Don't worry too much from what I've written in my previous post. It's just one of those days where I feel overwhelmed and 'emo'. It is dangerous to be not occupied, alone in my room cause that's the time when all the negative thinking starts. I think I'm quite a pessimistic person and I realised that I've lost my sense of humour lately.
I was attached to the Breast clinic this afternoon and what I experienced there triggered this entry.
I saw so many women who either have had breast reduction surgery or are requesting for breast reduction surgery. It was a different experience to me as back home, especially around Asia, there is a high demand for breast enlargement and rarely breast reduction.
This led on to the issue of preference for tanned or fair skin. In the UK, most people would go to tanning salon and bake themselves under artificial UV light. Back home, most of us will be trying desperately to avoid the sun.
I don't know if you've heard of this theory which goes like this, long time ago in Asia, people who had tanned skin were from the lower social class as they were mainly farmers whereas the upper social classes had fairer skin as they worked indoors. Therefore, fair skin was associated with the elites.
In the UK, before all the tanning salons mushroomed, having a tanned skin showed that you had enough money to fly long distance to some tropical country with beaches and enough sunlight to have a well tanned skin. In conclusion, tanned skin equals rich.
So, why can't we exchange features we admire greatly of each other? Why do we yearn that field of grass on the other side which always look greener?
This has led to another thought. Why do a lot of Asians, especially Chinese, Koreans and Japanese go for plastic surgery to have a more Caucasian looking features? Why has the standard of beauty been decided that double eyelids, bigger eyes, bigger breasts, sharper and higher nose, smaller jaw, fuller lips are more beautiful? What made those features superior and much preferred?
Just a thought, what if fashion capitals and Hollywood were founded in Asia in the first place, where all the blockbuster movies had actors and catwalks had models with single eyelids, small eyes, flat nose, square jaws etc? Would people go for plastic surgery to erase that double eyelid, lower their nose bridge, reduce their breast size instead?
What people are willing to go through for the sake of having double eyelids:
Or
*Pictures are subjected to the original authors' copyright.If you're interested in the story of Miss Universe 2007 which was won by Riyo Mori of Japan: (taken from Maria Claire)
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When Ines Ligron was hired by Donald Trump 10 years ago to pull Japan out of its Miss Universe slump (the country hadn't spawned a winner in 48 years), she jumped at the chance.
A former IMG modeling-agency promoter, French-born Ligron trained the Japanese contestants to adopt typically Western practices like sitting up straight, making eye contact, and tanning. Part of her program is even spent emulating the body language and pronunciation of characters from shows like Sex and the City. "Japanese culture places an emphasis on blending in and thinking like a group," says Ligron. "I teach them to stand out, be different, and show their personality."
This year, the well-trained 20-year-old Riyo Mori snagged the title. But instead of praise, the media focused on her failure to represent Japanese culture, which advocates being cute, pale, and submissive. Ligron, however, doesn't care: "My market is young, cool, hip, fashionable people. You cannot please everyone." She adds, "I have a lot of women supporters — my enemies are men. They are afraid of powerful women." 
2007 Miss Universe Riyo Mori is a statuesque five feet nine inches and speaks fluent English."
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