these boring little details make up a life

[meitachi]

Before I left for Singapore, I had a dentist appointment. The assistant who was charged with taking x-rays exclaimed, "Oh my god, you have such a small mouth!" The sad but true fact is that the first thing that came into my head was, "Well, clearly I am not destined for pro-blowjobs. What a tragedy." I guess the life of a hooker is not for me - at least not a successful one. I also am lacking in the boobage and ass areas, you see.

Though I am feeling slightly better about that in Singapore. Here I am not short! Being as curvy as a stick is not that uncommon either! I am actually about average height, which is shocking. I imagine the international students from Sweden and Holland that I've met here (who are 5'7"+) feel quite the towering giant in crowds, what with their abilities to see over a sea of heads.

This first week was a bit of frantic errand-running and adjustment period, but I think I have more or less settled in. I've got my phone and my bank account, got my student ID and my public transit card. I know how to get to my classes and how to get to the canteen, and I'm all moved into my dorm room. It's a single with a washbasin, which at first I thought was not much since, oh god, sharing a bathroom with a hall - I haven't ever done that. I only lived in the dorms my first year at uni and then we had suites, so we only shared a bathroom between four rooms (eight girs total). Then I moved into apartments where, you know, private bathrooms. Bliss. I'm still not looking forward to communal showers, but I have come to appreciate how helpful it is to have a sink/running water in the room.

Anyhow, let's just confirm right off the bat that I will probably continue to be abysmal at keeping up with LJ this semester. To stay in touch, hit me up on Facebook or Skype (shadesofmei) or MSN. Or you can track my thus-far sporadically-updated travel blog, which I will attempt to be better about updating, because LJ has been struggling to keep my interest lately. No, that's a lie, LJ hasn't even been trying. It's not a hard battle for Singapore to win! (All the best life stories have battles, I told you.)

An an advertisement for my travel blog, so your interest may be piqued: my next post up there will most likely be about my classes (so far I like all of them and one of them I love in so many dirtyfilthygood ways - if it were a person, I would have sexy sex with it so fast, you have no idea) and general school-centric experience so far. (All the best advertisements have sex, and that's just common knowledge. Plus it's way more interesting of a hook than going, "Oh, so the professor of that class I'd have sex with? Young, male, hot, smart, and also a fashion photographer."

Tell the truth, you're curious now, aren't you?)

So tune in for the next update over at Orchestrated Lies. xx

Comments

[satora-chan.livejournal.com]

I'm in Hong Kong right now, and one of the first things I noticed was that the vast majority of people seem to be my height or shorter. Even the men seem to be my height. It's such an odd feeling.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Are you? Hong Kong's on my list of places to visit this semester! This list is tremendous, I feel.

On the positive side, being of average height will make shopping for clothes easier? Or so I hope. How go things for you?

[satora-chan.livejournal.com]

Clothes shopping makes me feel gigantic >.> All my mediums are suddenly large. I can't imagine what it must feel like for someone who is fat to have to go shopping here. Probably very frustrating.

Aren't the flights between Hong Kong and Singapore pretty cheap?

I'm only here for another week until university starts again, and then I go back to the States. The stay's been pretty decent, except for the entirely toxic atmosphere between my parents because, lol, they forgot to inform me that, btw, we're getting divorced. It's sort of been something that all my siblings have been waiting for for years, but I wish they'd given me a heads-up so I could've mentally prepared myself.

This is actually the first time I've written/said anything about it to anyone outside the family. Preparing myself for the future inevitably awkward conversations: part 1.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, what a horrible way to find out. D: I don't envy the atmosphere once you get back, because in my experience, everything about parental relationships is about 10x worse in person. Good luck. ♥ And I hope that at the end of it all, you all come out of it for the better.

Flights to HK are pretty cheap, yes, so I think I will definitely make it out there this semester. Safe flight for you when you go, too!

[meritjubet.livejournal.com]

A teacher of mine in high school who hovered a few inches over five foot was so pleased when she visited Vietnam that she was now of average height and could see the tops of people's heads. I long for that experience too. All my close friends in rl are tallish.

Hmm, looks like you're getting a well rounded education, Mei! Study hard~~

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Come to Asia, darling, and tower over us all! It's not that far to Singapore, really...

Hahahaha studying. Yes, that is what I plan to do this semester. Absolutely.

[meritjubet.livejournal.com]

I have been to some parts of Asia, but unfortunately I was much younger and so everyone still towered over me. Silly genetics. At least I am taller than my sister :D

Think of your teacher. Concentrate hard. Can't you just feel~ the urge to study?

[meiface.livejournal.com]

More so that class than other classes, yes... I do want to meet up with him and chat about the topic and class though! I suppose that requires some moderate amount of versing in the subject-matter.

P.S. Icon approval, unf.

[regicidaldwarf.livejournal.com]

Hey, so, I sent you a friend request on FB and missed the section where you add a message so you would know who the fuck I am. So if you're wondering who the girl with the zombie profile pic is, that would be me. ^^;;

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Friended you back! I recognized your name from sending you a Christmas card, actually. And happy birthday! It doesn't count unless I say it on every medium possible - wait for Twitter next. ;)

[regicidaldwarf.livejournal.com]

I forgot to say, I empathize massively with your international students. I spent six weeks in Japan once, and at 5'11" felt like a TOWERING MONSTER FREAK OF NATURE, seriously.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

5'11" IS PRETTY TALL NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, JUST SAYING.

[weatherfront.livejournal.com]

YOU HAVE A TRAVEL BLOG!! :D /BOOKMARKS IMMEDIATELY

fldja;nelr wait accidentally pressed enter too soon MISS MEI I HAVE A QUESTION, WILL THERE BE PICTURES OF THIS HOT SEXY ATTRACTIVE MAN-TEACHER

[meiface.livejournal.com]

I feel like it might be slightly sketchy to bring a camera to class and snap pictures of him.

Haha the travel blog is more like...a lazy RL blog. I am trying to keep it more updated on travel things now though!

[nyw.livejournal.com]

\o/ Uh, just to warn you, I'm shorter than normal. Even for Singaporeans.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. o/ Btw our schedule matching sucks. But we will make it happen sometime! I figure you're busy with your life and I'm just...wandering around Singapore a lot.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Over six feet! That's already tall even in the Western world - must be quite the towering couple in Japan. :D

After all these promises, I keep blogging about everything but my classes, haha. I will get to it soon, I promise!

[jibrailis.livejournal.com]

I too will bookmark your travel blog.

Your adventures in Singapore are so exciting to me dsfajkl;a, and your professor oh my god, yessssss, please include lots of loving descriptions of him so I can imagine him and his no doubt superb fashion photographer ways. I AM SO CURIOUS IT IS BURNING MY SOUL.

[meiface.livejournal.com]

ahaha have no fear, I will rhapsodize much about that class and professor. I am already thinking ways of sneaking in a camera to take a creeper photo of him. But I do have plans to eventually meet up with him for coffee or something and talk about how on earth he is doing everything I've ever been interested in law, and how do I get on that.

[ghostdrive.livejournal.com]

I get the same thing said to me at the dentist! They usually have to take my x-rays several times since its hard to position those bite wing things (idk what the proper name is) to show my very back teeth.

And lol, I wonder if I would feel more average in height in Singapore even though I'm 4'10".

[meiface.livejournal.com]

ahhhh you are tiny! Actually tinier than me! I feel like you would definitely not feel as tiny in Singapore, though perhaps still on the short side? Clearly the answer is for you to visit!

[aisutennyo.livejournal.com]

AHAHAHA SMALL MOUTH that's cute.

But really now.
I'm glad you're doing well <3