Where to buy.... (Come in & help me please!)

last SG · 2009-03-03T00:10:52+00:00

Then ur best bet is those jewellery shops liao lor unless you have an expert with u.. jewellery shops in Chinatown more old school ones sure have one! Expert...

TehJarVu SG

ok i will show u one more
this one is heirloom one
this one is real good stuff

wait ah

Detached SG

i saw at raffles city some china stalls at the atrium, tt time cny promo mah
those white white jade bangles they selling at $400, $500 sia
so the next day i went back to Taka to grab the $20 one which i saw the night before

if it is a lousy jade
lousy lousy lor
$20 nia
and the thing is i think it is nice

wah 400 - 500... exceed budget lah..

me aiming not more than 300+ one =X

Detached SG

ok i will show u one more
this one is heirloom one
this one is real good stuff

wait ah

Can give me?

viciouskitty74 SG

wah 400 - 500... exceed budget lah..

me aiming not more than 300+ one =X

Do the $20 wan lah.

The rest, treat your mother to a good meal, maybe give her a angbao with the remainder of the $$$.

The thing about jade, is that your heart is in it. To let her have something, that protects and take care of her. And also for her to be reminded of you.

Detached SG

Do the $20 wan lah.

The rest, treat your mother to a good meal, maybe give her a angbao with the remainder of the $$$.

The thing about jade, is that your heart is in it. To let her have something, that protects and take care of her. And also for her to be reminded of you.

She'll probably wear it long term.. of course if she's wearing it long time.. u want something nicer on her..

viciouskitty74 SG

She'll probably wear it long term.. of course if she's wearing it long time.. u want something nicer on her..

Jade bangles are very fragile. Chances are, if she does a lot of housework in the house, she cant wear it as often.

And its said, that jade turns greener the longer the wearer wears it, making it look beautiful. And mine did indeed looks greener since I ever wore it.

So the idea about jade is. It does not matter if its looks whitish or cheap. The wearer can make the jade look beautiful.

MooKu SG

Jade bangles are very fragile. Chances are, if she does a lot of housework in the house, she cant wear it as often.

And its said, that jade turns greener the longer the wearer wears it, making it look beautiful. And mine did indeed looks greener since I ever wore it.

So the idea about jade is. It does not matter if its looks whitish or cheap. The wearer can make the jade look beautiful.

I feel that if it's supposed to do something like protect the wearer from harm, then we should be more selective in choosing one of reasonably good quality...

Keii SG

I've always been under the impression that a jade item should be chosen personally by the wearer. There's this... feel and understanding between soon-to-be owner and object.

/shrugs

I could be wrong.

viciouskitty74 SG

Errm....protecting from harm?

Maybe its just me, so correct me if I am wrong.

The protect from harm part, I think its about finding a stone with less impurities or already existing crack lines. Be it the veins of the stone or actual breaks. Cos the breaks signifies that it help you ward off a disaster.

Having it beautiful is a different idea.

Me also only thinking from memory about this. So not sure whether I really am old enough to sprout this nonsense.

viciouskitty74 SG

I've always been under the impression that a jade item should be chosen personally by the wearer. There's this... feel and understanding between soon-to-be owner and object.

/shrugs

I could be wrong.

That too, is sometimes how people feel about the stones....aka the crystals. Like those pink crystals or purple crystals stone caves thingies you find at Fu Lu Shou Building.

Something to do with fengshui and dunno what else, cos stones are minerals.....

MooKu SG

Errm....protecting from harm?

Maybe its just me, so correct me if I am wrong.

Having it beautiful is a different idea.

Me also only thinking from memory about this. So not sure whether I really am old enough to sprout this nonsense.

less impurities and less existing crack lines = better quality mah

I was told that wearing a piece of jade with crack lines (when you put it up against a light) will bring the wearer bad luck.

TehJarVu SG

old design jade bangle
so dainty and pretty

viciouskitty74 SG

aiyah. then i misunderstood you lah.

so $20 jade bangles still buy-able?

viciouskitty74 SG

My shopping list for Singapore actually include in some Dragon Pheonix Rings for my god sisters.

At least a set of jade ear studs with yellow gold (Trying to look really old and un appetising to Americans).

Now to put in the handphone a pair of jade bangles in my to do list.

TehJarVu SG

this is my late father's ring which he gave me before he passed away
it was worn on my grandmother's forehead (those cloth tt olden time ppl wear)
my granny loved my papa the most becos he's the most filiel
(went fishing as a small kid and brought home fishes for his Mum to cook for the family, etc)
she gave it to him
he wore it every single day of his life in memory of his Mum whom he never got to see ever again after he came to Singapore

TehJarVu SG

actually which part of the $20 bangle is not pretty or poor quality i dunno leh

MooKu SG

aiyah. then i misunderstood you lah.

so $20 jade bangles still buy-able?

I'm very very picky so I'll say 'no'.

That's also because I'm not an expert and I don't know how many kinds of jade there are and how to tell if one is good quality (apart from the cracks and translucence part) etc etc... so I tend to use price as a very very rough gauge... and because I'm not an expert, generally, I don't dare to place my trust in shops like Taka Jewellery. In fact, I will only dare to buy from long standing shops like Poh Heng or On Cheong...

TehJarVu SG

http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/6578523.html

viciouskitty74 SG

I'm very very picky so I'll say 'no'.

me also no expert mah. me just wear whatever was passed down to me after grandma passed away.

But thinking of wearing jade again, since now so much older, dying soon, also no point buying too expensive stuffs. Since I got no one to pass anything down to, nor want to leave things behind that will be subject of contention.

But yah. Poh Cheong and On Cheong are old established jewellery shops. If can afford, will buy from them too.

TehJarVu SG

aiyah buy for mother or gf of course dun buy $20 one lor

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