walking tall...

Apparently, I have been told that I am tall… for a woman. Now, what is that supposed to mean? A woman or a girl can’t be tall? Okay, I have to admit generally Asian women in my generation are not tall. I stand at 1.74metres tall (about 5 feet 7½ inches) while the average height of Asian women in my generation are about 1.65metres. You know, when I visited the Netherlands, I was like a midget. Most women there are about 1.8metres tall.

I like the fact that I am tall. I would like to grow taller than my current height. However, I stopped growing (like most women do) at 18. But there are always the high-heeled shoes and I love wearing them whenever I can – and it makes me taller off course.

However, I don’t like it when I get remarks about the fact that I am tall and I still put on high-heeled shoes. Now, what is wrong with being tall and putting on heels? These remarks didn’t bother me that much in the beginning but now, it is starting to bother me. It is my prerogative whether I want to put on high-heeled shoes or flat shoes. It is a free country, a free world – I can put on WHATEVER & WHENEVER I want and I can be tall if I want to, even if it means putting on 4-inch heeled shoes. So what if I suffer from aches and pains at the end the day after wearing those heels? So what if I am taller than most people when I am wearing those heels? It doesn’t bother me, so why should it bother other people? There is no right or wrong. It is all about preferences. If anyone has a problem with another’s preference, well, tough. You just got to live with it. I know I have and if I am not happy with it, I guess I just have to move on. So there!