Honestly, I am not obsessed with taking care of my
feet. I have the ugliest toenails.
I rarely have a pedicure. Even if
I don’t take care of my feet that much, I make sure that I have the prettiest pair
of footwear. I am not trying to
become like Imelda Marcos in collecting different pairs of shoes, but I can say
that I have more than enough pairs compared to an average Filipina. I need to change my shoe preferences when
I got pregnant with Kib. I can no longer
wear heeled shoes for long hours, even when I’m wearing flats sometimes my feet
aches. I suddenly felt that I really needed
to choose the shoes that I have to wear.
I have to sacrifice fashion a little bit over comfort.
Last October 11, my son and I went to Blogapalooza, the
biggest event for bloggers which was organized by When In Manila and OurAwesome Planet. This was a first
for me so I was a bit excited about what’s in store for bloggers and companies
in this event. A lot of companies
were very generous to the participants, giving them souvenir items and other
information about the products that they are offering and somehow hoping that
the bloggers will spread a word about it.
I really got curious about Dr. Kong. I have already been seeing Dr. Kong whenever my son and I go
malling but I never really find time to go inside and look around because I felt
that their shoes are only for those people who have bad feet. I am confident that I don’t need those
kinds of shoes. Since they offer
free feet analysis during the event, I let my son have his. I was so surprised to know that my son
has a bad case of flat feet and has a slight case of knock-knees. When I heard about the results, it
suddenly dawned to me that sometimes he would just trip on a flat surface
without any reason. I also had my
feet analysis when there were only few people inside the event hall and I got
surprised to know that I have a mild case of flat feet too. My posture is also bit angled so maybe
the reason why the soles of my shoes are unevenly worn out. It was explained to me that flat feet
can be inherited, so I guess my son inherited it from me. My son’s feet condition can still be
corrected because he is still young, he just needs to wear shoes that have arch
support and for his knock-knees, he must sit correctly so that the condition
will not get worse. As for me, I
just have to wear the correct shoes so that I won’t feel discomfort when
walking.
My son having his feet assessed
The lady is checking his stance, this is the time she determined that Kib has a slight case of knock-knees
Kib's feet alignment can be seen on this screen
My selfeet, haha
Kib's imprint. You can see that he has a severe case of flat feet
Since he has a case of knock-knees, he is encouraged to do cross-leg sitting than W-sitting
This is how the rest of the paper looks like
My own imprint
The information that I learned from Dr. Kong’s booth was
really an eye-opener for me to also focus on taking care of my son and I’s
feet. When I got home, I read
information from the Internet about flat feet. I already told my mom to purchase shoes for Kib with arch
support or a shoe insert for his regular shoes to correct his footing. I have to be more vigilant in choosing
shoes from now on.
UPDATE: Last November 1st, my son and I visited
Dr. Kong at Robinson’s Galleria and was so happy to know that my son’s footing
has improved. He was taught some
feet exercises and since some of the shoe models are on 50% discount, I bought
one for Kib. We were advised to go
back again after four months to check on my son’s footing. I am so happy about Dr. Kong’s service
and concern on improving people’s footing and posture.
This was Kib's imprint from November 1st
This is the pair that we bought, nice isn't it?!
Kib was taught different feet exercises to improve his footing, here he is taught to tiptoe for 10 seconds
Now, he was asked to pick the pen on the floor using his toes and hold it for 10 seconds
Last is to pose this way for 10 seconds
