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Like every start up business, MeetNLunch went through the process of raising capital from outside investors. For any business in that position, these investors may be venture capitalists, NGOs, government entities, or any of the three F’s: family, friends, and fools. Every Continue Reading »
Jane Austen famously begins Pride and Prejudice with “it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”. So perspective wives flock to men awash with dosh. But surely this is codswallop in Thailand today, considering many Thai women are no longer financially dependent on men. Continue Reading »
Note the phony association of Thai women with beautiful and sexy – since when were any Thai celebrities or singers ever made it to the Top FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women? Note also the fact that I failed to name any famous international exporting celebs except Tata Young, but then again she is not an authentic Thai, is she? But more important than all that is this question: why are Thai women still being known for their beauty? It’s not like we possess the same sophisticated beauty like Jessica Alba, who was voted the most desirable women in 2006, nor do we own any sexy curves and infectious smile like Beyonce, who turns everything she touches into gold.
So this week I intend to give a balance view of who Thai women really are. I started off by asking our male counterparts, and they have come up with a broad spectrum of adjectives to describe Thai women.
Public speaking often scares many women, but recently I had to give it a try when I was asked to speak on the Manager radio talk show about my business, MeetNLunch. The thought of it was pretty terrifying, but I did it because conscience told me that I should. I figured I would not wait around for the general Thai public to change its stigma around my introduction service. That would have been a business suicidal or worse I would be waiting until the end of time! My confidence grew out of my belief that my introduction service is the best way for busy Bangkok professionals to meet that special someone. It seemed to me that I could help a lot of people who needed and wanted it once they knew that my service existed. A great deal of Thai women also shares my fear of speaking out in public, but is that why there are so little of us representing in the Thai politics? Or is it that Thai politics is such a joke and the whole world know it, and that any sane women would stay as far away from it as possible?
Let’s face it Thai culture still isn’t comfortable with powerful outspoken women. We equate outspokenness with manliness, the traits which women fear being associated with. No wonder women are often afraid to stand up, take the lead, and speak out.
I don’t know about you but I can’t stand Thai women getting labeled as petite and slim as a stereotype. I get bored of the media message that my natural curvy body is unacceptable! I am fed up with hearing ten-year-old girls already upset with their bodies and thinking they need to lose weight. Oh please! Why is the media forcing all these unattainable lightweight versions of beauty on us? Without starvation, bulimia, cancer or plastic surgery, it is impossible for 99.9% of women to achieve such figure.