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Sunday, March 07, 2010
/ 10:44 AM


Saw this in my mailbox, and it's great food for thought.

"Love him or hate him, he hits the nail on the head with this! Bill Gates recently gave a speech at a High School about 11 things they will not learn in school. He talks about how politically correct teachings created a generation of kids with no concept of reality and how this concept set them up for failure in the real world.

Rule 1:Life is not fair - get used to it!

Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.

Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You won't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.

Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.

Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents had a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.

Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them.

Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you save the rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try delousing the closet in your own room.

Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life HAS NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll give you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear the slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.

Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that on your own time..

Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.

Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one."

so yeah, this is for all adolescents out there. and for myself to look back on and make sure i adhere to it. :)

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Saturday, March 28, 2009
To all the lost friendships / 6:38 PM


Oh gosh I just saw Zijia's email and am damn touched I dunno why. Esp when Mr Sng handed him the book made by fellow students :) Makes me feel the dhs spirit or whatever, but it's a good thing definitely.

These few days were hell/heaven, I can't decide. Fell really sick on Tuesday night/Wednesday, so I missed SHSC Investiture :( I wanna watch the videos so much! [edit: Okay I saw the vids on Olivia's profile hahaha awesomeee) But here's smth I wanna say: THANK YOU TEAM C OF PHOTOG CLUB FOR HELPING US (TEAM B) TO TAKE THE PICS :) I know it's really tough so thank you so much! And thank you Jiajia, was hard on you to solo the gallery group photos. I won't pangseh you ever again :( We're sorry we couldn't make it, and sorry if it's too last min :( [edit: Sorry I couldn't make it, blah]

Now I wonder what event we'll cover next.

Also, Tuesday absolutely killed me, 3 tests and returned truckloads of other tests which I got borderline marks. :( I was just dying of headache and fatigue by the time it got to Econs test. Needless to say I was already a zombie by Math. Blah, I shan't think about that.

Then for the next 3 days, I just didn't touch anything. I had a phobia of work, so I just sat and watched TV the whole night. That's what chionging CSC essay + test + Econs test till 1am did to me.

Anyway, just found out this absolutely fabulous person and she's called Clare Boothe Luce. Super talented lah! Clare Boothe Luce (April 10, 1903, New York City – October 9, 1987, Washington D.C.) was an American playwright, editor, journalist, ambassador, socialite and one of the first women ever in the U.S. Congress, representing the state of Connecticut. She has done like 3 of my dream jobs :) Plus I think, she's a feminist. HAHA.

Some quotes from her:
- Love is a verb.
- A woman's best protection is a little money of her own.
- A man has only one escape from his old self: to see a different self in the mirror of some woman's eyes.
- Censorship, like charity, should begin at home, but, unlike charity, it should end there.
- In politics women type the letters, lick the stamps, distribute the pamphlets and get out the vote. Men get elected.
- Money can't buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you're being miserable.
Replies!
xiuli: OMG LOL you v lame leh. Scared me :P
wenyi: HAHA K I shall go see :D On facebook or blog?
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I don't. wanna. blog. about. this. But I'm glad I didn't lose anything, nor gain anything from you. I'll bet you're just disappointed, but I'm not. So glad I didn't _____. :) I'm not like other ___s. I realised you're just a jinx a long time ago.

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