21 August, 2008
My fetish for unconventional things.
23:48:04 | Little Things | 
There’s this shop at Peninsular Plaza that sells really nifty stuff. It’s one of my favourite haunts each time I head out of school to grab my dinner, and I really can’t resist stepping in there since it’s so … nearby.
It’s tough for me to describe what kind of stuff is being retailed there - because the variety is just too great. Let me just put it this way - the entire store is filled with the results and inventions of several obscure (but deserve to be recognized) innovators.
I’ve gotten myself a really cute lunch box in the shape of a hamburger sometime last year - and it has little containers which can be stacked one over another in three layers within the lunchbox itself. Really great for separating food items but unfortunately, I am not the kind that carries food around so that lunchbox is presently storing my collection of medicated plasters. Hurhurhur.
Oh, and Poopah (my pet poop) was purchased from there as well. I certainly hope you remembered him … and that picture of him sitting on top of my head. ;)
I’ve since glued some eyes to him so he now looks like … poop with wide, innocent eyes. (I ought to put up some pictures of him soon since he’s not getting the attention he deserves. Pardon me, but I just find poop absolutely adorable. Yes, queer fixations I have.)
But my favourite purchase from that store has to be … this calendar.
The blocks can be disassembled and rearranged as and when the month changes, like Lego.
Which means that I have no need to run out and get myself a new calendar when a new year rolls around. It reduces my reliance on paper-based calenders, which is good for the Earth since it can be used and reused forever and ever and ever till the end of time.
Unless a piece goes missing, or should I accidentally break something, or if my dog swallows part of it … only that I don’t have a dog. What am I saying?!?
Although I must admit that I still have child-like tendencies - taking it, pulling everything apart and then putting the pieces back together again randomly just for the fun of it.
Heh, cheap thrills!
Another recent purchase from that place was a silver USB fan - a mini fan gadget thingy which draws power from your computer via its USB port. Really handy for the hot climate that Singapore has, or to make things more bearable when the school decides to shut down it’s central air conditioning system in the middle of the day when I have weekend project meetings.
I’m now eying this black, retro looking lamp from the same place. It’s currently on discount … at $39.90.
Decisions, decisions!
C O M M E N T S (5)
That calendar the hottest thing I’ve seen in a while. Do you mind if I hump it for a bit? Gross, sorry! XD
How big is it, actually?
Brenda’s reply: It’s rather small - about 4.5 inches wide and 3.5 inches tall. (:
That calendar is so awesome. I think I’d LOVE stores like that too! Nifty, cool, unique and just interesting stuff. =DD
Medicated plasters heheh. And say hi to Poopah for me.
I saw a black and white one of this one, and I opted to get it, but unfortunately nothing was in stock. So sad, and I agree, it’s unconventional but it just looks really nice to have!!!
i love the sound of that shop. want to go there. hehe.
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i like the calendar! how much was it ah?
Brenda’s reply: Six buckeroos! Haha, I’d bring you there one day! :P