Saturday, August 06, 2005
In the Weekend Today, there was an article about this new online community for beautiful people in SG... this club apparrently 'aims to be a platform for its elite clu of members to meet and socialise over the Internet and in person at its monthly parties... aims to save these people from wasting time meeting unattractive people on the Net'. (as quoted from the paper)
I didn't know that appearance-ist was becoming that big.
So you have slimming companies getting already skinny celebs to endorse their products... and now you've this stupid thing about 'membership by beauty'???
What are we telling kids these days? That you must be skinny and pretty and all that crap if not you're nothing???
How snobbish.... like, "Eeee.. ugly people, get them away from me!"
I admit that to some extent, looks do matter. But this is taking it a little too far. Whatever happened to looking at character, personality?
This is no different from racism. You judge, have steraotypes based on a person's looks. Only beautiful people are good, fun-loving, while ugly people are dull idiots, so let's be exclusive and create a community where we can keep away from these untouchables.
It looks like Singaporeans aren't as matured as we thought we had become. We're still the same closed-minded blind people that we have always been.
It just saddens me... not that I'm not a model beauty and so hence I cannot join, but that people can be elitist til such a superficial extent and so closed-up. You would have thought that with all that has happened since 9/11 etc, we would have realised that we're all humans, and that we had better jolly well learn to be nice and loving to one another.
But no.... Singaporeans are still so self-centred.
I am aware that there are good Singaporeans out there, good for you... it's the rest that I feel so... disappointed with.
Anywayz...
Oh, we might get to vote after all.
Do you think it's possible that the government heads had a meeting and thought, "hey, we got to keep the people happy. So why don't we find another presidential candidate and let the people have all the fun in the campagining, casting of votes etc? Then, we can hold general elections not too long after that, and the people will be quiet and content cos they already got their chance to vote already; they wun put forth silly demands to have more opposition members in parliament etc. I know, let's find some stat board guy."
And so now we have Mr Andrew Kuan.
He totally smells of PAP lor.... all that serving which he has done in the grassroots etc...
I must say, he'll really have to work on his charisma if he wants to win (I bet he wun win, even if the presidential elections committee approves him)... Mr Nathan is like, everyone's grandfather/father (no, I'm not thinking about Dr. M here).
Oh... geez, how could I have forgotten this...
I bumped into an old friend today while in Orchard. I wun exactly call her a friend, just someone I happen, unfortunately, to know. I was all nicely-dressed up (had a job interview earlier on) and looking really funky and cool... and there she was, in dumpy shorts and a tee. But she was still gloating over me. Why? Oh well coz she was clinging all over this guy whom she later introduced as 'my dear-dear' (someone pass me a bag to puke into, please), and I was alone. And she got even more excited, oh, I mean, sympathetic when I politely informed that yes, I am still single after all these years.
Slut.
Dun misunderstand... she's not a slut coz she has a bf and I dun. I dun need to have a bf to cling on to coz I have a perfect pair of legs for walking, no need for support, thank you. She was a slut simply coz she was behaving as though having a boyfriend made her more superior to me.
It's kinda pathetic if you need a boyfriend to make you feel that you can measure up, or that you're soooo good.
I'm wonderful on my own, with or without a male by my side.
And besides, the guy wasn't all that good-looking, and he didn't have a good voice; he mumbled all the time.
But he's a rich kid... branded clothes, bag, shades, watch.... and of course, she kept reminding me that he owns a sports car... I can't remember the brand, couldn't be bothered. And yes, apparrently, "I always insist that it's not necessary but he keeps insisting on buying me these ridiculous jewellery. Oh just look at this pendant, doesn't the diamond just sparkle so brightly?" *roll eyes*
Someone, please, tell me why there are such insecure, superficial people in this world?
Love doesn't depend on looks, money etc....
Then again, I'm not sure love exists in the first place.
I didn't know that appearance-ist was becoming that big.
So you have slimming companies getting already skinny celebs to endorse their products... and now you've this stupid thing about 'membership by beauty'???
What are we telling kids these days? That you must be skinny and pretty and all that crap if not you're nothing???
How snobbish.... like, "Eeee.. ugly people, get them away from me!"
I admit that to some extent, looks do matter. But this is taking it a little too far. Whatever happened to looking at character, personality?
This is no different from racism. You judge, have steraotypes based on a person's looks. Only beautiful people are good, fun-loving, while ugly people are dull idiots, so let's be exclusive and create a community where we can keep away from these untouchables.
It looks like Singaporeans aren't as matured as we thought we had become. We're still the same closed-minded blind people that we have always been.
It just saddens me... not that I'm not a model beauty and so hence I cannot join, but that people can be elitist til such a superficial extent and so closed-up. You would have thought that with all that has happened since 9/11 etc, we would have realised that we're all humans, and that we had better jolly well learn to be nice and loving to one another.
But no.... Singaporeans are still so self-centred.
I am aware that there are good Singaporeans out there, good for you... it's the rest that I feel so... disappointed with.
Anywayz...
Oh, we might get to vote after all.
Do you think it's possible that the government heads had a meeting and thought, "hey, we got to keep the people happy. So why don't we find another presidential candidate and let the people have all the fun in the campagining, casting of votes etc? Then, we can hold general elections not too long after that, and the people will be quiet and content cos they already got their chance to vote already; they wun put forth silly demands to have more opposition members in parliament etc. I know, let's find some stat board guy."
And so now we have Mr Andrew Kuan.
He totally smells of PAP lor.... all that serving which he has done in the grassroots etc...
I must say, he'll really have to work on his charisma if he wants to win (I bet he wun win, even if the presidential elections committee approves him)... Mr Nathan is like, everyone's grandfather/father (no, I'm not thinking about Dr. M here).
Oh... geez, how could I have forgotten this...
I bumped into an old friend today while in Orchard. I wun exactly call her a friend, just someone I happen, unfortunately, to know. I was all nicely-dressed up (had a job interview earlier on) and looking really funky and cool... and there she was, in dumpy shorts and a tee. But she was still gloating over me. Why? Oh well coz she was clinging all over this guy whom she later introduced as 'my dear-dear' (someone pass me a bag to puke into, please), and I was alone. And she got even more excited, oh, I mean, sympathetic when I politely informed that yes, I am still single after all these years.
Slut.
Dun misunderstand... she's not a slut coz she has a bf and I dun. I dun need to have a bf to cling on to coz I have a perfect pair of legs for walking, no need for support, thank you. She was a slut simply coz she was behaving as though having a boyfriend made her more superior to me.
It's kinda pathetic if you need a boyfriend to make you feel that you can measure up, or that you're soooo good.
I'm wonderful on my own, with or without a male by my side.
And besides, the guy wasn't all that good-looking, and he didn't have a good voice; he mumbled all the time.
But he's a rich kid... branded clothes, bag, shades, watch.... and of course, she kept reminding me that he owns a sports car... I can't remember the brand, couldn't be bothered. And yes, apparrently, "I always insist that it's not necessary but he keeps insisting on buying me these ridiculous jewellery. Oh just look at this pendant, doesn't the diamond just sparkle so brightly?" *roll eyes*
Someone, please, tell me why there are such insecure, superficial people in this world?
Love doesn't depend on looks, money etc....
Then again, I'm not sure love exists in the first place.
