WARNING : this will be a FULL account of my day
meaning ever single detail, yes EVERY single detail will be in here
feel free to read and be bored (:
i woke up at 7:30AM sharp
i was so hyped for what lay ahead of me :D
i planned to leave at 8:30AM so that i could go sit in gloria jeans for awhile
and be a grandma reading the newspaper
AND to go have a look around paddington with my mum before heading off to work experience
we ended up leaving at 9AM
BECAUSE i decided to paint my toenails
LOL......... baby pink - sally hansen :D
(only like one person will get why i mentioned the colour :D)
SO! i walked with my mum down to eastwood station
only to find that there was TRACKWORK
arghhh....
luckily we didn't have to wait long
and the train came in 10 minutes
i stupidly thought we had to get off at strathfield and change trains to get to central
until my mum pointed out that the train we were on DID go to central T___T
i felt like sucha noob after she pointed it out T______T
but yes i was glad that, that would save us a bit of time xO
got to central at 9:35 and OMFG....
missed the 378 by ONE minute T___T
and because it was a sunday the next bus came in TWENTY minutes
meaning i would be LATE for work experience xO
i had to contact valerie
but the problem was, i didn't have her number!!!!
i called up jade
she didn't pick up xO
i called yat
THANK GOODNESS she picked up
but i had woken her up Dx
i felt so bad
but i was desperate xO
it was so hard to find her contact number online
after about 3 or 4 different numbers
yat finally find the right number
THANKYOU SO MUCH YAT!!!!
i called and called
no on picked up
i was so screwed...
i was going to be late on the first day of work experience
me & jade had seen her on thursday,
but even so,
it would be a bad first impression kind of thing xO
caught the 378
and was stressing throughout the whole 20 minute bus ride
it took AGEESSS
the bus stopped at EVERY single stop
and about like 5 people got on every single time...
the number i was dialling still wasn't getting through..
then FINALLY came my stop
i got off followed closely by my mum
i felt bad cause i'd made her stress along with me
and i hastily had to say goodbye and run down william st to valerie's shop
i reached the shop
and OMFG...
it was CLOSED
holy shit....
i got worried
a million thoughts were running through my head at that moment
was the shop even open on sundays?
was i meant to be there?
had i read the timetable wrong?
then i heard hurried footsteps to my left
a woman came hurrying down the footpath
she looked like valerie
but i wasn't sure if it was her
from a distance she called something out to me
but i wasn't sure what she said
i continued to stare at her as she drew closer
she resembled valerie in every which way
but....
why was she so .... OLD!?
HOW COULD VALERIE HAVE AGED SO MUCH IN THE SPACE OF THREE SHORT DAYS!?!?!?
i was scared to say hi Valerie cause i wasn't sure
it was until she drew even closer yet that i heard what she said earlier
woman : "are you the work experience girl?"
me : "ahh yea!! i'm ...."
woman : "berni!"
me : "YEA!"
i started apologising for being late
but she stopped me and apologised that SHE was late
she was late because she went to church
it was then that i realised that...
god had helped me in my time of need
so it was all okay!
she opened the shop and showed me around
she explained that it was just going to me, her and the two cats today
cause valerie was pleasantly surprised by her husband and was off for the day
at some japanese bath in the blue mountains
she introduced herself as Vilma
which explained to similar facial features
(it was later in the day that i found out that Vilma was Valerie's MUM!)
vilma : "would you like to wear anything from the shop?"
me : "ohmygosh! are you serious?"
vilma : "yea!!!"
SO! i got to wear a $220 designer dress :D
i was scared to ask if i could take photos
so i took a photo while i was on break at the back (secretly xD)
the sizes valerie worked with were american sizes
so i was surprised that i fit into that black dress O:
it was a size 0
i also took some photos of what the back looked like
it's only the kitchen area so it's nothing awesome
but it's an insight into the life of a designer :D
she assigned me to the task of checking every single item of clothing in the shop
that they were facing the right way
that they all had a tag and a price
and that they were all neatly arranged
equal coathanger distances apart
and to basically make sure everything was PERFECT
it actually took quite a long time
but time passed SOOO quickly
waves of customers wafted in and out
it's surprising to note that many of the customers coming into the shop
were looking for bridesmaid dresses!
(Valerie may be going bridal. i hope she doesn't go fully bridal though x( i LOVE her casual pieces)
chatted to Vilma the whole time
she was easy to talk to
and i learnt a LOT during that short space of time i was there
it was through talking with her that i found out that Valerie actually LIVED upstairs with her husband
she even took me upstairs later
and WOW! it was AWESOME!
there were RACKS of clothes
and an entire table OVERFLOWING with fabrics
i didn't take my camera up cause i was scared to ask if i could take photos x(
there was this one dress i kept looking at
i saw it on thursday and i couldn't stop thinking about it since
you can say it was love at first sight for me and that dress
the colours were perfect
the design was ... OMG
and absolutely everything about it was PERFECT
vilma kept saying that if i wanted to try something on i would be more than welcome to
so it was around 2 that i finally asked if i could try on that dress
i tried it on and OMFG
perfect fit :D!!
again i was scared to ask if i could take a photo
i had to hold back the urge to with huge difficulty xO
so i changed back to the little black dress and continued on with my task
she even brought out cake for me to eat O:
that was so nice!
i felt so cared for
and she continuously gave me cups of tea to drink :D
i took it round to the back to eat so customers wouldn't see
so yea i managed to take a photo :D
this blog is getting awfully long xD
so! then came home time
i finally mustered up the courage to ask if i could take a photo of that dress
to my surprise she said SURE! and even said that i should've taken a photo of me WEARING it
i was so devastated that i hadn't asked earlier
BUT i was happy cause i at least got a photo :D
it doesn't look as awesome flattened out
but OMFG i LOVE IT
so.. ended up leaving like 45 minutes later than when i should have left
and so had to wait for the bus
had to wait like 10 minutes
so of course out came the camera :D
finally the bus came
and i reached central
goodness me
i like superpowerwalked to goulburn street (?)
where i met up with my mum at seoul-ria to eat dinner :D
i felt so bad for making my mum wait for such a long time x/
but i got there as fast as i could x/
that waiter guy from ayt & jon's party was there
and every single time i looked up to chew...
there he was looking right at me..
i'm sure he was staring at me
cause we were sitting on the very corner table
with no other people sitting on the surrounding tables...
it was kinda freaky xO
i couldn't even eat in peace....
ANYWAY!
here's what we ate :D
it was time to go home
but i asked my mum if we could go by chinatown cause i wanted to check out the
pink morning glory :D
it's pretty awesome
very neat
i like it :D
i was walking around trying to avoid the morning glory guy on duty
cause i wasn't sure if you're allowed to take photos
and i succeeded :D
SO! we trained it to ewood and walked home :D
and i have not stopped thinking about that fress since Dx
i think i'm going to buy it xO
it's a sample that valerie made
so it's a one-off
meaning that if i buy it i'll be the ONLY one in the world who owns it :D
it's REALLY tempting
i think i'm going to ...
she very nicely said she's sell it to me at a VIP price of $160
it was originally $242
she's even put it on hold for me xO
arghhh
i really want to
i really do
should i?
arghhhh
help xO
haha sorry for the length guys xD
i do hope it wasn't boring D:
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