Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Debunking the myths and truths of Skipping Classes(Teenage Issues)
I love the thrill of skipping classes. Your heart beating in your chest like a blacksmith at work, as the teacher walks pass your hide-out unknowingly. Muscles clench and breathing quickens as pure adrenaline takes over, yet amidst these stages of ‘high’ you begin to smile uncontrollably and unexplainably. The sheer pleasure of evading yet another authority really releases the stress that has accumulated throughout the week.
Getting caught is feared. This is a risk, like everything else in life. When capture is imminent, any trace of pleasure or enjoyment evaporates like water on a frying pan. It fizzes out, bringing you back to the real world. Where you are no longer a spy on a mission, but a nerdy school kid who has to follow the strict regiments of the school. An onslaught of guilt rushes over the body like a tidal wave, simply put, this is the worst feeling, and you’d never want to feel this twice.
Yet, there is an unspoken rule among the fellow misbehaving students who have been hooked onto this ill practice. One for all, All for one. There are two sides of a coin when being AWOL. When caught, one can only swear that the unlucky fellow holds to this sacred unspoken rule. That’s just one scenario. Any scenario is when your friend is discovered, the guilt causes you to do irrational things. For some illogical reason, you mind forces your body out of your comfy hideaway to give yourself up. Personally, I’ve never understood why this is so. It has happened to be a few times in my life, although the most rational thing was to stay put and wait till the storm is over, your butt is just jolted by this bolt lightning that forces you to give yourself up. Funny isn’t it?
You may ask “Aren’t you being stupid by giving yourself away? Now your English teacher knows that you skip classes! Dimwit! “Well, I’m only writing this article because of an unfortunate incident today. To make a long story short, I got caught for well, skipping classes of course. That motivated me to write this article.
I’m not being proud of myself or showing off. I feel that a common way of reprimand by teacher is asking. “Do you know you are breaking school rules? Then why do you still do it? WHO DO YOU Think YOU ARE?!” Well, it’s obvious that students like me, are fully aware of the school rules. As recorded in Sun Tzi “Art of War”, to defeat an enemy, you must first understand him, with reference to the school rules and breaking of it. Why do I do it? Personally, I find that question hard to answer, with hundreds of reasons that seem to be floating around my head, yet none distinct enough. I did it frankly because of the stress, and the excitement it seems to give me. Lastly, in defence of my actions, I feel that I think I am still young, at least relatively, so in comparison to Singapore’s aging population. Let me quote a line from the blockbuster movie hit Transformers. The leading actor said “60 years down your life, would you regret not taking that chance and getting into the car ( autobot ). “ This is relevant to the situation now. How can one be a perpetual stick in the mud and rule abider? 50 years later what would you remember of your childhood? Going for assembly or skipping and having a good time? This is a bold statement and I had qualms typing it but I believe it needs to be said.
To conclude, I want to reiterate that I’m not blasting the teachers or being a smart alec, I’m just trying to present another viewpoint, my perception.
writer: " heres something more sombre from me. and a relief from chuanhongs ego-ness. i got caught for ponning 2day><>
I love the thrill of skipping classes. Your heart beating in your chest like a blacksmith at work, as the teacher walks pass your hide-out unknowingly. Muscles clench and breathing quickens as pure adrenaline takes over, yet amidst these stages of ‘high’ you begin to smile uncontrollably and unexplainably. The sheer pleasure of evading yet another authority really releases the stress that has accumulated throughout the week.
Getting caught is feared. This is a risk, like everything else in life. When capture is imminent, any trace of pleasure or enjoyment evaporates like water on a frying pan. It fizzes out, bringing you back to the real world. Where you are no longer a spy on a mission, but a nerdy school kid who has to follow the strict regiments of the school. An onslaught of guilt rushes over the body like a tidal wave, simply put, this is the worst feeling, and you’d never want to feel this twice.
Yet, there is an unspoken rule among the fellow misbehaving students who have been hooked onto this ill practice. One for all, All for one. There are two sides of a coin when being AWOL. When caught, one can only swear that the unlucky fellow holds to this sacred unspoken rule. That’s just one scenario. Any scenario is when your friend is discovered, the guilt causes you to do irrational things. For some illogical reason, you mind forces your body out of your comfy hideaway to give yourself up. Personally, I’ve never understood why this is so. It has happened to be a few times in my life, although the most rational thing was to stay put and wait till the storm is over, your butt is just jolted by this bolt lightning that forces you to give yourself up. Funny isn’t it?
You may ask “Aren’t you being stupid by giving yourself away? Now your English teacher knows that you skip classes! Dimwit! “Well, I’m only writing this article because of an unfortunate incident today. To make a long story short, I got caught for well, skipping classes of course. That motivated me to write this article.
I’m not being proud of myself or showing off. I feel that a common way of reprimand by teacher is asking. “Do you know you are breaking school rules? Then why do you still do it? WHO DO YOU Think YOU ARE?!” Well, it’s obvious that students like me, are fully aware of the school rules. As recorded in Sun Tzi “Art of War”, to defeat an enemy, you must first understand him, with reference to the school rules and breaking of it. Why do I do it? Personally, I find that question hard to answer, with hundreds of reasons that seem to be floating around my head, yet none distinct enough. I did it frankly because of the stress, and the excitement it seems to give me. Lastly, in defence of my actions, I feel that I think I am still young, at least relatively, so in comparison to Singapore’s aging population. Let me quote a line from the blockbuster movie hit Transformers. The leading actor said “60 years down your life, would you regret not taking that chance and getting into the car ( autobot ). “ This is relevant to the situation now. How can one be a perpetual stick in the mud and rule abider? 50 years later what would you remember of your childhood? Going for assembly or skipping and having a good time? This is a bold statement and I had qualms typing it but I believe it needs to be said.
To conclude, I want to reiterate that I’m not blasting the teachers or being a smart alec, I’m just trying to present another viewpoint, my perception.
writer: " heres something more sombre from me. and a relief from chuanhongs ego-ness. i got caught for ponning 2day><>