Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shopping. Show all posts

July 3, 2004

Waaa

Saturday, July 03, 2004 Posted by Mary , , , No comments
In my previous entry, I wrote about the weird thing that happened at one of the stations here. So, someone really did jump from the platform onto the tracks. Waaaaaaaa! >.<



Sale season has come! Since our allowance had just come too, we (, April, and I) decided to take advantage of it. Quite a lot of shopping was done. Yesterday, I got a denim skirt from GAP which was half it's original price (YEY!), and today I got a Hard Rock shirt (been wanting one for a long time now), earrings (which were 50% off), a pair of beach shorts, and since I got a 1000 yen (about US$10) book certificate from the Networld + Interop exhibition the other day, I went to a book store and got Nicholas Sparks' The Wedding and Dan Brown's Digital Fortress. I'd have to be careful, though. I just paid almost 30,000 yen (about US$300) for the final half payment for my ticket going home. It looks like by the end of the month, I won't have any money again. >.<

Frida
Starring: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina
This movie is about the life of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. It's very interesting--artistic, sexy, and full of emotion. Kahlo's life was sad and painful, but she was so vibrant and full of life, you can't help but be amazed by her. This movie is moving and inspirational, I like it very much.

What A Girl Wants
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston
I never knew what this movie was about before I watched it. I didn't see any trailers nor any posters. The only reason I wanted to see it was because I read this article in one of my classes last semester. The movie was a surprise, though. I expected the worst, but it was actually quite entertaining. True, it's another modern-day Cinderella story, but I love how Amanda Bynes' character refuses to let people put her down. I think her acting needs more polishing, but that's okay, because Colin Firth makes watching the movie worthwhile!

May 26, 2004

Good Stuff

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Posted by Mary , No comments
For the first time since I came here, I bought ice cream today: Haagen-Dazs Cookies & Cream which I think tastes exactly like my favorite brand in the Philippines [Magnolia]. Thus, I do not understand why Haagen-Dazs is so expensive everywhere.



Since we only have roughly two months left here in Japan,I decided that it's time to make the grocery price entry. So here are the stuff I bought today, please compare them to the prices where you live and tell me what you think!

Plastic Bag - Y6
Oreo Cookies 18pcs - Y159
Cheese Cream Spaghetti Sauce 70g - Y139
Spaghetti 450g - Y199
Cauliflower - Y259
Broccoli - Y98
Banana 5pcs - Y98
Haagen Dazs C&C 1pint - Y490
Squash - Y160
Mango - Y179
Parsley 3.5g - Y120
Black Pepper 18.5g - Y144
The sad thing is all these prices don't have tax yet. :( Anyway, today's exchange rate is JPY109=US$1. Are they cheaper or more expensive where you are?
On another note, doesn't it totally make your day when the DJ on the radio not only plays, but replies to your email request? ^^;

April 3, 2004

Grocery Shopping

Saturday, April 03, 2004 Posted by Mary , , No comments

A supermarket near Seya station, one of the places we frequent.

I went to the supaa today (Japanese for supermarket) and everything was just so expensive as usual. I wanted to buy mangoes which were imported from the Philippines but they were almost US$2! Gah. Back home they're only maybe 20 cents each. One tomato is almost the same price. *bawls* It's the vegetables and fruits that are really expensive here. The only cheap one is broccoli, I guess. *sigh* Who is generous enough to give me money out there?