I just got back from the Kiwiland again – with my
newly acquired MRS title this time and a blinding rock on my ring finger, still
dazed but no longer confused.
One morning when we were at a café there, it suddenly struck me as odd that the only Asian faces we saw in most places we visited were all behind the counters.
Auckland has an amazing diversity of cultures. But
it seems that all those cultures haven’t really been properly melted into one
pot yet. In fact, it’s only half-cooked now.
I watched this movie on the flight back, “Apron
Strings.” It’s a serious chick flick (oh yes, it can be done!) about two New
Zealand families – one Indian and the other Caucasian. An engaging story as
well as thought provoking. It reminds me of another movie, The Joy Luck Club.
To be honest, I am used to being stared at anyway -
being a teacher (and a gorgeous one)! But it’s disconcerting to hear people talking
like I was not there. I’ve never found myself lost for words, but how do you
start a conversation with a Caucasian woman at next table noisily expressing her
concerns for the Caucasian men dating “all those Chinese women”?
Excuse me, but I am very concerned about the Asian women there
dating “all those Caucasian men” too!
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