hmms, i think i m feeling better now le.
sick since monday
=/
dunnoe why too!
been popping pink and white tablets to fight off e virus or bacteria in my body...
- waves 'byebye' to my bio textbk and notes -
it started with a flu, then fever...
now coughs.
sian, act the doctor gave me two days' mc de.
tday is the 2nd day.
it sorta reminded me of the time when i was in
primary six
i had to be absent frm sch for more than a month (diff days added tgt) in a year due to high fever and those crap~~
argh!

haha. so the evil meanie me still go to sch to spread my germs to others
LOL!
tday had chem practical...cld say that vanessa and i managed to carry out the steps for the redox reaction...
however, i still did not managed to "tong guo" mr. low
sighs. perphaps i too stubborn lars, dun want to follow his method
"yingying" want to use my own way to calculate.
so in end... i got frustrated lars, copied frm adeline.
thx mans, adeline!!

ahahas, dr. sth (cant rmbr his name) went thru some gp essay qns last sunday...

*all credit to dr. sth, i am not so pro*
so here are... two qns which were quite interesting:
How far can youth in your country follow their dreams?

Youths can pursue their dream in Sg becos there are plenty of opportunities given to us, i.e. % of Singaporeans having higher education is very high as opposed to other SEA countries, in this way, education is a great equalizer which serves as a common springboard for great opportunities for eveRyOnE!
meritocracy is practised in Sg.i.e. eveRYOnE given equal chance n opportunity, hence eveRyonE can follow their dreams.

HOWEVER!!!!!
Thr is a tendency for some ppl to equate 'following their dream' to getting a good n reasonably well-paid job. In this case, they are stating their pragmatic choice.
the prob with most Singaporeans is tht they are too pragmatic???
very few hold on to ideals and their dreams are often crushed prematurely.

>> causes <<
1) Sg is a small but competitive country...fast-paced society
2) parents are demanding, thr is often not enough encouragement
and subsidy for youths to pursue their dreams
3) today's youth are apathetic? unfeeling...such to an extent they lose hope in life???

-_______________________-

Consider the merits and drawbacks of having a global culture.

the global culture may be referring to the American popular culture...
Reality TV, MTV, fastfood chains, Nike and so on...
drawbacks:
- commercialization.
promote undesirable values/behaviours
materialism, decadence, self-indulgence due to over-obsession with one's appearance

- cultural erosion
for some countries, whilst accepting e American popular culture, their ppl lose their own original culture???? and mother tongue?

- some sociologists deem it as cultural imperialism

However, all the above might not necessary happen.

merits:
countries cld get a vibrant integration... fusion of the American pop culture with their traditional customs and values.

- good moral values and attitudes tt can be learnt.
- human rights, individuality and democracy
- equality twrds women, American women seen as positive role models
- a global culture is more beneficial than harmful...
as it brings the world closer tgt, due to technological and telecomm advancements
reduces intolerance and prejudice
increases our empathy, understanding and awareness twrds others, hence makin us less ethocentric...
- a common lang helps to break communication barriers


wells, juz wanted to share wad dr. sth said with you all...

it's 15:49 now