a bundle of joy

Ahh it's good to be online again. Ooops did I sound too lifeless(as in; without a life)..? OK I'll cover that up by writing something to show that there is life outside of blogging.

Not to be left out of the festive season, I did a little hari raya shopping of my own. So this is what I got myself for hari raya ('bundle' unless stated); a Levi’s 508 (corduroy) red tab, 2 shirts, a t-shirt which says; ‘I’m the evil twin,’ and a pair of thong slippers (the only ‘unbundled’ item from the lot) all for a measly cost of only RM120. Cheap! You can’t buy half a pair of Levi’s for RM120 if you go to their stores (except for not-very-attractive-looking-or-yucky-to-be-exact olive-beige Type 1s. They actually sell these for RM120 something I think. Well, good luck selling those!).

Ladies and Gentlemen; introducing the ‘bundle’; vintage, second hand clothes (sometimes even third or fourth hand I think). People who actually buy these clothes do it for different reasons (OK, people always buy clothes to wear them, but please read on so you’ll understand what I mean). Some go for brands, and some go for the price tag; you can get Nike t-shirts for as low as RM8 (sometimes even as low as RM5 but usually these look very crappy). Levi’s, anyone? I got my first 2 pairs of 501s for RM50 (read: RM50 for both 501s. Pay RM50, get two 501s. Kapish?). Cheap! It is also a possibility to find rare items at these ‘bundle’ stalls. T-shirts you won’t see your mates wearing. Or Levi’s with unheard of serial numbers. How cool is that?

I was ‘introduced’ to ‘bundle clothes’ by my good friend Rauhan, who taught me everything from looking out for fragile t-shirt necks (‘bundle’ t-shirts, usually being second hand and vintage, are prone to have crappy, very-near-to-destruction neck linings) to identifying genuine Levi’s. My guru. Till this very day, I still make sacrifices of telur ayam kampung and pulut kuning to honor Rauhan once in every twilight years (OK of course I'm kidding. But he really taught me a lot). As the years progressed, I developed my very own liking and style of ‘bundle hunting’. To put it simply; Rauhan usually go for brands. I usually go for rare items. But of course there are exceptions.

So are these clothes only for cheapskates not unlike myself? Not necessarily. There are people with very steady income going for these types of clothes. Professionals (I’ve heard of a pilot who buy ‘bundle’ clothes, and he happens to be married to someone who also go ‘bundle’). It’s kinda like iMacs I guess, in a sense that it has it’s own following (only maybe these clothes are much cheaper and you can’t really wear iMacs). So if you like clothes (I wanted to write ‘if you have a passion towards clothes’ but that sounds a little fetish-y. Or Beckham-y, if you may), why don’t you go and have a try. Currently my favorite (bundle hunting) area is Chow Kit road. You can go bundle hunting and go watch some trannies nearby, if you like (you might even find local actresses look-alikes :p). And to all ‘bundle’ enthusiasts; good luck finding what you’re looking for. Bundle-wise, that is.

p/s: btw, I just have to write this; Rio Ferdinand is an idiot (this referring to the Boro game). I no longer want to ask "what's wrong with him?", what I really want to ask is this:"can't he do one thing right once in a while?". 'Best defender in the world' my ass. Do all the world's best defenders have the inability to pee in a bottle?