Yo-ho, yo-ho, a pirate's wife for me and the tale of 7 virtuous ladies
My wardrobe selections have been getting interesting reactions at work lately though i haven't been wearing anything out of the ordinary or even new. However, here are some of my favorites from the past few weeks:
the pirate's wife- Something about the skirt I wore had a whole class declaring I must have married a pirate since the previous day.
Cinderella- Wear a choice bracelet and suddenly you're Cinderella, though later in the class I was demoted to the step-mother.
Thailand vacationer or beach mystic - While part of the class thought I looked as though I'd just returned from a weekend in Thailand, a few others thought I could pass for a beach fortune teller. Ahh yes, I can see homework in your future. On this particular day as I entered school everyone sort of paused and stared until one secretary declared, "It's your birthday!" No, but thanks. Seriously, do I dress that poorly the other days of the year?
Greek statue - Okay, this one was not based on something I wore but rather a suggestion for the future. My highest level class has been studying ancient Greece and the Olympics lately and during class one boy had the brilliant idea that if I were to dress as a Greek statue and pose outside the school we'd suddenly gain new students by the droves. Why? Because they'd all stop and think, "what interesting and funny teachers they have there. I must go to that school." I can't help but think my appearance as a Greek statue would have the reverse effect on the school.
And now coming full circle to the topic of pirates (arrrh!), here's something interesting I recently came upon flipping through the pages of a Taiwan guide book:
Cimei Island, the southernmost of the Penghu archipelago, is named after seven legendary local beauties who threw themselves down a well rather than have their virtue despoiled by a gang of marauding pirates. The simple Tomb of the Seven Virtuous Beauties at the island's southern tip honors their sacrifice; the tomb is built over the well. - taken from National Geographic Traveler Taiwan
- Kara
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- The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine
3 comments:
i have a couple articles of clothing that, when combined, definately lend to a "peasent girl" motiff, but fortunately, no small children to point that out.
David Tao! Now you are really into Taiwan :p
I have time imagine how you looks like in all those clothing, particularly interested in "the pirate's wife", hehe...
All in all -- lucky student? :)))
Kara, have you seen the latest pirate movie? (It's rated Argh!)
I just saw a Dilbert comic strip where a group of marketing execs were prompted by their manager to come up with Greek-sounding names for their products. Why Greek? Because it would give their products an image of superiority. The brainstorming group came up with only the word "Zeus", and the work "Greek" itself. The last frame says, "Our understanding is that there is a term for 'sporting event', and we're trying our best to track that down."
-Emo
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