Introduce Yourself!

[PsychoBagLady]

Originally Posted by jmcadon

... Current Obsession: wigs...maybe this should go in the odd things.

Hey, me too! My hair has never been this amazingly healthy since I was a little girl. It's great. My hair is now 100% chemical free, heat/curling iron/pressing comb free, and the best part... hassle free! I'm happy to see I'm not the only one.

[BagEssence]

Oooh I just found this thread, excellent way to humanise aliases.

Age : 31

Gender: Female

Resides: currently stuck in Indonesia, hopefully not for good

Occupation: Chinese Metaphysician consultant (basically I help people with their problems), mom, piano & double bass teacher

Favourite Designers: BV, Loewe, Longchamp

Favourite Food: green veges, chocolate

Favourite Drink: green tea

Hobbies: meditation

Favourite TV show: I don't watch TV, strange but true

Odd Things About Me: I sense people's thoughts, they just scream out loud at me, don't know why

Things That Scare Me: when souls visits me in my dreams and when they make me fall sick. again, strange but true


Current Obsession: to finish editing a book that will and must be launch this year, TPF, my wish list

[babevivtan]

OMG! Gave me a good fright!!!
I'm afraid too!

Originally Posted by jburgh

noon - This will cure you of your fear of snakes! A french flap wallet like saresha's

[aaa_1188]

Age : 43
Gender: Female
Resides: Singapore/Actually a Chinese Malaysian
Occupation: Banking / Finance industry
Favourite Designers: Bottega, Jimmy Choo, Mui Mui
Favourite Food: soupy food
Favourite Drink: Coca-cola
Hobbies: Watching TV, surfing internet (esp TPF), music
Favourite TV show: I'm basically a tv addict, too many to name
Current Obsession: (1)Bottega: MINICROCHET MAGGIORE BAG
Just bought my very first branded bag: a burn orage Bottega Montaigne

[jburgh]

bump

[sngsk]

Age : 24

Gender: Female

Resides: Singapore

Occupation: Legal industry

Favourite Designers: BV, Hermes, Chanel

Favourite Food: Japanese food, ice-cream, fruits, chocolate and carbs- too much for my own good

Favourite Drink: Diet coke

Hobbies: Watching re-runs of sitcoms/tv series, reading, horse-riding, running, cross-stitching

Favourite TV show: Friends, Everybody Loves Raymond, Sex and the City, Project Runway...just to name a few

Odd Things About Me: I need to down at least 1.5 litres of fluid every morning before going for a 6km run. (I blame my love for carbs.)

Things That Scare Me: Losing my loved ones and crowds (espcially when I'm with a BV )

Current Obsession: BV's F/W 09 collection, Rouge H Birkin with palladium hardware, H bracelets and twillys...oh and see my signature below

[mariabdc]

Age: 37 but looking and feeling better than when i was 25

Gender:

Resides: Spain

Occupation/ Industry: Translator

Favorite brand:
Bags: Chloe, Chloe, Chloe... as well as Dior, RM, and Bal

Hobbies: Pilates, jogging, light-weightlifting, opera, cooking, bag shopping, browsing on tPF

Favorite drink: Wine, orange juice, whiskey

Favorite food: Some traditional Spanish dishes, Pasta

Favorite TV show: NA

Odd things about me: Dont know... I suppose none of my friends/relatives suspects i am such a bag addict...

Things that scare me: incapability, dependence...

Current obsessions: How to spend my tax rebate!

[lingtsui]

Slowly migrating from the Balenciaga forum here....ssshhhh...

Age: almost 29 wishing I was 18 again.

Gender: f

Resides: Houston, TX (but New Yorker forever)

Occupation/ Industry: Lazy Bum. I should be working full-time but instead working here and there for my mother-in-law and applying for grad school.

Favorite brand:
Balenciaga and now venturing into BV.... and I LOVE Louboutins

Hobbies: weightlifting, cooking, shopping, browsing on tPF and my DH is training me how to use handguns

Favorite drink: Water, green tea, and club soda with lime

Favorite food: japanese, and malaysian but nothing is better than my daddy's cooking

Favorite TV show: 24, House, and Boston Legal

Odd things about me: My husband thinks its strange how I would not sleep unless I take a shower immediately before bedtime...even if I already taken a bath two hours prior.

