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The Paper Chase
Saturday, March 15, 2008

I've decided. Finally.


Anyway was reading the papers today and came across this article on "Varsity Squeeze". Apparently, demand is greater than the supply that uni's can handle and people are finding it hard to get into uni. Or at least i thought that was what they were focussing on.

Instead, it became a half fledged article on how the "elites" are doing all they can to ensure they get the best scholarships or into medicine and stuff. Apparently, Strt A's result in people wondering if they did enough extra stuff during sch cause there were 58 others in their sch who got the same result. Thus many do social work(overseas and local), help out at hospitals(or related), internship, sports to give themselves the edge.

like WTF.

What happened to passion (& real compassion)?
I mean it's great that everyone wants to further their education but isnt that quite extreme?

This however, is also the very culture that make singaporeans do so well overseas anyway. Everyone just has such a high basic standard.
I guess that's how we've been programmed to serve our purpose.

With such a competitive future ahead, how would normal dudes like us survive? Don't our future look bleak and depressing(according to a friend) ? And are we doomed to work our butts off to survive?

Well, i think not.
Life is too beautiful to be spent chasing papers.
I'd rather chase butterflies (ok tt sounded gay)

As the saying goes, "the best way to predict the future is to build it."
I'm building mine on passion, freedom and some hedonistic behaviour.
What's yours?

hendric danced away @
3:54 PM

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