Thursday, September 22, 2005

superstar

Last night, I dreamt I was a superstar.

I'm serious. Never had a dream like that before. The whole thing; singing with famous people, photoshoots and interviews for magazines and newspapers.

Surreal.



That aside, k li was asking me about "my dreams" just now on msn. How apt. And I got rather existential.


invisiblepinkbunny says:
1. i want to be a fighter pilot.

invisiblepinkbunny says:
2. take up a year long research project that lets me study animal diversity in the african savannah

invisiblepinkbunny says:
3. become a lawyer (hah!)

invisiblepinkbunny says:
4. do my honours

invisiblepinkbunny says:
5. get a good masters

invisiblepinkbunny says:
6. if i'm lucky and i have the energy, get my Phd

invisiblepinkbunny says:
7. get a really good husband and live well, and look after my parents

invisiblepinkbunny says:
if u noticed

invisiblepinkbunny says:
only 4-7 are actually realistic

invisiblepinkbunny says:
im not very interesting am i?

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
4 - 7 is probable

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
so is 2, and 3, if u like.

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
1, i'm afraid ur eyesight kills it

invisiblepinkbunny says:
yeah lor

invisiblepinkbunny says:
wat abt u

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
i want to be a superstar DJ

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
i want to be an author

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
i want to have 3 dogs

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
and I want to learn how to play the piano

invisiblepinkbunny says:
all possible

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
i also want to save the tigers

invisiblepinkbunny says:
lets do that together!!

invisiblepinkbunny says:
im serious.

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
how?

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
i really would love to

invisiblepinkbunny says:
its either... we come from rich families so we dont have to work and our rich parents can fund us on our year-long save the tigers expedition when we are young

invisiblepinkbunny says:
or.

invisiblepinkbunny says:
go when we retire and use our pension

invisiblepinkbunny says:
i think..

invisiblepinkbunny says:
the latter is more feasible

invisiblepinkbunny says:
but by then

invisiblepinkbunny says:
there may not be anymore tigers

kay lii : writer's block. blockblock block. says:
:(

invisiblepinkbunny says:
yeah.



I wonder how many of us actually have dreams, and how many do live to realise them. Even then, I wonder, even if I do realise my dreams, so what? It doesn't matter to anyone but me. World moves on, sun rises, gravity smirks.



So it seems everyone is blogging about the arrests and the "lack of freedom of speech" in Singapore.

And I said it in clem's blog and I'm too lazy to retype, so here goes copy-and-paste.

putting things into perspective, and by that i mean to look at singapore, one cant fairly compare ourselves to other economically developed first world countries like the us or those in europe because simply put, singapore is exceptional.

we're an anomaly, let's face it. and while we have put the days of political turmoil and economic instability behind us, socially, we have a long way more to go.

and while we're at it, we shouldn't even touch on the issue of whether we truly are a "free and independent" country since this really comes down to an argument of definition.

the bottom line is, while singapore is peaceful in terms of inter-racial harmony, it is apparent that racial tensions still exist. discrimination is still practised whether we like it or not. people may not articulate these prejudices, but they are latent in our society.

the sedition act may seem "irrelevant" to this era now, but it still serves the same purpose it used to.

at the risk of sounding pro-establishment (which i am, as long as it suits me.), i must agree with what mm lee said once; that this harmony we now enjoy is not a stable and reliable one. it is fragile and precarious and we can lose it as easily as anything, and once social structure is lost, we lose everything else along with it; economic prosperity and the luxury to walk the streets at night without being worried about getting killed.

people may make a big deal about the freedom of speech. but we must know our limits. talking about the problems you have with gvt policy im sure is not a crime. but you must be responsible. if something is truly wrong, there must be a constructive way to articulate that problem. freedom of speech is not freedom to say absolutely anything you want and getting away with it, it is only so if you speak responsibly.

if you think something said aloud is unacceptable, what makes you think it will be acceptable on the internet?

i really do not get the whole hoopla about having absolute freedom of speech. then, someone could just tell everyone about my alleged fungal infection in certain places that got passed to a certain someone through intimate contact, and get away with it.

really. let it go already.

and wrt policing the internet; the very nature of the internet makes it difficult to police. at a panel discussion with the ICAC in HK last year, they revealed that they are at the frontlines in formulating a global internet police. and they admit that while planning would be easy, it is the implementation that would be the real bitch. imagine having to convince every country to surrender resources to chip in to this global policing effort!

that's why many say, it just cannot be done.



Hiking in Bukit Timah tomorrow. The TA had this to say:

"Be prepared for a long hike. Please come in proper attires (this means no scandals, slippers, high heels, mini-skirts)"

No scandals! y'hear?! Damn #$%&@ undergraduates.... *grumblemumble.

Did I mention Miss Tang went jogging today? And ended up running in the rain? Amazing shit.

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