just being myself...

during these festive times, one of the most dreaded questions/comments for us singles are always about our single status. it all range from questions like "where's your other half?" and "how come still not yet bring home a prospective partner to show your parents?" to advices like "don't be too choosy" and "as long as he's a decent chap..." to warnings "next year i'm not giving you any ang-pao (red packet) anymore!" relatives are so amusing, really...

in my family, it seems like irregardless of your age, as long as you're single, you'll still get the prerequisite yearly lecture. i was hit by this realization when during a visit to a granduncle (mom's uncle), one of his daughters (40-ish and unmarried) was locked in a heated debate with my uncle. it all started when my unsuspecting uncle good naturedly "adviced" his tomboyish cousin to change her looks a bit in order to catch the eye of the opposite gender. i must say, the exchanges were quite entertaining, especially when such visits would normally have me just sitting quietly in a corner munching on prawn crackers while the adults talk.

anyway, according to my well-meaning uncle, we single girls need to dress up in a more lady-like manner. keep our hair long. walk and talk demurely. bla bla bla... all the things i'm NOT! ok, maybe just the hair, which is more due to convenience than to "catch the eye of the opposite gender". but i've always believed in dressing for comfort. comfort here means when wearing and also when laundering. i think most of you should know by now how i detest ironing clothes! so i'll try to wear clothes that don't require ironing if i can help it. 

and my wardrobe is a simple affair. nothing extraordinarily special... all pretty generic. so generic that if i were to wear the same pants to work in 2 consecutive days, no one would have noticed (at least i THINK no one would notice! :P). but i'm wearing the same clothes to work every week anyway, so i think ppl have gotten used to my 'uniforms' to really notice what i wear in the office.

but i'm always a little amused when N kept bemoaning that she has run out of work clothes, when i'm always seeing her in clothes i've not seen her wear before. and also, the clothes that some of the girls wear to the office! every time i see them, i don't see how nice and pretty and elegant they look, but the laundering process! hehe... i know, i'm THAT lazy!

so i guess i'll just have to settle for looking homely and plain and uninteresting. haiz... i think i'm a gone case... 

well, i'm just being myself and in the end, that is just who i am, warts and all...