March 7, 2006

Fear

Filed under: Society by Sue @ 11:32 pm

I am on my way home. I see a young man walking towards me. I hope he would be capable of keeping his mouth shut. My heart skips a beat, till he walks past me.

I walk a bit more, and I see an old man driving by. And oh, he is slowing down! I wonder why his car windows are tinted. My heart skips a few beats, till I see the red traffic light ahead.

I continue on my way, and I see a drunk man. I pray that I would survive the ordeal, if he behaves like all drunk men tend to do. My heart stops beating, till he staggers away.

I am almost home. I say a silent prayer of gratitude.

The constant fear - will there ever be an end to it?

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Brussels - The place to break your leg at!

Filed under: Junk, Places by Sue @ 11:01 pm

Nope, I didn’t make that up - thats what the Social Security people (I don’t remember the exact French name) say! Just saw an ad on Belgian TV which says that if you want to break a leg, you should go to Belgium where you have excellent social security, you can consult a doctor without even providing your credit card number (they didn’t say anything about insurance though), and it only costs 20 EUR.

Really, what is that ad supposed to mean? If I were a resident paying a large part of my pay towards social security, the last thing I want to know is that the government is inviting foreigners to use that up. If I am not a resident, the last thing I would think of when I am falling down from a tree is to take a flight to Brussels?

What am I missing here?

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