Of Eye Candy

That is hard to miss… have been taking the MRT to and fro office, and in the squeeze, have taken to observing those around me. Impression? There is plenty to see. For every gentle looking teenie bopper (I can so understand why 黄靖伦 is so popular here), there is another very man dude (I like!), just exuding masculinity. Must help that I get on the train at the stop which has a large California Fitness, but yes, I definitely do get my morning “perk me up”. Am not really saying that the guys here are good looking persay, but they definitely have more personal style, vis-à-vis the factory mould that we have back home. And many of them are actually quite friendly and humorous! Funnily enough, my Taiwanese colleague was commenting on Singaporean girls in the very same way. In her opinion, all Singaporean working women (especially those in Raffles Place), own an ensemble of a black top, office-y looking pants and black court shoes. Yes... I definitely do fit her description to the T. Sighs.

I think I would like to be a girl living in Taiwan. The standard work wear consists of a pair of nice jeans, casual shoes (slippers, open toe heels, sneakers, ballerina pumps), and a loose fitting t-shirt in a variety of colours! No oh way too tight tops… no smart shirts… no skirts! (except for really short denim / casual skirts). My CFO turned up today for work in a denim skirt that was so short… I don’t think I have the guts to wear! Think the dress code here would make my day… except that I would need to lose at least 4kgs (and grow a few cm) to “fit in” with them. Perfect size here appears to be 160cm, 41kg… or at least that was according to the tv program that I watched last night. And no one is ever going to complain that I am “deh” here. Haha… I lose hands down!

All in though, two weeks in Taipei, am starting to miss home… my mandarin is getting from bad to worse… my ears perk up the moment I hear someone speak English. Hee… no wonder I enjoyed myself in LA so much (many good looking Taiwanese guys to hang out with who can speak decent English). For now, shall contend myself with the guy gazing.