Finally Woken Finally Woken A look into Scotland from a stranger's eyes. An Indonesian stranded in Aberdeen and has to deal with Scottish people, accent, weather, food, and football. Also a look into Indonesia from 12,000km away. Articles
2008 Starts With Death
2008-01-02 16:47:00 Second day of 2008 , I woke up at 7.30 to hear the news about a person we know died this morning. He committed suicide at dawn.It was a difficult to comprehend. Hard to swallow. Not only because the deceased was known to be a very cool, calm, polite person who was in the best shape of his age. But also because no one believed he could take such an extreme way to solve whatever problem(s) he was facing. Since there was no signs shown, no obvious clue, and on the surface everything was great (marriage, kids, financial, health, work, etc), there were so many theories flying around, trying to answer the "Whys". The family was left in a state of shock, grief, anger, and guilt, with so many "what ifs" and "what have I done". Especially because when the decision was made, there was only 1 hour window to make it happen.Life is weird. Strange. Funny. We never know what is ahead us. We never know what is inside us....Later today I stumbled upon a good posting and think it's worth to quote:A ... More About: Indonesia , Death
2007 Roundup: It's A Wrap
2007-12-29 13:21:00 2007 will leave us shortly. And there are several things I would like to say to all readers who have visited my blog, read my postings, left comments and been involved in the discussions.Since 18 October 2007, after moving from my original Finally Woken in Friendster to Blogger, my new Finally Woken blog has been visited by almost 6,000 readers. That means it's about 2,000 visitors a month. Or about 70 people a day. Whoa! I have never realized that so many people actually read my blog.When Patung of Indonesia Matters started to gather blogs to develop Top 100 Indonesian Blogs, I submitted my blog out of curiosity. And I was surprised to find out that I made it on the 69th position in English category at the first time. Although then the rank has been changed several times and I'm reaching the bottom page right now, I'm quite proud that I have made it, at least for a while. For a blog which was 2 months old that time, it was a big achievement.Fatih Suyud, one of most respected Ind... More About: Life , Writing , Roundup , Wrap
Copycat
2007-12-28 16:33:00 I have found out lately that this person - let's say the name is Copycat - whom I know through a friend, has been following my virtual steps. Although to be honest, I think that this person has been doing this waaay before I have entered blogospehere. It started with small things. It's not difficult to notice since this person was quite close to me back then. Physically. And Copycat followed my steps, physically too (not literally shadowed me, but, well, almost though). What I did, Copycat did it the next day. What I said, Copycat said it the next day. Where I went, Copycat went the next day. Being copied is one thing. Raised by parents who always teach me to watch my moves and be aware of social etiquettes, I find Copycat is irritatingly has no manner. Several times Copycat did something which drove me crazy, all small things, most of them are nonsense to others. But for a person who pays attention to the greatest details and expects the best out of everyone, nothing escapes f... More About: Writing
My Contemplation of Being Older (2)
2007-12-25 04:44:00 On my birthday last year, I reached it with sort of euphoria. My contemplation which I wrote last year reflected several small things I have discovered when I have had reached over 30 years old box (click here to read last year's post). I felt I was being in the best time in my life: great job, great friends, great love life.I have had moved to a great company which gave me a lot of opportunity to travel around Asia with a possibility to visit Paris one day, and I was given a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead a project and work with 9 other Asian countries and a high profile management consultant, as well as continued renovating the office but this time I was enjoying being a client (which actually almost made me got a heart attack, as you could read here).My friends and I were close and we were having good times with almost non-existent disagreements. If you have read my posts throughout 2005 you would have found that I was talking about friendships a lot. It was the first ti... More About: Life , Contemplation , Temp
Toilet Humor
