A Man's Guide to Being Short
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coolOriginally posted by Kuali Baba:I use them in my daily conversations.
Far more interesting than metres and kilogrammes which are a tad clinical methinks.
Besides I have a nice figure for the value of my height: 5 ft 5.5
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hey, 5 feet five is not too bad for a female! cheers~ haha
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*dark smile*Originally posted by happygoluckyy:hey, 5 feet five is not too bad for a female! cheers~ haha -
Realised you were speaking to a lad, haven't ye? *dry*Originally posted by happygoluckyy:hey, 5 feet five is not too bad for a female! cheers~ haha
HENG: That line from your signature sound like something Ali-G would say...
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he has no clue... well an asexual lad... so i guess lad wouldn't be quite right either.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Realised you were speaking to a lad, haven't ye? *dry*
HENG: That line from your signature sound like something Ali-G would say...
I speaka da engrish. R-E-S-T-E-C-P! do you even know what that spells? -
what? oops. lol. sorry. with the word "figure" i immediately thought "female" lol
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Aye!Originally posted by HENG@:I speaka da engrish. R-E-S-T-E-C-P! do you even know what that spells? 
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LOL you're forgiven.Originally posted by happygoluckyy:what? oops. lol. sorry. with the word "figure" i immediately thought "female" lol
Damn, does that mean I'm going to become the "Kuali Nyonya" soon?
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wot?Originally posted by happygoluckyy:what? oops. lol. sorry. with the word "figure" i immediately thought "female" lol
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i gettin a little confused here... who's the guy who's the gal here?
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Aight!Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Aye! -
im neither the guy nor the gal here.Originally posted by A Beautiful Mind:i gettin a little confused here... who's the guy who's the gal here? -
Short girls rock...as a Estonian girl friend puts it, "travel size".
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I don't know.
Whenever i see a pretty girl, and she's around 1.4m.
I think to myself... "how will they look like pregnant?"
Eh. its a silly thought, but uh.. yea. And wouldn't they wish they're taller, so they can really become models or something?
Its almost like looks dept add more points, then take a few points off height... hmm~ -
well, u cant have everything right? life is a roll of the dice, few get double six. (i.e. everything, the whole package).
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btw, im male
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well im 5 foot 11.
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some ppl get the double ones.Originally posted by happygoluckyy:well, u cant have everything right? life is a roll of the dice, few get double six. (i.e. everything, the whole package).
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Some people also get double 1's.
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thats what im referring to. the double 1s in life.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Some people also get double 1's. -
D'oh! Didn't realise we were writing the same thing...
This thread has become a "height in imperial measurements" forum liao. -
Originally posted by Kuali Baba:D'oh! Didn't realise we were writing the same thing...
This thread has become a "height in imperial measurements" forum liao. -
I just checked this...at 5' 6", Shaun Wright-Philips isn't taller than some of us.
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Yes, knowing who you are and what you are capable of will definitely help you to understand and solve the problem but knowing who adds the pressure and stress and being overly mindful of what some other people might perhaps help you as well.Originally posted by A Beautiful Mind:You are in a pub, having a discussion with a group of strangers. The topic of conversation is one in which you are an expert. But it seems that everyone else, no matter how little they know about the subject, knows more than you.
You walk into a party. In the corner are some women. Without even knowing your name, or what you do, you can almost hear them looking at you and thinking 'Nah!'.
You may be courageous and cultured. You may be strong, sophisticated and intelligent. You may be fit, capable, generous and funny. But sometimes the most important thing in the world seems to be the fact that your head is a few inches closer to the ground than the average man's.
It can be frustrating and emasculating, depressing and tiring. But more than anything, it can be baffling. You know who you are and what you are capable of. You know you are normal, and have as much to offer the world as the next person. But sometimes others don't see it that way. Why?
If you are short, this is a daily problem. But like all problems, if you can understand it, you are half way to solving it. You may not be able to eradicate the problem, but at least you can be comfortable knowing what you are dealing with, and you can develop strategies to minimise the impact of it
Pride and PrejudiceWhat is prejudice? Let's consult a dictionary.
prej·u·dice
n.
An adverse judgement or opinion formed beforehand or
without knowledge or examination of the facts.
A preconceived preference or idea.
The act or state of holding unreasonable preconceived judgements or
convictions. See Synonyms at predilection.
Irrational suspicion or hatred of a particular group, race, or religion.
Detriment or injury caused to a person by the preconceived,
unfavourable conviction of another or others.
You are angry and fustrated with yourself for being short. Being unable to can't control what others think of you or what you do does not mean you have to be unfair to yourself and move inches backward.
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Wrong mindset.
As long as you are 5' 6" and above (>168 cm) and you are proportioned properly (i.e. head the right size, torso the proper length), you can look normal and handsome too...
I am 5' 5" (165 cm) and I do not complain much.