Just a quick note to say "Hi!" to everyone.
I am officially back in service! It feels really great to be able to blog whatever i want to blog though i can't seem to think straight at the moment. (Thanks to the psycho paper and 3 hours of sleep. =S) Hence, i'm just going to write whatever comes to my mind. For your sake more than mine, i hope it's something coherent.
Tomorrow's the elections. I hope PAP wins. Objectively and practically speaking, the opposition still has a long way to go before even becoming real contestants for the people's votes. As of now, it seems like they have a great career in the theatre. The reviews have mostly touched on how charismatic the speakers of the opposition were and how they moved the crowd with their speeches and grand promises.
Granted, all parties make promises during elections, some more filled up with air than others. Still, i guess the issue here is to be discerning enough to figure out which promises are fluff and which are the real stuff.
Just the other day, i read about a commentary in the 8 days magazine about the the younger generation and how they or rather we lacked manners and were really just like "hard-nosed" paparazzi during the speech with MM Lee. First things first, it was a handful, not even sufficient to be called a sample, let alone, a representative sample of the younger generation. Secondly, if i did not remember wrongly, a number of them were really journalists. So there. Thirdly, not all of the younger generation agreed with their views.
I for one, didn't like the way they asked certain questions or the cyclical nature of some of their questions. However, that does not mean that i undermine the entire generation by labelling them ill-mannered and stuff. I mean, if you buy char kway tiao from a single store and the food is really horrendous, tasting more like rubber egg noddles, does that mean that all the char kway tiao stores in Singapore are bad? If we can apply such logic when it comes to mundane and trivial stuff like food, why not the way we view people or issues?
Remember, the "younger generation" does not equal the 10 odd participants in the studio.
Irate Ciaoz.
dreamt of @ 12:46 am
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certain quotes from certain places..
"Blessed is the man who perseveres under trials because when he stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him." James 1:12
"Oh, nothing can happen more than once,
But all things must happen one day
Over hill and dale, over wood and stream,
My dying voice will blow away... " The Neverending story
"Walk by Faith, Not by sight" 2 Corinthians 5:7
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