Big feet, small inches ....

Firstly on looking for an image to support this topic I found this picture, if anyone actually knows what it means i would appreciate a response, isn't it funny the things people said in the good old days. Well it made me chuckle, and glad that men's underwear design had moved on a little in the following years.

Last week having had my massage and a good scrub down, I noticed, with some embarrassment, that my shoes are in a bit of a state. So Sunday i decided to go on another shopping mission and buy a pair of comfy shoes for work. As they are for work i want smart, but casual, nothing overly formal. So off we set, firstly a quick trip to AsiaWorld, avoiding Toys R Us as more toys I don't need. After a good wander we drew a blank ... and then another, and then another.

I have never considered myself to have big feet 10 to 11 (UK size) is not uncommon in the UK, however here in Taiwan seems I have not just big feet, but huge feet! I eventually realised that no matter how hard I tried the largest shoes stocked my nearly all shoe stores (a 9) would not go on (this Cinderella was definitely not going to the ball!). So in the end I had to give up, I will have to wait for my trip to Blighty in December to pick-up a pair ... sigh sigh another thing on the ever growing list of things to do.

Yesterday i managed to find the energy to go swimming, like riding a bike people say you never forget how to do it, however, when i set off swimming i realised i had forgotten. My usual escapades in a pool are having paddle and short dips nothing serious. Once I tried to actually swim lengths, efficiently, I realised that I had forgotten how to do the things i had been taught, most importantly breathing. I think after last nights swim i actually gained weight after drinking large amounts of pool water (no so yummy, but on a par with cheap beer).

I am going to try and stick with it and hopefully regain my composure, I will gliding through the water like a Walrus soon, I hope .... ah another hope, that list is getting longer as well ....