NOTE: THIS IS A SIMPLY A PIECE OF CREATIVE WRITING, INSPIRED BY A WELL WRITTEN NOTE (SEE BELOW). IT IS NOT MEANT TO DEMEAN OR BELITTLE OR DEGRADE THE CONTENT OF THE ORIGINAL MESSAGE. THIS PIECE IS JUST SOMETHING YOU WOULD EXPECT IF THERE WAS SUCH A THING AS FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION IN SINGAPORE. A VALUABLE PRIVILEGE FOUND ONLY IN AMERICA AND EUROPE (NOT TOO SURE ABT GREAT BRITAIN THOUGH).
DO LAUGH DISCREETLY IF YOU MUST. BUT PLEASE RESPECT THE SWEATERS.
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As all of you undoubtedly now realize, when I have something to say I say it and money cannot buy me off from speaking my mind and fear cannot change my values and principles (other people may differ).
Redundancies unfortunately happens when you buy two sweaters of the same color. When you buy two sweaters of different colors, they serve different purposes. When you have bought too many sweaters and your wardrobe is full, you take responsibility and blame yourself for being greedy. Then if you need to clear the space in the wardrobe, you offer the sweaters to loving homes or to the less fortunate who can benefit from their beauty. But oh, to throw them in the waste basket would be, well a waste. Since they are after all beautiful.
But decisions like (these) are enormously difficult and they are arrived only after serious thought. Which to go, which to stay, which will make my dirty past go away. Oops. Is there truly a way to decide logically? Perhaps its best to go with, which sweater suits your personality and temperament. Your type of sweater. Even if they are basic black or tartan checks. And trash the rest that doesn't feel your new vibe.
But still, decisions like these are made for one reason only, to simply do what is best for the wardrobe, and one's plans to make it more suited to one's taste, and a possible expansion of that taste. Of course if you really want to do what is best for the wardrobe, you might consider making space in the ENTIRE wardrobe, and not just the sweater drawer. For example, say, the socks drawers too, and hmm, the underwear drawer. After all, just clearing sweaters won't truly clear up too much space and may make you look like you have something against your own sweaters, one may even call it a grudge or personal gripe against the clothing article that has worked so hard to keep you warm. Na. You don't want to be seen to be ungrateful.
But fashion is an ever changing entity, and although fashion should be about more than just sweaters, sweaters can never take their positions in the wardrobe for granted, unless they come back in style somehow in a few years. But by that time, you would buy the same designs again at higher prices anyway. Still the clearing of stock for one season is a limited event, and no further reduction should be anticipated....until the wardrobe needs freshening up next season of course.
Well, the future will look positive once you have more space. And you certainly can entertain ambitious plans to make your wardrobe even better than before, especially if you remove colors and just have basic black for every day of the year.
So while it is a difficult and unusual experience for most people to clear out their wardrobe, they should do it and get over it.
After all, what's a bunch of beautiful sweaters?
Sent:
To: All Singapore Staff
Subject:
As all of you undoubtedly now realise several redundancies were unfortunately announced today. Decisions like this are enormously difficult for all concerned and they are arrived at only after serious thought and for one reason only. The reason is simply what is best for the company, its shareholders and employees. Companies are ever changing entities and while none of us can ever take our positions for granted no further reduction in staff numbers are anticipated
The future is looking very positive for HBO Asia and we are hoping to announce some ambitious plans for the company soon.
I realise this is a difficult and unusual experience for most but I hope all can put things behind them as we move the business of HBO Asia forward.
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footnote: the lady on the left of me, the one with the rose, i considered as my sister in the office. she stabbed everyone in the back including her boss, and eventually assumed her boss' position. way to go office politics!
oh and the fat guy next to me, is the main protagonist in everything that has happened , but of course that does not mean squat in terms of being humane and fair. am i bitter....NAAAA...anyone who has fantasies about japanese schoolgirls in stockings needs our sympathy. nuff said.
