Well, my holidays have come and gone and I'm back in Miri. But the funny thing is I'm still there in KL. Not physically but mentally, and of course virtually. I find myself to be checking out mall directories, reading blogs of makan places in KL, browsing the low yat forums, checking out the Air Asia website for promotions. I find myself talking about KL to friends and family alike. Forgive me, if you get tired of my KL stories. I just can't help myself.
I guess the attraction of being amidst the bright lights of KL, the ever-so-humongous malls, and wide varieties of food has not worn off yet. KL-ites are just spoilt for choices, and that makes us East Malaysians seem so deprived.
Where can I go for a sushi meal in Miri? Haven't I been paying exorbitant prices for a meal at a mediocre Japenese restaurant, in which food I cannot authentically classify as Japanese?
Where can I purchase books in Miri? I only have Popular or Belle's to go to.
Where can I shop in Miri? I remember that once I went to a popular departmental store here, and the sight that greeted me was really shocking. For a moment, I thought I was having an obstacle race!
Was I to navigate an aisle so cluttered just to purchase a towel? In my humble opinion, this departmental store has no regard whatsoever for its customers. What all this mess denotes is shoddiness, discomfort, disrespect. I would be embarrassed to welcome anyone to my house if it were in such a mess. What more to say a public place such that of a departmental store?
So, I shan't be blamed for pining for KL. I'm already planning for my next trip. Hence, I shall stay away from the local malls as much as possible. Not that I'm missing anything, anyway.
