Monday, February 18, 2008
Alright, Back to my bumming days. On the contrary to what some may think, I have been looking for jobs ok. Haha. but never mind that.
somewhat related, i have been given so much free time to start reading up and stuff again. so it's not all wasted time.

halfway through a book dealing with the Somalian incident in 1993. sad, really. portrayed a really bleak picture of the UN and US, despite me trying not to judge them. Essentially, what i came to a private conclusion is that i do not think that the institutions are badly flawed. it just takes the few people at the top to make stupid decisions. of course, we only see the depth of stupidity in hindsight. sigh.

A simple child,
That lightly draws its breath ...
What should it know of death ?
~william wordsworth

coincidentally, i finished reading a few other books dealing with the Iraq war. similarities: people who are innocent getting drawn into stupid, meaningless conflicts. sigh. i cant even be angry. the sense of weariness and hopelessness that pervades this world. ironic, that the world seems so fucked up while i am sitting at home in front of my com with a mug of coffee on the table.

sometimes, i wish i dont care. whats the point of caring and not lifting a finger. hell, i cant even do anything in this small country of 4 million. even in singapore we have our own set of problems. only that we dont really care about those now, who cares as long as we live in relative comfort and prosperity right. kudos to the government for keeping us wrapped in this stage.

always also the question of who is to blame. saddam, bush, rumsfield or bremer in Iraq ? Snr bush, Aidid, Boutros-Ghali or Howe for Somalia ? is it the mass or the media ? or the governments ? or UN ? sigh. what the hell.

alson
by ~me~ at 1:13 PM ©

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