it’s been a busy busy weekend, trolling the shops for home and baby stuff. we’ve finally made it to the baby hyperstore and baby kingdom warehouse shops in kaki bukit, but i guess it wasn’t such a good idea to go on a weekend. too many people, too little space, and the staff were simply overwhelmed. there also didn’t seem to be many strollers meant for newborns on display (although i was surprised that they did carry the mia moda cielo. it was really as amazing as it was on video!). we left the place with not a single purchase.

then off to ikea at tampines. bought some small items, and have decided on which bigger pieces to have delivered. several shelves, also for jan’s room. it still awes me that for just $40, ikea does home delivery, and for a minimal fee, would even assemble your stuff for you. back in germany? d.i.y. all the way, baby! even if you had a car, you’d need truck racks to bring home those long slabs of wood, which you’d have to put together yourself, too. i don’t want to imagine how much it would cost if you ask an ikea staff to come over to your place to assemble your furniture. probably several times more than what you paid for the item itself, haha.

next stop: courts. they’re currently having a sale (which store isn’t?!) and we wanted to look at the washing machines they had on display. i was dead set on getting a bosch (german brand, of course. i would have wanted a miele, but man, it’s teuer), but the salesperson (who seemed to know what she was talking about — a rarity in shops here, it seems) did a very convincing pitch for electrolux. gotta decide within the week…

sunday, we watched the waterhorse (really endearing film!) and then proceeded to the mayhem called orchard road. they say this is the country’s ultimate shopping paradise, but i’m not sure why i dislike this place so much. but oh well, takashimaya is having a baby fair, and i was told they had more strollers on display. sure enough, they did. but again, the place was so crowded i can’t hear myself think, much more evaluate and decide on the items on display. so after about half an hour milling about, we gave up; i guess i’ll simply have to go back on a weekday, maybe at opening time when there would be virtually nobody!

i think i have my malling dose for the week, though. make that a month. there used to be a time when i enjoyed going to the malls, if just for window shopping. now? if i could buy everything online, i would.

sign of aging?

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