Thursday, March 27, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
No need to venture for adventure
Today could be considered one of the most exciting days that I had in Taiwan so far. No... no 3-day-2-night trips involved. Nah... no climbing, flying or swinging either.
Have a look!
Tissue power from the Democratic Progressive Party haha...
You won't see politcal advertising items displayed like that in Taiwan... this layout is like a ticking time bomb haha...I must say, the Kuo-Min Tang (KMT) office was well-furnished, office-like with cubicles and offices. The DPP one was slightly more "people-friendly" and manned by some really passionate uncles and aunties wahaha...
Just look at the amount of tissue paper they gave us! -_-'"
A fellow NUS friend (Ruishen) and I went to the KMT office near our hostel first. We tried taking all the interesting items we could find. CDs, flags, flyers and the works haha...
The next stop was the DPP office, which was slightly further away (2 mrt stops). Good thing we hid our "blue camp" items in our bag haha... because you could sense that the aunties and uncles at the DPP office were really really passionate about the upcoming presidential elections.
One lady even wanted to take Ruishen's bag to stuff more packets of tissue inside. Heng ah... imagine the reaction if she saw the blue colour stuff we had inside wahaha......
At that moment, you suddenly realise how it's like being a secret agent with classified documents that cannot be seen by enemy eyes haha...... I told Ruishen it's as if we were carrying explosives in our bags......
And so that concludes one of the most adrenaline-pumping days I had in Taiwan LOL.
Ruishen fooling around (top and bottom photos haha)
Eh. Make up your mind lah wahaha......
Friday, March 14, 2008
Extra extra ~ New updates
Went to Nantou (南投) over the weekend. Was a bit busy with some school so here's the update that everyone has been waiting for wahaha......
Saturday, March 8, 2008
On a last note...
Oh yeah! I forgot to add a nice finishing touch to the previous post/rant hahaha......
What matters is that the action comes from the heart, and not because society deems it "fit" or "only right" to do so.
Peace.Out.
What matters is that the action comes from the heart, and not because society deems it "fit" or "only right" to do so.
Peace.Out.
For the record......(rant ahead)
Nothing much to do on a Saturday night. Sunday's the day trip to Nantou (南頭) and I have to get up at 6.00 a.m. to meet the other people going...zzz...... but be prepared for more pic-intensive updates!
Ok. Moving on the more angsty stuff. I have to get this off my chest (after thinking about it for quite some time last night). For the record, what is written below represents views from my perspective. If you have any comments or whatsoever, just put them in my tagboard. Don't go around assuming that all guys think like that. Thank you.
Note: Oei Weiye, Mabel and Zheng Guo! haha... I think you people are the only few that may understand what's written below.
Here goes my rant:
I think the Singaporean society is too socialised today to accept the notion of gender equality. All the talk by feminists, I feel, is just like a gust of hot air. Just read the local newspapers, and you'll get what I mean. The true feminists must be tearing their hair out.
Let me introduce the theory of a "fake feminist" (thanks ah weiye. good theory lol.)
Fake feminists are women who argue for the equal rights of women in a society that is supposedly dominated by men (in their view). However, their notion of "equality" is seriously flawed. They argue for equal pay, equal treatment from employers and the works etc. BUT they expect men to treat them in a different manner. In a manner that is different from how men would usually treat their fellow colleagues.
Now. This is really quite amusing. From my P.O.V, if you're a women/girl/lady, and I treat you differently from how I treat other people, it's because you're my friend/colleague/relative/family/you-get-the-idea. Gender/sex is not the issue here. That doesn't mean I treat female strangers like crap. Like I said, the society is too socialised for me to do anything about it, so I just stick around and follow what everyone else does.
I think I'm starting to type gibberish now haha... I'll edit and do a re-post when I align my thoughts properly. Continuing on, before I lose my current train of thoughts.
Seriously, I feel it's seriously not easy being a member of the male species in society today. Ok, I hear you ladies, it's not easy being a women either, but let me finish my rant first ok? The other parts can come in later =)
I bet most, if not all women think that all men have watched porn at least once in their lives, and that the male species is driven more by natural instincts than by emotions. Well, I can't confirm with you on this one, maybe it's really 90% true or what, but I hope that women don't judge men based on criterias such as this, because I truly believe that there are people out there who do not belong to the above category.
