SG Fairy

To-date... 441 former students of Nanyang Junior College have signed up to the petition.

Take that, you stinky college management, you!

A part of me fears... what if the petition is not enough? What if the SMC, being the self-centered idiots which they probably are, decide to completely ignore us?
And SK wasn't really being all that encouraging when he mentioned that our SMC is the same one for HCI.

I don't wanna be part of Chung Cheng freaking Junior College... I wanna retain my roots with Nanyang, do you hear that, NANYANG!!!!!

I feel like such a loyalist now, I could sing the college song now... if only i can just remember the lyrics and tune.

Well... ok, so I've forgotten most of my college song.. I only vaguely remember something about palm trees and a water foundation... but that's not the point.

Nanyang was where I spent 2 bloody years playing, err, I mean, studying!

*clears throat*

I remember during the 1st 3 mths, when we had lots of cute mischievious boys from Maris Stella, VS, etc... you know, the ones who played through the prelims and only studied for the actual O's, hence ending up in NY for the 1st 3 mths...
My friends and I would skip class to go grab some food, and find a nice comfortable little shady spot in the gallery. It was the perfect place to stare at the boys running around the tracks. And if one particularly hunky guy decided that it was too hot and he was really just sweating too much after PE, he'll peel his tight tee off, and we girls would have our jaws touching the floor.

Such sweet days...

Lol... back then we still have grass in the courtyard... and Ms Yoong would be screaming "Keep off the grass!!!" in that shrill tone, like she was some tree-hugger... and the dogs would be running around.. and the whole college ground just had such a homely feel to it.

Yes, NYJC was my second home.. and you dun forget such places so easily... coz they've etched themselves so deeply in your mind and your heart... how could you ever even try to attempt to separate NYJC from your very being???
I've gone back a couple of times since graduation, for SC campfires, homecoming, LTC... not as often as some former students that I know... but i still love Nanyang...

Oh I really hope this works out!

Supposedly, this test will determine if I am sexy or not and to what degree... it'll predict if guys will continue to look my way with lust in their eyes (this is based on what I hope is my correct guess that the LOOKs I get from guys is one of lust), and if I am the main actress in their wet dreams.

Gee... so exciting....

*Takes a deep breath*

Hmm... I shall put my answer down in blue, and the remarks abt my choice in red... that'll make it easier to read.

1. WHAT SHADE OF HAIR DO YOU HAVE?
a) Dark
b) Light

Hmm... I suppose you could call it dark... a dark brown.
a- dark= sexy [5points]

2. OUT ON A DATE WOULD YOU WANT TO:
a) Go to a party?
b) Go out to eat?

Eat, of course! You get to have a good meal for free (I don't really believe in going Dutch unless the guy is really not so well-to-do, then can understand) and it's easier to talk over a meal, just the both of you.
b. go out to eat = romantic [5 points]


3. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR OUT OF:
a) Baby-Pink
b) Yellow
c) Baby-Blue
d) Turquoise

Can I choose none of the above? Urgh, ok, the least hateful one would be Turquoise
d. turquoise = sexy [5]

4. PICK YOUR FAVOURITE HOBBY OUT OF:
a) Surfing
b) Skate-Boarding
c) Skiing

I've never tried any of the above but had always thought I'll look really good as a surfer girl... plus there's just something about riding the waves that's so sexy.
a- surfing = active [2]
You mean like, 'active in bed'? Haha.. so far so good...

5. IF YOU COULD PICK A STORE OUT OF THE FOLLOWING, WHICH WOULD IT BE?
a) Louie Vuitton
b) coach
c) againt all odds

This, I really dun understand... I don't know (b) and (c)... but (c) sounds interesting so I'll pick that. Louie Vuitton's just too expensive and high-class - I'm not the tai tai type.
c) againt all odds=stylish[5]

6. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLACE OUT OF THE FOLLOWING?
a) hawaii
b) London
c) florida

Hawaii!!!! All the islands with such lush forests and beautiful waterfalls, the waters, sun, and friendly people!
a) hawaii =you like being around people[2]

7. IN THE SUMMER WOULD YOU RATHER GO TO:
a) The Beach?
b) Somewhere Cooler?

Somewhere cooler... like my air-conditioned room. I love the beach, but in the summer, it'll just be too hot.
b- somewhere cooler = pale and original[2]
I like the idea of being original, but I am NOT pale!!!!!!!!!!!!

8. WHAT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY MONTH?

September!
i) September = quiet [2]
Err... I think my friends will totally disagree... I mean, I'm not THAT loud, but I'm definitely a quiet person.

