Friday, November 27, 2009
Something i found at the market yesterday. A lamp. A FAIL.
Haha, never expect to find such fail things in my life.
Life is so full of fails.
Lol, but we still get by everyday.
Ok, it's not my intention to start regurgitating stuff i learnt from my book, so i shall not proceed to talk about failures (which was what i was intending to if you didn't realise).
Hm, the other topic today morning was actually about animals.
The killing of animals.
This topic is erm...quite sensitive though, hope you don't mind.
I, on the other hand, better be careful with words -.-
Guess i'll keep it short.
It's funny how we stand up for the cause of protecting animals, when we ourselves sacrifice them for our 'holiday' as part of our religion [SORRY!].
You know, it's like...wth, sacrificing these animals, say they are sacrificial gifts to God...(pardon me for my ignorance of their true purposes)
Well, it's not like the animals believe in such things.
Just that they poor thing, got dragged into such matters.
And ya, they are innocent :(
Think of this whole idea again:
Animals don't believe in our religions, they have nothing to do with us.
We believe in those religions, we require sacrificial gifts.
We can't kill ourselves, so we pull in these poor animals to sacrifice (maybe using excuses like this god likes lamb or pig or camel or whale blah blah).
We celebrate this special occasion.
The animals 'celebrate' their deaths (AND without knowing WHY!).
I wonder what happens if 'an eye for an eye' is implemented.
We celebrate a special occasion during which we sacrifice some animals.
The animals celebrate their special occasion during which we lay on their dining table.
Ok, up to you guys to have your own opinions :)
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Hmm.
I woke up pretty early today, though i really didnt slp well at all last night.
Thrashing about and sitting up to sleep through the whole night.
Sleeping alone is kind of funny now.
My situation is a bit like Harry Potter..just that i live with my parents and bro, and of course do not sleep under the staircase -.-
And yes, i have a window that allows me to look at the WHOLE sky :D
(They changed the position of my bed, shifted it out of the rooms to my study room.)
Eh, why am i talking about this -.-
I woke up at arnd 6am..
so went online.
Then helped my father clear up some mess...
(he wakes up at 2.30am, goes to work at 3am, comes back at 6am...6.30am if he buys food, and leaves for work again at 7am)
Then spent morning reading newspapers...
and at 10am, realised 4hrs past so quickly without me doing anything of proper substance.
=\
Oh, found the theme song/title of the 7pm chn 8 drama/blockbuster quite interesting and meaningful...
Some small actions like this...can generate much warmth...
:)
Ok fine, i've nothing to blog about, that's why im posting such retarded stuff.
On a side note, could i have woken up early, because today's the last day i'm going to spend here?
hm.
and because after tonight, i won't exist anymore...
After reading the newspapers, i feel strongly urged to post.
Anyone who reads this, please don't lambast me for any 'wrong' thing i said.
After all, i'm voicing opinions WITHOUT the intention to hurt anyone (though people tend to overreact).
Oh and pardon me for the dumb arguments i may have constructed because at my current thinking skills/level, i can't go in depth too much, and even if i can, i can't write properly :(
My thinking is properly more of breadth..
1.PSLE Saga
There was a previous PSLE saga, where parents complained and kicked up a huge fuss over the 'tough' PSLE papers, especially maths. And what was the result?
Sparkling results all over the pupils' results slip, and what's more, a record was broken. 293, if i rmb correctly. Did they overreact?
This year was the same thing. Parents complained....tales of pupils sobbing after the tests were all over the papers...And what was the result? 290, and many other brilliant results. So, did the parents overreact again?
But it's ok if the parents do all these sort of things. It's ok. It's natural love. Care for their children. Worried about their children. But then, why do the kids have to cry, lament, or even become so hopeless?
I rmbed writing about this a few months ago. If i'm not wrong, i was commenting that the results will surely turn out to be a surprise for everyone. And i was right. But now, i'm starting to think of the process. The process the children undergo, either in school or at home. There are many possibilities.
Could the papers set in school be really different from the ones set in PSLE? Could the teaching be far away from the standards of MOE (or PSLE papers setters -.-)?
Could the children have begun to become more pampered? Or could the children have started to aim HIGH, as in really high. And if it was so, what triggered it? Society of course. The tales of the society have been carried around so many times, and modified so many times such that it becomes the ultimate horror story of our childhood.
"If you do not work hard now, if you do not aim high and score well now, you will find yourself begging on the streets with no jobs or roof or a penny to your name." Isn't this familiar? Usually that's what you hear (roughly).
Ok i've no intention to state any stand that i have, so i'll leave it hear for readers to think themselves and get a stand(it's fun!). That's what i like to do anyway.
2. Law
Ok, i'm a complete layman to the subject law...but i just have a question to raise.
Why is it that major criminals (e.g. the major 'Khmer Rouge' players), whom we all know that they are wrong, still get the rights to wait for their case to be settled later? (And you know what, it's LONG LONG later) And why is it that even though they are so old (read below), their cases will only be opened 2 years later? That's like the number of years i will be spending in JC?
I read in the news, and just found out that this Khmer Rouge case has only recenly begun...Erm, excuse me, like 30 years after that horrific event? And as i read further on, they even mentioned that for some of the other major players, they intend to open their cases in 2011. AND, they stated that they are old and frail.
