from infant-in-arm to adults in advance years
singles, doubles or families
they throng in hoards
to walk & look
browse & explore
chase, grab & purchase
from ink refills to 42-inch TVs
printers, large screen LCDs or TVs
no worries, you purchase
we provide free-of-charge trolleys

sardine pack beings continuously flow up & down the escalators
it is queues in front of every device & non-device
bus stops, taxi stands, car parks & food stores
what's installed? clearance stocks!
price, the true power to draw!
yes, cashier queues positively stalled
such is business on the mall
or is it not?
or is it consumerism ma-non-troppo?
indeed, this is recession on the crawl!

Lin Hsin Hsin
March 15, 2009