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my many alter egos
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yeah , i know. its 2pm and i am supposed to be in class and having debates about Public relations and its strategies with my heavily accented lecturer .
but i figured that i'll be better off mulling over my Journalism project instead since it's a tutorial today and they're nothing but hogwash , usually its just 3 hours of discussion over a handout .
besides , shelly's chalet is a couple of hours away. heh
i just finished reading Anchee Min's Empress Orchid.
and i am so utterly amazed by the protaganist ( Empress Cixi ) and the way of life behind the walls of the Forbidden city .
apparently bribery is rampant and just about every official is corrupt.
and the Imperial family ( the emperor , the empress , the empess dowager and the 3 thousand concubines ) hold so much power that its almost a cardinal sin .
heck , you don't even have to lift a finger to wipe your ass because your servants do it for you.
and with top-quality silk paper , no less !
they say reading serves to increase knowledge , broaden horizons and all that shit.
i say , it only propels me to think about the inadequate and mundane life i lead and how it would be like if only i were someone else from another era.
like-
A pioneer girl roughing it out in prairies during the American revolution. Yep , complete with the calico dresses , 4th of july celebrations and believe me when i say that during that era ( around 1870s - 1900s ) , americans still live with a code of propiety where the womenfolk were to be seen and not heard , when "darn" is considered a rude word and it is considered disrespectful to question your elders and stuff . Compare it to the americans of today. Hallejujah !
A sultry chain-smoking lover from post-modern Shanghai. I am unable to get the potrayals of these ladies out of my head to the extent that i see them doing nothing all day but smoke a cigarette from a long-stemmed holder and showing off their creamy thighs from their peekaboo slits in their cheongsams.
A scheming heir-producing concubine from imperial China. 'Nuff said.
An elegant Geisha whose sole purpose in life is .. wait a minute , what purpose ? Okay , maybe to provide company to lonely oh-ba-sans ( or is it Oh-ji-san ? ) and buying the most beautiful and exquisitely tailored kimonos .
Veruca Salt from Charlie and the chocolate factory. Except for the mink coats. Stay fur-free =)
Fern from Charlotte's web.
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I think my obsession with post-modern Shanghai ( 1920s to 1940s ) is escalating .
My gawd.
Those ladies exude such elegance without even trying , don't you think ?
