Surrey Trip Stop 1

This morning I got up at 8:15, freaking early for me. Had some left over pasta and set off!

I haven't been back since last Christmas, and everytime I come here I never have enough fun and never stay for long enough. Since last month, while I was buried within all the assignments and exams, I thought I really need to get out of ubc and get out of downtown for just a few days. And the only suitable option was to come here! Since I did spend ten years in the area, I find almost everything memorable. I thought it would be cool for me to make a stop at every meaningful site and enjoy the moments of nostalgia. So currently, I'm just typing away in Guildford Mall.

I remember when I was young (am still young), maybe before when I was 12, my dad would take me here on Friday evenings. That was when my brother and my sister would often disappear or.. they were too lazy to leave home. We would always start off with The Bay because it has all the brands that my dad likes, especially TH. We could spend hours there just looking at men's suits. He would walk around and try out shirts while I would be on the ground looking for treasures. The most I could find were often pins and fallen tags.

Then we would get out of The Bay and into the mall's “mainstreets”. I would always ask to go to Wal-Mart just because that is the only place with the best legos. That's right, I was not a barbie girl, I played with legos instead. Sometimes I would also stop by Grand & Toy to look at stationaries to add to my collections of pens and pencils, I think it closed down several years ago though. I guess I am really fortunate to be able to experience this type of shopping culture. In Taiwan the closest we have to this were department stores, the rest we did it on the streets. I remember asking the question: Why the fake trees? I'm finishing up my smoothies, should get ready to head to my next destination,..... T&T!