Blog EntryNot-So-Asian FigureJan 22, '08 3:14 PM
for everyone

I’ve been meaning to write about this since I got back from Indonesia, but I think I just shoved these thoughts to the back corner of my mind only to find it resurfacing back in the last few days.

Before I went to Indonesia, one of my best friends suggested to pack light, which means only bring the essential clothing articles and buy more clothes over there since I’ll be travelling with plenty of baby stuffs already in packed. I convinced myself, that I could do that, so there I went pack little for myself for the trip. Her idea is actually a brilliant one, unfortunately, one that cannot be applied to me. Why, you wonder? Easy, because of my size!

When I first came here I still remember vividly how overly happy I was when I bought my first tank top and to my surprised, I fit into a small size. For the first time in my life…I can wear something with “S” on its tag. Then as my body went thru my pregnancy, my size went up to be Medium (10) to Large (12) and after Alexander was born I’m still lingering between the two sizes and now I’m back to be a ”Medium”-er (8-10). I had settled for Medium and didn’t want to push my self to be an “S” anymore.

In Indonesia, my mother and I went shopping for clothes, and to my horror…it had once again became a nightmare I dreaded to go thru. It brought back those unpleasant memories when I was still living there, how I had to either buy the more expensive clothes just because they use numerical sizes instead of “S”, “M” or “L” or I had to settle for an XL clothes that was hanging to my body in a weird way. Okay, as some of you already know, I inherited my mother’s side of the family with heavy top, my arms have never really been that big but with a wide shoulder and big bust, it’s always been a problem finding the right fit. With the XL size, the arms are always too loose but the bust will fit so mostly I settled with L size. When I was still working, I usually bought the large size button up shirts and secured the areas between the buttons with lots of safety pins. 

Okay, back to shopping with my mother, I winced when the “L” size doesn’t even fit me, I balloons to an "extra-large" and it makes me feels less beautiful, and less Indonesian and even humiliated as the shop attendant said in her overly cheery voice that they have XXL size if the XL doesn’t fit me, good gracious! I just wanted to storm out of that store. I know too well that I still have some post baby weight to shed (probably 10-20 more pounds!) and I did gained weight too before I got pregnant but standing there weighing 150 lbs and 5’5” I felt like a giant. This proportions maybe considered average for an American woman. But by Indonesian fashion standards, I'm definitely not a "medium."

I don’t really understand why the whole thing bothered me so much, besides, I don’t live in Indonesia anymore and I could always find something that fit me perfectly back in the States, where there is always room for plus-sized woman in American fashion no matter what size you are. My husband showed me this article after I ‘complaint’ about what happened, this Asian-American girl wrote a similar situation and she wrote: “Then it strikes me… "Small" means you are cute and adorable. Small means you are beautiful. Small means you are Asian.” Her words ring truthfulness in me, I was trying to squeezed my self into that ‘Asian standard’ figure, I was blind! 

My own body image had been somewhat distorted especially growing up in Indonesia, hanging around my friends with their model-like proportions where everyone is so thin and small. I’m not one who fit into the stereotype of ‘slim and slender Asians’, I’ve never been small, although looking back at my old pictures I realized I wasn’t as big as I thought I am in my head. I was once fat; I have to admit that, in High School I weigh close to a whooping 200 pounds. Don’t believe me? You can ask my classmate from High School, Leena (since I don't have any of my 'fat' pictures here as a proof). But then after High School, crash diets and all crazy stuffs makes me slim down to 110 pounds but still in my head I’m still huge. Well, perhaps when you live amongst your slim, slender and mostly tiny Asian fellows, you’d feel like I did…a giant in the land of the small. Who knows the psychology behind it!

Now that I realized I may never be as thin as they are, and seeing the obesity rates in this town where I live, I can say that I will never let those size tags dictate how am I suppose to feel anymore or define who I am. So, I’ll try to look at my self and be proud of what I have instead of counting every single curve and flab that I wanted to change…besides like one of my friend said; “Most Asian women wants to have those rack of yours!”

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cqtbox wrote on Jan 22
Buahaha... sorry Oyen... ikke jadi geli abis.. "not laughing at you... though"... Tapi emang keterlaluan...
I guess we have the same figures... 'wide shoulders'...
Forget about size my dear... :-))
1st time I got here I wore size 4 - kadang malah 2, still... I always had to buy size L kalo dijakarta, pake dikomentarin pula.. badannya gede ya mbak... iiiih..... apa coba... Apalagi kalo pergi massage... duuuuh... sering banget dapat komentar... simbak badannya gede dan keras kayak laki laki.... eeeeh... coba itu... cape cape bikin badan 'berisi' angkat dumbell , dikomentarin begituan... LOL
OK.. you just had a baby... so don't even think about 'resizing' until you are done having kids.. (kayak ikke nih... anak 3 umur 45 baru mikirin gimana caranya biar kurusan.. hahaha... it's a little bit too late... - so what.. - yang penting abang senang...- cheers ... :-))
shintatr wrote on Jan 22
“Most Asian women wants to have those rack of yours!”

hihihi ...... BTW, gue pake XL kalo beli baju di Indonesia :) Padahal di sini XS juga masih muat. Gue bilang ke Mark "the first thing that shrink when I lose weight are my boobs. How annoying is that ? Can't I just have my boobs when I was heavy, but smaller body size ?" ...I wish ....
mindyjordan wrote on Jan 22
qta kayana di Indonesia itu "dipaksa", "diharuskan" untuk jadi petite, kulit putih, rambut panjang. klo di luar dari kategori itu, kayana ga cantik. padahal being cantik kan banyak kategori yg lainnya, bukan?

