I am pathetic.
There are a myriad of reasons why I can say that but for the interests of this post, I’ll just keep it down to one. This one.
OK, so for the last 11 years or so, I have done nothing but wear Birkenstocks/Papillio sandals.
Told you I was pathetic!
Infact over those 11 years, the only exception I’ve made was at my Dad’s funeral and even then I had to think about it!
It doesn’t matter the weather, the location, the client, the country, the function … me and my ‘Birkies’ go everywhere.
Anyway, there is one particular style I like and even though my wonderful colleague Emah say’s “… they’re soooooo 1995” … it’s the camouflage version.
Maybe it’s because it helps me feel masculine?
Maybe it’s because it helps me pretend I’m tough?
Probably it’s because I am sad with zero appropriate fashion sense!
Because – as Emah say’s – the style is so out of date, you now can’t get them out here so in a blind panic, I turned to that wonderful friend of the weird for help. The internet.
THANK GOD FOR GERMANY
While they may be well known for their efficiency, sausages [YAY!] cars and lederhosen … the Krauts have many faults including their choice of music, dictators and – luckily for me – fashion.
Within nano-seconds, good ol’ google had hooked me up with a place in Germany that not only still had them in stock, but actually celebrated their style. Genius.
With just a few presses of my computer keyboard [and some numbers courtesy of my flexible friend] I ordered 3 brand spanking new pairs because – in true Singaporean-sale-obsessed-mode – they offered free international delivery, even though I was already saving about $40 a pair compared to local Asian prices.All good eh?
Well it gets better.
So in I come to the office after the latest of my wild adventures when I find not one … not two … not three … not four … not five … BUT SIX boxes of shoes, each containing exactly the same style I wanted.
YAY!
Best bit is …
1 I had only paid for 3
2 it debunked the myth that Germans are accurate at everything.
Unfortunately my Italian side came out so I sent them an email telling them of their mistake and informing them to deduct my credit card for the difference as [for reasons best known to God] I’ll be keeping them … however as all the girls in the office have been taking the blatant piss, the question I need answering is, DOES THIS MAKE ME A WOMAN?
I know this is the most pathetic, pointless, self-obsessed post EVER … but it’s my blog and I can ponce-about-like-a-pansy if I want to.