Gigantic Shopping Centers

yesterday i took my family to ikea, we sometimes go there coz my children wants to go play in small land and eat their rm1 ice cream (yes, they're really good). of course being out of the house after spending the whole day with 3 noisy children is also something to look forward to for my wifey.

from ikea we hop over to the curve. it's much bigger than it looks from the outside. after walking there for a bit (most shops were not opened yet so we thought we'll save it for later). the shopping center was very tastefully decorated but there were few people there. from there we hopped back to ikano power center and by that time we (my wife & i) were exhausted. the children being children were full of energy and still running around.

1U is already big enough for me. when they had only the old wing, i liked it very much coz you could do all the shopping you want and still want to do some other things. with the new wing, it's an effort but you could still manage it if you really want to.
i wouldn't want to walk all the shops of the 3 in 1 gigantic shopping center to just look around or look for what i want(not to mention getting lost in the process). it's takes too much out of you. i might occasionally visit them but these moments will be rare and quite far in between.

i think we need gigantic parks rather than gigantic shopping complexes. after a while all you will realise that most of these shopping complexes have the same shops in them. except if you're going 'cuci mata' then it's a diff case altogether !

the only plus point is you can now do your workout free (brisk walking ! - i'm selling maps & instructions),if you are 'rajin' enough, you can burn heaps of calories by walking form 1 end to another. good for people who stays near them. don't have to worry about rain,it's air conditioned and with guards.
oops..., the other would be, my children fell asleep pretty fast after they hit the bed. tired out form all the running ! got to spend some quiet time together with my wifey. :)