17.9.06
9.9.06
Mall Mauling (A Thing of the Past)
Yesterday I spent 7 hours in a mall.
I did do a bit of 'shopping' but that was a 20-30 minute affair...tops
I spent 7 hours in a mall, indulged in my own portable music selections and just walking around.
I tried to pretend that I was wandering about in a city, a city with impeccable weather I may add. A little exercise in suspension of disbelief...though I can't claim that it worked, it was enjoyable nonetheless, mildly enjoyable perhaps. I observed people, saw a few familiar faces and passed out a salutation or two.
For the longest time I loathed malls, however I always succumbed to the fact that there was little else to do and reluctantly found myself standing inside these mammoth structures wearing a sedated frown. Yesterday though it dawned on me, the best way about it is to live and work in a mall...preferbly a obscenely large one. Since as how all these malls are pretty much self-sufficient, there would be no reason to leave - a city within a city. One that is pedestrian friendly...I can live with that.
I did do a bit of 'shopping' but that was a 20-30 minute affair...tops
I spent 7 hours in a mall, indulged in my own portable music selections and just walking around.
I tried to pretend that I was wandering about in a city, a city with impeccable weather I may add. A little exercise in suspension of disbelief...though I can't claim that it worked, it was enjoyable nonetheless, mildly enjoyable perhaps. I observed people, saw a few familiar faces and passed out a salutation or two.
For the longest time I loathed malls, however I always succumbed to the fact that there was little else to do and reluctantly found myself standing inside these mammoth structures wearing a sedated frown. Yesterday though it dawned on me, the best way about it is to live and work in a mall...preferbly a obscenely large one. Since as how all these malls are pretty much self-sufficient, there would be no reason to leave - a city within a city. One that is pedestrian friendly...I can live with that.
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