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'The Book I purchased, that I didn't want, nor had any intention of reading ?
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I'm sure we've all had to suffer with these irritating advertisements on TV for stuff we apparently can't do without ? Many are for women's apparel, offered by the immense 'Target' organisation, and being promoted by none other than, Mr Gok WAN himself !
All of Gok's advertisements tend to show a svelte, tallish and radiant young bloke, complete with a beaming countenance, and surrounded by a bevy of young beauties, seemingly with the world at their feet ?
However, if one were to give his book even the most cursory look, you would not see an image of young Gok, as he appears now on our TV's ? You see, our young friend is obviously of Asian extract, though he was born in the UK and lived most of his young life in a Leicester housing estate. His parents ran a Chinese restaurant, and it was quite normal within the Gok household, that he and his siblings were relatively well fed.
In fact so much so, his weight increased to a massive 21 stone ! He was therefore characterized as the proverbial 'fat kid' at school ! Then of course, he was Asian, so he was often the object of racist taunts. Another problem he discovered earlier on in his young life, he found he was gay. All these pressures on young Gok, meant he did very poorly (academically) at school. What really got him down, he was constantly bullied !
Sometimes, when we finally delve more closely into a book we never wanted, nor had any desire to read, we learn so much about ourselves, and the awful coercion and iniquity, we may inadvertently occasioned upon some of our young more fragile and vulnerable folk, particularly those in our care. Fantastically, Gok managed to get past it all, and good on him for that.