9. WOULD YOU RATHER:
a) Chill at home
b) Go out with friends

Aiyah... this kind of thing is really mood-dependent...
But right now I'm thinking of a nice quiet bar, chilling out with friends... so ya, (b)
b- go out with friends =crazy [5]

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE INSTRUMENT OUT OF:
a) Guitar
b) Bass guitar
c) Drums
d) The Triangle

Guitar.
a- guitar = eye-catching [5]


Ok now, so my total score is.... drum roll please!

38!!!!!

36 - 40 = You're sexy, baby!

Yeah baby, yeah!

Sigh.. this feels so like self-gratification somehow... self-flattery...

So I'm supposed to be a sex bomb, but I am sitting alone with a can of beer in front of my lappy... on a friday night...

I wish I'm in bed with Him now...

Someone got me into tomorrow.sg... hurray!

I just wanted to reply to some of the comments I got on my post abt the proposed college name-change... from my beloved Nanyang JC, to CCJC.

No. 1:
most importantly, is how society views us in general, whether we can instil a stronger bond between the secondary skool juniors and college seniors, which i can tell you, is lacking in NYJC-to-cchsm/cchsb, compared to RJC-to-RI/RGS, VJC-to-VS, etc...

and the 1st step to go, is to change the name, a common entity.juz a general comment. dun need to flame me over this

What secondary school juniors and college seniors?
Yes there is RJC-RI/RGS and VJC-VS... but we've never really had any bonds with CCH Main/Branch. The only real common entity is that we have the same school management.

And no, I dun believe in flaming... you only do that when you wanna have a BBQ.


No. 2:
doesn't mean that the name "chung cheng" is cheena pong and ought to be frowned upon isn't it?

Haha, my dear... 'Nanyang' is already seem as being cheena. But that's not something I mind.. I mind that they wanna change the name to something which we've never really been close to.


No. 3:
it isnt a bad idea to change the name to Chung Cheng JC. Afterall the name NYJC is confusing since NYJC is not related to NYGH and is affiliated to Chung Chung instead.

I suppose if you look at it based on affiliation, then yes, we should be renamed CCJC.
But that's, in the opinion of many former students, not a good enough reason to change the name.
NYJC started out in 1978 as NYJC... we have a long and established history. If affiliation was really THE thing, then they should have changed the name donkey years ago.


No. 4:
I'm a felow ex old girl of CCHS main and I ain't in favour of the move either. We've got enough Chung Chengs attached to us.. no need for Nanyang JC as well.

I say 'Aye' to that!
You just helped me prove a point... Chung Cheng and Nanyang have never really had a link.


When you look at the 2 Chung Chengs' websites... there's no mention of NY.
In the NYJC handbook, there's a small sentence that states that NYJC 'is a govt-aided college which has 2 affiliated schools, Chung Cheng (High) and Chung Cheng (Branch)' and that's about it. Our college crest, philosophy and motto is not the slightest bit similar to that of CC.

Most of the world knows that ACS boys tend to move on to ACJC and that RI/RGS tends to go to RJC. VS boys normally end up in VJC and a large number of students from Chinese High, Nanyang Girls, Chinese Girls go to Hwa Chong... even if that doesn't really happen in real life, it is assumed to be as such because well, people have always linked those schools together.

What about NYJC? From what I recall, you dun get many Chung Cheng people moving on to NYJC.. in fact, I think many go to TJC or TPJC. In NYJC, you get the St. Grab, Monfort, Maris Stella, Catholic High boys, convent girls from Paya Lebar Met. girls, and CHIJ, and then there's AMK sec, AI, Mayflower, Bowen...
At most a very small number of Chung Cheng people... something which doesn't really speak volumes about our 'affiliation'.

I mean, let's face it... our affiliation is really only as a result of us having the same school management. History and school culture-wise, zero. Yeah sure, I remember the student council having to go over to provide free labor to CCH(M) before for their Speech day.. but err, I don't think that's reason enough for a name change.

Chung Cheng has their history and traditions and cultures... Nanyang JC has its own. Both have never really been related and in fact, I don't think that many NYJCians know NY's affiliated to Chung Cheng.

So why the F*** do you wanna change the name???

My title sounds like some uni module title, right?

Qns: How can you identify a fresh graduate?
Ans: If his/her blog post title sounds like a uni module title, you've spotted one!

Anywayz....

I watched Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith just now with my family... in my living room.

Hahaha... and the color and sound was of good quality.

On the whole... I don't know.. I found those parts where Anakin and Padma were trying to sound lovey-dovey pathetic; if S'porean couples use them as role models, our birth rate is going to be non-existent. And those bits where the Chancellor was seducing Anakin, slowing psycho-ing him, plain boring. I mean, we all know Anakin was all young and silly, and that he went over to the dark side, so there was no real excitment there... no heart-thumping, screaming, "Anakin, no! Keep away from the dark! Come closer to the light!"
You just looked at the way he was deceived, and you roll your eyes up to your ceiling fan in disgust at all the silliness.

