Oh, how I love shopping!

I hope you detected a bit of sarcasm in the title to todays post. I usually find any excuse to escape from this activity. It just bores me to death, as I'm sure it does for most males. However, yesterday was different. We all decided that it would be a great day to go to Richmond to look around. Shopping in Richmond for me is a bit different than hate shopping and will your average shopping excursion. The sights and sounds of the area make me feel like I've been transported to another land. The population of the area is prodominantly Asian as are all the stores and restaurants. I'm usually the only white guy there, when we stroll the malls in Richmond. Don't look for a Taco Bell or Orange Julius in the food court either. That would be too foreign here.
We found an interesting store called Daiso where inventory is imported from Japan and every item costs only $2! We'd been there a few times before, and we always find something to spend our money on there.
My daughter also found a Japanese book store in the mall that sold tons of Anime/Manga books. The place had her practically drooling in the aisle, since she stated, "I've never seen this stuff for sale anywhere else".
We shopped, had lunch, lost our car in the carpark, found it after a bit of a walk, and then headed home. Overall not a bad day for someone who usually hates shopping.