I have these wonderful jeans that not so long ago were very comfortable to wear. A month ago, I noticed that I have to wiggle a bit more to get them over my ass, and that stopping to breathe helps to close the button. The scale confirmed my fears, 3 kilos more - oops, how did that happen? - and most of it seems to have gathered in one area.
Women have the right to have a little padding on their hips, right? Especially if they had a baby and are past their 35th birthday. And what do you shake in front of men if you have no ass? The only problem is to get new jeans. A big-assed woman, one head taller than the rest of the women in Hong Kong, doesn’t have too many choices. I went shopping last week, and could only find pants that were either too tight around the hips or too wide around the waist. It was frustrating, no fun at all… the ass has to go… and who is designing these ridiculous jeans anyway?
Where was I? Aah yes, I wanted to boast about my new work-out regime that I actually enjoy doing. No measurable impact on the ass yet, but I am having fun. Every morning after I bring little man to the school bus, I walk up the mountain behind my house at a brisk pace. The first time I arrived at the top I could hardly breathe, but by now it’s quite easy to do. Last Friday, I arrived at the top and even thought that it had been a bit too easy, so I decided to walk further along a trail I had never tried before.
I am so glad that I did. It wasn’t an easy walk. The trail was narrow and slippery from a tropical downpour a few hours before, but at times it felt like walking through an enchanted forest. There were lots of sparkly dragonflies hovering above rain pools. Yellow butterflies with brown dots that looked a bit like enchanted leopards, and black ones that were so big that I first mistook them for birds. I crossed creeks and marveled at the vegetation around me. Lush, green, and still dripping from the rain in the morning. Trees standing so closely together that there was hardly any light on the ground, ferns with elegant long leaves, and beautiful blossoms in yellow, pink, and red. The trail went along a mountain range directly at the ocean, and at times the views were breath-taking, and bit vertigo inducing. Would they be able to find me, if I slip and roll down the 200 meter slope to the shore?
I made it home intact, and as I was standing under the shower to get off the mud and sweat, I was thankful that Hong Kong, more known for its skyscrapers, still has these wild places. I feel very fortunate to live right at the edge between concrete and jungle.
PS: I have just looked at my popo in the mirror, and I could swear it’s a tiny bit smaller.
~~I lost sight of my popo years & years ago!..
:)
A lil padding is just wonderful!
Smile* Cosima, and walk proudly~~
you “Wild thing” you!
`x~Will
Comment by Will — May 4, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
40% of Hong Kong is government protected sub-tropical rainforest but everyone thinks Hong Kong is a concrete jungle. I am also certain that your popo is lovely, despite what Cosima thinks! ;-)
Comment by Anon — May 4, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
I feel your pain. Men have the same problem of trying to put on clothes that used to fit. I used to wear out clothes. Now I outgrow them and outgrow them in all of the wrong directions. We have no mountains here, it is mostly flat and down hill LOL.
Comment by Larry w. stammer, jr — May 4, 2008 @ 8:41 pm
A lovely, lovely count… combining the lush and still untouched terrain along with your popo (which I’m sure is more than fine. :) ) Cheers!
Comment by lecram — May 5, 2008 @ 12:04 am
i’ve had the same problem getting jeans to fit my popo since i was a “skinny’ 12 year old. it’s most aggravating.
as for the mountain good on ya for hauling up and down it and i certainly would not have thought there was so much wilderness left in HK.
Comment by lime — May 5, 2008 @ 9:29 pm
Good luck on the Ass Shaping programme, I wish I had some useful tips but I don’t know any that actually work, mine is still HUGE :/
Comment by Evie — May 5, 2008 @ 10:00 pm
I am sure your ass-ets are divine. And I’m sure that proper jeans for your divine ass-ets can be found.
:)
Comment by APj — May 9, 2008 @ 3:24 am
Wow! The terrain sounds loverly! I would so love to see it in person. The beauty of nature always does call me.
Comment by Rachel — June 8, 2008 @ 1:52 pm