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Tuesday, September 27, 2005

I feel that it's getting boring blogging posts that make my brother look bad, even though what I post is true and it is simply gratifying to refute all his claims and destroy his little fantasies. The posts are simply too time consuming to type out. I will only post one more reply on my blog to his recent spate of nonsensical rants. In future might blog in response to his post. But for now, the novelty of it is wearing off.

Now, I've just read one of Stephen Hawking's lectures regarding the Big Bang Theory. It's very complicated, but facinating enough for me to want to read it. It talks a lot about how the universe came into being 15 billion years ago, according to certain Laws of Physics, and how there might possibly be a period before the universe was born. It also mentions that maybe in about 20 billion years the universe might collapse. It's truly a work of genius, and I don't know enough about it to write anything in this post, but I'm intrigued by it, and I plan to rad up further regarding the work of Stephen Hawking.

And now for something I find really disturbing. I truly believe that since Singapore is First World country, highly developed and all, we should have good local television programmes. And yes, we do have good programmes on the telly, such as documentaries and informative shows that highlight different aspects of life in Singapore. And if you think I'm also complimenting "Singapore Idol", think again. That talent show was a crock of shit. But, as far as local dramas are concerned, Singapore is really lacking in the creative department. I can't believe that there are shows such as "Shooting Stars", "Police and Thief" and "Heartlanders", which either have bad scripts, bad acting, or both.

Taking a look at "Police and Thief", don't you notice that the actors/actresses all sound so stiff, and it's a pain to hear them speak, what with their fake accents and all. And the plots are so stupid, like for example, the lead owning a rooster that costs more than what most people earn in a year and treating it like a king. Ok, it might not sound stupid, with animal activists/tree huggers around, who put an animal's worth on higher priority than a human being's. But I still stand by my opinion that "Police and Thief" is a lousy show.

And then there's the cop show "Heartlanders". Now people might be wondering why I'm bitching about this show. Well, it has a bad plot, bad acting and bad action scenes. I think the only reason why the show is being watched is because it has 2 good-looking male actors, Vincent Tay and Adam Aziz, plus this attractive female lead, Corrine "something". The plots are so outlandish/ridiculous/plain stupid/whatever, I don't even know whether it's supposed to be a drama serial or a comedy, because watching the show makes me want to laugh. Why? Because of the previous point I raised (about the plots), the stiff acting by the actors and the overly dramatic action scenes.

And the last show I'm going to bitch about is "Shooting Stars". It's the worst television programme I've ever seen. It has the worst acting and plot. None of the "Singapore Idol" contestants can act at all. Slyvester Sim looks like some gay-ah-beng-rock-star-wannabe, over-acts and is stiff, Taufik is okay, Olinda and Maia are both stiff. As for others, I can't be bothered. Both Sylvester and Taufik still look gay, Olinda is still fat, and Maia still looks like a slut. Wait, sorry, let me rephrase all that. Sylvester and Taufik are gay, Olinda is fat, and Maia is a slut. Hey, don't start forming a posse and try to lynch me. At least I'm being honest about what I think. And if parents want to know why their kids start picking up weird dating and lifestyle habits, they should look no further, but realise that "Shooting Stars" corrupts young minds. The show's producers are obviously banking on the already waning popularity of these "Singapore Idol" contestants to make it a hit. And I still can't believe that girls find Sylvester Sim "cute". I find that his smile looks perverted and disgusting, and don't know how people can liken him to Jay Chou. Jay sings much better, looks better and cooler than Sylvester can ever hope to be.

So there it is, folks. I think Singapore needs better scriptwriters. The more creative, the better. But I don't this will happen in the near future, what with the bland education Singaporean kids receive, which doesn't nurture creativity at all. Charging television licence fees for crap to watch isn't really very good for the masses.

Kenny died at 3:30 am