Sunday, November 27, 2005
I've been on a roll with dvd marathons whenever I get a bit of time.One of the movies I've been craving to watch was
yea i actually sent a request to my regular dvd rental place so they brought it in from a different outlet and sms-ed me. i love this place, its juz too cool. cinenow that is. link above.
the movie got me thinking about all my girlfrens.
all the fun times we've shared.
and the bad.
and yet they help carry u thru life eh?
even thru the bad experiences u learn so much.
Wouldn't exchange any part of my life.
So thanks to all u babes out there for being part of my life, be it a slight foot print or a really dark well worn footprint, everyone is appreciated!
n plus that guy who acts as the greek guy FUCKIN HOT!!
*pheeeeeew phweeeet*
other movies would include
emily rose
loved this movie, woke me up in all senses
about a boy
very sweet, plus hugh grant cutiiiiieeee!!
daddy day care
crappy
upside of anger
kinda draggy but interesting.
interpreter
now this was a good movie. *thumbs up*
Now I wanna talk about being an only child.
Many stereotypes behind it.
The reactions I get are always dramatic.
"Spoilt"
"Pampered"
I know only a few other only children.
I get along ok with them.
See the thing is not only do children with no siblings get spoilt or pampered this really depends on your upbringing and ur parents doesn't it?
I know people who are terribly spoilt and pampered who aren't only children.
But I can't explain that to ppl I juz meant its juz wasting my effort aint it?
I've always wanted a sibling, real bad.
An older brother and a younger sister, always been my dream.
Used to beg my parents to adopt.
I prayed so hard for it.
It took me ages but I've managed to accept it.
But I can't help but feel like I've missed out on this amazing bond, that no one else gets a part of.
I see my young nephew and nieces.
Sibling bonds are simply too beautiful to ignore.
Yet at the same time I see the truly ugly side of it.
Siblings torn apart due to property, money, greed, jealousy, favoritism.
Guess thats something I could so without.
There is no point of this except, to say that I think sometimes people don't value sibling bonds as much as they should coz not everyone is blessed with that.
At the same time, I'm happy as I am and I wish ppl wouldn't judge me based on stereotypes.
I don't believe I'm spoilt.
Pampered yes at times, but my parents made sure I earned what ever I got.
I wouldn't have it any other way now that I look back.
Tho when I was a kid it felt like crap! ;)
So a toast to bonds, be it friendship, siblings, parental etc!
I blame sisterhood of traveling pants for making me have a sap entry!
posted @ 9:44 PM
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Alrite the qns is why are my posts far and few between?Cos I spend alot of my time here
Yea. Sad but true. The rest of the time is spent running around. I'm truly tired.
Now yest I got to attend an event as we were pretty much the ones giving out the awards.
Now why do I bring this up? U shld know I don't talk abt my work or too personal stuff here.
Cos I got a chance to watch DIMSUM DOLLIES FOR FREE.
HAHA BITE ME.
this is specially for the manchester fren n lil vacuum head. HAHAHAHAHA.
ok granted it was a teeny weeny skit but I got it for free..yay.
& plus I got to enjoy a very delightful speech by Dr Low from NIE.
Now I have to admit I've always thought NIE was full of fuddy duddies, but damn she blew me away.
Singapore does have the occasional gem for public speaking!
There's a newfound respect for NIE in general, I dun mean its students.
They seem to have a long way to go.
But the school and its faculty.
I have many a thing to say but it all seems to fail me now.
I'll start with a phrase I thought of after some intensive thinking.
"The Presence is VAST but the void simply overwhelming."
I'm missing a great deal of people now.
People I've had to throw outta my life coz they've caused me much grief & pain.
At the same time, I've come to realise that I never knew the extent of their presence in my life.
It was only when they left, the void was too overwhelming to not acknowledge that their presence in my life was indeed vast.
I have to finally admit that I do miss them terribly so.
