Was reading the newspapers just now and found a few amusing issues from there, plus thoughts that occurred to me when I was talking to Hwey. It's all amusing and new to me 'cause I haven't been reading the newspapers for the past week. Basically I'm coming up with my own theories for a few of them.

Issue #1
Why is it that politicians think that by renaming roads or government buildings and things like that, after leaders/great contributors to the country/or famous politicians would enhance or strengthen "emotional ties to the country" [TheStar, Dec 18, 2006, World News section]?

Unless we take it this way. It seems a little far-fetched, but this was how I assume it would work.
This is all purely a figment of my imagination that stems from an exhausted brain. But it could be true, though. COULD.

So the roads are named after some great leader or politician (deceased or not). But being citizens that have to cope with today's advanced and complicated technology and their oh-so busy lives, they really couldn't care less about where the names come from. They just need to know which road belongs to which name in order to find their way around town or city.

Only until they've got people asking them, "Ezkoozee me, monsieur. Why iz zis road named XXX?", or "Daddy... Why are the roads named after some dead guy?", do they dig up the information. Hence, acknowledging and having the knowledge about the road name's origin. And then maybe they would have some form of attachment to the person when they find out about what they've done for their country and whatnot. Or if some sort of racial riot came up. Some dude criticizes some other dudes gang and blah blah blah.. They stand up for their clan or something, saying "Ha! My ancestors did this and that. You got anot?!"

Again, I remind you. This is purely a figment of my imagination that stems from a tired mind. No intention of causing a national or international level racial riot or whatnot.

In Kuching, they have all these long, long names for some roads. Got to search KennySia's archives for that.

Point is, would that measure REALLY, in some way, strengthen emotional ties?


Issue #2
Hrithik Roshan looks like Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey from Grey's Anatomy in yesterday's newspaper (TheStar).

Hence leading to the question, why do most Bollywood stars possess western-like appearances? Is it real or do they wear colour contacts and stuff like that?

You know the other Bollywood star, Sanjay Dutt that was convicted of arms possession? Very angmoh, can?



And somehow, ONLY Bollywood stars look like that. Do you see the non-Bollywood people of India look like fellow sapiens from the West? I personally haven't. I think. Yeah.. I think it's like those who are supposed to be on screen will only look like that. Like the contestants from India in beauty pageants or something like that. They all look like they came out from a movie.


Issue #3
In AvrilBandaids, someone said that albums are released on Tuesdays in the US. Over here, movies are released on Thursdays. Kinda weird/funny..

Why Tuesdays and Thursdays? Wouldn't weekends be alright? Probably not. Weekends are used to do performances and stuff. Meet the fans, you know? But why specifically Tuesdays? Something to do with banks or NASDAQ then?

Doesn't matter. I'll find out eventually. One day.


Issue #4
Firefox shortcut keys. The word 'shortcut' is already there. So wouldn't it make more sense to actually type abbreviations or something really short for it.

For example, Hwey has a bookmark for Blogsvertise. Her shortcut key for it is 'blogsvertise'. Another example, Zhang's blog. Shortcut key, 'guozhang'.

So long for what...

'bv' and 'gz' would be fine wert. But of course, I am entitled to my own opinions and whatever she wants to do with it is up to her. However, I beh tahan lah.

Hwey, I've changed the shortcut keys for Blogsvertise to 'bv' and Zhang's to 'gv'. Just in case you didn't notice.

Let me digress for 4 seconds. High School Never Ends is a good song. By Bowling For Soup.


Issue #5
No space for teh tarik, the headlines for TheStar read yesterday. I don't exactly know why they said they were going to make teh tarik and tossing roti canai all over space for, but thank goodness it's no longer in their schedule.

And I finally know why they want to send dudes up there liao. For research mar... For medicine and food technology. Medicine, acceptable lar.. But food technology ar?

Yes, I know you CAN do research up there to improve this and that for export and stuff, but the first thing that came to mind was, "Have to send someone off to space, make such a big fuss over it (Imagine all the publicity they have to give just because they're sending Spaceman Spiff up for the first time), just for food?"

I just thought it would be something a bit more important, that's all.

Yes, I know. It's a science thing, something about microgravity and all. The effects on food or something to that effect. Blah blah blah...