Since Kinky has not been reviewing shoes lately, I have decided to do one for the blog. My taste in shoes varies from Kinky and Ken, I dont really fancy hi-top sneakers (maybe because I can't really carry it well), and would rather opt for a pair of low-tops classic sneakers any other day.
This pair of Adidas Summer Deck Shoes is my one and only purchase for this academic year, and seeing how I don't usually buy shoes, I think it is worth a review too.
I am not a huge fan of Adidas, and I have never owned a single pair of Adidas other than the Superstar 2G in high school. To be frank, Adidas trainers were never appealing, at least to me. However, Adidas' 'deck shoes' simply surprised me. I fell in love with this pair the moment I saw it online.
This pair is a fusion between your classic canvas sneakers and the infamous deck shoes. For many of you who do not already know, the 'deck / boat shoes style' has been in fashion over summer. If you take a walk down Oxford Circus, you could see local 'fashionistas' wearing them with fold-up jeans.
The good thing about Adidas' variation of the deck shoes, is that it isn't as flamboyant as its cousins. (or what Ris Low may describe it as "boomz, you know boomz?". Yes, and it does not shout 'me', you know? 'me'?). The shoes aren't made of leather, and in fact, it's clothed fully in canvas. The front is handstiched, and the soles are manmade, (whatever that is).
The light cream colour fits nicely with the blue linings, however, the style has been somewhat compromised by the long ugly laces.
In terms of comfort, the shoes fit nicely, and it feels like you are wearing a pair of canvas Jack Purcells. But because of the nature of the material, the thickness of the sides have been compensated. Which simply means that my feet would not get their well needed protection during the long dreaded winter.
Lastly, taking into account that it is light showers mode most of the time in UK, I would probably not see myself wearing the shoes out often, due to the tendency in returning home in a brown coloured pair instead of its original cream.
All in all, i spend about 55 quid inculsive of delivery. But since I got some bursary money from the school, I thought i should reward myself for last year's hardwork. I am pretty happy with this pair, so I am going to give it a score of:
7/10
Good work Adidas.
posted by John T at
Ok. I managed to squeeze some time out of my 90-hour workweek to write this for the blog.
A few interesting things happened over the course of October, but I think the most interesting thing was my visit to this restaurant called the Meat and Wine Company. I decided to write about the restaurant because the manager said it might be setting up a branch in Singapore soon.
Anyway, the place (unsurprisingly) served lots and lots of meat. Ribeye, t-bones, tenderloin, mignons, flanks, shins, ears, noses and everything in between. Clearly, the restaurant also served lots of wine. I wasn’t very interested in the beef though. I thought the Meat and Wine Company was good mostly because it served game, and anyone who knows me knows I love game and the taste and flavour of gunpowder and broken pellets.
So I had some springbok (which is essentially a gazelle) and some kangaroo, which Australians love in their burgers, and topped it all off with two bottles of Malbec. I was pretty smashed when it was over. But I had a great time. And if the Meat and Wine Company does decide to set up shop in Singapore, I would recommend we all go get wasted on some blood-red meat and wine.
MOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
MOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
MOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
posted by Kurt Kinky at
A couple of friends went for a roadtrip to a paradise island resort for a 6 day getaway. They rented a jeep to drive along the long arduous country roads that would eventually take them to their holiday destination. After driving 4 hours without sight of any civilization along the winding road, the group began to question the direction they were heading.
After arguing for several minutes, the group decided to stay on course and ask the first villager they come across for directions.
Driving along the winding roads they came upon a barren farmland with a lone farmer toiling the fields. The group headed over to ask for directions only to find that their worries were in vain as they learnt that the first road-sign pointing them to the resort was pass the farm.
Getting back into their jeep full of hope and refreshed enthusiasm, the group pitied the farmer.
"Poor man, the field is so barren, the farmer must be experiencing a bad harvest."
After driving for another hour, the group arrived at the resort and spent the next six days basking in the sun.
On their way back, the group came upon the same farmland, only this time, the fields were filled with lush stalks of corn as far as their eyes could see.
"Wow, this farmer must be rich, look at the amount of harvest!"
.
.
.
.
.
.
Many times in our journey through life, we tend to lose sight of our goals. If the group had succumbed to negativity and turned around or changed course, they would never arrive at the resort.
Many a times, our view of our goal is flooded with doubts and questions. The weak will always succumb to negativity and change their course in life, eventually losing sight of their goals. The strong and influential, is always the one who will insist on sticking on their course and asking for directions.
Just because we are not able to see our destination, it does not mean that the destination does not exist. Many a times, we are afraid of asking for directions, but directions are really what we need in life.
People always tend to judge us based on the results we have achieved, but what they don't see is the hard work the farmer had put in to toil the fields while the group was away having fun.
posted by Ken The Man at
I finally laid my hands on some Supras.
Seeing as to how I have been working 90-hour weeks with no reprieve, I decided to reward myself with some online shopping.
In terms of comfort, this is good. The ankle cut makes the Skytops fit like a sock. If I were a girl, I might say they fit like a pair of hollowed out Uggs. However, I am not a girl. Also, this pair of Supras doesn't achieve the level of comfort that the Globe Chet Thomas series did. I still believe the Globe CT IVs were the most comfortable skate shoes ever made.
In terms of design, I really like the detail and the palette. The armadillo texturing is sexy, and purple is hands-down the best colour in the world. Nonetheless, I do find that the front of the shoe, being an unstitched roundcap, feels somewhat naked. It lacks the additional detailing of the newer Supra Vaiders. I do freely admit, however, that a stitched toe-cap is a personal preference. In any case, I chose this over the Vaider because I wanted the original Muska pro model.
All in all, this is good for the price (I paid approximately 280 SGD). Score wise? I would say 7.5 / 10
posted by Kurt Kinky at
