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If you haven't read my first thrift post to Family Bundle Ampang, check it out here!

Few days ago, I went and had a look at Subangs' thrift outlet, Jalan Jalan Japan.

MY EXPERIENCE

Prices :

It's in Subang. I wasn't expecting low prices that I'm used to at thrifts, nor that high. They range from around RM10 up to RM50 for clothes. 

They even sell baby strollers, shoes, stilettos, rare anime comic books and even handbags. These items range up to the hundreds.

Weird Items :

I usually go to thrifts for rare items, here they mostly sell standard everyday clothing like blazers and caps as well as dresses.

I do love how this thrift offers many variety of items, from duffel bags, to wedding dresses. Other than clothes, you can definitely shop for a school bag here. All looking in great condition too.


Office Hours :

According to google, they open from 10AM to 10PM, exactly the same as @ Family Bundle. I went their in the afternoon, and it was a soothing experience. Having spending around 2.5 to 3 hours their, Rummaging for clothes.

Location :

I had taken an LRT ride to USJ 21 and took a Grabcar to One City Mall (RM4) as the shop is located inside it. I had to ask a very helpful cleaner the way as it was a bit confusing due to no directions.

Imagine the mall as a barren Publika, except bigger and more unused space. Probably for office workers.


Pros :

• clean ( not dusty ) environment
• many options for women
• available fitting rooms
• more options than a normal thrift
• mamak nearby
• higher class than usual (due to location in Subang)
• workers, they have workers!
• mirrors everywhere
• baskets and trolleys at your service
• the whole family can come and find something honestly

Streetwear brand Supreme had recently collaborated with high fashion brand Louis Vuitton on a new collection.

Just a gist into the collection, they released a wallet that is literally reselling now for $1400 and a hoodie for $10,000. Pretty expensive to cough up RM50,000 for a jacket and a bloody wallet. For Louis Vuitton, these prices can be considered lower than standard but generally kids are buying these.

Now, one of the coveted pieces in the collection is... the backpack. The godly backpack. This bag, is going on ebay for around $11,000 equivalent to RM48,000. Have a look at what is happening in Pulau Pinang ( Penang )


I have no idea if it's true or a fake but the thought of letting your child bring a RM50,000 backpack to school is just beyond me, let alone him being an 8 year old or something. A lot of people have said that it is fake, logical at the very least.

The thing i'm worried about is, some ignorant person may see this as an opportunity to do bad things to the kid, steal his bag or perform unexplainable desires or even threats to the parents. The flashy red LV bag may be fake, but things could happen and I hope the parents think or have thought about it by now.

If it is real, just sayin, MY son ain't going to school with a backpack the price of two Perodua Axia. At that age, I wore a spongebob backpack, a bit like this one with the face and all. You want a car priced bag, you get your own XD.



To be honest, this news is just a funny post I saw on twitter and wanted to share here/

I had gone to Family Bundle located in Ampang and had a decent time there.

WHAT IS A BUNDLE?

Most people know what it is, but this is for those who don't know.

A bundle shop is an outlet where they sell pre-loved / used items for very low price. For instance you can get this Gianna Valentino button collared long sleeve t-shirt for RM5! In great condition might I add.

MY EXPERIENCE

Environment : 

One thing that I love about the place is that it is well ventilated. As it is indoors, they install these huge fans to circulate the air. Thus, it is not that hot in there as well.

I've been to another bundle location and everytime I visit there, I get a flu or some type of iritation in my nose because of all the dust + secondhand unwashed clothing.

They also have fitting rooms, which is rare in a bundle in my experience. Usually, either you try it on in the open, over your shirt, or hope for the best and purchase it.

Prices :

The items sold here range from around RM5.30 up to RM50. You do have to stroll around for quite a while as the shop is huge for a bundle considered most pre-loved outlets are very small.

I stumbled upon an RM5 Champion jacket that looked sick but because it had a few stains I didn't bother.

You can literally get 10 pieces of clothing for around RM50. It is amazing.

Weird Items :

When I go to a thrift, I always expect weird defected shirts. This shop didn't provide much of those. More so a large array of winter clothing, shirts, blazers and such. But I did find a gem, beware it may trigger you...


Office Hours :

From google, they open from 10am to 10pm, but if I recall we were there till 11pm i think so I guess it differs from weekdays to weekends or I am just justifying my bad memory.

Location :

It is in Ampang, so make sure you open up Waze to find the shortest route. We went there with ease cause we passed through a housing area. It was a Saturday night in Ampang, so I was hoping for the worst. Yet, it was manageable.

Pros :

• large price range (lowest to highest)
• large array of children /adults clothes available
• good ventilation
• presence of fitting rooms
• many workers
• large well lit environment
• small chance of getting weird quirky items
• drinks available (cold)
• Great for students

Cons

• a tad bit dusty
• small fitting rooms
• too many choices :D
• not many weird items but small chance
• normal shirts only to be honest

Not talking about bitcoin.

