When I first arrived in my neighbourhood, I quickly gained celebrity status. I was the red haired girl walking around in the snow with a spring jacket on. The Chinese, whose hobbies include: tai chi, fan dancing, horking and gawking, loved me. They would stop what they were doing just to watch me saunter by.
One bored Friday night with nothing to do and a bottle of wine in hand, my flatmates and I decided that it was a good idea to dye my hair and not with just any dye. No, that would be to easy. I couldn't just go down to the local Wu-Mart and pick up one of the any 32 shades of black that are available, which, by the by, is the only colour available. I had to use the boxed bleach that was left behind in our apartment and had been sitting in the cupboard for who knows how long, with the directions written in every Eastern European language you can think of (no English). This turned my hair a nice fluorescent yellow, which then faded into orange and finally a lovely pink that only 'punk' teenagers straight outta the suburbs would pay to have their look like. I was a piss-poor imitation of a sunset. But with my celebrity status in the local area starting to waiver, this definitely bumped it up.
That was about 2 months ago. Lately, my status has been hovering around the boredom line and the Chinese aren't even moving out of my way when I walk by anymore, clearly, something needed to be done. In come the hot weather! If you tell me that the Government here flicked a switch on May 1st, and turned up the heat and humidity outside, I would believe you. But only because this is China and they turn off the heat when they want so what's stopping them from turning it on? The shift in weather has lead to me walking around in less clothing, obviously. I wear my capris and tank tops/vests and the scandal of wearing less clothes has caused a right ruckus. Like Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton, the Holy Trinity of Cooch Flashing, and who peel off an article of clothing when UsWeekly went a week with out their picture on the cover, my status sky rocketed to staggering new heights. I don't think I can go any higher than this...it's going to be a long fall down if I'm not careful.
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