January 11, 2006
What do you do when you are an age-schizo?You see, my mum told me to get a dress for the Chinese New Year. She said a dress would be good to go to wedding dinners in. And I do have two coming up the next month. I decided to take up her suggestion.
Yesterday, girl and me went to Bugis to shop for a pair of pants for her and a dress for me. What a mistake!
Putting aside the fact our mobility was severely restricted by the crowd, the 3 pairs of pants that she tried and the 1 dress that I tried pointed out 3 rather demoralising facts about both of us:-
1. The sizes are too small for her --translated to--> she's getting more horizontally challenged.
2. The sizes are too big for me --translated to--> I'm too slim, still.
3. The clothes at Bugis look too juvenile on me --translated to--> I'm beginning to feel really, really old.
Please try to understand that I am 26 this year but have great potential to look like a 22 year old and who really feels like a 30 year old. And, I'm conserving my money to live on for these 2 months.
I came home to tell my mum it's too difficult to buy a dress that is 1. affordable, 2. looks my age, 3. of good material, 4. of my size and built. Then, she gave me the perfect solution - buy one from the market. I think at time of depression, it's a great comfort to have a mum who has a great sense of humor.
Posted by 杏 cy （Jancy） at 12:04