RM480 Spectacles
Looking at the picture I took with JiNz during late January, I couldn’t help it but laughed at myself.
My specs was crooked, just in case you didn’t notice or know what was I talking about. Hence, enough is enough. I decided to change my specs before my next trip to KL. Then, my cheque, a rather fat one, came in just at the right time.I then headed down to my town’s optical shop and did the necessary eye tests and frame selecting process.
Fast forward, I got my specs 2 days before I went to KL. Not sure how many people noticed but am very sure that nobody mentioned it. Damn sad! Ha! It doesn’t matter since I am blogging about it anyway. It’s a red Levi’s frame and there’s not much design on it. In fact, it looks like just any other ordinary specs frame.
The specs sure looks normal, isn’t it? Yet, it cost me a whopping RM480! It is expensive because of the glasses that I opted for. This time, I opted for Essilor’s transition lens. Transition lens is the not so latest technology and is starting to get more affordable recently. When UV light is “shined” through the lens, the lens will change to a darker shade, making it into a sun glasses. When there’s no UV light detected, it will change back to clear lens. To make it even simpler for you, its a 2-in-1 lens, sun glasses and clear glasses in 1 lens.
Under normal lighting…
When UV light is detected…
Now, that’s wicked isn’t it? I got to know about this transition lens from Tien Soon and he recommended Essilor, which is quite affordable and has good quality. The transition is fast, barely noticeable and smooth. At times, I was wondering whether the lens has change its darkness or not.
Shameless cam-whore.
Fine. That shoudl be the last cam-whore picture of myself taken with my own camera.
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May 30th, 2007 00:48
yr eyes seem to be big also lar….kakakka behind the glasses lar ;p
May 30th, 2007 01:17
ei…i tot that technology was kinda old?? dunno. my mom used to wear a pair of those glasses back when i was in lower secondary…mebbe my memory is failing me..anyway nice glasses. i like red! slurps
May 30th, 2007 01:25
I want 1… but is freaking expensive… Mama will be SO noisy *haiz*
May 30th, 2007 03:50
hmmm…
wat if u taking photo in a studio with flash?
hahaha
will the glass turn black also?
May 30th, 2007 03:59
i broke my glasses some 2 years ago cos I was too ’smart’. I checked in the glasses case and put on my glasses on the 13 hour flight to KL. In KLIA, I changed to contact lenses and put the glasses in the bag. I was too excited when I was in the car. I just left my bag on the seat and put my laptop bag ON TOP of the bag. :P
Luckily I didn’t have to change the frame. I spent 200++ on the lenses though. It’s scratch resistant and light weight and UV bla bla bla.
Anyway, nice glasses!
May 30th, 2007 07:00
Wah i never had glasses that expensive before but it does look nice.
May 30th, 2007 09:49
haiyo….my normal spec aredi spend RM450++++ aigh….
i think if i want this kind of spec..sure will fly up to RM 600..
May 30th, 2007 10:07
RM480 for a spectacles, god bless me not to be short sighted kay, if not i’ll be even more broke.
*pss pss, jason your camwhore pic didn’t look bad what, can put more next time :P
May 30th, 2007 10:19
I’m using Essilor Transition Lens too. Loved it! Even at normal light, the lens looks a little bit darker compared to normal lenses. Mine is a little pricer….twice your price coz my power is very high.
May 30th, 2007 10:43
The specs is very nice!!
I was thinking to make 1 spec with Essilor Transition Lens as well, but i seldom wear specs (wan to keep my eyes pretty-pretty), so until now no action yet… hei hei..
May 30th, 2007 11:22
In actual fact, transitions lenses has been in the market for quite some time, I got mine around 2-3 years back. If not mistaken, It works by detecting the presence of both heat as well as UV, in order for the lenses to transit to a darkened state. I find it great for outdoors, but when driving, most of the time, it doesn’t go dark enough until a comfortable, shielding level. :). Great pair of glasses btw.
May 30th, 2007 11:36
Yeah, transition lenses have been in the market for sometime. :-)
May 30th, 2007 14:23
wooo…. cool!!! this spec make u look fiercelah….look like dai koh..lolz
May 30th, 2007 16:26
hehe glad that you’re happy with it :D
5 years ago, the quality of transition lenses in the market wasn’t good enough; they turned yellowish just within 2 years. But nowadays, very much better. Convenient for shortsighted people like us lo, no need to carry 2 different specs
Some more very yeng also ahhahaa.. go outdoor it turns dark, enter indoor it turns to normal.. now you see now you don’t haha
May 30th, 2007 20:36
dude! i want transition lens too! ok ok, will plan to buy maybe at the end of this year. in fact, i can cancel plans to buy a specs frame with a clip-on for sunglass lens! woot~
by the way, is it just me, or is your frame a tad pinkish?
