random thots

would u believe if i told u our beloved singapore's currently facin an epidemic? in a surprisinly-safe-from-natural-disasters country where we're used to only readin abt other countries' earthquakes, tsunamis, floods or hurricanes... n e biggest crisis to hit us in recent memory was Sars... for their richter-7 earthquakes, we hav tremors; for their killer floods, we hav flash floods; for their hurricanes, we hav waterspouts (ha!)...

but under state standards, we've a health epidemic if there are 378 reported cases a week... we juz went past tt... n apparently, it's e 2nd time already tiz 2 months... no wonder there's been so much concern for e dengue crisis... 300 cases a week is misleadin, but knowin now e state standard for an epidemic, it's alarmin...

i recall how anxious a colleague was 2weeks ago when he realised he was bitten by a mosquito... yes, once... n he thot of dengue n how terrible it might be n possibly fatal... hello, once? im bitten on average thrice a day for e last 8months already... my house is like an infested zone in itself... n if im not mistaken hougang is a hotspot too... though maybe not red alert, but at least amber...

ive gotten used to mosquito bites... but it doesn mean i can get complacent... im still worried occasionally... w 350+ cases a week, wat are e chances ull be next? at e rate im gettin bitten juz being at home, i dun exactly favor my luck... dun be surprised if my comin posts say im dengue-ed...

my bro remarked why his acct was deposited w $200... then we realised we've received our GST credits... no wonder e other day when i withdrew cash i also thot for awhile why ive more money... every little bit counts when ur acct's so slim... but anw wat difference does it make when goods n services which were taxed 3% awhile ago has been raised to 7%? mind u, 7% is alot ok? percentage-wise, ath below 5% is little, but ath close to 10% would be significant... tt's my logic... c'mon, e GST for a simple hatchback or medium-sized sedan is now 3.5k... n even for a low-priced commodity, when u hav to buy in bulk, or acquire frequently, e pinch would be felt...

n yes, another level up for e smokin ban! who can reckon tt now even nightspots, e tobacco's lair, hav limits on smokin? haha... good for e world...