Kota Kinabalu trip: Shopping

I was checking my blog and i saw this on my draft folder. What the heck! Hindi ko pala na-post! And its been what? 5 months? Hehe... Anyway, i'll post it na lang kahit super duper delay..hehe. This is also to help some of the tourists going to KK, to give them idea of what they can buy in KK.

Few months ago, i posted here in my blog about our 4D 3N Kota Kinabalu Trip and one of the highlights of our trip was the shopping of course. Everytime i go abroad for pleasure or work, i make sure to buy something from that place for personal use, pasalubong, remembrance etc... I went there with hubby's cousin and Aunt. We did our shopping during city tour and on our last day at Sunday Market and the mall.

Here are the things i bought:

 

Ref Magnet PhP50.00

 

Ooopppsss... its not from KK...hehe. I bought it on the airport in one of the souvenir shops. I was looking for Philippines magnet to add in my collection and i found this ceramic made ref magnet. Currently this is already gone. Since its ceramic, its so easy to break it and tami accidentally dropped it. I also bought Sabah Malaysia Ref Magnet in the Museum for my collection and for pasalubong to my close friends.

Coinbank RM20.00

Remember my story of this coinbank? When i get back here, hubby told me when he saw this "Dumayo ka pa ng KK para lang bumili ng alkansya?" I find it cute in the Sunday Market that's why i bought it. Hubby's right because when im packing my things going home, i had a hard time on where to put this thing. I have to hand carry it because its fragile.

So before buying things like this, think first if this fits your baggage or else you will hand carry it like what i did.

Keychains RM25.00/pack (5pcs per pack)

I bought 3 packs in the souvenir shop beside the Museum. When we were in Sunday Market we saw lots of keychains and one of hubby's cousin bought this for only RM15.00/pack. When we were in hotel, we compared the difference of the keychain from the museum and from the Sunday Market and we found out that the quality of the keychain from the museum is really good unlike in Sunday Market, it is cheap but the quality is not that good. This keychain was my pasalubong to my officemates.. Oh, i also bought this Bell thing from the Museum as display in our living room. Will show it next time.

Billabong shirt for Hubby

I remember i bought this shirt in 1Borneo Mall. I got this at 50% off pero mahal pa rin. When converted to pesos, parang nasa PhP1,000 pa din. Anyway its the only thing i bought for hubby.. hehe

 

Hilly Bag RM 359.00

I also bought this in 1Borneo Mall. Hubby's cousin Maya and I bought the same bag and until now hindi ko pa rin nagagamit. Poor Bag :(

 

Chocolates RM 7.99/box

This was bought from the Cocoa Boutique recommended by our tour guide. Every tourist in KK always drop here in this chocolate boutique because of their famous flavors. And you should try too! My personal pick is the tiramisu. Perfect!

2 pcs Earrings Jewelry

I bought the small and big one of this design. Its like diamond that sparkles all the time especially under the sun. So cute and i love to wear this.

 

Heart shape earrings

2 pcs Loop Earrings for me and Tami..

Isn't it obvious that its for me and Tami? I have kwento about this Jewelry. Click here to see my previous post about this.

I bought a total of 5pcs earrings in 22Karat gold and this costs me US$ 275.00. I didnt have plan of buying any jewelry but when Auntie said na mas mura daw dun compared here ang 22K gold, i decided to buy something for us. Good thing i brought my dollar with me.

Pringles Fruit and Nut

Indocafe

With food, i bought Pringles in that new flavor and the coffee because its new to me. I want to try those and also pasalubong for the kids. The Pringles is so good while the coffee is not. I love coffee but this doesnt satisfy my tastebud.

Another thing that i bought, during our last day when we were in mall. Maya caught my attention when she showed me the Buy 1 Take 1 products. It was the Johnson & Johnson's Milk Bath 500ml, the 7 signs Olay and Listerine. And mind you its really cheap like the JJ Milk Bath, the 2 bottles of 500ml costs less than Php 300 (PhP 275.00 to be exact). Super mura dba?

