In Other Words

Mixed nuts

Went out to drink last night. It’s been a while since I could drink properly. My stomach has been a bit of a bitch these last couple of weeks, wanting to throw everything back out again, especially alcohol. I think I figured out why, yesterday. It seems that it has something to do with these sour candies I eat at work sometimes to keep me going (that part of it works). I think I’ve been eating so many that my stomach has actually started rebelling against them.

Anyways, yesterday I hadn’t had any of that candy for a while so I was able to go on a bit of a bender with Liana and Hooker. Judging by how I feel this morning it’s probably better for me to continue eating these candies, just so that I can keep my drinking under control. It might be fun to stagger down the street, screaming incoherently, but it sure hurts the next morning.

Not too bad now, just one of those dull, low headaches that will go away in a few hours (or after a few beers), but when I tried waking up for the first time at nine I seriously considered if I would feel better after trying to put my head through a door. I decided against it, but only because experience had taught me that it didn’t. My entire body was screaming it would (especially, as you might guess, my head).

If you come by the Today paper today, pick it up and have a look at the front page article and a letter entitled something like ‘Singaporeans know the difference between good and bad’ or something like that. The first one shows that there is a movement within Singapore towards more political freedom (with 54% saying that it was important and 18% saying that it was a top priority), while the second letter is a scathing attack on the government for taking the two DJs off the air for rude comments.

I agree with the letter. Though it is up to the DJs to retain a certain amount of tact and decorum, it should be the job of the radio station and the public to criticise them for their behaviour, not the governments. When the government restricts what is said on the airwaves that is called censorship and censorship is possibly one of the worst things for a growing society.

Without the freedom to express and voice what people are thinking there will be little to no true intellectual growth, especially in the political field. Singaporeans will remain ‘children’ for as long as the government continues to treat them as such.

That is the problem with an unopposed one party system.

Interesting fact: If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger ones go to the top. (Double meaning intended)

posted by Symbol @ 14.8.04