These Shoes Were Made For Running

Not to be compared to an MYR519 pair of Nikes!

I'm not a shoe person. Such a break off from the gay stereotype hor?. The last pair of shoes I bought was in May last year. And that was a pair of casual shoes. My last pair of sports shoes were purchased before I entered university a decade ago. Think it was from Bata. And so, I broke the drought last, last Sunday by purchasing a pair from New Balance at the Gardens. KH had been nagging me about it because I complain about ankle and hamstring aches every time I come back from my Sunday jog. The salesman was very helpful. Showed me all the ranges, checked out my feet and asked me about my requirements.

"This range has the best cushioning and is suitable for someone like you with a high arch. This model is suitable for 20km. The one next to it 15km. How far would you be running?"

"Erm, just show me the 10km."

"How about the pair I am wearing? I ran in the KL Marathon before coming to work today."

So I walked out with a new pair of shoes and a couple of hundred bucks poorer. Luckily KH gave me a special Mega Sale discount. Huhu. It was raining outside, so mum and I skipped our Sunday exercise and continued shopping. Before heading home, we stopped by at Pastis for afternoon tea. Been hearing good things about the place, so I decided to give it a try. The place was packed and understaffed, but the Myanmarese waiter was polite enough to advise me on the current service situation. Just took them a bit longer to clean up and take our order. Tried the Cafe Gourmand. A cup of Lavazza coffee and a tester platter of four desserts -- crème brûlée, tiramisu, chocolate cake and something which I don't know. Perhaps -Alex- can help me out. A slab of sugar buried under copious amounts of whipped cream, strawberries and drizzled with raspberry sauce. Apa tu?

For dinner, we tried out the new Kuchai Lama Foodcourt, now located at the intersection of Jalan Puchong and Old Klang Road. The orientation's just like SS24's Ming Tien, but it boasts of a very old China feel. Wood stain everywhere, paper umbrellas, gazebos, loads of lanterns, bird cages, bamboo light fixtures, plastic sakuras, fake cranes, porcelain bowls in the toilet and red lighting ala ancient Chinese brothel at certain areas. Very kitschy. Ordered a lui cha and oyster omelette. Both so-so. But I did notice that nearly every table ordered the sweet and sour crab with man tao. Original shop from the Jalan Kuchai Lama days. I remember my last time there was with a bunch of bloggers.

(.... fast-forward today ....)

I tried out the running shoes already and I have no complaints. No more pain! Should have gotten proper shoes from the get go. :P