You know what we did? We hoard those products. Maya and I bought each products 3 pcs of the Buy1 Take1 so when i got home, i have 6 big bottles of JJ Milk bath, 6 pcs Olay set and 6pcs Big Listerine mouthwash. How cool is that? We have to check in 2 boxes in the airport so we can bring it home.

Its so good to buy abroad because for some reason its really cheap there. Maybe because the merchandise doesnt have taxes unlike here in our country, everything has taxes.

 

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Sunday Date

Yesterday, even if its raining we still went to ATC because hubby wants to buy new shoes. Before going to ATC, we drop by again to Starmall and go back to the stall who fixed hubby's PSP because there's something wrong in what they did last Saturday.

After fixing the PSP we headed to ATC, thinking that its Sale i thought we can buy cheap shoes but boy i was wrong! Most sales are from 10% to 30% only. Most items that are on big sale did not fit hubby's taste when it comes to shoes.

When we arrived in ATC, we went first to Dave's Funhouse to leave Tami there. Since tami will be playing there, i make sure that she's already full kaya sa house pa lang pinakain ko na sya ng marami kasi hindi sya nakakaramdam ng gutom pag nasa playground. After checking-in Tami to Dave's Funhouse, Hubby and I look for a restaurant to have our lunch and Pepper Lunch it is.

Tami while in Dave's Funhouse

We went back in Dave's Funhouse after eating lunch to check on Tami and bring water so she can drink anytime and told her that if she needs something, just tell the ate (attendant) so she can text me if there's a problem.

After at Dave's Funhouse, hubby and I started our shoe hunting..

Snow White while doing shopping...

If you knew hubby, you know how arte he is! He dont like buying on Sale kasi for sure marami na syang kapareho and ayaw nya ng sale kasi pangit daw. So imagine us walking around the ATC going back and forth looking for shoes and shirts for him.

When he gets tired, and after buying our footwear, we went back to Dave's Funhouse again to check again on Tami and at the same time rest.

Hubby on the waiting area of Dave's Funhouse while playing PSP.

When he recharged his energy, we walked again for his shirts naman. hay kung ako shopingera, i can say he's my male version or doble, minsan lang yan bumili ng gamit pero pag bumili nakakapagod kasama.

When its time to go home, we drop by to Family Lounge to pee.

 

The family lounge (on my next post)

Since Tami wants to eat, we drop by to Jollibee for our merienda.

 

Tami while eating her burger..

Snow white eating Tami's spaghetti. Ayaw ni Tami eh!

After eating merienda, we headed home kasi sobrang pagod na ko.

With nothing to do in our house, i took some pictures for my blog while watching TV. And here's what we bought in ATC. Na-dissapoint lang naman ako ng konti kasi i was expecting at least 50% off sa footwears from the sale pero wala talaga eh. Pero last friday na nagpunta ko, nakabili pa ko ng Polo blouse at 50% off, at least kahit papano meron. hehe

 

My new Slippers. 30% off from the price.

 

Snow white's new shirts

Regatta - Regular Price

Levi's shirt - 20% off from the Regular price...

Levi's eco bag, nice no?

And here hubby's shoes na talaga naman ka-bwisit-bwisit sa tagal makapili. At take note, its the last outlet na pinuntahan namin and since na-feel na nyang badtrip na ko, wala na syang choice kundi piliin yung pinakamaganda sa Converse outlet.

 

This is what he got: Jack Parcell by Converse and its less than 10% only from the price because its new arrival.

Hay gastos talaga pag Sale, sumabay pa sa May :(

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Little Shopping in Southmall..

I was chatting with my cousin during lunch because my other cousin is going to the US for a talk on May 6 (sponsored by his school -Philippine Science High School) Galing! Im a proud cousin here! Since he is scheduled to meet with our relatives, my cousin in the US request something that can be found in the National Bookstore.

At around 2pm, i went to SM Southmall to buy the book requested by my cousin. Hubby told me that Southmall is sale but when i arrive it is not the mallwide sale, what makes it full of people is because of Piolo Pascual. He was having mall tour for his album. I texted hubby that im going home late because i want to see Papa P and while waiting, i bought all the needed stuff and went around.

