Text by Nisha Jhangiani

30th March: It's a nightmare of a day - a chaotic packing session in the morning, followed by a literal run for the Sabyasachi (brilliant, brilliant) and Lascelles Symons/Mandira Wirk (so-so, with another almost malfunction) shows, then racing to the office to collect some last minute papers and packages for the trip. A genuine dilemma having to choose between a blow-dry appointment and the Suneet Varma show - no prizes for guessing which one wins; naturally, a girl must look her groomed best before embarking on an international tour.

And finally, I am on my way to the airport for a flight that will take me to The Singapore Fashion Festival, organised by The Singapore Tourism Board. I realise that I am unnecessarily carting along my tickets and sundries for Delhi (I return from Singapore at an unearthly midnight hour on the 4th, only to drive back to the airport a few hours later to zoom to Delhi for another hectic Fashion Week). A quick pass-on of excess documents to a grumbling father and I am on my way to check-in…my bag already weighs 23 kilos, this is not good news! Really, it's high time good-as-gold shopaholics are offered a 60kg luggage card that allows them to travel to any destination with an honourable view to boosting that country's economy.

Strapped and on board, I suddenly panic as there is no way now to verify whether my jewelled Malini Agarwala belt has been correctly packed into the Singapore strolley or whether it has found its erroneous way into the ready-to-go Delhi suitcase. I wonder how the Ashish Soni show fared in Mumbai and stop to check my bandaged, sprained foot before drifting off to Singapore mall dreamland.