The other pandemic

[Ben]

Some light relief:
http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/wrin ... -ar66.html
But not for the faint of heart!
Cheers

Ben

[Fede]

"Keep young and beautiful,
It's your duty to be
beautiful!
Keep young and beautiful,
if you wanna be loved!"

oh dear, how dreadful, the trials and the tribulations of some folk, just break my itty-bitty heart.....

[genkaku]

Fun stuff, Ben ... dry and wry, but fun.

Thanks.

[Jechbi]

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[pink_trike]

heh...funny. I live in the realm of conspicuous "cosmetic enhancement". This place just swarms with 70-90 year old folks who have the face of a well-fed, stress-less 40 year old and the glossy hair of a twenty year old. When I first moved here it was unsettling to hear 80 year old voices rasping out of these smooth-faced, gilded, wide-eyed, perpetually smiling creatures. No signs of a wrinkle pandemic here yet (but I have noticed that the serious infestation of Hummers that arose a few years ago seems to be over).

[Fede]

Ah Jechbi, the evil of sunbeds! And you're only 27 in that picture!!

[appicchato]

The ear ring is cool...

[genkaku]

heh...funny. I live in the realm of conspicuous "cosmetic enhancement". This place just swarms with 70-90 year old folks who have the face of a well-fed, stress-less 40 year old and the glossy hair of a twenty year old. When I first moved here it was unsettling to hear 80 year old voices rasping out of these smooth-faced, gilded, wide-eyed, perpetually smiling creatures. No signs of a wrinkle pandemic here yet (but I have noticed that the serious infestation of Hummers that arose a few years ago seems to be over).

PT -- Did you ever see the movie "Brazil?" There was a quite horrifying/hilarious theme of two 40-50ish women getting perpetual cosmetic surgery. One turns into a vivacious twenty-something; the other remains as swathed in bandages as The Mummy.

And, associatively, I once saw a comedian I don't much care for doing a riff on his new wife. He seemed very pleased that she had various post-graduate degrees and was smart as a whip. He didn't much mind the various parts of the anatomy that might get old and saggy -- there were doctors who could fix that. "But stupid," he said, "is forever."

[zavk]

I love 'Brazil'! Thanks for mentioning it genkaku, I'm going to watch it again.

I must say aging and getting wrinkles on my face don't worry me a least bit (this is not to say I won't in the future). I say this not because I've had some deep realisation about the truth dukkha or anicca. But being of Asian descent, I easily look 5-8 years younger than I am. People are often taken aback when I tell them my age, or when I'm asked for my ID. To which I always ask, 'How many Asians do you know who actually look their age?' Or I indulge in frivolous speech by saying, 'Oh well, I've learnt to accept that I'm blessed with youthful good looks. I'm not surprised if people envy me'.