My Sister, the Shop-aholic

My sister, the shop-aholic is trying to save money. Isn’t it ironic? My sister lectures at INTI College in Nilai. She lives in Seremban. She spends a premium on petrol and toll fares, and says she has a bright idea on how to overcome the side-effects of the recent petrol price hike. She said she would take a bicycle on the Commuter train and cycle to work, like Londoners do. She would then shower and change at the office. Ahh…yes, bright, but not quite. Here’s how I’d picture things would be:

She needs to invest in a foldable bicycle. Then she needs to carry more than just the 15 kg iron-horse. She needs a bagpack to carry her toiletries and office attire. And knowing her, she may want to invest in a Louis Vuitton bagpack that would cost more than the bicycle itself. Of course, she can’t cycle with heels. So she needs a pair of Ladies’ Adidas, which is probably available only at KLCC. So she spends a day’s work’s fuel to go shopping in KL and found not only the perfect Adidas trainers, but also the sweatshirt and track bottoms to match. While in KL she happens to bump into a stylish looking steam iron.

And she thinks…”if I put my office attire in the bagpack, it will get crumpled, so I need to iron it at the office”. She might as well get the iron. Then, of course, she needs an iron board. The stylish iron doesn’t go with the “batik” ironboard you’d get at your usual Ban Hin Trading. So she decides to drive to IKEA to get the matching ironboard. Some matching wooden hangers. A matching wall clothes rail. And a matching little basket to store away her sweaty Adidas. While she’s there, might as well grab some meatballs, exclusively IKEA. On her way to the cashier, she spots a nice cute potted plant and…what the heck, it’s just 7 bux.

Well you get the idea.