Friday, October 10
sooooo im writing for this new page, digitalsenior.sg
it's not really that big but it's a nice change compared to Hey! blog because it's hard to sound neutral and talk about school stuffs at the same time
just wrote my first article.
so im putting it here HAHA
How should you have
spent your recess week?
So, my fellow NTU
peeps. The recess week is coming to an end. How was it?
Did you spend it
mugging for all the mid-terms that the sadistic professors set after the recess
week? (I had 2 mid-terms and a 3k word essay due in the first 3 days after
recess week of my year 1 sem 1)
Or did you party
like a dehydrated cow on the beach?
(I clubbed thrice
in one of my recess weeks. I needed it okay. Twas a drought.)
Or did you travel
to some exotic country in those 9 days?
(I went to HongKong
for 3 days during my year 1 sem 1 recess week. Yes, the same week that I had 2
mid-terms and a 3k word essay)
Or did you “study”
with that one “friend” for the entire week, and suddenly after recess week,
IT’S OFFICIAL. -inserts emoji’s smirk-
Or did you meet up
with all your old friends? Even though NUS and SMU have different recess weeks
and midterms surround these weeks so you probably only met up with other NTU
friends.
Whatever you did
during your recess week, it doesn’t matter. It’s your recess week. Don’t regret
it, don’t whine about it. And here are 3 reasons why:
1. People always look like they are having more fun than they are.
I know the bad feelings that Facebook, Instagram and Twitter can bring
to you. And as much as “pictures say a thousand words”, they really are not
representative of how fulfilling you friend’s recess week was.
“Omg so many wefies. And I nua-ed my week away. What am I doing with my
life luh”
If they had so much fun they wouldn’t have had time to take wefies.
That’s that.
“Omg the Instagram has so many photos and look at the number of likes! I
don’t even get that many likes.”
The number of likes, do not determine how much fun that person has. In
this day of you-double-tapped-my-picture-so-i-should-double-tap-yours, (yes,
that looks like a middle finger) letting other people’s likes determine your
mood is really pointless. And by the way, it’s your Instagram account,
detailing your life and the people and experiences that touched your life.
2. Whatever you did, even if it was nothing, you probably gained something
else that the other person didn’t.
If you mugged your week away, it’s either “Congrats on your A!” or
“Well, it could have been worse”
If you partied your week away, you’ve had your fun. Now it’s time to pay
the price. But it was probably worth it eh? ;)
If you slept and slacked your week away, GOOD JOB because now you’re
rested for the next half of the semester. A recess week is supposed to be a
“break from school” anyway. Don’t feel bad for sleeping. You deserved it.
3. Because at some point in your life, it was what you wanted. Or maybe
prioritised.
Don’t regret. Regret is the worse feeling to ever get. It’s like feeling
guilty towards your self. Don’t do this to yourself please. Life is already
giving you enough shit as it is. You don’t need someone to make it worse.
If you partied so hard that your body clock is now screwed up and your
blood is still drowning in alcohol, don’t regret because you are old enough to
say no. But you didn’t, so don’t do it again.
If you slept and slacked your week away, and left all the work and
studying to the last day. You’re just serving your time now. Just suck it up
and move on. Regret will not get you anywhere. Be responsible towards yourself.
“I didn’t want to study. The bell-curve made me study; grades made me
study; society made me study.” Stop your whining. You chose your grades to be
your priority. It’s your choice, don’t blame society. Yes, money may not bring
you true happiness but the lack of money can sure make you sad. You decide
where you want to draw the line to having enough money. Contentment, my friend.
laughed at 1:32:00 PM