A Shopping Trip

Today marks the start of many new things. One of it being that, for the very first time in my life, I shopped alone.

This pioneering experience took place at Charles & Keith. To be honest, I never paid much attention to Charles & Keith, let alone think of making my first solo purchase there. In fact, I would not have actually entered the shop if not for the thoughtful vouchers from Charmaine, Matthew, Sharon and Jarett when Charmaine realized I needed new shoes. My ignorance of the said brand turned out to be a blessing too, when, after googling it (because I did not even know where to find it), it turned out that the outlet at ION was having massive price cuts for a wide selection of shoes, bags and sunglasses.

I sojourned to ION alone after Jie left for class, hoping to pick out a pair of sneakers in a jiffy and head over to starbucks for a coffee as I complete my homework. I did not expect shopping alone to be such a difficult balance, quite literally, of aesthetic and price judgment with a constant heightened surveillance of my surroundings.

Being alone meant that there was no one to help me watch my bag, and back. It sure did not help that barely a few minutes after I walked in, a customer dashed to the counter to make a frantic plea for her lost Iphone. I momentarily suspected that the trio of thai trannies, who had sauntered in earlier and left after trying a ton of items but not buying any, were somehow involved in it. That incident got me all paranoid and I proceeded to try on the shoes all while balancing my heavy bag on one shoulder and holding on to my current shoes with the other hand. All while using my one free hand, which was weighed down my the bag, to take the heels off high shelves and untie laces. Even after I got the shoes on, one of which required navigating through a seriously intricate web of black lace, it was then time to jostle amongst the crowd which had formed in front of the store's limited mirrors. Then came the tricky balance of walking in 4 inch heels (which I have not worn in ages), while carrying the bag and the shoes, in order to gauge the comfort. I continued this art of tipping, bending, squeezing, trying, looking, walking, amidst some help from the rather attentive service staff, before finally settling on a pair of white gladiator sandals.

(I was about to post a picture of my feet in the shoes. But I refrained, reason being the horribly thick cankles encased within them, courtesy of a movement-restraining exam period and the awesome penang buffet last night, I shall upload a better photograph when I deem my ankles fit!)

Anyway, Jie and I had an awesome time at Bobbi Brown and F.I.S.H. after that! I cannot help but smile in pleasant anticipation that today was a sneak peak at what's to come in June. I'm sure we'll have a blast then!