In times of uncertainty, why not get some new shoes? The right shoes can transport you to exciting faraway places where you can hang out with cool people until you find your way back again.
August, 2010
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Dorothy got it right.
August 25, 2010 by June:Wow
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Roti with a rockstar
August 16, 2010 by June:Wow
“I don’t understand why women need to be friends with their exes, it’s over, so let it go”
He took a sip of his iced tea as if he was short of time and squinted his eyes as he sipped, not because of the sun but because sometimes cold beverages do that to you.
“They stick around because they obviously still have feelings for their exes, then they go on about the family and shit like that, then they fuck and they tell you they’re sorry but there’s a ‘special connection’ between them and their ex”
She listened to this, checking what he said with what she felt, almost simultaneously. Some of it made her think of what he must have been through, what he must have felt at the time, rather than whether she still cared about her ex.
“But I don’t have feelings for him, I have feelings for you”
She got up as she spoke and went to the counter to get some tissues. She was worried she had sauce from the noodles all over her face and that this would make him like her less, but mostly she was just a little embarassed.
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You are all full of shit and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
August 1, 2010 by June:Wow
At the end of Jom Ke Chow Kit! last night, four friends were dancing in a parking lot across the street to music that was still blaring from the carnival. It was raining, but that didn’t stop them. They boogey-d till it looked a bit too silly and then drove home.
Were you at the carnival?
If you weren’t, you missed out on beautiful fairy lights, good vibes, face painting, dancing people, great performances, and (more importantly) free sex enhancing merchandise from Durex. Confucius say, never pass up an opportunity to enhance free sex at no cost.
The carnival was endorsed by the Ministry of Health (who also had a booth there). It was designed to be educational and inspirational. Some of the carnival goers looked thrilled that something was going on apart from the usual shit in Chow Kit. They waited eagerly to have their faces painted, cheered whenever performers went on stage (one of the best audiences I’ve ever encountered), and made it a point to have fun despite the rain which refused to stop.
The police earlier contributed by arresting 40 carnival goers before the event even began. I don’t know why they were arrested, maybe the police wanted to arrest something other than their development for a change (oh, hang on. Maybe not.) but it does mean that the people who were arrested missed out on a lot of things.
It means that if they were sex workers who were unaware they had AIDS, they didn’t get to do a free screening, and are probably going to continue spreading it to their clients. That in turn means we’re all going to get AIDS sooner or later. A lovely prospect.
If they were hard core drug addicts, it means they missed out on a chance to learn about what the drugs are doing to them, where they can get help, etc. And that in turn means they’re just going to rot away, resorting to crime in times of desperation that will affect all of us.
If they weren’t doing anything other than simply just trying to have a good time to escape the confines of everyday life, then they were deprived of that as well.
Such behaviour by the police is not unusual, but its continued presence is unacceptable because it is clearly not a positive contribution to society. I’m sure a lot of effort was invested into putting together a carnival of that sort and it is sad that those who could have benefitted most from the carnival did not.
Remember this when you’re writing the next big report on why drug abuse, AIDS, depression etc is on the rise. Remember this on your way home to your beautiful suburb and your false sense of security. Remember this the next time you watch a bullshit ad (paid for by you) like this:
In life, there are those who are dealt cards that leave them at the mercy of others. It is the duty of a lover to help these people and not be fooled by haters masquerading as lovers.
If you’re not a lover, then you’re a hater. There is no middle ground. In a situation like this, apathy will only leave you vulnerable to hating when things fuck up in your own life and when that happens, you will be miserable, so I would urge you to be a lover because you owe it to yourself not to be miserable.
It continues to rain in Chow Kit everyday in more ways than one. I hope there comes a day where every one of us is able to go there, get wet and have fun without fear.
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