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New Shoes

Posted on February 7, 2008 at 5:25 pm | 11 Comments
Filed under Daily Dose • Shameless Shot

Hey, I put some new shoes on,
And suddenly everything is right,
I said, hey, I put some new shoes on and everybody’s smiling,
It’s so inviting,
Oh, short on money,
But long on time,
Slowly strolling in the sweet sunshine,
And I’m running late,
And I don’t need an excuse,
‘Cause I’m wearing my brand new shoes.

That’s the chorus of Paolo Nutini’s “New Shoes.” No, this entry is not about his song — it’s just that I like the song — but about my new shoes. Lol. As you might have noticed, I included a photo of my brand new Chucks in this blog post.

It was last Saturday when I got my new Chucks. After an exhausting day, my mother came home and she was bringing a pair of shoes. According to my mother, a balikbayan (a Filipino who came back here in the Philippines from a distant country) gave them. There were no markings on the shoes to whom they should be given. And it was my younger sister who noticed them first and it was she who claimed them. Actually, she’s addicted to Chuck Taylor All-Stars. Currently, she has three pairs of this brand of shoes. Then, my younger brother said that it was his. He’s sort of an addict too, in fact, he got his latest pair of Chucks a few months ago.

I told them that it should be mine because I haven’t got any Chucks¹ and that I’ve been wearing the same rubber shoes for almost two years. In the end the shoes got in the long list of my possessions. And hey, they fit my feet! The only drawback is that some parts of the shoes are in pink (e.g. shoelace, inner padding). Because of that, I had to buy shoelaces for my new Chucks. XD

Oh, well, I was really lucky last Saturday! Haha.

1. I’ve been planning to get a pair but my father doesn’t want to even though I am the one will pay for them. [↩]

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Cinderella

Posted on October 6, 2007 at 5:08 pm | 8 Comments
Filed under School Sabotage

Let me tell you a story about my misadventures last Monday…

It was my last PE class this semester. Every single day that I have a PE class, I bring with me my PE uniform and my rubber shoes. On the morning of Monday, when I have finished preparing myself for the day, I decided to play Jak II on our PS2 console. An hour had passed and that means I had to go. But I still haven’t packed my things, I was cramming. I’m not one of those students who are always tardy and I really avoid to be tardy.

When I was on my way to school, I noticed that I forgot my shoes. I could not go back home because that means I have to sacrifice my first subject. Luckily for me, I was able to borrow the rubber shoes of an old blockmate.

The shoes, I suppose, was one size too small for me. But it’s better than nothing. I wasn’t able to play bowling comfortably. The balls that I threw always went into the gutter. But nevertheless, I and my group mates still won!

After our PE class, I immediately changed my clothes and guess what, I forgot my leather shoes in the apartment of my blockmate! Instead of going straight back home, I still had to make a detour to my blockmate’s apartment just to get my leather shoes.

So, the moral of the story? Always double check your things before going and don’t cram on packing your things.

*****

It will be my finals this coming week. Wish me luck! Okay? See you!

Carpe diem!

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