with legs wiiiiiiiiide open

coming from an all girls' school at one point of my life, the girls in school were frequently reminded that they should sit with their legs closed even if they were wearing shorts when in the canteen.

i only realised very much later in life that people are always looking, when you very least expect them to.

these days i would not hesitate to cringe at...

• the mere sight of men and women sitting with one leg shaking to high heavens.
• how women didn't seem to think that bushy armpits would be something that should not be displayed so unconditionally in sleeveless tops.
• passers-by that seem to be oblivious that the entire world is watching as they dig their noses.

image from Two Pork Rolls



• men AND women squating by the roadside as if one is about to relieve oneself.

captured by the-smelly-one along the streets of geylang on christmas eve 2008



• women tweezing eyebrows and facial hairs in public as i witnessed at the cafe of Ikea in Beijing a few years ago and was completely aghast.

and the list goes on...

so imagine my horror when i came across the following yesterday along the walkways between Takashimaya and Wisma Atria.

bunched up ankle high stockings that were not the same skin tone, and white bra straps that screamed at me beneath her bright red chilli spaghetti top, and she was wearing lip colour that matched her top.

but the best has yet to come...

i had to will every single cell in my body not to burst out laughing when the following ensued.

having to be discreet as i was directly opposite her, i had to use my phone camera and pretend to be smsing whilst she proceeded to take off her stockings in full view of everyone, whilst her companion proceeded to either pluck her eyebrows or draw them. 

next she massaged her feet and took out her nail clipper for her exhibitionistic single footed pedicure, and her partner carried on to the next eyebrow.

and having attained relief from the foot massage and the single footed express pedicure, she put her stocking back on and went on to air it.

and throughout the entire half hour, she and her companions seemed to be screaming at each other in conversation. 

it was as if there was a fight that would ensue, and i just simply did not understand the necessity to talk at that volume because they were just next to each other.

*rolls eyes#

i'm sure other things could be worse... what are your experiences?