As kids, we played with our toys, Barbie dolls specifically, and pretended that they were human. We pretended that they could speak, move, think, feel and simply just like us humans. I just finished this book, "Fix" by Leslie Margolis. It's basically all about striving for prefection: striving for perfect grades, perfect records, perfect looks.

Millions of people get plastic &/or cosmetic surgeries every year. Billions of dollars have been spent for these surgeries. Some are successful, some are not. A lot are satisfied, & yet a lot are miserable. Many lives made better, and many lives made worse. Let's face it: we all want to look perfect. We hate what we have, and want what others have. I honestly envy my friend's profile, my cousin's arms, my friend's girlfriend's abs, my teammate's legs -because I don't have them! I've got a stubby, little nose, big, fat & flabby arms, a flat but weird looking tummy, & big, fat legs. I feel that I am short, & that my boobs are too small for the size of my hips; but that's just how I was born. Sure I can fix all these flaws. All it takes is a little surgeries here & there. A nose job, a little meso-lipo, a tummy tuck, breast augs & voila! I'll look perfect, just like Barbie -sexy, plastic, & beautiful... or is she?

Thing is, Barbie is like an epitome of the ideal physique of women: tall, slim, big breasts, big butt, big, blue eyes, a dimpled smile, smooth skin.. but plastic?!? Women get surgeries because they want to look beautiful & perfect. They go through a mass of excruciating pain, saying "It hurts to be beautiful.", and yes! It DOES hurt to be beautiful if you take it as so. Sure I may have gone through surgery & fixed all my flaws, and eventually end-up a walking Barbie doll... a walking Barbie doll... what a dream... beautiful, sexy, smooth and PLASTIC. FAKE. What we see in the media that's "perfect" are just mere epitomes of the ideal figure of women. We need not look like what we see. Besides, the media never obliged us to look exactly like them; they never even threatened us to be exactly like them. What they want is for us to strive achieving our true, inner beauty that is hiding beneath the frizzy hair, the flabs in our bodies, the zits, and basically our imperfections. Strive meaning, to work-out & burn those fats, eat healthy to get rid of those ugly things popping out of your body, learn how to flaunt what you have & learn how to carry yourself. Perfection is nothing but a cliche that is unachievable. You may choose to look extremely beautiful and seem so perfect, but you're all made of plastic; or you can be beautiful but imperfect, but at least you're REAL.

It's funny you know... When we were kids, we wanted our Barbie dolls to become real; and now, we want to transform ourselves into Barbie dolls: pretty, but plastic.