Salvatore Ferragamo Sunglasses and Prescription Eyewear

Kim, being ever supportive, wanted to buy a pair of sunglasses for me so I can enjoy touring Korea even if the sun is out.

Initially, we wanted to purchase a pair of Prada sunglasses for me, but our go-to optical shop didn't carry the brand. We looked at Givenchy, but the offering they had, although was wide enough for me, its temple tip didn't quite anchor well onto my ear. We were resolved to purchase a pair of aviators from Ray-ban, but the model that was large enough to fit my face wasn't available, and my flight to Korea is in a couple of days. 

I had all but given up, when he asked me to look at the section where the optical shop displayed their Salvatore Ferragamo, Chloe, and Ermengildo Zegna eyewear. 

I was apprehensive, because I didn't want him to spend too much for my sunglasses. As I was checking on the Salvatore Ferragamo eyewear, I noticed some sunnies and prescription eyeglasses with red tags. On SALE!

Even better, I found a pair that I absolutely adored! It was love at first sight, when I first tried on this pair of sunglasses:

At less than PhP10,000.00 for Ferragamo eyewear, how could I not look into updating my prescriptions as well?

I just love Ideal Vision. The staff are so friendly, and they offer the best deals. My prescription is not readily available, and it took them 24 hours to prepare my eyeglasses, they went beyond and had the eyeglasses delivered to my office!

Bric's Bellagio 21" Carry On Spinner

I have been crazy exhausted from work the past couple of months, and there would be weeks where wouldn't be able to take a day-off. add the fact that my family and I will be leaving for Korea the following week, there really isn't time, what with preparing for the things I need to bring to Seoul, and juggling deadlines and endorsements. What hurts further, I had already purchased USD$1,000.00 for my shopping money in Korea - it got stolen, along with my beautiful Etro wallet!


I still try to find joy in the small things, and over the Holy Week rest period, I enjoyed a little downtime with my newly purchased Bric's Bellagio 21" Spinner. This is the mini-version of the Bric's Bellagio luggage Kim bought me for Christmas.

Its in Tobacco Blue, and and it also evokes the same old-world charm the check-in luggage exudes of. The one I purchased is version 2.0.

I am so excited to stroll in Incheon International Airport with this bag!

The friendly people at Bric's SM Aura, who must know me so well by now, informed me of a sale ongoing, so I was only able to purchase this bag for PhP 24,000.00!

Do pay them a visit, there's a new line of Bric's luggage, the Capri hard case, which looks very pretty, too, without the hefty pricetag of the Bellagio line.

Bric's SM Aura
1st level, SM Aura Premier, McKinley Parkway,
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, 1634
02.8033998

Nike from The Playground

Back to more outlet shopping tips!

I was looking for a good pair of walking shoes that can sustain me walking around Seoul for our Korea vacation in May, and I was ready to already purchase either a pair of MBTs or Skechers shoes. Both have great soles that are soft, and yet provide good support, which is very important for somebody with a slipped disc.

Kim, on the other hand, was looking for a pair of shoes to use for playing basketball. He is currently using an Adidas Derrick Rose which I bought back in 2012 and only used twice (I just paraded in the court for the two instances that my officemates let me play during a sports tournament). However, since the Derrick Rose is cut quite low, it lacks support for his ankles while playing.

He brought me to The Playground, located near Imelda Avenue, along Marcos Highway in Marikina, as he saw that they had huge discounts for athletic footwear.

While he was meandering about looking at the Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour options, I ended up trying on shoes, only to realize that Nike has models that have similar support to MBT and Skechers.

I ended up getting a pair of Nike Kaishi in burgundy. And the best part, it was priced at PhP 3,595.00, and I only paid PhP 1,700.00 for it. Now isn't that a steal?

borrowed from Tokopedia

I would have preferred the pair in blue, but they didn't have my size anymore. Here are some pictures of the Kaishi in my mom's Bric's Sintesis carry-on.

I started listing down what else I needed for our Korea vacation. I am luggage-ready (separate post on this) and walking shoes-ready. What else am I missing?