Saturday, November 28, 2009

In The News Today...

As ever I find that our nation's mainstream printed media is fast becoming tabloid stuff. In other words, 'this kinda news also wanna publish meh?' In today's page 3 of The Star had this as the main story : Obese housewife back on her feet.

Apparently she hasn't been able to stand for 2 years (!!) now and that standing for more then 10 minutes for her was a pain... Now she can stand for 30 minutes. And she's close to tears! She says it was reported as such a feat... WTF! Climbing Everest is a feat, battling and beating cancer is a feat, climbing up a flight of stairs with 1 leg is a feat.. standing up on 2 is NOT.


Its A Miracle~!!... pic courtesy of The Star

I agree with Ricky Gervais when he said that obesity is NOT a disease. He said, when obese people were still at fat stage and stepped on the scale, didn't they have it in mind to stop eating for *insert anything u believe in here* sake?

In this case I really have no pity for the woman... Her 11 year old kid had to quit school at Standard 1.. Standard freaking 1!!! to support her. FUUUkk.. Didn't she stop to think that 'hmmm.. I'm starting to gain a lil bit too much weight. maybe I should cut down on my food and try to go exercise?'

Getting down to the point, if they suffer by themselves and die in a pool of their own fat is fine by me, but when they drag others around to their misery, their own kids for instance, thats crossing the line for me.

Oh and get this, her waist size is a whopping 71cmin! and that is after she went some therapy and shrunk from 77cmin! machaohai, did it ever occur to her that when shopping malls like Jusco or Parkson stops selling pants for NORMAL people, she should do something about her weight?? Don't think poverty can be put at fault for this, after all exercise is FREE, don't have to go to Fitness First or Celebrity Fitness to lose weight ok.

Shit, even the army had to come and help rebuild her house! I know that our army has nothing better to do then blow people up at times la but still to have the army to help you...

The complete report can be found here and here.