Mad Mad World

What the hell happened?

Just two days never read newspaper or follow the news then the world turned sort of topsy-turvy already.

Mumbai under seige by terrorists. One Singaporean died.

PAD demonstrators/protestors storm the airports and paralysed air travel into and out of the Thailand.

The Thailand one not very surprising. It has dragged on for so long already and surely the PAD has to take on even more drastic actions to acheive their aims and goals.

But Mumbai? Why Mumbai? No warning signs at all and suddenly they are under siege by terrorists.......

Clash over ideals..... Very very scary. People can kill each other over ideals. People can also stop each other from dying just because they believe in something not everyone else believes in.

The world has gone totally mad.... Loss of common sense.....

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Yesterday went out with girl1 and girl2. We went ViVO to eat 'Marche' and draw money....

I think we are the loudest people in Marche lah.... Yak yak yak away at the top of our voices....

But very long never eat marche already. And we went crazy yesterday night..... Especially when you go out with girl2..... She huh, spend money like water one loh.....

We ate oysters, lots of different pastry, rosti with sausage, soup, pizza and drinks....

Then laugh laugh laugh like mad..... Because of bread.....

BUt girl1 very different already. Last time her fav line is always 'I don't know' but now she is so full of opinion on everything..... And she is so much more mature now... Good for you girl1.

Then we just talk about a galaxy of things and then bitch about so many people......

Very long never meet them..... very long never had so much fun with them already.....

Haha......

Lets do it soon again.

Monkey Committee

Note from author: This is an ultra-controversial blog posting. You have to read it carefully to understand the intricacies between the lines.

This group of people whom I am describing, I am definitely going to have a showdown with them next year.

Mark my words

Caution: This is an one-sided account of the monkey committee. Please listen to them as well, then make your decision on which side you would stand on. Thank you.

Monkey Committee

Once upon a time, there lived a bunch of monkeys in a small small hut.

There were the very old and wise monkeys, the soon-to-be-grown-up (STBGU) monkeys, the young monkeys and the young young monkeys.

One day, the STBGU monkeys did not see eye-to-eye with the old and wise monkeys. And they liked the environment in other huts better. So one by one, slowly but surely, they left quietly....

The old monkeys thought it was okay. Their reason was that young monkeys were suppose to grow up and replace STBGU monkeys.

STBGU monkeys were quite important, as they help guide over the young and the young young monkeys and help in their development.

So, a group of young monkeys took over from the STBGU monkeys, with the blessings of the old and wise ones

At first, this group of young monkeys seem to be doing a good job at replacing all these STBGU monkeys that left.....

But soon, their heads grew bigger and bigger...... Their hearts became colder and colder.......

Soon, they took things into their own hands. They abused the old hierachy left beind by a smart STBGU and created a close-up committee to rule over the rest of the young monkeys. They called it the CLOSED-committee.

They defied the old monkeys and tried to direct the younger monkeys to outmanouvere the old and wise monkeys.

They felt that they should be allowed to do anything. Nobody should restrict them. There is no 'right or wrong'. In their eyes, those who praise them are good. Those who agree with them are good. Those who object are very bad. Those who disagree should be banished far far away.

Using the collective voice of the CLOSED-committee, they lorded over the young monkeys. They gave jobs in the hut to those that agreed with them. They admitted people into the CLOSED-committee who they like. Those that they don't like, the CLOSED-committee just ignored them whenever they have something to say. 'WE MUST MOVE ON' they yell to the young ones 'NOBODY WILL STOP US'

They think they know best. They always will insist that they are the best. After all, they hold all the power

The old and wise monkeys turned a blind eye to all these trouble. As long as the CLOSED committee doesn't cross any lines, they would keep quiet..... Some say they don't even know what has been going on....

Slowly but surely, the CLOSED committee realised that they were facing problems. They couldn't support the system that they created. They tried to ignore the problems they faced. They know that they are creating these problems that they are trying to solve, but they refused to face up. They tried to run away from the problems, hoping that the problems would go away by themselves.

They knew that if they faced up to their problems, the CLOSED-committee would fall apart. They would lose their absolute grip on the young monkeys. They would lose the capacity to do anything they like. They will lose everything.

The old and wise monkeys started to become concious of the problems. They tried to do something about it. But alas, the CLOSED-committee out-manouvered them once again, like they always do. After all, the CLOSED-committee was closer to the ground than the old and wise monkeys.

Many many young monkeys then started to see the failings of the CLOSED-committee. Small whispers started amongst themselves. Then they grew louder and louder. But the CLOSED-committee still was able to ignore these dissendents as they still deceived enough monkeys to believe that they could still lead the young monkeys. They silenced the young monkeys who disagreed.....

When committees are doing a bad job, they should just all move aside so that we can change people to do the job and see whether we can have anything new and productive.

