And......nothing
Actually, this is pretty liberating. I am really just talking to myself here, except, you know, without all the freaky silent mouthing of words and gesticulations.
Bring on the cussing and the angst.
Do I need to shake it out of youse?
Erm..hi,
Generally when a sentence has a question mark at the end (like this:'?') this denotes that the sentence is probably a question, and unless it's a hypothetical question, then the person who wrote down the sentence with the question mark kind of would like an answer. Especially if the answer is something the asker of the question would really like to know.
For instance, if there is a question such as, "Do you know that the government is negotiating an FTA with the USA and if yes, do you care?" Generally the answers may range from "I don't care", "Whaddat?" to "Yes I do, what can we do about it?"
(An aside: Sometimes answering a question with another question is acceptable. This doesn't mean you may answer "What's fat anyway?" when your (usually female) significant other asks you "Do I look fat in this?" unless you want a fat lip)
Anyway, if the asker to the question doesn't get an answer, he or she may assume that the general population just doesn't give a rat's ass that the country is being signed away practically for free and/or (and this is potentially more depressing) no one reads his/her blog, so there.
That is all, please go on with your lives.
There is nothing to see here except a wizened old misanthrope suffering from quarter-life crisis and too much residual teenage angst.
P/s:- Sometimes it may also be depressing when emo-bands get more response than "FTA=goodbye national sovereignty". Predictable, but a wee bit depressing nonetheless.
An Apple A Day Keeps the Dr. Phils Away
I started by wanting to complain/whinge again, then I thought, nah- I'm actually pretty lucky/blessed/gifted.
I just need a good knock on the head with a rolling pin to realise it.
Or a Hoobastank song.
*shudder*
Damned Yankees
Currently I am bone tired and consumed by self-loathing. If I stated the reasons for this I might fall afoul of the SVP of Communications who may or may not be reading my blog, and, considering the fact that I accidentally sent him an email meant for a friend with about the same name- I'd rather not run any risks right now.
So, suffice to say that I am, yes, you guessed it, bone tired and self-loathing. Oh, and let's throw in 'experiencing a primal desire to shout the longest string of profanity from the KLCC skybridge'. Is there room in the Malaysian Book of Records for that?
Also, let's take a straw poll: Is anyone out there aware that Malaysia is about to go into second round FTA negotiations with the USA? And if yes, are you also aware that most FTAs negotiated with the USA (e.g., Australia, Singapore, CAFTA) have involved far more issues than mere 'exports/imports in goods and services'? That, if signed, would possibly entail a massive overhaul of our system to align it with that of the USA? Simplistically put, this includes stuff like taking away some biodiversity protection and potentially restricting access to affordable medicines.
Frankly, I'm all for a massive overhauling of our system but to bind it to American requirements and time-tables? If any Americans are reading this, why are most of you so annoying? I mean, I like you in my TV or up on a movie screen, but up close? In my face? With fanny packs and backwards-worn baseball caps? Sorry, not so much.
I'm just wondering because I'm profound like that- this has nothing to do with my day job or anything. *blink*blink*
I really, really want to be lying down in the Awana Kijal spa, being massaged by that girl who can do coin massages, now.
P/s:- What are you supposed to say when a representative from an MNC complains to you, "We just can't make anyone trust us?"
A. "Haha! Serve you right!
B. "Yes, I wonder why that is- it couldn't be because you're seen as the new empire-builders hell-bent on reaping a country of its natural resources and leaving it to die a slow and miserable death, could it?"
C. "But we trust you, we really do! I can't wait for Monsanto to take over the world. Down with small farmers!"
nads went at 13:50