Recap On Rainy Days VS Shoes

I wear a size 8.

That is usually the largest lady's shoe size in the shoe departmental stores in Singapore. Seldom do I see a size 9.

I cld wear a size 7 at times, usually in da form of those opened-toes sandals.

Herring styled sandals are not for meh. Cos I hv very broad splay of toes & they simply look unattractive & unlady-like in herring-styled sandals.

Those opened-toes shoes wif just a band of fabric or leather (or watever) across for support are more suited for meh. They kinda bind my wide splay of toes together but I hv a prob wif these too on heels...

Everyone shd somehow know wat heels do to a lady.

They put strain on your spine, force you to stand tall by making you push out your breasts & strut out your butts. And when you walk, an inevitable jiggle that never fails to help brighten up a guy's dull day...

It is often quoted: "The mere sight of a female in high heels often brings joy to boys/men."

=.=''

But though I'm not really plump (I look kinda slim in fact), the reason why I weigh heavier than I look I guess, is due to the density of my bone mass.

And it is this weight plus dat I hv sweaty feet at times dat caused meh da most trouble when wearing opened-toes heels, esp. those wif a mere strap at da front of heel to support your whole foot (& body amazingly).

Last Friday afternoon was a rainy day. I was wearing this pair of platforms & rushing off to fetch my boy fr school. The rain was making my feet slippery & threatening to fling out my shoes as I run/walk. Almost half of the episode dat I was trying to rush, I was almost sure that one of my feet wld SLIP THRU' (literally) that lil wee filmsy pc of strap & BURST da ONLY support dat bound me to da shoe.

I ended up walking more gingerly but less graciously than Sayuri in da "Memoirs of a Geisha"

:S What a horrible feeling but I had to endure this countlessly. How many shoes out there for women are as presentable & convenient as a pair of slip-on platforms/heels? You can't wear slippers for work for god's sake!

And as I tend to break out in sweat for my feet, I would avoid enclosed shoes if I hv the choice to avoid smelly & sore feet at da end of the day.

The best pair of footwear I had was fr my EHTB (ex-husband-to-be in short). It was a pair of sky-blue strapped sandals （wif a slight platform) dat he had bought for me (explanation: he paid but using my money & I was together wif him). Very comfy & yet lady-like. Best of all, simple yet presentable enuff for casual outdoor wear (matches well wif jeans or skirts =) ). Becos it was a pair of REAL sandals (those that strap you ard ur ankles), I cld even run in them safely without fear of re-enacting Cinderella escaping da ballroom scene.

Runner-up for ease & beauty (more sporty-looking than beautiful-looking at all) wld be my Bata pair of black sandals wif elastic straps dat I just managed to wear out early this year (due to me carrying da heavy bag of things in da rain & putting the load on my sandals for support, if not... oh well). Flatted with a rubbery base & in a classic black color. It isn't exactly lady-like at all but it had a nice criss-cross of straps on your foot for design & support, & with the ease of walking it provide & the comfort of it, you cldn't very much ask for anything else. It looks a tad outta place when I wear it wif office pencil-slim skirts & just mgned to make itself insignificant (not out-standing, not smart-looking) enuff under my office pants (well, if da pants is long enuff, else it'll look odd too).

Cos you know... I aint abt to don on wellington boots for rainy days.

Meanwhile, so long if it doesn't rain, this pair of platform shoes dat I hv currently works fine, though I really hate to admit dat I almost trip off them on & off. I am dat much of a clumsy elephant at times...

Clarifications:

Actually... I aint dat much of a shoe gal... (prolly not as much as I wld like to) Usually, I'll stick to da same one pair of shoes for work, for shopping, going to the park ard in ur neighbourhood & even to da market!!! LOL. But I do alternate once in a blue moon according to my mood or when the outfit dat I'll be wearing deems fit (i.e. it simply look too offish to wear da current shoes to go wif dat current outfit). You know, dat Friday when I went to fetch my boy? We went off to eat & there was this book store "POPULAR" nearby. I really had to kick myself for not hving brought enuff money to be able to buy dat Allan & Babara Pease book titled: "Why men have no clues & women need more shoes". In reality, I usually invest in books more than I do in clothes or shoes. Not dat I dun hv any soft spots for prwetty clothes or shoes. It's just dat you only hv one body & cant possibly wear heaps of clothes all at one go! LOL. Well, possibly I m trying to save my money for something else so dat I can live within my budget for da month! Well, do you noe the main reason for my long tress of hair (now pass my shoulder blade & over my breasts)? Bet you would find my reason incredulous. To save money. Oh well, long hair suits me anyway =) Makes heads turn. Distracts those ah pehs fr drinking coffee at da coffee-shop. xD But if I were to go to a salon to trim my hair, it wld usually be a trim right up to slightly above da shoulders; and then I'd let my hair grow all over again. I guess it's abt just the right length & time to do so now... Should I or shd I not? (dun hv any1 special to show off my long hair to anyway)