Star2 - Tues 20 September 2011My favourite words when I was decades younger! Those were the days when I would be attired in the hottest pants, micro-mini skirts, body hugging and off shoulder apparel pairing with stilettos, subjecting myself to raised eyebrows of ahem.... appreciation...!! Egoistic huh? I was tall, slim and alluring then ..... exuding confidence with an air of arrogance!!
"You're very pretty!" were compliments I received, even from lady strangers then! While most would have demurred, I accepted the flattery with a "I thought so too, myself!"
Decades down the road, I ballooned from a sized S to a sized XL stumpy old lady, with fats all over! Imagine, weighing 73.6kg at the peak, way back in October 2008, standing at a height of 165cm. In fact, I started dispensing with new clothing as from sized L since I'll never do them justice, and kept squeezing into my ill-fitting jeans till I could zip up no more!! New larger sized purchases would mean more room for expansion which I could literally do without!!
What could have contributed to the weight gain? Kim's sugary food? Stress? Metabolism rate slowing down?
FLAUNT, I can, no more.... instead, reminders of yesteryears aplenty, from past acquaintances and friends with shocked expressions!... "I couldn't recognise you!".. "How come you're so fat now?"... "I used to envy you" ... "She was so attractive THEN!" ... "So sexy THEN!" ... "So svelt THEN!" ..... THEN! THEN! THEN!
Even Renee couldn't resist this ... "Auntie Leena, what's over you? I used to admire you so much as a little girl! You were so pretty!" to which I teased.. "Dear, why didn't you tell me THEN? Why rub salt into my already badly sored ego, huh? So wicked of you....." sob..sob..
I was still pretty attractive after having had Al-Wyn and Ca-ryn and, within the first year of operating the pet shop, running around in high heels THEN! Chiew used to tease that my looks contributed to the brisk sales of puppies THEN! As if ..... Seriously, it was my KNOWLEDGE of breeds that SELLS!!....
