chest woes

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I remembered a few years back when Piggy, Fish and I were in Bangkok, we encountered an amusing scene in a Planet Hollywood store in Siam Square. A Singaporean gal (distinguished by the accent, of course!) asked to try a t-shirt in ‘S’ size. The store personnel, a young chap, gave her a quick eye-over and said in a deadpan voice, “Miss, S is too small for you.” Meanwhile, Piggy was trying to control his laughter and gave me the did-you-hear-that look. Whoever said the Thais are polite people probably forgot that they can be brutally honest at times.

Now, I’m at the receiving end of such frank assessments. Today, while indulging in my favourite post-lunch activity, i.e. walking around the makeshift stores in the market and along the roadside, I spotted a particular stall with a pretty good selection of women’s clothes. I stopped in my tracks,  flicked through the rack and pulled out a chic pink top to enquire for sizes.

The owner shook her head and said, “Too small for you.”

Unfazed, I browsed again and picked out another seemingly chic top.

“No. Your chest is big.”

Undaunted, I forged on and selected the third top. A seemingly loose, white blouse.

She took over the top and stretched it across my chest. Unapologetically, she said,”It doesn’t even cover your chest fully. Too tight.”

Crestfallen, I gave up. At least she had the good sense to tell me honestly that her clothes didn’t fit me. Some other vendor might have persuaded me to buy their XXS-sized clothings.

On a similar note, shopping for bras can be frustrating at times.  Because the stingy me  still refuse to give in to bra names like Triumph, I try to hunt for bras in local markets. But alas, local market bras are also tailored to meet local breasts, that means, someone with a big frame like yours truly isn’t going to get her bra kick at roadside stores.

Many times, I saw some cute and cheap bras which  I wanted to add to my possession. I asked, “Do you have this design in 3x-x?” Very often, the reply would be “Sorry, we only have 34A.” Or was it 32A?

Sigh. Whenever I am very disheartened by my big chest, I would drag mr;p to the bras department, point to a maximiser bra and claim, “Now, Thai boy, you have been deceived by many Thai girls. You know why it’s called wonder bra? Because it makes mosquito bites look like perky balls.”

P.S. The post was written in disappointment as I couldn’t find clothes that fit me today. No offence to breasts of any sizes.

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