Silence Speaks

Samantha Who?

Who is the mysterious Samantha?

The one that started this facebook event that says 1000 peeps in Holland V in singlets, shorts and slippers on 9 of April.

Already 1576 people are reported "attending" the event. Discounting those fb fanatics who "attends" every event they're invited to, which not necessary be the case in reality, I suppose there could still be a thousand odd. What is behind this "event"?

Supposedly:

"This is not commercially motivated and was started in the spirit of "being be able to go where ever you want to, wearing what ever you feel comfortable with." What you've responded with has been heartening because it shows that as a society, we really do look beyond these artificial barriers.

Samantha may be a real person, she may be a troll, but that doesn't change the spirit of why we're really doing this.

On the day, seize the moment and get out there in our singlets and shorts (or whatever you're comfy in) whenever you want to. If you are headed down to Holland Village on Saturday 9th April, buy someone in a singlet a coffee/laksa/kaya toast. Take lots of pictures and go home having made new friends who enjoy wearing singlets and shorts as much as you do.

This really is a casual, free-form thing where you come as you are and enjoy the company!

Peace!"

Some say it's a marketing campaign, some say Samantha or someone related owns a coffee shop or something in Holland V, why not pick somewhere more generic like Orchard? Obviously, a battle between skepticism and cynicsm.

I'm pretty much standing in the middle of both, to be perfectly honest. On one hand, do we really need an event to dress in whichever way we want to express ourselves? Do we need an excuse to do a good deed, buy a stranger a drink? Obviously not. Even though there are complains going about in tertiary institutions about students not dressing appropriately, said students continue to "express" themselves in the same manner. On the other hand, what's the harm, really? A day where everyone who's attending, engaging in some careless, mindless fun?

Peace out!

posted by wantington-ny @ 3:45 PM