Marina’s Bloggariffic

I usually wear pants when I ride on my scooter. But I’m more of a skirt person. I’ve always worn and feel comfortable wearing skirts since for a very long time. Skirts fit me better than pants.

Now the front of a Vespa has an open area for the rider to rest their legs together, which makes it suitable for lady riders in skirts.There are even some ladies who are comfortable extremely short skirts.

People around me would always comment, “Arent you scared of wearing skirts?” But so far, days passed by without anything out of the ordinary happening.

Till one day while I was riding on the path to the carpark when a sudden gust of wind went so fast. I could not slow down to pull it down. How embarassing! But I feel sorry more for the astonished uncle whom was unfortunately nearby. His face turned a shade darker and then looked straight down for the rest of his journey - I think he was more embarassed by it than I was!

But people learn from mistakes.

I told myself that the next time that I wear dresses or skirts, I’ll wear a pair of tights underneath.

I chanced upon this pair of tights while walking in Sim Lim Square the other day:

The lady manning the store said that wearing a pair would allow someone to burn more calories as opposed to not wearing it. Wow, I thought to myself. 2 in 1! I could have a pair of tights, *and* lose weight at the same time.

The next morning, it took me a good 5 minutes struggling to put it on. When I was done, the tights clung tenatiously. It wasnt painful, just a bit uncomfortable and I passed through the entire day with it on.

Hmm .. lets see. I had it on from 8am - 6pm. So thats 10 hours.

10 x 430 = 4300 calories

I burned 4300 calories! Hooray!!!

But wait a minute, I still feel the same. I still look the same. I’m not even tired. Most importantly, why am I’m not dead yet? A typical person would burn 2500 calories a day. Too many calories burnt would mean severe exhaustion.

Perhaps I need to wear it long term. But I cant. The pair of tights isnt as strong as I expected and it was ripped on the very first day I got it.

So I hunted for another pair of tights. A knee high one. After searching unsucessfully in the entire mall for a pair, I stopped by Minoshe, one of my favourite lingerie shops. I examined and flipped through the rows of black and browns.

“Ooh, this isnt exactly what I wanted but this will do fine, I think. What is it?”

“This is a girdle“, The shop assistant answered.

“Huh?”

“A girdle is a pair of underwear which you put on to lift your butt and tuck in your tummy”

“Oh”

“We have two types here. A hard one made of wire and plastic. And the soft one, made of elastic and rubber. The hard one tucks in more, but its uncomfortable. The soft one is more comfortable, but it doesnt tuck in as much”

“Oh”

“Why dont you get one and try out?”

“Ok”

Wearing them makes me more self confident while riding my scooter in skirts. I dont worry so much when the wind blows. It looks like I’m wearing a pair of knee high tights.

But one thing is, I dont think it really does tuck in all that much.

Looks pretty much the same to me.

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