But I enjoyed any scene that involved Yoda... I totally loved that scene where Yoda brushed his hair back with his hand... and the way Yoda talks, excellent he is... I always like listening to him talk, the intelligent things he says... and gosh, that little green guy looks so cool when he fights!!!

Yes, as you can see, I am a Yoda fan.

And the graphics were great.. especially the last fight scene b/w Anakin and Obi-Wan... the lava.. gosh.. all quite realistic.. all computer-generated..

And Padma looked so pretty lying in her coffin, flowers in her hair.. no I'm not a lesbo, but I did like the hair decorations.

I seem to have disgressed from the topic title.

There was one scene, where Anakin went to the Jedi temple and killed all the young kids. My 15 yr-old brother gasped at the killings, and I told my bro, "Don't be so surprised. That's the ugliness of human nature for you." and I ended up getting a earful from my dad. He said something about how I should sit on the fence and how I should always know and recognize that things are always either right or wrong.

Earlier on, my dad was like, commenting every now and then about how Anakin was stupid whenever he did do something stupid, like, listen to the Chancellor for example... especially the bit where Anakin thought he'll use the dark force to save Padma, the love of his life. And I said something like, "You can't really outright condemn Anakin, coz he was just being human." I mean, you can know right from wrong, but in moments of desperation, when your loved ones are in danger, wrong might not seem all that wrong. And of course, I got another lashing for that... the whole 'right is right, wrong is wrong'... making me look like as though I have no morals.

But seriously... say you know a loved one will die, and you need to do something wicked in order to save that person. I know that murder is a no-no.. and I can say right now that oh, I wun do it, my loved one would rather die than have me commit a sin for him/her. But you know, I cannot guarantee 100% that if I was put in an actualy real-life situation like that, I'll say the same. Hell, I might be more than willing to kill someone just to save my family, for example. And I don't think my dad can 100% guarantee that he'll put morals over love. It's easy to talk when you're not in the actual situation.

So yes, I was pissed. I do have morals, I do know right from wrong... but I say, we should never be too quick to condemn people. Poining a finger at someone = pointing 4 other fingers back at yourself. Really, it's so hard to have absolutes. Many a time, there's no black or white, only grey. And I cannot stand people who think that life is a simple chessboard; that's just either being naive, or too arrogant.

And human nature is such that emotions always get in the way. People fear easily, people want more power than they can handle. And people, can be so naive. Anakin chose to believe the Chancellor over a friend who had taught and taken care of him since he was a little kid! How silly is that? And the Chancellor succeeded coz feelings are so easy to manipulate... ass-kissing at its best.

And Anakin was too ambitious, he wanted too much... he was too impatient... thinking that he could fly even before he could sprout wings. How many of us are like that? We are quick to call Anakin a fool... but are we able to realise that those traits are present in so many of us too? We are quick to see things are face-value and judge accordingly, without taking the time to think through, try to understand the implications, why some people tell us to do certain things, for example. And Anakin was too blind to see the goodness of the Jedi Council, like all those Americans who voted for George W. Bush - but that's another topic altogether.

I know that this is just a movie... but I think there are many lessons to be learnt. People are so eager to see the downfall of Anakin... do they realise that the things which cause him to fall, could also cause us to fall?

I always believed that you haven't gotten your movie money's worth if all you can see is the story-line, the effects, etc. You dun exactly need to learn something of moral wisdom from every movie... coz well, we humans have always had difficulty learning things like that. But at least, to just be aware that there are such issues...

I cannot guarantee that I won't behave like Anakin if I was in his situation... but at least I am aware that the world is never as simple as it may seem.

From CSI Las Vegas:

It is those who have the greatest power who are able to relinquish the most power

Think about it...

So I was in bed last night, waiting for the Sandman to come sprinkle golden sleeping sand over my eyelids, sending me off to Dreamland... and I suddenly thought, 'If a guy were to walk into my room now, what would he think?'

Not, 'gee, messy room', or 'I wonder why she has so many wine bottles on her shelves'... but rather, I wonder if he'll get turned on by the sight of me in bed.

Gosh, every guy would get turned on by the sight of a girl in bed.

Well, I beg to differ. I think even the most beautiful girl in the world would look like shit if she was in bed, with big rollers in her hair, her sleeping in some crappy auntie cloth-sack, her body twisted in some weird position, limbs flung about the bed... and she's snoring like a pig.

I wondered... what sort of night-wear would be the most sexy to a guy.

Of course I know that different guys have different tastes... but let's just assume, the general male... what would he have thought, seeing me in bed?

(Yes of course we are going to discuss me, coz this is my blog, duh!)

I was in a big white baggy tee (I like to wear those sort of tees at home, good for lazing ard) and black panties.
I had decided not to switch the air-con on, so the fan was swirling above me, as I lay in bed, covers thrown back, my legs wrapped around my bloster, arms hugging it like it was a blow-up doll.

