Since I am slacking my sunday away, I must as well blog a little here. I spent close to 1 hr on the papers today which is about twice the amount of time i spent usually. The main reason was that the Straits Times really provided quite a concise report on the AWARE saga. For the last few weeks, Josie Lau was more popular than Barack Obama and AWARE was better known than WHO. The enitre saga has finally come to a close, with the new guards giving a 'gracious exit' and the old guards resuming office. I suppose this is a rather positive ending, if not the best. Detractors may complain that the conflict was blown-up and the organisation should have settled for a less-exaggerated, behind-the-door resolution. True, but the extensive media coverage made some impact too. It highlighted the fact that Singaporeans, especially the females, are not oblivious to events happening in civil society, and are prepared to fight for their beliefs with conviction and passion if the need arises. I must admit it was rather heartwarming to read about the AWARE meeting from the papers. Though the voting process was not very gracious with the frequent boo-ing and outbursts, but it has certainly shown that Singaporeans do feel strongly about social events and want their voices heard. And hopefully, with the new-found support from Singaporeans nation-wide (AWARE membership has risen from 300 to 3000 in the past 3 weeks), AWARE can resume momentum and continue being the strongest advocate for female rights here.