Lately I've realised how privilleged I (we) really am (are), to have an education, not to have to work to feed a family at the age of 16, to be able to speak english, and chinese, and any other languages that come along, to have freedom, to have choice, to be able to do most of what I want. I mean, the greatest worry I can think of lately is,
I haven't found my prom dress! How different this would be from a farmer's child, struggling under the scorching sun without the guarantee of even the next meal. And there I am again, complaining about how the maid puts bread with mayo. Hey, yuhui, be glad that you have something to eat!
Sometimes I wonder if I'm being too frivolous or superficial, wanting, wanting and wanting so much. (By the way, I think that's the problem with Singaporeans - we know too much (cosmopolitan global hub, huh), which is why we are always wanting so much, and we can never be content with what we have. Ignorance is bliss, yes?)
It's a good thing I decided to look for a job - because now when I look at something I see how many hours of work I have to complete to be able to afford it, and somehow, I become more careful with what I'm spending. Imagine, how many years have I been wasting my dad's hardearned money!
Ah, I think I can't look at something and not turn it into a complicated mess of strands of thought about life. You know, a mess, like a plate of tangled noodles!
Talent, I think, can actually be trained. DBSK started me thinking. The entertainment industry, if you look at it this way, is actually just another career venture, and success - worldwide fame, is just like success in the business world - a worldwide established MNC; in the legal world - a reputable lawyer; in the sporting world - gold medals and trophies. Simple as that, really! Media glorifies everything, but as princess' dad taught us, work is always only 20% interesting, no matter how much you love what you do. Artistes are selected when they are about 13, from where they undergo training, about 5 to 6 years, and when they debut, they are 'talented' and star material. It's just like a sportsman, who decides at the age of 13 that (s)he wants to do sports, and starts training.
But the more I watch DBSK, the more cheaty I think Taiwan bands are!
WATCH THEM SING WATCH THEM DANCE! Know and recognise how awe-inspiring they are! :D
Haha oh dear, like jiakang says, "Congratulations, you're a fan!"
This time I uh, don't deny! XD