Would that have been a turn-on?

Sometimes I wear the tee, panties and shorts to bed. Other times it's tee and shorts. Panties tend to be left for a certain period of the month, but sometimes I do just feel like wearing panties to bed, and I do.

When I was staying in hall, and the weather was just a sauna, I'll wear a sleeveless tee and panties/shorts to bed. There have been times when it was just too darn hot for clothes, and I'll sleep naked. Or if I happened to be in a shy mood, it'll just be panties.

And no, whenever I sleep, I dun wear a bra. Apparrently women should always leave their breasts 'hanging loose' for a certain period of time a day. It's not good to keep them 'confined and constantly supported by wire... that'll supposedly cause them to lose elasticity or something like that.

Anywayz...

So which one of my sleeping attire would have been most appealling?

I always thought, sleeping naked was too open an invitation to be that appealling, coz everything is out for display already, there's no sense of mystery.

You know how in some movies, you'll see the actress under silk sheets in bed... and when she has to get out of bed, somehow she'll be all wrapped up, the sheets having been as a sari. I always wondered how you did that. And I always thought that was one of the most sexy images ever.
But I'm not rich enough to sleep in silk, and I haven't learnt the art of tangling yourself up in bedsheets in such a manner that you'll wake up looking like a cocoon (Think Drew Barrymore in Charlie's Angels when she walks out of the baddie's bedroom in sheets) so hence that cannot be my most sexy sleeping attire.

And right before I entered Dreamland... I figured, white tee and black panties = most sexy.

I know some people think a black g-string would be nicer, but geez, only actresses in movies ever 'sleep' in g-strings. I mean, how can someone fall asleep with a wedge up your ass?

A perfectly sensible pair of panties like the ones I was wearing is the best. And the nice color contrast with the white tee... wonderful.

Perhaps I just needed comfortable smoothing thoughts to help me get to sleep... lol.. thoughts that'll make me feel so good about myself...

Maybe I'll go to bed like that again tonight.

(PS: If you thought this post was totally pointless and not well-written, i.e. no proper intro, no body, no conclusion, well, that's your problem. If you think I created this entire post just to have a roundabout way of flattering myself, well, maybe. Point is, this is my crapping blog, and there's nothing you can do about it.)

My dear friend, nis, has identified the reason why she'll have problems with relationships - bfs will tie her down.

I quote her: "i do not like to be tied down. - i do not like to feel as though my whole life revolves one other person - because it doesn't. - i cannot commit myself to one person at any time."

Then she went on to describe the behavior of some couples.. you know, the sort that appear to be siamese twins joined at the hip? Ya, that type.

She said, "when you are in a relationship, 'permission' has to be sought in everything (almost everything) that you do/want to do. every single action/move/behavior of yours will be under scrutiny - by others, by your other half, sometimes even by yourself. you constantly have to think, "if i go do this, would he/she mind?" or "if i were to go do this, what would he/she do?".i cannot go through that restriction of not being able to do things that I want to do because i feel like doing it.i cannot endure the reporting that needs to be done for every course of action that you take."

My godsis, a.k.a. best-est friend has a really irritating boyfriend. I mean, ya, at the end of the day, as long as she is happy, that's all that should matter... but still, sometimes I wonder why she lets him control her so much. And mind you, she's no goody-2-shoes. But she can't be out later having dinner with a bunch of frenz whom she's known way before meeting her bf, she has to be home by 10pm. Like, hello, we've a bunch of GIRLS, so what's there to be so insecure about? But no! Like that also cannot! She has to be home by ten, then she calls her bf to report, then tells him she's tired and going to bed, then she sneaks out of the house after that.
I love her a lot... but sometimes... I do wonder about her bf.
At least he doesn't beat her or something... if he did, I'll cut his balls off.

But the point is... ya, there are couples out there who are damn sticky. I get goosebumps when I meet those who must do EVERYTHING together, are always staring at each other with puppy dog eyes (u'll think that they would get tired of looking at each other after a while), but always report to the other on what they ate, when they shitted, when they peed, even when they blinked their eyes!

I remember another person I knew... we happened to be together, just sitting ard and she suddenly gasped and exclaimed that she hadn't contacted her bf. She then proceeded on to smsing furiously to him. In the few seconds it took for him to reply, she kept worrying that he'll be mad with her for not contacting him. I later found out they contact each other EVERY hour. I asked, "so what do you guys talk abt if you're contacting each other all the time?" She replied, "Just to tell him what I'm doing and that I lurve him lots lor!"
I almost puked
I was tempted to ask... "so even middle of the night, you get up every hour to sms him to tell him you were sleeping is it?"

