I would like to start this post with a quote from Meteor Garden (because it has been 10 years, you know?):
Everyone should have a good pair of shoes. The best shoes will take you to the best places. – Teng Tang Jing
I am not sure how true these words are, because often, the best shoes are expensive and I can’t afford expensive shoes. Often, I buy cheap ones that are comfortable enough to walk in, so I’m not sure if I got to good places because of my shoes. Maybe not. Teng Tang Jing is rich and graceful, both things I’m not, so I wonder if I really should be heeding her advice when it comes to buying shoes.
As a girl, it’s important to invest on good pairs of pretty and comfortable shoes. But being a girl who walks like a grade schooler, shoes don’t really last when I’m the owner. For some reason, I’m not just good at taking care of my own stuff, and that extends to taking care of my shoes. My sister says I have heavy feet that’s why my flats only last for a few months. When I used to go jogging with my officemates, they say they knew my footsteps pretty well because its loud.
This leads me to observe my way of walking, and indeed, I seem to walk loudly. *sob* I blame these for having small, hurried footsteps. Small, because I have short legs, and hurried, because the Elbi culture taught me to walk that way. Or maybe because the boyfriend is a lot taller so my footsteps have to compensate whenever we walk together. I don’t know. I’m just making it up here.
Therefore, I am resolved not to buy anything expensive for I know it will fall to ruins anyway. Heehee. A 500PHP doll shoes? Too expensive! A more than 1,000PHP heels? Walking along Dela Rosa everyday would make it look like a 300-peso pair of shoes. So yeah, no thanks. Unless it’s a gift, of course!
For the past couple of months, I have to live with only two pairs of flats (a black Solemate flats and a gray pair from my sister), a pair of wedge, and three sandals (but one broke remember? T_T). I walk to and from work so I couldn’t wear my shoes consecutively, and as un-fashionable as I am, I still try to match my clothes to my shoes. Haha. And sadly, I always end up wishing I have more pairs because I read too much fashion blogs. No other reason, really.
I resolve on buying a couple of shoes for the next couple of months and it started last August. And thus, starts the shopping. [Read more…]