2nd weekend

finally managed to do something constructive today, against overwhelming inertia, i managed to drag myself together with wing-mate jeremy to go for a jog along the swan river. it was probably the first time i attempted to run in such a cold weather (and in many months as well). the view was great, if swan river despite all its glorious clear blue water is simply just river, comparably east coast park would seem more like drainwater. we really have to be ashamed of the level of eco-awareness and conservation we have back in singapore. swimming in the sea back home, is literally swimming in a sea of effluence.
the most interesting part of the day came in the evening when we (a couple of singaporeans) and shaddi (a lebanese) relax-one-corner in the common room. shaddi, in his usual curiosity, stumpled upon a sex-toy catalogue. in his excitement, he happily flipped through the pages. it was probably a classic and normal psychological response considering his strict upbringing in a conservative society. what totally surprised us was when he nonchalently removed his sweater and started wipping each page of the catalogue after he was done with it. after making sure that no fingerprints was left on the book, he then took the catalogue by his sleeve and put it back. apparently the lebanese government offer rewards to people (or rather bao toh kias) who provide tip-off on lebanese citizens who engage in 'morally questionable' deeds. well i'm not too sure if browsing through a catalogue showing 'electric devices' which serves a specific 'physiological purpose' qualifies as 'morally questionable', but to shaddi, in his own words 'I'm not taking any chances....'
now aren't you glad that you're born in a first world liberal democracy...even though singapore hardly qualifies as the latter.