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I can hear the rhythm again.... The slow rhythmic melody almost hypnotic like the Piper belting out tunes so wanton... so bewitching ...causing my resolute to slowly ebb away and in my head I moved to the sound with snake - like precision, slithering from side to side .
THEN! all of a sudden!! The tempo quickened.... Pulsating, palpitating almost like War-chant and in my head still, I made movements like a Roman warrior ,the forth and back movements of Abija in the Arelu series.... Prancing as swift as a cheetah yet as elegant as a gazelle.
The sudden halt of the car snapped me out of the trance.
THEN! all of a sudden!! The tempo quickened.... Pulsating, palpitating almost like War-chant and in my head still, I made movements like a Roman warrior ,the forth and back movements of Abija in the Arelu series.... Prancing as swift as a cheetah yet as elegant as a gazelle.
The sudden halt of the car snapped me out of the trance.
This is Balogun market in Lagos island, my second visit this week yet the rhythm keeps luring me back to this place, propelling me to indulge myself.
Hello people, I'm iyale Onkan and I'm a shopaholic ....well not entirely Compulsive Buying Disorder but I need occasional(more like regular) fix of retail therapy to validate my sanity.
When I'm bored I shop, when I'm happy I shop, when I'm sad I shop, when I need to clear my head I shop.... Heck! When I'm broke I shop! . It could be clothing,accessories,cosmetics ,groceries even gadgets as long as I'm sha shopping.
The thing is ,I'm a shopping whore I bend anyway.... more like a contortionist when it comes to shopping. From the Oxford street in London to Bole road in Addis Abba to flea markets in Maputo even Harrods store on Brompton road ( sebi window shopping counts?) to balogun market and all those places I cannot mention ( because of my star ratings). Just loose me in any shopping mall and I'm in the seventh heaven.
Of all these shopping destinations, Balogun market hold the most sentimental bond. The market that sprawls over a dozen of streets in the lagos Island is my first shopping love, our romantic dalliance dated more than two decades...... The market paved way for my shopping addiction,it embraced, nurtured,fuelled and honed my thirst for all things buy -able, regardless of my propensity to spend at the age of 8....the market patiently nurtured me.
This post is to eulogize the Theraptic power of shopping..... An ode to self indulgence .
The bright , glistening lights , the merchandise, the mannequins whispering my name seductively.... "Iyale Onkan".... "Iyale onkan" ....
The bright , glistening lights , the merchandise, the mannequins whispering my name seductively.... "Iyale Onkan".... "Iyale onkan" ....
Buying could be impulsive, premeditated or emotional /duress, /blackmail (most times all those ugly Aso-ebi) but no one can deny the sense of accomplishment You feel each time you make those purchases.... the rewarding experience?......."Babanla" Morale booster .
The satisfaction you get from shopping could be skin deep, momentarily to life changing /saving but the key word here is SATISFACTION........
(To be continued.......)
The satisfaction you get from shopping could be skin deep, momentarily to life changing /saving but the key word here is SATISFACTION........
(To be continued.......)
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