'强弩之末，不可穿苟布' ~HKT, in real life

My So Called Love 爱的发声练习

A new Taiwanese film is coming up

Somehow I can't post the video on my blog, so here is the website link on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9fOGpydXdY

Very stong team.......
Produced by Hsu Li Kong, who produced Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Wedding Banquet and Pushing Hands. Some of my favourite movies....
Then directed by Leading Lee, whom I am not sure who he is....
Cast includes 大S Barbie Hsu, Eddie Peng (Peng Yuyan), Easton Dong and Joseph Chang (Zhang Xiao Quan)..... Wayward Kenting gave me a very good impression of Peng Yuyan, while Eternal Summer made me pay attention to Joseph Chang.....
And I like 大S very much. Less than her sister but still very very much.

Anyway the trailer made the movie look quite nice... And the movie scores are very nice, cause they are done up by Mavis Fan Xiao Xuan..... I keep humming the theme song after awhile

So if it comes to Singapore I would watch...
Would you?
Enjoy the trailer

The Retro-reflectionist (后反思者之言)

永远都不会。

所以......

请别说话.

说再多也攻不破绝对领域........

伤害留下的只不过是幻想和回忆。

一转身离开，就不可能再回头了。

所以......

保重......

安康.....

Hospital

'最困难的事就是人的事了' ~郑尚宫, 大长今

My mother was admitted into hospital yesterday. Doctor said she has pneumonia....

At first my mother only had gastric infection or something like that.... Then yesterday she complained of chest pain and muscle pain.....

My sister has funny thinking.... She said she didnt think it was necessary to go to the hospital.... Lucky my aunt insisted that my sister brought my mother to the hospital....

Don't know how many people died because they complained of chest pain and muscle pain and people thought it was not so serious at first.....

Too bad I was not at home... If not I confirm send my mother immediately to the A & E. This kind of thing don't play.... Nothing is too trivial when it comes to pain in the body.....

When visiting my mother in the hospital today, I realise it is very strange.... Only when she is staying in the hospital then I have the chance to sit down and talk to her properly.... Kind of weird that my sister and I exchanged more phone calls in the past two days when my mother is in hospital than the last 3 years combined.

Please don't start saying that I should spend more time with my mother lah, I should show her more concern lah blah blah blah.

Both of us are very busy. She holds two jobs. I work in the lab, in tuition and in school....

And I think there is enough concern to go around....

Then mother start complaining during the visit that my father don't want to come back to Singapore.... That she is very tired about rushing in and out of the house to work.... that she has to worry about a lot of things, that my father should come back to help out cause he cannot find any work, that my aunt lent us alot of money for us to get by..... and so on and so forth.....

Sick people like to say sad things.... My mother say she think Father only want to come back when she is dead to see her dead body..... Aiyah say all these things for what?

My father also very funny one.... He say come back to Singapore want to smoke also difficult.... Stay in China better cause the cigarettes are cheaper can smoke more packets....

My mother don't understand.... Actually I also don't understand..... What sort of theory is that?

I know he don't want to come back because he got nobody to talk to him here... There is better, he is more suited to the culture and way of life there, and he has more relatives there also. He is more carefree....

Personally, I don't know what to say also.... Real life has no easy answers I guess....

I want to thank my aunt though... My mother only mentioned that she is living from day to day and my aunt automatically transferred money to my mother without her asking.... But she has her own expensive medical fees to pay......And she still go to the hospital to visit my mother when she herself is not well......Bless her....

When I was young I always wished that I would grow up quickly so that I can go out whenever I want and eat whatever I want and drink all the soft drinks I want and do whatever I want.....

But now grow up already, I wished I was young and carefree again.... The world of adults have way too many dark and complex problems that I don't want to get involved in...

Just now on the MRT I realise that all these problems come about because of money... All the unhappiness comes about because of the lack of money.....

If we had money Mom no need to hold two jobs.... Father can stay in China.... My mother no need to worry about my sister's education bank loan, she also no need to worry about my second sister's education fees, she also no need to always borrow money from my aunt and feel paiseh about it....

Money is very important.... It is not everything.... but still it is something important..... It is not because I love money.... But circumstances force me. Force us.

形势.... You know? Circumstances......

Government want us to get married and have children.... Have many many.......

I can tell you now.... Over my dead body!

My own self cannot take care and feed already still want to bring children into this world to eat up my finances.... Then always make them suffer for what?

A little suffering is good for the child.... Always make it difficult for them for what?? Cannot take care of kids and have them for what?

We have enough problem kids already.....

I don't want to be like my parents like that.... worry about money... quarrel directly or indirectly over money...... Old already still have to work hard to bring money so that children can eat....

Sure got people say that's because I haven't found the person I want to have children with.... Then got others will say how is it possible that there is such a person...... Say what you like, think what you want.... Lets see how much bad karma you want to accumulate.....

Call me a radical or extremist or whatever.... You are not in my shoes and I don't think you have the right to comment....

Long time ago, my mother scolded me for even thinking of going overseas because I have no money to go....

I don't think my life is hard.... But having children will make it worse..... I don't want to have children to come share my troubles

I am not sure what I am saying.... I just know that whenever I think of all this I feel very angry and fustrated....

Angry and fustrated at what I also don't know....

Maybe there are worse off people...... I saw 'Born into Brothrels' and 'Sicko' and this and that....

Lets just say I feel pissed not just for myself.... But for all these people as well....

'天下间最难的事就是人的事' ~HKT, in real life