New University

It’s good news that FINALLY, the government is paying more attention to the poly graduates. I stress on finally because it should have been a move completed a long long time ago. Not only now. But in any case, it’s better late than never.

However, I have one fear for those entering the university. I haven’t put a lot of thought into it, but I think it(the university) might exude a ”double-edge-sword” perception. See, there’s this pre-conceived notion that poly grads are ”less competent” (due to elitism and all that unnecessary hype), so it led me to think that maybe grads from the new university might be donned with a less glorious light (if most of its students are from the polytechnics).

Oh well, what can we do? We live in a world of perception, the perception of others. So unless we’re at the top of the foodchain looking down (which is when your perception changes other’s), you really have no real choice but to struggle.

And hailing from an educational route that differs from most of my peers, I understand how this feels. Hopefully someday I can be the one who can change their perception (like how I did in secondary school). *Yes, Ms Evelyn would kill me cause this is a sweeping, general statement, but it’s 5am and I wanna finish this post asap*

out.

Is It Worth It?

I was in town and caught a movie with a friend.

Horsemen.

I’m not going to talk about the story,
nor is this post related to a hot actress.

I just wanted to share a quote from the movie that is stuck in my head.

“Is is worth it?”

Heard it before? I believe so.

Used it before? I hope so.

Practiced it before? I wonder.

See, many times we are caught up with certain things, and fail to identify a good reason to support our actions.

It happens everywhere.

And this big failure leads to a complicated web of frustration.

I took this quote because of the power it possesses.

These four words will change your life IF used correctly.

Many-a-times, we stop and regret something,

only to reprimand ourselves for being myopic and rash to jump to conclusions, solutions and decisions.

Had you asked yourself,

“Is it worth it?” before proceeding, maybe things would have been different.

Today I sat alone for several hours in the afternoon light of TCC and now in the pitch black of my living-room, questioning myself on things that I have done.

“Is it worth it? Was it worth it? Will it be worth it? Can it be worth it?”

I’m afraid I have made too many mistakes.

My redemption? I have to start asking myself this question…

Choices

In life, we meet a lot of people. Some tall, others small, some are happy, others are emotional
Everyone will meet these people in some point of their lives.

I need to get this thought down before this weird feeling fades, so here it is.

I look at people, and always wonder what really goes on in their lives.
I listen to their stories, watch their tears fall, see faces turn purple or red.
And today, a different perspective presented itself on my coffee table.

As the pages unfolded, I realised that many things that I hated so much are actually self-derived.
The quarrels and squabbles, fits of rage, moments of sour and bitter.
They really could have been avoided.

See, while I placed myself in shoes of different people, I hear myself asking

“Why the hell did you do this?” Whether it’s a relationship, regret, quarel or fight.

Strangely though, when I look at these characters, most of them trail back to a nice healthy family.
Yet their lives are filled with so much irony, angst, tension and problems that really shouldn’t be there.

Note: These are the people who look the most pleasant, girl/guy-next-door, mummy/daddy’s little angel.

So Why do they have so much problems? I wonder too…

However, a world away, I have met friends who are (fortunately or unfortunately) born into a world of such unrest.

Problems of every kind plague their lives – Family, Health, Wealth, Etc.

They lived through broken marraiges, step parents, deteoriating healths, financial hardships, abuse, discrimination and everything negative.
Pain and stress cling onto them like their shadows on the floor, and doesn’t fail to make their presence known.

Yet these friends don’t seem the least ruffled when they face the same problems as those in the previous category.

Note: These are the people who (according to mum) belong to a bad family, or are unlucky, or are living a life of retribution (you get the drift)

Looking at these two characters shoulder-to-shoulder, it deos appear that the latter is more matured and stable than the former when it comes to handling life as a whole.

People who are rather trouble-free seem to seek problems for themselves,

And those who are born to a life of problems, seem to be leading the untroubled life.

Look around, at friends and people, and see if this thought stands for you.
It is rather general, but it has given me a wake-up call…