to me, I don't have problems with cloth size tapi klo shoes size, baru dweh masalah. secara gw kecil tapi kakinya gajah punya. makanya waktu tinggal di Jerman seneng bangets, krn bisa dapet pumps atau spatu² lutu dengan ukuran besar. untungnya di sini juga bisa dapet spatu lutu dengan size besar.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
cqtbox said
Buahaha... sorry Oyen... ikke jadi geli abis.. "not laughing at you... though"... Tapi emang keterlaluan...
I guess we have the same figures... 'wide shoulders'...
Forget about size my dear... :-))
1st time I got here I wore size 4 - kadang malah 2, still... I always had to buy size L kalo dijakarta, pake dikomentarin pula.. badannya gede ya mbak... iiiih..... apa coba... Apalagi kalo pergi massage... duuuuh... sering banget dapat komentar... simbak badannya gede dan keras kayak laki laki.... eeeeh... coba itu... cape cape bikin badan 'berisi' angkat dumbell , dikomentarin begituan... LOL
OK.. you just had a baby... so don't even think about 'resizing' until you are done having kids.. (kayak ikke nih... anak 3 umur 45 baru mikirin gimana caranya biar kurusan.. hahaha... it's a little bit too late... - so what.. - yang penting abang senang...- cheers ... :-))
Emang nyebelin Ka' Chiq, gw sampe esmosi jiwa waktu itu. Dah gitu sempet juga sampe bela2in di anterin adek gw ke City Surf krn katanya mereka punya size pake numbers, eeeh tapi nggak jelas itu nomer dari mana yg di pake masak size 10 sama sekali nggak muat di gw. Sigh! Soal komentar 'badan gede' waaah kenyang deh gw kena pas di Indo, sampe gw bilang aja gini "Kalo gw terlalu kurus bisa2 patas nih pinggang ngegendong si bocah!" hehehehe.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
“Most Asian women wants to have those rack of yours!”

hihihi ...... BTW, gue pake XL kalo beli baju di Indonesia :) Padahal di sini XS juga masih muat. Gue bilang ke Mark "the first thing that shrink when I lose weight are my boobs. How annoying is that ? Can't I just have my boobs when I was heavy, but smaller body size ?" ...I wish ....
LOL wanna trade Shinta? Gw di Indo dah ngelus dada aja deh bener2 sizenya diskriminasi banget.
imeii wrote on Jan 22
same problem here Yen, badan gw juga susah beli baju di Jkt, makanya gw demen pake yg loose gitu, ngga berani deh yg nempel dibadan, tetalan dimana2 (bukan baby fat ), kalo disini juga susah cari baju ukuranku kalo lagi sale, mungkin krn itu yg paling laku ya.. hehe menghibur diri... waktu gw dateng ukuran bajuku 10 to 12, sekarang 14 to 16, alamak...
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
qta kayana di Indonesia itu "dipaksa", "diharuskan" untuk jadi petite, kulit putih, rambut panjang. klo di luar dari kategori itu, kayana ga cantik. padahal being cantik kan banyak kategori yg lainnya, bukan?

to me, I don't have problems with cloth size tapi klo shoes size, baru dweh masalah. secara gw kecil tapi kakinya gajah punya. makanya waktu tinggal di Jerman seneng bangets, krn bisa dapet pumps atau spatu² lutu dengan ukuran besar. untungnya di sini juga bisa dapet spatu lutu dengan size besar.
Exactly Mindy! Gw waktu pulang ke Indo kmaren selain di komentarin soal berat badan nggak ketinggalan "Lu, item banget sih?!". Ugh! Gw dari dulu nggak pernah tuh yg namanya terpesona segala model whitening lotion lah, ini itu lah, lulur juga luluran kuning aja nggak yg pake pemutih hehehehe.

