News News News... or lack thereof

Ok. So this morning on the radio, 93.8 FM, they were talking about Minister Teo saying we should send more scholars to non-English nations. Of course the main push was to China, since that was in line with gah'men policy. But maybe we should consider other countries like, Russia (a lot of Chinese leaders from the second and first generation came from Russian schools) and France (ditto), Japan also (ditto). How about the Germans? Or maybe Egypt? Lebanon? South Africa? Argentina? Brazil? India?

Then someone mentioned Law, and how maybe go another non-English country to study it. It seems people don't understand that we can't go elsewhere. Most of Western Europe uses Napoleonic Laws, the US has evolved away from English Common Law, South America uses Spanish style Law, China has no law and the former Soviet nations also have no laws are use the Western European model. So how to study law elsewhere but within the Commonwealth? 

So Singapore also broke another world record. I mean we suck at sports, but all those weird activities... We come out tops. If there was such a thing as couch potato Olympics, we'd win. A 72 hour movie marathon? We're proud that we have myopic, fat, popcorn eating, coke guzzling citizens? Seriously, this isn't something we should be proud about. Of course it was reported in the Washington Post, The Star and Straits Times. I told you it was a slow weekend.

On other Singaporean news, there isn't any. Another slow news weekend. Now you know why I hate Mondays. It seems out reporters also on holiday. And they keep raising the newspaper costs.

Talking about raising fees, the pundits were right. It's fee hike season. Grab your fee hikes and go shoot some wide eyed unsuspecting Singaporean. Improved economy my big fat a@#. Maybe for the top tier, but no trickle down has reached the bottom yet and already everyone is hiking their fees. Seriously, no wonder our fellow Singaporeans are taking a hike to other countries. Can you say "BRAIN DRAIN?"

So Bush lead Kerry in the polls right now. 217 to 193 electoral seats I think. Really narrow race. 270 is needed to be elected President. So I guess it might come down to Congress and Senate to pick the new President. That'll be a first in a long time. Anyway the Democratic convention is going on in Boston right now. Sort of a formality I suppose, since John Kerry has been the "chosen one" since early this year.

Talking about "chosen ones" Star Wars Episode III has a title: Revenge of the Sith. Judging form the cartoon Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this movie will actually redeem the lousy Episode II. And also that would mean 12 odd hour marathons to finish all 6 episodes. That would top the 10 hours of Lord of the Rings.

Well this is all I have for a Monday. Check all of you out soon.