2007-12-19 13:28:00 In certain shopping malls in Surabaya, like Tunjungan Plaza and Surabaya Delta Plaza, every time you have the urge, you have to pay Rp 1,000 (around USD 0.10) per person to enter the toilet. This weird policy has been applied for years without protests from the visitors or the council.When I was studying architecture, we were taught several rules we have to apply when designing toilets, i.e. the ratio between visitors and the number of cubicles, the appropriate or suitable materials used, access, lighting, power, plumbing, air conditioning, and so on. The standard designs vary between hospitals, commercial buildings like shopping malls, offices, schools, residential buildings, or special buildings like nuclear station. We also were taught that toilet is a part of public amenities and the standard design is supervised by the council. I have found the Government Regulation (Peraturan Menteri Pekerjaan Umum no.30/PRT/M/2006: Pedoman Teknis Fasilitas dan Aksesbilitas Pada Bangunan Ged... More About: Humor , Indonesia , Toilet
Rude Indonesians
2007-12-14 12:36:00 I'm just back in Indonesia (I suppose I can't call it home anymore because Scotland is my home now) yesterday and before too long I'm annoyed already. Not because the idiot KLM counter officer in Aberdeen airport made my luggage wandered around Schiphol Airport without its owner and arrived a day after me. Not because the unbelievably slow dial-up internet connection makes me drink coffee three times more out of a boredom of waiting for the graphics and words to grace my monitor screen. Not because I have been so used to quiet Aberdeen I had to bite my nails waiting for the traffic to move. It is because I realise that Indonesians are rude.Yes, we keep bragging as the country of friendly people with smiles and good services. Which somewhat is true. When money is present, Indonesians smile broadly. I expect to get good services from taxi drivers, bank officers, receptionists, waiters, even security guards. But those who are not in the service industry will behave like this is thei... More About: Rude
Santa Business
2007-12-07 14:20:00 It's a hot topic amongst Santa s around the world. No, we're not talking about well-groomed Santas with 6-pack tummies (so the red outfit can look better on them) and trendy stubbles rather than long beardie. Santas now have to start paying attention to their... err... laughter, because it could offend women. clipped from news.sky.comSacked Santa's Ho Ho Ho Blow A Santa working in an Australian department store has claimed he was sacked for saying "ho ho ho" because it could offend women. Jolly Santas may offendEmployment company Westaff, which supplies shops with their own red-robed Father Christmas, had earlier asked its Santas not to use the phrase.It claimed that as the word "ho" is American slang for whore, it could be offensive to female shoppers.Santas were advised to say "ha ha ha" instead. Click here for the complete news.If you think being a Santa is easy, you should think again. There's more jobs rather than having kids on laps, laugh (but no ho ho ho!), and groom... More About: Business , Sine
santa say ho
2007-12-07 14:04:00 clipped from news.sky.comSacked Santa 's Ho Ho Ho Blow Updated:09:48, Thursday December 06, 2007 A Santa working in an Australian department store has claimed he was sacked for saying "ho ho ho" because it could offend women. Jolly Santas may offend Employment company Westaff, which supplies shops with their own red-robed Father Christmas, had earlier asked its Santas not to use the phrase.It claimed that as the word "ho" is American slang for whore, it could be offensive to female shoppers.Santas were advised to say "ha ha ha" instead.
2008 Bugil's Calendar
2007-12-05 14:11:00 I received Eastern Promise newsletter update this morning. Something caught my eyes and I stopped scrolling when I nearly reached the bottom page. I blinked. Again. And again. Probably I was dreaming. But no. The half-naked lady picture was still there.Stop drooling. It's not me, obviously. It's the teaser or promotion of the upcoming calendar for Bugil's, Eastern Promise (EP), Cazbar, De Hooi and One Tree bars. The girls in the calendar, are the barmaids. Bugil's has been producing calendar every year for several times now. Usually they pick one theme and the barmaids will pose with skimpy clothes according to the theme. Last year the theme was sport, so the barmaids (which are now coming from not only Bugil's but also from the other bars) put some skimpy sport clothes on and posed as if they played football, boxing, etc.Usually Stuart bought the calendar (he's such a loyal customer, he bought everything that Bugil's sales, including T-shirts - he's got many, Bart's Bule... More About: Calendar , 2008
Donald Trump's Scotland Golf Plan Rejected
