Let's just start that I'm a shoes-manic. I couldn't recall exactly when it started but when it comes to shoes, I'm pretty crazy. When I was a kid, I used to always donate a pair of shoes for monks as they were affordable from my pocket money vs. the robes which were much more expensive than shoes. Not sure I can relate it to having Nth pairs of shoes I got. But there's a saying in Buddhism that if you do generous donations (which basically are sharings) you will get shared by others in return. Who knows, I'm getting the fruitful returns of those donations which I had done previously :P Anyway, the bottom line here is that I'm pretty fascinated by shoes and yes I have quite a bit of them (Okay, okie, it's a little more than quite a bit :D).
When I go shopping, either online or in store, the first section I'd automatically and unconsciously look at is the S--H--O--E--S racks. I like trying to put them on when I'm shopping in store. And if they fit and if I think that they look pretty then you'll see it on my shoe rack the next day in addition to those Nth pairs of shoes I own. I just couldn't resist, that's all :P My 50-pairs shoe rack at home could not accommodate all shoes I got. Just for your record though: I got 3 shoe racks to keep everyone's shoes of the family. Yeah, I know, I know... :P
I still remember that there got 15 something pairs of shoes I gotta throw away when I migrated here from Singapore. I still remember that moment when my heart got ached when I had to throw each of them away right into the trash chute of our apartment. As a side note, almost every apartment in Singapore comes with a trash chute. And I really love that convenience of throwing trash without having to leave your house by the way. Anyway, the point here is about my heartaches that I had to trash my 15 something pair of shoes which I couldn't bring them here with me. Instead of trashing them, I had thought about donating of them. But, all of them were used and a few of them were even worn out so I thought that they wouldn't be good candidates for donation anyway.
Well, that was one of dramas of my shoes. And when I first left to Singapore from my country, I again left tons of shoes at home as well. It was a collection and some of them were my favorites so I got a hard time back then as well. Everyone around me knows about my fascination of shoes. And once I was joked by one of the guys who was courting me back then that the only concern he got about me was that he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to afford for my shoes down the road. LOL :P Very well said of him, didn't he? :D
And just the other day at work, I got a comment of "Oh, you really got lots of pretty shoes!" from a coworker who was passing by me by staring at my feet. That was a comment from someone whom I only run into at the hallway occasionally. And he's also not from my group so we didn't see each other much. Even he noticed about my shoe fascination. Hmmm.... $$$$ well spent? LOL :P Likewise, people around me often stare at my feet to see what shoe I'm wearing is not something unusual either :D And needless to mention about loads of compliments which I got from them.
He asked me a couple of weeks back that whether I knew which department of Macys makes the most money? After a small delay, I guessed it right. Yes, it's so-called "Shoe Department". When Macys was doing the designer shoes clearance with 65% discount a while back, it was super crowded there. I no doubt was one of the shoppers there of course :P I added three more pairs to my collection including a pair of Michael Kors's by then. The shopping crowd explains that there got plenty of women who are as crazy as I do (or even more crazier than me perhaps) out there. See, I'm not alone :P
The only thing though is that when it comes to moving, it could be quite a headache. My shoes alone need a couple of boxes and need certain amount of time for packing and unpacking of them. No kidding, huh? :P
Regardless, nothing could stop me from my love about shoes. It's above and beyond of an addiction. My love about shoes has already been rooted as a part of my brain. LOL :P I'm now trying to control the pool size of my shoe collection though by buying only the ones which I absolutely love. Even then, it doesn't mean that I would stop buying; it just means that I'm trying to reduce the volume :P Guess what? Just like one of my favorite song titles, Nothing Gonna Stop Me, Nothing Gonna Stop Me Now!! LOL :P Also, have you ever heard that a girl can never has too many shoes? :P
Lastly, let me share this cool note from this site with you:
Just in case you're wondering why shoes?
"Shoes don't talk back where men do. Shoes don't just stand there looking pretty, they make you look and feel beautiful. Shoes go with what YOU want. Shoes are the perfect accessory. And having more shoes than friends is definitely the way to go. Shoes are your best friend and always know how you feel. They don't tell you your gorgeous, but they make everyone else see it. Shoes make you feel good inside and always give you that excitement when you try on a new pair. How much it pains me to say it, choose shoes over chocolate, shoes don't make you fat and you still feel nice. And shoes you can live with your whole life. Shoes always replace men!"
If you're still wondering why shoes then I would recommend you need to read on other people's notes from that same link. :P But no offense of course :D
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