But I did what I did to protect myself.
As anyone else would have done.
All I can do now is to realise and appreciate the people around me.
Cos I hope not to have anymore voids in my life.
The emptiness, the pain, hurt, betrayal, guilt is an abyss
that once u step in is a neverending trip of falling.
I don't miss the pain & grief these people caused me.
I do miss the good time, the comfort and the familiarity.
Sadly I must reconcile that when it is lost both good & bad are lost together.
I do not regret but it would've been nice if it could be slightly different.
But then again pain makes you more alive & more receptive to the beautiful nature of life.
posted @ 9:59 AM
Sunday, November 13, 2005
I've finally caught the movie I wanted to for aggggges.My idiot fren in manchester caught it WITHOUT ME n BEFORE ME.
arghh. damn u woman.
anyway the most impt thing is i caught it.
i really enjoyed the movie.
i din expect it to be so damn funny.
starring Joan Chen as the mother, who speaks Chinese in America.
Its real fuckin' funny the way she says stuff in Chinese.
Her daughter in the poster is a doctor...wooo...BUT the kicker is that the daughter is lesbian.
Uh-uh. Asian family, GAY?
Mom goes all out to try to match-make her.
The daughter's lesbian girfriend. HOT STUFF CANNOT BLUFF.
Anyway I say this movie is definitely a good one.
Worth all the hassle.
posted @ 3:00 PM
Monday, November 07, 2005
Granted I get more easily irked now, I'm not too sure why anymore.Another of putting it is simply well I'm more passionate now.
Passionate issues, assholes and what not.
What has brought me to this is well my current immense boredom and my pet peeve of the week.
A common question I've been enduring is
"Why you DON'T WANNA find perm job ah?"
1. You must be motherfuckin stupid. Which fresh grad doesn't WANNA find a perm job?
2. Only a student would say something like dat, proving your brains is still stuck in your arse, coz you rarely come out.
3. If you knew anything, you WOULD KNOW the job market is very bad esp for the industry I chose to get into. And the funny dichotomy about the working world, funny to everyone except me that is, they want you to have experience which they are not willing to provide you with.
4. Why did I choose my industry despite the fact that it is so saturated? I am passionate abt it, you moron.
5. Finding a perm job is getting harder and harder as employer's now want more temps & contract staff, WHY? Coz its more economically savvy, you save tons on benefits. Plus you know your dispensable & replaceable so you try your best to prove yourself more.
6. Don't ask me this qns again. I will not hesitate to slap you across your face coz you're rubbing salt in my fresh, raw wounds.
7. I have 2 strikes against me one is that I'm a minority those in the majority don't even pretend what you know what I have to endure, you guys have it good. Easy for you to find jobs. 2ndly my degree is considered second class by some & the industry I chose is a hard nut to crack.
8. For goodness sake try to be more sensitive, and DON'T EVEN DARE to talk to me in a patronising voice trying to suggest I've been sitting on my ass all day not even trying to find one. DON'T EVEN DARE. U dunno jack shit.
Motherfuckin sons of a bitches I swear I'll hunt any of you down if I get this damn qns again.
Watch that mouth.
Yes I'm a very frustrated, angry woman.
Bite Me.
N dun tell me to chill either, I am fine till u ask that DAMN qns.
posted @ 10:50 AM
Saturday, November 05, 2005
Well well, I've been reading this article and I appreciated it very much. Anything that makes you think and even consider re-evaluating your current stand on the situation is a good article & writer. Courtesy of Marianne's blog.http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2005/yax-503.htm
please note: here are some extracts from the above mentioned article, there are emboldened for your reading convenience. my opinion is stated juz below each extract.
"The prosecutor does not have to prove that you were trafficking. He only needs to prove possession, and the law makes the presumption that you're trafficking."
