i'm having a stomachache again (and once again, it is accompanied by the "detox" kind of symptoms... you know... diarrhoea, stomach churns..)

And there is no doubt the No. 1 suspect: Newater

had another swig of it during the reception at the opening of Naked Perfection exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum and overheard a very eager (and seemingly knowlegeable guy) explaining loudly and confidently to his small audience how "distilled water" (such as Newater) is used by slimming and fitness centres in their health and detox programmes. According to him, distilled water is "so clean", so stripped of impurities and minerals, that it literally "scrubs" your insides as it passes through.. umm... no wonder i suffer so much every time i drink it but feel healthier afterwards.. (or is it my imagination?? :p) you think Singapore has an exportable health product here?... :)

anyhow, the exhibition itself was interesting - on nakedness (or nudity?), a rare theme indeed in still awkward and somewhat conservative Singapore. Aimed mainly at showcasing the various cross-cultural attitudes towards nakedness - with an emphasis on the Asian perception of the naked human form - presented in myriad forms and mediums (painting, sculptures). Clearly absent at the opening were the "hum sap" (i.e. lecherous) old men you would normally find at Yangtze Cinema staring unabashly at movie posters with semi-clad women.. instead, we had well-heeled executives and elegant ladies in cheong sums and the usual who's-who in the local art and design industry, mingling and discussing the finer points of each art piece, occassionally exclaiming in their posh accents the "brilliance" of this artist, and the "cleverness" of that, nodding and smiling.. most of the pieces were abstract representations of the human form rather than realistic studies - with a few even going beyond that into what they call "allegorical" forms, supposed to represent two things at one time...

quite good. go if you can find time.