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Thursday, January 12
let's get it started.
following Alan's post on Xiaxue and her anti-foam spray campaigning, I find it thoughtful but really unnecessary.
given Singapore's already very infamous reknown as being, well, sticklers, I have no doubt that the banning of foam sprays will only draw more flak and scorn from the rest of the world. as it is, the world knows us as 'the-no-chewing-gum place', which sounds ridiculous enough.
of course, I admit the foam sprays are a tad annoying - I had to duck about 1000times while walking along Orchard Road on New Years' Day - and if anyone is to complain, it should be the poor cleaners and roadsweepers. now, being randomly touched by pervertic foam sprayers definitely isn't nice, but honestly, what the hell are you doing with your mouth open and your face unprotected when you know there are armies of such people along the street?
I say the best way to solve the problem is to get a foam spray of your own. or if you're really vicious, buy a foam spray, empty it (stand outside an icecream parlour and ask if people would like some whipped cream to go with it.) - then fill it up with a mixture of pepper, chilli and tabasco sauce - and go get some revenge.
if you think about it, banning aerosol sprays is pointless, they'll just think of something else next year - how would you like to have bits of styrofoam stuff in your hair, or have chunks of grinded ice thrown all over you?
what I say is,
we're already lacking enough as it is without snow, it would be tragic to take away what's left of a White Christmas.
as long as people don't start throwing ketupat around during Hari Raya, we'll be fine.