Uniqlo navy T-shirt
Uniqlo S001 selvedge
Uniqlo socks
Bally suede loafers

Not particularly proud of my outfit today...

hi LiLFreaK

no, most women in the states do not spend this type of money on material goods.  in fact, I have never met a girl with a Hermes Kelly or Birkin bag.  It is considered extremely high fashion, and many girls do not even know what this is. 

Malaysian and Singaporean women will spend a higher percentage of their salary for recognition by brands, looks, etc.  They are more fashion forward than the typical American girl. 

average salary in the U.S. is about RM100-120k/year.  because the cost of living is higher, this does not leave much left for luxury goods and other expensive items.  i think, in comparison, Singaporeans are doing much better than this.

A white collar investment banker from a metro area will earn substantially more, about RM 240-300k/year in their first year, but this is considered extremely competitive and there are only a small number of spots available.  It most certainly requires education from a well known (and very expensive) school and very high scores/marks.

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Added on June 14, 2011, 6:16 pmanyways, to compensate for OT, here's today's look:



this is a no shame, full face photo, so pls excuse me.  now you all know what i look like, and can flag me down on Jln Bukit Bintang, or Lebuh Farquhar/Upper Penang Road.

It's a Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Calendrier Retrograde.  It normally comes with a black croc strap but I switched it to the brown one.  I thought it was more appropriate with the white face.

I think price is still around RM18k which is very reasonable for the complexity of the movement and the "pocketwatch" handwound style.  The movement is made by Unitas, and it is a heavy modified ebauche with the added seconds subdial, power reserve indicator and complex retrograde date movement.  Attention to detail is very high and for a company that *only* produces 90,000 watches per year - still pretty respectable.

Here's a few pics back when it had the black strap.





omega deville is a very nice watch and more expensive that this ML.  I prefer the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean - they've got a brilliant orange leather or rubber strap that would match perfectly with my tie. =)

wow, you sound old.
no offense though.
anyways, thats a fine watch. im using a chopard.
and im wondering how much its worth, cause it was a gift. would be great help if you could like give me a range. cause im not sure of the model either.
sorry, quite kampung here. i dont really appreciate the value in these things, dont know why.

screw watches with five digit figures, more about the cousin-who-had-a-crush-on-you!

On topic: I'm happy with my Orient, I too have no intention to be in the competition, but I like the extra value it adds to my look as a whole. Although most of the time I'm wearing a geeky Timex.

Just got back from a splendid event.

Not too long ago...


From left: customer (employee), customer (employee), customer (employee), CEO of the group (from Europe), star salesman (from SGP), customer (owner), factory worker

Stylophile, let me introduce you to Zuperpent. He was quite the celebrity on this forum a few years back when I found him neatly folded, new but unloved for RM7 at a secret shop. It is constructed like no other pants on this forum. From Japan. Linen blend.

all my suits are fine.

the owner's shirt is an abomination upon the earth. he wore a much better shirt during the day event.

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Added on July 14, 2011, 1:00 amSome random facts:

I was the only Malaysian at the table.

The CEO wore an Aigner tie. He came dressed in a bespoke mid grey odd jacket with dark wool pants. After a while he took it off and draped it over his chair. This was the signal the others were waiting for and they all took off their jackets after that. Except me. (Mine is linen and half-lined so it is no discomfort. Not to mention the linen blend trousers.)

The customers were dressed more formally in the day. About half were suited, all from Commonwealth countries.

The CEO was suited in the day, then did this odd jacket ensemble at night. Both jackets were (very good) bespoke. Despite the international travel not a single wrinkle. He wore black tasseled loafers.

No one else wore his suit as well as the CEO (if you exclude me). The others look terrible in their suits, even senior vice presidents.

All the Singaporeans wore bespoke shirts. One has questionable taste in fabric and cut. Shirt was too shiny, and cut too close to the body. Generally the Singaporean shirts were cut all a bit too close to the body. Except for the star salesman, his shirt fit was excellent (looser) given his body (rotund). Business shirts should be looser. Star salesman has a pen pocket within his breast pocket for his Mont Blanc. But questionable taste in pattern.

my first week of internship. unluckily on the second day, the HR unit post out a notice regarding tie, as for now, tie is not compulsory unless for important occasion or meeting. sigh. i'm gonna be the only guy in the dept wearing tie i guess.

sorry for the out of focus. my phone sucks big time.

I've read about the whole matching pants thing, however, I was really bored of wearing black/grey socks everyday. Hence, the last time I went to Uniqlo, I got those blue ones above along with some red and orange ones too.

I personally like these bright colors with my brown shoes.