I'll die if I ever have a bf like tt. No, I wun even start to like a guy that possessive. Yes, I think I'll like to get an sms a day from him, just to say hi, tell me he's thinking of me... but not every bloody hour! And no, I do not want to have to ask him for permission to go take a crap each time the need arises. And I do not want him tagging along every single place I go.

Yes, perhaps in the first month or so, the 'honeymoon' period, we'll want to be together all the time, coz that's what you're supposed to be doing when you're madly in 'love', so to speak. But after that.. err... not all the time, thanks.

So yes, I do agree with Nis that there's always the danger of a super-glue relationship.

But, I don't think I'll ever get into one.

I mean, I know myself, I know what I want. A clingy bf is not one of them. When I'm dating, I'll get to know the guy, his character and personality etc. So from there, I'll already know if he's an insecure sonofabitch. And let's say he does manage to slip through the radar, the moment I find that out, I'll dump him, no matter how in 'love' I am. Coz I treasure my independence and freedom a lot, far beyond love. i HATE it when people tell me what to do, and they want to control my life... absolutely HATE IT.

Eunice said, "others, like yours truly, will start to go through a certain phase of what i termed as 'the wilting phase'. things just get dreary and boring after awhile. that level of initial excitement turns into boredom, and eventually you will look elsewhere to get new excitement.it is a vicious cycle - it is. because this latter group of people will never ever get to settle down because they are constantly 'on the move', in search of more exciting things to keep themselves entertained."

I don't think so, dearie... don't be too hard on yourself.

As long as you find a guy who is similar to you, in terms of relationship expectations at least, you'll be fine. Trust me, there are a zillion men out there afraid of being tied down to a relationship, afraid of having a clingy gf... they want to beable to go boozing with the guys, and they dun really want you around when they go geylang to check into a room, to watch soccer coz that's when they become little boys who start crying when their team missed a goal.

So you get your honeymoon period.. then when things settle down... you dun meet/keep in contact that often, so things are kept interesting. coz when you dun meet every single day, there's room to miss that person, think every now and then, 'hmm, I wonder what's he doing now?' Things dun get boring... in fact, they just get more stable. Because you cannot expect to depend on love for a relationship to work. Love is but a silly emotion. And chemistry does not equal to love... you need chemistry, friendship, communication, trust, respect... all of that in the relationship, together with love.

I dun want a relationship that's always in the budding phrase. Cos that'll be too unreal.. where everything seems so perfect, but actually, is all hanging by a thread, coz of insecurity in the midst of the relationship.
If I'm going to get into a relationship, I want something stable... theatrics are not that important.

So no dear, you're not going to be left on the shelf. You're just a sensible girl who can see beyond all the lovey-dovey acts. You're secure enough to want to have a life that includes a bf, but not a life that IS your bf. Big difference.

I'll kick your ass if you ever become a clingy bitch.

Was watching 'Desperate Housewives' just now...

In one of the scenes, Susan says:

We're single, and desperate, and they know it!

Then she downs her red wine.

I hope that I won't be saying something like that when I am in my 30's or 40's.

Instead, I would like to be saying something like...

I am single, and still getting lots of good sex, and they're jealous of it!
Or
I am married, with a kid (or two), in a satisfying marriage, and they're jealous of it!

Yeah... something like that.

Oh... one more thing...

Parliament is sitting this Monday
(I always found it funny... you mean the MPs are only able to rest their butts whenever Parliament is in session???)

And Eunice Olsen is going to ask the govt if they are aware that the horny sg men with a high chance of getting AIDS go overseas to have sex with minors.

Finally... they're going to talk abt normal sex instead of gay sex.

Maybe that might get them started on the topic of those men who go off to Batam for sex... the men who think that just coz they're in some relatively ulu place that's not so developed, the chances of getting AIDS is zero, the men who think that if they spend a bit more money buying a lady who'll promise that she'll wait all week to keep herself solely for her man when he comes down during the weekends, they can have unprotected sex and be safe coz hey, she's not fucking other guys, right? Like, geez, men can be soooo naive. Of course she's going to take your money, and then fuck other men during the week, coz that'll get her even more money! So how bloody safe is that?

It's so silly... just coz homosexuality is 'abnormal', you jump onto it and blame gays for the increase in AIDS cases.
BUT in actual case, the majority of the new AIDS cases are heterosexual men.

But oh... they know the 'right' way to fuck mah, so nono, it can't be their fault, coz they're 'normal'! It has to be those 'abnormal' people who are causing it, coz err, well, they dun fuck the way we do!

