Am I Commiting Social Wrong?
It was a weekday and I was out with my lovely boyfriend, running errands for his upcoming trip to India. Then, we decided to stop by at a PJ shopping mall triangle for lunch (initially it was Vichudda but it was closed due to the Ramadhan season, so, HURRAY!).
(Supermodel to Supernormal they say)
Right after our hearty lunch with BF and his couzD, we crossed to the other mall to grab couzD’s games. While stepping out from the mall, guess who I’ve bumped into. It’s by no surprise a very old friend that I’ve not seen (or sent off to some foreign country) in years.
Boy was I glad to see her. But same could not be say of her. She gave me the "oh-my-god-u-look-utterly-disgusting" look on her face. While she was trying to comprehend my current situation (I was without make-up and wearing my nerdy glasses, but I’m with my loving BF, so i don’t give a damn) I was polite enough to ask her for her new number. Arrgghh, why didn’t I just walk away and pretend I didn’t see her???
A million curses were popping in my head while she keys in her new number into my mobile and stealing glances at the new disgusting me. Amongst them are: "go #@$~# yourself your judgemental biatch!" and "at least i’m not bedding a million other penises to get a decent one".
When she’s finally done (look of horror still in her face), I practically ran as fast as I could. Those looks are socially inappropriate especially in an Asian country where politeness is of high importance.
I know what’s going on BF’s mind. "God, just walk away from that horrible s***"." He thinks that these plastic friends are bad for social health.
So, there’s this question that frequently conjours in my head. Am I the one who commits the social wrong for not putting on a mountain-neous amount of make up when I go out or should I be who I am, especially when my BF thinks I’m perfectly lovable without any make ups?
