I've been wanting to write abt this immediately after de story of Hishamim, but I've just been too lazy to, so finally, here goes. Heh.
Like Hishamim, some ppl have asked me abt my baju kurong this yr. Y de same baju in all de pics? Well, de reason is that I simply luuuuurved de feeling of wearing kain songket. Like seriously lah! Serious shit! It feels so nice and comfy wearing kain songket. No wonder then that so many ladies like wearing it.
It went like this.. I wasn't planning to buy new baju kurong at all this yr. But as I got de cash at de last minute, I was kinda forced to buy lah. So off I went to Geylang. Past experience has taught me that I shld look ard first, b4 finally deciding and settling on any. So that's exactly what I did.
At one stall out of so many, I saw it. I was really captivated by it. I find it to be very unique indeed. A guy's baju kurong, but in de design of kain songket worn mainly my girls. Fair enough, I thought. Maybe I shld still look ard, and smthg better may come up. But after going to so many other stalls, Tanjong Katong and Joo Chiat included, I couldn't stop thinking of de baju kurong kain songket I saw earlier. So I found myself going back to that particular stall, and $70 poorer later, it was mine. I found out from grandma and an aunt that $70 for it was quite a good price. Was happy with myself hearing that. :D
Wearing it to visit frens and relatives was such a nice experience. De only time I saw another GUY wearing a baju kurong kain songket was ONCE, at Wdlds. His wife, his kid and him wore de same outfit. (Btw, sweet right? Heh.) It was nice being unique. Being de only guy, as far as I know, to wear baju kurong kain songket.
And as for wearing it so many times, it's not like I was sweating buckets or anything. De Syawal that just passed felt cooling for me. As in not hot or humid. So upon reaching home after visiting, I'd hang and air it, and wear it again. And ofc, I DO wash it lah. It's not like I DON'T wash it at all. And as for de jln raya right after Perjumpaan in sch, I actually took de trouble to wash it late at night. All cos I wanted to wear it again, de next day. Sanggup. Yes, I know. Haha!
To all my guy frens, u shld try too. It's really nice, de texture of kain songket. And it beats wearing plain, old, ordinary baju kurong with samping. Really!
So that's how de story is lah. And next yr, I plan to buy baju kurong kain songket, again. Ofc, in different colours lah. Maybe 2 pairs. So plus this yr's, I'd have THREE to rotate ard. Simply looking forward to it!!!
Like Hishamim, some ppl have asked me abt my baju kurong this yr. Y de same baju in all de pics? Well, de reason is that I simply luuuuurved de feeling of wearing kain songket. Like seriously lah! Serious shit! It feels so nice and comfy wearing kain songket. No wonder then that so many ladies like wearing it.
It went like this.. I wasn't planning to buy new baju kurong at all this yr. But as I got de cash at de last minute, I was kinda forced to buy lah. So off I went to Geylang. Past experience has taught me that I shld look ard first, b4 finally deciding and settling on any. So that's exactly what I did.
At one stall out of so many, I saw it. I was really captivated by it. I find it to be very unique indeed. A guy's baju kurong, but in de design of kain songket worn mainly my girls. Fair enough, I thought. Maybe I shld still look ard, and smthg better may come up. But after going to so many other stalls, Tanjong Katong and Joo Chiat included, I couldn't stop thinking of de baju kurong kain songket I saw earlier. So I found myself going back to that particular stall, and $70 poorer later, it was mine. I found out from grandma and an aunt that $70 for it was quite a good price. Was happy with myself hearing that. :D
Wearing it to visit frens and relatives was such a nice experience. De only time I saw another GUY wearing a baju kurong kain songket was ONCE, at Wdlds. His wife, his kid and him wore de same outfit. (Btw, sweet right? Heh.) It was nice being unique. Being de only guy, as far as I know, to wear baju kurong kain songket.
And as for wearing it so many times, it's not like I was sweating buckets or anything. De Syawal that just passed felt cooling for me. As in not hot or humid. So upon reaching home after visiting, I'd hang and air it, and wear it again. And ofc, I DO wash it lah. It's not like I DON'T wash it at all. And as for de jln raya right after Perjumpaan in sch, I actually took de trouble to wash it late at night. All cos I wanted to wear it again, de next day. Sanggup. Yes, I know. Haha!
To all my guy frens, u shld try too. It's really nice, de texture of kain songket. And it beats wearing plain, old, ordinary baju kurong with samping. Really!
So that's how de story is lah. And next yr, I plan to buy baju kurong kain songket, again. Ofc, in different colours lah. Maybe 2 pairs. So plus this yr's, I'd have THREE to rotate ard. Simply looking forward to it!!!