Viral Video Clips and Fucking Horrible English

On the eve of signing a new contract
for what seems to be an awesome job,
and I'm agonising over whether or not to wear a suit again (this would be the 5th meeting).

Why?
Because the wife wants to celebrate it.
GODDAMMIT YOU CAN WAIT ONE DAY.

It's probably not a big deal,
and I can likely get away with wearing business casual.

But... why take the risk of planting a seed of doubt in guy's mind?
Is it worth it?
I doubt the meeting is going to take longer than 20 minutes.
Hell, it might even just last 15 minutes or less.
But... why take the risk, you know?

Anyway,
I felt like I had to write something today because
of the godawful grammar of Singaporeans,
which had gone right smack into my face,
and exploded like a... um, cream pie balloon thing or whatever. Shut up.

Now I know I make mistakes as well...
but this one fucking post was just infuriating.

I mean, she even used the word "artefact" (pretty sure that's how she spelled it),
in place of (and I'm completely serious about this) "items".
WHY DEAR GOD.

I couldn't even bring myself to go through the whole damn thing.
And I was really interested in reading it.
The post was about her dad,
who is the old man in a video that's gone viral in Singapore that
shows a couple bullying (and in my opinion, assaulting)
him over a FUCKING SEAT AT A HAWKER CENTRE.

Not going to write about that incident and its fallout. Too long.
Too lazy.

But I will say that lately I've been noticing more and more videos
like this going viral, with news of the police acting on those
videos appearing days later. Sometimes it seems like they moved at lightning speed.
Probably due to the outrage that typically comes with those videos.

Or maybe it's because I've only just begun noticing it.
I don't know.
But it bothers me.
Not necessarily because the police took action.
But because I'm worried they acted
mainly because of the outrage.

The couple I'd mentioned earlier
were arrested for causing a "public nuisance".
Not for assault or criminal intimidation.

"Public nuisance" does not have a tight definition by design.
According to an article in the Straits Times,
one of the reasons the couple were arrested was because
they'd used vulgar language.

And that should worry people.
I don't believe that being an asshole should be a criminal offence.

And besides,
they had enough for assault.
So this is not only troubling, but confusing as well.

Well enough of that.

Piss-Poor Interview

So I've been back in Singapore since February,
and this time round at least,
things appear to be slightly better.
I've had two interviews so far.
None of them with Singaporeans, of course.
But hey, I'm still glad.
One advantage of living in a multicultural hub.

So the interview this morning went
incredibly... bad.
Not because of the interviewer.
I mean, if it were,
you'd definitely be hearing about it from me,
along with a few... *ahem*, choice words.

I think it was mainly due to a lack of preparation.
Maybe I was overconfident.
Maybe it was because I hadn't had my coffee yet.
But man oh man.
I was struggling to put together coherent sentences,
and hell, even searching for the proper words wasn't easy.

And for some insane goddamn reason,
I started out (and continued using throughout the interview),
by including the word "man" at the end of some sentences.

You know, something like "How are you, man?"

Sheesh.

Another major reason I believe is also
the fact that I hadn't written anything in a very long time.

Even for my other blog,
I prefer to post pictures with short sentences. It's easier. Simpler.
Doesn't require much thought.
But here's the thing. Interviews, and senior-level jobs are complex and require
critical thinking skills (though you wouldn't know it by speaking with some people!)

I'll have to start writing on a more regular basis again.
And going by on all the crap that's been happening in Singapore
and around the world,
I doubt I'll be left wanting for things to talk about.

Well enough of that.