La Gioconda...
During my poly days, I got to know a friend, a friend who changed the way I looked at myself - forever.
Lets call this friend of my Pau.
I remembered Pau looking at me and asking all the other friends around us "Hey. Don't you guys think that Sheila looks like Mona Lisa?"
Almost instinctive, my rebuttal went something like "Mona Lisa is ang moh and she has no eyebrows. I'm from a pure Chinese lineage and I didn't shave my eyebrows can."
But then, a strange vibe swept pass me. Followed by creased brows and puzzled gazes staring straight at me.
The Bimbo went "Eh! Really look like!"
That did it.
Since that day, my identification code in their phonebooks was changed to Mona.
But really, I think it's because of the way my hair was then. Don't think I deserve the honour to bestow any resemblance to the famous portrait in the Louvre. Some claimed her to be the most beautiful women with the enchanting smile while others speculate that its a self painting of Leonardo Da Vinci himself. The latter does not sound remotely enticing though :*
However, I do admit that my hair is as flat as a Mona Lisa's. Haha!
Anyway, here's a little something so that you can decide for yourself :P
The authentic Mona Lisa (on the flip side) ______________ Me! Duh! (3 years ago)
Lets call this friend of my Pau.
I remembered Pau looking at me and asking all the other friends around us "Hey. Don't you guys think that Sheila looks like Mona Lisa?"
Almost instinctive, my rebuttal went something like "Mona Lisa is ang moh and she has no eyebrows. I'm from a pure Chinese lineage and I didn't shave my eyebrows can."
But then, a strange vibe swept pass me. Followed by creased brows and puzzled gazes staring straight at me.
The Bimbo went "Eh! Really look like!"
That did it.
Since that day, my identification code in their phonebooks was changed to Mona.
But really, I think it's because of the way my hair was then. Don't think I deserve the honour to bestow any resemblance to the famous portrait in the Louvre. Some claimed her to be the most beautiful women with the enchanting smile while others speculate that its a self painting of Leonardo Da Vinci himself. The latter does not sound remotely enticing though :*
However, I do admit that my hair is as flat as a Mona Lisa's. Haha!
Anyway, here's a little something so that you can decide for yourself :P
The authentic Mona Lisa (on the flip side) ______________ Me! Duh! (3 years ago)
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