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I've done quite a bit of shopping since I've been home... and for good reason, I guess! In the past week, I've bought more clothing than I usually buy in three or four months' time. I've been stocking up, I might say, on spring and summer clothing, so I won't be pulling my hair out about what to wear when hot weather rolls around. I didn't stress too much for winter clothing, but I have to say my winter wardrobe is extremely small, so I basically alternated the same few pieces in different combinations every week. It was not too exciting...

I've found shopping in Taiwan to be extremely inconvenient, not to mention extremely stressful on the pocketbook... how can a shirt—a camisole, for that matter—cost $35.00 (thirty-five, I say, thirty-five!) and be on sale? It doesn't make sense to me! Not even if you're imported from Japan, why do you play so incredibly hard to get?! So after describing the horrors to my mother, we decided we would do all my shopping in the States, while I was here. Thus the eleven pieces of clothing I brought home today: all were only from two stores in the mall. I guess it'll all fit in the end, considering I never shop for clothing in Taiwan (and frankly, don't plan to anymore, at those prices).

My cousin has also decided it is time for me to begin wearing more elegant, refined pieces of clothing: in conclusion, we're dropping the jeans and sneakers deal, and trying for something more extraordinary! I'm definitely up for it; I've been waiting for this for a while now. She is one of the few female cousins I have that I'm truly comfortable with, so I'm never opposed to her fostering my education on makeup, on fashion, and on dressing up. So while shopping in 高雄 was so expensive, it was still a good start.


P.S. happy hundredth post!