consumed by consumerism

just like everyone else... I've fallen under the power of the corporations selling what seems to be as purchasable happiness...

but since I do not have the essentials for making a purchase (ie money, willpower)

ergo... I went window shopping... online... woe is to me.. haha

first on the list is a skateboarding shoe... no.. I ain't no faddist who would go for SB Dunks or Supras.. I wanted a pair of beige IPath Cats.. which costs around $70.. cheaper than Dunks! and waaaaaaay quirkier!

















            IPath Cats > SB Dunks

don't get me wrong.. I am not trying to look cool with oversized shoes and not skate at all...

although what I'd really wanna do is actually longboarding.. yeah.. longboards do not go well with oversized shoes for skateboards.. because the grip is practically nonexistent with the longboards and they're flexible boards..

and with the added weight.. it might all feel awkward and stuff...

I'd like to get a longboard from J&S Surf whatever somewhere in Chino Roces.. but it freakin costs $200! you do the math.. with the rounded off exchange rate..

























         the longer the better... YEAH!

so I might as well go for the relatively cheaper set up.. a skateboard..

it's practically the more economically sound purchase between the two..

because I can do more with a skateboard.. and I can get more injuries with a skateboard!












            yeah... because sometimes asians like it short

for $100.. again do the math.. I can learn the basics of boarding for a cheaper price...

but let's face facts.. I'm too poor to even purchase these things.. this is pretty much a theoretical.. cause I have more important things to spend money on.. such as the culinary delights in UST.. YEAH!!! MANG TOOTZ!

come to think of it.. I think buying the boards wouldn't be as bad as falling into consumerism.. because I'm not getting satisfaction out of the purchase per se.. but I am going to get satisfied by riding it..

I think that's whats wrong with consumerism.. we only buy things because the purchase of the thing gratifies us more than actually using it... and the more we practice that.. the more we feed the corporations and the more we fund their nefarious ways of giving use more products (ie sweatshops and extremely underpayed laborers).. that's why I'd rather support businesses such as  Limitado and Mang Tootz.. because you know the money goes to the right people and not to an inhumane system which is recognized by law as one legal person..

*heavily influenced by the documentary 'The Corporation' by Mike Achbar, Jennifer Abbott, Joel Bakan*