shopping with linky

shopping for sports equipment has always been a big part of my life, and something i look forward to. for one not only has to research on the details beforehand (else risk being a gullible sheep for shopowners' exploitation and flawed knowledge), even with proper preparation it may turn out that the shoes may not fit, or that the rackets dun turn out to be suitable for one's build and playing style, or for my case, the aesthetics dun match up to expectations. it's all so exciting. 

planned to go shopping at queensway, then eat the katong spoon laksa there, then pop by at ikea to dapao meatballs back home. since it was an unplanned trip, i decided to search my mind for pple who were most likely to be available at short notice (3 hrs lol) and interested in buying sports equipment or simply pigging out. 

after a few calls, i ended up with linky, who was all too willing to go cos he too, had to get tennis shoes and check out models of tennis rackets and bags. not entirely sure of his shopping style (1. relaxed, uninformed, meandering, dependent on shopkeeper or 2. informed, focussed, rational and quick) i decided to play safe and go there an hr early. just in case he was the 2nd type.

reached then looked thru all the shops (close to 20 i think) for the products i highlighted, then took down the prices  (after discount) of different models each shop had on my phone. tried out the fittings for the few models i thought fit my criteria. then bought some finger food to meander around the complex whilst doing a cost-benefit analysis on which shoe model (from 3) to choose from. 

now u know why i have to go there beforehand - i take alot of time to make a decision, afterall, why rush oneself to make one when one is not totally convinced of the choice? then linky arrived, and i soon discovered that he went more for the looks, then tried to see if those he liked fit. no issue with that. and good thing i thought of my decision beforehand, cos he turned out to be relatively more decisive (or impulsive?) than me. 

walked around after our purchase, looking at sports equipment and talking abt tennis and general topics, then had some laksa. and i rediscovered to my chagrin that i always choke and cough when i have spicy stuff due to my sensitive nose. but the laksa was good la. 

i then looked at my hp to check the time. hell, it's been like nearly 4 hrs since i met him. both of us were kinda incredulous after finding we took that long to buy a pair of tennis shoes, slippers and have laksa. ohwells. it can only be a good thing; i've been out with pple with whom time passes by as if an hr was an eternity.