Disappointment

So Vorsprung Durch Tecnik my ass..

As sudden as her last "announcement", Mum suddenly said "Wah, Audi very expensive hor.. Don't want to buy already"

I was majorly pissed off. So pissed off that it easily fueled at 13km run for me that night. Before setting off on the run, I told her that in future, don't tell me about any more of these things until she's actually bought the house/car. Pointless.

So now she's settled on a Volkswagon Passat. I guess that's better than nothing though I'm still terribly sore about the change in plans. I'm not gonna get involved in this whole decision making process, I'm just quietly driving the Nissan now and as and when she changes, then so be it, no point getting my hopes up for nothing.

In other recent disappointing news, Burma (because I refuse to call it Myanmar) has held their sham of an elections. Truly what motivates people to be so evil? To trap an entire country of people from progress just for your own personal power and gain? It's cliche to say the least but there really really really must be a special place in hell for people like that.

And might I add that I'm sick and tired of this diplomacy game. There was a fair bit of pressure on Burma post-2007 but we (and by we, I mean ASEAN) decided to let matters ease because the Junta announced that they'll hold an election. The reports streaming out of Burma on Sunday really just means that we've been hoodwinked into not just giving them more time to adjust their asses in their seats of power, but also has now allowed them to "legitimise" their reign. And really, "hoodwinked" is just being polite to some of the most weak-willed politicians the world has ever seen, including (and I'm sad to say this, Singapore). We've turned a blind eye to the plight of a nation. We see the suffering and pain the people are going through, we see the political prisoners being wrongfully held captive, we see monks being beaten on the streets and we see the rule of law torn to shred and we instead turn our gaze the other way.

I feel upset for the Burmese people and it pains me even more that there's nothing I can do about it. I wish them well.