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Sunday, June 25, 2006

Fakers, that's what we all are.

I'm not just talking about counterfeits and forgeries and stolen identities, even though those are the obvious examples. I'm saying, we live in a world of plastic surgery, imitation goods, push-up bras, hair dye, coloured contacts, anonymous taggers... Beyond all the physical stuff, there's still so much.

At some point in our lives, we would have faked something, and most of the time, it's for, well, enhancement. I can't really say that it's wrong, since personally I like wearing high heels because I'll be taller. But do we really need this enhancement? My mother is always scolding me because she says that I'm about 1.67m tall and am already taller than most of my female friends and hence I don't need high heels.

And it's true. So I'm wearing heels a lot less often now. (Not to mention that after walking up and down Orchard Road a few times, heels aren't exactly comfortable.) So what about erm, shorter girls? Does it make it more acceptable for them? Aren't they sort of faking it? Like a "I-only-look-tall-because-I-am-wearing-5-inch-heels-but-I-am-really-1.5m-in-height" sort of faking it.

(Not that I'm taking a dig at shorter people. I'm just saying it as it is. Sorry if I offended you.)

Or a 50-year-old auntie wearing stuff that even I won't wear. Sequinned spaghetti-strap top, denim mini-skirt, fishnet stockings and platform shoes. I kid you not, this was a real sight. So what enhancement? Was she trying to look younger, with her dressing looking so out of place with her white hairs and her wrinkles? Who was she trying to fool then?

Sigh...

Maybe it doesn't matter, because like I said, we all are fakers, even though most of us don't go for plastic surgery or buy pirated VCDs. I mean, when you're devastated and falling apart, and you still have a big plastic spastic smile on your face, then technically, you are a faker. I think that, we would all have done before.

Then someone would say that it's just "being strong". Is it?

And if it is, then is being a faker really a bad thing after all?

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