Well, the DWP is finally released over the weekend after a couple of times of postponement. Am wondering if we will need to analyze the DWP this week. While it is interesting to see the global activities affecting my work in a very direct way, it is also tiring and taxing to be operational all the time.
Challenge and Comfort, guess I can never balance the two well
Aware Saga
I have not gone to the EGM yesterday and I have only read the reports on the papers. With my humble understanding of the issue, I thought it was just very sad.
Personally, I'm glad the New Guards were voted out and the Old Guards restored. My reason is simple, Aware is more than just a homosexuality issue. A bloodless coup, no matter how legitimate it could be, is not something that is indisputable and the New Guards can't defend at all, and even if they could win legally, Aware is useless if the general public is not supportive of it. And in order to garner support, something more than legitimacy is needed.
I'm also sad for the entire EGM. I think the audience was bad (according to the reports), the customers can't complain about poor management when the customers are not acting appropriately. The supporters of the Old Guards may be outspoken, but blatant cheers and jeers without listening to the side with an opposing view is not really a civilised behaviour.
The Feminine Mentor, I'm sad by her choice of approach and her perception of one's worth. It appeared that she started off with her qualification and past experiences and at one point, even demanded that the audience respect the elders. There is one thing about Ability and another about Sensibility, one can be the most capable person and unless he/she talks sense and give justification for his/her actions without a reasonable doubt, he/she will never be able to convince anyone. I'm not sure why a senior lawyer failed to see that. There is no room for public display of arrogance in politics and she sure made a bad judgemental call. And well, she should have stood for elections herself anyway.
The breaking of Sally Ang and her frustration. There is a time for anger and a time for restraint. Anger and retaliation are needed in occasions when a loved one is being bullied but not when the audience turned into a mob. Guess Sally lost her cool and I really felt sorry for Josie Lau. Not for her loss but the fact that she was not given a chance to prove her worth and vision in just 17 days of turmoil.
The Old Guards must also understand that members might have voted for them but it certainly did not mean victory. It was really a choice of the lesser of two evils, and I pray that after the euphoria has subsided, the Old Guards could really review what had happened and the reason why it happened. Rather than adding more nails into the coffin of Josie Lau and Co. I am a Christian and I must say that I am against homosexuality and also alarmed at what the Sex Education Manual from Aware says about homosexuality. I believe that schools, parents and students must understand that Aware is not responsible to disseminate moral values but to impart the knowledge of safety in the legal and health settings.
Just my two cents' worth but I felt uncomfortable with the service today. I am not sure if the younger ones appreciated what Pastor was saying. The tonality seemed to suggest that Persecution should be celebrated because it means that we are going in the Godly and unworldly direction. I have my doubts, mainly because I find that Josie Lau and Co. were not persecuted but simply bearing the consequence of their rash act. Moreover, we have more issues apart from the Aware Saga, may it not cloud our minds and prayers.
I pray for wisdom and a discerning heart for all. To understand that Ability isn't the entire aspect of one's life and worth. Can't people see that everything was instigated by personalities of high social stature? I pray that even the beggars on the street start to think about issues and reflect on one's existence rather than just busy earning the next meal and to leave the running of the world to these privileged people because such privileged people may have the certificates but they can be just as shallow as anyone.
次の恋愛と言うこと
ミクシィでジョアンの新たなプロフィールが今朝目に入った。どうでもいいような繋ぎでも、なぜか怖く感じた。連絡のない時にはジョアンをたまに覚えて愛しく覚えていくことに対し、一旦連絡、あるいは繋ぎを見つけたら怖いと感じてしまう。
何日前には同僚がいいお友達を紹介してくれるそうだった。俺のことをお友達に紹介するほど評判がいいことにはありがたいけれど、俺には別に「彼女作り」を優先にしてる訳でもないよね(苦笑)わざわざ女の子とそんなきわどい話を聞いて、自分に合うかどうかと言うのは、今の自分にとって、ものすごく時間、精神力が問われること。ぶっちゃけ、ジョアンより自分が好きになれそうな人もこの２年間現れていないし、自分も女の子を誘えるけど、週末には一人で過ごしても全然構わなくて。好きじゃない人と一緒のなら、やっぱり一人のほうが楽だと思う。
そもそもプレーボイじゃないから(笑)もう歳なんだし、恋愛だけのために恋に飛び込んじゃうよりも、長～く付き合えて、結婚できそうな人じゃないと時間の無駄にもなるし、めんどくさい(笑)そこまで考えれば、これから自分なにをしたいのかをはっきり決めないと分からないもの。シンガポールにいるのか、東京に行っちゃうのか、香港に戻ろうか、まず自分で決めないと。
今日は帰る際、お兄さんみたいな存在にもなる方が、「生活のサークルを広げろ」とアドバイスされた。俺ってそんな気力はないよね(笑)しかも目が高いから、なかなかアプローチしてみたい人もあんまり出てこないと思う。将来どうなのだろう(苦笑)
Movies
Been watching some movies lately.
Revolutionary Road. Truly dense and insightful, I found my very own struggle and internal conflict just got manifested and the voices were depicted by the the husband and wife. If running away a manly decision? or is it just unrealistic such that no one does it?
The Day The Earth Stood Still. Horrible and lame. Al Gore would probably love it but for the rest of the civilisation, there is no point watching it, even on TV.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine. The show which promised so much and yet delivered so little. Can't really blame the writer because there is little room for expansion. But with everything so predictable, I regretted watching it instead of my Man U match last evening.
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