Freedom of speech online? Not really...

"I disapprove of what you say
but I will defend to death the right for you to say it"
~Francois Voltarie~

Nowadays, the internet is really a haven for everyone to express their view, critics, argue, petition and complain. From online forum to IRC, ICQ to the now popular avenue of blogging. Looks like the internet is the ideal place for Freedom Of Speech (or words). Well, Internet have no boundaries unless you consider any place beyond the earth as boundaries, and internet is INTERNATIONAL so it seems that there is no law bounding it. It seem like you can say whatever you like, anyone you want, anything you can. Well, sadly Freedom Of Speech is not so much of a freedom after all, especially considering the long arms of the Singapore Law.

Recently there have been much outcry regarding a blog which belong to a friend of mine. His blog have always been contriversial and also very very "straight from his mind" type. In fact nothing is holding my dear friend back from putting his thoughts and views and complains in words, online. I really applaud him for being different and being really frank and straightforward in his blog, in fact the blog was really interesting but a recent blog of his seems to have cross the line abit. I shall not go into the detail of the blog but the his content seems to have offended someone who was viewing his blog and possibly alienating others.

Right now, I would like to advice readers and fellow bloggers that YOU have the right to the ownership of your blog and you have the right to pen down what ever you like in short you have freedom of speech. However there is always a limit, just like the 16years old limit and the speed limit, write within your own rights but never never be intrusive especially doing personnal attack. Don't play circus and walk along the rope, you never know if you will unwittily fall into the arms of the law. The law of Singapore is very frightening and a wrong sentence can send 2 or 3 charges against you.....

http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/

For your reference.....

SBC, TCS and Extra duty from RSM

I just love all those SBC drama that I use to watch when I was in primary school and secondary school. Here is a website where you can view videos and listen to songs during the SBC era. Comparing TCS drama nowadays and SBC drama in those days, I still like those old dramas or maybe I was still a young boy than who never analyse or scrutinize the show too much.

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Station/7746/tcs/tcs2.htm

Just got 1 Extra duty from my Base RSM today. He even got the cheek to congratulate me as I am the first person to ever get an extra duty for turning up on duty in the wrong attire. I was not aware that I have to report for duty in No.3 Uniform instead of coverall. Anyway, I cheekily thank him for the extra duty when he "congratulate" me. Ha ha....sigh...there goes my weekend.

My Ambition

Let me share with you a little secret of mine. My ambition when I was very very young was to be a police officer. A common ambition of many primary school kids since we always experience their courage and their role in up holding the law from many story books and during social studies. Cop films also never fail to potray the Police Man as the guy who will save the day. Robocop, Police Academy, COPS (the cartoon), 飛虎隊, NYPD, Crime watch and many more. This stuff never fails to fill the young innocent mind with the glamour of being a police. Not untill one start to watch a Movie by Samuel L Jackson -- "THE NEGOTIATOR"--- when police are so corrupted that they are willing to frame a innocent man, an expert hostage negotiator, for murder he did not commit. Well, go watch "THE NEGOTIATOR" and you will know how great the film is.

There goes my childhood ambition. In Secondary school, my ambition was to be a Fighter pilot. Yet another glamorous ambition influence by TOP GUN, IRON EAGLE, INDEPENDENCE DAY blar blar blar. Fortunnately, I have a very high degree of Myopia which remove me from any aircraft accident statistics in the future. However, I am now as close as been a pilot as I can be, an Air Force Senior Technician working on Helicopters. Although I can't have a chance on the control columns flying planes or helicopters, at less I have many oppurtunity to conduct work, Airborne in the Chinook.

Working as a Technician in the Air Force was not my ambition at all. However its good money considering the situation I am currently in. Money is pretty essential right now. Seriously essential. ha ha.

Well, I like to settle down as a Public Transport bus driver after I leave the Air Force in 2009. Being a bus driver is my adult ambition right now. TIBS will be an ideal place to start with with their courteous serive and the fact that the drivers are address as BUS CAPTAIN, which really inject quite some pride and honour in what seems like a job that only require an O-level qualification. I just love big vehicle but too bad I can't just drive an M1A1 Abrams Tank on the road. My plan is to work in the public transport sector for a while to gain experience before buying a tour bus by myself. Gonna be self employed and bring tourist to and fro singapore and Malaysia, not missing out the oppurtunity to bring tourist to Singapore's Casino too.

At that time, I won't even need to stay in a HDB flat! Can use the bus as my home, like a caravan... So does my ambition sound weird or what?

No to Lasik surgery!

After doing countless only research, I finally put a BIG "NO" sign on doing or even considering doing LASIK surgery on my eyes in an effort to eliminate myopia. Its is consider a medium to high risk operation that still have some un-desireable effect on the eye even if the surgery was any sucessful. Worst case, you will become blind and depressed and suicidal!

http://www.lasikdisaster.com/suicide.htm

A technology approved by the US FDA so that a new multi-million dollar money generating machine can be put all around the world at the expense of the welfare of the victims. Ever wonder why the eye surgeon or doctors will never insured or gureentee you in any ways if the operation fails? You can't find it in the fine prints of the contract or even openly advertise on the newspaper. I seriously think that all this eye surgreon knows the risk involved but money is all so important right now. Where is the Ethnic here? I pity the lady who, months ago, went for Lasik surgery but end up with a blind eye. However, she was so ignorant of the TRUE knowledge of Lasik to the point that she actually blame it on herself instead of the doctor for the implication she burden right now.

Are you willing to pay S$3000 per eye and letting nature choose between a clear 6/6 vision and blindness without a chance of reversal or would you rather just stick to spectacles and contact lens which are at less 99% save? Don't be ignorant, the TRUTH IS OUT THERE!