New Specs

After 1.5 years, I decided to change my current Oakley specs to a new one. Still Oakley but for the first time since I began wearing specs (around 2000), I got a half frame.

Some of my friends wonder why I don't like wearing contact lenses. My standard answer: "Eyeglasses change the way I look. I will consider wearing contact lenses only when I need to go to Six Flags Magic Mountain"

Unfortunately, getting a branded pair results in the postponement of at least one overeas trip. But since I really don't have an overseas holiday planned for this year, the purchase didn't make me feel too guilty.

Let's do some math.

SGD 663 (cost of the new pair inclusive of lenses) / 547 days (1.5 years before the next replacement date) = SGD 1.21 per day

With the additional benefit of making me look different by wearing specs, that average daily cost is so justified. :p

My current pair which has traveled with me to several places goes on "reservist"; shall be activated when the need arises.

Old pair

New pair

My 2nd Oakley in One Year

Impulse shopping continues to be a personal weakness especially when you live very near a shopping mall.

I've always wanted to get a pair of sunnies after my previous one cracked for some unknown reason (hopefully not due to my driver trying it one too many times; I couldn't care less as he no longer works for me). I knew I will end up purchasing Oakley again after having bought the same brand for my everyday specs. This one comes with the usual magnification (yeah, clip-on lenses scare the hell out of me) and glare free coating (so the digicam flash won't reflect and result in a 2nd take).

In case you are wondering, this new pair also protects my eyes from UV rays -- 100%.

You need to look at the sunnies , not the highlights.

Never an Out of Bed Look

I managed to change two things about my get-up towards the end of the year -- a shorter hairstyle and a new pair of specs.

I average two (4) hairstyle changes and roughly ten (10) haircuts per year. I'm not a fugitive nor a criminal on the loose but there is always something good about looking different, at least that's my view.

As I prepare for another style change in the coming year, I thought I'd sport a shorter hair look, thanks to a nearby place that's 3x cheaper than Toni & Guy. I've had mixed reviews based on the friends I caught up with in Manila.

I also got myself a new pair of spectacles. My DKNY glasses go on semi-retirement after two or three years of traveling and night-outs. I didn't think twice when I saw this pair of Oakley.

New Eyeglasses before the Haircut

New Hairstyle