Shoes size juga di Indo emang nggak sopan, gw aja yg cuman size 40-41 kadang suka gemes hehehehe.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
imeii said
same problem here Yen, badan gw juga susah beli baju di Jkt, makanya gw demen pake yg loose gitu, ngga berani deh yg nempel dibadan, tetalan dimana2 (bukan baby fat ), kalo disini juga susah cari baju ukuranku kalo lagi sale, mungkin krn itu yg paling laku ya.. hehe menghibur diri... waktu gw dateng ukuran bajuku 10 to 12, sekarang 14 to 16, alamak...
Tapi paling nggak di sini masih banyak pilihan kan Mpok Mei, nggak kayak di Indo yg size gede rata2 modelnya ampun deh, so old looking (to my taste). Ukuran 14-16 mah nggak gede2 banget lah Mpok, di sini banyak yg super jumbo hehehehehe
mindyjordan wrote on Jan 22
mjrohn said
"Lu, item banget sih?!"
gw sut kebal ama this kind of statement. palagi my skin was white some years back. tapi semenjak tinggal di luar nagari, jadi tergila² sama matahari n I feel so comfy with my tanned skin. secara orang suka juga ama warna kulit gw eeeh di Indonesia dapet komentar kaya gitu molo. but like I said before, udah kebal gw. sabodo teuing. pernah gw bahas di blog juga soal warna kulit.
anakanak wrote on Jan 22, edited on Jan 22
Yen, yang penting sehat. Itu yang utama. Gue bisa ngomong gini karenaa.. gue sih gak ada masalah sama ukuran dan bentuk bodi (eh bentuk bodi ada deh.. komplen dikit hehehe..) cuman belakangan ini gue kok suka merasa sakit kepala lah nggak ilang2, sakit pinggang belakanglah, sakit ini sakit itu.. weleh.. pokoknya kesehatan nomor satu deh Yen.. palagi udah punya buntut gini.. kalo kita sakit, yang ngurus anak (dan suami) sapee..? :) Soal komentar yang gak enakin, cuekin aje, udah gak ngepek.
gloverm wrote on Jan 22
Kalo gw kayaknya bentar lagi upgrade nih, bukan cuman not so asian nor american... tapi Giant
myerin wrote on Jan 22
hahaha ikutan ktawa :)), Gue punya pengalaman yang sama ama ukuran yen cuman bedanya dulu waktu gue blum punya erin. My pants size was 0, yes zero . Karena kebanyakan maennya ama ipar and tetangga yang notabene american...jadi gue tergolong petite lah yah. Bgitu gue mudik ama John kita sempat mampir ke singapore..yaolo bgitu di singapore gue dah kek giant aje habis badan mereka tipis tipis semua...kan malu ati hahahaha:)).
babyscotty wrote on Jan 22
Seru banget nih topik Yen...
Soal kulit...walah gue dibilang kok dulu waktu tinggal di Taipei putihan sekarang di amrik jadi malah iteman... EGP alias sabodo teuing deh... tuh orang2 nga tau aja kalo disini yang item malah yang wokeh... hihihi... sampe ada yang nanya gue tanning di salon mana...hahaha...
Kalo soal size atasan gue lebih gedean dikit sekarang tapi kalo celana atau rok masih lumayan sekarang udah kecil, celana size 0 gue yang sebelum hamil sekarang udah bisa dipake lagi... kayaknya berat badan gue udah back to normal 112 lbs...
kohl wrote on Jan 22
People may said whatever they think about our body or our dark skin. As long as we are happy and feel comfortable with ourself,thats all the matter.Hehehe iya ngak? beberapa bulan lagi gue dan mimi mo pulkam,kudu siap2 juga dengerin dibilang gendut.:)
ninabates wrote on Jan 22
I had the same feeling kalo pas shopping for clothes in Indonesia. My confidence is up when Im in the state because people say I have a small figure. I'm 5.2 and 125 pounds. Setiap kali pulang rasanya kok giant sekali apalagi my sister has a model-like figure. But I just ignore it and if I want to buy stuff I'll buy it even though it is size XL. I have big boobs too so it's hard to find tops. Loosing baby weight is not easy but slowly we're going to get there. I dont mind getting back to 120 or 115. Kapan ya?? Makan terus sih daku. Hi hi hi
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
gw sut kebal ama this kind of statement. palagi my skin was white some years back. tapi semenjak tinggal di luar nagari, jadi tergila² sama matahari n I feel so comfy with my tanned skin. secara orang suka juga ama warna kulit gw eeeh di Indonesia dapet komentar kaya gitu molo. but like I said before, udah kebal gw. sabodo teuing. pernah gw bahas di blog juga soal warna kulit.
Kalo kata bokap gw 'item-item kereta api, banyak yg nunggu' hehehehe. Honestly Mindy, I think you look better with your tan, I love it. Thanks for sharing ya, you wrote a good article there.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
Yen, yang penting sehat. Itu yang utama. Gue bisa ngomong gini karenaa.. gue sih gak ada masalah sama ukuran dan bentuk bodi (eh bentuk bodi ada deh.. komplen dikit hehehe..) cuman belakangan ini gue kok suka merasa sakit kepala lah nggak ilang2, sakit pinggang belakanglah, sakit ini sakit itu.. weleh.. pokoknya kesehatan nomor satu deh Yen.. palagi udah punya buntut gini.. kalo kita sakit, yang ngurus anak (dan suami) sapee..? :) Soal komentar yang gak enakin, cuekin aje, udah gak ngepek.
Ember mak, cuman greget aja kok ya size di Indo suka bikin bete hehehe. Eh ente kudu minum vitamin kali, kebayang gw repotnya ngurus anak 3. Cepet sembuh yak. ^_^
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
gloverm said
Kalo gw kayaknya bentar lagi upgrade nih, bukan cuman not so asian nor american... tapi Giant
Yaoloh Mon, coba deh maen2 ke Walmart, masih banyak yg obesitas so lebe-lebe dari torang no hehehehe
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
myerin said
hahaha ikutan ktawa :)), Gue punya pengalaman yang sama ama ukuran yen cuman bedanya dulu waktu gue blum punya erin. My pants size was 0, yes zero . Karena kebanyakan maennya ama ipar and tetangga yang notabene american...jadi gue tergolong petite lah yah. Bgitu gue mudik ama John kita sempat mampir ke singapore..yaolo bgitu di singapore gue dah kek giant aje habis badan mereka tipis tipis semua...kan malu ati hahahaha:)).
Elu mah kecil May stengahnya gw hehehehe
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
Seru banget nih topik Yen...
Soal kulit...walah gue dibilang kok dulu waktu tinggal di Taipei putihan sekarang di amrik jadi malah iteman... EGP alias sabodo teuing deh... tuh orang2 nga tau aja kalo disini yang item malah yang wokeh... hihihi... sampe ada yang nanya gue tanning di salon mana...hahaha...
