Driving is a gamble and the stakes are high. Even the most experienced veteran drivers might meet with an accident, be it involving a third party or self-afflicted. My father met with a mishap yesterday, fortunately a minor one. While he was reversing his auto transmission car round a corner when parking, no beeping sound alerted him of nearing an obstacle and the rear crashed into the pillar, causing quite substantial damage inflicted on the rear lights and boot. I was actually quite surprised to hear about this, since dad was in my opinion a skilful and safe driver. Though he speeds on the expressway when traffic permits and in congested traffic tend to swerve his way around (like who doesn't!), they were still done within safe boundaries and never pose any inconvenience to other road users. One having a good track record with little blemishes, his encounter yesterday seemed to be purely driven by some mental aberration. It definitely pays not to lose focus on the wheels!
On a random note, after having known that Weilian is in the running for Star Awards' Best Newcomer and Top Ten Male Artistes, I feel really indignant. I'm not riled by Weilian himself or angered by his huge fan base, but instead disgusted at the tactics used by the monopoly. Weilian is bred as a singer and his platform should be on the music charts and the coming music awards, and having a disability which hinders his facial expression, he definitely won't be able to carry his acting skills up to any higher level. One really have no choice but to question the real intentions of the monopoly in keeping Weilian under his wings and subjecting the poor soul to so many voting contests and sometimes criticisms by people who feel it unfair for the other artistes with much more potential. Is it some crass money-sucking antic up their sleeves? Anyway, given Weilian's immense popularity ratings in Singapore (he just trounced the rest of the Singaporean singers including Stefanie Sun who had capital flight from China to help in supporting and JJ in the voting portion for the Best Singaporean Singer Award!), it's not a surprise if he bags a star award but tongues may just start wagging again.
scribbled at 3:25 PM
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