Adventures of an expat in Hanoi

Friday, March 14, 2008

Peaches is gone

I found out yesterday that Peaches had died two months ago.
He was a fantastic cat. The most cuddly thing one could imagine.
He was so sweet and never vicious.. and he got along great with Chip
(his polar opposite).I will forever feel guilty for leaving my babies
behind but I had to move on with my life.
I left them with great cat lovers and I know they got the best love
and care a cat could get...
but I still wish I could've spent more time with them.
Photos of peaches:

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

F.A.T

So.. apparently I am fat... well actually, according to my students I am "VERY FAT"..
In case you haven't heard.. people in Vietnam are stick figures
The women are GORGEOUS and proud of keeping their bodies nice and slim.
And they actually have a waist! not those Asian boy-body types...

All this doesn't really help my self esteem..
*I get grabbed a lot.. by women.. who have never touched fat before.
*I am insulted by my students when asking them about adjectives,
they use me as an example to describe what fat means.
*I keep getting asked what sports I play (I say Yoga).
*Viets keep staring at me when I eat to see what I am putting in my mouth.
*When I say I am not married they ask me if it's because I am fat.
*little kids like to squeeze mi bum.
*Another thing these kids do is hug me at my waist then place their face right in my belly...

SO.. I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE EXTREME MEASURES AND GO ON A DIET!
But I am doing it differently this time.. no weight watchers.. just cutting off the sweets
and using a bicycle to get around town.(which means about 12 km a day)
I think I have lost 1 kilo this week alone and I can already feel my belly has gone done.

And of course.. what was my students reaction when I told them I was on a diet:
"ohhh you look for boyfriend"

Why can't fat be beautiful?

9 more kilos to go and am doing it for myself and no one else!
(ohh maybe also so I can fit into the clothes and cause I want to start wearing jeans)