Apparently I've been so out of touch that I didn't even know there was a blog challenge thingy happening this month. Well, now that I know, I'm up for it. I'm going to blog something every day. It will not all be on this blog considering I have a couple of business ones too, but there's only 23 days left - I'm sure I can do it (famous last words).
We got back from our holiday in Thailand and Malaysia a few days ago. The sightseeing was beautiful and so was all the food and shopping but I'm always more interested in the people and their culture.
One thing that really stood out to me in Asia is how obsessed the women are about their looks.
1. We caught many shop assistants preening themselves in front of their hand mirrors when they were not helping customers.
2. All the ads on TV are about being whiter and having fairer skin.
3. The health and beauty aisles are FULL of skin lighteners.
I'll admit that at first I thought how ridiculous it all was and then it struck me - we're all the same, just about different things.
I have curly hair and I want straight hair. In the past when I had good hair years, people with straight hair used to look longingly at my curls. Alas, those days are gone forever, but I digress.
White people want to be browner so they bake in the sun to tan, and these Thai and Malaysian ladies want to be whiter.
And of course, we all want to be thinner...
Even though we're all so diverse and have such vastly different lifestyles, there's still this common bond.
On the whole, my self-esteem is pretty much intact (or I'm just thick-skinned). But I do wonder at which stage (or age) do we get to this point? The one where we don't think we're good enough or pretty enough just as we are.
I wonder why it's not enough to just enhance what we naturally have?
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i wish that was the case. i too have curly hair and i flat iron it everyday. i wish it was straight. i think we as women are genetically programmed to always wanna fix something! lol. we're never happy. good post
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