Tis the time of the year again, where it's neither the beginning yet, nor the end. Christmas, we celebrate with so much grandeur, that it's seemingly the end of one full year. New Year, we wait with so much anticipation, that it's arrival is no doubt the start of another new year, as it's name implies. Yet now, I seem to be living in a period of transition, with no name appropriate enough to name it. Some space in time.
Believe it or not, I managed to drag my ass off that comfortable bed of mine as early as 0817hr this morning to get ready for a 'shopping' experience with my family. Although I ought to admit, my first alarm went off at 0740hr, and the same alarm tone sounded every five minutes since then, that by 0815hr I was extremely irritated so I sprang up and out of the bed.
I'm very proud of my driving skills because I got everybody right to our 'shopping' destination without any... well,
wrong turns. Except the fact that I parked my car at some seemingly secluded, ulu and far place. But still, it's within walking distance so it's not exactly THAT far.
Wanna give a smart guess where we shopped today? It's nt any of those usual shopping malls you go to. This one is cheaper(yeah things ARE really cheap inside), BIGger(it's quite big considering how much were actually there), HOTter(yeah, it's hot). This 'shopping' experience reminded me of the days when I was little. As I grow I got so preoccupied with things that I never set foot on this.. err..
shopping mall. Now that I have virtually nothing to do, well, a little traditional shopping is fun too.
In case you still have no idea what I'm rambling about, alright, spare you of the torture. This little shopping experience of mine is what your moms or grandmothers do every other day - the ah-ma style traditional shopping aka going to the market.
The market we went to was known for being cheap. The vege you find there are one of the cheapest in their respective markets (of markets), and not to mention, fresh too. The same goes to meat and marine catches. So we got some prawns (though I've got to admit they aren't exactly
very cheap), some fish, char siew, some different sorts of vege, and and and, TOFU!
Now that's the little traditional shopping experience of mine today.
And I seriously love driving. When I'm on the driver's seat, my mind is momentarily void of concerns (although it can be counter-argued as I'm constantly deciding which turn to take and road to turn into, because I'm a reknowned direction idiot, thank you) so it proves to be a very good treatment to restore my mental balance.
OK, it doesn't mean I'm mentally imbalance right now.
