The Republic of Awesome

I’m 21!

21 is a major milestone in one’s life.

No not because it’s a great achievement to have survived that long (unless you live in some wartorn country as a child soldier). Rather, 21 brings with it several new rights within the legal structure of civilized society.

For instance, I can now vote for Najis Razak in 2012 if I so wish to.

Aside from voting, I can do all the “adult” stuff like going into adult stores, visiting adult entertainment establishments, watching adult movies, and attempting to act like an adult.

However I have given up hope on the last one.

Gambling is another activity I can legally take up. The casinos at Genting and the upcoming Integrated Resort can now take my money through games of chance designed to always produce a house advantage. Singapore Pools is another great way to while away my Sunday afternoons - queuing up with aunties and uncles to donate to the lottery.

I also have the full legal capacity to enter into business contracts. This is as 21 is the age of majority in most countries, and thus laws protecting minors from being frauded by unscrupulous contracts no longer apply to me.

Generally contracts made with minors are voidable to protect stupid naive kids from entering into unfair contracts. For example, I don’t think it’s entirely difficult to con a 5 year old kid into signing over any future daughter he may sire into prostitution for the price of a Pokemon card.

Damn I knew BSP1004 and that Ravi Chandran book would come in useful someday.

The implications of this is that I can now own a credit card. Credit card companies don’t like to give credit cards to minors. This is as thanks to that voidable contract thing, a kid can decide to void their contract with the company instead of repaying the mountain of debt they racked up buying Pokemon cards.

Not that I’ll be getting a card. It’s the gateway to massive adult lifetime debt.

Sure it’s useful for those major purchases. However, more likely than not you’re going to splurge oodles of money on some random junk, justifying that you’d “earn it alll back later”. Not.

Plus, I’d probably blow my entire credit limit on internet porn, alcohol, and Pokemon cards (but not necessarily in that order).

Unbeatable Pokemon

Last but not least, I can get married.

Yes, I can finally settle down with the love of my life, raise 2.5 broodlings, fight once a week over house chores, have good make up sex for one night followed by the usual boring married sex thing, and maybe one day get divorced after the missus finds out I’ve been banging the house maid. Oh yeah baby, I can’t wait.