B R A N D E D B A G S

Branded bags don't define my life.

Branded bags don't define my happiness.

Branded bags are just....bags!

..With some nice touch to it, with some very very good material glued and stitched to each other, with some lovely smart design creation...Yes to me, some of them look beautiful..But again, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. 

..And I'm gonna say this..that..as much as branded bags seem so luxuriously exclusive, it does not define our class in God's eyes. And if I get married one day and my husband is not as rich as some World's top billionaire who could buy me 5 branded bags in a month or sth, I don't care..seriously. I'd rather save my savings for other things. I'd rather have my husband save his money for our kids' school fee. I'd rather use the same 5 bags over and over again, but I know I have a good home, I know my husband and kids are well taken care of, and I could do some help saving our income for future project investments.

It's about those branded bags that people here in Jakarta are mad about..that I'm quite sick of. 

I mean, they really could go mad about those pretty bags and act like their bags.

In their eyes, their branded bags are like ..the superficial expensive elegant thing and they transform their make up , their style, the way they walk, the way they pose to meet up with the bags' standard/expectation. One question: what if those bags are taken away ? Or, what if your husband later, can't buy you bags no more? Bags have sadly define so many people's life...women..especially...

Seriously.. I'd rather be who I am. It's not me who's going to fit the bag's image, but the bag is going to fit my image. I think..if you're pretty on the inside, you'll look pretty on the outside, despite those bags. You should be the one who shine more than your bags.

Truthfully I dislike faux branded bags..that's like..cheating, but oh well, it's people's choice. I prefer buying the original ones, even if it's second hand it doesn't matter as long as it's original. But buying those bags are not because I want to raise up my lifestyle or something, but it's about function. Like say, I buy them because they're of excellent quality, very nice design, and very useful in many occasions. I don't buy them and pose like "Hey, I just bought this, look, I can buy this expensive thing! I'm so rich! I have a rich papa!" No No No.. in my eyes, they do look good and if I have the spare money, why not? If I don't then I won't borrow anyone's money just to buy branded bags.

Even if those bags are not expensive, I would still buy if: materials excellent, very nice design, and very useful/ versatile. 

To me what's important when choosing a bag also is: it has to meet my personality, and not the other way round.

Okay, enough screaming out my thoughts on branded bags and how I'm quite sick hearing and looking at people comparing their bags to their friends/colleagues/people in the mall. That's like..seriously, the least important thing anyone should do (ofcourse I say this because I'm not much of a big fan of branded bags - just some personal opinion and life principles here).