Monday, December 28, 2009
DAY 2
What a wonderful day to start since we overslept and had to race time. We went downtown for more shopping today, to Pioneer Shopping mall and boy do they have expensive brands there. From Coach to Louis Vuiton to Saks Fifth Avenue shopping mall (which house brands at a minimum of $100 per piece). However, it is already a headache trying to find something I like and now I am brought upon the horror of finding my size "S" because everything is either L or XL if it is on sale.
So, the shoe hunt didn't go well either, obviously there are nice shoes but at the cost of $160 which if converted to RM, I'll shoot myself if I bought it. However, there is this black and red shoe just what I wanted and needed at the price of $50 but unfortunately, they are out of my size which is 8 1/2. Is this my punishment for asking my parents to sponsor my trip? Yet ironically, I've received any money yet and is trying to live and limit my expenses without touching the credit card....debit card is going to die soon.
So, the excitement starts after shopping, we went to Pittock Mansion but the bus driver (maybe a new guy) did not drive us all the way up so we had to walk up the hill to the mansion. Take note, people drove like race car drivers here and it was a crazy adventure. Also, not one car stopped to give us a lift up the hill, well they are afraid that this small Asian guy might rob their BMW or Mercedes I guess. Nevertheless, the view up the hill was breathtaking and we even went for a little jungle trekking and that was the best part. The mansion wasn't really that amazing come to think about it.
PS: Schedule got screwed a little, missed out on "the Nutcracker" because today was the last day. If you asked me, would I want to live or study in Portland now I would answer "Not really but definitely compared to Missoula."
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