tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post2197038191440063562..comments2023-08-15T11:03:58.591-04:00Comments on Adventures in Sparkland: Thank You Asian ImmigrantsSparkling Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-52437081197577238292011-08-28T10:02:47.103-04:002011-08-28T10:02:47.103-04:00I share your height issue coming in at about 5'...I share your height issue coming in at about 5'3" and some change. But I am carrying around a good bit of extra weight for the last few years. It's slowly going back down but not being able to exercise the way that I used to is making it more challenging. Anyway...back to your post lol...Buying clothing has always been a challenge for me too. It's either built in slippers because the pants are too long and can be wrapped under my feet or a length that's not quite capri...more like high waters ;) <br /><br />Sounds like the asian immigrants have been a nice boon for you. That's great :)Tracy Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960615884046852962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-47668475588200392152011-08-25T16:16:46.907-04:002011-08-25T16:16:46.907-04:00XS is small! Is 5'4" short?? I think that...XS is small! Is 5'4" short?? I think that's about the average height of women in the UK!<br /><br />And there's nothing wrong with teenage clothes! :DLL Cool Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916666100971008775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-88437754973291227862011-08-25T12:52:33.326-04:002011-08-25T12:52:33.326-04:00Ron: LOL I flashed on an image of you dressed in c...Ron: LOL I flashed on an image of you dressed in clothing made from trees. Isn't that what a Hill Giant would wear? Bark pants and a leafy shirt?<br /><br />Lynn: Being small is very convenient in a crowded city. I can squeeze myself into 3/4 of an empty seat on the bus next to a wide person. It was only inconvenient in the clothing dept.<br /><br />Jameil: Thanks! I live in a primarily Asian neighbourhood (immigrants from a variety of countries) so I get to see them even if I don't leave my house, through the window, walking with dogs or kids or grandmas. They're all very nice and polite. :-)<br /><br />Zman: The immigration discussion seems to be quite different in the US than Canada. Toronto especially has a huge number of newcomers in our population. We'd better make the best of it!<br /><br />Kenju: My goodness, you must have had a huge growth spurt! 5'10" - I can't imagine being that tall! <br /><br />G: I like hanging out with people who are around my own height. In high school I had to girlfriends and two male friends who were all very tall. I got tired of looking up at them all the time.<br /><br />Jenski: Mmm... red bean bun... *WANT*<br /><br />DarcKnyt: No kidding! When I shop at Pacific Mall (a specialty mall with only Asian boutiques) I take a size Large. RRRAAAAAAHHHHHRRRR SPARKZILLA RULES!<br /><br />DarcsFalcon: Petite Street - cute! We have petites here, but it was the width of things, not the length, that was at issue. Petites, at least in Canada, are shorter all over but not skinnier. In fact I find most petites to be just a wee bit short on me. I'd rather buy the regular sizes and have them hemmed.<br /><br />wigsf: If you go back a few generations, my husband's family (dad's side) is originally from Japan.<br /><br />Granny Annie: That's such a terrible thing to say! People feel very free to make assumptions. I'm always assumed to be vegetarian, because people think that all vegetarians are thin and vice versa. Silly.Sparkling Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12799366562472325812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-19527377147455171212011-08-25T08:22:11.602-04:002011-08-25T08:22:11.602-04:00My goddaughter wore size 0 forever. My daughter a...My goddaughter wore size 0 forever. My daughter and I both tend toward lots of meat on the bones. We both took goddaughter for her fancy dress for a school dance and could not find a thing to fit her. The clerk, assuming we were her mother and sister, glared at me and said, "Well, if you would feed this child...." We definitely needed an Asian store about then.Granny Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165058412950953296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-71697600413913296622011-08-25T07:58:31.071-04:002011-08-25T07:58:31.071-04:00My favourite thing about Asian immigrants would ha...My favourite thing about Asian immigrants would have to be two of my best friends. One from Singapore, the other from China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-56897457599935379382011-08-25T03:58:48.826-04:002011-08-25T03:58:48.826-04:00There used to be chain here called Petite Street, ...There used to be chain here called Petite Street, that catered to the 5'4" and under set. I guess it didn't make it up to Canada. I guess they folded, I haven't seen one in years. <br /><br />How nice that you've found food and clothes that meet your needs so much better. :) That's always a bonus.DarcsFalconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757804686134389853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-65151105002124254312011-08-24T19:45:37.538-04:002011-08-24T19:45:37.538-04:00Well, good for you! I can see a story where YOU ar...Well, good for you! I can see a story where YOU are giant terrorizing Japan, knocking down buildings and roaring as you rip electrical towers down! They'll launch teeny-tiny little missiles at you but you'll swat them away, gnats to be shooed aside!<br /><br />You are, my dear, the Asian GIGANTICA!DarcKnythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007911811157251252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-78783465083282558772011-08-24T18:18:58.141-04:002011-08-24T18:18:58.141-04:00That made me want one of those sesame buns that ha...That made me want one of those sesame buns that has sweet bean paste in the middle and is rice flour, chewy, and rolled in sesame seeds. Yum. It also made me miss China. :-)Jenskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368202166540468533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-73855225694867607962011-08-24T18:11:56.974-04:002011-08-24T18:11:56.974-04:005'4"?
You would tower over my wife and b...5'4"?<br /><br />You would tower over my wife and be almost eye to eye with me.<br /><br />My problem has always been remembering what the length of my jeans are. Ain't nothing worse than buying a pair of jeans with the wrong length.<br /><br />Can anyone say, "cuffs the size of boots"?G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-29592327103840618822011-08-24T17:39:02.811-04:002011-08-24T17:39:02.811-04:00When I was 14, I had to shop in the children's...When I was 14, I had to shop in the children's dept., since I weighed so little. The only problem was, I was already 5'10" and everything was too short and had to be let out, faced, and re-hemmed. Nowadays, even some pants are too long for me!!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-3348349468117434122011-08-24T17:04:35.022-04:002011-08-24T17:04:35.022-04:00Well, good to see you have rejoiced in the cultura...Well, good to see you have rejoiced in the cultural exchange...thats silver lining in the U.S. with of course the ongoing immigration problem..but hey they have your size...well damn it I am on your side then...zman sendsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-65646086567636579112011-08-24T15:15:45.651-04:002011-08-24T15:15:45.651-04:00God bless 'em! I'm glad they're hooki...God bless 'em! I'm glad they're hooking you up! I doubt I'll see any Asians today seeing as I doubt I'll leave the house but I'll send good vibes!Jameilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02242625946552047911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-48748851417530903962011-08-24T14:01:02.397-04:002011-08-24T14:01:02.397-04:00I can't even imagine being XS - although I see...I can't even imagine being XS - although I see that it has its own set of problems. :)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984802196897920610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5620546355443994788.post-44238320409001747972011-08-24T13:47:55.415-04:002011-08-24T13:47:55.415-04:00I've always had the opposite problem with clot...I've always had the opposite problem with clothes... <br /><br />Me: Nothing fits!<br />Salesperson: Try looking in the Hill Giant section of the store...Warped Mind of Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15670039992710968421noreply@blogger.com