i'm not shy to say that, as a student,
i am one of the laziest that you will ever find
i really hate doing school work of any kind
(except the fun kind)
anything that i can get away with not doing, i'll not do
hahah

it's just the way i am, you know
i don't need to be apologetic for being myself
i think it's my prerogative if i want to slack off on homework or the studying for examinations
(which i must confess, i did not do in the week before the promotional exams
hahah
everything studied was done the night before and the morning of the examination)

however,
i have made it through school just fine due to my fear of authority and the threat of punishment

hahah
i am deathly afraid of getting into trouble
oh sure, i may have a heck-care attitude
but when push comes to shove,
i'll do what is needed to be done to keep me in the clear

all that being said,
academics is something i don't really care about
of course, i am aware of its significance in the measure of our employability
especially in occupations that are specialised and knowledge-based
but beyond that...
i don't get why it is so important
and believe me, to some sad, sad people, it represents everything
especially so in kiasu singapore

parents buying their children stacks of ten-year series assessment books to complete
or forcing their children to study all day, everyday
or comparing their children's results with every other kids', hoping to come out the parent with the smarter child

like, wtf?
i don't mind the bit about parents hounding their children to study
it has nothing to do with me
but caring about the academic progression of someone of no relation to you...
that, i have a problem with
the only people to whom i have to justify my dismal results are my parents and teachers
other than the two categories of human beings mentioned above, MYOB

i mean, really,
comparing your children with other children is a condemnable way of judging their worth and the worth of other people's children
not only that, it can seem abit "hao lian", as they say
like, i know your child's smart and all, so why compare him to us lower beings?
my sister was so affected the other day while visiting a relative
she cried
cried, i tell you!
my point is, being hao lian may make others feel inadequate
unintentional though it may be, it's abit tactless

as it turns out, my sister was not just being overly sensitive that night
after checking with other cousins of mine, i found out that other people too have been made to feel that they were lacking in the academics department
and frankly, we are getting tired of it

so please, to whoever is reading this,
don't do this to other people's children
it really does get a bit annoying

sincerely,
fina