Before I can blog properly, I must get something off my chest (pun NOT intended).
Sometimes I really wonder why why why why why why why must those %$^*%%*#!#^ guys bully me. Either they enjoy being beaten up, or they derive great satisfaction and entertainment from irritating me. WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY. In the end who suffers the most? Me. Both physically and mentally.
Like today, I witnessed great, never-seen-before team spirit and unity among the guys in my class. Because they all bullied me hmph. :(
I tell you, you all will suffer from bad karma. Bully me again and you die. I will cut your fringe, I will make your hair curl even more, I will write "gay" all over your stuff, and I will impose a lifelong ban on the connect-four game despite any silly song you feel like singing to the rest of the world. HMPH. *)^(%$$#(~!(%$(^%(^%())(*$$#$^%&&$#$#&!&%$"*^%
*breathes* Now I can blog properly.
I think there's a difference between having no ideals and knowing that ideals don't work in a pragmatic society like Singapore. Knowing that idealism doesn't work here doesn't mean that I don't have ideals. It's like knowing that smoking is bad for health doesn't necessarily mean that one doesn't smoke. Who doesn't know that smoking is bad for health? But so many people out there still smoke. It's the same with the whole idea of having ideals.
Perhaps it's a sad part about our education system for producing practical people (alliteration!). Like what my dear friend said, "It's because of people like us S'pore 才会这样." But I think if you look at a neutral angle the only thing that works is pragmatism. Having ideals alone doesn't guarantee anything. I don't suppose any country in the world can refute that, especially so in Singapore. I think that's the thing to be agreed upon. You can have all the great ideals under the sun, but in the end it all boils down to the fact that these account for almost nothing. Saying and advocating them is one thing, but executing them is another totally different thing. Executing them is especially hard.
Take presidential elections for example. The candidates can bombard us with their ideals and beliefs and promise us a whole truckload of things. But for so many years, it's all talk but no action. I don't see many changes anywhere, despite the promises the president made. Maybe we should blame the school admin haha. So, how did the president's ideals help us in any way? When we vote, we hope to see concrete achievements, not just aspired by whatever the president says.
I'm not pro-PAP or anything, but I think we cannot deny the results the govt has achieved for so many years cos the govt really did its work. I think I may sound shallow, but the whole issue about renovating HDB flats has shown the capability of the govt. My flat underwent renovations to the point that I really feel it improved the residents' lives generally. When I go to other areas of Hougang which is under the opposition party, one can tell that the state of the flats are relatively "less good" (I think "worse" is a very strong word). I think for 小人物, we just want to lead comfortable lives.
I don't deny that opposition parties do provide us with new perpectives, but they are limited by several factors. They can give aspiring speeches, but executing what they promise is another different matter.
Actually, I dunno what on earth am I saying. I suddenly feel very old talking about these things. Wahahahahahaha!
Xinniang 18 is very nice! I'm always in a good mood after watching it woooooo :))))) Today I was in such a good mood I actually listened during Econs!!! Hejun is so so so so so so so so sweet awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. But then such a guy doesn't exist in real life. Oh well.