When its time for Piolo to sing in the crowd, i hurriedly went to the activity center just to see Piolo, sobrang daming tao and super gwapo ni Piolo. I was enjoying that time because of the song that Piolo sang when hubby texted me:

Hubby's first text..

I didn't reply at first, after a couple of minutes, he texted again!

Hubby's second text...

Kahit labag sa loob kong umuwi that time at kahit enjoy pa ko looking at Papa P, i have no choice but to go home.

After dinner, i took the photos of what i bought in Southmall.

Latest book of Bob Ong

This is the request of my cousin. It is one of her collection since i dont remember.

 

Tagalog Pocketbooks

Its for me and the yaya. Pampalipas oras! haha.. corny na kung corny.

 

Havaianas Flip-flops for Hubby

It was his bilin because his flip-flops was already torn. He was using his old flip-flops inside the house.

 

Sayang hindi sya sale.

 

Flojos flip-flops for me

I dont want havies na because the quality is not that good anymore. Currently, i am using Ipanema and i bought this Flojos to try and its really soft and comfy, Hubby said sana Flojos na lang binili ko for him.

Flojos in SM Southmall is having sale at almost 40%.

I got mine at P700.00 only from the price of P1,095.00

My little shopping wouldn't be complete without these:

 

Meiji chocolates..

and Hubby's deodorant spray.

 

That's how my little shopping goes... I was happy today that i got to see Papa Piolo in person.

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Retail Therapy (For Tami's birthday)

For the past 2 weeks, i am busy doing my Do-it-yourself Mickey/Minnie Theme party needs. I shopped party favors in Divisoria Mall which i enjoyed a lot kahit na umuulan and sobrang putik! Charge to experience :) After that, i attend to some party needs. Last friday, i decided to go to Makati in Glorietta and Rustans to buy some for Tami's Birthday.

I went to Glorietta and Rustans for the clothes.

Tami's outfit. Since her party theme is Mickey and Minnie, i decided to have colors Red and Black...

While on Zara outlet in Glorietta, i saw some Hello kitty items in Zara and look at this hello Kitty Panty in Zara.. Cute sana eh kaso cute din ng price. P850.00 for this panty! Dinaig pa ang Victoria Secret panty.

While i was paying the blouse and leggings in the counter. I saw this leaflet and i get one to see what is all about. To become a member of the Zara family, you can apply in the store, fill the curriculum vitae, attach your pic and submit it in the stores. Astig!

I also bought something for myself. It is supposed to be my outfit on Tami's birthday kaya lang di ako nakatiis eh... (pics taken yesterday, actually suot ko din sya yesterday...hehe...)

Chaps Red Polo-Blouse for me...

and Clarks footwear.

Me while wearing my new loots:

Me with hubby..

Taken by hubby..

Last Sunday, i went again to mall and this time in SM Southmall, i am looking for birthday candles in letter design and i also withdrew money for this party. While walking around, i saw that Terranova outlet opened that day and they have their opening sale of 50% to some items.

I tried some and here's what ive got:

Terranova Jeans at 50% off! From almost PhP 1,700, i got it for only P995.00

I dont know if the sale continue after that opening day.

I was happy also that i was able to complete the Party prizes and some for the pabitin yesterday.

Here it is:

For the Pabitin

Part of the Prize and lootbags

For the prize and lootbags

Puzzles for the prize

Will post my DIY lootbag, prize bag and the pabitin soon...

Today (fri) will be a very busy and tiring day for me. I will be on a half-day leave and here are some of my agenda:

1. Call the Amber's for the delivery of food tomorrow.

2. Go to Goldilocks for the Cake.

3. Go to SM for the grocery (candies, chips and others for the lootbags and pabitin) and also liquor for our drinking session after the party here in the house.

4. Will go to SM Southmall and will buy outfit for me and hubby..

Will also finish the lootbags, pabitin and prize bag later till evening.



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158 Designers blvd, Terranova & Folded and Hung

After my agenda in Philippine Prudential Life Insurance, i go around Southmall, inquire cake in Goldilocks, went to 2nd floor to see what outfit that is nice for Tami on her 5th birthday. Then go down again and roam. This is what i've found:

Terranova outlet.

