Going shopping with... my crown Prince

Last Sat, after coming back from morning prayers with some great ladies, I was coining the idea of how 2 keep my children occupied in their father's absence (he was still in retreat centre) on a beautiful Sat afternoon..

Either see a show... " Shrek 4ever"

or

Going to Borders by MRT



Option 1:-

Princess No 1 said.. too expensive! too crowded also!!


Option 2"-
Princess No 1 said, too hot, did not want 2 take MRT , but willing to go if taking car..

I suggested going to Borders, as Crown Prince has got a $40 Border's voucher since his birthday in Feb n it was yet 2 b used. In addition, he also had Taka vouchers 2 utilise.

Princess No 1 Bargained with Crown Prince regarding xchanging $5 for his $30 voucher, of course it was a lousy deal for Crown Prince, but the incentive was tat he would hv the elder sister 2 come along under the hot sun n travelling via MRT.

Crown Prince tot about it n decided to go alone with his beloved mum to have a shopping spreee... $40/- Borders Voucher + $ 30 Taka Voucher..


Walking to MRT using Transport 11 (foot lah) was ok except the hot weather. The walk was made more pleasant cos' my beloved son brought along a icy-cold can of drink n we enjoyed walking n drinking.

Taking MRT ride 2 Orchard was a 32 min tingy but upon reaching Orchard, the crowd juz became bigger than we expected.

We got the opportunity 2 browse through some books b4 looking out for "Wimpy Kid" book serries fondly suggested by my son.


Finally, we found a buy 3 get 2 promo, but he did not like the 3rd book.
Well, in the end, gotten 2 Wimpy books for slighty over $40.


So delightful after the superb great purchase, cash outlay of $30+ for 2 books, he was overjoyed n

wanna prceed 2 Taka S. C to finish up his $30 worth of vouchers.


While the walk was the next 10 mins, while walking along the pavement, 4 once, we felt like tourists as no body seemed 2 bother..


Upon reaching Taka, we headed straight to the Toys Dept n Crown Prince was so imppressed by some magic stuff , n used up the $30 voucher straight.

Aiyoh, n he bought 1 Magic Worm n also wanna buy 1 eachg to bless his 2 sisters. He bought another magic stuff, "UFO" purely 4 himself. He excitedly wanna go back, and on the way, got a blessing of ice-cream from his beloved mum.

Taking MRT back to home was another breeze, n catch another mode of transport call the Bus was another elated time together.

Upon Reaching home, as excited as he was, He rushed into his room to practise on the magic b4 giving his sisters a surprise!

Guess Wat, he got himself a .... BIG Surprise, or even a shock!

His Magic Worm was no magic but one with a hair-thin thread-like string

His Magic UFO was also no magic except an even super thin thread-like string.

He was relatively disappointed n mentioned tat he would hv listened to my advice 2 buy something else rather than the supposedly magic stuff

I told him to take comfort, afterall, he got the chance 2 travel via various mode of transport n spend less than $5 for 2 great books + 3 magic worms + 1 Magic UFOs..

Better than the Great S'pore Sale, isn't it?

I hope tat he felt better by now...