I last blogged on April 14. How is that even possible? Nothing much has happened except that I came back from Bali with many scars (damn those mosquitos and bugs!) I have also found myself more connected to the Singapore politics than some of my Singaporean friends (I think acting in Animal Farm plays a huge role in my political awakening) and at times, when caught in the feverish enthusiasm, I will pause and wonder, why do I even care?
I am not Singaporean!
Well, I once naively believed the fairytale and defended the system. I remember the astonishment my American roommate had towards how our political system works. She came home from one of her law classes and asked me, “My professor said that human rights are lacking in Singapore… You said Singapore is a cosmopolitan city. How do you reconcile that? I don’t know Singapore very well. Can you tell me more please?”
“Er… I think our ruling party will probably not change in another 50 years.”
“What?!?!”
I randomly plucked out an arbitrary number and found myself stuttering.
I thought then, how am I going to put this across without sounding like we are oppressed beings.
Early and possibly long day tomorrow. Here is a beautiful picture to end the night.
Beautiful, wintery bokeh by Jackie Rueda.
Well, once more I have to say Hooray for Schengen I love visiting a friend in Madrid, seeing Paris for a Weekend, and going to Lublin for a wedding.