Shoes

I guess no body knows how many shoes that he or she has through out her/his life.  I never had any log book on anything related to me, so suffice to say, this is not about my mathematical skill (he he, eventhough i memang bodoh maths.. i got D in my first year final examination on mathematics subjects), it's just i had too many shoes to be counted through out my whole life.  But i still remember my favourite or the most hated shoes that i had.

My common foot protector was always selipar jepun.  Various colour, various size but the price always remain the same (or with very little increment) in this 30 over years. I think selipar jepun suited me well as i was the kind of monster and nothing can last long enough, and not to forget it was the cheapest.  The longest life span for my selipar jepun was just few days and shortest was less than an hour (it was not my fault actually, i just tried to test my bicycle brake system and it happen that my selipar jepun and also one my nail be a victim).

Shoes that i hate most when i was kid was the red color shoes that i had at the age of 4.  I still have a photo of me wearing that red shoes with sour face.  It was 1 inch high, very feminine and very hard.  I guess it can break cat's teeth if they happen to knock themself with my shoes.  I must wear the shoes with flowery socks to make me looks feminine and mother will scold me if i refused.  I guess it was the starting points for me to hate high heels :-)

Then, another famous shoes was kasut sekolah. I never had any chance to wear any expensive brand.  The most expensive kasut sekolah i had was from Bata, the one with green color base.  There were few types of Kasut Bata sold during my school years but the one with green base or red base was always the cheapest.  I never know why mother always choose green color base for me, as i always imagine that green should be for boys and red for girls.  Sometimes when my parents had their financial constrain moments, they will buy me cheaper shoes without any brand.  There were one moment of shoes buying that i still remember until today when father brought me to buy kasut sekolah. Father bought me a very cheap kasut sekolah and he kept on apologizing to me as he can't afford to buy me a better one.  I was so sad at that time, looking at his solemn face, tried hard to convince him that i'm ok with his choice. 

During my university time, i had one shoes that i like most.  It was a passed on shoes.  I got it from my eldest brother and it wasnt a new condition when i received it. I was so fond on this shoes and i wore it for few years until it was totally worn out. I love this shoes very much and I kept it for a few more years before i had the gut to discard it.

Three years ago, i found my new love.. the shoes that i wear until today.  I bought this shoes (with 50% discount) about 3 years and 3 months back.  It is a sneaker type.  So i wore this shoes very fondly for almost everyday in these 3 years.  Work place, shopping, recreation, gym, travelling etc etc with only 2 exception; on my wedding day and whenever i went back to my mother inlaw's ( i tried to wear it once but my husband's niece asked me why i like to wear men's shoes.. ha ha).  What worried me is what is going to happen if one day the shoes's life span come to an end.  It will be a heart broken moment.  I could feel the time is coming nearer each day.  Last week i manage to force my husband to glue the shoes's base for me as it is almost tearing off from the main body.   So, it is just a matter of time.

Yesterday i just receive a birthday present from Cik Kentang, a shoes.. will it be my new love?  i will have to wait.. at the moment, i enjoy my girlish moment wearing this shoes.  Mekasih daun keladi.

 P/s:  to who ever that think i'm stingy.. no, i'm not.  I just the kind of stick to one :-)