Guilty Of Being White (Elephant)

One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know. - Groucho Marx (1895 - 1977) Would you be interested to know who got these cute little white elephants out, along the road dividers outside Buangkok MRT station? On August 28, cardboard white elephants were lined up on the road dividers outside Buangkok MRT station. It was believed to have been put up to coincide with a visit by Community Development, Youth and Sports Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, to reflect what residents thought of the unopened MRT station. But some members of the public had expressed surprise and unhappiness that the police is investigating the incident. The public said the 'white elephants' case was an "innovative way to express public feedback." They had also questioned the need for the police to "over react." Uniquely Singapore, indeed. We got three bloggers being charged with sedition to coincide with the closing events of Singapore Writers Festival; and now this nifty little display of creativity, can't help but makes me wonder if this got anything to do with why ADASIA 2005, Asia's most important advertising and marketing communications congress, where creative directors of this region's big-time industry players gather, will be hosted by Singapore in November. Of course, once again this is me at my sardonic self again. For the record, the "White Elephant" case HAD NO CONNECTIONS WHATSOEVER WITH ADASIA 2005. Pardon my sappy commentaries, for now the infamous "White Elephant" incident had just gotten more intriguing than I thought as the police have launched an investigation into a supposed violation of the Public Entertainment and Meetings Act. Somehow, the press claims that a complaint had been lodged and the police are responding to it. Law lesson of the day : Public Entertainment and Meetings Act. Drama ensues. Cop Drama, I mean. (Fingers crossed)