Crunch time.
photo by dsnake1
today we are voting for a new government
Today, we are voting for a new government, and I have marked my opinion early in the morning. Does my X really matter? Aren't we all goldfishes in a pretty bowl, swimming over the same old spaces? Do goldfishes have a view on politics? Or poetry?
Aren't we also ants, running in a neat line along the kitchen countertop? Do ants deliberate about the coronavirus, loss of jobs, and the laws that are shoved down our throats? Do they prefer the colours white, or others?
Perhaps my X really matters, because all these add up, these are our collective voices, angry or meek. Tonight, or early tomorrow morning, we will know then, if the glass in the goldfish bowl has cracked.
10/07/2020
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"Do you ever ask your goldfish for their views on goldfish poetry or politics. Does a termite thinks that a woman's place is in the house? Do beavers prefer blondes or brunettes?"
-- Robert Heinlein, Goldfish Bowl
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Day 56 of 'circuit breaker' shutdown, Singapore.
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Day 56
Last day liao!
But hold the freaking horses!
They called it Phase 1 Re-opening.
Some businesses are re-opening. But not bars, KTV lounges, pubs, cinemas, casinos, places of entertainment. And still no dining in at hawker centers, food courts and restaurants. Yes, continue to tapau and eat at home.
So like really not much has changed.
There's still Phases 2 and 3 to look forward to. And expect adjustments to the previous lifestyles we are used to.
01/06/2020
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This is not a poem. Just trying to keep a damn diary.
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Day 55 of 'circuit breaker' shutdown, Singapore.
photo by dsnake1
Day 55
The road is long.
But we will get there.
Soon.
31/05/2020
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This is a haiku.
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Day 54 of 'circuit breaker' shutdown, Singapore.
photo by dsnake1
Day 54
A puzzle for today.
You are on a hang-glider, flying slowly over the countryside, looking at the scene below you. You see the roofs of houses, meadows, fields and hedges. A man trimming hedges below waves at you. You look at the hedges he was trimming, and you smile. What did you see?
For the answer look at the drawing above.
30/05/2020
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The man trimming the hedges cut it such a way that it spelled HELLO.
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Day 53 of 'circuit breaker' shutdown, Singapore.
photo by dsnake1
Day 53
The check-out girl ask for my senior card.
I look young?
Just give the discount.
29/05/2020
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This uncle is old.
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Day 52 of 'circuit breaker' shutdown, Singapore.
drawing by dsnake1
Day 52
Today, coming out of the food court at the nearby mall with my tapau lunch, encountered this guy, a middle aged man who was coughing rather badly. He was wearing a face mask but of course he spooked everyone, what do you expect? And today there was a sizable crowd at the mall, everyone also want to tapau lunch, izit?
28/05/2020
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This is not a poem. Just a rant.
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Day 51 of 'circuit breaker' shutdown, Singapore.
photo by dsnake1
Day 51
hospital waiting room -
another trip to the water cooler again.
27/05/2020
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Was at a hospital for a scan test today. Inspired this senryu.
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