The stupidity tag

Has it really been that long since I last blogged?

I've been busy with them lately.














(Pictures from Channelnewsasia)

Faithfully running home to catch the 9pm soccer matches are not an easy feat can. Especially when I am dead tired by 11pm, the motivation to not watch those matches are quite high. Somehow those boys have an enigmatic effect on me. I just can't help but watch Japan struggling to maintain their 1-0 lead, and losing out during the last few moments to the very physical Australian side. Not missing out on those outstanding saves from the Japan keeper [Kawaguchi, I think is the name]

Korean's inspiring performance in the 2nd half of the match motivated me yesterday to continue watching them, even though their 1st half sucked like hell. I am glad I stayed on to finish up the match instead of sucumbing to the sleep spell cast on me after the 1st half, because the goal by Anh (pictured above) was quite impressive. Totally unexpected of Korea (at least in my humble opinion).

It's a pity I have to give Brazil, France and Italy matches a miss.
At 12pm, its a major sacrifice I am seriously unwilling to make, especially when work these days have been frantic.

It's strange how I start babbling about the World Cup matches when I didn't even plan to talk about them. I decided not to go into details of the matches I catch, because I am afterall female, and males will always maintain that my opinions are biased (accordingly to the team's looks). As much as I would like to contest that point that's really very unfairly passed, I reckon it's going to fall on deaf ears. Just because I am a normal heterosexual girl, and it's only right that I drool at those 22 hunks running after a ball does not mean that I am blind to the sport itself.

I've digressed so far from my actual topic (which you can see from the title)

I actually planned on doing a very short entry because it feels so unlike me to not be posting for such prolonged periods. Fans Friends might think I've disappeared or something. And the actual purpose behind this entry, is to talk about some very stupid people I've encountered recently.

On the way to work this morning, I encountered a great many istupid people. I term them as istupid to honor the ipod, ibook, iriver, i-whatever phenomenon that seems to be hitting the world. And I reckon istupid is a catchy enough name.

istupid are not the classically stupid people mind you. They are the repeatedly stupid ones.
One off incidents that portray sheer stupidity is not as bad and serious an offence as those repeated offenders of stupidity.

Recently, in the book I've just read [The Zahir], the writer (I've given up spelling his darn name) brought up a passing idea that he says (in the book) the tribes in Paris came up with. Let me just clarify first that the tribes he mentioned does not refer to the "tribal" thing that we see in discovery channel, where the folks wear loin cloths and dance around a fire. The tribes is somewhat like the gangsters that we see in Singapore, but with more intellect and depth.

Anyhow, very interestingly, they mention an idea of tagging people who are stupid. Give them special passes or have it indicated in their IDs or security passes of their stupidity.
It sounds a tad bit rude. Because, who's to judge if you are stupid or not? And really, what purpose does it serve?

But I quite like the idea.
Think about it, we have a Ministry of Low Intellects (read: stupid), who investigates complaints of stupidity against each individual. After thorough investigation, the officer will either tag you as an istupid or a KIV.
When you are tagged as an istupid, your ID will indicate your stupidity, and you will have that reviewed annually and this tag could be revoked if your intellect increases (which is highly unlikely) and you can have that tag taken off your ID.

The point is, what purpose does it really serve?

1. istupids will not be allowed to take the escalator in train stations / shopping centres during peak periods.
I honestly don't understand why it is so difficult to stand on one side of the escalator and let the other side be free so the gan cheong spiders can race up the escalator. There are people who are in the rush to catch that train or just want to exercise and tone their butts. Although most times I am at the stationary side of the escalator. Those that stand on the other side of the escalator and stall the supposedly-empty-side pisses me off. It is embarassing when people in Taiwan and Australia can do that like 2nd nature, and we Singaporeans just can't.

2. istupids should not be allowed in cinemas.
Till this day, we have freaks answering the phone and yak away in movies. I don't get it. What is so difficult about switching your phone to silent and taking calls discreetly and keeping them short? Do you stand to lose millions if you miss out that one call? Well, if you do you shouldn't be catching a movie with the rest of us.

3. istupids should go to jail for repeated offense
When you are told of something say once, and in a few days time you forget, or choose not to remember (whichever sounds like a better excuse) and commit that same offense again, you should need to go to jail. Because evidently you are stupid. Since you are tagged as stupid and you commit the same offense again, then you should really spend some time in jail to learn. Explaining something once, you are given faith that you will not commit the same thing twice. But if you choose to be stupid, then they should tag you and send you to jail for your repeated offense. No one should have to put up with your stupidity.

Words are cheap.

A jail term on the other hand is a hefty price to pay, it will perhaps make it easier for istupids to remember.

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I am too busy to be continuing this entry at work.
I have this very strange feeling I am going to be back to continue this istupid series, expanding it further to include islut
After the World Cup perhaps.

Speaking of World Cup.
A great many theories of who-will-win-the-world-cup is popping up.

From Italy; because science or probability says so (says Ken) to
Brazil; because they are the only serious contenders (says papers and the boring folks, samba is boring can) to
Argentina; because they just think so (says Mark and Killer D)

ENGLAND is going to win the World Cup can in the finals with Brazil, and Frank Lampard is going to score the winning goal.