Moving to Hong Kong almost 13 years ago I remember looking for self tan. I was baffled. I couldn’t find any. I went to all the same cosmetic companies I knew sold the products from back home in the UK but I couldn’t believe that instead of self tanning products they sold skin whitening products. I soon learned that the trend was the reverse here. People would envy my pale complexion. I was laughed at when I asked for self tan. Why would I want to have darker skin? They were also baffled.
I wrote this poem when reflecting on the different trends. Why can’t we just be happy in the skin that we were given?
After living in Hong Kong for 15 years, I am now residing in the beautiful Aberdeenshire countryside. In December 2019 my world was turned upside down when I found out I had Melanoma. It wasn't until after my 40th birthday in January 2020 that I discovered the melanoma had got into my lymph nodes putting me at stage 3. This blog was set up to document my journey. It is an honest and open account of everything we are going through as a family. We are currently taking one day at a time and trying to keep things as normal as possible. xx
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I get you. Black people like to bleach their skin! The shops should be fined for trying 2 make money on people’s expense!!! Dead against it….I tell the shopkeepers off! I give them hell but I’m only a little voice…. 😦
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I get you. Black people like to bleach their skin! The shops should be fined for trying 2 make money on people’s expense!!! Dead against it….I tell the shopkeepers off! I give them hell but I’m only a little voice…. 😦
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