An Engineering student's take on happiness.
Which of course, is the hardest part.
Showing posts with label Rants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rants. Show all posts
Well i'm supposed to be studying now, at a Starbucks, but as many studying sessions go, here I am looking for other things to do besides what i should be doing.
This is a concept I have been thinking about for quite some time now: Life is like a Video Game.
Each stage of our lives are like stages in a game.
Stage 1 - Infancy and early education
We start from a hapless organism, with little powers and responsibilities besides completing easy quests such as 'eat your dinner' and 'learn your alphabet'. As we complete each quest, we get small rewards such as 'playtime extended', and of course, experienced earned.
As we gain experience, we level up(grow up), and we move on to new stages.
Stage 2 - Primary and Secondary Education
In this stage, most players still follow a general flow of skill upgrades, 'learn multiplication table' and 'learn Singapore History', as well as interact with other players, doing side quests such as 'block catching' and 'making new friends'.
Of course, as we progress along stages and complete large quests such as 'PSLE' and 'O levels', we get Bonus Stages(holidays) where were throughly enjoy ourselves doing random stuff.
It is also here, where many players are forced to complete side quests to earn more experience, such as 'Tuition'. With the extra time comes greater rewards too, like better weapons for your Main Quests.
As we level up even more, choices get more diverse, and people go on entirely different skill paths, complete with different quests and experience.
Stage 3 - University, Polytechnics, ITE
Even within this wide classification, players can choose to join Guilds(CCA), with their separate quests and camaraderie. For example, I'm damn glad i joined Guild 'ODAC' while in Stage Anderson JC of my life. The guild was pretty small, but it meant the guild members are pretty darn well bonded. I'm sure i made friends for life. We often come together to celebrate guildmember's Stage progression, especially into Stage - Marriage.
We sometimes come together to complete side quests such as 'Adventure Races' and such. But as we progress along our separate skill trees, it becomes harder to complete quests that we used to do with ease. Unless, of course, one chose the 'Adventure' skill tree to progress in.
I'm about to complete Stage 3, and preparing to enter Stage 4 - Work, as well as Stage 5 - Marriage. In the future, other Stages may come such as 'Kids'. But I'll tackle those as they come.
I am glad that there will be an impending Bonus Stage (Grad Trip) before progressing onto the arduous and long Stage 4 which would last me for the rest of the game.
Just life Video Games, as we start off at lower levels, we can't wait to level up, and progress to the next stage, so we rush through the stages, always looking forward to the next stage. Soon, we realise that there are no Safe Points, and it is impossible to return to level 5 and live through Stage 1 again, no matter what significant hidden secret we missed then.
There is also no 'pause button', nor 'reset' button, and no, we can't switch the game and start over. All we can do is savor each moment and each stage, and enjoy the game as it was meant to be enjoyed. Meet new players and let other players go on their ways. Sometimes, you might find another partner willing to go with you through your Stages, and complete quests with you. Some might switch partners, some might like to be the lone ranger.
Through it all, we mustn't forget the people who guided us through the initial stages of the game, who sacrificed their own quests to support us along ours, who provided us with the gold needed to buy our first weapons and items. As they dedicated their middle stages to us, we should help them enjoy their final stages.
Life, is a Game. one with an infinite number of choices, no safe points, and no reset button. Its up to you if you want to enjoy the game, or curse every stage of it.
This is a concept I have been thinking about for quite some time now: Life is like a Video Game.
Each stage of our lives are like stages in a game.
Stage 1 - Infancy and early education
We start from a hapless organism, with little powers and responsibilities besides completing easy quests such as 'eat your dinner' and 'learn your alphabet'. As we complete each quest, we get small rewards such as 'playtime extended', and of course, experienced earned.
As we gain experience, we level up(grow up), and we move on to new stages.
Stage 2 - Primary and Secondary Education
In this stage, most players still follow a general flow of skill upgrades, 'learn multiplication table' and 'learn Singapore History', as well as interact with other players, doing side quests such as 'block catching' and 'making new friends'.
Of course, as we progress along stages and complete large quests such as 'PSLE' and 'O levels', we get Bonus Stages(holidays) where were throughly enjoy ourselves doing random stuff.
