Thursday, February 09, 2006
ThiNk AbOut...& it'll ToTaLLy MaKe SeNse
Okie dokie....my buddie...Kian Ming... from work...who's another intern.... send me the following stuff...and it got me thinking... "WAT THE HECK WAS THE GOVT THINKING!!??"The email...which was just written out of boredom (*eh Ming..u showing off tat u VERY free right?!!*) .....which had a heading "Nonsensical rules people think they can set" .....was written as follows:-The country (Singapore) term anyone under 21 as a minor.
However, corporate industries has other intentions, anyone above 12 is no longer a CHILD (You are no longer a minor in their eyes)
Owning a handphone is allowed at 18 (You are capable of owning your own phone BUT your are still a MINOR)
Sexual intercourse is legal from the age of 16 (You are able to have sex but you can't watch RA at cinemas),FURTHERMORE you cannot LEGALLY GET MARRIED [special cases] as you are a MINOR)
You may sign with your fiancee at the registra of marriage at 18 (As above, why allow such nonsense when intercourse is allowed ages ago?)
You are allowed to come close contact with another person's genitals at 16 but you can't enter a CLUB, you can't DRINK, you can't SMOKE
Smoking is allowed for anyone above 18 (You can smoke even as a MINOR)
If smoking is so harmful as the government says - PLEASE BAN IT COMPLETELY AND NOT BE LIKE A WUSS (All words BUT no actions)
CONCLUSION
Anyone within the range (<12>) I mentioned, while travelling they pay full fares like 'adults',they are capable of handling their own wealth (responsibility over phone bill),they are able to smoke till their lungs rot,they are able to perform the most important activity for the homo sapiens - reproduction,they may have already become parents
BUT
They cannot VOTE simply because they are MINORS
WoRdS oF tHe InDiAn GeiShA at 5:12 PM