And so the govt goes and makes a big deal abt the 1/3 new AIDS cases which constitute gays... and continues letting those 2/3 go spread the disease.
Just think abt it, just let me be crude here:
Say the gays are really the cause of the rise in AIDS. So they'll fuck each other, all gays in sg will get AIDS, and they'll all die out. that'll solve the problem of the presence of gays in sg for the govt, no?
Then what abt the 'normal' guys? Oh... they'll just go fuck ard, get AIDS, then come back to SG, fuck their wives/gfs/ons, and spread the disease to the sg female population, then little babies will have AIDS and get aborted, then our population will get even smaller.... and after some time, the entire nation will be in trouble!

But, oh it's ok... it's no big deal... coz at least they fuck the conventional way.. so we dun have to talk about them. It's those who dun conform and fuck the way we do that we have to deal with coz, well, they dun follow us in what we do!

Oh, and if you think i'm anti-gay.. I am not.
Whatever rocks your boat...

But really.. the govt should start talking abt all those high-rish heterosexual men.

Today, SMRT decided to 'explain' their need for the transport price hike.

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/050514/5/singapore147515.html

But it still doesn't really talk abt the profits they have.

I'm, for some reason, unable to attach the link to the Today papers.. but there was a more detailed article there, with an interview with Ms Saw Phaik Hwa, SMRT's president and chief executive.

In it, she talked about the new buses they are buying and blah blah blah...

But err... can't you use the profits you earned to buy those buses?

Then she talked about keeping the prices for sch children the same, extending concessionary travel hours for the elderly...

But what about ppl like me? What about the common folks? Just coz we have, supposedly, jobs, are able-bodied beings, doesn't mean the price hike wun affect us.

I mean, basically at the end of the day, SMRT is trying to make the price hike sound like, there's no price hike at all, coz oh, it's just going to really affect tourists and those who dun use the MRT much.
But the truth is, it will hurt the common people.

You're providing a public good... if you really need the money, get the govt to give it to you. That's the responsibility of the govt. Coz if you want less vehicles on the street, that means you have to make public transport damn attractive an option to the people. But with the price hike coming along, that's not encouragement for someone to ditch his car.

And so what if our public transport rates are among the cheapest? That is not justification. It's like saying, oh, coz our prices are not even close to say, HK for example, so let's just increase it so as to narrow the gap.

The funny thing was... Today would quote Ms Saw, then add in, 'SMRT's request for higher fares come son the back of the firm's record net profit of $126.9 million for the year ended Mar 31'.
It's like a reminder that throughout the interview, Ms Saw didn't mention a thing about those profits.

Sigh... I really hope they dun increase prices... I'm already spending more than $10 a week on transport, where I dun get a seat on the MRT, have nowhere to hold on to to stop myself from falling every time the train jerks (and it happens often)... and on the bus, I have to put up with either extra loud noise coming from TV Mobile whenever some stupid program is on, or when there's an interesting show, no sound at all. Oh, let's not forget the crockroaches running over your feet. I think that's what TV Mobile is for... to distract you in the hope that maybe you wun notice the rubbish on the bus floor.

They think they're all powerful just coz they've monopoly power.

Oh, we're going to have a blog convention... Mr. Brown is asking for suggestions..

I thought of a few...

1) Bloglication
2) Blogathon
3) SG Blog Convention 2005 (lol, spastic I know, but it does get the message across, right?)
4) Blog-vention
5) Bloggers.Learning.Orgasms.Gathering (sounds like orgy, hor)

I actually like 'Bloglication'. I think it sounds really stylo.. lol, self-praise.

But really, we need to know what the convention is going to be all abt first, before we can think of suitale name, no?

If you are one of those people into things like democracy, free speech, liberal rights, etc, you might be one of those people who have been totally pissed about the Shanmugam Murugesu case.

For those of you who know nuts abt it:

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/50341.asp

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/50374.asp

http://www.todayonline.com/articles/49887.asp


I belong to this online group where people post messages to everyone else in the group abt topics of interest to the group. For example, if you're into cars, you post messages about cars.
(I'm not going to name the group here coz some people might just start going there to create a mess)

Ever since the Shanmugam Murugesu case came up, people have been talking abt it in the group, from posting announcements abt the 'Death penalty' forum (our dear dr. chee was one of the guest; the moment I realised tt, I decided not to do coz I'm not big on listening to nut-cases), to updates about what Murugesu's lawyer is doing, to stories about how Murugesu's family is trying to cope, etc.

And you know... I wasn't all that passionate about the entire thing.

True, I've never been big on accusations about how the PAP sucks, about the lack of democracy here, blah-blah-blah. Call me a propaganda product if you want, but I've always believed, you cannot have your cake and eat it. We're in Southeast Asia, different culture, perceptions etc. We need some authoritarian trait in our governance if we want peace, stability, etc. If you want to beable to continue boasting about how it's relatively safe to walk around at 3a.m. in the morning here, about how clean and green we are compared to other ctys, how we do have a rather good standard of living, ability to have at least primary education etc... then you have to sacrifice some things.

