Bye Bye Peep-Toe

From June 2008 to January 2009...and that's like what? 8 months? Hell yeah!!

Does anyone recall the Topshop-inspired shoes I ordered to some Indonesian shoemaker I found through friendster? Well I finally asked to cancel the order and get my money back.

I've never heard anyone so full of bullshits. Seriously. Here are some of her responses to my never ending emails regarding the ordered shoes.

June: Your shoes will be ready in about 2 -3 weeks.

July: Still in the making.

August: Forgot to contact her

September: We haven't had time to make your shoes as we have so many orders coming in. (Really? I thought they were already in the making?)

October: Emailed her but no reply

November: Sorry for not reaching you before. Somebody hacked my friendster account so I lost all my customers' details. Can you send me your address once again? The shoes are ready, but I'll send it to you as soon as I return from my vacation. (Again...REALLY???)

December: I'll be sending you the shoes this week. Do accept them as your birthday gift from me. (In other words, I wasn't required to pay the remaining 50%. How sweet.)

January: I'm truly sorry. For all this time I thought the shoes have been delivered to you already. Turns out my friend hasn't send them and the shoes are still at her place. But anyway, I understand your concern. I'll transfer back your money.

And I bet her transferring me the money will take another 8 months I suppose?

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Jazzing Up With Pearls

Yayyyyyyyyyy!!! New jazz shoes from Wondershoe....


Forever 21 hat, striped shirt from Korea, ITC Kuningan sequin jacket, Mango belt and skirt, unbranded tights, vintage glasses


Available at:

WONDERS
Kemanggisan Utama 103
West Jakarta, Indonesia
11480

wondershoe@yahoo.com

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Lovers Triple Ring

Daydream Nation for pixiemarket.com....


Too bad they're all sold out...but they're too expensive for me anyway hehehhe....

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The Old Gray Mare

I suppose by now you've come to the same conclusion as I. It's true, I'm the worst blogger ever. I make bloggy promises and walk away, drop philosophical anvils and scoot, post idly about plans for fun little themed series and pfft. I am, not to put too fine a point on it, not to be relied upon, blog-wise.

It wasn't always thus. Hot Water Bath has been around now for nearly seven years (that's, like, 49 in blog years) and my words here have been much of a journal as I've ever kept. It occurred to me recently, though, that part of the challenge to my ability to keep posting as I used to is precisely that the longevity is working against me. My life isn't the same as it was when I started but I keep trying to post about the same sorts of things as always. Clearly that idea is a non-starter.

So where does leave us? I don't know. Let's take a leaf from my workaday life and do a bit of an analytical exercise, shall we?

































Marsha's Life
Year: 2002	Year: 2005	Year: 2009	Advantage
loves house	hates house	loves house	2009
town o.k.	town tiresome	town awesome	2009
no time to read	serious reading	vamps in lurve!	2009
canning = hobby	canning = duty	canning = diversionary	2009


See what I mean? I could go on: For a long time I believed that I could save the world by shopping at a farm market. Now it's more like, "eh, buy your kale and move along, lady, there's a line forming". I used to bake a lot more, but now I rely on a few standby items that I can make with my eyes closed, thereby freeing up time for polishing my nails (oh, how I love this new OPI color I scored on my birthday) or sitting on the back porch with Brainiac and sharing a cigar. My life has changed so it's only fitting that my blog should, too.

I need to consider things a little more before I go off and make tons of changes but I think I can safely say that things might be a wee bit different soon. I understand now that I, myself, am a whole lot different and I'm going to be dragging the blog alongside. Tally ho!

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Story of an Ugly Duckling

And I quote, "Come closer. Here, take the key and unlock the secret closet. Step into a world of fairy tale comes true. Of floaty, ethereal dresses. Of big, pretty bows the colors of rainbow". I happily present, the Ugly Duckling Closet.

Such pretty pieces, aren't they? :)


Random wedding gloves from Pasar Mayestik, Wondershoe studded gladiator sandals



a) Mango latex-like jacket, Zara t-shirt, Topshop tights, Giordano Concept oxford shoes, b) Ebase velvet skirt, mom's belt, unbranded tights and gladiator sandals


For more on Ugly Duckling Closet, contact:


And before anybody asks, Ugly Duckling Closet
• is a Malaysian-based online shop that ships to countries around the world,
• provides new items every week that are very much affordable :)

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As Cute as a Cupcake

Pastry by Vanessa and Angela Simmons....I like!!! :)

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I So Need To Sleep..

But before I do, let me show you this denim skirt my lil' sis bought me....:)


Uptown Girl pink shirt, Mango purple t-shirt, Zara denim belt, Vincci+ mary-jane heels

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Guess Who's Back? My Lil' Sis!!

It's so gooooood to have her back here in Jakarta...:)


Us chilling at Senayan City...


Then at night, she cooked us a steak with sauteed potato, carrots and asparagus...oh isn't she great? :)

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