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Age is a sensitive issue!

This is the 1st time in my 24 years of life that i totally understand why the age of a woman is a sensitive issue!!!

Today i went to Srico for a haircut. The shampoo boy called Ocen (?? he said "Ocean without the 'a') was, well...shampooing my hair and we made some small talk. It began with some stuff about him studying in Shanghai and somehow the topic drifted to guessing his age. I guessed he was 21,22 and he told me he was only 20. No big deal, since it's commonly agreed that guys should look a bit older than their actual age.

"Why don't you guess my age?" I told him. He hmmm for a while and i said "Don't worry, i won't get angry one lor..." This is something i regretted saying. He guessed that i am 28,29!!!

I was just totally shocked and went in my usual high pitched voice "Huh???!!! 28,29??!"

"Erm...maybe 26,27?" he tried again in a meek voice.

I just totally lost it. HOW CAN I LOOK BEYOND 25 YEARS OLD??? I really can't imagine that!

Anyway, I am not angry...just completely caught off-guard that someone, anyone can actually think that i'm 28,29. I mean, in all seriousness, do i look that old? It's really quite hilarious and amusing in an unbelievable way, if you think abt it.

Perhaps i'm just getting paranoid. I'm 24 now, so 1 more year and i'll be a quarter of a century old. That actually sounds quite old yah? I do already have some fine lines around my eyes, but i think other than that, no other signs of ageing i guess...Anyway it's getting late. I should really get some sleep before my dark eye circles start to set in again...

posted by itoshiiyun @ 12:16 AM