I’ve been wearing these for almost 2 years now. I know 2 years is a lot of time for a pair of sneakers but these were absolutely wonderful. I’ve got wonderful memories attached with these and they deserve a spot on my blog.
I bought these sneakers from the Bata Showroom near Shivranjani Cross Roads, Satellite, Ahmedabad. Dirt cheap pair at just 1500 (<$40) and really comfortable. It was a fine evening and I think I came down there directly from a a group gathering with friends. My gal, Smiti, followed me to the store and both of us went shoe shopping together. Back then it was just innocent friendship and we didn’t know that we’d end up together till eternity. We browsed, giggled, shared some thoughts and as far as I can remember, that moment is one of the earliest memories of me and smiti being together
I completely destroyed them 2 weeks ago while moving some equipment at my last job and was procrastinating the purchase of a new pair due to sheer laziness and would give an excuse - I’m waiting for the big thanksgiving sale to make the purchase. Well the holidays came and went but I did not buy a new pair despite the fact that my toes were getting chilly cause of the cold air rushing in from the large hole on its side. Vishwas - Procrastinate to the core. Actually I did not want to part with them cause they had a very emotional attachment. They remind me of smiti, my good ‘ol Gym days, the daily running competition on the treadmill and lots of more things. Its funny how a pair of sneakers can mean so many things.
My feet started hurting since the last few days cause the soles were almost worn out and today was the zenith of the pain. I couldn’t walk without giving out a small twitch of pain and finally decided to give up. I went to Philadelphia runners shop and bought me a brand new pair of nike sneakers worth $90.
 
They’re not the same as my old pair (no emotional attachment) but serve the purpose. My feet don’t hurt and I’m a happy camper.
P.S. - If you guys are still reading this 
- share your shoe story too.
December 2nd, 2007 at 3:23 am
Dear Wish,
I am really moved after reading your sneaker story .This story reminds of my shopping spree in Pune when my gal and I would go on a shoping spree and return empty handed -we could not build up a consensus on a single pair of shoes.
I tried to be smart and started taking out my friends on those confused shopping sprees to have something what we call as Majority.My gal was even smarter -she would play the emmotional card .As usual,we ended up buying nothin’.
Later my friends started boycotting me on my shopping trips as they realised that we were one of the choosiest couples in the world and would spend a month or so before actually buying anything :-p
Later we parted our ways…However as a respect to her and to the beautiful days that we spent together, that one pair of shoes that we succeeded in buying before breaking up ,is still kept somewhere in my Pune flat.
This was back in 2003 ….
In my opinion the first thing you do when you enter into a relationship or when you come close enough is to visit a mall and buy nice stuff for the companion,eat Bhuttas(by and large all gals love them),gulp pani pooris and return home late and cook up some nice excuses(i did not have cook up stories as I wasnt staying with my parents .Those memories cant be written off the wall.
For some it becomes a memorable experience for some it haunts like anything. Luckily for you its been the former one.
Hope you are enjoyin your new emmotion free sneakers.
Regards
Puru
December 2nd, 2007 at 3:54 am
Puru saab, I did not know that you’ve had your share of experiences too. By all means I can truly understand the confusion b/w choosing brands when going shopping with a girl. I’ve gone deep into submissiveness and do not even bother to make an active choice for myself. I leave it to smiti to choose for me. It works on 2 levels:
1). She is the better one at making choices than I and so I can rest assured that I get the nicest pair of apparel out there.
2) She also feels happy that she bought something for me
Ek teer se do shikaar…