2007-12-02 12:26:00 It's not everyday Donal Trump faces a rejection. But his plan to build a £1 billions (that's Rp 20 trillions or about one-third of Indonesia State Budget of Revenues and Expenditures!) golf complex and housing development at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire was rejected last weekend by Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure committee. It doesn't matter that the development could bring £150m to the local economy over the next decade and creating 400 jobs. It doesn't matter that the reason why Donald Trump chose Scotland in the first place is because he's half Sottish, while he could choose some other place which would easily say yes to whatever his proposal is.I'm sure if this happens in Indonesia the local council will have voted yes even before seeing and reviewing the proposal, just because he is Donald Trump. So, should we suggest Indonesia to Mr.Trump? More About: Golf , Rejected , Plan
Donald Trump's Scotland Golf Plan Rejected
2007-12-02 10:00:00 It's not everyday Donal Trump faces a rejection. But his plan to build a £1 billions (that's Rp 20 trillions or about one-third of Indonesia State Budget of Revenues and Expenditures!) golf complex and housing development at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire was rejected last weekend by Aberdeenshire Council's infrastructure committee. It doesn't matter that the development could bring £150m to the local economy over the next decade and creating 400 jobs. It doesn't matter that the reason why Donald Trump chose Scotland in the first place is because he's half Sottish, while he could choose some other place which would easily say yes to whatever his proposal is.I'm sure if this happens in Indonesia the local council will have voted yes even before seeing and reviewing the proposal, just because he is Donald Trump. So, should we suggest Indonesia to Mr.Trump? More About: Golf , Rejected , Plan
Is Our Ministry of Tourism Sleeping?#2
2007-11-29 00:30:00 Not long ago Rasa Sayange song has sparked a rift between Indonesia and Malaysia because the song is believed to be created by Indonesian (hence, belongs to Indonesia) but was used to promote Malaysian Tourism industry. Now Indonesians are upset again toward a new controversial issue. This time, it's the traditional dance from Ponorogo, a regency (kabupaten) in East Java, called Reog. The (similar) dance is featured in Malaysian Ministry of Cultural, Art & Heritage and is called Barongan Dance.I am not going to write about how mad I am, as an Indonesian, about this issue. I am sure there has been many complains, officially and unofficially, to Malaysian government. I'm very sure a lot of Indonesian bloggers write about this on theirs which will have sparked a lot of debates (for example see Unspun's posting about the song Rasa Sayange which generated over 400 comments, some commentators suffered from verbal diarrhea and used very vicious, harsh words).That's not what I have... More About: Travel , Sleeping
What's in A Name? #2
2007-11-27 08:45:00 From BBC.co.uk:A British schoolteacher has been arrested in Sudan accused of insulting Islam 's Prophet, after she allowed her pupils to name a teddy bear Muhammad.Colleagues of Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, said she made an "innocent mistake" by letting the six and seven-year-olds choose the name.Ms Gibbons was arrested after several parents made complaints. The BBC has learned the charge could lead to six months in jail, 40 lashes or a fine.Ms Gibbons, who joined the school in August, asked a seven-year-old girl to bring in her teddy bear and asked the class to pick names for it, he said."They came up with eight names including Abdullah, Hassan and Muhammad," Mr Boulos (the school director) said, adding that she then had the children vote on a name. Twenty out of the 23 children chose Muhammad as their favourite name.Mr Boulos said each child was then allowed to take the bear home at weekends and told to write a diary about what they did with it. He said the children's ent...
What's in A Name?
2007-11-26 16:58:00 "What's in a name? That which we call a roseBy any other name would smell as sweet."(Romeo & Juliet (II, ii, 1-2)I've been confused with my own name for my entire life. It started when I was born and continues until today. Unlike Westerners, most of Indonesia ns don't have family name except several ethnic groups like Batak and Manado, so instead of having forename, middle name, and surname, most of Indonesians have only two names (sometimes even one. Remember our former presidents Soeharto and Soekarno?). But my dad does have surname, so he wanted to put it on my birth certificate. The smart registration officer refused his plea, arguing that it wasn't my own name, and since the father's name would be stated anyway, it means I would automatically take my father's surname.Right. If only that was the case.The first problem started when I went to primary school. The school put my first and middle name but dropped my surname on the certificate. Why? They said that's what it s...
You've Done Us Proud!
