Schlub.

Cute word, eh? Haha.

I'm feeling really, really bored now. What the hell, I'm not supposed to be feeling bored! I have to do PW slides, National Day Commmittee Evaluation, Bio Homeostasis tutorial...plus, I have so many new books to read! Rawrrrr.

A piece of good news: I CAN BE PROMOTED TO YEAR 2!!! Woohoo!!!

Trust me, I'm not one of those 'shit-I-got-a-low-A'(*cues irritating wailing*) people. In fact, my academic performance this year has been the opposite of excellent, and far from satisfactory. Having only worked considerably harder towards the end of July, I'm actually quite happy with my FOOB (or FOEB, hopefully.), thank you very much. Scoff at me all you want, FOOB is the product of my hard work; it is an IMPROVEMENT, okay? I'm so sick and tired of my parents' absurdly high expectations. Arghh.

People are deluded. My PARENTS are deluded. They're still hoping that their firstborn will suddenly regain the brilliance of her primary school mind, and score straight As. My Dad actually said, 'It's expected of you to score at least B and above for all your subjects.' Like, I got COFF for my mid-years. Hello?? I'm WORKING ON IT!! What pisses me off further, is that they're so unsupportive (sometimes I even feel that my Mum is ashamed.) of me taking Lit, even when I'm doing well. Okay, so B isn't all that fantastic. But honestly, how many people can do Lit? (I'm not saying that I am a rare Lit genius; there are so many people who can do much, MUCH better. And I DEFINITELY need to work on my sciences and Math. ) You can get As and Bs for math and sciences for all I care, but that does not mean that you will definitely excel in a subject like Lit, or any other Arts subject like History, Economics and Geography. I'm tired of the prejudiced views that deem Arts students as 'lousier' or 'having fewer career prospects' than science students. Why can't these biased people just accept that different people are good at different things? Common sense, people??!! Shouldn't you be taking what you're good at, so that you'll have an easier time studying? You. Will. Be. Much. Happier. You will also be most likely to succeed in whatever you're doing. And please, this has got nothing to do with the fact that my boyfriend is an Arts student. It's got everything to do with the fact that I'm really PISSED OFF that my parents are too narrow-minded to appreciate their firstborn's flair for writing, that the B I got for Lit in the promos is completely INSIGNIFICANT to them, that I stubbornly chose the Science path when I'm obviously more of an Arts person (Can u say 'Loserrrr'?).

People are deluded. How many spend their whole lives trying to achieve impossibly high ideals, only to get disappointed at the end of the road?? You can tell me, "It's called 'pursuing your dreams', you ignoramus." I've had enough of cliches like "It's the journey, not the destnation, that matters." Sure, I respect those opinions...but don't you think we should be more realistic sometimes? For example, it's okay to want to be a doctor. It's okay to take triple sciences and 2 S papers. It's okay if you can't accept anything less than an A grade in your exams, and you wail loudly and audibly about it (Gosh, you insensitive freak.), as long as you have the abilities that actually permit you to set such goals for yourself. In short, we all have dreams, but do LET reality sock you in the face once in awhile. Face it, not everyone is a Thomas Edison. Sometimes you try and try and try all your life, and it amounts to nothing. So, why waste time pursuing something if you know your talents obviously lie somewhere else? Wake up, people!!!! Respect that we're all different, not just physically but also in terms of ability and talent, AND APPRECIATE THOSE DIFFERENCES.

I really admire Arts students, who dare to take the path less travelled.

A certain male blogger from Temasek Junior College has been the target of numerous 'poison pen' attacks, with many Hate-Tags appearing on his Tagboard over the past week after a few particularly insensitive posts. I've read the blog, and YES I do agree that certain posts border on being offensive, and the boy seems like a smartass who's utterly full of himself. However, I think people should refrain from leaving insulting messages on his tagboard, if they're not gonna leave their real names. Come on, there's nothing glorifying about hiding behind a pseudonym while you call someone a 'bitch', 'dickhead' or 'loser'. Either leave your name when you tag, or keep your mouth shut. This applies to all those horrible people who diss blog owners on their tagboards while they cowardly revel in the safety of a false name. I'm neither trying to be a self-righteous hypocrite, nor am I putting down those who left the Hate-Tags on J_ _ _ _' blog. I just feel that blogs are for people to express their own personal thoughts and feelings; respect that, please. It's simple: if you don't like what you're reading, then for Heaven's sake, don't read the blog. Like, yarrrrr I'm sure the owner of the blog will spend many sleepless nights tossing and turning because you spared his or her blog an insult.

Sheesh.

Tomorrow's Monday again. One more week, and the holidays will be here. Oh joy.

I honestly don't know how I feel about the upcoming holidays.