The modern Filipina dilemma of skin-baring and my hypothetical sex change.

I've always wondered about why most women who wear shirts with low necklines would cover their chests with one hand if they're bending down to pick something.

I mean, isn't that the point of low necklines: to show your chest? If one would be too conscious about showing skin, why wear a skin-baring outfit in the first place?

The same thing goes with women who seem to be embarrassed being seen in spaghetti straps and yet they will still buy and wear spaghetti-strapped shirts, only to have those covered with an overshirt, shawl, or (I've seen this too many times, it has since stopped being amusing) bath towels.

It seems our culture still can't get over our supposed Christian modesty even if our women are trying to flirt with modern sensuality.

Anywho, I blame Luis Katigbak for the following meme -- althoug he'll say it was me who came up with the question, anyways, so it's my fault, too. But here you go.

Six things I would do if suddenly I woke up one day as a woman:

1. Walk around the apartment topless.

2. Pee standing up and see if it's really impossible for a woman to do it without peeing all over her legs.

3. Ride a crowded bus and force the men to give up their seats to me.

4. Give every guy friend a meet a really tight hug. (For this to have better effect, I hope I'd be given big boobs.)

5. Masturbate and find out what's the difference between guys and girls masturbating.

6. Put my jeans in storage and go around wearing short skirts and knee-high socks. Ooh! And fishnets. I'll have a field day dressing up and trying those get-up ideas I thought of but can't execute because I'm a guy who refuses to shave his legs.

Seriously though, I really think Filipinas ought to wear dresses and skirts more often. Women's fashion is superior to men's in terms of variety, it's just sad that very few women take advantage of that and are just content with standard jeans and shirts.

So what'll you do if you found yourself one morning as the opposite sex? (It doesn't have to be six; I just added that modification now.) Answer this and tag at least 6 friends.

I choose the three Pauls, Popin, Vani and Zah.