The Biggest Purchase

Today I made the biggest purchase of my life. Not including mortgages.

It was a blisteringly hot day. I woke up early as usual, had my breakfast at the d. prima mamak. Then i drove all the way, in the company pick-up, to swedish marquee at sg. besi. i missed a number of turns but finally got to the place and was glad to see it was open. i wanted to have a final confirmation on the best discount i could find, and also check for colour variants. nobody there greeted me. i looked at the new s60, and the s40 was nowhere in sight. i sat and waited for a while but nobody came to me, so i left. there were probably too few salesperson in the morning.

i drove to the office to send the pick-up, along the way interrupted by liew on the phone regarding our worker's employment.

i sent the pick-up to the carwash nearby and walked to the office, it was about 11. sat for a while, shat then went back to wait and pick up the vehicle at the carwash. decided to hit the gym first and did so, for about 40 minutes. had my lunch at the nearby steakhouse. it was a really hot day.

i wanted to check with glenmarie, my first choice of place to buy and hopefully coud meet cindy the lady who gave me a good discount not too long ago. she was however nowhere around, and i hadnt seen her since that day anyway. a young pleasant dude entertained me but he wasnt willing to give more discounts.

In step kylie. she introduced herself and only then did i realise that i had met her there before, as a pregnant woman last year. i told her she looked different and '10 years younger' and that must have done it. indeed she looked fantastic and glowing.

before long, she told the young dude to step aside and started dominating the converstion. not hard to imagine that she was the 'top performer there for 5 years running' as she claimed. she gave me prety much the same top discount i could get anywhere, since i have checked almost all the branches. but there was no doubt that it was only her i would want to deal with - a nice and i have to admit, good-looking young woman. i got back to the office to fetch some documents and after some formality, signed on the dotted line. Just like that. a depreciating piece of metal that will enslave me for the next seven years. but she is a beauty.

i had loved this car since i saw and tested it almost a year ago, and it just wouldn't escape my mind.