The whole IMF thing is finally over.. it was an something i was looking forward to, a global event which seeks to solve problems, such as those plaguing impoverished countries the world over, climate issues, human rights, etc etc.. but somehow it didn't impact me one bit at all. rather, i was naively hoping for it to end asap, so that our ships doesn't have to do so many extra patrols.. sigh.. what have i become now??

singapore has been praised for doing a great job in organising the event, with many delegates and commentators highlight the beautiful garden city, the safety and security coverage and the efficiency normally associated with our country. but somehow i feel that there wasn't any effort to engage the s'poreans. rather, we were only asked to "smile" and be a good host. perhaps it was only meant for high-level pple and those accredited activists. perhaps we were not thought to be capable to engage in any debate or forums or discussions.. hmm.. oh well...

i went down to suntec once last week, was rather empty. kinda cool to do shopping in such a quiet environment, haha.. had to walk a long distance just to get in though. took a pic of a large banner proclaiming "Welcome to Singapore!!" but i took it in such an angle to show it just above the cold ugly fences they put up around suntec. haha.. turned out too blur, so i'm not posting it up..

thought of the day: by giving more voting power to those developing countries made-good, don't we get back to square one? what happens to the smaller poor developing countries that needs help the most?