Coins, dimes, pennies, syiling, sekupang, sen, useless, however you call it. A good amount of people hate them and show no interest. I encourage people to take back the change from their Starbucks orders and save up, here's why...

= 

cognitive obsolete inexpensive nutrilisation system

HOW ?

THE BEST PART!

YOU CAN MAKE HUNDREDS

Tyler The Creator's new album of 2017 is by far miles away from CHERRY BOMB. Scum Fuck Flower Boy is so intriguing that when I read through all the lyrics and delved deeper into what they meant on genius.com, I literally clapped.

People see Tyler as this out there, rebellious young guy but dig a bit deeper and it'll change your mind. Can't even compare to these upcoming Soundcloud rappers, Lil Pump and such. I love Pump but lyrically speaking, Tyler is up there.



The way he brings in the listener into his little sunflower infested yellow world is amazing. The album is so warm and calming yet brings such a stern message.

   Also, apparently he is GAY. Like anyone should care if you like dicks or vaginas. But that has been a big debate since its album release, rather its leak. Some releases have speculated him to have came out the closet before.

The problem with Tyler is his persona, the jokster, portrays this don't care about anything vibe. He said in "Who That Boy", "been kissing white boys since 2004". Which is kind of straight forward tbh. But people have the thought that, nah man he's just trolling, he's TYLER.



Depends on you though if you think he is either or both. For real though, straight, homosexual, bisexual, who really cares or should care. He makes amazing music for the masses.

He's 26 and has made annual carnivals under his own brand. Has the latest in technology car, Tesla and even a damn Mclaren, 0-60 in 2.nueve! Should you really care if he takes it in the butt, really.

But honestly, take some earphones or quality headphones, listen to the album, and enjoy. This guy produced all the beats and made the lyrics himself. Ofc with others help, but mainly with his vision.



OMG, he's selling for only $30 (RM130), for a t shirt, poster, sticker, and physical album like omg. But thy cry till i die cause I still don't wanna use my money for my broke ass ahahha.

Oh yeah, Jaden Smith is amazing in it and all the other features ofc but not naming all, God. But i did find Rex Orange County damn nice voice weh. Gonna go into his music for sure.

SALUTE TO TYLER. Hopefully he does an interview stating his sexuality. Make these people shut up and move on :)

   Here's a fact about myself... I'm 18 well 19 this year. But I just can't remind myself that I'm getting older and near to death ahahha. Okay so I wanna talk about money because here me out. There are two types of students that do absolute different things when relaxing after studying all day mind you 9-5 all day everyday.

   First, is the student who intends to go out... and they end up going out. Either go the extreme park or go  jogging with some mates even drinking having a good laugh with friends. Just the person that wants to be out of the house. You can even say this is an extrovert.

   Second, is the person who does not want to meet daylight. Stay in the house all day. These people are probably the smartest :D because instead of going out with classmates or peeps they study and study and study all day during the weekends. These are the students who will score with flying colours for their exams. Maybe you can say they are introverts. Silent but deadly in maths.



   Now this topic is mainly for the first type of student. I know there are numerous number of types of students in between but I'm trying to make it as simple as Oh My English even though I've never watched it. Now this topic is mainly for the first type of student. Since there life is mainly revolving around pubs, clubs, restaurants, outings and so on. Money is a virtue, I'm sure we all can agree on that, it is what it is.

   Imagine having your marriage collapsing, family separating, friends dying and you've been keeping all these emotions to yourself because you have nobody to speak out to. Would it be nicer to cry on a bicycle? or to cry in a Rolls Royce. God that example was gruesome damn okay not to that extent, but if anyone is going through all of that I pray for you for real. But anyways. Money doesn't provide happiness I agree with that but it does provide comfort, royalty, self worth.

   Don't tell yourself that you don't want to study just because money is not important to you. Money memang penting sayang. Bills, insurance, family wants and needs, emergencies and so on. To say money is not important nowadays is idiocy because you need a hefty amount just to survive in this god damn country.

   So with all the going out and shit these full time students need the dough, cash, mulla, greens, salad, ranch all that. And for real I am one of them. The problem arises with "full time student". Yeah even though the old guys will tell us go work at night somewhere or do whatever, we're still full time students. Assignments need to be done as well as presentations, socializing, homework. I am selling my things on the side to make extra cash though so you can say I'm HUSTLING. 

   Wau okay hustling konon bill belum kena bayar dah acah2. So yeah what would some of you do to gain money at this age? Mind you with a packed schedule ahahha thanks for reading ciao!

   4 years in the making and Frank Ocean had just released his newest album "Blonde". I never understood the hype of Frank but once I had a thorough listen to Channel Orange I could then see the reason of his great stipulation.

   He went "missing" no reports no nothing for 4 years. People say it's for him to make the masterpiece of the century, welp according to all the reaction videos it seems so. Every reaction to the album has been silence, harmony, near heart attacks and tears...or at least some watery eyes.

   I must admit his voice is something special to listen to. He doesn't just sing but raps as well as he did on Odd Future's "Oldie". I believe he mostly sang on the album. I can't confirm that statement because I only have Spotify and you require Apple Music to listen to it now. Even though it kills me to not have a deep listen of the album yet, I'll wait.



