Be At The Right Place

Well, if you are a singapore student,
you will probably have guessed the content of this entry judging by the title itself.
Basically, i think being at the right place is an extremely crucial thing for the students, especially in the process of decision making as to which institution to enter after each completion of an education stage.
This is simply because, you just do not want to REGRET!

I used to consider that any 'O' level students who didn't manage to step into the JC,
are in one or another way,
not to be considered to have a standard margin of intellectual level,
having some sorts of mental development deficiency.
Then, i used to look at them disdainfully,
with little or no admiration of their existence at all.
The overwhelming aura of superiority always shielded around me whenever i got to explain to any one of these 'social rejects'-i considered- that i got into one of the most prestigious JUNIOR COLLEGE.
Not only i looked down on them because of which institution they have entered, but
many a times, i also condemned them in various forms of manner of which i used to be real proud of - "well, not any tom, dick, or harry can do this highly intellectual kind of stuffs", i pondered at those time.

However, at this point of time,
i gathered that i was being such a shallow, empty-headed, lowly person to ever have that perceptions and actually treated it as part of my belief- recited it through my actions!

Well, I'm sure by now you must have been thinking what happened to this superficial and depthless HIMBO?
What made this prick change his so as to say 'highly intellectual' perceptions?

Basically, like most of the learned,
pains and sorrows are the keys of to my enlightenment.
Not that i failed any of the subjects in the school,
or get expelled due to any academic reasons
*because i ended up choosing not to continue after about 5 months of experience anyway!*
but it's due to the countless complaints and grouses that I've heard so far from some of my closest friends.
Apparently, they are ain't happy,
and some to the extend of contemplating to quit.
Well, i don't have to rave about the constant stress level that bombard them!
You guys would prolly have heard thousands similar stories that I've gathered.
And it's not that they had never heard of this before!
It's just that some of them have the silliest ever perceptions that i used to have!
It's the EGO!
It's the Superficialism!
And then, now, REGRET kicks in!

But I'd say, it's not a wrong thing at all to try to achieve as much as you can in your life.
It's just the extend of how you do it, with the consideration of your personal ability.
I reckon, it's not a very healthy thing to practise, to get into something that bring you some sorts of social status but ended up having some emotion distortions.

In fact, i am starting to envious the Polytechnic student's lifestyle after having sorta getting to know better about their way of education.
They learn things that they are interested on, rather then being forced, and most importantly, majority of them are pleased about it!

So, i reckon it's not important at all which school or wotever place you are in.
Well, the location factor do contribute slightly to the final outcome i must say.
However, I'm very sure that anyone can do just as well as they want to be,
provided with the extra efforts that they have to put in to get them to where they want to be.
It's just one of the analogy that typical Sinagporean aunty would make:
'Aiyo, nothing is free la!'

So, I've came to a conclusion ;
'Life's short so, why suffer?'- now this cliche verse makes much more sense to me!

Goodbye Himbo,
Hello Owen!