Little Pink Watch/Little Blue Watch

Im not sure about everyone else but me and my watch have a very intimate relationship.

I recieved a pink $40 Casio sporty watch (Little Pink Watch) for my 10th or 11th birthday when I was in Singapore, from my auntie who works at a Rolex shop. Obviously she didnt get me a Rolex, them things costing an arm and leg and possibly an eyeball and a few eyelashes too.

She trekked over to a tiny shop in the corner of the shopping mall and let me pick out a watch. My eyes obviously diverted to anything pink and anything else of other colour was ignored by my scanning eyes. I tell you arh, seriously, my eyes like block out anything thats not pink, like Ive got this mental highlighter in my brain which only senses pink objects. If you ask me to look at so and so BLUE watch I will be like 'where? where?' and even if it was right smackbang infront of my eyes I wouldnt see it.

Ever since that faithful day when I strapped LPW on my left wrist and walked away with it it has been my best non-organism friend. No other piece of clothing, garment or jewellery has lasted this long with me.

LPW has accompanied me on first days of school, on trips around Western Australia, Sydney and Canberra, into the depths of countless swimming pools and beaches, in my sleep every night for the past 6 years (2190 nights), in and out of yucky food-infested buckets of table cleaning water at work. It has endured million of knocks when I toss it around when I do need to remove it (which I always relectantly do so) and into every single shower/bath I have taken since the day I got it.

Up to today, the pink plastic strap has turned a wierd shade of brown and the dial - countless scratches.



Yup. I never ever removed it from my wrist save for max 5 times when I went through airport security and waterslides at theme parks whereby it wasnt allowed.

It was a permanent part of me. I always felt naked without it, like as if I was lost in time and lost in limbo.

I remember in Year 9 (I kept the manual in my pink Mashimaro wallet, along with 10c) and some sad person stole my wallet along with the manual and 10c. I managed to survive another 3 more years without the manual and so did my watch. We were a very independant pair.

However, lately LPW has been telling wierd time. I cant reset the time cos I lost the manual and sometimes it hops between hours.

I think my humble pal is dying. :(

I know humans should not get too attached to material items but this watch, I am EXTREMELY attached to it. I dont see it as a watch but rather this time keeping friend I can just strap to my wrist and take on life as it comes.

Today marks a very important day. I replace Little Pink Watch.

Please welcome Little Blue Watch!



Little Blue Watch costs about $100 (after discounts cos its from Singapore and from same auntie) and is one of those from the Swatch Skin Range (you know them super skinny watches?). This one also being from the 2006 Christmas Collection.

Obviously LBW will not be as tough wearing at LPW cos its more a classy watch than anything else but I doubt my lifestyle will be as HAVOC/WET/SWIMMING/ROUGH ACTIVITY! as before now that Im turning 18 this year. Im more girly? LOL.







I would have preferred a pink or white version but I still find a blue version very very pretty. So I am not complaining. I love Little Blue Watch. Little Pink Watch will go into my drawer (definitely not throw away!) and become a part of my Teen history. (I know lah, it sounds so emotional and everything but you wouldnt know unless you treated your watch like this, wearing it 24/7, almost crying my eyes out when I misplaced it once.)

A watch, to me, is the most essential piece of accesory/pretty product I would honestly say I cannot live without. I can live without my 15 pairs of earrings, my 3 necklaces, my silver and pink Swarovski crystal rings, my hair stuff and my (cant believe Im saying this) - MAKEUP.

(you know one day Im going to regret saying the above paragraph!)






But now or forever, I cannot live without a funky/pretty/quirky/tough-arsed watch around my wrist.




From now on its me and Little Blue Watch. My (very) Young Adult years companion. WOOT!

18+++... HERE I COME! =))