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tiistaina, joulukuuta 13, 2005
infatuation
after toying with the idea of closing down my blog, i've decided against it. at any rate, the time i spent blog hopping today showed me that i'm not the worst around, though i do know that i've some way to go in terms producing blog worthy stuff. i've decided that i'll keep a separate blog that i'll password protect. just to bare my soul so that i keep those million thoughts floating around my head in check.
anyways, i don't like to say it, but to be honest, some stuff i saw just now while blog hopping was bad. seriously.
i was most disgusted to have stumbled across a blog documenting the love life of 13 year old, who apparently plans every single part of her relationships. down to the when she will break romeo's heart and then ask for a patch (during the exam period, using the exams as an excuse), when to let him hold her hand, and when to kiss her. if it were in language that was remotely tasteful i wouldn't have minded so much, and would have laughed the antics of the cunning little vixen off. unfortunately, it wasnt the case and i went to look for another blog to read after the first few paragraphs. what else was there don't ask me, cos i didn't want to read and i don't want to know. *shivers*
forgive me for saying so, but i believe its extremely retarded for a 13 year old or a 14 year old to get involved with someone and then start planning every detail of their time together. sooner or later the other kid is going to feel stifled, and little miss planner is going to find out that one never gets what she wants when she wants it, and when she does, she's going to whine and cry and kick up a fuss (at least i believe a cunning little vixen would do that)
don't 13 year olds have other things to do, like STUDY? foundations are VERY important, as i've found out during my time in sec 3. i nearly went crazy because my foundation for math was weak. what about CCAs? or hobbies? i don't know. i just don't remember myself doing such things when i was younger. boring, maybe, but at least boring gave me ok grades for the o levels. and now i'm enjoying my time at meridian.
anyways, i found out from benny that many of this year's o lvl batch are going to poly cos its more practical. however i found out from my own sources that (yet again) many are going there because they
heard that jc is stressful and because (of course) in jc you have to don a uniform and in poly you don't.
which is totally irrational if you ask me. if you told me you're going to poly because you get better options in the workforce, or because you feel that studying there, where you do things your self suits you, or even because the goverment is supporting polytechnics now i would totally agree that its practical. BUT once you start on poly being less stressful and that you get to wear what you want, or dye your hair whichever colour your prefer then i'd just shake my head and wonder what the world has come to.
as in seriously? because of uniforms? and stress that you haven't even experienced for yourself? both poly and jc are stressful, in their own ways. just because you wake up later for school doesn't mean there is less stress you know.
i don't mean to start the whole poly-jc debate afresh, but i do think that both poly and jc have their own benefits, depending on what you are aiming to do in the future.
see, if one plans to go to university in the shortest possible time, its obvious that jc would be a better choice. it is the shortest path to U, and of course, that comes with a price. longer hours at school, more blood, more sweat and less sleep (hence the myth that jc students are all dull boys and girls who are so stressed that they have to mug more to get rid of it *wry smile*).
BUT you one plans to take their time to get to university, or even not to go to university, then polytechnic would be a better choice. 3 years, with independant study, after which you receive a diploma and either enter the workforce, or continue your studies, an option which jc students do not have. but it also comes with a price, choosing your career path when you're sec 4 which, can be a risky thing to do, depending on the maturity of the individual. some do it succesfully and build a great career, but others choose blindly and are end up doing something they despise for the rest of their life for the sake of earning money.
and i do think that both poly and jc students have fun at work. not just the former. i, for one, have enjoyed my time in jc so far, and the only regret i have is that there's only 1 year left which will pass faster than this year has. i've forged close bonds, done things that i never thought i'd do before, and laughed the hardest i've ever had in school, all in uniform. sure, i need to work hard to get as decent grades as i can(which i don't always get haha) and i don't have as much time to party or have fun as some of my friends, but at least, i'm having fun at what i do.
so i would like to tell my juniors, think carefully about what you want to do in future. don't ask others what you should do, but think carefully and reflect on what you truly want to do, and make the best decision you can. at least you won't be left wondering "what if" when time comes. =)
i feel as if i could go on forever but my pinkie has cramped up, so i shall stop. heippa
marlz
12/13/2005 09:35:00 ap.