szelee 诗理 。失礼

Displayed for celebration, disposed with humiliation

How much more can we take? How long more to be awakened?

He wonders, he wonders how, he wonders how he wonders…

Happy National Day.

Of all the inspiring TED talks he has been listening these few weeks while doing next to nothing in the office, this is his favourite. Any attempt to explain why it is so fascinating would not do any justice to the talk itself.

That’s it. Yet another year older, but none the wiser.

On Straits Times! Jiin Joo got the first four paragraphs plus a handsome photo while he got 28 words quoted.

Braving the crazy traffic and crossing the Causeway on foot (thanks to the limping terrorist), they managed to reach home safely the night before the Election Day.

Greeted by loud banners and posters everywhere, they felt fortunate to be able to participate in this event. Casting a vote seemed such a simple, almost insignificant act from one’s perspective. Little had they known the magnitude of things to come.

Earlier, weather forecast had predicted a heavy downpour in the afternoon. He only noticed a drizzle in the evening after dinner. But no one had seen expected to see a tsunami coming.

It was a Hari Ini Dalam Sejarah! The rakyat has spoken.

There is a way to be good again after all.

One in ten million, hopefully.

在森林和原野是多么的逍遥
亲爱的朋友呀 你在想什么？

He thinks about Christmas, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali and… Chinese New Year.

He wonders, if the Chinese is the only race these days who celebrate its most important annual event with most of the food, clothing, music, decorations, rituals, gifts and greetings centralized on the single theme of getting rich?

Huat ah!

He feels awkward, almost embarrassed.