madness

is it just me? or has the world gone mad? again?

i think its just me.

its too hot these days during what is supposedly a 'winter' period. or rather, monsoon period.

blogs online have somehow supplanted traditional diarys now. except, for one major point. in a traditional diary, you can fill it with all the crap and filth you want, and no one would ever give a shit about it. now, blogs however, would appear to be public property, as its on some form of public domain, open to the public, and anyone and everyone can read your blog. so while you can write something racist or radical in your diary, you cant do the same in your blog. kind of brings about the question of free speech into context there.

but then, free speech is just another utopian ideal. its not possible ever to be implemented in the real world without any form of compromise. for example, if you hear a white man say "nigger", he would be punished for being racist. but when a black man says the same word, its a whole different ball game. ok, maybe that example didnt really illustrate my point. what i'm trying to say is, free speech, in all its glorius term and context, means everyone has the right to say out what they really feel about. but in real life, doing just that would get you charged in court here in sunny old singapore, or other forms of punishment carried out against you elsewhere.

so there, food for thought.