Release

   Frank came out with two albums. Endless (visual album/pre album) and Blonde (main album). Is it Blond or Blonde, people are jumbling it up now, even though the album cover says Blond.

   Anyways, he released two albums in 24 hours with a magazine. Basically they did a random announcement of a kind of pop up shop.



   It's about 360 pages long filled with godly imagery with a vintage aesthetic. And in between the pages is located the Endless and Blonde CD. Intentionally the huge magazine is an album case, which is very creative to say the least. I want it so ...bad my god.

   These were given out for free from random announcements in different regions of USA I believe. $$$ unrequired. Line up and get it for free. Such lucky people to have gotten those :'d

   Hopefully it both albums release on Spotify as soon as possible because all this hype is just getting me more anxious.

bye

   Gorillaz was one of the 90's early 2000's bands that I was into mainly because my sister and father were into them as with any other band I would gravitate towards. At that young age I was always excited whenever MTV would play 19-2000 or Clint Eastwood, one of their top songs at that time. Probably a big reason I was into them other than the music was the cartoon characters that represented the band, 2D tall and skimpy who had all black or all white eyes, Murdoc Niccals also tall and skimpy yet more rock aesthetic vibes but plays the bass, Noodle a cute Japanese girl that does about everything, and lastly Russel Hobbs big scary physique who plays the drums.

   Plastic Beach dropped and all the nostalgia came running down my spine. I hadn't heard of them in a well. I must admit, I am not a die hard fan but it brings back so many memories of my younger years when I didn't know responsibility when it was all so "simple". Other than just playing music, Gorillaz even managed to get a spot in MTV Cribs where Murdoc showed around Kong Studios. Love how they're not just a band but have their own unique characters and personalities and even backstories.

   Example, so much information can be brought up from the cartoon characters that they kind of have their whole life unravelling like a movie while we observe their silly antics. They used to always release skits of them doing weird things like karate chopping each other, Murdoc cutting an eel in front of 2D but the thing we all knew was 2D and Noodle. For some reason, they both had a connection. Well, I knew rather after the fact that Noodle was a girl. For a long time I thought Noodle was a boy probably because of her short hair and boyish style, maybe he was just a Japanese boy who joined the band at an early age. Owh and this is 2D btw. Apparently he lost his vision due to accidents and other mishaps so they became white? Well it does look cool and eerily cute so I give it a logic pass.

   I'm not sure if Gorillaz is well-known in my country, Malaysia but whenever I bring up the band with whoever I'm with, a big question mark pops up off their heads. I guess it is a British based band maybe a bit underground but by now I had hoped some would know.


   Also forgot to credit of course is the creators of the band Damon Albarn who manages the musical part of the band, vocals keyboard the works. Partnering him is Jamie Hewlett who works on the characters of the band. One's a musician and the other is an illustrator. How art can bring such joy. I don't think Jamie appears in a lot of the performances but that doesn't exclude Damon who even though sings on stage sits behind a screen, giving way to the animated band to come to life. Also on your left here, meet Murdoc the crazy one of the group. What he do with that tongue though.

   The mysterious vibe that the creators give are really cool and the concept of giving the "band" the spotlight on stage is quite smart and shows you don't have to give an overblown performance to please the crowd.

 Noodle looks so sophisticated here though haha she's usually really fun and hyper dancing around a room accompanied by a big singing head. Everyone has their phases. Their is however an ongoing story where Noodle dies but doesn't and gets replaced with a robot clone called Cyborg Noodle which does about everything "dead" Noodle can but without any emotion. It's another instance where the story stretches to evoke more meaning into these lovable characters, makes them more than just a band.


and lastly, the silent but deadly member, Russel


Even though he emits a badboy figure, he's actually a really soft hearted guy. He does have a soft spot for Noodle, like a brother sister love. Russel has a weird thing about him. He has a ghost inside of him. Literally a ghost will come out of his head and start rapping dope bars whilst he plays away on his drums. Real quick, we aren't all Kendrick, so wouldn't you want to have a rapgod ghost step out of your body and rap like nobodies business? Also, it's name is Del :)



   If i had the money, you bet I would buy their vinyl toys. Yup even figures were made for these character. They are so perfect I just wanna throw money at the resellers, if I had any. I found that the original vinyl toys back in 2008 were sold for around $5 a piece. But now they resell on Ebay for at least $100 each, WHATTTT?!?!

$400 2D figure

   The one I get most excited over is the 2-tone complete set by Kidrobot x Gorillaz (below) that goes now for around $500 - $600. Seriously though, you know how older people buy things that they never had but wanted as a kid, may it be toys or shoes. This is probably one of the toys I would get myself to fill that empty void.

beauty is in the eye of the beholder

   A new album is presumably releasing somewhere this year (2016) or next year (2017), it's in the works. Jamie Hewlett has been teasing us with some artwork that I just enliven over. You can check them out Here .Keep doing you guys, this is just art.

1.  PLAN AHEAD

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