When I was 10 years old ...

When I was 10 years old, my classmates teased me about my legs, which they said looked like two thin rattan sticks used by moms to beat up brats. 

Being childish and self-conscious, I decided to put on a lot more weight so as to eradicate the boney legs, which were a sight for sore eyes.  Determined, I vowed to eat 3 bowls of rice every meal. Mind you, it is 3 big bowls for a skinny girl, weighing no more than 27 kilos. 

I kept doing that for over 1 month.  Had the rattan sticks turned into strong plinths?  

Not one centimeter less; not one centimeter more!  Frustrating, isn’t it? 

Lucky that finally I decided to shelve the 3-bowl-of-rice-a-meal mission; otherwise, I will have to exercise vigorously to get rid of a pair of elephant legs now.