Monday, May 09, 2005

vulgarities

HAHAHAHAHA, e time now is 526 am n i've juz finished my 10th dota game todae. hehehe, stayed at home e whole day. (one dota game averages 1hr++) hehehe, was so fun........ decided to blog now cause i've suddenly got e inspiration to blog!!!! after some many sucky entries abt me n my own self centered world, i finally thought of a nice topic to discuss. =)

hehehe, i shall on a veri interesting topic vulgarities or so called "bad words". i've came up wif a typical scenario that has happened time n time again.

conversation between guy 1, me n a gal:

guy1 (to xy): wah something cock up happen liao........that stupid person go did something idiotic to screw things up.
xy: WAT??!!?? Wat did that CB do?
gal1: (looks at xy in disbelief) wah u use vulgar language....................i didn't noe u were such a person u noe?
xy: ...............................................................

Another society stereotype...............i tried to debate my case in front of gal1 but to no avail. hahaha my impression of her has been tarnished. Who cares. hahahah
No, i dun advocate the persistant n massive use of vulgar language in everyday life. Some ppl like to use vulgar language for e sake of showing them off........they use it in inappropriate contexts n also quite frequently. sickening.

i'm a normal guy. i didn't grow up in a refined family, rather i came from a humble background. e only exception was that i did get good grades to get into good schools that's all. A lot of ppl debate that ppl start to use more vulgarities ever since they got into the army............i think it may be so n it may also not be so. From wat i learnt from e army, some seldom usage of vulgar language is a good form of expression of one's feelings n thoughts. its an avenue for us to vent certain forms of frustration n pekchekness. but one thing is for sure, when i use it in everyday life, there is no malice intended on my part........its juz a way of expressing myself.

I feel that life shouldn't be too restrictive.............we shouldn't impose too many restrictions onto ourselves ---- sometimes these same restrictions only serve to make us suffer more in a certain way. Quoting nic -" i've nvr use a single word of vulgar language in my everyday conversations."
Ok, so wat does that prove? that he's of a much better character than someone who uses vulgar language mildy? that he carries himself in a more respectable manner? i dun think so. do u? or r u one of those that will go "hor..............u used a bad word"

pls la, grow up...................its like such a kiddish statement.

quoting an everyday conversation:
guy 1: "er xy, that lecturer said that e midterm test will be pushed forward by a week"
xy: "wat the fuck?"

i'm sure there are other ways of expressing ourselves but i'm juz saying that sometimes mild usage of vulgarities is tolerable in our lives. its sometimes serve to alleviate some of those frustrations that plagued us in our everyday life. hence its usage can be justified. i wan to be myself, be able to express myself freely. that's y i dun wear a mask on my face when i talk to gals to impress them. i dun purposely behave veri well n unlike myself in front of them cause there is no need to.

i juz feel that in life, we shouldn't put up too many boundaries n restrictions around ourselves. they only serve to constrict the space that we can express ourself freely in. Its like saying any form of gambling is not tolerable..........cause gambling will lead to big debts etc etc. but wats wrong wif betting 2 - 10 bucks on 4-D everyweek? wats wrong wif playing a simple game of mahjong wif frens? its not like we play hundreds of dollars. only tens of stuff. of coz they can lead to more greed but i believe everyone should noe their limits. So in short, lets juz be ourselves n do that things that we feel good abt. =) its 601am le, i should go head for bed. Tata.

1 comment:

. said...

there will always be societal expectations and while it is true that a little vulgarities in normal day life and conversation does not harm, would you carry on doing it in front of your colleageues or boss when you start to work? or in front of your wife and children?

i duno, but from personal experience when I interned last hols, i make a conscience effort to avoid vulgarities as i dont want to leave a bad impression. but sometimes, "bloody hell" and "freak" still made their way out of my mouth and outside of work setting, "fuck" was still used regularly.

i think i will never be able to completely purge vulgarities when i talk and i dont think its necessary, especially in informal settings like with friends. right?