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Practical Politics

For a world so enamoured with equality , might is still most respected in politics . Any bets that Japanese politicians won't be visiting shrines on the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor


Grubby

Wanted to laugh when someone said he was gonna grab some grub - insect is grub , dirt is grub, to some , food is grub... no comment.


Samsoon


Yep, watched the drama - korean version of Bridget Jones but funnier. The emphasis on fat women reminded one of Aub's post and the pastry of Jo. The younger men thingy - well, unless you really enjoy babysitting an overgrown brat... Watch for the end

Temptation

Breaking the thought - action relation


When you have one of those days , you know, when you're zoning from the severe lack of sleep or when you've drunk enough of that foul bitter bean to be more concentrated than what they have in that percolator or when you've drunk too much tea of the long island variety and your head's spinning so wildly you're convinced you're doing an imitation of Linda Blair, complete with screaming colleagues; watch those funny thoughts that flit through your mind . Like how the fact that 2 of the most iconic tv series of the '90s had actors previously noted for their adult film roles makes the clinton era all the more complete?! How you'll like to turn to your chirpy colleague and ask her how much prozac she's on , get back at your crappy boss by calling his wife to the office when he's with his thursday lunch special challenging the soundproofing , tell your nemesis you would not wish her on your worst enemy, never mind anyone human. Or tell that bitchy male acquaintance he's suffering from pms and offer to recommend him to a gynae , tell the prof verbally reducing your work of the last 7 years to rubble in 7 minutes he's an old fart that won't last seconds in the real world away from the life support of academia, deck that dreamy male from the next office 'cos he's such an ass. Check the impulse (ok, except demolishing your nemesis, it's cathartic), if not for practical reasons, then for the fact that it's not worth it. When it comes to demolishing some people, you don't have to be the first and you're certainly not going to be the last!

What comes first, the headache or the thoughts?

Viciousness of every shade

The Middle East conflict

Dilemmas galore. If the terrorists aren't brought to justice, they might inspire other freedom fighters to join the extremists, as such, every attack on the civilian populace and terrorist camps already builds the feel of victimisation and lends credence to the extremists' propaganda. Freedom fighter or terrorist - all depends on which side of the divide you're on. What's worrying is , if terrorists are allowed to get away scotfree, those who are against their cause may not join the regular national forces but form guerrilla groups of their own, and that's apart from black ops and mercenaries, that's when war never ends.

The Islamic nations aren't exactly in an easy position , not supporting Hizbollah will reduce their credibility with the sympathetic populace , supporting Hizbollah will tar them with the terrorist label. Ironically, 20 years ago, the headlines screamed Middle East crisis, 10 years ago, the headlines screamed Middle East crisis , today, the headlines scream Middle East Crisis , the day anyone would be surprised is when the headlines no longer feature the Middle East.


Men vs women

Kinda agree with Ang about the differences between men and women in terms of violence but frankly, having been slapped, punched, kicked etc by people of both genders, violence has no gender. Though I've rarely retaliated (4 times over all the years), the next person who confronts me with violence is gonna be nastily surprised. But Ang is right about women targetting the emotional and psychological aspects. My nemesis is a prime example.

That nemesis , ironically, according to information sources, is a barrister one of whose specialities is personal injury including stress at work, Wonder if she gleaned that from torturing me at university?