Why fly?
Flight has always been on the wishlist of humans for a long time.I remember reading up somewhere on a crazy guy who attached wing-like structures to his hands and flapping them crazily to no avail.
But why this infatuation with flight? Why do humans want to fly?
1) Because they are envious of a movement they cannot imitate. You don't see people being envious of fishes, because humans can swim. They want gills, but they've got oxygen tanks(why am I writing in 3rd person =.=). So there's nothing about fishes worthy of humans' jealousy.
2) They want to feel free. Realize that all the songs sung in the hopes of freedom have vague references to caged birds, or clipped wings in general? Yea, you got the point. They don't want to feel trapped, they don't want to feel human anymore, so they resort to becoming a bird. I can see the logic.
But if humans were able to fly, the world would be largely different.
1) There would be no need for public transport. Why take MRTs or buses when you can fly to where you want? For me, I sometimes get pissed when my bus takes damn long to arrive. I think that's true for most people. So I'd be hoping to fly home because I don't want to wait for such a long time, except that instead of flying I hope to be able to teleport, or move as fast as Flash(ers). The concept of life without a need of transport is really boner-inducing, at least for me.
Omg I can fly? WHO CARES ABOUT SMRT/SBS IF I CAN FLY?
2) There's no need for lifts. Why bother building a lift when you can fly? OK, perhaps the older population would have troubles flying up 16 floors, but I think old birds are more sexperienced at flying? Fuck age, aging doesn't occur on wings. Then people won't be able to hold other people hostage with denial of lift upgrades.
Lifts? Elevators? Escalators? What are those things?
3) There's no need for cars. Why bother wasting all those money on fuel, COE, the car itself, and road tax, parking coupons, blahblahblah when you can fly? Oh, need to get to Orchard Road to shop for stuff? FLY BIRDIE FLY. Don't worry about the weight of the goods you purchase it'd somehow get home with you, or perhaps every shop should hire a strong human who can fly fast. Then it's called a delivery service, and there'd be more jobs for people because the number of Uncle Sams(traffic policmen I think), and those summon-coupon aunties would lose their jobs but they can fly around sending goods, which would be just as good.
Parking lots? Delivery services? Who cares?
4) What, think I'd miss it? Was cursing me when you read that I missed that out on point 3? BULLSHIT. If humans were able to fly, there's no need for ERP. Those expensive gantries would not be erected. More money saved for people. Everyone happy all over the place.
ERP? More like A--ERP(Alastair--Everyday Rape People).
5)
No more Red Bull.
Yesterday was...quite fun. OK. End of story. And on the bus home I was listening to the hypnotic humming of the bus engine of 156. The diligent droning of the bus as it worked to carry me(and the other commuters) home was certainly...hypnotic. It reminded me of the time I've wasted, the opportunities lost, the battles I've fought and lost in my entire life. It was kind of an interesting experience, seated on the bus hugging my Beloved with closed eyes, letting the sounds of the other commuters, the bus, the entire environment, wash over me. I didn't bother setting up my earphone because I knew I'd sleep soon--it was a tiring day, tiring in many aspects.
And I did.
Therapeutic. Better than humans.
-- 9/05/2009 10:42:00 PM