The latest addition to my bag rental/sale business is the LV Speedy 30 Azur. I've never liked the Speedy.. no matter its size.. its the lack of shape that irks me.. But since there is a demand for them, i shall join in the supply of them.. why say no to money right? So I bought this little fellow (not v little actually.. its not the smallest of its range) home.. When I got the little fellow home, it was a pretty sorry sight.. Speedy already has a tendency to sag and become shapeless and ugly.. Its previous owner probably hasn't been using it for a while.. It was clean, yes.. but not at its best.. its handles were dirty.. but its insides were clean.. very clean.. I used leather cleaner to scrub it w all my might.. for a couple of hours, i worked on the leather, then making a base for it.. overnight, i gave it shape by stuffing newspapers into it, pushing the trimmings and joints of the bag out repeatedly.. finally, it looked the best that a 2 year old Speedy could look.. when i woke up this morning, i saw it standing proud with a pretty nice shape to it.. u knw what? i felt that it was smiling at me.. i felt that i had given it life.. weird huh? I brought it out the other day, testing its practicality. It amazed me. It retained it shape throughout the day and was comfortable to hold & carry around. Why is it then, that a lot of the speedy/s I see on the streets are so shapeless? So saggy and haggard looking? I can actually remember the number of times I see a speedy with shape..

kel warns me against developing feelings for this baggy.. I confidently told him I will never want to own a Speedy permanently.. Its way too common (esp the monogram in size 25) way too easy to fake (esp the damier) and way too shapeless.. But I'd better not speak too soon.. =p

Am going BKK w kel, matilda & her bf on e 11th Dec =) Coincidentally (as kel has kindly reminded me) it coincides with our 601 day together.. Anyone wants anything from BKK? let me know & i'll try to port it back for u..