If this doesn't trouble you, I believe ur too averse to your surroundings. If you have had encounters or brushes with the law, I believe our law enforcers are a lil too full of themselves probably coz they feel that they are completely bulletproof. And at the end of the day every citizen is guilty until proven innocent. Claims that we are innocent till proven guilty does not apply in this country unless u are wearing a rose tinted pair of glasses.
"Most observers believe that criminals are more deterred by the perceived risk of getting caught than the harshness of the penalty."
--> explanation
"Example: why do you think people litter? You have littered, I have littered. Be honest, now. Was it because we pondered the penalty and decided it was too lenient, or because we looked around, didn't think there'd be anyone to catch us, and so we took the easy way out rather than look for a bin?"
"Sotto voce, there is the suspicion that the government resorts to capital punishment because it wants to avoid the cost of incarcerating someone for a long time. To be fair, the government has never made such an argument, at least not that I am aware of.
But Singaporeans see our government as a very money-minded one. Dollars and cents make all kinds of decisions, overriding moral objections too. The recent decision to build two casinos despite strong opposition from some quarters on moral grounds, testifies to this attribute. It would therefore be entirely consistent with the known character of our government if the cost factor lay somewhere in the attraction of capital punishment.
Of course, it would be a hideously repulsive argument. It would resemble Hitler's Final Solution."
now personally i feel this is a very very good point. well argued.
its true. too true i feel, that our govt is very money minded as well as our ppl.
ppl dun see need to qns coz our economy seems to be doing well.
now before u decide to misconstrue what i said i believe we have a good govt, however like every govt there is room to improve thus we have our WITS etc.
now every govt has been said to be juz another big MNC as i quote from "the interpreter" nicole kidman's movie which i happened to enjoy at my latest dvd rentathon. other movies which i watched were "monsoon wedding" which was hella good, "guess who" ashton kutcher's still as cute, & "the guru" which was juz LAME.
to a certain pt we can't fault them for juz being HUGE MNCs, we are after all a captialist nation and many other nations heading towards that. i'm juz saying sumtimes we appear a lil too mercernary for our own good.
"In Singapore, debate is often seen as dissidence and subversion, a habit common to all authoritarian regimes."
you don't have to go very far for this one.
esp civil servants my gosh they are SO afraid of other ppl's perception.
"omygawsh wat if they saw me at geylang" -->fuckin hell the food there is good. get a grip.
the recent incident of another political grp attempting to protest resulting in the ENTIRE riot squad rushing towards 4 WOMEN.
Its just paranoia.
Now, I'm not saying I'm against capital punishment. I for one support it.
As contradictory and cold as it may sound, I have read up on how much the United States spends to keep ppl in jail.
Lodging, food etc costs a bomb.
Who does this money come from?
Taxpayers.
Ppl who work like dogs to get the govt eating up their money to pay for some motherfucker who decided to kill someone or to feed someone's drug habit.
I say fuck you.
I ain't working that hard to pay for some shit like that.
Captial punishment does reduce the number of ppl in our jails drastically.
However, I agree that the lack or argument from our ppl is indeed troubling.
I find the fact that many Singaporeans have stopped thinking or wondering very disturbing.
Simply accepting with blind faith is disturbing.
I find it constricting.
I find it more frustrating that ppl around me think nothing is wrong with not thinking, or questioning our surroundings.
How can we improve?
How can we progress if our society believes so strongly that the status quo is good?
I also believe that drugs is a HUGE problem and must be dealth with swiftly and with a harsh hand.
But my qns is, is the death penalty really helping this or simply making things worse esp with our international relations?
We cannot survive as we are too highly interdependent on other countries, let us not for one sec think that we are above everyone else. I'm not saying we have to sway to everyone else's opinion but we must CONSIDER every other opinion BEFORE brushing them aside, instead of brushing every other opinion aside with the presumption that our opinion is the best.
Think ppl, think.
Don't let others lead you in your thinking.
You are in control of yourself, let no one convince you otherwise.
posted @ 4:31 PM
