I had five hours to kill this afternoon. I was alone, so I thought it would be great to finish my Christmas shopping for my family. I braved the jeepney rides going to SM North EDSA since I really wanted to learn how to commute this way and at the same time save some money to buy more stuff instead of wasting it on cab fare (traffic eats up the meter). I got there just fine, only with my hair a bit tousled and my heart sort of skipping since this dude got down from his car and started shrieking at our jeepney driver.
I have this strong feeling that I was able to enter all the stores in the mall. I spent so much time in the Korean cosmetic stores (The Face Shop, Etude House, Nature Republic, Tony Moly) - and boy, I do love them. I couldn’t resist but buy from each, but as an excuse I’m giving all of them away as presents :p
Anyway this really caught my attention. A Lego exhibit was spread out at the middle of The Block, and several kids had their faces and hands pressed on the glass even if the case clearly says “Please Don’t Lean on the Glass.” Normally, I wouldn’t bother at exhibits at the center of any mall because I’d be too embarrassed to look like one of those extremely awed people. Today I just felt like a kid again, reminiscing about my own Lego collection. I had the village with the little policemen in cars, I had the firemen, the school, everything!
Lately I’ve been doing so many happy dances in my head. Tomorrow I’ll be home with my family again. I’ll be like this Lego exhibit. Sure, I stand alone just fine. I bought my Legos box by box, every week. But it definitely becomes greater if you build the Legoworld with all the pieces and adorable tiny people in it, just like my family- we’re everywhere, but we do need to come together at some point.
December 17, 2011- 8 days before Christmas!
