PerceptionIt's the matter of perception. The way you look at things, the way you CHOOSE to look at them. More often than not, there's no absolute answer.
Ever played those optical illusion games before? Those with lines and lines, some bold, while others run off-parallel; some all over the place, some with circles or squares or of other shapes. Often enough, we find ourselves looking at lines that seem to dance out of the paper, or see circles that look like squares, or see straight lines being curved, and so many more.
If you played those games before, you'll know that things are often not how or what they seem to be.
Sometimes, life isn't just as rosy a picture you've always wanted it to be. Other than having to cope with challenges that never seem to cease, sometimes you'll find yourself being talked about behind your back for no apparent reason! Yes I must agree that that must be most awful.
But hey, don't lose your tears and sleep over these people. It's not worth it. Yes, spill all bitterness to your friends, those who promised to stick with you through thick and thin. Although they may not be able to solve the matter for you, at least, after telling them, you'll feel better because you know there ARE people in the world who stand by you and back you up should you ever fall.
There are two types of people in the world. One is those who have your welfare at heart and will give you wonderful memories, while there are people who live to deliberately bring misery to you and haunt your sanity with words of poison. Since they are out to give you nightmares, why be concerned about whatever they say and fall prey to them? Why make them succeed in making you miserable? Should we not rise above this and show them, instead, what we are made up of - nobility, strength and grace?
So my girl, let the barking dogs bark. I'm sure someone will alert the authorities and have them put down. Their still barking doesn't mean they have triumphed over you - it's just a matter of time when they get to learn their lessons due.
Everyone is worried about you, haven't you the slightest idea? Everything that can be said was said, yet none could comfort you and bring back the usual you. How I wish I was there and get those bitches (I'm sorry for vulgarity-free policy breached) and bastards busted for what they've been doing.
"A girl's world is full of politics".
But looking at this matter from different perspectives can yield different results.
The above is an impressionist painting of a butterfly, fluttering it's wings as it feeds on nectar. A lovely sunny day, isn't it?
Or what else do you see, my dear?
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I forgot totally about this when I blogged just now. And so here it is:
I can't imagine, how am I to survive on slightly more than 200 bucks. Take note, this is only my nominal personal disposable income, which means haven't adjusted for inflation yet. Seriously I do think the ministry shortchanged us A GREAT DEAL. First it was the GC, which was totally not reimbursed at all, despite it being a 'learning tool' which is extremely vital that we can't do without.
Secondly is the injustice element. Why is our batch only given 2400 annually when our juniors have about twice our settling fees? And if I'm not wrong their total allowance is still more than ours.
Then comes the third - GST hike. Although it's a 2 percent hike, as what your maths tell you (7 minus 5 is 2), most prices did not rise by a mere two percent. Believe me. McD student meal used to be $4, and now it's $4.50 I believe my Maths isn't that screwed to believe that it's only a 2% rise. Come on, it's MORE THAN TEN PERCENT CAN!
Pardon my outburst of incorrect grammar just now. But it's true. While all retailers push all the tax burden on consumers in the form of a much higher price, our (scholars) salary did not rise with rising cost of living and prices at all! HAH so much for offering me to study Economics... Wait.. I nearly failed that one oops.
But come on. How can I not live beyond my means when my means are not even sufficient to start off with? The very basic necessity - transportation - to and from school, is NOT even provided for us and all the school miscellaneous fees are to be borned by me also. Which means, after calculation, assuming I only spend money on e-pass for EZlink every month, my NOMINAL personal DISPOSABLE income is only $152.5 a MONTH! Hello excuse me only a NERD who has NO LIFE can survive on that amount of money OK! That is, provided the NERD who has NO LIFE has NO PHONE BILLS to settle too!
Alright I admit. I confess. Confession of guilt from a hard core shopaholic and foodaholic me. I think all my money disappeared because... I still don't know how they just poof! gone like that!
If you haven't got the gist of this whole thing, it's this - I am in financial crisis. So the rest is all whining.
