Just finished watching show with my mum. (nothing good on the free channels, but can't spare the extra cash for cable TV subscription). anyway, it's this show where men get their girlfriends to do make-over. No extreme make-over, as in "Nip/tuck" or "cut your cheek/break your bones to lengthen limb". Just some ways to make the women dress up differently from their routine get-out. interestingly, the men want their girlfriends not to go through it for vanity's sake, or for the mens' sake. Rather, they want their women (pardon the seemingly "crudity" of that expression) to have more self confidence in public.
It just went to reinforce a point brought up during lunch with my female colleagues. Some of them were commenting they need to invest in skin/facial/beauty care, to stay youthful, slim and basically look good. A thought just popped into my mind that man, it sure is tiring to be a woman. Not only do they have to be conscious of their safety when outdoors, they still have to consider how good they look. really, all these extra efforts to keep the men's attention. ah well, if it make them happy... :P
on a similar note, lunch topic got around to health. Some of my colleagues went for their annual medical checkup. after they got their results back, some of them had a rude shock because of the terrible results ala "post-mortem" reviews. I guess it's a rude wake-up call for myself to take care of myself too, even though I din go for one. Ny mum's had always been warning me to watch my diet, but me just turn a deaf ear. Lately has been feeling lethargic more and more easily. I think it's my lifestyle, no sunlight, trapped in cubicle for 1/2 of my my waking hours, no exercise, fat-soaked diet of fried, meaty stuff. All men die in the end. It's the suffering of failing health that all wish to avoid. ah, better dun NATO (No Action, Talk Only) again. Been postponing that jog far too long liao. better start running again, much as it irks me...
oh, i still haven't touch on what really matters, right? right. basically, beauty, health, riches and earthly stuff will fade away. Frankly, our confidence should not lie in these things of impermanence. Life is really like smoke, if you try to cling onto it with all your might. Ergo, isn't it time to look for Something more eternal? ;>
In His Time (^ ^ , ) a-jack
“ But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. ”- James 3:17,18
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kor ar,FYI,women dun dress up just to keep men's attention. ^_^ It's more than tt. It's in our genetic code.wahaha cheers all ladies~ :p
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