Deadlines

People react differently under stress and the ominous loom of tight deadlines.

Some people raise the white flag, pull out their troops, and leave all their work for you to do.

Some people do the barest minimum, in effect, leaving most of the work for you to finish up.

Some people, after hibernating for a long while, emerge as unlikely heroes, and start taking the initiative to assist you with the work. Why can't we have more people like that?

Some people like me, start to lose their hard-earned weight gain, no matter how much they try to indulge.

Some people resort to blogging even when they know they should be working. Or start typing nonsense like this:

Don't let safety net become a hammock.

The door to safety swings on the hinges of common sense.

Accidents hurt, safety doesn't.

Safety never takes a holiday.

Hoho.

Some of the worst quotes come from my full-time NS days. Really.

And I think Earth Hour is more for publicity purposes because I don't see how much difference turning off your lights for one hour can actually make. The Kallang McDonald's turned off their advertisement lights, but their neighbouring competitor, KFC, wisely refrained from doing so. So yeah. It's just like Make Poverty History.

Just another excuse for rock concerts in the name of saving the Earth.