Life's Tough, Sometimes Not By Choice

Just the other day, I witnessed a fight right in front of my eyes. From how it started to its abrupt end, the whole episode was played out while I was in the comfort of my chair slurping up delicious prawn mee at a coffeeshop.

What was interesting about the fight is that on 1 side of the fight, the participants were senior citizens, no less than 60 years of age, 1 of them a woman. On the other side, it was a solo warrior at least 4 decades old. Oh yes, the woman initiated the fight.

It all started because of 5 empty drink cans, with a street value of no more than 20cents. The lone warrior-cum-vagabond had taken 5 empty cans from the tables, 2 from mine, but not before seeking our permissions. The woman, from the coffeeshop, did not take it lightly, as if she had been robbed.

She started shouting expletives at him, while he tried explaining that the cans were the coffeeshop's patrons' to give away. As she got hot, she walked over to whack him with her umbrella. One thing I must say, the vagabond was quite gentlemanly, choosing to just fend off her "swordplay". It was only when her male colleague joined in that the vagabond landed a square punch on the guy's throat.

At this point, a 2nd colleague, a white-haired man who looked 70years, limped to a chair and struggled to pick it up over his head, further limped to approximately 2metres from the lone warrior and flung the chair at him, missing him by at least a metre short. The woman then picked another chair and swung it at the vagabond.

As quickly as it started, the fight paused, while all the participants were panting heavily. Just then, another elderly man who I think is the owner came out and told the vagabond to scram. The lone warrior walked away, but not before complaining aloud about the whole episode.

It was a tad comical. But seriously, the fight started over 5 empty drink cans. I wonder if they are "Singaporeans who did the hard and dirty work to build the nation", for if they are, I'm glad cos an old man promised to look after them. Well, if they aren't, then tough luck eh?

Now, now, not everyone chooses to be poor ok?!


redcocoon

Writer's Choke

It's been such a long long time. The heart has been very willing, but not the literary fingers.

There's so much to write about. Some journalist wrote that our authorities are highly ranked amongst their counterparts, but question why Singaporeans keep having so many complaints about the powers that be. It's so simple, the fellow counterparts simply wish they have that kind of clout over their people. Think the "Ah Sia Kia" (rich man's son) and his poorer cousins, while Singaporeans are the collective ex-girlfriends of the "Ah Sia Kia". You'd know what I mean then.

Then there's another writer that questions which gender to blame on the decreasing number of marriages. This "out-of-idea" writer is clearly trying to evoke another age-old battle-of-the-sexes "discussion". I say neither; instead, blame it on the "Ah Sia Kia". Just lower the price of basic housing and the price of cars - you'd see a baby boom. The existing baby policies can then be shoved up where the sun don't shine.

Of course, nothing beats the most desparate of all writers, the one who brought up the idea of scrapping the "Singapore Girl" again. Talk about flogging the dead lamb, yet amazingly, the people lapped it up!? My god! Simply put, SIA is nothing without the iconic Singapore Girl. Yes, she's a great way to fly. Just let the lady carry on with her tasks.

More recently and most ridiculously, the "emotive hero" (can't remember if I got the term right). It basically means a person who turns out to be admired although he may not be entirely doing the right thing. Point-in-case is Wentworth Miller's character, Michael Scofield, in the hit drama "Prison Break". The writer goes on to say such a person shouldn't be worshipped as an idol because no one in reality would purposely get into prison just to get his brother out of pruson. Exactly, my dear writer! It's just a show. By trying to question viewers' intelligence, this writer has unwittingly exposed who's the dumbwitted one. Just let viewers escape from reality and revel in the brilliance of the script writers once in awhile. Do not try to read too much into it. It's just a show, let it go...

Yes, so much to write about, yet I went missing for months. Sometimes, it's painful, so many worthless writers out there who have the power of print, and they abuse it with articles of no substance.

Some writers have Writer's Block, I'm overwhelmed by Writer's Choke - too little time, so much to write about.


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