My inconvenient truths

SO THIS FRIDAY, I went to make my Thai passport with Ma. Were promptly served a number in the waiting room, got to a desk quite chop chop and thus set to fill out the various forms in Thai and English. All went well enough, except for the following two ..situations:

#1
LADY AT DESK: Before I input this data, I need your consent that the information is correct, and you are standing by this unorthodox and incorrect spelling.
SHAZ: Huh what? Did I misspell my last name in thai again ahaha this happens all the- WAIT a minute, why are you pointing at my English name?
LaD: This is wrong, there shouldn't be an "H" here.
SHAZ: ......what uh no. There should. I should know. It being my name and all.
LaD: Are you quite sure?
SHAZ: YES.
LaD: *IMPASSIVE STARE* So please sign here to prove that you have seen and approved of this incorrect spelling.
SHAZ: Grkkkk-- okay fine HERE.

I mean, "SARON"? That isn't even a Thai name, if my uh, very western last name didn't hint at that already. "CHARON" I could have bought as an alternative, but "SARON" just seems one "U" away from ~*SAURON*~ to me.

#2
DUDE MEASURING HEIGHT: Okay, please stand here. HEIGHT: 176cms!
SHAZ: What! No wait, you must be mistaken, I'm actually taller than this. RETAKE IT.
MA: Sharon! Sit down and stop being such a baby!
SHAZ: MA I AM NOT 3CMS SHORTER THAN I ACTUALLY AM THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR MY SELF ESTEEM OKAY I NEED TO RETAKE THIS.
DMH: Whatever. *redoes* HEIGHT: 176cms! Look.
SHAZ: I REJECT THIS REALITY, there is obviously something wrong with your measuring thing.
MA: This is the standardized Thai national height measure, Sharon.
SHAZ: SHUN THE NONBELIEVER, SHUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNah

(the next day at the BRH hospital for my vacc)
SHAZ: So nurse, could you also measure my height please?
NURSE: ...HEIGHT: 176cms!
SHAZ: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooOOooOOoOoooooooooo

Fucking hell, where did I get the notion I was taller? I liked being 179cms! Now I'm just ...on the large size of average, instead of being a short tall person. URGH. It is amazing how much I was actually at turns pissed off and really sad at this, lolol Dad kept making fun of meeee.

( Cut for blather and What's up UP NORTHHHH )

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