To the Observant...
you will have noticed a slight change in the stuff, like title and summary. nothing much. just a quote from my foolscap pad which i thought was quite relevant and useful. this is why i refrain from discussing personal comments about people unless it's like a private conversation. rumours created have huge negative repercussions.
and no, i'm not changing the template, boring as it may look. after all, this place is like a small sketchpad, or notebook. it is a place to pen down thoughts, to share experiences. we do that on a notepad, a platform for sharing. thus it will be used here. plain as it may be, it serves it's purpose. what's the point of a fanciful webpage that takes hours to load but doesn't really have that much of a signficance?
ok... truth to be told i was rather taken aback by whatever happened this morning. in fact i'm still not clear as to what exactly happened. not that it's in my business to care, but it would be absolutely insensitive to dismiss it nonchalently. like it or not, this happens within our social circle. i may not know that person, but it still strikes a chord. one thing i wonder and still wonder: these things don't happen on a whim and fancy. there MUST have been signs. not easy to be spotted, yes, but indication will be there if one looks hard enough for it. an abnormality, a change in outlook, something. it's all very well to say so-and-so is irresponsible, does not think of others blah blah blah... do we ever take a step back and look at the situation ourselves? in fact i was quite irked at the statement: "so thoughtless, brings so much trouble to the rest of us..." VERY disturbed by it. why? the statement totally reeks of self-interest. WE expect people to solve their own problems because WE don't want their problems to be passed on to us? great "caring and understanding educators" amigo.
Besides, it's a little late to do counselling and stuff. i will see how many people remember these things by new year's next year. i will, and i'm sure that class will. who else? not sure. counselling is supposed to take place BEFORE a problem arises, it is not a means of damage control. if it is to discuss about issues related and stuff, i have no problem with it. from what i've heard though it's another in-depth analysis on how we should treat life with respect and blah blah blah. PLEASE! i want to believe we KNOW what being alive means to us. there must be a very strong incentive to think that our life isn't worth living. the point is not to stress the importance of life! we already know more than enough of that! what they need to do as PREVENTIVE measures, is to find out what drives people over the edge, and find a way to reduce those factors. i would draw a graph to illustrate, but i think i've made my point clear enough.
also, from a study of sorts, both experience and observation, i've more or less noticed a few factors that make students (well obviously i don't know about the adult world yet -.-") hate school or life in general. yes. being observant can do wonders does it not?
1. social standing. those less social-savvy like me (-.-") may not mind it much, but to be loked down, bullied or insulted in some way has a very delibiting (sp) effect on the human mind. thoughts of unfairness and prejudice start to creep in, especially when such treatment is meted out by teachers. i still am indignant over my math teacher the past two years, but i still drag myself over to make a greeting for teacher's day, even though i don't feel like it. but seriously, as the old tale goes, "when one person tells a lie, and it is repeated 1000 times by 100 men, false becomes truth" imagine being told every single day that you're worthless, that you're a failure etc etc etc. it not only kills morale, but the outlook on life becomes bleak. losing hope in the future, in life, is THE most critical thing that CANNOT be allowed to happen. you can go on and on about how life is important and it wasn't easy bringing us up. so what? we've lived life to the max, everything is downhill from here. what's the point of living? get my drift?
2. learning speeds. has applied to me since primary school. heck yes. see, in some schools learning is slower. the more outstanding ones, or the more hardowrking ones will excel at stuff. completely natural. go to one school like RJ, the situation completely changes. someone used to getting high grades are now barely passing. why? 'cause we have the IQ zing-zing 200++ ppl concentrated here. and in a gathering of talent, you need to have real substance to shine. hard work? extra tutoring? pffft. may help a bit, but isn't going to do much when people are understanding in 10 minutes what you take 3 hours on. morale falls, the incentive to study drops. the rest, as we say, is history.
the other factors don't apply to us. trying to keep it short, i won't mention it here.
but there is something weird about the school policy. yes making an announcement and all that is good but not releasing any more info or the circumstances in which it occurred... do you realise what that's gonna lead to? gonna lead to a hell-spawn off rumours, that's what. open-information is always better than speculation.
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ok, enought about that ><>_> uh... i have about 215MB of bandwidth left. lot less of the 10-year old spammers since it's the promo period heh. that's good i guess. when the bandwidth is full i'll switch to another song. much more relevant one. actually all the songs i've posted so far are relevant... more or less >_>
and lastly... just wanted to speak of something i heard on the opening episode on a drama serial. no i don't watch them. haven't touched TV in a very long time. just happened to be at the coffeeshop we went to eat that day. and it was a great quote. first, you must understand that in each of our lives, we meet and affect more than 100,000 people. we change the lives of more than 80,000 in some way. that's a proven fact. of course, these are minimal values, so those with a larger social circle would probably see that number multiplied a few times.
anyway, ever wondered what are the slim chances of two people meeting and falling in love? the calculation turns out to be somewhere like 1 in 2.8 million. used to be less but increased with the information age and stuff. anyway, yes that statistic befuzzles does it not? treasure what you have =P. and of course, the chances of staying in that strong relationship until old age is even slimmer. i believe the percentage in Sngapore is 68%, give or take a few decimals. yes, it is hard. but it is also a long journey meant to be enjoyed.
speaking of which, nobody managed to solve the question i gave out quite some time ago? about writing that essay in 30 words? sigh... answer then...
First love: can't stop thinking about him/her
Passionate love: mother says go east, he/she says go west, i go west.
