It's too late to apologise!

Adjusting to my surroundings, and quite comfortably I must admit! - Wellington 2007

Upon walking in CWB this evening, on my way back from my peanut butter mission....(come on guys, liver cleansing needs it's perks - nearly a month without drinking -WHOOP WHOOP!), I noticed a rather fine specimen.

As I contemplated his ethnicity, I suddenly recoiled - hang on a minute - was that guy of Asian decent? Was I just checking out a member of the opposite sex that would usually of never been on my radar? AND since when have I been interested in men of Asian decent?

Don't get me wrong, I am so far from the definition of racist that you can get, but you like who you like, you can't help who you are attracted too and what I have never been attracted to before, is Asian features.

For those of you that know me well, you know I am usually prone to the 'cheeky darkies' (thanks Paul Homes for that one). I love dark skinned, dark features, well built 'real' men, as they are referred to. Unfortunately, not really thinking about men, I made my decision to come and live in a place that has hardly any of those kinds of men. Who would of thought!

SO, what I can figure out from this is, obviously your preferences adapt to your situation or what you are exposed too? OR is it just that the features of some people, regardless of where they are from, stick out? Tanned skin for example, wide eyes, broad jaw, tall figure?

Initially in China no one was on my radar at all and maybe that is why it has taken me so long to finally feel back in the game. The first and only person of Asian decent that I have really been attracted to was Emil, but I'm not really sure that counts as he basically counts as an ABC (American Born Chinese - thanks Bonnie), even thought he wasn't born there, he might as well of been. He even admits to not being attracted to Chinese woman.

Was I attracted to him because of his features or maybe because of his westernization (is that even a word?), or was it because I was immersed in this culture and what surrounded me was what influenced my now changed preferences? Actually that is completely untrue, my preferences have definitely NOT changed, maybe just broadened.

Uh oh, sounds dangerous, is this the sign of desperate times, change of surrounding scenery or just a plain fluke?

Let me know your thoughts.

Apologies to Grandy, regular blogs will resume soon! xo

Arohanui,

Amy xo