STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

Well, my sister got invited to go to a speed dating for Asians event this past Saturday and she wanted me to go along with her. I had to admit that I was very curious to see what kinds of people would show up and so I agreed to go.

I should have known it would be bad as they kept postponing this thing for weeks because they were supposedly anticipating a sold-out event. The event was also held in the middle of the afternoon, which means no alcohol would be provided.

When we got there, it turns out there were like only 20 girls and 15 guys altogether. Most of the girls were really young, between 19-23, while a lot of the guys were much older than that. The first couple of guys I met were decent. One was cute, but kind of a player, which is so not my type.The next couple guys I met were very nice, but I could tell were a little too desperate. But the last two guys I met were total sleazeballs.

One guy would never really look me in the face, he kept looking at my chest the whole time, which made me really uncomfortable. The last guy, named Henry, was just so unattractive and sleazy. Not only was he short, bald, with bad skin, but he had a rude personality. He insulted me and implied that there was something wrong with the way my parents raised me because we spoke mostly English at home. He also tried to make me feel like a loser because I didn't like to do the same things he did, such as bowling. This guy also tried to insinuate that my sister was too fat and "Americanized" for him. My sister is 5'5" and 105 pounds. If she's fat, then I must look like a cow standing next to her because I'm bigger than she is.  Oh, I also have to add that Henry drove all the way from Oakland to Sacramento to attend this event, which was a 2+ hour drive. I also think he was in the market for a wife because the only things he was really interested in was a girl's age, educational background and occupation. But somehow, we were considered losers and not him. Henry ruined our speed-dating experience. Needless to say, my sister and I got the hell out of there during the break. We only managed to stay about 40 minutes, which was more than enough for the both of us. In retrospect, the whole experience was pretty funny, but we both agreed that we won't be doing that again.