well, ima just cut to the chase because, really, im in no mood for blogging. its a fuckin hot day with barely any wind and i just spent the last hour and a half travelling home from bukit batok driving centre. its really that far by public transport, almost as bad as my time at tuas naval base.
many of you know ive finally begun hardcore driving lessons to get my license before matriculation in august(or september, well see how the yog plays out). but recently ive been hitting some snags. see, ive got my practical lessons all planned out and my final theory test in a month. unfortunately, this morning was the second time ive failed my final theory evaluation.
now this seems a bit ludicrous, especially so to me, and im obviously very frustrated. i can pass on the stupid practice booklets(actually, their pretty useful to be honest... but still.) with ease, but the bloody evaluation itself throws all kinds of weird questions at me. i didnt make it by a slim margin, just two questions wrong over the limit. im peeved.
however, i guess its not so bad. it prepares me for the final theory test and what it expects of me, and if i DID fail that then id be forced to book four more practice sessions and ANOTHER evaluation(which i find a bit much.). so not really that much of a biggie, just have to book another evaluation soon.
right, last friday i watched kick ass with jerome and xin wei. it was a good movie, but it stirred up some controversy. and the funny thing is most of it was not centered around how hit girl, an 11 year old purple wig wearing kid, was slicing up people with wild abandon. instead, critics complained about her foul use of language. specifically, the gratuitous use of the word cunt.
now to dispel the ravings of tight asses all over the world, it was revealed that the tiny actress did not in fact SAY any of those lines. it was clever voiceover work done by other, older people, in light of her innocent nature. so crisis averted. but this brings me to my next topic of discussion on speech in america.
south park episode 201 has been heavily censored, and in the united kingdoms not even aired, due to its showing of the prophet Muhammad. receiving threats from a radical islamic group, comedy central bleeped out the images of the holy figure, and even BLEEPED OUT ANY UTTERING OF THE M WORD.
ZOMG WHATS THE WORLD COMING TO.
we can say jesus and buddha, but to say muhammad is equal to having a bullseye painted on your back? what? south park was NOT insulting the islamic religion at all! its satire was directed at EXACTLY what comedy central is guilty of: overreaction and irrational fears over islam. as is most of the modern world today.
the episode was made to laugh at ourselves about, whether we openly admit it or not, the prejudice so many people feel when discussing the muslim faith. instead of a joke however, it turned volatile and exploded due to its own subject matter. preposterous.
furthermore,
*THE FOLLOWING IS CENSORED DUE TO ITS SENSITIVE RELIGIOUS NATURE. THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN REPRIMANDED AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR HIS REMARKS. IF FOUND GUILTY OF TALKING ABOUT ISLAM WITHOUT GENEROUS USE OF BLEEPS, HE WILL BE PROSECUTED.*
Lau-
"someone tell my mom to bail me out pls."
