The secret to success in Sydney...

to survive in Sydney, you need...CONFIDENCE!

*nyuknyuknyuk*

take this scene for example...

Asian-female-uni-student walks into David Lawrence looking for a dress for the Malaysian ociety Dinner'n'Dance this Friday.

Spots a gorgeous red strapless number, picks out a size 10, glances at the pricetag- a whooping AUD229.

Asian-female-uni-student takes a deep breath and steels herself...walks up to the changing room.

Accosted by the female-store-attendant in the store.

Female-store-attendant asks Asian-female-uni-student if she wants to try the dress and Asian-female-uni-student says 'YES.'

Asian-female-uni-student goes into the changing room and tries it on...it's beautiful.

Female-store-attendant knocks on changing room door and asks if she can be of any help and if there's anything she can get for Asian-female-uni-student.

Asian-female-uni-student pops open the door and says,
'Do you think this looks too big for me? I think i need a size 8...can you get me a size 8?' *note abscence of the word PLEASE*

Female-store-attendant obliges and goes hunting for the elusive size 8 whilst Asian-female-uni-student starts laughing behind the door and wondering how screwed she's gonna be when she hands the dress back to female-store-attendant.

Female-store-attendant returns with a size 10 and Asian-female-uni-student points out the mistake and sends her back to get a size 8...finally the elusive size 8 arrives.

Asian-female-uni-student tries on the size 8 dress...it fits even better than aforementioned size 10...BEAUTIFUL! Asian-female-uni-student starts to swoon...but then..HARK! trouble lurks around the corner...

Asian-female-uni-student is unable to zip up the dress all the way due to constraints posed by the *ahem* bust department.

Female-store-attendant knocks on door once more... 'Can i be of any help?'

Asian-female-uni-student pops open the door once again and says,
'Can you help me zip it up?'

Female-store-attendant obliges once more but is unsuccessful...due to aforementioned *ahem* bust constraint.

Female-store-attendant tries to look optimistic and says..'We do alterations here...we can help alter the size 10 for you..'

Asian-female-uni-student looks at female-store-attendant and smiles sweetly...
'I'll think about it'...and shuts the door...all the while laughing in the room.

Asian-female-uni-student picks up the clothes and hands them back to female-store-attendant...and gives her a 'Thank you very much' and walks out of the store, never to step in again.

Hahahahahaha...i can't believe i pulled that off...fcuking Aud229 man! i just tried on an RM690.00 dress today...i'm in heaven.

Melanie Ho, i'm SO proud of you...

see..? that's really all you need...confidence.