I believe that anyone in this world has the right to express their emotions, be it a man or a woman. Then again, like I said, society is too socialised to realise this. If you're a man and you show too much emotions, people would say: "Get a grip on yourself!". People feel this is a show of weakness, but I beg to differ. Maybe that's why the average lifespan of a man is usually shorter than that of a woman, because we simply keep our problems to ourselves. Even yours-truly here has to rely on trusty blogspot.com to rant and release some hot air hahaha.....
Maybe that's why they always say "A woman's best weapon is her tears".
The aim of the above post was not to women-bash or whatsoever. It's just my rant and my message to women out there. Please don't set double standards when you are defining the term "Girl power" or "Equal rights for women" in your head. Of course we aren't expecting you to be bra-burning, slogan chanting activists, but please spare a thought for the men who are trying their hardest to be nice to you all.
Please lah, if he requests to go dutch during dinner, forgets to hold the door or pull the chair, that doesn't make him any less a man. That's just the voice of a socialised world ringing in your head.
Ok. Moving on the more angsty stuff. I have to get this off my chest (after thinking about it for quite some time last night). For the record, what is written below represents views from my perspective. If you have any comments or whatsoever, just put them in my tagboard. Don't go around assuming that all guys think like that. Thank you.
Note: Oei Weiye, Mabel and Zheng Guo! haha... I think you people are the only few that may understand what's written below.
Here goes my rant:
I think the Singaporean society is too socialised today to accept the notion of gender equality. All the talk by feminists, I feel, is just like a gust of hot air. Just read the local newspapers, and you'll get what I mean. The true feminists must be tearing their hair out.
Let me introduce the theory of a "fake feminist" (thanks ah weiye. good theory lol.)
Fake feminists are women who argue for the equal rights of women in a society that is supposedly dominated by men (in their view). However, their notion of "equality" is seriously flawed. They argue for equal pay, equal treatment from employers and the works etc. BUT they expect men to treat them in a different manner. In a manner that is different from how men would usually treat their fellow colleagues.
Now. This is really quite amusing. From my P.O.V, if you're a women/girl/lady, and I treat you differently from how I treat other people, it's because you're my friend/colleague/relative/family/you-get-the-idea. Gender/sex is not the issue here. That doesn't mean I treat female strangers like crap. Like I said, the society is too socialised for me to do anything about it, so I just stick around and follow what everyone else does.
I think I'm starting to type gibberish now haha... I'll edit and do a re-post when I align my thoughts properly. Continuing on, before I lose my current train of thoughts.
Seriously, I feel it's seriously not easy being a member of the male species in society today. Ok, I hear you ladies, it's not easy being a women either, but let me finish my rant first ok? The other parts can come in later =)
I bet most, if not all women think that all men have watched porn at least once in their lives, and that the male species is driven more by natural instincts than by emotions. Well, I can't confirm with you on this one, maybe it's really 90% true or what, but I hope that women don't judge men based on criterias such as this, because I truly believe that there are people out there who do not belong to the above category.
I believe that anyone in this world has the right to express their emotions, be it a man or a woman. Then again, like I said, society is too socialised to realise this. If you're a man and you show too much emotions, people would say: "Get a grip on yourself!". People feel this is a show of weakness, but I beg to differ. Maybe that's why the average lifespan of a man is usually shorter than that of a woman, because we simply keep our problems to ourselves. Even yours-truly here has to rely on trusty blogspot.com to rant and release some hot air hahaha.....
Maybe that's why they always say "A woman's best weapon is her tears".
The aim of the above post was not to women-bash or whatsoever. It's just my rant and my message to women out there. Please don't set double standards when you are defining the term "Girl power" or "Equal rights for women" in your head. Of course we aren't expecting you to be bra-burning, slogan chanting activists, but please spare a thought for the men who are trying their hardest to be nice to you all.
Please lah, if he requests to go dutch during dinner, forgets to hold the door or pull the chair, that doesn't make him any less a man. That's just the voice of a socialised world ringing in your head.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Back from Hua Lian! (Part Three) - Taroko Gorge
Last part of the Hualian trip wahaha... Too picture-intensive liao! I'll let the pictures do the talking!
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