Thursday, December 27, 2007
Japanese Atmosphere
State: Sleepy.Woke up EARLY this morning to reach Orchard Scotts at 0830... only to find a super long queue there already!!
This is my first and will be my last time running such an errand for the Empress.
The thing is, you queue a damn long queue to go into Isetan. Then you got to queue a damn long queue again at the right counter to buy the thing you want. At the counter queue, shortly after Walkergal joined in the queue, this manager walked over and inform about 15 people in front of me and onwards all the way to the back, that the Guess Watches were all sold out. No point queuing anymore.
I was disappointed. Couldn't get it for Empress but she liked it so much. When I called her to inform her about it, guess what? She said: "oh. I have a feeling that you won't be able to buy it this morning. Such private sales are all gimmicks..." =.=
Nevermind.
I guess to make my early wakey more worthed, I stayed on to look again for anything thats worthed to buy. Everything was like madly discounted. I got for myself a graniph top. As I walked on, I discovered that sports section is also having sale. All the sportwears, tshirts, SBs...I finally made my choice of 1 nike SB and a nike top. Quite pleased with my buys but it was really tiring. The queue to the fitting rooms were like damn long. Didn't wanna buy anything that it will end up chucked at wardrobe... So I queued still in the end, making sure that none of my buys will be a mistake.
Finally I was done with payment. I decided to pop by the Isetan Supermarket. It was really big and beautiful and really did sell some of the things I've observed from Japan supermarkets and guess what? The goods sold in Isetan Supermarket were damn expensive!!
I saw the exact Nissin Cup Noodles Seafood one, Made in Japan. I bought that at Japan from one of the convenience stores at the base of Mount Fuji, it costs me only 95 yen = SGD$1.20.
It was sold for SGD$3.65 at Isetan Supermarket!! =.=
Well. This goes to show that really. Only way to make my world travel more worthed, it is to stay at the place longer. Else, paying a huge sum to fly to Japan and just stay for 5 days? Though it might seemed cheap to eat 95yen instant noodles but taking into account of the air fare.... I think its more sensible to pay for the same $3.65 instant cup noodles here in Isetan supermarket instead.
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After I returned home from town area.. I was zonked. Went for a quick bath and straight into dreamland. Seriously tired out from all my walking from the city these days. Sigh. To think I seldom go shopping and just a few days of shopping can already maxed me. =.=