But I did not want to bother him as he was finding his way as well. My brother was starting his first semester in NUS too. When I had entered NUS Business, I had no friends because none of my friends from SP or Yishun Secondary School were in NUS. I realized that it had just taken another form. I had foolishly hoped that when I go to university, it would all stop because people would be less ignorant. It doesn’t help that you’re a girl and that too a fat one.
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Since primary school, I have been on the receiving end of Appunehneh jokes and jokes on my skin colour. I can’t remember what I said after that or if I even said anything at all. My nationality was questioned because I didn’t speak Chinese. If the question that he had already asked wasn’t bad enough, he then asked me if I was a Singaporean and if I was born in Singapore. I told him that I didn’t take Chinese in school. Everyone in Singapore is supposed to know. Having noticed this, my group’s leader came up to me and asked me how come I didn’t know Chinese? I was taken aback because no one has asked me that before. I struggled to remember the phrases and say it properly. I can’t speak Mandarin because I have never learnt it. We had a lot of games and for some reason, it required everyone to say some “phrases” in Mandarin. I don’t want to lick whipped cream off anyone). Coming to think of it, that might have been better(No, I am kidding. Don’t worry, this is not about some dirty game that I was forced to play.
So they said that to make friends, you need to go for Orientation week and so I did. The difference is that up till poly, I always had at least one minority friend in my class. That’s diversity, isn’t it?! It has been drilled into me since I was a kid that I will always be a minority wherever I am unless I work for some Indian organisation. You would see Singaporean Chinese, Malaysian Chinese, Indonesian Chinese, Chinese Chinese and what not. NUS Business school is predominantly made up of ethnic Chinese. I guess those words set the tone for the years that followed. So far, I have never been taught by him and I never really saw him after that incident. You have to work extra hard if you want to succeed here.” I smiled and said that I will. After that he then whispered in Tamil, “We are the minority here. I remember this particular Indian professor came up to me and in Tamil asked me my name and where I was previously from. But you’ll rise stronger each time.Įven before I actually started school, NUS Business School had some orientation event. It might seem like it couldn’t get any worse. There will be tough times and you’ll get over it. Why burden you with my sad stories? But well, there’s always something to learn, isn’t it?! This will be a reminder to my self, my children and my grandchildren. When I had conceived the idea of writing this blog, I had wanted to only write about the positive stuff.
If someone does see me, I am going to say that it’s just watery eyes as a result of my sinus problem. I do not intend to defame anyone or any organisation. I have only expressed my experiences so that people know that they exist. All incidents described here are true incidents. It is not a unified experience but that doesn’t change the fact that I did experience these. I am not saying that all Indians in NUS Business School undergo the same experiences as me. This is my first time writing about my racism experiences at university. The clitoris ranges from about 0.1 to 1.3 inches (5 to 35 mm) in size but swells and enlarges if a woman is aroused.Disclaimer: This might be a controversial post. The labia majora, which are the external “lips,” can vary from around 2.7 to 4.7 inches (7 to 12 cm) in length. The skin may be the same color or darker than the rest of the body. The vulva includes the labia minora and majora - the lip-like parts of the female genitals. The exterior portion of the female genitals is the vulva. The mucosa is made up of specialized cells that secrete a lubricating fluid, which helps the vaginal walls to stretch. Several types of tissue line the inside of the vagina, including the mucosa. The vagina is the canal to the cervix, which separates the uterus and the vagina. In fact, the depth of the vagina (from the opening to the tip of the cervix) can measure anywhere up to 7 inches (17.7 cm). Share on Pinterest Mal de Ojo Studio/StocksyĪ report in the BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology said that the average depth of the vagina is about 3.77 inches (9.6 cm), but that vaginal depth and appearance can vary widely.
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