i dont quite understand why there have been so many thunderstorms the past few nights. its like a date the skies have with us every night, when most of us are asleep. and the thing is the lightning and (consequently) thunder come every 2 seconds. so disruptive to my oh all so important sleep. is there a special reason for this, or is the world coming to an end.

speaking of storms, there seems to be another storm of controversy the past couple of weeks over sexuality education. in all honesty i highly doubt people know all about sex from schools to begin with, it should not be that big a deal. yet of course there is this whole idea of the duties of schools and all. like what happens when the parents dont discuss it. that's where the internet comes in i guess. and i think more than just schools, a person's perceptions or the birds and the bees are formed by his environment - of course schools being part of environment, but its really more than that. come to think of it, when i was in school, all the sex education came in the form of biology, and it really was very technical, nothing much about homosexuality - actually nothing at all, anal sex or pre-marital sex. what i remember were things like:
"sex, which hole to put it in, is a matter of trial and error"
"so if you find a cure for aids, you will be very rich. but cannot ah, encourage men to be promiscuous" i think this is where a judgement on promiscuity is made
"boys i dont know what you are doing at the back, but it is very wrong" this was in reference to different groups of boys at different points of time at different classes and definitely heard more than once, and i suppose this is where a judgement on homosexuality is made - that it is very wrong. which is like a far cry from making it neutral, so i think moe doesnt have to worry.

6 years of biology, and this is what i think they taught me. in fact they even made the sex module in sec 2 ilearning - like what the hell is that!

and of course our dear friend msk has been caught, though still detained in msia. and at this point of time i really am not interested whether he was caught in shorts or boxers. or whether you think msia did a good job. or if you think the threat of terrorism is very real. i think we deserve more information. like when was it that he fled singapore, when did they discover he was in skudai, what was he planning. i am surprised though, that no one has asked for a thorough investigation of the coast guard, or whoever were on duty at where he fled. yet. firstly i think they mostly are nsfs from my batch to begin with so it doesnt quite matter if they demand for some sackings. but if i were a person involved, i would be curious to know if he did indeed flee under my watch. that is of course secondary. the point is, with the entire nation actively somewhat involved and scrutinising the actions, fearing for their safety in fact, they need more information. cos we are all suckers for scandals, and we hate just hearing part one of the story. of the fugitive.

i was just reading an article about how a full blown pandemic is going to affect countries all over the world, and then it struck me - how easy it is for terrorists to create turmoil within a country. they after all have a group of people ready to die for the cause. they just need to find something so dangerous, so infectious to ruin a country. first infect the whole flight, then everyone in the airport, then go to an extremely crowded place. overnight your country does not even know what has hit them. and then they come out and say "you are being punished for your sins. repent now. denounce capitalism bla bla bla" kinda like thio su mien's article on how sars is a punishment for singapore legalising abortion. (http://wayangparty.com/?p=8978) hospitals will be overcrowded, doctors are needed, and it could be a disease that will affect generations. scary.

in a way we are lucky thus far, we have what it takes to fight h1n1, though everyone is saying how it is too early to say. i think though the real test comes when it hits the 3rd world, which does not have the capability or resources. will other countries help, or they will just shut their borders to people from this countries. let them rot since i dont quite depend on these countries. i am not saying i want this to happen, but i think if it does, i will be waiting to see how the rest of the world reacts.

the way we are surrounded with storms lately, you cant help but think if this is the end of the world indeed.

junyi! posted at 9:14 pm.