Manga pl0x?
I can understand the prolonged interest in Japan's affairs. They certainly are in dire straits and need help. But all I want is for my manga and porn to be uploaded without fail, from them.
You may think that I'm a total dick, but your views don't matter to me. I'm getting really sick and bored of newspapers because it's always splashed with news on the nuclear reactors. OK, they're making huge sacrifices and they really deserve our respect, but sometimes there needs to be an end to thing--stop reporting on the same thing over and over again, dicks.
"Onoz the condition worsened"
"Onoz the condition worsened again"
"Onoz the condition is worse than before"
"Onoz this might escalate"
Spread the same message over the same number of pages and for a few days. Simply perfect for the editors to eat snakes.
"Oh, it was used before yesterday so it should be error free--run along now."
I'm considering cancelling my subscription fee to The Straits Times now. I'm not paying $27 a month for this shit. My father is.
Some other reports piss me off too. This protracted romance with Japan has sparked renewed interest in their culture, and some journalists took it upon themselves to be moralists. They go around saying random shit like "Everything that's right about Japan is what's wrong with us" or something along those lines.
You know what? I don't give a shit. If Singapore were to suffer an earthquake, all the better. I'd love to see all the expatriates and permanent residents run home. I know I'm xenophobic, but in times of trouble you can see where the loyalties of everyone lie. And if the government isn't convinced that the foreigners aren't loyal to Singapore, a quirk in Poseidon's mood is what we need. This earthquake and tsunami is apparently Poseidon's work--he is the god of the sea and earthquakes after all. Japan must have done something to irk him--that or nothing, seeing as Greek gods are quirky. All that nonsense about God and his anger and his plans--what the fuck? I'm just going to keep quiet about this because I don't want to get into an argument about theology. But I am convinced that Poseidon is behind this.
Besides, who are all these journalists to make comments about our society? Have we ever been given a chance to exhibit our best in times of adversity? Another question--do you really want something like that to happen to Singapore? You can't judge Singaporeans based on things that haven't happened. If I have yet to take an IQ test, you can't say I'm stupid. If I didn't take my mathematics test, you can't say that I suck at mathematics. If I haven't had sex with you, you can't say that I'm bad at sex. It's that simple, really. With these holier-than-thou attitude that these journalists are taking upon us, I can't see why they're able to hold their jobs, unless a holier-than-thou attitude is a prerequisite to being a journalist.
Sure, I know the Japanese are really disciplined, and stoic (every journalists' favourite descriptive word of them), and they really are commendable. I'd admit it, being a pussy that I am I teared up during the initial reports on the "Fukushima 50". It's perfectly fine to laud the Japanese spirit.
But don't fucking compare them with us, especially if you're a Singapore journalist. Preachers preach because they know better, because they think they are better.
Are you saying that you're better than the general public? Is writing such articles good for your ego? "Oh look, I'm commenting about the flaws of the Singapore society, woe is to be me, I am better than them but I'm bogged down because of the inherent flaws of the Singapore society, TAKE ME TO JAPAN."
Fuck you. You're not any better than us. Just because you made a comment doesn't make you a saint--get this fact drilled in.
There are others who wonder aloud what would happen if these things happened to Singapore, like how Singapore would react. They speculate widespread panic, looting, social breakdowns et cetera--almost as if they'd only be witnesses, not participants. Big yawn. I'd tell you what'd happen if Singapore were to take on a natural disaster of such epic proportions. There won't be Singapore left. There'd be nothing left to rebuild. There won't be enough society left to breakdown. That makes you happy? Do you still wish for a disaster to happen just so that you can prove to the international community that Singaporeans are resilient? Why do you want to prove a point anyway--are you that insecure about the Singapore identity?
Japan has been around for centuries. How old is Singapore again? There is no basis for comparison, so stop comparing.
There are also statistics that show natural disasters as boosts for the economy. Infrastructure can't mend by themselves, and construction companies are given more job opportunities in such crises. That is not to say that they don't need donations to kick start this process of healing. People who "pray" to Japan often conveniently forget to donate, because after all, it's the thought that counts--simply praying for them would forge a telepathic link to their brain stems and alleviate their sufferings of course. Also, I'm pretty sure the montage made by Mediacorp featuring various artistes would help the Japanese. The Japanese, being brilliant inventors and all, would certainly have the ability to tap into radio waves 5315KM away, and feel touched that everyone is looking down at the well they're currently in and feel relieved and glad that they aren't being stoned.
I donated. I'm not going to reveal the amount and make all of you think that I'm some sort of philanthropist, but the amount I donated borders on being astronomical. Remember the person who donated $1 million? I donated around that, give or take a few zeros. Besides, I didn't donate to get the bragging rights of having donated and to be a moralist myself. I donated because I wanted to, and it's perfectly fine if you didn't donate because why would they care? But if you've tried to make everyone around you feel guilty by praying for them, I have this question for you:
Have you donated?
Moralists piss me off so much that I took time off screwing my new-found girlfriend just to type this out. She likes being asphyxiated, and I probably left her on the noose for too long.
-- 4/06/2011 11:48:00 AM
