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Becoming Aware in Singapore

Singapore is a pretty boring place. Let me explain, it’s boring because there are no school massacres, no corruption or scandals, not gang warfare and not much crime. The elections are low key and not exciting and are a pretty predictable fair. Even the private banks of Singapore are doing well with all the global economy in the tank. But, lately, Singaporeans have been treated to a bit of excitement. People are all a buzz about it and it’s getting wide coverage by the local media. The Internet is humming with all kinds of opinions and because it has a little bit of a religious element to it, this is why I’m discussing it in my blog.

It’s only today that I will address this, so don’t worry or stress out, because I will return to my usual subject tomorrow. There’s an organization called AWARE which has promoted women’s rights for over 26 years. Like everything you’d expect from a modern progressive women’s advocacy group. Well, last month, AWARE had their annual meeting and a large group of members who has only joined the organization last month, voted out all the old members and over took the running of the organization. What was more astonishing was that six of the eleven new officers all just happen to be members of the same religious organization. If you’ve been living in Singapore even just today, you will know which organized religious over took AWARE. I will not mention them and give them credit.

The new AWARE committee have publicly stated that they did not know each other previous to their election and that they haven’t yet decided whether there will be a new policy on gender issues and that they intend to keep their religious views in the background. After that announcement, my Singaporeans reported seeing pigs fly. I’ve heard rumors that the ousted committee has planned to do the same thing, become underhanded, dubious and even immoral in order to win back the organization. Now, stay tuned, tomorrow, I’ll be writing about my normal stuff, even though it’s not as exciting.

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