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Livin' large in Tiger Land
Livin' large in Tiger Land
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
Livin' large in Tiger LandLet's see...first night, Shangri-La rooftop
lounge for cocktails and fancy snacks with a very, very high-up view
of the river, boats, barges and the amazing Endless wine, endless courses, endless...excellence. Then back to the splendor of our hotel suites for a bit of sleep. Breakfast buffet, about a mile long of every imaginable delight. Bagels, smoked salmon and cream cheese, omelets, varieties of dumplings and dim sum, Chinese delicacies of every stripe, noodle soups made to order, even fresh Virginia ham with French's yellow mustard...cakes, doughnuts, chocolates, you name it. The excursion for today is shopping. Back in the vans. Just when we think it cant
get any more decadent and extravagant, Bobby slips us a rather substantial wad
of cash, from you know who. Well, this a shopping day and we should be
prepared for any emergency. First stop is a "knock-off" mall. Three floors of every name brand watch, purse, shoes, shirts,
jeans, suit-case whatever, all pseudo, ersatz, phony-baloney. Pushy,
pushy Chinese vendor ladies grabbing, poking, pulling, pleading:
You look my bags! You want buy wallet? Watch? Come see my watches...I got lotta watches...Lolex, Lolex, lotta Lolex...Plada, Plada, it real
leather." Lulu bought 2 designer watches for $13 each
and a pair of fashion reading glasses for $2. David scored a Bulgari watch for $26. Joan, not to be outdone, got one of
her own.
Gucci, Gucci, Goo Back in the vans
for lunch. A glorious
Back in the
vans... PS Am still looking for the Aston Martin
showroom…meanwhile I did try on some “Tommy Hilfigers…”
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