Kalo soal size atasan gue lebih gedean dikit sekarang tapi kalo celana atau rok masih lumayan sekarang udah kecil, celana size 0 gue yang sebelum hamil sekarang udah bisa dipake lagi... kayaknya berat badan gue udah back to normal 112 lbs...
Justru kita nggak perlu bayar tanning salon ya Ti, cukup alami aja hehehehe. Wah Titi mah langsing banget, berat gw kayanya nggak mungkin bisa balik ke 110-an kalo nggak pake diet mati2an plus kerja rodi di gym kali ye hehehehe
yuliakarl wrote on Jan 22
ummmmm.............kl kurus malah dibilang "loh koq kurus'sih padahal tinggal di amrik?" he he he.....
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
kohl said
People may said whatever they think about our body or our dark skin. As long as we are happy and feel comfortable with ourself,thats all the matter.Hehehe iya ngak? beberapa bulan lagi gue dan mimi mo pulkam,kudu siap2 juga dengerin dibilang gendut.:)
Wah asyik yg mo mudik, iya Da, siap2 aja deh ntar dikomentarin macem2, apa bawa ear plugs aje dari sini Da hehehehe. I love my self it's just amazing tho' how at first my self confidence fell when I'm in Indo but at the end (read: after a week or so) I just don't pay attention to it although it still got me thinking about it. Bingung gak sih? Hehehehee.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
Loosing baby weight is not easy but slowly we're going to get there. I dont mind getting back to 120 or 115. Kapan ya?? Makan terus sih daku. Hi hi hi
Thanks Nin, it's a slow motion for me too abis sama nih makan mulu hehehehe apalagi dingin2 gini yah.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
ummmmm.............kl kurus malah dibilang "loh koq kurus'sih padahal tinggal di amrik?" he he he.....
Bwahahaha tuh kan suka unfair & over the line deh komen orang2 di kampung kita yah Yul.
yuliakarl wrote on Jan 22
iya yen....so anggep ajah angin lalu.....ogut yg bb cuman 90 pounds the most (lowest'nya 88 ) bisa2 dibilang penyakitan kek kek kek.....
rienleh wrote on Jan 22
walaah cuek aja Maureen.. yg penting sehat... emang geregetan... di US gue serasa petite, langsing kurus... ternyataaa... nyampe sini tergolong yg 'gede' juga.... orang2 sini kurusnya minta ampuun... pinggang kok bisa pada segede kelingking gitu yah.. sementara gue daerah pinggang n sekitarnya mlendung.. malu ati sendiri deh.. trus udah gitu kulit pada muluuuuuuuuuusss and putiiiiih.. lah gue dong yg dekil n kumal.. kena matahari yah cuek.. lah mereka pada takut matahari.. pada pake payung... hehehehe
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
iya yen....so anggep ajah angin lalu.....ogut yg bb cuman 90 pounds the most (lowest'nya 88 ) bisa2 dibilang penyakitan kek kek kek.....
Waduh, kalo foto bareng lu bisa mental gw Yul hehehehe. Thanks girl!
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
rienleh said
walaah cuek aja Maureen.. yg penting sehat... emang geregetan... di US gue serasa petite, langsing kurus... ternyataaa... nyampe sini tergolong yg 'gede' juga.... orang2 sini kurusnya minta ampuun... pinggang kok bisa pada segede kelingking gitu yah.. sementara gue daerah pinggang n sekitarnya mlendung.. malu ati sendiri deh.. trus udah gitu kulit pada muluuuuuuuuuusss and putiiiiih.. lah gue dong yg dekil n kumal.. kena matahari yah cuek.. lah mereka pada takut matahari.. pada pake payung... hehehehe
Ya ampun tuh kan brarti bukan di Indo aja yah Rin, wong Airin udah kecil gitu badannya. Hihihihi jadi inget temen2 kuliah gw dulu yg pada sibuk kuliah aja bawa2 payung biar nggak item
emann wrote on Jan 22, edited on Jan 22
Well Yen, I'd like to announce "ME" as an Asian girl who doesn't like to be skinny. I am 5'5'' and wearing size 0 or 2 now. God only knows how I hate my skinny figure. I was 118 before pregnant and wearing size 4. The first one year in the state I was size 0. I was glad to be in size 4. Then I got pregnant, and everything got big especially my chest (which I loved so much).And after a year being a mother, busy chasing around a 14 month old boy, here I am a skinny biotch again (KUTILANG DARAT kalo kata adek gue..hahahaha) wearing size XS or 0. Damn it!!!!!!
I can not agree more with your friend who said most Asian girls would like to have those rack of yours.....because I am one. If only there is a way to transfer some fat or meat into my body.
But most important Yen; no matter what size you are, as long as your healthy and happy...that what counts.
conditfamily wrote on Jan 22
Gw juga kesal banget waktu balik ke indo taon lalu, orang pada bilangin : loe kok badannya gemuk banget macam emak emak deh ....Ya ampun gila kali ye...emang gw udah emak emak namanya juga udah punya anak sigh...gw ampe ngelus dada aja...
smileybear74 wrote on Jan 22
Yen, aku juga sama nih... yah namanya juga udah emak2 punya anak, kalo badan berubah ya normal, but aku sekarang lagi ngurusin badan, soalnya baju2 di jepang sini sama dg baju di indo. Kalo di indo masih bagus ada XXL, nah kalo baju disini kebanyakan cuman ada S ama M, yg L ada tapi dikit. Yg XXL wah boro2 say...gak pernah nemu soalnya cewek jepang disini pd ramping2, gile bener dah.
younee wrote on Jan 22
I'm in the club babe, i have the same problem. lebih ngeselin sih kalo di Indonesia. Here(USA) people dont really care about how we look, mind their own business !!
i can only give you a hug babe.
don't worry about self - image( being thin) , yg penting kita sehat ya
xoxo
louveringo wrote on Jan 22
wahhh ike bisa ngerti perasaanmu Yen.. lah aku juga sama nih.. badan juga subur punya.. yang penting kesehatan yang utaama... dan biar kata badan gak sekurus model.. bukan berarti kita gak bisa dress nice..
yang penting kita comfortable dengan badan sendiri ... bodoh amat apa kata orang :) ... *hugs* :)
luluazha wrote on Jan 22
seru deh yen seperti biasa....gw juga sampai disini shock sama masalah baju,abis ukuran xs,s,m suka agak2 sesak ga muat gt..pastilah gw menggemuk(sambil ngebatin) tapi pas gw perhatiin kayanya disini ukuran m mereka sama kaya s diindo makanya gw gak muat(ngelesss) komentar2 gemukkan ya? udah biasa buat kuping gw hehehe...sayangnya jadi susah cari baju diambasador hihihi

