The Pool Analogy

Its cruel.

Just as i finish farewell assembly, n realise that YAY! my schooling days are over... i HAVE to get that dreaded reminder that says "well, ur schooling days are over. now..."

yes. NS. i got enlistment letter today.. i dont hv energy currently to put forth a cheerful face abt it, nor think abt the great benefits of NS. i noe its very good, in many ways. but still, the feeling of "freedom" or rather pseudo-freedom vanished before it had the chance to manifest itself appropriately.

hai.. so.. in case whoever is wondering, its in early jan.

but yeah, there is this part of me thats reli excited for it. n then theres the other part thats trying to think of loopholes for it.

excited for the prospect of loopholes?? riight..

Anw, ChrisChua made a great (unintentional) philosophy, n let me share it.

life is like a pool game. there are times when u are in control of it, and then there are times that u arent in control of it.. but crucially, when ur not in control of it, its always better not to think abt it - added stress. in the pool-analogy, when ur opponent is at the table, dont bother thinking of what he's doing. jus relax.

But when u ARE in control, take ur chances, make it count. and thats how u win the game of pool/life.

speaking of pool - i jus went to play jus now, n yeah.. didnt reli lose touch, but not as though i'm overly thrilled of playing again. but it was quite fun seeing its the last time we go play pool after school's end.

N schools end. its inevitable, n welcome to a certain extent. Welcome in the sense that no more school-induced stress n pressure, dreaded in the way of loss of friends and fun.

yet, without loss, gain has no meaning. so with this loss, we learn to treasure what we have, no matter from which era - sec sch, pri sch, jc...

n then we move on to the next era where we'll meet new faces whom we befriend, n some familiar faces too. NS characters wld be much more diverse, n diversity implies richness.

But i wont forget the place(s) i come from

N i wont forget all the ones that i've loved...

Breakaway (KellyClarkson)

Cheers~ n peace..