Things that scare me: the thought of losing my DH and losing my parents

Current obsessions: my car... I love my G. And of course, handbags.
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[mouseptrolix]

Age : 32

Gender: Female

Resides: Bay Area, California

Occupation: Medical Device Marketing

Favourite Bag Designers: Ferragamo, BV, , Mulberry, Prada, Marc Jacobs, Botkier
Favourite Clothing Designers - Ronen Chen, gr. Dano, Aquascutum

Favourite Food: Greek, Persian, Thai, Indian

Favourite Drink: Mango Lassi

Hobbies: Opera, classical music, jazz, ballroom dancing, playing musical instruments, languages, jewelry making, painting, dressing up, being lazy, shopping, daydreaming..

Favourite TV show: 4400, Its always Sunny in Philadelphia

Odd Things About Me: Everything is odd about me, you name it. I dont want to appear too normal or ordinary, so I am ok with being a bit strange.

Things That Scare Me: Not being able to stop my bagaholism

Current Obsession: Always worship Ferragamo, crazy about classic frame bags, wearing skirts 99% of the time

[noddanard]

Doreenjoy, I find "odd thing about you" very interesting : )
So are you Italian? I love everything about Italy.

Originally Posted by doreenjoy

I'm glad someone resurrected this thread! It's been fun reading about all of you. Age: 45 Gender: Female Resides: San Francisco Hometown: A dying steel mill town in the Appalacians. After 25+ years, San Francisco is Home. Occupation/ Industry: novelist. I also own a publishing company (not a vanity press!) Favorite brands: BV, Ferragamo, Hermes (only the scarves and bracelets; I find their bags rather stuffy and too heavy) Hobbies: reading, politics, physics, economics Favorite drink: Steamed milk with a shot of vanilla syrup. Favorite foods: Strawberries, cherries, brined roasted turkey Favorite TV shows: The only TV show I watch is The Simpsons. Odd things about me: On January 1 of each year, I start giving my age as a year older -- even though my birthday isn't until April. I am an Italian citizen, speak a little Italian, but have never been to Italy; I do plan to retire to Italy, though. I follow classical violinists around the world to hear them perform live. Things that scare me: Violent angry people. Current obsessions: The BV stretch knot, BV's soft crocodile, Hermes scarves (a long time obsession), tPF, getting my DH Italian citizenship.

[karen1552]

Age : 21

Gender: Female

Resides: toronto, canada

Occupation: student (human biology degree); partime(pharmacy) and Apple
aspirations: Pharmacist

Favourite Bag Designers: Miu miu, BV, balenciaga

Favourite Clothing Designers - contemporary, club monaco,

Favourite Food: Sushi/sashimi, Dimsum

Favourite Drink: Lychee sake

Hobbies: Shopping, Playing piano, going on TPF , eating good food


Things That Scare Me: going into debt from buying luxury bags

Current Obsession: BV...

[jburgh]

yoohoo, realbuyerhub.....

[ssc0619]

Age : Over 40 under 80

Gender: Female

Resides: in the middle of nowhere New York

Occupation: CEO of my family

Favourite Bag Designers: BV, Prada, Chanel

Favourite Clothing Designers - changes constantly!

Favourite Food: Authentic Tex-Mex. Haven't really had that since we moved from Texas

Favourite Drink: Diet Coke addict

Hobbies: Knitting, Piano, Reading, Travel, Studying the latest handbag lines

Odd Things About Me: The list is so long, but my family thinks it is odd that I love to listen to Spanish language music although I am not fluent in Spanish. I have some Luis Miguel songs that I play all the time!!

Things That Scare Me: My 17 year old driving

Favorite TV shows: So You Think You Can Dance, 24, Damages, Weeds, Lost

Current Obsession: for today - Elephant Roma

[kroquet]

Welcome ssc0619! I am in Texas and love Tex-Mex, too. Unfortunately for my waistline.

[jburgh]

Originally Posted by ssc0619

Odd Things About Me: The list is so long, but my family thinks it is odd that I love to listen to Spanish language music although I am not fluent in Spanish. I have some Luis Miguel songs that I play all the time!!

Hey! We have that in common. I have a huge collection of Spanish, Cuban, and Mexican music. Have you ever checked out the Putumayo record label? They have amazing CDs.