My name is Uzi and essentially, I am a shopaholic.

So, if the recent posts about what I have bought and what i hope to buy have not been enough to prove my ever increasing addiction to shopping, I present Exhibit S.

Two days ago, while walking along Doha's poshest street, I came across a sign that one does nto ususally see on said street. I looked at the sign in the shop's window again, and sure enough, it did say Buy One Get One Free. As a kid, I had always loved these bargain, cuz it was so much easier to persuade my mother to buy a bottle of Coke when this offer was on. She, the consummate brown mother, always trying to squeeze the sweat off every penny, would immediately see the value of my arguments, and buy not one but two bottles which of course meant that we would bring 4 bottles home. However, as I stood there, the afternoon sun blazing down my back, trying to banish thoughts of coke, I slowly looked up to the store's name, L'uomo Fashion. Hmm. A mens' store. This oculd be interesting.


When I walked in, I swear I only looked to pick up perhaps two ties or maybe even two shirts. I walked out about an hour hour later however, with two Italian designers suits having been paid for, and being fitted to my size as I slowly walked away in a daze to the nearest coffee shop only to realise that having paid the hefty price for my suits, I could no longer afford the insanely priced twenty riyal Cappucino without jeopradising my finances for the rest of May and July.


So.. yeah. I bought two suits. They are magnificent. The top one is a bit bright in thepicture, but in reality its actually jet black. And the lighter colour is taupe I am told by my sister, the crayon. They are amazing. And truly, they put everything else I own, other than my shirts and ties, to shame. I say that seriously.


While I was in that store, I thought long and hard. I find myself at a jucure in life when I am being paid well, when I don't have many rsponsibilities and when I have to think about doing stuff for myself that will benefit me later in life. I'm not thinking way long term, but I'm thinking maybe four years down the road.

Once I thought about it, the 2000 riyal price tag wasn't an issue. The issue in fact, was what colour I should pick. I struggled when it came to my second choice, but I think I ended up with something I am comfortable with and something I know I will feel good in everyday.

This post might seem excessive for someone who just bought two suits, I mean like come on, its not earth shattering is it? But seriously, I shop a lot. And I love it. I don't think its a problem however. But, because I shop a lot, I have to make tough decisions. I have to tell myself to stop sometimes, and sometimes after careful consideration I have to take the plunge. I have come to live this way after many a years of being a starving student . Buying an authentic Calvin Klein jean for 445 dollars when you owe the pizza shop fifty bucks is a hard decision, but studded calvin klein's are a rareity you know. Sometimes, you just have to listen to your instinct. And in this case it was telling me two things, 1. I'd be a fool to walk away, and 2. That I looked positively fabuolous in these threads.

The only thing that remains now is telling my mother that I have two new suits in the house and inevitably, as with all brown mothers, tell her how much it cost me. I have a feeling that she will suggest I keep the black one untouched until the day I get married. Ha, tough luck. This baby is being worn the first chance I get.

Oh, and yes, Exhibit S did stand for Exhibit SUIT. I was trying to be witty you know. Were you amused? No? ou people expect too much. You think its easy posting everyday? pfft.