There's More!

Post-Thanksgiving called for a few more meetings. Gearing up for the main reason we are on this trip is finally taking place. With formalities in order, and expectations high, it's time to see Brown Sugar for what it is.

The fearsome four plus one dared another outing. This time we check out what's called 'Raffles City'. HUGE MALL. I believe there are seven floors in this one. Brannen and Sarah had scoped the place earlier, and were impressed with the food court, no less. So we made that our sole purpose of visiting there...yea right. Shops offering coats, boots, hats, scarves, perfume, cologne and music were strategically aligned. Each floor offered specifics...for the specific. No, we DID NOT try to make our way through this entire massive structure...we made sure we ate...okay? LOL.

The Temples were right. The food was delicious. They suggested a place that offered curry dishes. There was silence throughout our lunch...even from Miles. Again, we were overwhelmed by the choices of eateries. Again, people were begging us to come and try something...even if it did look spooky! We found our way to a donut cafe...yes...every kind of donut you could think of was available. No joke! We couldn't try them all, but a sweet-toothed individual could easily make his or her home in there! Unbelievable I tell ya!

After lunch, we wandered a few floors, and Sarah and I tried on hats and jewelry. Our wish list became enormous within minutes of passing two stores. How does one make a sound decision when you have this kind of menagerie at your fingertips? It was a good time anyway. Window shopping and people watching...us, that is. We are certainly eye-catchers in this city. No matter where we go. People pointing and giggling. Who cares? We get a kick out of it.

Christmas season is taking over as well. You know how it is in the states. Halloween is barely over and the stores are already decorating for Christmas. These folk believe in 'showing off', let me tell it. It was dark as we prepared to leave and just outside was the biggest 'toyland' structure we had ever seen. I took a few minutes to describe to Dwayne what all the commotion was about. He could hear the oohs and aahs. He could hear the squeals from the little ones as well. Miles immediately found a spot of pleasure. There was music, bubbles and snowflakes coming from it. Digital and video cameras were in hand. WOW!!

We called it an evening...one for the memory book for sure. The guys had a full next day planned. It was becoming clearer...Shanghai had a lot to offer...and there's more!