Women exploit!

I was watching the game show called ‘Deal or No Deal’. I like the show BUT I can never understand why they have to exploit women that way. Does the show really need twenty over pretty girls to stand there holding brief cases? Will the show be any worse if they weren’t there?

Similarly, I can never understand why advertisements for posh cars, alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, watches etc somehow need to use sexy women to sell their products? I can never see any relation in that. Yes, I know this attracts the targeted group of customers but will it have the slightest effect on their choice?

Here’s a questions. If Carlsberg uses the sexiest woman in the world as their poster model and the Tiger Beer poster shows a cute little puppy sleeping by the oversize mug of beer. Which will you choose? Will your choice be affected by the way the poster is? Or, it is more dependent on the feeling as the fluid flow on your tongue and how it soothes your throat as it tracks down to your stomach?

I still don’t see the point!

In Between...

I'm in between my previous role as a student and my future role as an employee. In other words, i'm in between 'not earning' and 'earning'. So, what happened in the 'in between'?

For the past few days, i've been running errands with my mom. We've had meals outside and we've spent quite a bit, not forgetting the digits that was shown on the petrol pumps where my car parked. I've been scrutinizing price tags more than i ever did. I was also approached by insurance salespersons and a bank advisor approached me with a credit card application form... All these just blew my mind!

Goodness... I'm a grown-up! I'm going to earn my own money and worse still, i'll be spending my own hard-earned cash. I'll have to handle my own finances. I'll have insurance to pay, loans to clear. I'll have to understand some of those alien terms like 'fixed deposit', 'mutual fund'... Ahhh...

It's certainly not pleasant to be caught in between...

No One Knows...

The sound of my sms woke me up from my sleep today. It wrote, “Our friend, Dr X, passed away in a motor vehicle accident. Please pray for him and forward this message.” I was shocked and stunned! I tried to recollect the memories shared with this friend and the blessings he has brought to those around him. I was very sad. I called the person who forwarded this sms to me to confirm the validity and later I forwarded it to those who are close to him.

I shared the news with a few others. Their first reaction was “Aiyoo, so pitiful. He is a doctor.. He’s still so young..”

I thought… Is the life of a doctor worth more than a person who has less or no contribution to the society? What if he’s already 50 years old, will the sadness that strikes be less?

I guess this is normal human thinking. Only God can view life equally the same. Even the life of the criminal who died with Jesus was precious in His eyes.