Another 'Rat' Year?

Posted on 19:07, Thursday, 1 January 2009, under ,

Resolutions
Well Baby they come and go
Will I do any of these things?
The answer's probably no...

‘Next Year Baby’, Jamie Cullum.

 

I went home straight from work last night, and managed to witness people celebrating new year. The streets were full, but not as crammed as I'd thought it would. Perhaps, the crisis factored in it? Not bad. Though I prefer the solemn, quiet other nights.

The fireworks, however, were lame, sorry. Of course, if one compared them to that of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, they were out of league. Hotels along the way popped them with no concept and these fireworks appeared at less than desirable altitude.

So... gone is the year of Rat. But I have a gut feeling, I'll be seeing more crushed, run-over rats on streets this year.

Fahmi's favourite film, so far.

They've been taking the blame of men's shameful act of corruption without being able to defend themselves. It really itches me that anti-corruption movements use rat to symbolize the illicit acts and actors. Really! Can't we, human, stop attributing our erratic behaviour to these animals, and have the courage to take 'the credit'? These 'unsung heroes' have been subjected to researches without protest for our ends. They've been genetically engineered and manipulated to help man push the edges of science. They deserve more than just being the receiving end of our angry outbursts.

The poor things...


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4 Reply to "Another 'Rat' Year?"

  • chinnie on Friday, January 02, 2009 8:01:00 AM

    Nunul~ Happy new year. Ini Tania :3
    About rats.. they breed too fast and too much.. And they help spreading diseases ;_; I don't like how they're being used in lab for testing purposes.. we should just use humans instead >:D
    Hehe, j/k.. or is it? :3

     

    noe2l on Friday, January 02, 2009 3:06:00 PM

    Tania!!!! I miss you! Senangnya dikau sampai di sini. But I can't post comments on your blog, dear.

    Yeah, they breed too fast and are vectors of certain diseases. I suppose that's one of those nature-balancing mechanism...

    It's just that.... Rats get negative reputation due to men's narrow-mindedness.

    re: human as testing objects... hehe.

     

    chinnie on Saturday, January 03, 2009 10:16:00 AM

    Hehe, sorry Nunul ^^;;; I'm still learning how to use that blog myself XD. You can contact me at chinniechinchilla(at)gmail(dot)com.
    Yeah, I know what you meant though. I lost faith in humanity too. But hey, we're not that bad. There are still decent people around, thankfully :D

     

    r.siberia on Sunday, January 04, 2009 8:22:00 AM

    hi Noe2l. apakabar? udah lama banget ya kita nggak "ketemu" di blog. makasih masih mampir di blogku yang lbh sering didiemkan hehe... InsyaAllah nanti lbh sering diupdate deh..

    aku ada blog lain lagi, yang lumayan lbh sering di update. kalau punya waktu please have a look at http://anginkembara.multiply.com

    have a great year ahead noel