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Saturday, November 17, 2007

I probably haven't posted in a week or so and I can't say that much has happened.

This week, I think, is the first actual week where there is NO EXTRA LESSONS IN SCHOOL, NO CCA SESSIONS, AND NO OTHER SPECIAL COMMITTMENTS(besides tuition and piano, but then its only a few hours) hereby allowing me to get a week's worth of undisturbed, uninterrupted, well-deserved rest from our hectic school semester.

So how did I spend it?

On the computer, like 6 hours a day. Reseraching on music(Simple Plan's new album is out next year January!!!!!!), Maplestory, blog-surfing and just chatting on MSN.

Those time management classes would say that its a waste of time but I don't care. I don't believe in those stupid workshops anyway that try to make you actually PLAN your time. I find that if I do that my life becomes too controlled and there isn't any fun anymore.

And besides, they always tell you to do things that will help utilise your time better and don't do things that are useless(i.e. stoning into empty space, TV, computer, reading because its all not beneficial to our schoolwork!). So that means, in other words, that if I get loads and loads of homework every day(doesn't happen anymore though), I should just do and do and do homework and not get any rest(because the homeworks taking up all my time and NO we simply CAN'T spare any time for rest, rest is futile!) even though I need some until they day they stop giving it?

Pretty stupid don't you think?

Just because I live in a fast-paced society doesn't mean I have to be.

And the other day I was watching Channel U show where they discuss about social problems that they blame mostly on youngters but let's not get carried away on that since we shall forgive the adults for influencing us to be this way, and then pushing all the blame on us.

The topic that day was some stuff about Singaporeans going overseas to work, which I gather is loosely linked to the "brain drain". Most of the adults stated that, yes, they would go overseas if they had the opportunity. And then they went on about the cons like oh, you'll miss your family, and there's no one there for you, and long distance relationships and blabla. And the pros were the typical higher pay, better environment yada yada.

But then the hosts just HAD to say some stuff like, "Do you really think that the environment overseas will be better?" Which really makes me feel like socking them because fine, you like the sun and heat and humidity in Singapore, well good! But I don't! I want to work in a place where it rains 24/7 and is forever cloudy and gloomy. We all have different preferences, you can't generalise it like that.

And if you ARE talented in music of somesort, I doubt that you'd want to venture into the music industry in Singapore where SIngaporeans actually think that groups like the Pussycat Dolls and CLick 5 are good. IF you were offered some scholarship in Europe, wouldn't you go there? Of course you would! THe music industry there is so much better!

And I'm not the only person who said this.

Speaking of which, I have to mention something else. I was reading some magazine published in Singapore(and magazines from Singapore SUCK. it's filled with adverts and celebrity interviews) and the advice they gave in the advice column was terrible.

This girl, she wants to learn 2 intrsuments and you can tell from her tone of voice that she really HAS a passion for music. She says that her mother doesn't allow it and some stuff about her behaving badly blabla.

The advice columnist(or whatever you call her. The one who acts as if she dishes out good advice.) told her that she felt her mother was right is stopping her to learn 2 instruments and that she should concentrate on her studies(what else is new? You know, our lives dont jst REVOLVE around studies. We have to get out, otherwise we'd only be booksmart and common sense would tell you that being streetsmart is way more important) so that in the future when she has a good, stable job she can take music as a hobby.

Is this how you advise people?!

"Oh your talent can't be used I'm afraid, it interferes with your ACEDEMIC studies. Maybe you should put that passion into a hobby instead!"

I really don't want to say this but, WTF?!?!?!

What if this girl was a budding musician? What if she had this amazing talent for music? What if she could revolutionise the music world forever? What if, what if?

I don't know if you understand, but if she really loved music, she wouldn't mind having an unstable job and just playing music all day long because it would make her happy. Sometimes, a hobby isn't enough to satisfy your burning desire to follow your dreams. Shouldn't the columnist be telling her to dream big and telling her mother that if she can practise music, she'd behave better, because sometimes it does work.

Just because the music industry in Singapore is puny doesn't mean she can't score a scholarship to... to... I don't know Russia or something to further her career in music! You might just be throwing a talent away when a talent is so hard to get!

And anyway I'm not saying that she has a talent, she MIGHT have one and fine, I'm not experienced, but I DO know that if you follow the crowd, get a good stable job based on your acedemic results, even though you don't like it, you won't be happy. Ever.

The only way is to follow your heart, wherever it takes you.

My Kitchen blogged at Saturday, November 17, 2007

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