I'm sure non-smokers will be very pleased with the first legislation (as I myself am), since I always cannot resist holding my breath when I walk past coffee shops where hordes of smokers congregate and conspire to smoke their way to blackened lungs and a nicotine-inspired death. That, no doubt, is definitely not a pretty thought. On the plus side though, this certainly means cleaner air and a healthier life for many Singaporeans who do not smoke. However, at the same time, it actually raises the question of whether the law-makers have to resort to fixed rules everytime it wants to eradicate a bad habit that is taking root. But then again, what's so bad about these laws when people just simply refuse to take heed of your advice when you try to be nice and tell them gently that smoking is bad for their health (as well as those of other people around them)? Ultimately, there is no one to blame but themselves. Oh well.

With regards to the second abovementioned point, it doesn't create much of an impact personally, but I certainly sympathises with those who made it a daily habit of theirs to hop into a cab whenever they can. Since I do not take cabs that frequently to start with, from now onwards, I'll probably just swear off any taxi-riding unless I really, really, really cannot help it, and only grudgingly will I sit in one. Seriously, the peak hour surcharge that has doubled is too much to stomach, and coupled with the peak hour being brought forward 30 minutes earlier, the same distance travelled then and now really costs quite a lot more. And that raises the question: Do I get better service with the higher fares? I do not know, and I'm not at all in a hurry to find out in the mean time.

Other than these changes, July also signals the end of the World Cup, the Great Singapore Sale, and the harried rush to check out modules to take this coming semester. I have no involvement in the first, whether direct or indirect, as for the second, the scary crowds managed to keep me away most of the time, and the final one worries me such that sometimes I lose sleep over it. Forget that I ever mentioned I was looking forward to school re-opening. Let me just say that I do not like the schedule for this sem, be it lecture or exam. Yuck. And the failure to access updated websites for module information irks me even more. And that's all I'm going to say lest I start puking blood all over. -.-

Besides these attention-grabbing events, I'm up to my usual drudgeries: Tutoring and rotting away. The JC class outing over the weekend was a disappointment due to the turn out, but I shall not say more here.

I'm sure non-smokers will be very pleased with the first legislation (as I myself am), since I always cannot resist holding my breath when I walk past coffee shops where hordes of smokers congregate and conspire to smoke their way to blackened lungs and a nicotine-inspired death. That, no doubt, is definitely not a pretty thought. On the plus side though, this certainly means cleaner air and a healthier life for many Singaporeans who do not smoke. However, at the same time, it actually raises the question of whether the law-makers have to resort to fixed rules everytime it wants to eradicate a bad habit that is taking root. But then again, what's so bad about these laws when people just simply refuse to take heed of your advice when you try to be nice and tell them gently that smoking is bad for their health (as well as those of other people around them)? Ultimately, there is no one to blame but themselves. Oh well.

With regards to the second abovementioned point, it doesn't create much of an impact personally, but I certainly sympathises with those who made it a daily habit of theirs to hop into a cab whenever they can. Since I do not take cabs that frequently to start with, from now onwards, I'll probably just swear off any taxi-riding unless I really, really, really cannot help it, and only grudgingly will I sit in one. Seriously, the peak hour surcharge that has doubled is too much to stomach, and coupled with the peak hour being brought forward 30 minutes earlier, the same distance travelled then and now really costs quite a lot more. And that raises the question: Do I get better service with the higher fares? I do not know, and I'm not at all in a hurry to find out in the mean time.

Other than these changes, July also signals the end of the World Cup, the Great Singapore Sale, and the harried rush to check out modules to take this coming semester. I have no involvement in the first, whether direct or indirect, as for the second, the scary crowds managed to keep me away most of the time, and the final one worries me such that sometimes I lose sleep over it. Forget that I ever mentioned I was looking forward to school re-opening. Let me just say that I do not like the schedule for this sem, be it lecture or exam. Yuck. And the failure to access updated websites for module information irks me even more. And that's all I'm going to say lest I start puking blood all over. -.-

Besides these attention-grabbing events, I'm up to my usual drudgeries: Tutoring and rotting away. The JC class outing over the weekend was a disappointment due to the turn out, but I shall not say more here.