My dad is a very patient man, at least with me. For the past weekends, we have been going to different malls and shopping. As you know, shopping with girls can be very tedious and boring at the same time.
From an interview with a guy, he said there was nothing more boring than sitting in couches and waiting in vain for their girlfriends, sisters, friends, mothers to try on garments they will never buy anyway. Or try on garments of the same style with different colors.
I did just that. We went mall-hopping and then I went to every boutique with a really nice clothing selection, browse through racks and then try on stuff I know I'm not gonna buy. Dad was really patient, waiting outside the shop for about 15-20 minutes. Sometimes, I would buy just 1 piece after trying about 7 pieces.
When we got to the lingerie section, he would leave me to my devices [ie. try on lots of styles] and then just come back if I'm ready to buy. Lingerie in Jakarta is cheaper than in Manila. Wacoal here is priced around 60% of the stuff in Manila. Recently, the mall had a sale with buy 3 for 2 and I'm full of lingerie. Of course, I didn't forget to buy my mom and sister their bras [they know their sizes].
After that, we went to Starbucks to hang-out [dad can be cool if he wanted, really]. We tried their new frapp, Banana Mocha and it was really good. Dad didn't get to finish his because it was too sweet.
After that, we were supposed to head to Pondok Indah to play tennis. Unfortunately, as we got there, it started raining so we had no choice but to have it rescheduled for the next week.
We ate at this seafood restaurant that's out of the way. Despite it's location, it's still flocked by people, mostly expats. And the food is really good. They are only cooked after we order it.
When we got home, I got a pen and paper and started and inventory of the stuff I bought for the day, complete with the item description.
COMPANY PROFILES:
Company names here in Indonesia you'd think twice before engaging in...
1. Bank Jabar - 'Ja' [Jakarta] and 'Bar' [Barat meaning central]
2. Bank Mandiri
3. Optik Melawai
More to come...
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