The latest US execution

Having suffered a heart attack back in September, Allen had asked prison authorities to let him die if he went into cardiac arrest before his execution, a request prison officials said they would not honor.

"At no point are we not going to value the sanctity of life," said prison spokesman Vernell Crittendon. "We would resuscitate him," then execute him.

The world has gone mad. People often ask me why I don't go back to live in the United States. Just read the above quotation will be my answer.

Singapore: Day 2

Well, BK and I went window-shopping yesterday...didn't buy anything but got ideas. I need to be very careful so I'm not going to go hog-wild this time around. We then parted and I met HWMBO and Tiow Hua for a Teochew dinner. The Teochews (a coastal area north of Hong Kong, I think) have spread throughout Southeast Asia. Their cuisine is hard to find elsewhere, though; I've never seen it in London or New York (although there might be Teochew dishes scattered on menus). Their meat specialty is goose, so we had braised goose with tofu; a braised cabbage and mushroom dish, with the cabbage in a round bowl with mushroom caps arranged in a circle on top of the cabbage and a slice of red pepper in the middle of the circle; meatball "cubes" with pork and prawn mixed in; and a prawn omelet. All with dipping sauces of various kinds. Then for dessert we had a yam paste, served hot in a bowl. Very moreish, but probably very fattening. Followed by a very small cup (really a dish) of very strong tea to de-glaze your tongue and throat.

I got home in good order (though I got a bit lost getting here) and forgot to take my melatonin before bed, so I ended up waking up, irrevocably, at 4 am.

Lunch with an lj friend today then dinner with BK, I think.