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It’s a wonder how much my shoes had been through. Like a National Geographic documentary, my shoes had climb the mountain, conquer the cave, been to the most luxuriuos hotel in Malaysia, kick the most idiotic person I’ve ever met and of course follow me through all my ups and downs (literally).

Converse. It came from the word conversation. It is a verb that means to communicate with another form of being. An exchange of ideas and opinions with another person. But most importantly it is also the ever reliable brand of shoes I’ve ever wore.

The memories of my shoes can be track through my high school era (The time where punk is IN, global warming is NOT that big of an issue and the year Avril makes her debut in her black mascara and oversized raincoat jacket *YAY*). Yea i know high school sucks. Bimbos try to outshine one another, jocks sweating all over the place, crazy disciplin teachers with razor sharp scisors and grades plummenting , so yea things could get ugly in high school.

Anyway it started with a Green Day video (Woa they look so cool that time.. I mean they look cool now too but still, they are WAY cooler last time). Billy Joel Armstrong was screaming and belting out a really neat tune when the camera focuses on his feet. All of a sudden, I was captivated and taken aback. With it’s black canvas look and white contrasting shoe laces the shoes looks like…. erm.. a real ugly shoes. Serious. That’s what I was thinking the first time I saw it.

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But anyway, since that day, the ugly shoes make a deep imprint in my heart (pardon the pun). An ugly shoes in my heart. But soon after that, the ugly shoes started to make an appearance in many celebrities feet. From Avril Lavigne to Wenworth Miller. From Ashlee Simpson to Beyonce. You name it we got it (Well of course you don’t expect Oprah Winfrey to wear a Converse!!).

All of a sudden, I was captured inside this whirlwind crazyness. I started to spot my classmates shoes. (Like a leg pervert) and I even did a bit of research on the damn shoes. Like a real students that gonna study Consumer Behavior later in his life, I decided to do all the preparation before stepping into the shop and buy the shoes.

But do I get the shock of my life when I enter the shop. (Converse shop in Mid Valley. Not that hard to miss to all of u kaki lepak in Mid Valley). The price on the tag. It was a number i will remember forever.

RM 79.50

For the love of Christ, the ugly shoes is less than 100 bucks. (I knew I shouldn’t done all the rubbish research!). That is like so cheap. (Since it is heavily endorsed by many celebrities.. HAHA). I was practically smilling when I ask the salesperson for a size 7. The Malay lady must be contemplating my next crazy action (Kissing the shoes, pray and worship it and lastly laminating the shoes).

Do you remember Cinderella story? When the bitc… oops.. When the soon-to-be-princess was trying on the glass heels, she was pretty sure she gonna fit in but still she have to try it on. Yes i was having that exact emotion! I was pretty sure I gonna fit in but still I try it on.

Anyway, when i wear the shoes, I knew this is the shoes I gonna wear for a long long time.

< Fast Forward to Present>

Now looking at the old worn out shoes, I really feel that I’m losing a buddy to a disease. It’s sad and yes, it is a slow death. But when the time comes, when it is time for me to say my farewell, I will not be missing a shoes.

I will be missing a piece of memories instead.