May 31st, 2007 01:18
Emily : You… You… You…!
Blueapple : Haha! Yes, I got my facts wrong and I have done the necessary editing. I think it was only recently that it got affordable.
Jamie : Pay yourself.
MengZ : Only when UV light is detected, then only it will change to darker shade.
Moopig : Haha! You really damn careless. What about now? Switch to contact lens already, right? Is the lens really scratch resistant? :P
Fire Horse : I have seen even more expensive’s, like my dad’s, nearly RM900.
Milly : What specs you chose until RM450? -sweat-
Yung : Never mind, we got PayPerPost. LOL.
Che-Cheh : Wah! That bad your eye sight har?
湘绣蜻蜓 : If that’s the case, wear contact lens loh! Way cheaper actually.
Jed : Yes, I got my facts wrongly. Thanks for pointing it out. Yes, the shade isn’t dark enough when driving. I always manually make it darker by putting it under the sun for a while. LOL. Thanks!
Gallivanter : Hehe! Thanks for pointing out.
Fattien : Tai kor your head! :P
Tien Soon : If it wasn’t you, I would have save RM480. So, you have to belanja me makan. LOL.
Din : Clip-on sunglasses is so outdated. I mean, really out dated. That was like 5-6 or maybe longer years ago. -sweat- Its red, not pink. :P
May 31st, 2007 02:02
Now I’m too lazy to wear contacts everyday lah. My eyes get tired easily =_=
I think the lenses are really scratch resistant. I remember my old lenses had lots of scratches cos I was too lazy to use the right cloth to clean it. Just use t-shirt or something. But this one, it’s been 2 years plus I reckon and it’s still scratch free. And I use my t-shirt to clean it most of the time :P
May 31st, 2007 02:04
Moopig : Ha! I think I should get that lens too. How much was it again, you say? LOL. I always use my t-shirt / towel to wipe them too! :P
May 31st, 2007 07:47
I don’t quite remember to be honest but I’m very sure it was 200++, below 250 I guess. I think I had some discount because they are my dad’s client. (I was told that they hardly gave discounts) :P
May 31st, 2007 07:50
and oh, i somehow managed to let the door hit my head and glasses just now. Don’t ask me how. It just happened in the kitchen. Damn ‘che’ i tell you.
I thought my glasses will definitely be scratched but tadaaa.. look Jason, nothing! ;)
Canggih horrrr :P
May 31st, 2007 09:14
wow cool! it’s nice!
but 480..so expensivee!!! hehe
May 31st, 2007 09:33
The Levi’s spec is chun! So does Jinz. Hehe…
Sorry, I didn’t realize you are in the pic. Hahaha…
May 31st, 2007 13:44
Moopig : RM250 is not that expensive actually. You are very clumsy. Ha! Yes, its really canggih! I also want to buy that scratch resistant lens then. Transition + scratch resistant lens. That should be awesome, isn’t it?
Huei : Haha! Oklah, not too bad actually. :) Its around that price still.
Bryan : Shit you!
June 3rd, 2007 19:36
hey, i’m one of chris’s m8, or yow jong, dun know which name do u call him ^^
no offense m8, but transition lens, juz dun fancy it, coz it will turn yellow or greyish aft quite some time n it will make the person who wears it hav ‘panda eyes’ ^^
btw juz dropping a comment, coz i’m in this line, n a bit obsessed with eyes n glasses, tho not to tht extreme like chris with his airplanes ^^
June 3rd, 2007 23:13
Manson : I call him Chris. Ha! Yeah, heard that it will turn yellowish after some time, however, the technology is now better and can last longer now. Hence, I decided to make the switch. On top of that, it does save me some hastle nowadays. You are in this line? You mean you are doing opticals?
June 4th, 2007 19:08
aye, doin optometry in uk now, waiting for results, sigh
btw, i’m older thn chris by 1 day, so he’s my baby brother ^^
June 4th, 2007 19:14
Manson : Oh. First or second year? Haha! Baby brother, sounds damn gay.