next time bawa aja baju dr amrik yen(biar ga stress carinya) bawahnnya 2-3 aja yg penting bawa topsnya yg banyak

ibuwangi wrote on Jan 22
weleh kirain cuman daku yang merasa gitu..... taon maren pulang ke indo 2 kali (nengokin nyokap yang dah tua).... sodara2 pada bilang "gila deh Ri, lo gemuk amat sih. Mana item lagi"......OMG, berat badan ku tuh 135 lbs, anak 3 biji, umur hampir 49..... mo digimanain lagi..... sakit hati deh..... I feel bad enough for being fat........ :(:(
daku juga setuju ma Shinta, kok gemuknya gak ke dada ya????? ....
Thanks say for bringing this up.......... serasa punya temen se penderitaan......
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
emann said
If only there is a way to transfer some fat or meat into my body.
Erita, I guess it's only human that the skinny one wants to be bigger and the plus size ones wants to be skinny.
I'd gladly donate some of mine 'Ta if there's only a way. I was joking with a friend of mine who wants a bigger boobs and she happens to have a nice trunk, that maybe one day we could both go to a surgeon and said please transfer some of my rack to her and transfer some of her trunk to mine LOL. Ngayal banget bwahahahahaha.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
Gw juga kesal banget waktu balik ke indo taon lalu, orang pada bilangin : loe kok badannya gemuk banget macam emak emak deh ....Ya ampun gila kali ye...emang gw udah emak emak namanya juga udah punya anak sigh...gw ampe ngelus dada aja...
Itulah Ver, kadang2 orang Indo tuh suka asal komen & kadang2 komennya tuh offensive banget. Yah emang kitanya kudu super sabar deh kalo udah urusan mudik hehehehe
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
Yen, aku juga sama nih... yah namanya juga udah emak2 punya anak, kalo badan berubah ya normal, but aku sekarang lagi ngurusin badan, soalnya baju2 di jepang sini sama dg baju di indo. Kalo di indo masih bagus ada XXL, nah kalo baju disini kebanyakan cuman ada S ama M, yg L ada tapi dikit. Yg XXL wah boro2 say...gak pernah nemu soalnya cewek jepang disini pd ramping2, gile bener dah.
Nina, di Indo kmaren juga jarang kok size XXL sampe gw di suruh nyokap nyari baju di "My Size" store di Jkt (which, I never bother to go to). Kebayang yah di Jepang para wanitanya pasti lebih mungil2. Ya udah Nin, ntar kalo balik ke US borong baju yg banyak yah hehehehe.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
younee said
Here(USA) people dont really care about how we look, mind their own business !!
That's the thing Yun, sometimes people back home tend to make comments that for them feels like nothing but it's kinda hurtful, I remember how when I first got here I wear make up a lot like when I was in Jakarta (& working) but then after being here awhile I ditch that habit because I feel it's ok to look natural.
Thanks sweety! Iya nih sekarang aja udah sering pinggang pegel ngejar2 si Alex gimana kalo too skinny yah waaaah I can't imagine hehehehe.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
biar kata badan gak sekurus model.. bukan berarti kita gak bisa dress nice..
Nah itu dia gw juga mikirnya gitu Myen, cuman yg ngeselin di Indo almost every 'trendy' clothes are made for those skinny like models, beda sama di sini kan, di sini optionsnya banyak banget mo yg sampe segede apa juga ada.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
seru deh yen seperti biasa....gw juga sampai disini shock sama masalah baju,abis ukuran xs,s,m suka agak2 sesak ga muat gt..pastilah gw menggemuk(sambil ngebatin) tapi pas gw perhatiin kayanya disini ukuran m mereka sama kaya s diindo makanya gw gak muat(ngelesss) komentar2 gemukkan ya? udah biasa buat kuping gw hehehe...sayangnya jadi susah cari baju diambasador hihihi

next time bawa aja baju dr amrik yen(biar ga stress carinya) bawahnnya 2-3 aja yg penting bawa topsnya yg banyak

Lulu, padahal lu kan nggak gede2 banget (kayanya gw pernah deh waktu itu ngeliat elu di warnetnya Bang Fadil hehehehe) tapi ya orang jepang emang kecil mungil sih yah.
Oh iya banget Lulu, nyari baju di Ambassador bikin gw sakit ati banget, ngeliat ini-itu lucu giliran gw tanya jawabnya "ALL SIZE" uuuugggh guondook bo hehehehhe.

