightdresses or sexy lingerie worn on its own, is within this category.
On the contrary, we tend to dress up for a musical at the Esplanade or Victoria Theatre. This type of event deviates towards the cultured in its nature, hence the more formal attire donned by Singaporeans. This is in contrast to how the Londoners dress for one. I had recently watched Sister Act the musical in London and saw a male member of the audience in a tank top. I guess this is due to the fact that watching musicals is part of their lifestyle. Look at the number of musical theatres London has!
Wearing PJs out is a definite taboo. It should be reserved for home. Even other nightwear like nightdresses or sexy lingerie worn on its own, is within this category.
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