My dad used to tell me how lucky I was to be able to shop at a fancy supermarket since there were no such entertainment during his days. I just stared at him and muttered, "but this is just a supermarket, not even a shopping mall." I got to understand later, where my dad was from, Kudat, a remote area in Sabah. And there we were, shopping at Tong Hing supermarket every weekend when i was young, the oldest supermarket in Kota Kinabalu though.
Years later, my dad was right. Centre Point was opened as the largest shopping mall in Kota Kinabalu. Other key shopping malls like Komplex Karamunsing and Wisma Merdeka accomodated the shopping needs of the people here well. As a well promoted popular tourist-spot city, more demands from the people here and tourists rose followed by the rise of supplies - more shopping malls.
Shopping malls here are sprouting like mushrooms after the afternoon rain. We got our own ice skating rink at Asia City Shopping mall. I still have no idea why is Warisan Square an open-air shopping mall. Don't they understand we prefer all of our shops under one roof? We are having our 3rd Starbucks coffee boutique at City Mall. 1 Borneo is really ambitious. Its the future largest hypermall in East Malaysia and expected to be completed by next year. Suria City Mall is still under construction. So as Megalong Mall. The future longest mall in East Malaysia. Not forgetting the Lintas Station opposite my house which will be launched by the end of this year. Before I end, Sutera Harbour shopping mall is still under construction too.
Due to the limited population here in supporting the growth of these mushrooms here, the Colourful shopping mall and Wawasan shopping mall are kind of neglected though. Nevertheless, my main point here, is to announce the opening of Malaysia's awaiting Mega Carnival Sale on this auspicious day.
With so many shopping malls and my going back to KL soon, Shopaholic me is going crazy soon!
Tokkok: After my clients' meeting, I was rewarded a shirt from Giordano as a farewell gift from my supervisor.
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