If I could have the choice of one activity that I could never have to do again for the rest of my life... it would be shoe shopping.
Now, I love shoes. I think there are so many fun shoes and I enjoy shoe shopping with other people -- if they are the ones who need shoes. But, I really dislike shopping for shoes for myself.
My feet are odd. My left food is almost a half-size smaller than my right. Both feet are very wide -- they always have been, but it seems like they've gotten wider. (I think it's because my feet got used to wearing flip-flops and they've just expanded or something.) Almost always I end my shoe-shopping trips frustrated.
I didn't bring a lot of shoes with me from home. There were two reasons for this decision.
- I didn't have a lot of shoes to bring. I got rid of a lot of shoes that didn't fit me anymore or that I had stopped wearing.
- I remembered Manila as being like a "land of shoes." I remembered that the malls here always had tons of shoes. Soooo many shoes in so many styles! I figured I'd get whatever I needed here.
I chose the shopping mall near the guesthouse as the place to begin my quest for a good pair of shoes. I went last weekend and I returned empty-handed. I was at that mall again today (I went to do some reading and journaling at Starbucks -- no Paneras here!) and decided to give it another try.
The shopping mall has a "market" area where people have booths set up with their goods for sale. This mall also has a Shoe Center. I walked the aisles of the market with everyone trying so hard to sell me something they had. I wished over and over again that the shoes I tried on would only fit. Frustration. I decided to give the Shoe Center a try. Shoes everywhere. I walked around doubtful that I'd find anything.

As I was thinking about getting them or not, my dad's voice came to mind. He used to love telling me whenever I was getting ready for school, "What? Are you going to a fashion show?" Heheheh... of the wisdom of my parents I guess will always stay with me.
So... what big profound lesson have I learned from this?
Well only this...it isn't any easier shopping for shoes for my feet here in Manila and I still don't like shoe shopping all that much.
Yes, I know. I just blogged about a pair of shoes.
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