Weeding Out the Married Ones

Wearing the wedding band should be mandatory for all married couples. It is not just a fancy piece of jewellery (even if it were a Tiffany's!), but a symbol of holy matrimony and a vow of fidelity and love.

However, the crux is that it makes weeding out the taken ones easier and discourages any embarassing moments of accidentally hitting on a married person. Of course, it works both ways - the single person would know right away to back off if a married man/woman makes advances.

Besides, single people could be easily identifiable now (unless they too choose to mask their status with a wedding band - which in this case, is totally acceptable). People won't waste precious time guessing - married or not - only to be confronted by the ugly truth when it's too late.

Of course, this might not prevent couples from straying despite the obvious wedding vow encircling the ring finger. Still, reasonable due care should be exercised to maintain full disclosure and transparency to the public.

For the moment, not wearing the wedding band is ethically not right. In future, it should be made a legal obligation to wear it, and failure to adhere to the law would result in dire consequences. The enforcers should impose a heavy penalty on married men (and women) who do not wear their wedding bands in public.

It is a crime of deceit due to the misrepresentation they make in the eyes of single people!

Return that Horror!

Halloween just passed. I spent the day hanging out with pals and grabbing supper at a place where people were busy watching football screened on the few TVs there. But since I was clothed in an all-black kaftan looking blouse, I could come across as the nerdy Wicked Witch of the West, no?

The spectators of the sport (those on air, I mean) were more gungho than any of us - there was this guy dressed as Batman's Joker sitting beside a zombie, cheering on their teams. But of course, Halloween was a more celebrated occassion over there than it was back home. How could I even compare?

Anyway, on the subject of "Trick or Treat", going without a costume would be very much a bore - it defeats the purpose of the festivities and the setting of the mood. But trying to be original everytime would be quite a headache as well. I mean, you wouldn't want to be seen in the same costume twice, what more for the next few years down the road.

It doesn't just apply to Halloween. Even proms and annual galas, no fashion-conscious slave would want to be caught wearing the same outfit twice. Somehow, people remember. I know I do. I would like to proclaim proudly to the world: I'm a fashion-liberated soul! But Miss Bimbo is very much part of my life after neglecting her for most of my life before.

If you have already bought the costume, chances are it stays with you until you decide how to get rid of it. There are no return policies to most of these items. That is why, some creative geniuses mix and match their costumes or alter them into new artistic pieces for future use.

However, the gift of creativity is limited to few. The rest of us are left with a good piece of fancy clothing that will only see the daylight once. And that'd be such a waste of good money! Well, if only holiday costume returns were possible once the season is over. Then again, you do have store rentals. Go rent one instead!

Now, wouldn't this be a good idea to have designer wear for rent? But it defeats the purpose of exclusivity when you find someone wearing it the next year or perhaps at another near event! Oh well...

I Told You So!

What have I gotten myself into?

I can hear them say: We told you so!

Ugh.