We then made our way into the mall. I already knew it was
going to be a big place. People were all around, and many stores to go
to. I'll be frank, I wanted to get Cat a necklace of some sort. I just
didn't know what type or where to get it, or how much one would be.
We walked all around. Finally I told my bro the plan. Go up to the
highest floor and work our way down. Since I was sick, energy is limited.
Not to mention time was against me. I think I spent at least one hour and
a half just walking around looking at stuff. I would've given up,
and then finally I went to the jewery store section. It was odd for me
to walk around. First off, I wasn't dressed too mature, like some punk,
second it would seem strange that a kid of my stature would even have
money to get something that elegant. And seriously I just felt strange
in that area cause there's not a lot of ppl looking for jewery. Finally
like 2 ladies at this one booth told me to come here and take a look
at there things. Well I saw the price of some of them, like near the
25K zone, and I was a bit freaked. Well the first thing they asked
was my price range, and they told me if something to something was ok.
I don't remember, but as long as it's below 10K I'm fine with it. So
they asked it who was it for or the occasion I guess. I told them that
there was this dance next week and I wanted to give it to this girl.
I assume they thought it was my girlfriend or whatever. And they showed
me two items. One was this necklace that was a shape of a heart and some
purple lining I guess. The other was a bracelet that I could have
something engraved into. They showed me both and told me how special the
necklace is since only there store makes it or whatever. And they told
me that the necklace would be better since ppl could see it, while the
bracelet was harder to see. Of course the bracelet was also cheaper too.
Anyways they asked my bro too to give me an opinion. I think the funniest
thing now I look back was that I had my kid bro with me when I was
purchasing an expensive gift for a girl that never even said she like
me or not. So STUPID. Anyways I feel like such a fool now, and I'm sure
Cat will never even know the stupid thing I did. Finally I decided to
go with the necklace and they told me it was a good choice. It was
like giving my heart to her you know, a symbol I guess. And at the
time I'm sure that was what I wanted to do, to show Cat how much she
meant to me. Anyways the grand total was 5999NT. CRAZY! Can you
believed I spent that much on a piece of jewery for a girl that I
don't know more than her name? Such a stupid commitment. And I'm
sure no one could of stopped me at that time. As I paid they asked
if I wanted to do 'tong-yi-ben-hao' some number thing, that takes the
taxes off ppl's buiness. I wanted to get my dad's so I called home.
My mom was the only one home, she tried to search for the number, but
at the end she gave me her younger bro's. I had to do some paperwork
too like sign some things. I also forgot to mention how that the two
salesperson was able to figure out that I wasn't a local. They somehow
asked if I were overseas or something. Anyways I told them I went to
TAS. After everything was done, the thing all packed up I was good to
go. I was also able to get some prizes. So my bro and I went back up.
Even at this very momment, that heart necklace is sitting in my room,
never opened. Well my bro and I got to pick out this card and we won
this cool coffee cup set, looked like the best prize anyways. We also
won a jug of water, and the problem now was we had to drag it all the
way back home. Before we were gonna leave, I wanted to get Cat some
chocolates too, stupid me, and you won't believe what I was going to
do. I was about to buy this extra gift for her friend, remember she
said it was her friends B-day? So I also wanted to give something,
such a fool I was. We looked all around, and there was nothing I
wanted. If I were in the US, I could find a box of chocolates
anywhere. My bro and I also stopped at the McDonald's down there,
so I could get my bro a drink. After that it was time to go back.
Now you can imagine the long journey back. I'm sure I got a cab back
to the MRT station, and I got off at Chih San, as usual. And guess
what? We walked back all the way home. But before we did I wanted to
stop at Takashimaya, cause I wanted to find a gift for Cat's friend.
So you can imagine the hauling of the water jug. My bro and I switched
off a couple of times. A long walk. When we did get to Takashimaya.
I told my bro to get dinner. He went and grabbed McDonald's. When he
returned to look after the stuff, I went to look for the ideal gift I
suppose. Nothing really. And I was hungry, tired, and sick, physically.
I then gave up and we made our way back out. We walked, and I did it
on an empty stomach. Later I decided to go to the Watsons. I walked around
and found some chocolates. Finally I decided to get a box of Milka or
something like that. Kwok told me he had given that too Mindy once before.
And seeing it was late and that looked really nice I decided to get it.
I wanted to get better I'm sure, but just couldn't find any and I was
tired. You know even after I gave the chocolates to Cat, I still kept
that Watsons bag, I want to document this entire episode. Anyways, it
was around 7PM or 8PM when I retunred home more tired that ever. I showed
my parents some of the cool stuff and the water I got, and I went up to
my room to hide the rest of my stash. And some time later I'll tell
you what happened. That's the end of this operation. Success I guess
you could call it, but this entire thing I hoped to accomplish was a
failure from the start no matter how hard I tried. That's what I feel
now, and even today I think I dreamed of Cat, just a glance at her, nothing more. I wonder if I'll ever see her again.
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