I've always wondered about those people who talk so much abt liberal rights; I wonder if they're willing to starve in order to have them. I believe that i need to be surviving in order to enjoy at least some of those rights.

But don't get me wrong, I believe that some things here can be improved. For example, a more neutral press would be nice, along with a more relaxed MDA, and a few other things here and there.

And I'll like to think that I'll be more passionate about the death penalty. I mean, we're talking human lives here!

But I wasn't. And I do not know what that might indicate.

I mean, I do care abt human lives. I cried while watching the plans crash into the WTO buildings on 9/11. And yes, the tears also came when I listened to news reports abt the Boxing Day tsunamis. But when it comes to something like the death penalty...

I know if someone killed a family member or friend, I'll damn well demand the death penalty for him.. I'll even offer to be the one executing him!
(Dun look at me like I'm some crazed woman. You would too if your family was hurt coz of that person)

But drug traficking....

If say a family member died from a drug overdose... I might say, "yes, hang the man!"

But that has not (thankfully!) happened to me.
But I wonder, if that happened to one of those people who have been fighting for Murugesu, would they still be trying to help him?

Oh, you have to understand.. Murugesu was desperate... the law cannot be that blind. The law has to closely examine every single case, take all these points into consideration, before judging. His family needs him... you cannot hang a man like that!

Yes, I understand he has 2 young boys, and I do feel sad that they have to live through something like this.

But... where does it end? Anyone can come up and say, "We were forced! We had no choice! We have a family to feed!"
Then do we excuse them too?

What about that guy who pretended to ask his ex-wife to sign the divorce papers, and ended up chopping her 3 times in the neck? He could say that he was desperate or something or other... do we sympathise with that too and spare him?

The thing is... we can't.
If you say the death penalty for drug traficking is death, then that's it, end of story. Unless you have a damn good reason (I can't think of any now), you have to hang. Everyone knows the penalty for something like that... so if you're committing the crime with eyes wide open, you have to pay the price.

Having said that, I'm not condemning those who have been fighting for Murugesu. If there is something you believe in, go ahead, and fight for it.

This is one of those topics where, it's really hard to say if there's a right or wrong. It's like abortion you know... you cannot really say if it's the right or wrong thing. Sure you can be in one camp and be pro-life, for example... but it's one of those topics where you can argue about it til the cows come home, and still not beable to reach a conclusion.

Sigh.

I am one of those who supports the death penalty... Yes, if a loved one, or myself for that matter, ends up on death row, I might feel otherwise... but right now, I do believe in it.
But dun judge me and label me a heartless person because of that.

Because I still feel sorry for Murugesu's family... and I do wonder just how his kids are going to manage after this.
My heart does go out to them.

If you want to sign the "Singapore: Calls for immediate moratorium on the death penalty" petition, it can be found at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/TCAction/petition.html

I think there's some thing going around about how you can make donations to the family etc. I can't find it now, but I will look ard.

The stupid old men at the top want to change my former jc's name:


Petition to retain the name of Nanyang Junior College


A school holds many special memories for every student who has set foot on its grounds. And Nanyang Junior College is definitely no exception. This institution has had a long history in Singapore and was just rebuilt to keep pace with the ever increasing standards of education. Many students have laboured to raise funds to rebuild the old school into a state-of-the-art building with projects like Nanyang Homecoming and the 1 Cent coin project. The process of rebuilding the school was a slow one and the students of 2000 – 2004 can attest to that, having to attend lessons while being surrounded by noisy construction works and taking examinations in containers modified to serve as classrooms. When the Nanyang Flag was finally hoisted in the new building in May 2004, those who were present all felt an overwhelming sense of pride in their hearts. I believe that NYJCians all over Singapore, both past and present, felt the same way as well.

However, a recent issue has surfaced which may forever alter the way that students think of Nanyang Junior College. This involves changing the name of Nanyang Junior College to Chung Cheng Junior College. This decision was made by the top echelons of Nanyang Junior College’s management. But one thing is certain. MOE’s current stand encourages schools to establish close links with their alumni so as to cultivate a sense of loyalty and patriotism amongst those who have already graduated. This in turn, will provide the school with a group of unique individuals who are able to raise funds, contribute manpower and organise activities for the school. By changing the name of a school, the affiliation felt by students who have attended that school will undoubtedly diminish. One of the chief reasons that a School Alumni is formed is to promote the school’s reputation and the best way to do so is by making its name known to others. By changing name now, Nanyang Junior College would have to start from a clean slate as many people would not recognize the new name. She would also stand to lose all acknowledgements that she would have achieved using the name of Nanyang. This situation runs parallel to the fact that many people recognize the names of Raffles, Victoria and National as the top junior colleges in Singapore. The development of the name Nanyang has been given a boost recently in the newspapers as an up and coming junior college with a new building and improved teaching curriculum. However, all this would come to naught once the name of Nanyang is changed to another.