OLD and FRAIL. So why is it that they can't just study their cases first (well, we know they are in the wrong anyway, why for dig up all their offences?), and then throw them some heavy penalty? What if they die before their cases even open? They are old after all. So does that mean they can get away scot-free (the detention prior to this was obviously not enough)?
I have no idea why such cases, such obvious cases, need so long to settle. It's wasting everyone's time basically. And after killing millions of people, they get the right to defend themselves? No way.
As i said before, i know NOTHING about law, so i don't fully understand their way of dealing with matters. I guess it's to ensure that none of them are wronged. Or to find out the full account of the event. Please enlighten me, anyone?
3. Learning Chinese!
Ok, what's the problem here? The chinese-educated vs the english-educated. And now, the english-educated are (happy?) because our Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew 'sided' with them, while the chinese-educated are (unhappy?) about this? After all, he once waged a 'war' with them and beat them flat.
Now now, i guess it's best to stay neutral. I know many, as in really MANY, students in singapore HATES chinese. HATES HATES HATES studying chinese. And because of this, they don't really study for it...only for the sake of exams. As for myself, i find the language really interesting, though i find it difficult to master (i suck at it myself).
The english-educated families these days have seem to abhor this language. Including the parents. Why? The SIMPLEST and ABSOLUTE reason is this: they just can't perform well in that area. True, false? Most probably true.
And because of this, they start slamming the language, which of course raised the anger of the chinese-educated. Looking at the other party, is it the same case for them? I don't think so, and you should not either. Who has heard of the english language being slammed like the chinese language? I don't know of any such news. Anyway, the chiese-educated are however trying their best to learn english instead. So, why should it be the other way for the other party?
I seem to be supporting the chinese-educated here, and hence i shall neutralise my this passage. Well, some may argue (and lol, i agree) that the case is different. The english language is somehow easier to learn and master (look at the new top PSLE student!) while the chinese language is....JUST CANNOT MASTER *sadface*.
And then, let's talk about methods. English probably is considered by many to have been more creative in teaching, while chinese educators are FREQUENTLY condemmed, but look at the difficulties of the chinese language first. English can be taught in many ways...IT, songs, blah blah blah... well, so can Chinese. But then again, for chinese, to have methods such as drama, please master your chinese first. You can't possibly create a drama out of.....nothing. But because people hate chinese so much, but because chinese is difficult to master, that's why few get to venture into such areas. And then, they start complaining.
I think i would prefer you people to think...i don't know where my 'argument' is going -.-, so i just struck it out.
Suddenly i just got off track :(
Have many more topics actually, but can't remember. And my mind isn't exactly working today..bleh.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
I had not really planned to take a trip this year, yet I found myself packing anyway. And off I went, dreading it. I was on another guilt trip.
I booked my reservations on Wish I Had airlines. I didn't check my bags - everyone carries their baggage on this airline - and had to drag it for what seemed like miles in the Regret City airport. And I could see that people from all over the world were there with me, limping along under the weight of bags they had packed themselves.
I caught a cab to Last Resort hotel, the driver taking the whole trip backward, looking over his shoulder. And there I found the ballroom where my event would be held: the Annual Pity Party. As I checked in, I saw that all my old colleagues were on the guest list:
The Done family - Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda
Both of the Opportunities - Missed and Lost
All the Yesterdays - there were too many to count, but all would have sad stories to share
Shattered Dreams and Broken Promises would be there, too, along with their friends Don't Blame Me and Couldn't Help It.
And of course, hours and hours of entertainment would be provided by that renowned storyteller It's Their Fault.
As I prepared to settle in for a really long night, I realised that one person had the power to send all those people home and break up the party: me. All I had to do was return to the present and welcome the new day!
If you have found yourself getting a flight to the City of Regrets, recognise that it's a trip you book yourself, and you can cancel it at any time - without penalty or fee. But you're the only one who can.
morning is when thoughts are clearest?
and i will hold it back,
and i will wait for them to separate ways,
and i will continuing holding it back.
hmm. i've decided.
and i think i will start posting something else.
but quick. finish learning blogskins ):
Monday, November 23, 2009
it's terrifying.
using a strand of hair to crush, roll, strangle, whack, bend...
basically torture.
splitting headache.
lack of slp, sick, too much computer, or thinking too much?
wants to get out of this pithole but just cant stop browsing thru them.
1. it appears im posting much too frequently. much too frequently. and why? probably cos of my fear.
2. that song which jus kip bringing me emotions and thoughts
3. probably reading too slowly. spending too much time reading than committing myself to my plans.
4. wad hav i been doing these few days? nobody probably knows.
5. going into seclusion very soon.
6. slping late, waking early. nt slping well. it's killing me.
7. stuck in the gut separating 2 different paths.
8. i dun feel like posting such stuff on this blog lest ppl think im emo.
9. i see stuff that strengthens emphasises a particular thought at that moment.
10. am i a creative/imaginative person?
news bad? (the one you see on tv..)
Can news be bad for mankind?
k fine basically after thinking about it for an afternoon, i've decided to rule out this possibility/question.
was thinking along the line that at first, we may feel for the victims in a particular unfortunate event, but over time as we watch more of these, we may start to become indifferent. Perhaps only a few cases may catch our eyes and hearts.
but yea, as i said, i think i've decided against that idea of news being bad :\
