Why march indeed.

Dear all,

http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=36441.

For the sake of this man, the -2 i was gonna give the meter because of certain parties gets a -1 instead.

…. For fuck’s sake, (edit: and with no insult meant to the writer of the article provided in the link above; he’s a really good writer i think) anyone with the intelligence quotient of a roasted apple can tell you what the problem is with the sentence “Why hold a demonstration when the ISA is currently under review and we are in the process of getting feedback from the public? It’s pointless!”

My first thought then was how embarrassed I was, thinking of the foreigners reading our The Star on airlines and overseas when those headlines graced our front pages. We’re on a sinking ship and they’re telling us not to jump.

-1.

Even in the exam season

Dear all,

If this doesn’t make you high I don’t know what will.

+1

Current Meter: 57

Runaway

Dear All,

I’d just come back from a fantastic trip up and down France and Holland. When I say I just came back I really meant I’d come back like 3 days ago but I’ve just finished unpacking the last of my things =P The trip was awesome throughout for the following reasons:

1) The people we met (bus and tram drivers, shopkeepers, street musicians, other tourists,etc) were all very friendly, and very helpful. Even some of the beggars had a certain politeness about them, but that’s probably just me being lucky =/

2) I’m more happy than proud to say that I was able to make someone’s world a little less dark and a little more pink (personal stuff here, so won’t go into it, or this post will run several pages long XD)

3) I’m convinced that there still is a place I can run away to when I  need to get away from the stresses of the world and the ‘minus-ones’ of the meter.

4)  The place is just so damned beautiful.

5) absolutely nothing went wrong, which is a BIG deal on vacation.

I had a taste of paradise for 17 days, and I loved every moment of it. =) 

So sue my heart,

+2

Current meter: 55

the simple little things

This is likely going to even out the post before mine =)

I celebrated my 19th birthday yesterday. More like over the course of a couple days. To be honest, thanks to a lovely bunch of friends I’ve been celebrating since Friday x)

But among the reasons I feel this deserves to be up here are that:

1. I got birthday wishes and texts and emails from all over the world; London, Dubai, India, Massachussets(did I spell that right???), Japan, Malaysia, the Philipines, Indonesia.. Some people that I’ve only ever said a word or two to. =)

2. It was a BEAUT of a day and no one pissed me off or even vaguely annoyed me.

3. I got to sleep in.

4. I was handed a paper flower by a random person on the street.

5. Something I really wanted and wished for didn’t come true; I found out half an hour later that I was much happier without it.

6. I got treated to dinner for what must be the third time in my life. As a surprise, too. At a restaurant that I know is HELL to reserve.

7. A close friend of mine is actively encouraging my participation in the things I actually enjoy, not the things that others would like to see me do.

I don’t know if this technically counts as a +1, but the collective ecstasy of it all is too difficult for me to ignore. =)

+1

Current meter: 52

~C:3