I don't know why but I was thinking about this on my way back from the mrt station. Is life fair or unfair?
Sometimes, when you're in such bad luck or in a foul mood, you think to yourself, why do others lead a better life than me? why am I so suay? Like how some people are born with such good brains they don't even have to study and can get good results. Or rather, they are so hardworking and intelligent they can just do it, while people like me can't. That was how I felt for the past few days while mugging for my test.
But then again, if you think about it, life can be fair too. Nobody can have everything. Someone may be good in studies as well as CCA or whatever, but he may not be able to excel in other expects, such as having good EQ and good friends. That person may suck at handling relationships with others, so what's the point of having such high IQ?
And if you think about it even more, there can never be a basis of comparison between you and others. You are born in a totally different environment as others. Nobody lives the exact same life as you, no one is born with the same parents and go through the same thing every day. If you envy the rich people, think about the people who are suffering in other countries, such as the poor kids in Africa who are starving. (they may be scared by the ooga oogas as well!)
And if you are ever stressed by studies, think about the people who don't even have the opportunity to receive education. They are not even sure they can survive if they're down with diseases or going through some kind of famine.
Of course, the rich ppl are like qian bian as well. Everyone envies them. They do not need to work and can enjoy all the luxuries. But have u ever watched shows showing how the kids who are born in a rich family who are unable to have care from their parents? Like, their parents are so busy they hardly have any chances to spend time with their kids. I don't know how accurate this is, but I'm sure to a certain extend it can be true. So what's the point of having everything in the world but unable to get close to even your family, who is supposed to be the ones you can turn to at any time?
So I guess you can never really compare yourself to others, although we can't help but do so most of the time. But I feel that you can never compare yourself with others, because everyone is different. You may lack what others have, but at the same time they envy you for certain things as well. So just appreciate what you have. Anything at all. Like being able to LMAO or eat all the good food. Others may not even have the opportunity to do so.
Random entry, but yeah just some thoughts. Haha.
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Sunday, July 8, 2007
My apologies for not updating for so long, but life has been extremely tiring and stressful for me ever since school reopened.
Firstly can I just say that the entire june holidays were taken up by the taiwan trip, although we were only there for two weeks? Before that, we had to prepare, and after we came back, we had to take time to settle down again and all. One trip, and we have so much work to do before and after that.
And before we even had time to rest school starts again. Wow, I can't believe it but it's been two weeks since school reopened and I haven't been home before 8pm yet. These two weeks have been so tiring and time really flew. These are times when I wished there were more than 24 hours a day so we can have more time to sleep! First week was spent on SYF opening ceremony and right after that, we have the taiwan buddies to take care of.
For these two weeks my mood was totally cranky and everything just pissed me off. Let's just say that I get cranky once I'm tired and stressed. It's kind of like my nature? Or maybe everyone's. The school totally sucks. We have so much homework and shit to go through everyday. Wow and three tests next week when we have taiwan buddies to take care of? And when they're leaving only on Sunday? Do they know how tiring it is for us to return home as late as 10+ pm just so that we can take the buddies around? And wow, we can't rest the moment we go home, because we still have bloody homework to do. I dun think alot of us were very keen on bringing our buddies around because we are so bloody tired out ourselves. Wow and when we tell the teachers about all these they just dun care. Or rather they pretend to understand but they tell us they cannot do anything about it and then add on that teachers are just as busy as us. Oh wow really. Pardon me if I'm wrong but that's your job and you chose to be a teacher and you earn out of it. That's just your responsibility isn't it? Which reminds me, isn't it a trend among teachers and students to like battle against each other? I know it's quite weird to say it like this, but if you think about it carefully, it is true isn't it? Like the teachers will give us homework and all that, and when we students finally had enough of all that crap we just refuse to hand in or at least some of the more rebellious and vocal ones will not give a damn. And the teachers are then angry that we are rebellious and then they reprimand us and give us even more homework and the whole cycle repeats again. I mean students nowadays are hard to teach. That I admit. But sometimes I guess we really have the rights to say what we feel. Especially when school is bloody taking away our life.
