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| It's Day 3! |
| 01.11.04 (5:18 pm) [edit] |
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Today will be more eating and shopping, but I definitely need to find a wedding gift soon. I think I will get my friend and his bride some towels. I"d rather pick something practical rather than some Precious Moments figurines!! And gift registries are not the norm here, unfortunately. So...yesterday!! Was more eating and shopping. I got to see my cousin's new pad. It's definitely a bachelor pad. It looks so empty!! I also saw a lot of my great aunts and uncles. I gave one of my great uncles some cash, and he was so happy about the gesture. It made me wish I could afford to give him more. I think he's in his 80s...still sharp as a tack even though he walks slower than a snail's pace. I am too fat for this country. And I wish people would just shut up about it!! I already know clothes here fit different (and smaller frames). My mom seems embarrassed by my size. My aunt was like "you work out. Can't you do something to make your arms slimmer?" Lastly, the latest big news is about the death of a Cantopop superstar, Anita Mui. She died at age 40 from cervical cancer. I am so sad...She was my idol when I was a kid. Her career was as long as Madonna's and just that big to Chinese people. The grief that her fans are feeling remind me of the mourners when Princess Diana died. I am going to have to get some of her CDs. |
posted by: irishred (reply)
post date: 01.11.04 (5:22 pm)
Rosie!!! I am glad you are having fun!! I miss you :)
ps..I WILL sign your chest :)
posted by: mblog (reply)
post date: 01.12.04 (10:04 am)
You are not too fat for this country. You're just too fat for this culture. Or at least for some people's perceptions of what this culture is supposed to be.
Some people prefer a woman with more substance, and there are plenty of men who would find you sexy the way you are. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise.
Those who go along with this cultural take are the real losers. I can't blame them for being swept up in it, but it is their loss. I've never met you in person so all I can see is a beautiful person. It would be a shame if all that evaporated because of some contrived bit of cultural idiocy.
posted by: Sillygrrl3 (reply)
post date: 01.12.04 (12:15 pm)
Thank you so much for the different perspective! I think I need that today! I am glad you are having fun!
Kara
posted by: rosietulips (reply)
post date: 01.13.04 (5:10 am)
Reply to: mblog
Thank you for the kind words :-) I can't help but think I'd have a totally different looking body if I grew up in Hong Kong. But I am content with the way I look as a North American. :-)
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