a nightmare would be a life without you

Think out of the box people!
Sunday, April 03, 2005 2:37 AM

Thank god for good Dunman upbringing. At least I know why Mrs Neo keeps telling us to "think out of the box". Oh! And yes, I also know why she always tells us to "speak English properly!"

Why?

Because if we do not think out of the box, reality TV is a real bore.

I'm being totally damper today for no reason at all.

Actually there is a reason. I'm just jealous of shapely, scantily clad women with powerful cheek muscles because they actually can win a pageant just by looking good and giving an equally scanty answer worthy of their revealing outfits. I'm soooo jealous. Heh.

I'm joking! Hahahahahaha. Oh gosh... ...

I must say the pageant was great. Not the best contestants in awhile but they were pretty well endowed. Rather worthy of screen time. However I am really sad to say, I bet Fiona Xie would kick any of their butts if only she joined. And I'm actually saying this although I'm no big fan of Fiona Xie. Other than real eye candy (Ling Lee was so pretty but whadda heck with the answering segment!), the question answer part was killer. And I don't mean the question was difficult one.

The question was comparable to the question a couple of years back. Read: Come join the ranks of questions which absolutely CANNOT be answered without people going, "Chey... This answer again ah?" Or at least it seems. Its a shocker that the answers the contestants offered were so... Standard type. I mean... It's NOT possible people (who REALLY wanna win the pageant) will just answer this way. It's too simple! Way too simple. So clear cut. And one of the answers given sounded very very ironic. But whaddaheck... I'm being a bitch lah. Haha. I'm just so mean to be poking them right now. I mean, I don't have the right ('zi ge') to comment about how lacklustre this pageant since I'm too short to ever enter it and I'm too pudgy. (Grr!) Heh. And I got a C5 for my English. So I'm just an empty vessel making some noise. But then again! I cannot stand it! I have to blog. So yeah lah, excuse my... Kaypoh-talk-so-blardy-much attitude today.

The question was, "In your opinion, (dramatic pause) what is a women's greatest strength and weakness?"

I immediately went like, "Motherhood lor. Duh."

Apparently modern women do not think so. They came up with all the typical answers... About able to juggle career and all that blah. Women's weakness is that they are emotional came up twice. None of them actually stated the ability to become a mother... The ability to give birth to a child, to nurture... None of them expressed the ultimate wonder of being a woman... None of them.

Is it just me or am I old and overly traditional?

If I had freaking beautiful crowning glory, huge expressive eyes, sweet looks, a figure, the height, long legs, and the WHOLE package... I'd enter Miss Universe and I'd say this was the most heartfelt question I will ever answer (other than 'I do' if I ever get proposed to lah!).

My answer would definitely be, the ability to have children.

A woman's greatest strength comes from the moment she discovers for herself the love of a lifetime. And by this I don't just mean romantic love from her boyfriend or husband... I'm talking about a love that is so different from that. I'm talking about the love that comes from pregnancy and from giving birth to that very child. The undeniable bond both mother and child holds gives a woman strength and empowering that nothing in this world can never give her. A woman filled with this love will do whatever it takes to protect her own flesh and blood, from this she gains newfound strength to persevere in adversity and to face up to the bitterness of reality. It is motherhood that does all this and it is motherhood that turns a mere girl into a woman. I believe that there is NOTHING in this world that is more important to a woman than becoming a mother and a woman has not really lived a fulfilling life without becoming one.

At the same time it is motherhood that is her weakness. The heartbreak that can come from having a child can never be explained. Why do mothers cry over their children when they know they are ungrateful or unfilial? No one but a mother can explain this heartbreak. It can tear their whole world apart. A woman has not lost anything unless she has lost her child in one way or another. A woman once she has become a mother will definitely feel bittersweetness unlike from any other experience in life.

So like DUH! Motherhood is that one thing that can make or break a woman, a wonderful strength and a destructive weakness.

So anyone disagrees? Hmm? My mom does. She thinks this answer isn't 'correct' because its MISS Singapore Universe not MRS Singapore Universe. I beg to differ lah! I mean!!! AHHH! Nevermind. Tell me what you think lah. I'm interested to know other General Paper worthy answers instead of all that conventional politically correct crap we always hear. :) Come come, tell me. If only they have this kind of questions for O'Level, I will WEEP with joy as I write that essay man! WITH PASSION! Thats a plus point of being so maternalish. Haha. Eleven kids okay!! Life long goal!

**carrie** (It's wei sheng and my sixth months together tomorrow!!!! :D I LOVE MY DEARIE!)