Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Santa coming to a mall near you

According to WBJ (Westfield Bondi Junction, for those of you non-mall rats out there), "Santa arrived at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday 14 November 2009 . . . would love to have his photo taken with you on his magical Santa sleigh." As to why Santa can also be at the same time in other Westfield malls is however, not made clear to us.


Nonetheless, if you are willing to suspend (dis)belief and buy into the Santa spirit, it can be quite jolly, watching I mean. I don't know if I will ever find enough courage to ask to sit on Santa's lap. And I am truly impressed, these people have honed the whole Santa photography operation into a slick well-oiled routine.


What would they think of next? Youtube with Santa?




"Will you get a move on it, mate? Santa don't have all day, and neither do I." said the sequined-elf to the creepy crawler.



When you made it to Santa's sleigh, you sit with Santa to have your photo taken although I am not exactly sure if you can sit on Santa's lap these days.



Get expert advice on which one is going to be your best shot. And I don't mean mom, who will take all day to decide.



Next, you take your best shot to the booth and select the photography package you want.



And then you wait. And wait, and wait, and wait. 
BTW, I do hope they are paying the sequined-elf well, she will need all the funds to go for therapy after being in that garish suit all day.




"There you go, young lady. Your photos turn out beautifully." lied the man at the booth.



I know, they thought of everything. After getting your best shot processed into photos or cards, you can also have it framed in one of these contraptions, at an additional price, of course.



And if you are bored while waiting for your photos to be ready, why not write Santa a letter although you might wonder why since Santa is just a sleigh away, literally.



It does look better in reality, I blame my iPhone for letting me take such a lousy shot.



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