What are holiday snaps without showing you what I hauled back to Melbourne, eh? 😉

Please bear in mind that these photos are not meant to brag about my loot, but just to show you what I bought (a lot of unnecessary, but wanted very much, junk :P) and what I was very kindly given. I’m very grateful to my family and friends who have showered me with such lovely presents as you will see below.

Gifts From Family and Friends

I usually play Santa Claus when I return to Malaysia, when I bring home gifts and souvenirs to my family and friends. However this trip, I came home with even more stuff from other people than I anticipated. I was touched *sniff*.

Goodies from cousins and friends

Perfume and skincare products from Mum

Coach tote and matching wristlet from Mum, another wristlet from my aunt

Apparel

Clothes and shoes! One cannot go to Malaysia and not come home with shoes. I was actually hoping to get more shoes this trip, but there weren’t that many that caught my eye. I wanted a pair of nude peep-toe pumps from Lewre so bad, but every branch I went to, they had sold out in my size. Bummer. The pretty cheongsam was purchased off-the-rack at Gurney Plaza, Penang. It fitted me perfectly, I didn’t look like a Chinese restaurant employee and it was only $50. Score!

Beauty Products

My shopping list was filled with beauty products I’ve read about in blogs and were eager to try out. Drugstores like Watsons and Guardian became my favourite haunts because there is such a myriad of goodies just waiting for me to pop into my shopping basket. I was pleasantly surprised to see more Japanese brands now sold in Watsons. Some items I picked up were set of the very popular My Beauty Diary facial sheet masks (the set is available exclusively at Guardian drugstores), a Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic Acid Moisturising Lotion, a Hada Labo Super Hyaluronic trial set, a Biore cleansing oil, Vaseline sunscreen (something Beetrice had been raving about), etc.

As for makeup, I didn’t buy too much this time, although they still cost me a bomb *gulp*. Restocked my MAC Studio Fix powder foundation, bought Stage’s Wonderbalm (I likened Stage to Malaysia’s MAC), an Anna Sui lipgloss, and a Maybelline Lasting Drama gel eyeliner. My most expensive makeup haulage would be Guerlain Serie Noir blush and Dior Cannage quad eyeshadow palette, which I will review in my coming posts. First impressions? Gorgeous as hell. ’nuff said? 😛

Last by not least, my most expensive purchase of the trip – the Panasonic Lumix LX5. My 4-year-old point-and-shoot just couldn’t cut the mustard anymore and it was time to get a new one. After much research and asking around for recommendations, I went with the LX5. Chunky as it looks, the photos it produced (and only in its Intelligent Auto mode too, without even playing around with the manual features yet) were amazing.

Oh and the iPhone 4? A present from the father-in-law. Ahem ahem 😛

So there you go. I can pretty much close shop on my shopping for the year now with most of the unnecessary-but-still-want-to-buy stuff I came home with up there. Right?

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What’s that now? There’s a sale going on at Priceline?!