If you were to ask me, “eh, what are some pertinent issues in the society now?” well, I wouldn’t be able to answer you in a moment or two, simply because.
You never tell me what issues you talking about! HOW I answer you!! XD
So, you go: “ okay, social issues meaning some phenomenon that are seen in the society, and are on a increasing trend.”
And so you gave me the boundaries for my answer. [okay, so philo comes into the picture. Boundary, conclusions etc. this proves that I am a GOOD student! =)]
BUT HEY. I still cannot answer it! The reason [again!!] being very simple.
NO. I do not go around evaluating the society, and looking at what are some trends that are happening in the society that became a trend and phenomenon that turned into an issue.
BUT, wait a moment.
I can be able to notice some issues! ^M^ [ notice that M is when a girl tries to smile demurely. ]
Okay, so here goes. [shikes, my blog entry sounds like a SPEECH?! Ohno. T_T English at work too. All those speeches makes my head expand. Err wait ohno. Chem! >.< ]
DISCLAIMER: observations made by above blogger are solely on her experiences in school, as her experience is limited to there and only there. [blame it on the sch being my 2nd home T_T]
THE SLEEP BUG.
Every morning I take a tiring 1hour ride to school [haish. I am one of the poor chaps who have to travel to school THAT early. SAD! T_T]. On the train, you see PEOPLE of all ages sleeping, or you prefer to call it, . ( of course also got ppl awake, which means they HAD good sleep )
OKAY. So yes this is a increasing trend among youths and WELL. I saw it. So it fits the boundaries. LOL.
OKAY. So you say we are trying to make use of time! To make use of time in the morning wisely to sleep. Since we cannot sleep at home [on our comfy bed], we SHALL sleep on the TRAIN, BUS, CAR, etc.
On a side note: sometimes it happens that you OVERSLEPT! OHNO. It happened to me before. But I was lucky I did not miss my intended stop by a lot. So I WASN’T LATE! XD [phew!]
Okay. Then you walk into sch. Walk into your classroom. ANOTHER PLACE for sleeping!
Sprawled all over the classroom are ppl sleeping! Heads down on the table!
you are amazed! But NO! you join in. you put down you bag at your seat. PLONK down on the chair. And OFF you go!
Go where? Your DREAMLAND DUH! Sleepsleepsleep!
So when the sch bell rings and we sing the national anthem, most of us would be groggy eyed trying to keep awake.
And then lessons come. So there are interesting lessons. But STILL. There are lessons that shut your eyelids. They just cannot stay open. No matter how hard you tried. The voice of the tcher lures you back to DREAMLAND [AGAIN]!
PE: personal experience. There was once I STARED and BLINKED like mad at the tcher to try keeping awake, and I think the tcher thought I was mad. >.<
OKAY. So you think that’s all? HA. You are wrong! I suppose your school also have assembly sessions? Well, every fri we go to the HALL. Sing sch song. Sit down and have a series of talks/performances. And most of the time, YOU FIND HALF THE SCH POPULATION SLEEPING! Amazing huh?
Well, personally I never tried before, mainly due to the fact that I CANNOT sleep in such a noisy place. [ the speaker is speaking with a mic mind you!]
HMM. SO. THE SLEEPING BUG STRUCK MANY PPL IN TOWN! But what’s the cure??!
Well, to find a cure for the sleeping bug, it isn’t that difficult.
First, you have to find out the cause for this BUG to thrive in SINGAPORE.
Reasons - sch starts way too early. Students have to wake up as early as 5! - Homework piles way too high! - BAD time management! - Activities in sch end very late - A combination of the above mentioned factors.
Just IMAGINE. You wake up at 530 every morning, catching a train then a bus to reach sch. Then you study till 2. then sch ends. You go for CCA/other lessons, ends at 6.30 take another 1.5 hours to reach home, then POOF. It’s 8! You have your dinner, bathe, watch a bit of TV, and use a while of the computer!
OHNO! You shriek.
It’s 11 already! “Then your hmw HOW?”
Where is it?? Still in your bag, UNTOUCHED. So you have to start rushing them. And then when do you end up sleeping??
1, 2, 3, 4. DEPENDING ON HOW FAST YOU ARE.
So you sleep at 1. wake up at 530, meaning you only sleep for 4 HOURS. AFTER 730 to 1830 hours of BRAIN CELL KILLING lessons. You might as well be murdered right??
WE NEED MORE REST! MORE REST! MORE REST!
And so the sleeping bug sets in our body.
Most of the time, we hope the bug stay with us forever. So that we can replenish our energy!
CURE. Get out of bad time management. Do your WORK before you play! Be more efficient, and the BUG will LEAVE you forever.
On a sidenote: BANANAS might be good for you too. It has been said that you feel constantly tired due to the lack of potassium in your body. But BANANAS contains loads of them. So get one and take a bite! AND CHASE THE BUG AWAY!