Thanks for the tips Lulu, iya nih next time mendingan bawa baju dari sini aja yg banyak & bisa di mix & match.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 22
weleh kirain cuman daku yang merasa gitu..... taon maren pulang ke indo 2 kali (nengokin nyokap yang dah tua).... sodara2 pada bilang "gila deh Ri, lo gemuk amat sih. Mana item lagi"......OMG, berat badan ku tuh 135 lbs, anak 3 biji, umur hampir 49..... mo digimanain lagi..... sakit hati deh..... I feel bad enough for being fat........ :(:(
daku juga setuju ma Shinta, kok gemuknya gak ke dada ya????? ....
Thanks say for bringing this up.......... serasa punya temen se penderitaan......
Aduh Mbak yu, 135 mah kecil, gw nih yg mandek di 150an hehehehehe. Sesama temen sependeritaan kita cheers aja deh sambil ngebul bareng yak.
indythur wrote on Jan 23, edited on Jan 23
Oyennnnnnn... gw ketawa geli baca blog loe, krn jadi seperti ketampar diri sendiri. Gw agak2 takut nih kpgn pulang ke Indo krn gw udah bisa denger komentar2 orang2 nanti klo liat gw... koq tambah gemuk??? udah punya momongan belum? udah tua koq msh santai2 aja gak mau cpt punya anak (ini khan bukan keputusan gw, keputusan yg diatas khan)... and blah blah blah...

Yg penting gw hidup sehat bersama suami, dan suami cinta gw apa adanya. Klo dia pernah bilang kpgn gw kurus, bukan krn image tapi pure reason krn kesehatan gw (khan gw punya diabetes type 2).

Gw juga setuju soal make up, gw tampil beda kalo ada acara2 aja spy panglingin orang, dulu setahun pertama suami gw bilang klo gw "high maintenance" krn gak mau pergi keluar kalo belum make up cantik dan rapi... skg sih yg penting gak keliatan kucel aja, a little powder and lipstick. That's it!

Ngapain cantik klo otak blo'on ... iya gak? beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.... muuaaah for you and Alex!!!
louveringo wrote on Jan 23
woahhh Indy... ini blog si Oyen.. salah panggil nama nih hihi... bener yang penting cantik iman dan personality... :)
jfpayne wrote on Jan 23
Sama ternyataaaaaaaa....waktu pulang kemarin ampe cuma beli baju 2 aja, soalnya yg model cantik2 ukuran orang2 yg body nya lancir.
Empetnyaaaaaaaaa...pernah nih Yen..baru juga megang2 baju nya ehh kata si penjual gini " untuk ukuran Mbak nggak ada yg model gitu, "
Kuprettttttttt!!!
Waktu Josh ampe 6 bulan, nih badan masih biasa.
Begitu Josh 8 bulan mulai naik gila gila an, soalnya kalo dach capek banget n pusing pasti yg di cari makanan n coca cola atau ice cream
Tapi untung nya di NZ juga nggak ada orang yg peduli.
Jadi kita tenang aja lah Yen..nti waktunya mau kurus jg kurus sendiri heeeeee heee....daripada mikirin malahan menderita.:)
yoladowling wrote on Jan 23
Oyen... mostly orang asia tuh emang dipaksa untuk jadi kurus, sampe dulu ada temen orang Australia bilang, 'coba liat deh Yola, orang-orang Indonesia kurus-kurus begitu, they don't look healthy to me'. Tapi bener juga loh dia itu menurut gue... Dulu gue malah terobsesi untuk menggemukkan diri, sampe ikut program-program fitness, ke dokter ahli gizi dlsb, naiknya cuman 2 kilo. Tuh kan, gue aja pengen gemuk, lah nggak bisa Yen, sampe sekarang nih. Malah dulu di US malu banget kalo cari baju, mesti masuknya ke section anak-anak, hahaha...
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indythur wrote on Jan 23
woahhh Indy... ini blog si Oyen.. salah panggil nama nih hihi... bener yang penting cantik iman dan personality... :)
whooopsss..... sorry, udah diganti tuh!
themckinneys wrote on Jan 23
hehehe.. sama'an nih Reen, waktu mudik kemaren gue ke FO di Bandung, size gue tiba2 berubah jadi L or XL padahal disini pake size S. Gue cuekkin aja abis yg penting kan comfortable, size is just a number (or letter).. :D
perfectblossoms wrote on Jan 23
Gw dulu gitu juga say, sebelum ada anak..size extra small, dah ada Kiana sekarang kalau engga size S atau M deh. Oh well..that's life say, yang penting kita hidup bahagia dan sehat selalu. Aduhh apa sih kok malah kotbah gw..hehe. Punten ah.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 23, edited on Jan 23
Gw agak2 takut nih kpgn pulang ke Indo krn gw udah bisa denger komentar2 orang2 nanti klo liat gw... koq tambah gemuk??? udah punya momongan belum? udah tua koq msh santai2 aja gak mau cpt punya anak (ini khan bukan keputusan gw, keputusan yg diatas khan)... and blah blah blah...
Indy, paling nggak udah ada bayangan kan kalo pulang ke Indo bakalan kena komen kayak gimana? Hehehehe bring your own ear plugs I should say.

