Monday, October 29th, 2007
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Every weekend, when the kids and I go shopping, I notice the prices of things are just creeping up. I guess companies hope we don’t notice but the point is when you shop as often as us moms do, it’s hard to hide the fact.
So what exactly can a dollar buy these days? Let’s see…
- an ice-cream cone
- a blank DVD
- a ballpoint pen
- a can or box of some lesser known soft drink
- a few baby doughnuts
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
As usual, I was rummaging around for a meal idea and came across a box of instant mushroom and chicken soup with 3 sachets inside.
I’m not much good with the proportions. Somehow I always get them wrong even when I follow the instructions on the pack. When I used one sachet, the soup was too diluted.
So I put it back on the boil, added a bit more water and threw in the other 2 sachets. It was thicker and seemed to even look slightly edible. Actually it was the worst thing I ever tasted.
Soup in a can tastes somewhat better but it’s too high sodium for my tastebuds. I thought sachets might work out better but evidently not. I won’t be trying any more sachets or soups for a long time, thanks.
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Sunday, October 21st, 2007
I recently bought a pair of power goggles. See, even if you’re short-sighted, you shouldn’t resign yourself to being blind at the pool.
As long as your myopia is below 700 degrees, you will be able to find a pair. You should buy a pair which is about 50 degrees below your reading because everything becomes clearer and sharper in water so it kinda offsets quite well.
When I went to the store, I found that power goggles have their own shelf so that means that they’re pretty popular items. They’re really great and cost only slightly more than the regular ones.
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Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
I have to admit I have never really liked the grotesque rubbery look of Crocs. 
The first time I laid eyes on them, I swear they were the ugliest things I’ve ever seen.
And I still do… think they’re the ugliest things a person could ever wear. So when my best buddy told me that even she had invested in a pair and joined the Croc revolution, my jaw positively dropped!
I say ‘invested’ because although they look cheap, they’re not! They’re supposed to have some sort of podiatric benefit on your feet though I really can’t see how. Not when some kids have lately gotten their Crocs stuck in the teeth of elevators and had their poor toes cut off.
While my friend swears they’re so-oo comfortable, her husband has warned, “Don’t walk with me when you’re wearing those things! Walk on ahead and I’ll pretend I don’t know you!” Ouch! I’m afraid I have to agree with him there 
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Finally we made it to The Gardens. I’ve been talking about it for weeks but it takes time and effort to get our butts over there.
I’m glad we were there today because as the long weekend draws near, I expect it’ll be impossible trying to get to Midvalley Megamall.
The traffic is horrendous as it is every weekend, not to mention a long holiday weekend like this when out-of-towners will be here for a piece of the action.
So now The Gardens is the building right beside MidValley. In fact, I wanted to get there so bad I asked for directions at the Information Counter so I wouldn’t have to waste time looking around for it.
My shopaholic’s instinct told me the minute I set foot into The Gardens that this is an upscale shopping mall, for those with heavy pockets waiting to unload.
The floors polished marble. The store (oops, boutique) on my left with the word “Coach”. The smartly dressed guards in every corner. The architectural concept of the criss-crossing bridges is really cool.
The anchor stores, Isetan and Robinsons are both open but many of the others are not but I expect they would be open in time to catch the shopping season.
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
This next couple of weekends, the crowds are bound to be thicker than usual and there’ll be plenty of bargains, sales and activities to distract you.
Make sure you keep your kids with you or a familiar adult at all times while you’re out at the malls. Kids are naturally curious and taken with everything they see.
There’ll be lots of people around and it’s easy to get separated from your kids. So try to keep them close and not let them wander off on their own.
Do I sound a little paranoid here? If I do, it’s because we’ve been hearing too many incidents of unfortunate things happening to kids lately.
I just want to remind you that it’s important to keep your kids safe while you’re out having a great weekend. Don’t mind me, that’s just the mom in me talking 
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Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
I try to do my grocery shopping on weekdays. It’s a load off my mind to just get it out of the way quickly so that I can have my weekends free to do whatever.
Doing groceries on a weekday less stressful because I don’t have to contend with the parking and checkout problems. Those are the good things.
The bad thing is some of the shelves are bare and waiting to be stocked out. I was shocked to find only a few cartons of milk at retail price on the shelves on a Tuesday. On the weekend, they are usually on promo and the shelves are bursting with choices.
What to do? I guess I’m inadvertently forced back to doing groceries on the weekend. The only way to avoid the traffic and the crowds is to go early on a weekend when those who work fulltime are still enjoying the only days they get to sleep in.
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