Random Thoughts for Tonight

A potent mix of alcohol and teh ais has got me wide eyed at this ungodly hour. So here is a list of random thoughts for the night (morning).

National Day:
Tomorrow will be Independence Day for Malaysia. I’m absolutely indifferent about it. I’ve never felt so unpatriotic in a long time. Boy, have things changed. I recently received a comment that I was the most unpatriotic person the commenter has ever seen. But honestly, I’m beginning to find it harder and harder to identify with our country.

Driving around town earlier tonight I was “treated” to the usual way a number of Malaysians show their patriotism. That involves riding around in their flag bearing EX5’s honking their horns and screaming like animals. Sure, our country is proud of you. Now pay attention to the road before you make the local police work for their monthly government allowance.

Maybe it’s time for another brainwashing session by my prospective employers. They sent us off with a warning along these lines. I guess they knew what they were talking about.

Girlfriends:
It seems to be an extremely common phenomenon when really good looking girls have absolutely hideous best friends. A common theory as to why this happens is the good looking one likes having her beauty accentuated when contrasted with her best friend (accessory). What attention hogs they are.

Talking to a friend revealed another interesting theory. He said that having a girlfriend with such contrasting looks helps when the good looking one has a boyfriend. There is no competition or risk of the boyfriend jumping ship, so the good looking one has that assurance. As he said “One mountain cannot have two tigers”. I love that phrase. But what about when the hideous one (magically) finds a boyfriend of her own? I’m stumped on this one.

Homophobia:
I wonder why the kids that grew up around me seem to have some fascination with homosexuality. No, they’re not swimming upstream, but more like they having tendencies to make a lot of stereotypical gay jokes. Is it some behavior they devise to assure themselves that they are “normal”? Disturbingly enough, this behavior has not been left behind with the high school textbooks as it should have.

Tree hugger:
Being someone who’s relatively knowledgeable about nature, I’ve been the butt of a lot of jokes. Especially recently as I’ve picked up bird-watching as a hobby. I really think the youth of today should learn to appreciate nature and the environment more since the depletion of our natural resources and the extinction of our flora and fauna is becoming an even more pressing issue by the day. Wake up, smell the roses and stop looking at me as if I am some hippie from the 70’s.

Being Broke:
I haven’t worked for two months now. My resources are depleting ever so rapidly. I really have to cut down on expensive pastimes like watching movies, indulging in food, buying toys and indoor soccer. Waking up at 11am helps save a little by consolidating breakfast and lunch into one meal. Sadly my habit of hanging out with friends over supper negates it. I need to earn some cash….fast.