Nanyang Junior College’s Alumnus is also a relatively new organisation with plenty of innovation and passion. To change the name of Nanyang would mean that we would potentially lose the competitive edge that we have just achieved after having gone through countless tribulations to form an Alumnus. On a more practical aspect, our school leaving certificates which bear the name of Nanyang Junior College may not even be recognized by potential employers in the future as the name would no longer exist.

We are a group of concerned ex-students who wish to preserve the name of Nanyang Junior College and would like to ask for your support. Kindly reply to nyjcpetition@yahoo.com.sg with:
1. your name2. handphone number3. year of graduation

to show that you are in favour of keeping the name of Nanyang Junior College. Please send your reply latest by 31st May 2005.

Nanyang Junior College – Together We Build. And together we can achieve anything.

To clarify any doubts you may have, kindly contact me at my HP: 97110423 or send your questions to nyjcpetition@yahoo.com.sg

Please help to circulate this mail amongst your friends and ask them to support this petition.


Like, what the fuck!

Just because those old men at the top have lots of money, 'manage' the college, and take care of Chung Cheng High and Chung Cheng Main, doesn't mean they can change it to 'Chung Cheng Junior College'.

Can you imagine:

"Which jc are you from?"

"Oh, I'm from CCJC."

"Oh, you mean 'Chinese Cock JC'? Or is it 'Chao Chee-bye JC'"?

My poor juniors.

NB: for those of you who do not know, 'chao chee-bye' translates into 'smelly cunt'.

It's a totally tacky name.

And, geez, it just seems like such an egoistic thing for the management to be doing. Imagine again:

Scene: School Management Board meeting
"I think not enough people know what we do. They just think we manage a bunch of sec sch kids. I feel so insignificant."

"I've an idea! Why don't we rename Nanyang Junior College to Chung Cheng Junior College? That way, people will know we manage JC too... like that, will look better on us!"

Sigh.

More importantly, it's NYJC! That's the college I studied in, the one where I spent who-knows how many hours providing free labor to in the student council! The JC that helped me get my A-level certificate! The JC that taught me so many lessons, both in and outside of the classroom! The one with the caring teachers! NYJC was where I made so many friends, have so many memories!

Not Chung Cheng JC!

Maybe we should go have a demostration or something... I had been thinking about it just now... we'll go sit outside the school gates, wave banners that say "Down with the management!" or "NY rules, CC sucks!", or something or rather.

Urgh... Chatting to Eunice in msn msger... she just suggested 'Sissy (CC) JC".

We have got to do something abt it

I've been so bloody busy lah! one entire week of exams and now finally, i am free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am a NUS grad! I am a NUS grad!

just imagine, back in the good old primary/secondary school days, teachers talked abt uni like as though it was the ultimate thing in life to have, that it's even better than sex.
eg: 'sex hor, you dun have, is ok one... after all, s'poreans are all too busy to have sex mah, so no need to worry that you'll lose out. but a degree, degree very very important. if you dun start studying hard, stop talking in class, and stop leaving your textbooks in school just coz they're too heavy to bring home... you will never make it to jc, and then never make it to uni. and if you dun go uni, you will not be able to earn money, then you cannot buy food, no home, no family, will die one!'

so ok, my teachers dun use those exact words, but the tune was about the same.

so what did we naive students do? work damn hard to get into uni lah! we looked up at this huge mountain of obstacles and saw our degree sitting right at the summit, resting on piles of gold coins, radiating with promises of a good life!

so we chiong lor.

and now that i've studied like hell (technically i was quite a slack student who missed lectures/tutorials etc, but i did get some studying done), and i'm finally getting my piece of gold paper, what am i told/asked?
'nowadays ah, degree not enough leh! ppl want honours, masters, but not degrees'
or
'nowadays ah, degree not so important lah! ppl more interested in whether you got experience or not, you know'
or
'so now you going where to further studies?'

like, hello ah! i just did 3 yrs in uni and now you want me to study somemore!?!?!?!

i wonder what teachers are telling their students nowadays. could it be:
eg: 'sex hor, you dun have, is ok one... after all, s'poreans dun have sex anymore mah, so no need to worry that you'll lose out coz no one is having babies anyway. but a phd, phd very very important. if you dun start studying hard, stop talking in class, and stop leaving your textbooks in school just coz they're too heavy to bring home... you will never make it to jc, and then never make it to uni. and if you dun go uni, you will not be able to earn money, then you cannot buy food, no home, no family, will die one!'

sigh

will we ever stop?

i just feel so cheated lor.. like, i was told a degree was the ultimate... and after all the sweat climbing up to get thise piece of paper, i'm told, "err, not enough sweat leh!"

bloody hell