To shop or not to shop?

So, what's a girl to do when there is a new shopping mall in town thats supposed to be hot, hot, hot?  Ignore the temptation and constantly tell herself that she already have enough clothes to last her a lifetime?  Or succumb to the temptation to just go 'visiting', but end up buying bag loads of stuff anyway?

Hmmmm... I am a self-confessed shopaholic and rather proud to be one.  To start with, I have the whole series of the Shopaholic books by Sophie Kinsella and is an ardent fan of the female character of the book.  She is somebody I can relate to when I shop, especially when she keep telling herself how she does not need another bag, or shoes, or clothes ever again if she buys what she sees at the moment.  I sometimes find myself feeling like that too, or rather most often feel so - so, it seemed she can understand me like no other people can.

So when Farenheit 88 came about just this month, I feel tempted again to visit it.  So it houses Uniqlo, the famous Japanese fashion brand, like the Ikea of Japanese fashion, maybe?  But I have been to the Uniqlo in Ion Orchard, not particularly impressive though, not the type of pretty floral dresses and cute tees that I fancy.  So, there is no real adrenalin rush to Farenheit 88...

Anyway, plenty of new mall coming up in KL soon, and to name a few - Solaris Dutamas Publika, Sunway Giza 2, there's one in PJ who's name has just slipped my mind, KL Festival City in Setapak, Citta in Ara Damansara, Viva and who knows whats coming next... What we need is not another 'me too' mall, but rather one that has brands that are not in Malaysia yet.  H&M (the Swedish fashion house) would be nice...

Well, it seems that 'death by ubiquity' is not a lesson that mall developers learn though... is it?