Comments on Hning's Asia: Girl's Days Off

Im giggling at Souma. Hilarious and SO true.. I a...

2010-08-23T18:22:01.859+07:00

Im giggling at Souma. Hilarious and SO true..

I am of the hidey hole type.. Eat under my desk in my office, and then wipe all evidence.

I think its not so much about being 'secretive' or delicate.. but living in a non-Muslim country where everyone knows its Ramadaan, and not everyone knows about the 'special rule'.. its about upholding the image of Islam in some small way..Especially since i have a very long scarf wrapped around my head!

So, on to excuses.. I say I have my period. Blunt, thats how it is.Cant handle? dont ask.. teehee!

@ Hning: Some occasional blasphemy may well be th...

2010-08-23T18:17:43.353+07:00

@ Hning:
Some occasional blasphemy may well be the spice good religion needs.

And no, I don't know. Probably these taboos are from he same source where witches came from: male anxieties related to the very women they oppress(ed) in their men's worlds. Perhaps it is common for oppressors to fear the oppressed.

and i get to wear nail polish! i love nail polish,...

2010-08-23T16:20:47.449+07:00

and i get to wear nail polish! i love nail polish, just got my 1st red shade. my toenails look like candy xD

there was a doctor at the hospital who kept criticizing girls wearing nailpolish by saying "so u want EVERYONE to know that u have ur period?!"

i think saying that in such a manner is unbelievably childish of a doctor. if being that age, and a doctor, and u still cant handle the fact that half the planet menstruates, u have a problem.

Indeed, "That Time of the Month" in the ...

2010-08-23T15:50:38.129+07:00

Indeed, "That Time of the Month" in the absence of chocolate remedies is blasphemous. (◑‿◐)
PS. I'd love to know when the taboo started. I mean, when/how did being a woman become delicate matter anyway, you know?

Slightly off topic and being a total ignorant(forg...

2010-08-23T15:39:38.687+07:00

Slightly off topic and being a total ignorant(forgive me, not being a woman, nor a believer turns me into kind of nobody actually)I want to cheer this special 'days off' treatment.

I love every bit of flexibility in religions. And this seemingly is one. The explicit exception to the rule is friendly to women and implicitly discards secretiveness about menstruation ( tough as it may be in daily life where taboos are still raging).

You remind me of all the ways that we try to expla...

2010-08-23T14:29:35.689+07:00

You remind me of all the ways that we try to explain that excuse. I mean, beside the obvious, "Time of the Month", Indonesians call it "Hinderance", Bengalis "Shuri Karap" or physical unwellness (which, you can imagine, brings too much sympathy), and Arabs call it "عذر شرعي" a.k.a. legal excuse; because Vulgar Displays of Not-Fasting in Ramadhan can put you in jail some Arab countries, even if you're not Muslim, per se. :)

Thanks for coming over. I wish you an enlightening worship, Jaz.

Oh I don't mind if the whole world knows, I...

2010-08-22T23:14:28.727+07:00

Oh I don't mind if the whole world knows, I'm a girl. What I don't like is when guys see you have a drink and are all like "ohhh you're not fasting!??!" so I say, "no not today".. and they stupidly reply "why not?" Well DUH, guys don't ask girls that question!