Christmas is coming! I can feel the spirit of love, joy, happiness coming, overwhelming me. More than this, I think I can see more of the spirit of consumerism that come together with Christmas nowadays. As I shopped with my mum the day before at Orchard, we spotted countless of people carrying bags of clothes and groceries (us included). No doubt, people most probably have gotten their year-end bonuses and are now shopping for gifts to their beloved and loved ones.
Shopping with my mum is so fun. Really. Honest. I did not realise it until recently. Perhaps I was never in the mood to go shopping befor; I mean it can be quite hard going out with your brain still with your books at home and being physically out. But now, it's different. My mind, soul and body are out when I'm out. Even when I'm staying at home, sometimes my mind is out as well! And now, I understand why my dad do not accompany my mum to go shopping. Well, my mum simply shops too slowly. She claims that she must examine every single piece of clothing carefully before buying. Here's her routine to buying clothes: First, she will check the design or "cutting" in her own words. Next, she'll check out the texture. After that, she'll check if they fit her (just by looking first). Then, she'll check the price. She will most probably take the clothes off the rack if it is reasonable, or if there's a discount. Then, after taking a few blouses, she'll head for the fitting room. If she's happy with how the clothes look on her, she'll but them. Just that day, she went in (to the fitting room) with 3 pieces of blouses. Chances are, I guess, she would come out with at least 1 suitable one. But guess what? She said that they don't look nice on her. Oh well! And in order not to go home empty-handed, she headed for the shoe department, where she quickly bought a pair of heels(trust my mum to wear heels at her age!).
Anyway, after that, we shopped around that area opposite Specialist's Centre and bought Cheese Tofu and Sotong balls. They really taste wonderful, especially the cheese tofu. There's really a lot of cheese inside. And the taste of cheese still linger in my mouth after quite a while. I know cheese fishballs, or anything with cheese inside may sound cliche or cheesy now because of the Chinese drama. But they really taste nice and good. And such food products really exist in real life!!!
We then walked to PS to get some groceries and to checked out my brother's shoes at City Hall. It was such a tiring day, but fulfilling in terms of the time I spent with my mum. And it helps me to sleep soundly at night.
And oh, did I mention? I'm now working in a laboratory. I get to see urine, stool and blood samples!!! It's so cool. I mean, not everyone get to see them. The only urine and stool that I ever saw before this was my own. And working in the lab reminds me of last year's attachment at IMCB. I mean, the gloves and all. I just found the job yesterday and yesterday was also my first day. Or should I say night? It's only for four hours. It's quite all right, the work and everything. Plus, it's working in a lab!!! It's really different from the department where I was attached to at IMCB, cos, here, they'll do all the required tests on those sample. I'm still learning, of course. I think they really teach us quite a lot. In the meantime, I'm also looking for students for tuition. Do refer to my previous posts for more information on that. Early Merry Christmas everyone!