Soal diabetes, sekedar input dari gw yah Ndy, I'm no expert in any means but you really have to take care of yourself once you got diabetic soalnya keluarga gw tuh udah turun temurun kena diabetes & efeknya in a long run very bad jadi kalo bisa di maintain Ndy, keep your glucose level within the normal limit. Good luck girl!
mjrohn wrote on Jan 23
jfpayne said
baru juga megang2 baju nya ehh kata si penjual gini " untuk ukuran Mbak nggak ada yg model gitu, "
Duh kasar banget sih itu, iya bener Mar, gw juga skarang udah take it easy aja lah lagi mandek nih berat badannya hehehehe
mjrohn wrote on Jan 23
Tuh kan, gue aja pengen gemuk, lah nggak bisa Yen, sampe sekarang nih. Malah dulu di US malu banget kalo cari baju, mesti masuknya ke section anak-anak, hahaha...
Hehehehe udah dari sononya kali ya Yol, yg kurus pengen gemuk, yg gemuk pengen kurus. Tapi ya wis lah kalo udah bakatnya kurus ato bakatnya gemuk (kayak gw) terima aja deh yg penting sehat
mjrohn wrote on Jan 23
whooopsss..... sorry, udah diganti tuh!
LOL no biggy Indy.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 23
size is just a number (or letter).. :D
Gw juga sempet ke FO di Balikpapan Lyd, yg ada gw mencak2 sendiri abis sizenya bohongan banget heheheehe.
That's a good quote Lyd, thanks for sharing!
mjrohn wrote on Jan 23
Oh well..that's life say, yang penting kita hidup bahagia dan sehat selalu.
Totally Trie, gw setuju deh, that's why I wrote, I won't let those size tags define who I am anymore. ^_^
mahochiyo wrote on Jan 23
Oyen gak gemuk ah (menurut pandangan gw lho:)). Emang kalo balik ke indo bikin self conscious gitu deh soalnya mereka banyak yang kurus2, blom lagi size baju yang beda sama di sini. Dulu kalau di Indo ukuran celana gw pasti selalu L dan nyarinya yg sreg di hati dan badan udh ribet. Di US justru lebih gampang...asal size S or size 3 dah pasti masuk.
Jangan stress2 yah, yen....bener kata yg lain...yg penting badan sehat dan hati bahagia:)
yatyasir wrote on Jan 23
Hahahaha!!! ktawa besar kita baca ngana pe posting, Yen... terutama karena beda cara pandang terhadap yang namanya "ukuran baju" dan badan ini. Waktu saya hamil, Ibu saya yang paling happy... well, disamping karena bakal punya cucu lagi, juga karena lihat badan saya yang berisi a.k.a battala' a.k.a godé'. Maklum, selama gadis dan setelah menikah dan kemudian tinggal di sini, badan saya tidak ada perkembangan alias agak-agak tipis -- sampe' ada sahabatku yang bilang, saya tidak perlu lewat pintu pagar karena lewat antar jerujinya juga muat! Ededeh... bisanya itu! Sempat pake' ukuran celana 4 disini (setelah terbiasa dengan "American portion" kalo makan di luar... ha! bisa untuk makan satu keluarga di Indonesia dan kalo disini sekali makan... bagemana tidak battala'???), tapi baru saja Zaza 4 bulan badan langsung melorot ke posisi semula sampe' sekarang. Kemarin bikin malu (tojengka' ini bukan mo pamer badan... tapi btul bikin sa senyum kecut)... sa blanja online untuk saya dan Iman. Buntutnya, celana women ukuran 4 yang sedianya untuk saya (yang ternyata melorot waktu saya coba), di badan Iman ngepas se pas-pasnya. Sedangkan celana girl 16 di badan saya malah longgar! *sigh*. Iman dan David sampe terkekeh-kekeh waktu saya tukaran dengan dia (habis itu, sa kandatto' kepalanya! hahahaha). Dan jangan ditanya komentar Ibu saya liat badan saya yang kembali tipis: "makan ko banyak-banyak, Nak!" hahahaha!!!! mungkin beliau pikir, di Amerika mako itu eh Yaty... masa' masih saja kurang gizi???? hahahahaha. Hayo... sa sudah ndak bisa brenti ketawa mi ini...

Jammako khawatir De'... masa bodoh dengan ukuran baju dan badan. Yang penting hati senang, jiwa merdeka, bahagia lahir batin... dan sepanjang suami tidak komplen, sapa tong peduli??? Kalo doi komplen, kandatto' saja kepalanya! hahahahaha

Hugs from me and Zaza for you and Kakak Alex!
Yaty
Catatan Harian Ibunda
My Simple Life
amadeus18 wrote on Jan 23
sama Yen, celana jean gue yg bawaan dr Indo udah enga bisa di seleting hiks..hiks..., apalagi sekarang dingin bawaan mau ngunyah terus nih mulut ^__^
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deindolite wrote on Jan 24
2ccboys said
Mo kurus kek, mo lebar kek, yg penting.....hidup bisul!!!! (ngelirik Tintje...)
Bwahahahahahaha
lhotemalaihollo wrote on Jan 24
Oyen,
orang Ambon bilang "jang pastiu deng dorang"...
yang penting sehat & senang toh???
beta kemaren di Ambon, sampe capek diketawain kakak adek karena selalu ber-short pants biarpun ini paha dan perut kemana2 dan kulit item legam :)


