...Shopping - and some more shopping, and then some more shopping..

As it looks that my lunch has been moved to a day where it will not be raining (i wonder when that will be in the month of the monsoon..) we head out to the centre of Chennai - the mission, cloth shopping for Diwali, i have decided to go all out for tomorrows celebration, so we grab a rickshaw and are off to the FABINDIA - which is a upper-class show, known for its fantastic colour of cloth, and fantastic material, it is still raining on and off - so light dressed, i step out of the rickshaw, and of to the shop.. and let me tell you what a sight, wow - those colour combinations are absolutely fantastic, the material is wow, and all the accessory is so beautiful, once again i have to share with you that do not know me that well - that shopping is not my favourite cup of tea, i tend to get stressed very fast while shopping, but here it is absolutely different, we enter and are greeted with smiles, and fast a young lady comes up to help me, as i am sure see can see i have no idea what i am shopping for... After talking for 1 or 2 min. it seems that i have attracted the attention of the shop manager - and all of a sudden i feel like the male version of Julie Roberts in "pretty Woman" ... the service, the support, the advices and the client care, it is absolutely AMAZING ... they know exactly what goes with what, the colours, i have to admit at this point i am getting all excited .. - i guess i kinda understand why shopping can be fun, when you have service like this..after spending some 40 - 50 min trying on different outfits, i can conclude i have everything.. and honestly, i think i look pretty good - at least the shop manager looks very satisfied with my selection of colours, the combination, and i did notice that i got a couple of long looks from the female staff there, a bit of shy smiling - all in all i take that as "martin you are good to go"! .. So as i am about to pay i see why the shop manager was so helpful, it was a bit more than i expected, but i also did manage to get some presents for some friends.. oh well how often do i get to experience Diwali in India ? how often do i get to share this moment with 14 other colleagues from different countries ? was it and is it worth money - ABSOLUTELY .. and i am sure i will make some friends happy as well - and that is priceless ... Diwali watch out - Martin is prepared ..