I am the short Singaporean guy that people stereotype,And yes,
it gets annoying.
What annoys me is how other Singaporean dudes feel that I'm
"hurting" the Singaporean guy image. Because they know the
stereotype and I know the stereotype. But what the hell can I do
about that? It was genes as my mother was 4'9 and my father about
5'6. So yeah, I probably wasn't going to be the next Yao Ming.
So I'm short and I've always been short. But whatever. Just
because I fill a stereotype of the short Singaporean guy doesn't
mean that I have to conform to it.
Now growing up, I'll admit I did feel some insecurities.
Especially during my school days. [B]I remember being flat-out
rejected by girls cause they said I was too short. Did it affect
me? Yeah, it hurt me.[/B] The worst was this local girl I had a
crush on in my NUS times who was about the same height as me. But
when I stood by her locker to ask her out, she was like, "First
grow 1 foot." And then I said, "I just did... in my pants."
OK, no I didn't say that (I wish I did though looking back). So
yeah, it bummed me out. But then I got over it. And went about my
life. Favorite being basketball, which is ironic since it's a tall
man's game, but that was because I grew up watching NBA during the
Michael Jordan era. If you doubt my skillz, we should play
sometime, hehe. Just joking.
So yes, I'm the 1.78m short Singaporean guy. But I'm not ashamed
of it. Life gives you the cards that you're dealt. I'm not saying,
"Oh yeah, it's nice to be short." People judge you and stereotype.
But hey, whatever. As long as my friends and family support me,
then that's all that matters. Can't do anything about the
stereotype but just live my life and maybe others will say, "Hey,
that guy might be a short Singaporean, but he's chill."
na bei... u 1.78m still call short lah... f u
man...
if u 1.58m, we can
understand...
