Shoes

Only joking.But on the real i dont joke with my shoes. I think the days the ladies hold the record of having most shoes are numbered.I personally can hold my own against any one female or male when in comes to leather on feet or is it vice versa?I guess i have my mom to blame, God bless her (well dont see any reason for blaming her though).

Right from when i can remember i`ve always being seriously shoed up.Any family or friend party coming up,new pairs of shoes,end of term-new pairs of shoes,beginning of term ,new pairs of shoes,xmas u know what,new year ………Not only did i ammass these shoes but God help you if you didnt polish them as at when due.All these stayed with me till now.I  not  only love and  spend oodles on shoes but i take serious care of them.I took it for granted that that was how everyone took care of their shoes but i know different now.I have seen people pay decent amount of money for a pair of shoes then press the back down and converrt said precious shoes to flip flops.Makes me cringe.Such action would have earned you the sternest of looks from my mom in those days and if you were unlucky probably an encounter with the palm.

I know a few guys though whose collection are bigger than mine.And thats saying a lot because heaven knows i do have those things.I found that naija guys generally wear`serious` shoes  than most black people in UK.Forget Spain or Italy there are cool shoes here in London if you know where to look.

God bless Carrie Gorman who is the Editor of thelondonnewspaper-a free London evening newspaper for this piece on shoes.My favourites of the lot is H by Hudson- a  relatively new but impressive British Shoe maker.Goes without saying that its nestling in its box in my house now.

Rip Off Britain

Know how er er infuriating it is when the gas company unduely inflates your bill? To add salt to injury you then need to call them on thier premium rate number to draw their attention to the error.A move that might end up costing you how much you are being over-charged in the first place .What with the `press 1 if this , press 6 if that`.We have all had reason to contact a customers service centre one time or the other . Be it the banks, phone companies or travel companies they are all in the premium number game.

Well it transpires that these companies do have normal lines with local rates. Staffed and equipped to deal with queries.So why have two numbers one premium , the other local ? Just another way to fleece the customers of course.Below is a list of some of companies with 0870 numbers and their local rate alternatives:

Ticketmaster
Premium:08704000700
National:0161 385 3500

Barclaycard
Card Protection Service:0870 0100578
02392 652222

British Airways Helpdesk
Premium:0870 850 4850
National:0191 490 7901
Free Number:0800123111

Let us know if you come across any more of these numbers.

New Year Resolution

Its that time of the year most of us make some kind of resolution or the other.I have resolved this year to live a healthier lifestyle:Join a gym,eat healthy food,drink no single drop of lager. Just Cristal.As if.Stopped smoking over ten years ago so dont have that one to deal with.

So far the resolution is still on track.Well kind of.Joined a gym at the week end so will be going shopping for some decent gym gear this week. Brother got to look good sweating you know.Whatever it is you promised yourself this year give it a real go.See if you can say `I did it` come this time next year.