My love for sneakers has a relatively less expensive (xD) beginning. The first two sneakers that I remember buying myself, as in walking into a sneaker store alone and picking sneakers to purchase, is a pair of black and white Nike and another pair of blue Nike. I bought these two sneakers in a sneaker store in Berjaya Times Square in 2014 before I went to university study in Singapore. I did not even know what these 2 sneakers are called until I did a research on them years later after I fall in love with Air Jordans. Those 2 pairs of sneakers are Nike Blazer and Nike Eric Koston 2.
The Nike Blazer and Nike Eric Koston 2 were my daily kicks to wear from 2014 to 2016 until I found out about Air Jordans. I came across Youtube videos on Air Jordans and I fall in love with it right away. However, I was still a university student laden with student debt and Air Jordan sneaker is expensive. Nevertheless, I came across Hoops Station website and saw a pair of Air Jordan 9 Low Pantone sell with a 42% discount. I made up my mind that I was going to purchase this pair and so it became the first pair of Air Jordan that I own.
To be honest, I never think about collecting Air Jordans as a hobby when I first bought the AJ9 Low Pantone. But my friend Jeff Choong once said to me: the first pair will open the gate to more pairs to come in the future. And damn was he right on this as I began to buy and collect more Air Jordans since I graduated and started to earn my own money. I love Air Jordans and so I make it a life goal to collect all the Air Jordans that I love.
My Jordan collections stand at 6 pairs/models as of March 2020. And plenty more will be coming as I intend to build up my Jordan collections. I'm not an OG or hypebeast Jordanheads per se. I just love Air Jordans in general and would purchase any colorway (I'm partial towards blue) or slight alteration to the model as long as I like it.
Sneakerheads often say every sneaker that they own has a personal story. And this is true for me as well. So, I'm going to share a little personal story for every pair of Jordans that I've owned and shared on my Instagram.
Air Jordan IX Low Pantone
As mentioned earlier, this Air Jordan IX Low Pantone is the first pair of Air Jordan that I ever own. First love is memorable most of the time and this is true as well for my Air Jordan IX Low Pantone. I bought this pair for RM399 (a 42% discount) from Hoops Station. I first broke this pair out for my mum's birthday in 2016. And this started a habit of me breaking out my new pair of Jordans on special occasion. That's how I add personal story to every pair of Jordans that I own.
This pair is extra special to me not just because it's my first Jordans, but it is also the pair that I wore the longest. I wore this pair from end of November 2016 until I decided to retire this pair to my collection (i.e. not wearing it anymore) in November 2018.
Since I wore this pair the longest, it was on my feet for a few special events in my life:
Since I wore this pair the longest, it was on my feet for a few special events in my life:
i) I wore this pair during my internship oversea trip to South Korea. I even wore this pair while hiking in the Sangdangsanseong Fortress. Oh mind, I remember I spent almost 4 hours in cleaning this pair in the hotel room after the hike.
ii) I also wore this pair for my graduation trip to Taiwan.
iii) And this pair was on my feet for most of the exams in my last year of university. You know what they say: you feel good when you dress good. And I've always felt more confident when I'm wearing my favourite sneaker (at that time my only pair of Air Jordan).
Here is me wearing the AJ9 Low Pantone for my last paper in university
Air Jordan 1 Mid Royal
This pair of AJ I Mid Royal is the second pair of Air Jordan that I own. I bought this pair for RM439 from JD Sports in Sunway Velocity. People always said the AJ I is the most classic and timeless sneaker from the Air Jordan line. You can dress this pair up. And so, I decided to break out this pair while attending my uni friend's wedding.
No special event or moment is associated with this pair but it's the pair I wore the most now. I also decided to beat this pair up, i.e. kept wearing it, because this will definitely not be the own pair of AJ I that I'm going to own....ahem...waiting for retro Bred 1s or Royal 1s to come back again.
Air Jordan IV "Motorspot Alternate"
This pair of AJ IV "Motorspot Alternate" is the third pair of Air Jordan that I own. I remember I saw this pair in a Hoops Station store in 2017 but I couldn't afford it then. But I love this pair because it is in black and royal colorway, just like the AJ I Mid Royal. Lucky for me, I was able to purchase this pair from Limited Edt Hall of Fame in Vivo City on Deepavali 2019.
I broke out this pair on New Year Day 2019.
I also wore this pair when I went to Thailand with my mum and brothers:
This pair is probably my favourite pair of Air Jordan out of my current collection. The leather quality for this pair of retro is just top notch. I wore this pair the most in my current sneaker rotation whenever I go out with my friend.
Air Jordan V "Laney"
Technically, this AJ V "Laney" is the fifth pair of Air Jordan that I own. I bought this pair from Sneaker Club Singapore, on the same day that I bought fourth pair of Air Jordan from Limited Edt . It's my 1st time purchasing two pairs of Air Jordans on the same day, so I guess this qualifies as a milestone on its own in my sneakerhead life.
I broke out this pair on my one year anniversary (6 Aug 2019) as a full-time working adult. No special event or moment is associated to this pair for me yet but I'm sure I will find a way to include this pair once I retire my AJ IV "Motorspot Alternate". (Yes, I have a plan on when I will retire my Air Jordans too. Lols)
Air Jordan VI Retro "Infrared" 2019
This pair of Air Jordan 6 Retro "Infrared" 2019 is the first non-blue Air Jordan sneaker that I own, and the first pair of OG colorway Jordan that I own. I bought this pair on the same day as the AJ 5 "Laney".
I broke out this pair during Chinese New Year 2020. This pair, along with the AJ 5 "Laney", is in my current rotation of kicks to rock for daily life. Hopefully I'm able to find special events to attach to this sneaker in the near future.
