Of Wedding Dinners and Formal Dresses

Had to rush down to Orchard to get a formal dress to attend a friend's wedding which will be held at Fullerton Hotel. Sounds really high-class. Anyway, spent the whole of yesterday's afternoon with another friend getting the dress that cost more than a hundred bucks. *heartache* Plus I need a pair of shoes to match as well as some accesories... which I did not get yesterday as I was too tired trying on different dresses.

Irritating thing was when I returned home my mom scolded me for getting the dress and started saying stupid things like the shop is lying about the quality etc etc because I told her the shop assistant says it is best to dry clean the dress as she is not certain if the black color would run. Her idea of a good quality clothes is something that can be at least handwashed and ironed. Really wanted to ask her if she handwashed her wedding dress the last time. Frankly speaking I was very pissed off with her, especially when she started making snide comments about why my friends have to have restrictions on the dress code. (This is not the first wedding dinner I attended with a formal dress code.) What she does not understand is, even if my friend does not insist on a formal dress code, would anybody go to Fullerton Hotel to attend a dinner wearing work clothes?!

Anyway, it is not as if I am using her money. I am paying out of my own pockets and I only splurge once in a long while. All my friends can vouch for this. Sometimes I even think I brink on being miserly because the moment I have to spend more than $50 on something I'll rethink many times. Most of the time I end up not buying the item. A friend who did economics in univeristy said I am over-saving and not enjoying a suitable amount of quality living. Maybe that contributes to my frustration; to earn and yet feel guilty about spending what I deserve to spend.