2007-11-21 08:56:00 I can't believe that I'm actually writing about football here. Not what I think about football like my previous posts (see Everything He Does Is Magic). Not tips for guys how to make peace with their partner when they want to watch football. But really, I'm talking about the biggest game happened in Scotland.Yes. Scotland vs. Italy. Last Saturday. In Glasgow.Those of you might wonder, have I gone nuts? Did Stuart tie me on a sofa to make me watch it? Did he drug me or buy me expensive gifts to get me to be patience for 90 minutes? Have I become a geezer bird?No, my dear friends. I'm mentally and physically perfectly fine and healthy, and I decided to watch the game, or for more precise, to watch the game with my laptop on (which means I would glance at telly every 5 minutes), because it was so huge the whole nation kept talking about it a month before the match and is still talking about it, so it's difficult to not get infatuated by the whole thing. When Stuart said it's an ... More About: Proud
Bloody Religion
2007-11-16 10:03:00 From BBC.co.uk:Mother Dies After Refusing Blood A Young Jehovah's Witness has died after giving birth to twins, amid claims that she had refused a blood transfusion because of her faith.Emma Gough, 22 of Telford, Shropshire, gave birth on 25 October. The Royah Shrewsbury Hospital said an internal review into the case would take place. The twins, a boy and a girl, are healthy and are being cared for by their father, Anthony Gough, 24.A friend said the family was going through "immense... turmoil and grief". "We follow the Bible and abstain from blood and I've got no reason to believe that Emma didn't share those views," the friend Terry Lovejoy added. I've heard about Jehovah's Witness but I don't think that the (shall I call it) religion exists in Indonesia (does it?) so I'm not familiar with it. I'm not even a Christian or Catholic, even though I went to all-girls-Catholic school from kindergarten to high school and was taught about bib... More About: Religion , Bloody
I Love Scotland
2007-11-12 10:41:00 Note: I must say that this story is written because I feel guilty that I have written many things about Scotland which seem more like complains, especially about the weather. Weather is not that bad, if we know how to handle it (which puts me in the category of 'virgin' since I have no clue. But I'm learning, and I'm still alive, which is the most important thing). Scotland has got so many other good things and I just realized I haven't written any of those, so I'll take my chance now.When my family found out I was going to move to Scotland, most of them were freaked out. My auntie, despite of being married to a German and calls Germany as her second home, thinks that Scotland is far, far away. She told me, "You only need to walk to North Pole! Aduh, Anita, can't you choose some other country which is closer to Indonesia?". This is the same auntie who was disappointed when I canceled my plan to get my post-grad degree in Germany and chose Australia instead. Only after telling... More About: Love
Embracing The Wild Weather
2007-11-09 17:34:00 I've visited Aberdeen a couple of times before permanently move here. But we've always visited the city between September and October, so I didn't really feel the cold weather. The coldest temperature I had experienced was 9?C, but that was 6.00 AM in the morning and I had it for a few seconds from the house to the car, so it doesn't really count. My so much winter experience was when I lived in Sydney, where when it's hit under 15?C people are seen walking around with thick coats, scarves and gloves. And there's no snow in Sydney!This time, though, will be my first experience to feel the 'real' cold weather. I've tried my best to avoid it, by arranging my trip back to Indonesia in December-January (I wish I could stay until May but Stuart veto-ed my idea), but this particular week in early November has been colder, much colder. The heater is on more often inside the house, the darkness falls earlier it makes 4.00 PM looks like night time, the kettle is put on all the time ... More About: Weather , Wild
Britz
2007-11-09 11:22:00 I watched a program in Channel 4 the other day called "Britz" and it just... tickled me.The program, fictional of course, showed brother and sister, born in UK, Pakistan origin, Moslem (who don't drink, don't eat pork, but still sleep around, ironically), who went to totally opposite directions. The brother joined MI5 (perhaps like FBI in the USA?) and worked undercover among his childhood friends to find out more about terrorism acts, or let's say, the suspicion about who's going to blow up Britain. His background was perfect for him to infiltrate the organization.The sister, a medical student, experienced a much more personal tragedy, starting with seeing her best friend was taken by the police, and when she and her fellow students were demonstrating outside the station, she was arrested without any clear charges and was being verbally abused by the police officer who said that if she didn't shut up they will shove the bacon into her throat along with the beer. She was releas... More About: Islam , Film
Living in A Foreign Country... Is It Always Better?
