6 Comments » I was wondering why we keep getting topics like this on Star Blog. I mean, this isn’t the first time the worth of Singapore men have been called to question. Nor is it the first time it’s been alluded to that Singapore women prefer dating ang mohs.
Probably not the second time, either. I’ve kinda lost count.
The topic this week: “We see more and more SG girls with foreigner BFs. Is it because SG guys are inadequate?”
See, the first instinct for most readers would be that our editors have run out of topics. In fact, readers have been complaining about that for some time now.
So I thought and thought about it. And I came to the conclusion that it’s not so much the lack of imagination on our editors’ part, but more the fact that Singaporeans are still largely hung up over such issues.
Maybe there are people who are sick to death of such topics, but in many places online and offline, Singaporeans are still discussing the matter of Singaporean guys’ adaquecy (or lack thereof) and still enjoying lambasting SPGs. It’s still an issue that people are concerned (kaypoh?) about.
That’s why it’s still current for bloggers to write about them.
So, rather than the onus being on the editors to come up with brand new topics every cycle, maybe it’s our jobs as bloggers to come up with fresh spins on old topics.
Okay, I must admit that I didn’t do a really good job this week because I was largely bedridden the whole weekend and it’s a little tough to write when you’re lying in bed all the time and asleep half the time. I just kinda spat out everything I felt because that’s the easiest. I’ll try and do better next time!
But I think Julen wrote an entertaining piece this week titled “8 Ways To Tell If You’re An Inadequate Local Guy”. Have a read if you have some time.
Kthx.
Hope to see you put all that manga into practice soon! :D
Er… cannot lah. Manga is damn hard. No time to practise also. Haha.
Well, these topics are the ones that people like to debate on, and is relatively “safe”. But I agree it’s getting old.
Maybe they should ask you to write about flood prevention, or what to do with that piece of metal that fell of the bottom of the MRT :p
Eeks… please don’t suggest that. I don’t have an engineering mind. I wouldn’t know what to do about flood prevention! lol.
Interestingly, about this week’s topic, while people may complain it’s old, we’re getting quite a lot of responses. More than other topics which people don’t complain about. :P
So, I think our editors have the right idea anyway? :P
Is the girl in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYTWpbanE2M really you?
Erm… what an interesting name you have. :P
Yes, it’s really me. I know, look very different. :P