Lost Love: He/She gets married, i'm not the grrom/bride.
count the words. it was said this essay received top marks! who says you can't be concise with essays? =P
ok, it's now 2:20. gotta get some sleep. out.
and no, i'm not changing the template, boring as it may look. after all, this place is like a small sketchpad, or notebook. it is a place to pen down thoughts, to share experiences. we do that on a notepad, a platform for sharing. thus it will be used here. plain as it may be, it serves it's purpose. what's the point of a fanciful webpage that takes hours to load but doesn't really have that much of a signficance?
ok... truth to be told i was rather taken aback by whatever happened this morning. in fact i'm still not clear as to what exactly happened. not that it's in my business to care, but it would be absolutely insensitive to dismiss it nonchalently. like it or not, this happens within our social circle. i may not know that person, but it still strikes a chord. one thing i wonder and still wonder: these things don't happen on a whim and fancy. there MUST have been signs. not easy to be spotted, yes, but indication will be there if one looks hard enough for it. an abnormality, a change in outlook, something. it's all very well to say so-and-so is irresponsible, does not think of others blah blah blah... do we ever take a step back and look at the situation ourselves? in fact i was quite irked at the statement: "so thoughtless, brings so much trouble to the rest of us..." VERY disturbed by it. why? the statement totally reeks of self-interest. WE expect people to solve their own problems because WE don't want their problems to be passed on to us? great "caring and understanding educators" amigo.
Besides, it's a little late to do counselling and stuff. i will see how many people remember these things by new year's next year. i will, and i'm sure that class will. who else? not sure. counselling is supposed to take place BEFORE a problem arises, it is not a means of damage control. if it is to discuss about issues related and stuff, i have no problem with it. from what i've heard though it's another in-depth analysis on how we should treat life with respect and blah blah blah. PLEASE! i want to believe we KNOW what being alive means to us. there must be a very strong incentive to think that our life isn't worth living. the point is not to stress the importance of life! we already know more than enough of that! what they need to do as PREVENTIVE measures, is to find out what drives people over the edge, and find a way to reduce those factors. i would draw a graph to illustrate, but i think i've made my point clear enough.
also, from a study of sorts, both experience and observation, i've more or less noticed a few factors that make students (well obviously i don't know about the adult world yet -.-") hate school or life in general. yes. being observant can do wonders does it not?
1. social standing. those less social-savvy like me (-.-") may not mind it much, but to be loked down, bullied or insulted in some way has a very delibiting (sp) effect on the human mind. thoughts of unfairness and prejudice start to creep in, especially when such treatment is meted out by teachers. i still am indignant over my math teacher the past two years, but i still drag myself over to make a greeting for teacher's day, even though i don't feel like it. but seriously, as the old tale goes, "when one person tells a lie, and it is repeated 1000 times by 100 men, false becomes truth" imagine being told every single day that you're worthless, that you're a failure etc etc etc. it not only kills morale, but the outlook on life becomes bleak. losing hope in the future, in life, is THE most critical thing that CANNOT be allowed to happen. you can go on and on about how life is important and it wasn't easy bringing us up. so what? we've lived life to the max, everything is downhill from here. what's the point of living? get my drift?
2. learning speeds. has applied to me since primary school. heck yes. see, in some schools learning is slower. the more outstanding ones, or the more hardowrking ones will excel at stuff. completely natural. go to one school like RJ, the situation completely changes. someone used to getting high grades are now barely passing. why? 'cause we have the IQ zing-zing 200++ ppl concentrated here. and in a gathering of talent, you need to have real substance to shine. hard work? extra tutoring? pffft. may help a bit, but isn't going to do much when people are understanding in 10 minutes what you take 3 hours on. morale falls, the incentive to study drops. the rest, as we say, is history.
the other factors don't apply to us. trying to keep it short, i won't mention it here.
but there is something weird about the school policy. yes making an announcement and all that is good but not releasing any more info or the circumstances in which it occurred... do you realise what that's gonna lead to? gonna lead to a hell-spawn off rumours, that's what. open-information is always better than speculation.
...
ok, enought about that ><>_> uh... i have about 215MB of bandwidth left. lot less of the 10-year old spammers since it's the promo period heh. that's good i guess. when the bandwidth is full i'll switch to another song. much more relevant one. actually all the songs i've posted so far are relevant... more or less >_>
and lastly... just wanted to speak of something i heard on the opening episode on a drama serial. no i don't watch them. haven't touched TV in a very long time. just happened to be at the coffeeshop we went to eat that day. and it was a great quote. first, you must understand that in each of our lives, we meet and affect more than 100,000 people. we change the lives of more than 80,000 in some way. that's a proven fact. of course, these are minimal values, so those with a larger social circle would probably see that number multiplied a few times.
anyway, ever wondered what are the slim chances of two people meeting and falling in love? the calculation turns out to be somewhere like 1 in 2.8 million. used to be less but increased with the information age and stuff. anyway, yes that statistic befuzzles does it not? treasure what you have =P. and of course, the chances of staying in that strong relationship until old age is even slimmer. i believe the percentage in Sngapore is 68%, give or take a few decimals. yes, it is hard. but it is also a long journey meant to be enjoyed.
speaking of which, nobody managed to solve the question i gave out quite some time ago? about writing that essay in 30 words? sigh... answer then...
First love: can't stop thinking about him/her
Passionate love: mother says go east, he/she says go west, i go west.
Lost Love: He/She gets married, i'm not the grrom/bride.
count the words. it was said this essay received top marks! who says you can't be concise with essays? =P
ok, it's now 2:20. gotta get some sleep. out.
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