It is also here, where many players are forced to complete side quests to earn more experience, such as 'Tuition'. With the extra time comes greater rewards too, like better weapons for your Main Quests.
As we level up even more, choices get more diverse, and people go on entirely different skill paths, complete with different quests and experience.
Stage 3 - University, Polytechnics, ITE
Even within this wide classification, players can choose to join Guilds(CCA), with their separate quests and camaraderie. For example, I'm damn glad i joined Guild 'ODAC' while in Stage Anderson JC of my life. The guild was pretty small, but it meant the guild members are pretty darn well bonded. I'm sure i made friends for life. We often come together to celebrate guildmember's Stage progression, especially into Stage - Marriage.
We sometimes come together to complete side quests such as 'Adventure Races' and such. But as we progress along our separate skill trees, it becomes harder to complete quests that we used to do with ease. Unless, of course, one chose the 'Adventure' skill tree to progress in.
I'm about to complete Stage 3, and preparing to enter Stage 4 - Work, as well as Stage 5 - Marriage. In the future, other Stages may come such as 'Kids'. But I'll tackle those as they come.
I am glad that there will be an impending Bonus Stage (Grad Trip) before progressing onto the arduous and long Stage 4 which would last me for the rest of the game.
Just life Video Games, as we start off at lower levels, we can't wait to level up, and progress to the next stage, so we rush through the stages, always looking forward to the next stage. Soon, we realise that there are no Safe Points, and it is impossible to return to level 5 and live through Stage 1 again, no matter what significant hidden secret we missed then.
There is also no 'pause button', nor 'reset' button, and no, we can't switch the game and start over. All we can do is savor each moment and each stage, and enjoy the game as it was meant to be enjoyed. Meet new players and let other players go on their ways. Sometimes, you might find another partner willing to go with you through your Stages, and complete quests with you. Some might switch partners, some might like to be the lone ranger.
Through it all, we mustn't forget the people who guided us through the initial stages of the game, who sacrificed their own quests to support us along ours, who provided us with the gold needed to buy our first weapons and items. As they dedicated their middle stages to us, we should help them enjoy their final stages.
Life, is a Game. one with an infinite number of choices, no safe points, and no reset button. Its up to you if you want to enjoy the game, or curse every stage of it.
As usual, today I went for a short swim after work at the toa payoh public pool. And as usual, it was half filled with China dudes. Nothing against them, but man, if you can't swim, please don't stick your ass in my lane and hog it.
But that's not the point of today's post.
As I was washing up in the toilet, my delicate ears were assaulted by what at first seemed like a fight between two China dudes.
After careful listening and making out of the accent, I realised they were just having a normal conversation. Albeit at a much higher decibel than most conversations I'm used to.
When I came out of the cubicle, I saw both of them standing about 2 meters away from each other, and changing. They seem to be having a nice normal chat. But boy were they LOUD! I'm pretty sure I'll be able to hear them from the other side of the pool.
Granted, the toilet was enclosed, so maybe they seemed much louder than they were.
But man. LOUD!
So I was wondering, why do they talk as if the other person was deaf? This seems to be a common trend among the China citizens here.
Is it because China is so big, so everyone is so spread out, and thus everyone has to shout to each other to be heard over the distance?
But seriously, it should be a culture thing eh. Maybe its a thing that the louder a person is, the stronger, or richer, or smarter, or righter, or just generally better they are in their culture?
I guess next time I should TALK LOUDER TO SEEM SMARTER THEN. :)
But well, this is just a small rant. Don't take it too seriously. And this post is meant for entertainment purposes only. :-) I'm not xenophobic or anything. Heh.
P.s: as I'm typing this in the bus, I think the couple in front of me is breaking up. O.o
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Warning: this post is pretty much a rant. Read on if you're still interested.
Was just thinking in the toilet.
Came up with 4 stages.
and just got to write it out. so it can be safe to say it'll pretty much be ramblings. at least until i find the time/motivation to come back and edit this.
1. Finding out the mistakes of others
This one is the easiest. And the most oft done. When you see people pointing fingers, and criticising others. Somehow, this is human nature. Its damn easy to spot the mistakes of others. And this needs no elaboration.
Simplicity sells.
