letter of the day (13.12.05)
I've finally exterminated a bug that's been pestering me for the past week, which is great. Just in time to present to you our undisputed letter of the day. I just can't help smirking when I read this, ha!
And given that my mouth's still well lubricated with mustard, I have much to say. Is he really that heroic when others have managed the same feats without guides or oxygen supplies? Maybe it's just me, but somehow the fact that if the slightest thing goes wrong a helicopter can just fly him back to safety makes the whole adventure thingy seems a little silly. Adventurer, yes. But hero? Not to me. How can Glenn and the Nagging Dutchgranny even compare him to Christopher Columbus or Sir Edmund Hillary?
In Singapore itself, we have other great adventurers who keep low profiles and do not seek publicity, not to mention sponsorship. A good example would be Dr Robert Goh, who holds a full time job in my previous company and whom we're very proud of. When he's not out climbing mountains, at least he's earning his keep and doing real work. So someone please kindly give a gentle tap to this Khoo's shoulder and tell him: "Hey Khoo Khoo, nobody gives a roach's arse what you do. So be a good boy, hide in a corner and play with yourself. And stop wasting other people's money for your self-indulgence!"
Actually, if he really wants to be great, he could build a really cool personal spacecraft and attempt to be the first man to land on Mars. If he succeeds, we'll surely applaud him heartily, and maybe erect a puking statue of him to replace the ageing merlion. And I hope he likes the red planet so much he stays there for good, ha!
Okay okay, I've ranted enough. I hope the smell of the mustard didn't knock you out.
And given that my mouth's still well lubricated with mustard, I have much to say. Is he really that heroic when others have managed the same feats without guides or oxygen supplies? Maybe it's just me, but somehow the fact that if the slightest thing goes wrong a helicopter can just fly him back to safety makes the whole adventure thingy seems a little silly. Adventurer, yes. But hero? Not to me. How can Glenn and the Nagging Dutchgranny even compare him to Christopher Columbus or Sir Edmund Hillary?
In Singapore itself, we have other great adventurers who keep low profiles and do not seek publicity, not to mention sponsorship. A good example would be Dr Robert Goh, who holds a full time job in my previous company and whom we're very proud of. When he's not out climbing mountains, at least he's earning his keep and doing real work. So someone please kindly give a gentle tap to this Khoo's shoulder and tell him: "Hey Khoo Khoo, nobody gives a roach's arse what you do. So be a good boy, hide in a corner and play with yourself. And stop wasting other people's money for your self-indulgence!"
Actually, if he really wants to be great, he could build a really cool personal spacecraft and attempt to be the first man to land on Mars. If he succeeds, we'll surely applaud him heartily, and maybe erect a puking statue of him to replace the ageing merlion. And I hope he likes the red planet so much he stays there for good, ha!
Okay okay, I've ranted enough. I hope the smell of the mustard didn't knock you out.
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