Monday, October 10, 2005
It's really inane when people want to compete about such things...
Do you still remember those irritating arrogant twits who mysteriously show up beside you EVERYTIME you both know that you scored lower on some dumb test but sulk in one corner and hide their marks when they did badly? And that same twit would 'innocently' ask in a chirpy voice about how well you did and would add a politically correct disclaimer (e.g. you so clever! surely would do very well one...*coughcough) in a vain attempt to disguise his/her true intent for asking (i.e. major ego boosting). Well, I sure do...ahha but I don't give them much satisfaction so they leave me alone!! WAHAHAHA...okie....that was SOO exaggerated...I'm not that clever la.
Anyway, that's competition in the classroom. So now that's I've graduated to the mobile classroom where most of my frens are not in the same course or module as me, marks is useless as a competitive ego booster tool. Instead, we boast about how busy we are, what with the mounting piles of endless tutorials, projects, CAs, Finals...
We whine about how many reports we have due and blahblah. Okay, I'm not critising anyone in particular here but really, it gets on the nerves when they start moaning about how busy they are and make it seem like you are having a ball in comparison. Really, EVERYONE is busy. DUH...it's not just you so don't think that you have the right to belittle others.
For the record, nobody offended me but this is just something I feel that I should point out cuz I see this happening all the time. Yeap, anyway, this will be a fact of life especially in Singapore so you might as well get used to it. Besides, there are always other people out there who have it much worse than you. Think on the bright side.
On a side note, always seek to understand why you are so busy...are you really trying your best or does your time managment skills leave much to be desired. Are you burdened by too many commitments. Which commitment is the most important. Make a stand and declutter. Know what you want out of life...this..is my heartfelt opinion. I'm still a stickler for the value of traditional education, so whenever I get bogged down by hwk, I try to look at it as an investment for the future.
The big joke would be if I just died without ever realising that future.
10:01 PM