2007-10-29 09:30:00 I received an email from my friend the other day. She's one of the few Indonesians who could hop on the plane and fly to the US when she's fed up with what she's encountered. Which means 1) she has money, 2) she has passport, and 3) most importantly, she has her visa ready. Nevertheless, she said that she's so jealous to find out that I've been living outside Indonesia for several months now. She said that I'm so lucky, and is sure that I'm having a good time. That I must be relieved to get out Indonesia, or Jakarta in particular.This is not the first time I received such comments. Several friends commented the same thing. Some even said I'm not meant to be living in Indonesia, that I'm better off somewhere else. Funnily enough, only my colleagues in L'Oréal reacted differently (when I said Scotland, they looked at me like I was out of my mind and said, "It's really cold up there!". Which means they know exactly where Scotland is - a plus point because most of Indonesia... More About: Living , Country , Foreign
Bule (Caucasian) Guy Dating Indonesian Girl
2007-10-21 23:47:00 I came across this article the other day, and saw that the post got 239 comments. The author and the main contributor of the blog, remains anonymous so I wouldn't know whether it's a guy or a lady. A lady named Parvita left a lengthy comment and I guess that was when everybody started the subject of discussion: an expatriate (by expatriate I think she meant a Caucasian) guy vs. Indonesian girl. I don't understand why this became a topic anyway? It's a preference that people make, like I like orange more than grape, or I prefer Frank Gehry rather than Norman Foster. Some people prefer to like Caucasians, some only choose Asians, etc. It's a taste. You can't tell people what or who to like or dislike. But then throw some spices on the relationship between Caucasian and Indonesian, namely money, and this becomes a horrendous subject. Like what Indonesian girls do are so taboo and so sophisticated no other ethnic groups do that. So what if one side has money and is ready to th... More About: Dating , Girl , Dati
Every Little Thing He Does is Magic: Comments from A Football Junkie
2007-10-16 18:20:00 I've just checked my blogspot just now and found out someone, who puts a screen name as Jakarta Casual, has left a comment about my writing in early October. The writing was talking about football, about how I never understand why men in general are so crazy about this game, and about me offering a solution for a truce between men and his girl. When men think that shoes and handbags are stupid hobby and boring, so do I think about football in general. Judging by his blog it seems like he's a true believer of football or anything to do with it, and I apparently touched his soft spots and he counter-wrote my writing. I think it's hilarious, and I quote verbatim here (he quoted my 8 rules and left comments on each): Tuesday, October 16, 2007 A woman trying to get her head round football! This post made me smile. I don't normally go off about ather blogs unless they have a relevance to the main topic here but things are a bit quiet. This blog is from an Indonesian wo... More About: Football , Magic , Comments , Thing , Junkie
Every Little Thing He Does is Magic: Comments from A Football Junkie!
2007-10-16 12:34:00 I've just checked my blog just now and found out someone, who puts a screen name as Jakarta Casual, has left a comment about my writing in early October. The writing was talking about football, about how I never understand why men in general are so crazy about this game, and about me offering a solution for a truce between men and his girl. When men think that shoes and handbags are stupid hobby and boring, so do I think about football in general.Judging by his blog it seems like he's a true believer of football or anything to do with it, and I apparently touched his soft spots and he counter-wrote my writing. I think it's hilarious, and I quote verbatim here (he quoted my 8 rules and left comments on each):Tuesday, October 16, 2007 A woman trying to get her head round football!This post made me smile. I don't normally go off about ather blogs unless they have a relevance to the main topic here but things are a bit quiet. This blog is from an Indonesian woman living in Aberdeen ... More About: Football , Magic , Comments , Thing , Junkie
What A Difference A Nationality Made
2007-10-16 10:09:00 In my short career as a globetrotter I've learned something valuable: it sucks being Indonesia n. As a country we only have dual agreements with 11 countries which allow Indonesian citizens to enter those 11 countries without having to applied for a visa. That means for the rest of countries in the world, we have to go through a tiring process of applying visa with supporting documents from family card, bank statement, proof of evidence that we have friends/family in the destined country, until the assurance from our office that we, indeed, are coming back to work for them, but wait, they don't pay for our holiday (hence bank statement). But funnily enough Indonesia allows 63 other countries' citizens to apply visa on arrival, (click here for a complete list) which doesn't apply to Indonesians who travel to those 63 countries. So Stuart can apply his visa when he lands in Jakarta, in between his toilet visit and luggage collection, but I couldn't dream the same thing for UK. It... More About: Travel , Made , Difference , Ality
What A Difference A Nationality Made
