tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post113884523799655993..comments2024-03-25T09:14:03.458-04:00Comments on Too Many Thoughts: The Straits Times asks, I answerTymhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1139645774409096052006-02-11T03:16:00.000-05:002006-02-11T03:16:00.000-05:00I figured that Urban cover story was just a way fo...I figured that Urban cover story was just a way for the ST reporters to try to get themselves dates.Darylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04496381028501467886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1139045617901630122006-02-04T04:33:00.000-05:002006-02-04T04:33:00.000-05:00ahhh...well, it does sound like you live in a much...ahhh...<BR/>well, it does sound like you live in a much more judgemental environment than I thought. Still, it comes as no surprise, really, everything that you say. I think this pressure exists in so many different forms around us, the pressure to conform to expectations that somehow promote something that has nothing to do with the poetry of living.<BR/><BR/>I like V-Day a lot, but not actually on Feb 14.NARDAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178357844367164683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1138948642355351112006-02-03T01:37:00.000-05:002006-02-03T01:37:00.000-05:00Nardac > Do I? I'm not, really.I think what bother...Nardac > Do I? I'm not, really.<BR/><BR/>I think what bothers me so much about Valentine's Day is the number of people who whinge about how much things cost and the stress of planning a memorable and romantic evening. But if you suggest to them that they take it easy or, better yet, ignore V-Day, they balk. Pah!<BR/><BR/>In the Singapore context, I think V-Day is particularly pernicious because it's become another one of those social rituals that people perceive as something that they must do, even though it's for no good reason. Just as one's life must be punctuated by the stages of acquire significant other-propose by suggesting purchase of an HDB flat-throw Chinese wedding banquet dinner-have babies asap to take advantage of Baby Bonus-acquire a maid (or two)-upgrade from HDB to condo, etc. --- so it has come to mean that people in a relationship <I>must</I> celebrate V-Day with gusto. You only have to look at all the teenagers proffering stalks of roses and arranging dates at mediocre cafes serving up a V-Day menu that's only marginally better than food court fare. Not to mention all the teenagers or adults <I>without</I> dates who are made to feel the worse for it (for no good reason, I say again).<BR/><BR/>I know I sound like a ranty old woman, but what I'm trying to get at is the emptiness of meaning in this, among all the other "special occasions" that people celebrate. There is so much meaning that we can make for ourselves in our lives and our relationships --- why allow ourselves to be manipulated by a heartless marketing strategy?Tymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168089811114758802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1138928227282405742006-02-02T19:57:00.000-05:002006-02-02T19:57:00.000-05:00You sound bitter.You sound bitter.NARDAChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178357844367164683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1138857470732485812006-02-02T00:17:00.000-05:002006-02-02T00:17:00.000-05:00Still, it's quite funny to see couples walking aro...Still, it's quite funny to see couples walking around in orchard road with flowers and matching tshirts. It's almost a parade. Where have they been hiding for the past 364 days?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1138856488843000442006-02-02T00:01:00.000-05:002006-02-02T00:01:00.000-05:00To V Day I say BAH. I say BAH to V day.:)To V Day I say BAH. I say BAH to V day.<BR/><BR/>:)LittleRedDotGuruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739702902678659465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1138856105772882092006-02-01T23:55:00.000-05:002006-02-01T23:55:00.000-05:00To V Day I say BAH. I say BAH to V day.:)To V Day I say BAH. I say BAH to V day.<BR/><BR/>:)LittleRedDotGuruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00739702902678659465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5658132.post-1138851387919539592006-02-01T22:36:00.000-05:002006-02-01T22:36:00.000-05:00Surely u mean Urban?Kudos to those who dun buy int...Surely u mean Urban?<BR/>Kudos to those who dun buy into the V-Day hype.Kivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393429230260096657noreply@blogger.com