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You have boyfriend?

Aaaaah, the infamous question asked by  99.3% of the Asian women that I have had a personal interaction with on this journey, to include the middle-aged woman in the lobby of the hotel.  😐 When I answered her and said “No, I’m single” the pleasant look on her face turned to one of sheer concern with a side of “What the hell is wrong with you?”.  This was then followed by questions regarding age, date of last relationship, and sexual orientation. 

Early on in my trip I wrote about a few other people inquiring about my marital status. I know this is a common occurence for women traveling abroad by themselves.  I’ve spoken to natives of various Asian countries and asked about the average age of marriage for a man and woman.  I also wanted to know what people thought about women who were over 30 and still single.  The responses were both astonishing and hilarious.  I was told stories about being disowned by family, shunned by their peers, or even asked if they were lesbians because they had yet to marry.

I had never felt pressured to be in a relationship or get married until two years ago when my mother told me she was praying that God would send me a husband.  😐 WHAT??????????? How the heck are you going to pray for something that you don’t even know I want? No wonder a tribe of people I had dated in my past had been calling or emailing out of the blue.  Her “need” for me to find a “tall dark and handsome Christian man” came out of nowhere. I was never one of those little girls who put the towel around her head and pretended she was a bride, putting a doll under my shirt to pretend I was pregnant, or who recruited neighborhood little boys to play house. No ma’am.  I was trying to pop wheelies on my big wheel and taking a scissor to my dolls head to make her look better.

I get way over to Asia and start feeling like I should have a plus-one with me on this journey.  Well, thankfully that was just a case of temporary insanity.  I’m definitely not in a hurry to jump the broom, tie the knot, or birth any babies…wait..I just got a little nauseous which means this conversation needs to come to an abrupt end.

You guys get the picture….. toodles 😉

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Original or Knock-off?

I was walking around the shopping area outside of the base and found it amusing to see so many young Korean girls who were rocking “Hip Hop Video chick” or the “Hood Chick” attire. They donned dookie braids or cornrows and tights with Jordans. They pranced back and forth near the gate waiting to grab the attention of a curious GI. Continue reading

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My Warm welcome to Cambodia

I think I’ve made it quite clear on this blog how much I dislike Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur due to the scams and other tomfoolery that occur there. Well so far I feel like a few cities in Cambodia are coming in at a close second. Continue reading

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Poisooooooooooooooooooooooooon

So to celebrate my two months on the road I went out and got myself a really thoughtful gift……food poisoning. 😐 Continue reading

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Singapore :-|

I’ll make this post brief since these posts are turning out to be carbon copies of the rest.

*points, stares, laughs, and name calling…check
*markets and a abundance of shopping…check
*a little kid starting, pointing, then growling at me…check

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To Singapore in Style

I’m sure some of you have noticed that I don’t add specific hotel or store names to any of my posts. It’s in large part due to the fact that none of these places are paying me to advertise and I don’t think omitting names bears any weight on the delivery of a great story. If anyone would like to know specific names or anything that I have mentioned I will be more than happy to tell you in a private email. 

Ok now that all of that is out of the way. Continue reading

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ORDINARY PEOPLE…NOT!

I’ve met a plethora of different characters on my journey so far whose comments or actions have made me roll my eyes, smile, or have shocked the hell out of me. Here are a few standout individuals that the rest of the world deserves to know. Continue reading

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Where I lay my head in Penang

Thanks to my Dora the Explorer skills and the map I printed out at the last minute I managed to find my hostel with no problem.  I walked there with this british chick who was on my bus from the airport and was headed in the same direction to her hotel.  She was reaching the end of 10 months of travel through Indonesia and Malaysia and was apparently celebrating by toking on the joint she lit while we were walking.  Continue reading

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