2007-10-15 13:05:00 In my short career as a globetrotter I've learned something valuable: it sucks being Indonesia n. As a country we only have dual agreements with 11 countries which allow Indonesian citizens to enter those 11 countries without having to applied for a visa. That means for the rest of countries in the world, we have to go through a tiring process of applying visa with supporting documents from family card, bank statement, proof of evidence that we have friends/family in the destined country, until the assurance from our office that we, indeed, are coming back to work for them, but wait, they don't pay for our holiday (hence bank statement). But funnily enough Indonesia allows 63 other countries' citizens to apply visa on arrival, (click here for a complete list) which doesn't apply to Indonesians who travel to those 63 countries. So Stuart can apply his visa when he lands in Jakarta, in between his toilet visit and luggage collection, but I couldn't dream the same thing for UK. It... More About: Travel , Made , Difference , Ality
Why I Took The Wrong Toll Exit This Afternoon
2007-10-11 00:19:00 Note: The story happened more than 6 months ago. By then I was still working for L'Oreal Group Indonesia. I was managing a finance project which consolidated 9 countries throughout Asia, and then my boss decided to go ahead with office renovation project, which was my responsibility too. I thought it should be easy, but boy how wrong I was! I think now it's safe to publish the story based on several reasons: 1) the project was finished including the maintenance period, 2) I'm no longer working for L'Oreal, 3) the person I mentioned a lot here has moved to another company 4) both my boss in L'Oreal and the person's boss have moved to different companies respectively too.Here is my story....Saturday, 27 January, 2007I just changed my job, and like any other story, I was asked to join my client's company, L'Oreal Group Indonesia, the very great opportunity that I wouldn't want to miss.This means that now I'm being Procon Indah's client.We have one office fit-out/renovation p... More About: Afternoon , Wrong , Toll
Why I Took The Wrong Toll Exit This Afternoon
2007-10-10 10:08:00 Note: The story happened more than 6 months ago. By then I was still working for L'Oreal Group Indonesia. I was managing a finance project which consolidated 9 countries throughout Asia, and then my boss decided to go ahead with office renovation project, which was my responsibility too. I thought it should be easy, but boy how wrong I was! I think now it's safe to publish the story based on several reasons: 1) the project was finished including the maintenance period, 2) I'm no longer working for L'Oreal, 3) the person I mentioned a lot here has moved to another company 4) both my boss in L'Oreal and the person's boss have moved to different companies respectively too. Here is my story.... Saturday, 27 January, 2007 I just changed my job, and like any other story, I was asked to join my client's company, L'Oreal Group Indonesia, the very great opportunity that I wouldn't want to miss. This means that now I'm being Procon Indah's client. We have one office fit-out/r... More About: Afternoon , Wrong , Toll
Every Liltte Thing He Does Is Magic
2007-10-04 09:54:00 Sunday. Is. The. Holy. Day. For. Stuart. Because football is on. So for the entire day he will sit on the sofa watching the game, sometimes flicking the channel to see F-1 and rugby matches, sometimes golf competition, but football is the main menu. Last weekend I was sitting with him, not paying attention because I was busy surfing Gucci website, but I glanced once in a while to see what's one, and this time it struck me. It's basically the same thing all over again. 22 People chasing after 1 ball. After 90 minutes, it will be another match for another 90 minutes. And another. And another. And another. The difference is only their costume color, which determines the club or country they represent. I asked Stuart how could he stand for watching the same thing all over again for hours? If it's 90 minutes game, I could understand. But to see the camera moves from left to right and back again, for hours? If it's me, I would have had a seizure after the second match.... My compa... More About: Magic , Thing
'Real' Friends
2007-09-29 18:25:00 Note: this topic came up when one day Ecky and I were exchanging gossip about someone we both know, and one sentence from Ecky struck me: 'Do you think she even has real friends?' I then tried to remember all the occasions she turned up, and realized that she was never with friends, always with her then boyfriend and his friends, whom she's become close to (nothing's wrong with that, but she wouldn't have spent almost 30 years in her life without a single friend of her own, would she?). When attending her wedding I noticed that all of the guests are the groom's, none of them are hers. But when I peeked at her friends list in Friends ter, she's got hundreds. This has haunted me for days. Have you noticed that the online community is never as big and as strong as nowadays? With Friendster, Myspace, Facebook, Bebo, and God knows what others, we are swamped by err... obligation, to collect virtual friends as many as possible. How many of you keep opening your friend's page and ... More About: Friendships , Real
Stop the Race
More articles from this author:2007-09-27 17:36:00 Sometimes it feels unbearable being a woman. We have to keep grooming ourselves from head to toe with never-ending and live-adding tasks (30 years ago no one did brazilian wax but now it's a regular appointment everywhere in the world, on top of having smooth heels, satin-feel calves, non-cellulite ballerina bump, a six-pack tummy, golden-color skin, heavy-but-bare-look make ups, and hair color that changes at least 4 times a year according the earth season), to keep up with trends (the hottest clubs, the newest gym, the hottest celebrity gossips, the 'it' color, the most talked about movies/soaps), to watch our figure (hence the newest gym or diet method), must be successful at work but can't show it in case it will intimidate men (so no tears because it will show weakness rather than a compassion, no yelling because it will show temper tantrum rather than knowing what we want), and be a good girlfriend/wife/mother (which means we must be a great cook, a nice hostess for part... More About: Life , Race , Stop 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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