Post-truth

I remember twenty years ago, a devout person of a certain religion once told me that truth is relative and that one must be flexible. I remember that this person was rather willing to bend facts to his will. He was, in a way, ahead of his time in light of the zeitgeist.

Unsolicited calls and SMS messages

I get many calls from folks asking if I wanted bridging loans, and also help in getting on schemes from the government and more.

I also get many SMS messages asking if I wanted loans. I blocked those numbers.

There must be some sort of a cottage industry with regards to small loans. Is there a shadow economy at work here?

Low temperatures

According to the papers, the rain on Friday and Saturday was the heaviest in 39 years. It rained continuously for two days, with the rain being heavy much of the time. The temperature in the Newton area was reported to be about 21 to 22 degrees. It has never been this cold before.

It has been chilly at home.

Father

 My dear father passed on in early December. I will miss him.

I remember as a child of three or four and a monkey was chasing me at the Botanic Gardens. I had jumped on a park bench only to see the monkey jumping up as well. My father picked me up before the monkey could get at me and carried me away on his shoulders, rescuing me.

I remember during one national parade in the early 70s, my father had put me on his shoulders. He was running along the road, in the crowd, so that I could see the parade. He ran on Coleman Bridge at South Bridge Road.

He was a good father.