Now .
Back to the dog days . The dreadful dog days of schooling . Oh no don't misunderstand me , I dont hate school , in fact it's a great privilege to go to school . Just wished Singapore's top notch education system didn't have to turn out this way . Well , i guess i should stop talking about Singapore's way of things because it really doesnt help or change the current situation anyway .
Recently got roped into this competition by my classmates about Singapore's internal affairs and somehow , politics . Just read through the attached documents and decided to go with enhanced development of Singapore's efficient usage of power . Yeah , i admit , putting up posters on how to save electricity doesnt appeal to me . I can walk past a hundred pillars of posters , and in the end , still sleep with the lights on .
Education from young ? Yeah , good try .
If this is a platform for students like us to engage in a dialogue with the government , then perhaps this , will be a priceless opportunity to develop our ideas and come up with a great solution for the future and even at present .
If this is a platform for students like us to engage in a dialogue with the government , then perhaps this , will be a priceless opportunity to develop our ideas and come up with a great solution for the future and even at present .
I shall take this chance then .
Other than this competition , there's also stuff like floorball . I'm not a leader , nor do i hold many leadership positions , and so to be playing for A divisions will be a big , big relief for my otherwise , very empty portfolio . Never have i once regretted joining floorball as my cca , and i dont think i ever will . Because these are the people , whom i actually trust more than anyone else in school , save for my sec school friends and pri school friends .
I will make it into the team . Only 18 more trainings to impress and after that , decides my future in the cca . I've already failed to get into exco once . I dont want that feeling of helplessness ever again .
And I've finally confirmed my dream job , after viewing pictures of majestic rivers and great lakes taken by genuine pros in photography during geography lesson . A journalist , or photojournalist , or maybe just a geologist . I want to come into contact with nature . I want to get out of the rat-race of society , to do what I really have passion for , and to make an impact with the articles i write , the pictures i take , and the findings i discover . Where there is time , there is change , and with every little change , comes a different outcome . That is how nature works . The ice age was never a threat or a death mark in nature . It was a natural phenomenon . The only reason why we consider things to be a threat , chaos , or even an apocalypse , is because we are afraid of these things that nature holds in store for us . It is simple to understand - take let's say , a python for example . Human beings consider it a threat because it is ABLE to kill us . Just how selfish and proud can we get about ourselves ? Us having bigger brains does not equate to us having control over everything .
How applicable to life . Having a vast scope of knowledge doesnt guarantee success or being able to control your life the way you want it to be . Yes , it is advantageous no doubt but ultimately , if one cannot adapt well enough to change , dare to voice out opinions and thoughts about sensitive issues , and feel comfortable carrying out his or her job , then that person is no more than just a robot , a tool , a living thing with a heart but void of soul .
This certain person even said this, 'Huh , such an easy question ? I can solve it in 30 seconds while both of you can't even do it in 5 minutes . You all got no brains is it ?' (And I begin to think , the fact that you're in H1 math already shows something about your handling of math , so don't bother flaunting your skills because so long as the A gets reflected on my result slip , there wont be a difference)
When people laugh about my subject combination , my bad grades for subjects like math , or even at me in general , I shrug it off with excuses .
Because I know full well that in the future , while you are busy slogging in the mundane office environment like a broken machine , I will be doing what I love . Till then , laugh all you want . Look down on me all you want . Outwardly insult all you want . I will take it all .
So thank you for fueling my interest and passion for nature , for geology , for nature's morphology . Because in my eyes , you are nothing more than a mere statistic in the world's population - whether or not you are there makes no difference to me .
To the people reading this now , you probably have this really bad impression of me now . Yup , this is the more emotional side of me which i will never show to normal people except to whom i honestly trust . Not displaying bouts of emotional stress will make me seem too abnormal already : P
Ok meanwhile , back to Respiration Part 1 and 2 .
Other than this competition , there's also stuff like floorball . I'm not a leader , nor do i hold many leadership positions , and so to be playing for A divisions will be a big , big relief for my otherwise , very empty portfolio . Never have i once regretted joining floorball as my cca , and i dont think i ever will . Because these are the people , whom i actually trust more than anyone else in school , save for my sec school friends and pri school friends .
I will make it into the team . Only 18 more trainings to impress and after that , decides my future in the cca . I've already failed to get into exco once . I dont want that feeling of helplessness ever again .
And I've finally confirmed my dream job , after viewing pictures of majestic rivers and great lakes taken by genuine pros in photography during geography lesson . A journalist , or photojournalist , or maybe just a geologist . I want to come into contact with nature . I want to get out of the rat-race of society , to do what I really have passion for , and to make an impact with the articles i write , the pictures i take , and the findings i discover . Where there is time , there is change , and with every little change , comes a different outcome . That is how nature works . The ice age was never a threat or a death mark in nature . It was a natural phenomenon . The only reason why we consider things to be a threat , chaos , or even an apocalypse , is because we are afraid of these things that nature holds in store for us . It is simple to understand - take let's say , a python for example . Human beings consider it a threat because it is ABLE to kill us . Just how selfish and proud can we get about ourselves ? Us having bigger brains does not equate to us having control over everything .
How applicable to life . Having a vast scope of knowledge doesnt guarantee success or being able to control your life the way you want it to be . Yes , it is advantageous no doubt but ultimately , if one cannot adapt well enough to change , dare to voice out opinions and thoughts about sensitive issues , and feel comfortable carrying out his or her job , then that person is no more than just a robot , a tool , a living thing with a heart but void of soul .
This certain person even said this, 'Huh , such an easy question ? I can solve it in 30 seconds while both of you can't even do it in 5 minutes . You all got no brains is it ?' (And I begin to think , the fact that you're in H1 math already shows something about your handling of math , so don't bother flaunting your skills because so long as the A gets reflected on my result slip , there wont be a difference)
When people laugh about my subject combination , my bad grades for subjects like math , or even at me in general , I shrug it off with excuses .
Because I know full well that in the future , while you are busy slogging in the mundane office environment like a broken machine , I will be doing what I love . Till then , laugh all you want . Look down on me all you want . Outwardly insult all you want . I will take it all .
So thank you for fueling my interest and passion for nature , for geology , for nature's morphology . Because in my eyes , you are nothing more than a mere statistic in the world's population - whether or not you are there makes no difference to me .
To the people reading this now , you probably have this really bad impression of me now . Yup , this is the more emotional side of me which i will never show to normal people except to whom i honestly trust . Not displaying bouts of emotional stress will make me seem too abnormal already : P
Ok meanwhile , back to Respiration Part 1 and 2 .
