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I don’t have much photo of myself. I am not really fond of pointing my Point & Shoot camera at me because I often feel foolish doing that, also my husband is my exact opposite…he hates taking pictures. Has no interest at all. That’s why between us two, he’s the one who has pictures to show around and I don’t. * Quick , give me a hug! *

That’s why I really really appreciate photos such as this which was taken by our friend George during a weekend vacation where our two families spent together.

That was Sjimmie with me, George and Joke’s dog..I must name Joke (George’s wife) too otherwise she might be jealous if I’d only mention George and Sjimmie * Hi Joke! *

Hartstikke bedankt George! I really consider this as a gift.

I was watching a popular television talk program one day that the topic really got me hooked. They were talking about beauty enhancement in surgical form. I guess I am one of those people who’s not opposed to surgery, or plastic surgery to be exact, because I firmly believe that a person has the right to do whatever she/he wants with the body in order to feel good and look better. I have seen people who went under plastic surgery getting a better life afterwards so who am I to even judge. Only that particular afternoon, the television guests were a bunch of young female, between 16-20 years old wanting to have plastic surgery. Many people in the crowd were opposed to the idea, expert psychologist and surgeons were also in the program to give their views. The teenagers were so keen to have their appearance change that it was hard to listen to them talking about their plans. How would you react if you heard a 17 year old say ” breast lifts in Houston are popular to firm up the chest ” ..I was asking myself, what would a 17 year old girl want ‘firm’ chest’ while her body isn’t fully developed yet? This was the same argument the experts have given to the young ladies but guess what? The girls were not even listening! They all firmly believe that they need the surgery for them to look better.

I feel that if only these girls were fully grown adults of legal age wanting to alter their appearance , they can go right ahead and do what the please. But teenagers who aren’t fully developed yet, pretty and healthy..yet already wanting to change their appearance…now I think that’s sad.

Culprit? fashion magazines! Can you believe that?

When I was growing up I was a bit ashamed of my nose. I also felt a bit jealous towards my siblings because they have noses that are nicely shaped and not flat like mine. My mother’s joking that I was adopted did not help raise my already deflated ego nor kids’, I mean bullies in the neighborhood’s constant tortures like: ‘flat nose’ or ‘are you sure you’re not adopted?’ I must admit that it really bothered me for many years and have caused me to think of rhinoplasty nose reshaping because I was so convinced that this was the only solution to this ‘embarrassment’.

But as I become more mature, I realized that nose reshaping isn’t for me though many people opt to have their noses reshaped for their own reasons. Am I against it? Certainly not. So why didn’t I had my nose reshaped.

Because I believe in the beauty inside.

I may not be beautiful outside and I only have this flat nose…but I love me. I love myself. And I know I am not a bad person. I learned to accept that not everybody will accept you for who you are but that’s not my problem. Teasing come from people who are insecure themselves. So would I let this kind of people or ugly words destroy my spirit? Beside there isn’t anything that a good make up can not do to make my nose, any nose for that matter look good.

Every weekend my husband and I would go to the next city to enjoy our time together. Normally we would first grab lunch at our favorite Chinese wok restaurant which is our favorite weekend restaurant. While my husband was ordering our food one day, I was seated on our table waiting for him to come back when someone caught my eyes. It was a beautiful lady with such gorgeous eyes I have ever seen. But she seemed so shy that she hardly raised her face to look at people around her. I then noticed the back of her head. It was rather balding.

I felt so sorry for the beautiful lady. As a woman, I understand how she must have been feeling. Unlike men, going bald is never an issue but with us women, well that’s a different story. The norm is that women have to have beautiful hair because after all, we believe that it’s out crowning glory. No woman wants to go bald, except those who are under chemotherapy or are sick. It’s unthinkable what balding women are going through, the humiliation, pain, and I believe this can even cause depression. I just wish that this beautiful lady can find some help because she deserves to be happy and not be burden by hair loss.. hair restoration for women can restore a full head of hair. After all times have changed and problems like this is easier to talk about and thus help is just waiting for those who needs it.