Thursday, April 1, 2010

Retail Therapy

Shopping is a luxury that I don't have here. I'm in Hobart city (they call it a "city" here), where the tallest building so happens to be a casino which is I reckon is 20 storeys max? So when casinos are the tallest buildings around, you're not going to find many shopping malls, period. But it's not all that bad. There's this place called Eastlands and it's the biggest shopping centre in Hobart. If you've been shopping in KL like me for the past 2 years, it's not very big. But beggars can't be choosers so I have to be happy with what I have. Well, I went down to do some shopping yesterday for winter clothing and I AM VERY VERY HAPPY. Black hoodie/jacket, AUS$140. did I mention that it looks excellent on me? Alright, maybe a little too narcistic but hey, I love the jacket. 1 shirt form Jays Jays, and 2 more from Cotton On. Total damage, AUS$200. It feels good to have actually bought something after such a long time. It's quite too bad that some people don't really see shopping as 'therapeutic' as it would be for me. Some see it as very stressing because they can't make up their minds about a particular pair of boots/shoes or a shirt; basically about something they want to buy. And the deliberation process goes on for a week or more. I just take a few hours to come to a decision. Well, I can't blame you if you're a girl because there's loads of stuffs for you out there. For guys, I'd say you're really fickle minded if you take more than a week because let's face it, you're flippin dude!! We're generally supposed to go in and out of the store the first time round with something in our hands. But I suppose every general rule has an exception. Some say retail therapy doesn't really work or more like it doesn't last for very long. Well, I'll just have to enjoy it while it lasts then.

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