chocchip wrote on Jan 24
Yennn samaan :) sehabis melahirkan pakenya XL sekarang udah kurangan dikiiiit hehehe jadi turun ke L :)
mjrohn wrote on Jan 24
Oyen gak gemuk ah (menurut pandangan gw lho:)). Emang kalo balik ke indo bikin self conscious gitu deh soalnya mereka banyak yang kurus2, blom lagi size baju yang beda sama di sini. Dulu kalau di Indo ukuran celana gw pasti selalu L dan nyarinya yg sreg di hati dan badan udh ribet. Di US justru lebih gampang...asal size S or size 3 dah pasti masuk.
Jangan stress2 yah, yen....bener kata yg lain...yg penting badan sehat dan hati bahagia:)
Thanks Di. Iya yah di sini kayanya nyantai banget giliran balik ke Indo yaoloh serasa di tampar apalagi ngeliat baju2 lucu yg sizenya hantam kromo alias 'all size' hehehehe. Oh well, I'm happy kok. ^_^
mjrohn wrote on Jan 24
Jammako khawatir De'... masa bodoh dengan ukuran baju dan badan. Yang penting hati senang, jiwa merdeka, bahagia lahir batin... dan sepanjang suami tidak komplen, sapa tong peduli??? Kalo doi komplen, kandatto' saja kepalanya! hahahahaha
Hehehe lucu di' tabale ki' kodong.
Apanya battala ko Ka? Na langsing sekali ji ko. Saya ini bela edede sampe sadar diri ka kodong pas pulang itu hari hehehehe. Itu mi to 'Ka saya tulis biar mi deh pake XL kalo di Indo tapi sehat ji trus bisa ji cari baju kalo di sini hehehehe.

Sun sayang buat Zaza & Bundanya dari Alex & mommynya na.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 24
apalagi sekarang dingin bawaan mau ngunyah terus nih mulut ^__^
Sama dong Wi, hehehee udah dingin bawaannya pengen ngunyah mah males hihihihi
mjrohn wrote on Jan 24
2ccboys said
Mo kurus kek, mo lebar kek, yg penting.....hidup bisul!!!! (ngelirik Tintje...)
Bwahahahaha bisul poreper dah
mjrohn wrote on Jan 24
Oyen,
orang Ambon bilang "jang pastiu deng dorang"...
yang penting sehat & senang toh???
beta kemaren di Ambon, sampe capek diketawain kakak adek karena selalu ber-short pants biarpun ini paha dan perut kemana2 dan kulit item legam :)


Iyo Usi su itu jua, pastiu asal masih ada baju muat toh hehehehe
Itam2 kereta api banyak yg tunggu hehehehe
taricrabb1 wrote on Jan 27
Seru topiknya ...disini juga ngalamin...Hiii dari Arizona..
alteredlife wrote on Jan 27
With my pear shaped body, it was almost impossible to find perfectly fit jeans or pants back home because as we know most Indonesian have stick figure. What a relief it was when I moved to the US and not having problems finding jeans. We should call this country the Land of the Curves :o))
mjrohn wrote on Jan 29
Seru topiknya ...disini juga ngalamin...Hiii dari Arizona..
Hi Tari salam juga dari AL yah. ^_^ Thanks for stopping by.
mjrohn wrote on Jan 29
We should call this country the Land of the Curves :o))
That's a good idea Susy, land where all shapes and size still have room. ^_^
jiggelly wrote on Feb 1
Wuahhaaaaahhaa,,, si Mark nguakak bis baca blog loe yg ini,,,,
jamiehassen wrote on Mar 30
I have problems buying clothes here in Tunisia too! The average Tunisian women is between 5'2 - 5'5 and weighs only 50-55kg. Because of this, the stores only carry the sizes that the majority wears. I understand their point of view - why carry larger sizes when no one will buy it? But this is bad for me. I am 5'11 and weigh 70kg. The pants here (when I can find one in my waist size) are so short on me that I look like I'm waiting for a huge flood! (they come halfway up my calves). Shirts are hard to find because I am also well endowed in the chest. Even their XL squish me! Not to mention that the sleeves do not come all the way down to my wrists. And don't even get me started on the shoes! LOL

I buy all my shoes and most of my clothes from either the US or somewhere in Europe. If I didn't, I'd look like I was trying to fit into a 12 years old clothes! LOL
mjrohn wrote on Mar 30
I buy all my shoes and most of my clothes from either the US or somewhere in Europe. If I didn't, I'd look like I was trying to fit into a 12 years old clothes! LOL
LOL thanks for sharing your experience Jamie.
That's why I'm trying to get more clothes here before we move coz I know exactly what you mean and it's a pain sometimes LOL. Unfortunately, not many online stores will ship internationally especially to Indonesia (blame them not for the high identity theft there) but I did found some place that will ship to China.
hotlipsnola wrote on Apr 13
Maureen... I can relate to your story... :)... I was so happy when I came back to New Orleans from Indonesia... looking at my husband and myself in the mirror.... and told him: Thank you Babe... with you on my side, I look smaller... heheheh.
mjrohn wrote on Apr 25
Maureen... I can relate to your story... :)... I was so happy when I came back to New Orleans from Indonesia... looking at my husband and myself in the mirror.... and told him: Thank you Babe... with you on my side, I look smaller... heheheh.
Hi Lily thanks for dropping in and so sorry for the late reply.
I'm again in Indonesia and will stay here for awhile until we move to China. I already miss the states so bad especially when it comes to shopping for clothes. Sigh!
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