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Date: 19 December 2004 06:22:09
For a bit of fun today, I went to a large shopping centre to buy a pair of shorts. With my trusty brother. And my father who wanted to go along for the ride. We found a parking spot instantly (on the street, across the road from the entrance to the carpark) and had 90 minutes of frivolity among the rabid masses. Made a few purchases. Some underwear, shampoo and conditioner (with confusing new packaging), three t shirts (took 2 minutes to select and 15 minutes to pay for), some clothes for the brother and finally some board shorts for me! Tried for a second pair but it was all too hard.
Amusing sights included:
1. One of the escalators had taken the afternoon off so was, for the moment, merely an awkard set of stairs. When we were walking down it I could work out why we were travelling at such a plodding pace (step 2, 3, 4, step 2, 3, 4..). Eventually I saw that at the front of a long line of people was a little kid who had obviously just learnt to walk taking his time making it down. I liked it how everyone on the escalator was plodding in time. I guess you had to be there...
2. Numerous tantrums. Hehehe.
3. The girl who was in charge of making kids smile for their photo with Santa. I must say that I would have been terrified if I were two years old and she was shaking some toy in my face like a lunatic.
4. Ahhhh the car park! So much craziness and creative parking.
5. A beautiful display of synchronised crying in the ladieswear section at Big W. I did not start it but joined in after the third baby. Waaaaaaaaaaah! Waaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Waaaaaaaaaah! (cue yay) Waaaaaaaaah!