New spectacles

After months of pending, I finally got myself a new pair of spectacles. Yes....I was planning to get one since December last year. Due to my tight schedule, I often put on hold this mission.

Last Saturday, I walked into that Optical shop.... a stone throw away from my home. It had been operating for a year or so. Too lazy to go back to my regular optometrist. Thought perhaps I could get some special discounts or so since the workers knew that I'm a residence in that Taman. In chinese, "Same village, so got special rates"..LOL. In addition, it would be convenient for me to get back to them if I have problems with the glasses.

The optometrist (very young) gave me a computerised eye check to determine my eye sight. I was told to look directly into an image thru a lens. Once he got my eye sight reading, we proceeded into the room, where I was told to read some alphabets of various sizes and colours.

To my surprise, my short sightedness had reduced over the years. According to him, when a person reaches 30s...naturally the power will decreases. To be frank, I had been wearing my current pair of glasses for almost 5 years....which many a times, people would often tease me "out of fashion". Need a up-to-date glasses.....aiyah...no need to be so fashion conscious to follow the latest trend~la.

But alas...I just felt a lil odd to be wearing such an ol fashioned frame which make me look so "Lau Beh". Need to get a trendy one to suit the current trend...LOL.

I picked up this really beautiful vintage frames ....rectangular black frames. And I guess, they suits my large squarish feature pretty well. The frame itself costs RM170. Though, there are many cheaper ones but I find that the quality isn't good. I chose good quality lenses which can withstand scratches and less likely to break unless being hit hard. And the thickness of the lenses is half the ordinary ones which definitely makes the specs lighter. The lenses cost me another RM300. All together RM470. I requested for a discount and finally gotten myself RM50 off.

I was hesitating to get this vintage pair (RM 420) which I like very much. Suits my face and lifestyle perfectly.

I had another option~ a cheaper package. Not so lasting frame (Rm50) and a bulky lens (RM RM130). Rm180 per pair...but the quality is definitely not good.

I was in a dilemma. RM180 and RM420. I could save RM240. A lot of difference. But after some mental calculation, this RM180 pair will only last me a year or so....based on my lifestyle, I'll definitely break it in a couple of months. The frame is pretty thin...made of thin iron.

In the end, I opted for the vintage pair...a more durable pair. RM420..can last me a couple of years....why not ?

I finally got a brand new spectacles which fitted with my prescription!