Been in Singapore for three days now,it's been terrific-visited heaps of places,the highlights were Little India & Chinatown (thanks Clarice!),Lau Pa Sat and Sentosa.Practically all of you have been to Singapore,so I don't want to bore you to death with details.Some pics for your viewing pleasure.
My 5mpg Sony camera gives really shitty pictures,but I wouldn't know how to use a professional camera even if I had one,so this will do until I get myself educated in that area.
I'm gonna go ahead and change the topic as I please.Term 1 results came out today-I'm sure there are some hardcore geeks out there threatening suicide from not achieving their H1's,but I'm just happy to pass and be able to hop on to next sem without having to repeat any subjects.I know Unimelb is where people go to groom themselves to become future leaders and all that,which is why sometimes I feel I've got myself in a tough place-but I know that I'll make it through this part of my life,through one way or another.
But I don't want to just survive.Some people just read and study all the time,getting grades and feeling happy with themselves for it-I believe education goes beyond that,and I'd hate myself if I ever graduate uni with a bunch of good grades but nothing much else.I want to learn to speak out and be courageous,I want to be able to look the world in it's face and be brave enough to have a strong opinion and be able to articulate it intellectually,I want to experience pain and joy and grow from it,I want to learn how to become a real person.
But I don't want to end up living on welfare and uneducated either,so I'll do what I have to without compromising the lot.
There's a part in Freaks & Geeks,when Lindsay gets high on pot for the first time and,seeing a dog asleep,she starts rattling on about how she thinks life is actually in the dog's mind and how everything will be wiped out of existence once the dog wakes up.
Millie: Lindsay,life is not that dog's dream!
Wise words,Millie.
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