I was on Facebook the other day and my good friend Jonan posted this:
I looked at it for a moment and I realised and I posted. I thought it would be really funny to see King Leo holding an M16... and I think I might be a little bored:
Damn..
Today's Song: Snow Eh Oh - Red Hot Chili Peppers
MRT Watch: I notice one thing: WHY. WHY do I smell someone's B.O. in the morning, when everyone "supposedly" has bathed before heading to work?
Confucius says: Man who left his refrigerator running is one who SHOULD HURRY THE HELL UP AND CHASE IT. (Or get psychiatric help)
In totally unrelated news: Suddenly I'm all into card tricks and card flourishes.. COOL!
Hello my beloved students, your all knowing Master of Alsonism is back to teach and enlighten!
Here are my teachings about life and living that I wisely impart to my loyal students: (and other random tidbits)
- There is no purpose without meaning. I.e., if there is no meaning to life, then there is no purpose for you to live isn't it?
- Does a color exist if there is no word for, or to describe a color? Does the color orange exist if there is no word for "orange"?
- If you start something with someone, be sure you got the moxy to actually finish it.
- "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." - Martin Luther King Jr. (ARGHHHH 2 page evaluation on Martin Luther King's speech!!)
- Ever wondered what armpit hair is used for?
- "You are supposed to change the world. The world isn't supposed to change for you." - The Als
- "Opinions are like mobile pones.. everyone has one. Some are really useful, some only look good on the outside, some are useless, some are old and some are modern." - The Als
- What the hell is "BOOMMS?"
- Why do men have nipples? We can't feed babies!
- Why are we called Singaporeans? Why couldn't it have been Singaporlese or Singapolish or even Singaporenese?
- Men have 3 types of tops: Shirts, T-Shirts and Singlets. Men have 3 types of bottoms: Jeans, Pants and Shorts Women have: Shirts, t-shirts, halter tops, spaghetti-strap tops, tank tops, tube tops, jeans, pants, shorts, skirts, miniskirts, tube dress, evening gown, sun dress, Capri pants.....
- For those who have watched X Men Origins: Wolverine,
Did you know that Wolverine screams: WAAARRRRRAGGGHHHH!!! - 6 times throughout the whole movie VICTORRRRRRR!!! - 5 times throughout the whole movie
- Dogs smell each other's asses for their equivalent of name, D.O.B, address, race and such. Thank God we as humans don't need to do that.
Today's Song: Feeling This - Blink 182
MRT Watch: One carriage smelt like pee today.. I wonder why...
Confucius says: There is a saying, young grasshopper: "Man with bird in hand is worth two in the bush." However, remember young grasshopper.. Man with bird in bush is probably urinating inside it.
In totally unrelated news: Mae Sta Maria! Mae Sta Maria!
It was just recently that something was brought to my attention.. which.. kinda ties up to what I've been meaning to write about ever since it happened.
Recently, Mel and I were on the MRT, as usual, (or "The Tube" as my English cousins call it), and just generally ranting about those not giving up their seats, as usual, to those who need it the most. Mel was making comparisons of the culture in Beijing and how some things could be probably adapted into our MRT culture. After which, some brave soul decides to pip up the stone hard courage to talk to us and said:
"Excuse me, I heard about what you two were saying about Singaporeans and I was thinking about it. I got something to say as well"
But that's what's really at hand isn't it? It's not the question of whodunnit, foreigners or locals, but it's more the question of how can we improve. The problem in the first place is identifying the problem! Now, I'm not all perfect but I consciously try to own up to what I did and then address the issues as much as possible, so help me God. The curious thing is that this aunty - a living, breathing example of the everyday commuter who suffers the same injustices as the rest of us, can refuse to own up on behalf of the collective Singaporeans who break the rules of social etiquette on the MRT! That's just it. Failure to actually identify the problem in the first place! No wonder the daily MRT commute is always frustrating for most people.. not because of the quality of the MRT, but because of the people around you. The MRT quality's great by the way! Proudly, best in Asia me thinks. Wish I could say the same thing for the people.
Issue is this: People just refuse to own up and take social responsibility. Or simply, people just refuse to own up to reality. It's always "It isn't my fault!". Well, as (former) President Clinton said once "It depends on what "IS" is." My point exactly. It depends on what is! If reality is that you are at fault then there's really no going around it is there? That's the thing. Some people are like that really, who refuse to own up to reality and still persist to live in their own made up fantasy that they're always right somehow, someway. Like MRT aunty. Like someone in each of our lives we have experienced at least once before. Hell, even ourselves even! I said it the last time I wrote, I said it before and now I'll say it again. "It's not my fault" heard that one before? Singapore idol boy, aunty on MRT, and other various infamous people who we've all come across one time or the other. well, I say, one time is one time too many!
Disclaimer Wait.. I digress. I clarify my last entry was about A BUNCH OF people who: A) Flood my facebook with status messages (approx. 3 of them) B) Flood my facebook with game messages about some Farm and some Zoo and some fishing game (approx. 7 of them) C) Casual bloggers who talk about where they went D) All examples were metaphors pertaining to me and my experiences. Any and all relation to anything is merely conincedental. If you - somehow - find what I say - somehow - targetted at any one single person or you, then you're a very, very sad individual.
Now, for the benefit of those who think that I'm in no position to comment because of my non-existent street cred.
AND/OR
Those who feel that I'm going all high and mighty, coming from a vaunted position of hallowed values and systems imbued into me.
AND/OR
Those who think that this (and for that matter, the rest of my entries) are direct insult shots to the heart.
AND/OR
Those who think I'm making references to my faultless and pristine upbringing, shamelessly gloating about it and making you feel all crummy inside:
I say two things:
1) I am not in a position to judge and I am not. Problems we are guilty of, me included. I merely comment on issues that surround all of us in our daily lives, me included. If you think I'm judging or directly insulting you or doing a good self-blowjob of highlighting my holy values then it's one of two things:
- You're an idiot.
- You're a sad, sad, defensive, sensitive prick.
2)This.
Today's Song: Sweetest Goodbye - Maroon 5
MRT Watch: New trend: Share priority seats! Share the blame! Share the shame! (more to come soon!)
Confucius says: A wise man no play leapfrog with unicorn.
In totally unrelated news: I found her name! Singapore Idol contestant: Mae Sta Maria. My prediction: Mae's in it to win it!
