I don't think there's anything wrong with it.
My girl friends tell me it's sexy.
The guys dare not comment about.
But still, it is my voice.
The phone operators have been referring to "Sir" for as long as I can remember. Justifiable of course, since they don't have the benefit of feasting their eyes on my feminine body. Ah, but this was all too new for me.
I tried Canadian pizza for the first time yesterday. As expected, they gleaned whatever information they could of me to feed into their database. It started with the usual, Sir this, Sir that. I don't bother correcting them anymore, I'm past that. Can't blame the poor operators anyway.
So the pizza guy asks for my name.
Me: My name's Stephanie, Miss Stephanie.
Deaf Pizza guy: Hah? Mrs Stephanie ar????!!!
Me: No, it's Miss Stephanie
Traumatic Confused Pizza guy: Are you a girl, Sir????!!!
Me: Yes, I'm a girl
My best guess is that the poor chap initially thought I was all man, then he concluded I was a woman. But alas, when he finally realised I was a girl he must have started pulling out his hair from the shock. I tried so hard not to burst out laughing! :)
In my 15th year, it was just my luck that I joined a tuition class which came with a bunch of boys. Clearly they were idiots. They would tease about my "manly" voice, but that's ok. I was already used to it. However, I wasn't quite used to people fashioning a newsletter out of the backs of our exercise books just to set up voting polls to question my sexuality.
It when something like this.
Do you think Stephanie is a transsexual?
A. Like Duh! (She's a giant and her voice is so scary!)
B. Must be lah. (But when did she go for the sex-change op? She's only 15! She must be desperate. Oh wait, Shim)
C. Should be. (But I can't see the Adam's apple)
D. Could it be that she was a man born in a woman's body
E. Anyone dare to go ask her? (I don't think she'll kill you. At least I hope not)
I can only imagine the taunting transvestites have to go through. Try to seeing past the surface.
Even the Thais think I'm a product of their legendary gender-change operations. To be frank, I don't believe that I'm even half as pretty as the transvestites. Upon arriving in Phuket last year, the cab driver who picked us up at the airport tried to strike up friendly conversation.
In the midst of it, he asked me straight in the face, "Are you a lady-boy?".
The only time I received what might pass as a compliment on my unique voice was in high school, when a rival debater came up to me and commented that I had a majestic voice. I'm still wondering if he was trying to be sarcastic.
All of this brings me back to a conversation I had with my mum a long time ago.
Me: Ma, maybe I was meant to be a guy. (I guess I did have some tendencies)
Mum: Why?
Me: Because my voice is deep, I'm huge and I'm hairy?
Mum: No. You were meant to be a gorilla.
*gRiN* I'd rather be a female gorilla than to be a man anyday!
3 comments:
haha... interesting post.
Apparently, I don't show signs of an adam's apple... yet I have a voice of a broken record.. (so I'm told anyway.. no, I told that to myself.. and no, not being self conscious either!) :P...
Still. I'm a guy, so yeah. I can't say much. :)
Only thing though, was that I wish people would stop mistaking me for my dad, or my older brothers... Apparently, me and dad sound so alike that I can pass off as my father on the phone! And yes, people who've called me (Nurses looking for my dad, thinking I'm him, looking to immediately ask what course of antibiotics or whether to do I.V. or anything else :P)... think I'm actually my dad!.. Even his friends start talking off at me before I go "Hold on please!".. which is what.. usually a waste of their first 4 minutes of the conversation because they decide they'll talk to me for a moment when they realise it's not dad :P...
haha.. Ok, that was total rambling.. Off topic! :P haha
Canadian pizza? Where did you find that? :P haha.. All I know is Pizza Hut and Dominos in Lucky Garden :P hahha...... I would think you know more about KL than I do about KL, since I've been stuck outside KL for a long while now :)
And your 15th year, tuition with a class of boys.. I mirror you there.. I had a class of girls (well, three girls... and a guy who sat with the girls... hahha... so I count him as a girl :P haha... :P)... Could say I got teased for being the world's quietest man.. And I mean it.. I didn't talk to them for 6 months I think.. then someone talked to me.. Only talked to the tuition teacher otherwise.. and hid at home mostly playing computer and helping around... Hahah (Isolated childhood in a sense, can't say I didn't enjoy it.. because I did! :P)
Hmm.. can't relate to you about the various comments you got from the boys though.. No one's really tried messing too much with me in Malaysia (not when my father knew all my teachers lol... scaryyy... :P)
I have to find out about this voice though... Darn.. Must not let this intrigue me :P hahah.. then again, I am a curious beaver... -_-" :P... Then I'll form my own opinion about you.. :) haha.. For now though, everything else is all good! :) hahah.. I guess having a common friend (Anjanna) helps a bit too :P hahah.. Otherwise I probably wouldn't be that open to you anyhow... :P...
Well yes, this comment is somewhat out of order, perhaps somewhat controversial.. then again, it should be acceptable.. I hope :).. You might opt to just read it and keep it in mind rather than accept it.. The choice is all yours! :) I'm fine with it either way. :P
Stephanie !! Finally a post from you!!! I've been checking out your blog on and off but always disappointed because I can't find a new one!! ok bout your voice, I don't think it is weird or what as I'm already used to it hahaha .. But I can tell you honestly that the first time I heard from you is during F6 orientation, I really thought you are a guy because I can't see your face!! haha ... but when I saw you (finally), I'm like oh, it's a she. That's all. Manly voice or not doesn't really matter, most important is your personality. I like you the way you are now. hehehe. Forget bout those idiots hehehe ... you have us!! Love u loads steph!!! =P
You know woman...since I won't be able to feast my eyes on your womanly curves too often these days, you may wanna update your blog more often *muaks*
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