fools

the school system can be rather debilitating at times. but the worst thing about it, is the symptomatic delusion that seems to infect every student that this concept of 'school' cocoons.

isolated from reality, save for the sporadic moments when words in books and notes paints its colourful likeness, the 'school' landscape would be the only environment that most students would be familiar with. the only 'rat- race' that they would know whilst entrapped in the indignity of school uniforms would be the race for grades. thus, its no wonder that so many students inevitably develop this 'ultra-ego' that incessantly overstates their true worth.

look around you and without a doubt you'll be able to spot such students, coming from the upper echelons of academia no less, weaving what they deem to be beautiful prose to clothe their psuedo- intellectual commentary on things beyond their grasp. driven by what they call 'teen- angst', an element that supposedly commands justification and credibility in itself, they lash out on everything under the sun, undeniably thinking all the while that their 'intellect' somehow elevates them above the hoi polloi. 'deep' thoughts, extensive vocabulary and 'wit' become the sine qua non of such characters. my personal favourite however, remains those who pen out quasi- poetic commentaries, thinking that such mysticism somehow adds to the significance of their respective claims. how cute.

what they fail to realise, these bumbling buffoons who think so highly of themselves, is that their little exclamations and 'school- reps' mean nothing. nada. zilch. no matter how big one may deem oneself to be in the confinements of 'school', once you step outside of those pearly white gates of learning, everyone begins at the most basic level. you're nothing. there's this whole huge system ahead of you that's constantly trying to drive you into the ground, and you have to slug your life away to find a nice snug place for you within in the system itself, before you join in the imbroglio and drive another poor sod into the ground yourself.

its laughable really how so many people think they're above the system. but i'm not saying that the exceptions don't exist. quite the contrary. the only difference is, these people don't think they're above the system; they know they're above the system. and once they know themselves truly, they would know how to work themselves up, and just enjoy the scene of fools driving other fools into the ground.

on a lighter note, i really want to catch the highly acclaimed local show "singapore dreaming". but damn, i'm really behind schedule with my mugging and i still haven't started on lit.

oh well, at least i'm not one of those poor sods who put on unneccesary airs.

p.s. i know the whole entry reeks of irony, but if you're smart enough, you'll get the point.