Broken Heels

Walking in heels is so not fun, especially if you’re a complete newbie and to make things worse, the very first pair of heels I own happened to be a freaking 4-inched heels. Wearing them while sitting down is totally no problem at all. The problem arises when I arise from my seat.

Last weekend I attended my cousin’s wedding in KL and I had no other pair of footwear to wear except for that silver pair of heels. I took the challenge and brought them to my dorm where I could practice walking two weeks before the dinner. Walking in my room, or pacing in my room, is completely different than walking in them for an hour in a huge lobby of a really big hotel.

Me walking in heels can be said to be a funny sight, my cousin personally gave me a comment that I walk funny in them; which I totally admit, is totally true. It was awkward beyond imagination that I myself felt like taking them off and walk around barefooted. I did bring my pair of flats with me to the city but I left it in my dad’s car boot. (You see, my uncle drove us there cause my mom didn’t want to drive, fearing that we’ll get lost).

That dinner started around 8 but we were there about an hour earlier for cocktail. Standing there for an hour was really killing my feet and my mom even asked me to walk around with my cousin and sister to take some pictures of the lobby. My elder cousin sister didn’t even notice that I was in heels until we reached the stairs. Guess my awkward walking is even worst when it comes to stairs. But I can say, going up is so much easier than going down. My legs were shaking with each step I took because I was afraid of tripping.

Funny thing happened during the ‘yum seng’, my right heel broke. It sort of snapped in half yet it wasn’t completely broken. I blame the cushiony carpet. But then again, it could be my awkward footing when I wanted to get up from my seat. So can you imagine me struggling to keep my balance with one side higher than the other? I myself found it funny and was hoping very hard that nobody realized that I was walking with one broken heel (my slacks was pretty long so hopefully, it covered the broken part).