Perfect Day

Football fun with dad

Grandma's birthday celebration at home [ which felt more like Marco's]

Dec 13 2008

His favourite machine at Great World City

Anatomy-play at BakerzInn.

Yesterday was a day as good as any.

It was really quite perfect.

And we all know how rare these days are. For me, anyway.

Attended a Sikh wedding in the morning at Serangoon/Balestier area.

Took me like half an hour to find the temple, but what an experience.

I really bemoan the fact that in the first 16 years of my life, i had almost no Malay/Indian/Sikh friends.

Until now, i know so little about other religions and races.

I ask my frens/colleagues questions about their race/traditions and i feel like an idiot.

A complete ignorant fool.

The wedding was so lavish and glam.

All those dazzling, shiny Indian-esque saris, jewels, beads everythere.

Beautiful. My 1st time inside a Sikh temple.

My friend, the bride, was resplendent and dazzling head-to-toe.

Brighter than a Xmas tree!

She was so beautiful, and looked dramatically different from her usual laid-back self.

Reached home about 1+pm, had lunch with Marco and then waited for his dad to be back.

About 3+pm, we headed for Paragon.

Cos Terence was supposed to buy me this handbag, which was really expensive.
He's really sweet about it, says that I can use it for Xmas and CNY, i seldom buy expensive stuff etc.

I thought about it for a few days, and initially said no.

I even asked my mum, who went on to make me feel super stupid for even asking.

The markets are so bad, we shouldn't be splurging like this..... etc etc.

But on Sunday, we decided, what the heck, the nice sales lady has kindly reserved it for me for 3 days.

The least I can do is show up and see it + see her.

And it was on sale!

And so we went.

Terence had trouble finding parking space, so I brought Marco in for a walk first.

He was so happy with all the festive lighting everywhere.

Then we went into Metro and I thought, i'll just take a quick look at the bags section and see if i can find anything i like, for cheaper.

I did!

In fact, my son led me to it!

He wanted to sit on this ledge at the Nine West counter,

which had 3 fab bags proudly on display.

It was beautiful! Love at first sight.

It came in 3 colours, i bought the brown one.

Plushy, roomy, unique textured design, and only $165!

I was sold.

Didn't need my designer bag no more.

Then Terence came up, and I showed him the bag.

He said we should still go and see that designer one, cos the lady was probably waiting for me.

Sure enough, she was. She had it reserved in her storeroom, i felt so guilty.

I looked at it, Terence looked it.. and we both knew I'd fallen out of love with it.

Phew, saved a few hundred bucks there!

Then we brought Marco to the play area + Toys R' Us.

Where he had so much fun we almost forgot his feed.

And i managed to get some Xmas gifts for frens too.

Plus a great dinner at Fish & Co.

It was just altogether a great day with the family.

Sometimes, i think, this is all I need in life.

Days and times like these do that to me...

Perhaps I don't need a career.

Perhaps I don't need all that crap in the office.

Perhaps I don't need that much in life.

Perhaps i don't really need designer bags and shoes and clothes.

Perhaps the things I need have nothing to do with money at all.

And even if it goes against everything else I know...

Perhaps I should trust my instincts more?

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