For some reason, I've the urge to blog again. Yes, exam's starting on tuesday and i'm not fully prepared yet. But, there's always time to laze around. Yesterday my neighbour's maid's going home so my maid went to ask her to bring some stuff back. When i asked what she sent back, she told me a few bars of toberonne and some clothes and that's it. Then i asked her "what for? Its available everywhere.." Then she told me how rare toberonne was in the Philippines and that anyone who grabs hold of one has to be filthy rich or have friends that are filthy rich. Only then did it actually struck me that not everyone is as fortunate as me. And that she has only eaten toberrone in Singapore because my bro has lots of them in the fridge. Momentarily, i felt quite terrible. Maybe its because i never knew that a bar of chocolate would be that valuable to others because its so available here, but had the urge to buy a box of toberonne and send it back for her. I never knew that such little things can make someone else's day.
Or rather, Singaporeans should learn to appreciate the things that we take for granted more. To us, we complain over every trivial thing, from slight GST hike all the way to gay issues. But never once did we sit down and reflect on what we have. Yes i got to admit things in Singapore is quite costly, but at least they are available to us. As long as we put our hearts to do things, we will get somewhere. I not like other places around the world where not everyone has this chance. In Singapore, most of us stand on a common platform. All we have to do is to try our very best and that's it.. Sigh.
I been studying a lot these few days, but simultaneously thinking about lots of stuff as well. Guess it's about time, me, an eighteen year old guy gain some enlightenment about life. For the past 18 years of my life, I been living it like a brat. I know nothing much about life outside of this island. I guess thats the excitement and passion for traveling. To understand others, their home, their culture and their way of life. These things never bothered me before, but i guess people do change. Or rather mature. Now i understand why my parents are so eager to travel around the world at least once in their life. To discover a world so different from our's yet inhabited by people too.
I sound weird above, but i guess those are words of a child that has thought through life for the first time. Anyway I've got no idea why I'm spending like 1 hour thinking and typing while i should be mugging and slogging it out like any JC2 student now. Confidence? Not exactly. No no, it can't be it. I've got a strange habit of watching more TV than ever during exams period. For me, the amount of TV time must be equal or greater than the amount of study time. Any imbalance and i will just feel stressed out. LOL. Got to kick the habit. But the series of exciting TV coming up ain't helping me that bit. So just hope i can find time to study. I guess that it for now till the end or the exams, which is on 22 November. Wow, i wonder how i would ever survive, but i just have to i guess. So mug hard people, and don't ever neglect your health too! All the best!
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