Chinese New Year around the corner!
Well, this year my wife refuses to buy new year clothes for me. I can only speculate on the reasons: 1. She thinks she has bad taste for clothes, so leave the choice to a better judge - me - instead; 2. I'm getting fatter and as such, and naturally, I am more picky on clothings - must not be too tight, otherwise it will be uncomfortable, or, must not be too loose or I'll look fatter than I really am.
During much younger days I used to shop for new year clothes with my friends (in some years with cousins). A full day event. I would receive about $100 from my mum (the amount would later be hotly debated and fought for as I got older...). It was the only time of the year where I got to spend more than $100 on clothings at one time. And with so much money in my pocket and the complete freedom to buy any clothes the budget allowed, I got to experience the full effect of consumersim and marketing attention. That kind of makes one feel important and adult dont' you think so? Definitely a major highlight of a year.
Now the scenario has somewhat changed. I mean, who'd shop with me? Everyone I know have partners or families to occupy them. It kinda feels weird to go shop alone.... but on another note, I think it feels weirder to have another friend accompanying me to shop. I mean, can you imagine 2 or 3 guys in their 30s shopping together along Orchard Road joustling with kids half their age? I can.
Also, my attention span for shopping has been lacking somewhat as the years roll on. My lovely wife can attest to that. Wait till she relates to you my Ultraman Syndrom. I'd probably spend less than half an hour on this shopping trip: walk-in, choose, check price tag, pay and go.
Or, maybe I should try to re-kindle the exhiliration of my younger days, by pretending like I'm 15 walking down Orchard Road with $100 in my pocket trying to decide how much to spend on a rare McDonald's meal so I still have enough left to buy the clothes I have been eyeing for months.
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can you imagine 2 or 3 guys in their 30s shopping together along Orchard Road joustling with kids half their age?
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You actually did that in your 10s or 20s? Quite unbelievable!! Given the fact that you are wearing the same set of clothings everytime I meet you.. ;)
From the much-awaited "commentator".
i would accompany u bro except tat im no longer in spore! ... and i agree with u that macs then was so precious a meal ... now u see kids eating macs every meal ... and they prob get $500 for clothes compared to our miserable 100 quid ... coincidentally, tha was the same amt i got !
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