Alright I shall move on to the taiwan buddies part. I guess this batch of students who came are not well mannered at all. So we were quite turned off by them? Why bother going through so much and sacrificing our sleep for people who don't even say thank you or offer to pay for themselves. Luckily for me my buddy is not like that. But after hearing some of the stories of other people's buddies, I must say that if I were them I'd have been super relieved that my buddy is gone today. They think we owe them all these? Having to pay and all that. At least be appreciative and show manners, even if they do not want to do that to us, but at least our parents? I'm quite disgusted by the attitudes of some of them. We may have not been enthu and all that on the taiwan trip, but hey at least we were well mannered, that I'm sure. And I guess I agree with jazz that it not only depends on us, the hosts, but definitely also on the buddies to make such an exchange programme successful. Who the heck would want to keep talking to someone who doesn't even bother replying/looking at you. And when they just expect you to pay for them and dun even say thank you. Come on we dun owe them anything. If singapore turns u off so much just stay at home okay.
Okay this entry was just for me to rant a little. I finaly have time to sit down and type all these out. Well I guess it's going to be very noob for not going to OBS. Definitely going to miss out on alot of fun. But still, thinking on the bright side, at least I can stay home and rest. I feel quite bad for not spending time with my family like I did last time. I don't want them to have the feeling that I only return home just to sleep at night. I don't even have much time to talk to them anymore, to have a hearty chat and like share my experiences in school with them.
Alright I have to catch up on my homework now. So many things due tmr. I'm so dead man.
Firstly can I just say that the entire june holidays were taken up by the taiwan trip, although we were only there for two weeks? Before that, we had to prepare, and after we came back, we had to take time to settle down again and all. One trip, and we have so much work to do before and after that.
And before we even had time to rest school starts again. Wow, I can't believe it but it's been two weeks since school reopened and I haven't been home before 8pm yet. These two weeks have been so tiring and time really flew. These are times when I wished there were more than 24 hours a day so we can have more time to sleep! First week was spent on SYF opening ceremony and right after that, we have the taiwan buddies to take care of.
For these two weeks my mood was totally cranky and everything just pissed me off. Let's just say that I get cranky once I'm tired and stressed. It's kind of like my nature? Or maybe everyone's. The school totally sucks. We have so much homework and shit to go through everyday. Wow and three tests next week when we have taiwan buddies to take care of? And when they're leaving only on Sunday? Do they know how tiring it is for us to return home as late as 10+ pm just so that we can take the buddies around? And wow, we can't rest the moment we go home, because we still have bloody homework to do. I dun think alot of us were very keen on bringing our buddies around because we are so bloody tired out ourselves. Wow and when we tell the teachers about all these they just dun care. Or rather they pretend to understand but they tell us they cannot do anything about it and then add on that teachers are just as busy as us. Oh wow really. Pardon me if I'm wrong but that's your job and you chose to be a teacher and you earn out of it. That's just your responsibility isn't it? Which reminds me, isn't it a trend among teachers and students to like battle against each other? I know it's quite weird to say it like this, but if you think about it carefully, it is true isn't it? Like the teachers will give us homework and all that, and when we students finally had enough of all that crap we just refuse to hand in or at least some of the more rebellious and vocal ones will not give a damn. And the teachers are then angry that we are rebellious and then they reprimand us and give us even more homework and the whole cycle repeats again. I mean students nowadays are hard to teach. That I admit. But sometimes I guess we really have the rights to say what we feel. Especially when school is bloody taking away our life.
Alright I shall move on to the taiwan buddies part. I guess this batch of students who came are not well mannered at all. So we were quite turned off by them? Why bother going through so much and sacrificing our sleep for people who don't even say thank you or offer to pay for themselves. Luckily for me my buddy is not like that. But after hearing some of the stories of other people's buddies, I must say that if I were them I'd have been super relieved that my buddy is gone today. They think we owe them all these? Having to pay and all that. At least be appreciative and show manners, even if they do not want to do that to us, but at least our parents? I'm quite disgusted by the attitudes of some of them. We may have not been enthu and all that on the taiwan trip, but hey at least we were well mannered, that I'm sure. And I guess I agree with jazz that it not only depends on us, the hosts, but definitely also on the buddies to make such an exchange programme successful. Who the heck would want to keep talking to someone who doesn't even bother replying/looking at you. And when they just expect you to pay for them and dun even say thank you. Come on we dun owe them anything. If singapore turns u off so much just stay at home okay.
Okay this entry was just for me to rant a little. I finaly have time to sit down and type all these out. Well I guess it's going to be very noob for not going to OBS. Definitely going to miss out on alot of fun. But still, thinking on the bright side, at least I can stay home and rest. I feel quite bad for not spending time with my family like I did last time. I don't want them to have the feeling that I only return home just to sleep at night. I don't even have much time to talk to them anymore, to have a hearty chat and like share my experiences in school with them.
Alright I have to catch up on my homework now. So many things due tmr. I'm so dead man.
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