Rambunctious makes for a great descriptive word for Chutney. All that energy that exists underneath all that honey is deceptive. Work is across the road from the gym so, I have resorted to leaving my workout shoes in a locker in a sad bid to motivate myself to work out more often. The little mind game worked. Gym happens with more frequency than my body shows.

Perfect, except I lack a pair of shoes to potter about in for activities of weekend warrior nature – cycling in Ubin, a jog around the neighbourhood with Chutney.

With the GSS in full force, I reckon that all and sundry were looking for a pair of runners too. The first #299 stores stocked shoes for long lost relatives of Big Foot. Number #300 was not lucky for me, the shoes were painfully made for the blind. As I walked into #301, NG abandoned me for the leather shoes and I ventured into the bright lights of the sports section.

My eyes looked at each rack of shoes with increasing disappointment, until I spotted a pair with potential.

1. Colours that won’t make anyone staring at my feet go blind – check.

2. Price within budget- erm. no, but I could deal with it.

3. Does it come in a non giant size?

With trepidation, I asked the smiley salesgirl.

SG: Yes. I have them in your size…but…

Me: But? What is it?

SG: This is from the Juniors’ series, is that okay?

Me: Juniors’ as in Kids?

SG: Yep.

Me: Oh.

15mins later, I walked out a proud peacock because I scored a pair of runners in my size and half the price of a similar pair in Women’s. There’s not much about me that’s small – big butt, eyes that rival glass marbles, a voice that sounds like I smoked too many cigarettes and heaving *oh nevermind*. The feet though, are small.

Air Pegasus (Bowerman Series) for Juniors

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Hopeless would be the word most apt to describe how familiar I am with the neighbourhoods that are outside of work, downtown (which is on the cusp of work) and home.

I pondered taking a leisurely Saturday drive to meet DS in her home ground. Like the Little Miss Snobby that I am, I kept poking fun at her for living in the north. What can I say? I have always been an east side girl and there’s quite a good chance it’d stay that way.

DS had the last laugh though because In the deep crevices of AMK, I found two pairs of shoes that were just calling out for me. The search for navy flats had been on since I saw them in VOGUE and the closest I’ve come is MNG which had nice but rather pricey shoes considering how much pain you’ll be walking in them. This hole in the wall AMK store had them in navy and even YELLOW!, oh my. Needless to say, I got them in navy.

Now, the second pair was just too pretty to say no too. And I don’t even wear heels all that often.

This gorgeous kimono-esque pair of heels came in green too and believe me, it took all my strength to say no.

And would you believe it, the damage for two pairs of shoes came up to <$50 SGD (peanuts in USD given how arse the exchange rate has been). I might head back for the yellow pair of flats if the navy ones prove to be comfy.