Wrong Decision..

Was pleasantly surprised after getting back the essay for my GEM. Didn't even want to collect it in the first place. Under normal circumstances, I would have been really delighted with the result. But since I've opted to take the module as S/U, I'm beginnning to feel a tinge of regret, especially after today's exam. It's too late to revoke my decision now. Don't know why but I always seem to be making the wrong choices in life. Anyway, the ironic part was that I didn't put in much effort in doing the essay. The 30% essay was done in less than 3 hours. The reason can be attributed to the topic of the essay, which was something to do with sports. Guess I can really write a lot about sports, but nothing about economics. Sigh. Of course, I wouldn't have done that well without the help of someone. Here, I would like to extend my appreciation to a certain Karren Tan for the very useful books. Without them, I wouldn't have obtained that grade. And as of now, your friend here has yet to borrow more than 5 books out from the NUS library :)

Was rather disturbed upon reading someone's blog. Ok, may be the word 'disturbed' is too exaggerating. He mentioned that he cannot stand people who joined teaching because they can't find other jobs. Well, to him, he would rather remain jobless than to teach. But given a choice, I think most people would rather teach than be unemployed. Why? Sitting and rotting at home while waiting to be called up for an interview or receiving news is no fun at all, especially after getting many rejection letters or even no replies, it can be very demoralising. Anyway, what's wrong with teaching? The pay is high and the job is indeed noble. Before getting a job, most people declare they would never go into teaching. But people do change because of circumstances. The world is evolving and if one continues to stick with one's stubborn principles, they would be left behind in this competitive society. So, if there's a job offer waiting for one to accept, why not take it up instead of slacking at home? Earning money to contibute to one's family to clear debts is more important than any other matters. There's a saying that money is not everything. There are other things like kinship, friendship, love etc. that cannot be overlooked. Yes, I agree with that. But for survival, money is not everything, money is the ONLY thing. In reality, most of the time, we are 'forced' to do things that we don't wish to do. Btw, the above arguments do not only apply to the less well-off. Even the wealthy ones have to play a role in contributing to the family, regardless of the size of the family income. In their case, working and getting a monthly pay cheque is to relieve the burden of their parents' heavy workload. Parents' hard-earned money is not something that we should take for granted. Many parents have been slogging hard for their families and children. It's about time these children learn to shoulder the responsibility and quit being selfish when they grow up. After all, not every family owns a gold mine in their backyard.