If something was to make me furious in this particular delightful Tuesday, it was the issue about the class T-shirt.
Playing street soccer has made my day, did exceptionally well than previous and was pretty elated to win 4 matches in a row - many thanks to my other soccer mates as well: Melson, Ian, Charles, Yi Feng, thanks buds, you guys are great!
Luckily the sweet things came after the bitter stuff - it was during break time where the form teacher reprimanded us about being not honest and stuff bla bla bla.
So what happened was this:
We got a fixed design for the shirt and we wanted to print it with a good quality material, which unfortunately cost us like around 20 bucks, much more than the quota of 10 bucks, set by our very dear discipline mistress.
But we went ahead of it and kept mum - I mean, who cares about the 20 bucks to purchase the T-shirt, since it's already our last year here in the school and the games carnival is coming soon, unless of course, you can't afford to pay it, which was pretty unlikely.
However, the unfortunate events began to unfold - so it was told, that somebody's parents had actually called up the school and had the audacity to complain!
For some, your initial reaction when reading this is "What-the-fisherman's-friend-why-did-he-do-that" and seriously speaking, I have no idea. And for those who are softer in the inside, you might feel "Oh man, screw you Leon, you big headed ego chipmunk that deserve to drown in the Kallang River then dismembered by the blades of a chopper.".
I don't blame you - yes, it might be wrong for me to blog about my unfeeling feelings and express it in a way as though everyone owns a bungalow (I'm living in a HDB, I swear), which might trigger this thought in your head "Oh you jerk, go pay for him/her then.".
I can't help but to agree if you have that thought - but let me redeem myself before the waves of condemnation start pouring in like torrential rain.
First we have to look into the fact that why the Discipline Mistress have set up such a sticky rule that lay down so much trouble into our class chairman hands as he/she got to make a tough decision to keep the cost of the T-shirt to be less than or equal to 10 bucks.
It's about sympathising the poor kids - just like why we can't wear branded sport shoes which has a nice color on the exterior. These rules are made such that these kids don't feel bad and can get on with their Secondary life without jealousy and envy and mockery etc. etc.
But let's ask ourself this: So it's okay to make a handful of the minority feel good while the rest feel pretty bad cause they have to stick with such a delicate species of shoes (the white species) and T-shirt (the ten bucks species)?
So in reality, does the political party with the least vote get the place? Is there justice?
Is there fairness?
It's pretty much the same.
By making these rules and limitations - the majority is actually troubled by the minority. Call me unfeeling, call me hardless, call me proud of my wealth (I don't actually flaunt my wealth around - you don't see me in school throwing bank notes everywhere!), but it's the cold hard truth.
Let's apply this limitations and rules in a bigger point of view - the nation itself.
So is the government going to set a law whereby billionaires and millionaires have to sell their condominium and bungalows and downgrade themselves into for example, a one room flat, in order to make the people who can't afford good houses feel good?
Is that so?
Isn't that communism already, whereby everyone is equal?
What is this?
But of course - I wouldn't be so critical until the end, it makes no sense, I'd rather make love (don't think dirty, ah) than war.
I'd rather prefer the people who can't afford or do not want to buy the T-shirt to actually make a point to voice their opinions rather than having their parents to complain or setting such a school rule just to limit the majority.
And even if the person who can't afford it die die want to obtain the T-shirt, maybe his/her good friends can help him/her pay, if not, then too bad, this is to ensure that people don't start abusing the fact that the class have to share cost for the person.
Isn't it better this way? Isn't it more fair?
Doesn't this keep everyone happy?
Just voicing out my views - no hard feelings to offended people.
Anyway, many thanks to Zackary who started the Leon Display Picture revolution which is like so OMGWTFBBQ?! Just check this pictures out and you get what I mean:
Display picture cropped from a picture taken yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaars back when I was in Korea - as you can see, it was before puberty (HEHEHE) and somehow or rather I had this really old fashionable geeky looking mushroom hair but oh well, you get the picture anyway (I was just a kid!).
And to thank Mr Zackary Lee Yao Quan, I'm so honoured to put his lonnnnnnnnng gone picture on my blog!
Long gone picture taken long ago which can be dug up in my archives (but most of pictures don't load anymore, boo hoo!).
Much love, people. And good luck for those participating in Games Carnival tomorrow and on Thursday.
And he was made a pretty boy, and he finally realised that he hadn't been talking to her for so long.
Reply to tags:
Joel - Yes bro, I checked it out and you did it again, impressing me with your wah-pow Flash making skills - Your the man! Anyway, do you mind helping my friend do a flash blog template too?
Rachel - Oh like that, lalala some more - you'd better come watch me play netball on Thursday okay? Then I'll give you mushroom sushi for your birthday present. Ngek :) And yeah you jealous I go Lemuel's party right? Nevermind next time you got host event like
Zu Kai - Hey! Sorry that other day yah, sort of like "pang seh" you on the bus. Woops! And yeah, I like big butts and I cannot lie! (but I love ZK more!)
Eileen - You sound so emo elmo can! Cannot lah, looks like you need your daily dosage of dewgong more! Consume your dewdong 78 times a day as prescribed by your affable local doctor Leon! And yes my pants did split, stop thinking about it already you pervy!
Louissa - OMG. You blue skinned freakkkkk (it's not an old joke okay!), so you've been sneakily print screening the webcam throughout the conversation! I feel molested! *Gasp!* Hand over the pictures now or I'm going to kill you with mushy letters and 23497856328423 of red-roses-that-die-in-one-day-and-it's-like-so-freaking-expensive-but-guys-buy-it-anyway-for-don't-know-what-damn-reason.
Rina - Wow, your ego skill has improved by leaps and bounds after knowing Leon for so long! I'm definitely influential, I knew it man, I knew it! And I'd swear, your new hair looks damn punk man, like those no-more-can-you-bully-me type of girl.
Wan Zhuo - HEY! Don't anyhow smack me, each smack cost you a few bucks okay - if you can afford then smack! And self denial is futile, it makes your nose grow longer only! And HEH HEH - they are contacts :P (sorry I can't help but to say it!)
Jet - Oh my God, I'm still trying to get that adorable Chinese mahjong game. Someday I'll get it. Someday! And yeah will link you too.
Marcus - LOL yeah I'd swear you guys are lucky man! And don't complain about fire drill, cause it was as lenient as peanut butter jam already, REALLY!
Anony - Okay friend, don't worry, I'm going to be your successor in doing that! :D
Lemuel - Sorry bro, you've always known that I'm a bad boy - from the start and to the end, so you can't blame me for doing naughty things like showing your naughty ass! :D
Boon May - Alright, the black as charcoal coated with blacker charcoal Sab Boon , one day I'll personally hand the Mars bar that is happily rotting in my fridge, where there is a spotlight shining from above and there is a Hallehlujah music playing in the background!
Hui Min - TOO BAD Mosquito. You have to live with this name and it doesn't matter if you retaliate by sucking my blood because I've got hell lots of patience to tolerate this annoying mosquito! :P And charcoal suits you better, FAKE bimbo, HAHA!
Ariel - I sooooooo agree with you more than I agree that the sun is going to burn the moon and kill Jupiter! And yes I sell mermaid meat for like, 20 cents per kilogram? Cheap right, buy fast before stock clear!
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