Dearest Little Skyler,
We brought you to a place that neither Papa nor Mama remember visiting today, Little One. It’s a place called Downtown East – it is situated in Pasir Ris. The main reason for our going all the way there was the warehouse sale by Toys ‘R’ Us. We had hoped to get some toys at a lower price for you – as sort of a Children’s Day present. =D
The trip turned out to be a major disappointment. The types of toys that they had on sale were not suitable for you and the number to choose from was not that big to begin with. To make matters worse, they were not much cheaper than the standard retail price. The number of people who were walking around looking for toys was not very big either. However, the queue to pay for the toys was very long! So, you can imagine how inefficient the entire operation was – so few people shopping but such a long queue to pay for the goods. Oh well… Never mind, Mama and Papa will get you toys from other places.
MPH Bookstores were having a book sale as well next to the toy sale. We went over there as well. We managed to get three books – all Blue’s Clues! =D You were so excited by them. We were glad that we managed to get something for your Children’s Day celebrations! :D
We brought you to a place that neither Papa nor Mama remember visiting today, Little One. It’s a place called Downtown East – it is situated in Pasir Ris. The main reason for our going all the way there was the warehouse sale by Toys ‘R’ Us. We had hoped to get some toys at a lower price for you – as sort of a Children’s Day present. =D
The trip turned out to be a major disappointment. The types of toys that they had on sale were not suitable for you and the number to choose from was not that big to begin with. To make matters worse, they were not much cheaper than the standard retail price. The number of people who were walking around looking for toys was not very big either. However, the queue to pay for the toys was very long! So, you can imagine how inefficient the entire operation was – so few people shopping but such a long queue to pay for the goods. Oh well… Never mind, Mama and Papa will get you toys from other places.
MPH Bookstores were having a book sale as well next to the toy sale. We went over there as well. We managed to get three books – all Blue’s Clues! =D You were so excited by them. We were glad that we managed to get something for your Children’s Day celebrations! :D
After browsing through the ‘sale’, we took a walk around the rest of Downtown East and were further disappointed with how there hardly seemed anything worth looking at or visiting. There were several types of food outlets and some shops selling stuff but nothing out of the ordinary. Mama and Papa simply could not understand what the interest value of the place was. We kept on telling ourselves that people came to stay in the chalets and play at the Escape Theme Park and Wild Wild Wet but we could not convince ourselves that these places were actually worth visiting.
Well, Little Girl, this trip reminded Papa that there are many places that we can bring you to in Singapore. Some of them will be worth our time while others may not. Whatever the case may be, these places are still part of Singapore so Mama and Papa will bring you to visit them again when you are older so that you will have a better idea of what Singapore has to offer. We cannot be ignorant about our own country.
We love you,
Papa and Mama
We love you,
Papa and Mama
No comments:
Post a Comment