Nakakatuwa naman ang Southmall because they now cater upscale outlets and this Terranova outlet is big, i think the size is equal to 2 outlets there.

And the 158 Designers blvd is now open!

I go inside to look if they are the same with outlet in Alabang. I talked to one of the attendant and ask why they dont have Bags, she said that this branch caters more footwear and less apparel.. Its so sad that the outlet is big but konti lang ang brands, I only saw A/X, RL, Superga and Oka b. (maybe hindi pa tapos mag-arrange ng stocks kaya yun pa lang). ATC branch is more on Apparel and Bags kaya mas maganda dun.. Sayang naman...

Oka b. in 158 Designers Blvd is on sale. Oka b. is nice footwear also..

After meeting hubby in the middle, we went to Folded and Hung to buy his shirts again. He love Folded and Hung now. Every week n lang yata napunta kami dun.

Its me while waiting for hubby.. Actually gusto ko din yung Folded and Hung, see my pic? My green polo shirt is from Folded and Hung, Pedal shorts from Old Navy and sandals from Zara women.

hehe. Taken at the Fitting room of the Folded and Hung. Pinapakita pa kasi sken ni hubby yung sinusukat nya kung tama lang ba ang size sa knya or kung maganda ba or hindi..

And this is what he bought. Pink again!

We love Folded and Hung because of the fabric. Do you shop in Folded and Hung?

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Loots from Divisoria...

When we went to 168 mall yesterday, we use the remaining 2 to 3 hrs to shop. And what funny is all the nice and fab items that we found there, all of us bought the same to get discounts except for Hugh because she cant wear girl things.. hehe...

You don't need to wear expensive things to look fab, right? You just have to know how to mix and match your expensive and not-so-expensive things and the most important is you have to be confident and be yourself, and that makes you fab.. tama ba mga mare?

Here are the loots that i bought in 168 mall...

Flat shoes (P125.00)

This korean flats are on sale at 50% off from the P300.00 price, when you get 1 pair you'll pay P150.00 but if you get 2 pairs, you'll pay P 250.00 only. My officemates and I bought 1 pair each and we combined it to get the discount that makes it P125.00 per pair. Kaya dapat may kasama kayo na bibili din to get big discounts... hehe

Flats upclose. Since the price of the flats is too cheap. Dont expect this to last for years. Siguro mga 2 to 3 months lang ang itatagal.. hehe

Red Shoes (P230.00)

Its P250.00 actually, we just haggled the price kaya P230.00 lang. I was lucky also because i got the red one and the last pair in my size. My officemate bought the white one with the print design. Its also nice..

I dont know if its chinese or korean. What we like with this shoes is its like combination of TOMS and Suelas. Very soft and comfy and you can fold it too. Perfect for travelling. At first out of stock na kaya nanghinayang pa kami but when we saw this shoes in one of the stall, halos sumigaw pa kami sa tuwa kasi ang ganda nya talaga in person. Di mo nga aakalain na P230.00 lang sya... Hubby also liked it. Di ko lang sure if meron for men.

Dress for kids (2pcs for P160.00)

This is what i bought for my daughter. Dress for pambahay... Very cheap at its price.. Fabric is cotton so i think its good..

Hello Kitty Fork and Spoon P100.00

One of my officemate bought Hello Kitty luggage in one of the stall. I saw this and its sale also. From P100.00 each, i got it at P50.00 each. Ayen also bought this for her niece. I told them na baka kumain si tami ng rice pag nakita nya yung Hello Kitty Spoon and fork.

Jeans P380.00

This is not sale but still cheap at P380.00 right?

PSP pouch P40.00

I just saw this psp pouch and i thought that it will be useful for Tami kasi lagi nyang nababagsak yung PSP. She's also delighted to see this pouch...

Puka coin purse P20.00

Im looking for a new coin purse and i like it the first time i saw this. P20.00 only.. hehe

Would you believe that all my loots is less than PhP 1,500?

All of us got fab items... Wala lang akong nabili for my hubby kasi di ko type yung mga shorts. I wanna go back there and shop again :)

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