Lonely Sunday
Lonely Sunday.
Stayed at home for most of the day, until Kang asked me out for a breather from his studies.. Went walking around Hougang, trying to prove to him how close Xinmin Secondary School was to my house. Went to his old house to see the tranquility he was missing since he moved... I guess it was really quite peaceful there...
Went for dinner at a Kopitiam and of course, talked about lots of things again.
Many friends out there admired Kang for his ever-adventurous and never-say-die spirit, and him trying to live his life to the fullest.. From backpacking, mountain-climbing, sailing, learning powerboats to joining choir and chasing girls, he has certainly tried all means to enjoy the life he longed for.. I guess nothing can keep his 'active-ness' down and I believe he will be trying more stuff in the near future... After finishing his dipolma, he will be entering Navy as a Marine Engineer(Regular)..
Suddenly, it came down to what have I done so far. Back at Nanyang, I didn't join much activities in the first year, neither was I very interactive in my class.. I guess there was other commitments back then.. Second year in Nanyang was much more fruitful, with concerts and competitions and was much more into my class... I think, so much for everything done, what I really gained from these 2 years, should be my dear bunch of friends. Without them, I can't really see myself in the state I am in now.. Take it positively ya? I have really met some cool dudes and 'dudettes'. Haha.. They made me see a lot of other things, and by sharing their experiences with me.. I have gained much.. Yeah..
Many JC people will tend to compare themselves to the people from Polytechnics, be it the lifestyle there or environment... Polytechnic people are seen as having more free time and space to explore their lives around.. Inevitably, I am sure most of you guys out there would have compared yourself with others before.. But in the end, I guess it all comes down to whether you gained anything meaningful and memorable out of your post-secondary school years... Different paths are taken by different people, you can't expect everyone to stay the same.. For me, I can just see all of us at the same end point: Success.
I can imagine the responses when you read that. Success is immeasurable.. It isn't something that can be rated.. It's how people view it.. Success to you might not mean that to someone else.. So I guess if people worked hard and stayed on track to do whatever they wanted, and they achieved it, that would be branded as 'Success'.
In a pragmatic society like Singapore's, the image of 'success' has often been linked with another asset: Money. Most people, I should say, think that drawing a big income or owning private properties are really what most successful people are doing now.. I daresay that most parents of young adults my age actually think this way. This is where the strong focus on education and getting an university degree sets in. But however, most of us don't believe in this, as we can see from the number of people straying away from the 'path'. Sometimes, I admired those people who really took the risk and ventured into their dream paths, whereas sometimes I sympathise with those who were forced into that 'path' by societal influence..... I don't know what will happen to everyone, but I know at least what I am doing, and I hope you guys do too.
Don't look back on this day and regret.
I don't really understand why I am saying so much on this.
Just some thoughts, I guess.
Stayed at home for most of the day, until Kang asked me out for a breather from his studies.. Went walking around Hougang, trying to prove to him how close Xinmin Secondary School was to my house. Went to his old house to see the tranquility he was missing since he moved... I guess it was really quite peaceful there...
Went for dinner at a Kopitiam and of course, talked about lots of things again.
Many friends out there admired Kang for his ever-adventurous and never-say-die spirit, and him trying to live his life to the fullest.. From backpacking, mountain-climbing, sailing, learning powerboats to joining choir and chasing girls, he has certainly tried all means to enjoy the life he longed for.. I guess nothing can keep his 'active-ness' down and I believe he will be trying more stuff in the near future... After finishing his dipolma, he will be entering Navy as a Marine Engineer(Regular)..
Suddenly, it came down to what have I done so far. Back at Nanyang, I didn't join much activities in the first year, neither was I very interactive in my class.. I guess there was other commitments back then.. Second year in Nanyang was much more fruitful, with concerts and competitions and was much more into my class... I think, so much for everything done, what I really gained from these 2 years, should be my dear bunch of friends. Without them, I can't really see myself in the state I am in now.. Take it positively ya? I have really met some cool dudes and 'dudettes'. Haha.. They made me see a lot of other things, and by sharing their experiences with me.. I have gained much.. Yeah..
Many JC people will tend to compare themselves to the people from Polytechnics, be it the lifestyle there or environment... Polytechnic people are seen as having more free time and space to explore their lives around.. Inevitably, I am sure most of you guys out there would have compared yourself with others before.. But in the end, I guess it all comes down to whether you gained anything meaningful and memorable out of your post-secondary school years... Different paths are taken by different people, you can't expect everyone to stay the same.. For me, I can just see all of us at the same end point: Success.
I can imagine the responses when you read that. Success is immeasurable.. It isn't something that can be rated.. It's how people view it.. Success to you might not mean that to someone else.. So I guess if people worked hard and stayed on track to do whatever they wanted, and they achieved it, that would be branded as 'Success'.
In a pragmatic society like Singapore's, the image of 'success' has often been linked with another asset: Money. Most people, I should say, think that drawing a big income or owning private properties are really what most successful people are doing now.. I daresay that most parents of young adults my age actually think this way. This is where the strong focus on education and getting an university degree sets in. But however, most of us don't believe in this, as we can see from the number of people straying away from the 'path'. Sometimes, I admired those people who really took the risk and ventured into their dream paths, whereas sometimes I sympathise with those who were forced into that 'path' by societal influence..... I don't know what will happen to everyone, but I know at least what I am doing, and I hope you guys do too.
Don't look back on this day and regret.
I don't really understand why I am saying so much on this.
Just some thoughts, I guess.
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