i learnt how to fax a document yesterday! =D n i'm so proud of myself. hahaha!

i was actually quite dumb, only to realise the phoneline wasn't plugged it after fiddling with the machine for 1hr. =_= but anw, the main point is I DID IT! =D


had a tiff with my dad just now... & it really left me thinking. it was an issue about living on their money & thus the need to do everything as they say when it involves money. well frm some point of view, i'd say it makes alot of sense. i mean tt's somewhat the order of nature. i provided u with tis life, so tis life is under my control it's somewhat tt theory.

anw, i was thinking... mayb i should really just do as they say n totally forget about my own thots n ideas. let them settle evry decision when i'm still under their control. go to a JC n pray hard tt i'll reach the A lvls. Go to some U n take some course they want me to take(if i actaully make it tt far).

but then here comes a contradiction. we are all supposed to b learning to b independent, n i believe tt's part of growing up. so doesn't both ideas just clash? okok, mayb you'll say tt thr can b a compromise, like a lil give and take. sure, let's put it into a real case scenario.

choosing the path for the nx course of my life.
child's thots - go to a poly
parents' thots - go to a JC
child raises his/her idea
parents object and raise their idea, giving supporting statements & evidence
child expresses dissatisfaction for parents' idea
parents carry on elaborating
parents bring in facts, figures and historical patterns
child remains stubborn and states how he/she'll screw up if hes/he follows their idea
so thr's a brief intro to the scenario, & here r some possible outcomes.
(after a continuous argument...)
#1 parents give in and support their child in his decision
#2 parents give in, wait for their child's downfall, gloat over it, then say "I TOLD YOU EARLIER"
#3 parents give in and nag continuously after that
#4 child gives in and blindly follow parents' instructions as he/she goes on
#5 child gives in, deliberately screws up, then says "I TOLD YOU EARLIER"
#6 child gives in, screws up despite trying really hard

now let's analyse the outcomes
#1 - parents at a greater loss
#2 - unhappy parents, parents at a greater loss
#3 - unhappy parents, irritated child, parents at a greater loss
#4 - child at a greater loss
#5 - unhappy child, child at a greater loss
#6 - frustrated n depressed child, child at a greater loss

in any case, one party will lose out more, & thr'll never b a good and happy conclusion. PLUS, in reality, parents will usually say "i'm ur mother/father, so you must listen to me. don't argue anymore." & tt one sentence has so much power to overrule the child's rights to speak. sheesh!


dang! i hate the way our society works. >=(