finally the hols are here. time seemed to whizz past so quickly. in a year and a half more, i'll have to take my IBDP exams:S in just 18 months and less. somehow there seems to be a really huge gap between secondary and jc life. THE huge void that we are all expected to grow and fit into in the mere three months between the finishing of o levels and starting at a new school. it seems laughable how, to me, in november last year, that i could fit all of my ambitions into three months- work, play, sleep alot, think and reorganise my life. 2 weeks of holiday overseas, half a month gone. one month working full time at the childcare center, another month gone. chinese new year preparation time, one month gone, and POOF, its time for school:)

this time, i have one wish for the june hols: TO CHASE MY KOREAN DRAMA:) boys over flower. im SO in love with the show


lee min ho starring as gu jun pyo:)
he actually makes curly hair look way way GOOD.
kim bum starring as so yi jung:)
20 years old and already a charmer. his wink and crooked smile is SUPER CHARMING:)

okays. back to topic:D worked hard, but didnt get the chance to play hard, nor sleep to the fullest. perhaps its time that we think more, and emphasize more on the personal growth part than the education part? as a result of the choice of school, i get to take the mrt everyday. and everyday, i look forward to it, because a trip on the mrt meant an eye opener and a social experiment to observe.

usually, im disgusted at how fellow healthy, teenage and middle-aged singaporeans can blatantly sit on the seats reserved for the elderly and the pregnant ladies when there is someone holding a crutch standing right in front of them, or a pregnant lady with a significant bump protruding. they simply stare past them, as if unable to see, or rather, choosing not to see. and when fellow passengers stare at them, willing them to give up their seats with the power of staring, it only sometimes work. most of the time, it works with students, who grow uncomfortable under the stares and therefore give up their seats after 5-6 stops. some working adults simply closed their eyes and pretended to doze off. how convenient.

then again, it isnt really simply the fault of that commuter sitting on the reserved seat. others who have a seat simply look and observe as the staring game unfolds, but they too, did not volunteer their seats to the elderly nor pregnant ladies. theoretically, they are under no obligation to give up their seats as they are not labelled priority seats, but morally, are they also not obliged to do so? there seems to be certain mentality possessed by singaporeans- that if it is not specifically listed or pointed out by rules or laws, then there is no need to do so. have we raised a generation to be so selfish, or so law abiding that they simply live by rules, and not their own moral compasses?

will the teenagers not one day grow to become someone in need? 10, 20 years later, they might be the ones who are pregnant, exhausted after a day of work, still having to squeeze in the crowded trains with the workday crowd, standing on their swollen feet, and need a seat? will the middle aged workers, in 10 -20 years time, not grow old and perhaps, suffer from backaches nor need a crutch? if we ourselves are so selfish now, then what position are we in to criticise our next generation if they did to us what we did to our elders now?

we need a more gracious and considerate society, one that will put the needs of others before self and the interest of country before self. i am for the fact of employing regulators on board the trains to ensure that singaporeans give up their seats to those in need and fine those inconsiderate people to teach them a lesson so they will remember it and not repeat their selfishness the next time. or, we could perhaps make it a law that the priority seats are not to be occupied by any other occupants other than the elderly or pregnant ladies, and these seats are to be left EMPTY, even during peak hours. if the society cannot grow to be more gracious, then it is up to our government to ensure that graciousness is enshrined in law.