One 'drawback' about my current job is that I cannot claim to be unaware of what's going on in Singapore and around the world. I can't play the role of the ignorant fool. Now that's a bummer.
Other musings:
I think my fish's depressed. He isn't eating well and he doesn't seem to have much life in him. His tail and fins are also losing their colour. What am I to do??? I don't have fish fingers! Judging by the current situation, I might soon have to post an obitruary for him....
Speaking of obitruaries, employees of the company I'm working in can get discounted rates if they want to place an obitruary in the papers. What would they think if I took one out for my fish? heh.
On other fishy business, I've just been asked if I would like to take on a freelance writing job to write a report on the ornamental fish industry in China. It's for a trade magazine for the ornamental fish industry. Approximately 2,000 words in length, 40cents per word, so that works out to about $800.
The difficult part of this job is having to make overseas calls and conduct interviews in Mandarin. Now, my Mandarin isn't ttoooo bad when it comes to making small talk. But conducting an interview on ornamental fish??? Hmmm....I'll have to let the idea swim in my head over the weekend before I decide if I want to take the plunge.
Tomorrow there's going to be another one of those frivolous and silly articles in the lifestyle section of the newspapers about the popularity of American Chinese men amongst Singaporean women. I have a feeling such a story about Singaporean women hooking American Chinese fish will open a can of worms 'cos the forum will surely be flooded by responses to the article.
And oh, auditions for Singapore Idol start today. Idol fever is on. There have been reports of people quitting their jobs just to practise for the auditions. Others have taken to booking rooms at hotels near Suntec City (where the auditions are being held) so that it serves as a resting place while they and their group of friends take turns to queue in line. People have started queueing since 1pm yesterday. I'm waiting to see how many William Hungs we'll have. It's amazing to see how many wannabes out there who are fishing for fame!
Anyway, so much for my Saturday morning musings.
Posted by DSD at June 5, 2004 10:33 AMyou've been fishing about and being fished out!
poor fighting fish.... get him some worms...or a friend in a different fish bowl....
Posted by: tiggie at June 5, 2004 10:11 PMI read the article this morning. Like you, I'm sure a bunch of people will have something to say.
Most singaporean men get sensitive about being compared to foreigners...be they whites or ABCs, in this case. The article is just fanning the flames of war again.
I tend to be defensive of Singapore guys when people bring up topics of this vein. I've had many arguments about this with my ex-boss (you know who I mean *wink*). Foreigners are touted as being more interesting, being able to converse more etc. yeah, some Singapore guys have rather conservative thinking, and they do live in an island bubble, and they aren't as aggresive, and aren't always the best conversationalists. But then again, the so-called foreigners that we see all the time - on TV, out here in singapore, tend to be the ones who are loquacious, gregarious, witty and adventurous. These are the ones who are seen. There are a fair number of quiet, ordinary fellows across the world in all countries.
Singapore has their fair share of high-acheiving men, sophisticated and clever, articulate and brave. But i do appreciate the fellows who are humble and filial and stable and so-called boring. Sometimes, they can't help it. it's in the culture. but there's always a core of goodness to what seems simple. I'll take that over someone full of hot air and bravado.
And at the end of the day, all that the article says, and even what i've written are generalizations. I once met a girl who said she could only date white guys. Well, can't we just take a guy for who he is? A guy is a guy. Don't label him to death.
Posted by: V Heng at June 6, 2004 7:03 PMoh yes, there are simple-'boring'-nice men even in foreign lands....same for women too!
oh boy... that article is like "c'mon girlies... go find your ABC hunkies".... yikes
and btw... they don't look that different from some of the local faces!
Posted by: tiggie at June 6, 2004 9:02 PM