Phlegm

I'm A Phlegm-ingo

I'm officially a phlegmingo (flamingo). I have so much phlegm in my throat and i sound no better than the bird itself. It's pathetic being sick...feeling cold and huddling under my doona, yet feverish at the same time. We postponed the roadtrip due to my untimely illness, but i'm overdosing myself with water, panadol and strepsils in the faith that i'll get well soon.

I must be one of the last few people who only read "The Da Vinci Code" recently (but oh wait, i think i know a few more suaku ones who haven't) but i'm finally done with it! I'm glad Chloe forced me to take the book. Heh. I'm starting on a new book - Ethics Into Action by Peter Singer. It's been pretty interesting so far and i agree with Singer's view that we generally live with the pervasive assumption that our society is too complex for an individual to make a difference unless that individual has extraordinary wealth or is of extraordinary status. We often give ourselves the excuse, "Aiyah, everybody also like that what...so i do this also nevermind!" and get away with things which are actually against our own personal beliefs.

Lately, i've been thinking about the path i should undertake after graduation. Most people around me would know that joining the STC (*neigh*) is a decision i have been contemplating with. I personally do not believe in using animals for entertainment or sports, yet i really do have a soft spot for race horses. The race course IS a cruel place, and maybe i am naive to think that i can at least provide a wee bit of relief and comfort to these awesome creatures. Someone once told me that you don't TREAT horses on the race course, as all doctors should. You only MAXIMISE their potential and when they're useless, you just send them to horsie paradise. That is the reality and i know it, but maybe i still believe that somehow, i can make a difference to these animals' lives in my own feeble way. I know people who are waiting to diss me for "condoning" the brutal racing industry, but if you know me well enough, you'll know i don't. And that's all that matters to me - living according to my own principles (so long as i don't hurt anyone in the process, of course). Maybe after i finish reading Singer's book, i'll have enough courage to send my CV to STC. After all, it is a big decision in joining an industry that defeats the purpose of your profession.

I'll just have to convince myself that i can make a difference.

"If you see something that's wrong, you got to do something about it - Henry Spira"