When I was 10 or 11 years old, I got my first pair of glasses. Since then, I have been a Casual Glasses Wearer (CGW), only donning specs when at lectures, the movies or while driving.

In truth, though, I should probably wear glasses more often than that. While my left eye is quite good, my right eye is quite bad. In fact, right now, I’m typing with my left eye shut and I can’t even read the laptop screen in front of me.

It’s a good thing I can touch type.

When I’m not wearing glasses, I feel like I’m looking at the world with only my left eye. You really only need one eye to see well but it does feel a bit uncomfortable, like wearing a gauze eye patch over my right eye.

I don’t think of myself as a Full Time Glasses Wearer (FTGW). I’ve never been one. In my mental image of myself, I don’t wear glasses. However, to be a FTGW is not too far a departure from my self-image. I’m very square, not terribly sporty… Perhaps I’m not Asian enough, if you know what I mean.

However, I’ve now come to my senses. I’ve realised that there is nothing actually stopping me from wearing my glasses and feeling comfortable all the time. This is why last week, I decided to become a FTGW.

I wore my glasses for one day, then the next day I was back to my old CGW self. Actually, all that happened was I forgot to wear my glasses. I’ve only remembered my resolution now, a week later. I guess you could say that I’ve fallen off the nerdwagon.

Tomorrow is a new day! If I can climb five storeys every day, I can surely carry the weight of spectacles on the bridge of my nose and the shelves of my ears-tops.

It’s actually been quite difficult to find a photo of me wearing glasses. Here are my frameless pair. I have an uglier pair that I wear more often. You can see a polar bear wearing them here.

These are prescription sunglasses, which are absolutely necessary for driving when the Australian sun is out. They are also very expensive. I’ve lost a pair already.