The Bottom Line
Usually, teenagers such as myself do not hang around orchard road alone. Last night, I went against all social norms and walked the streets of Orchard Road companionless. In fact, I went there from camp with Zhong Yuan and Min Hui tagged along. What annoyed me is the rattling about our company, people in our company and their working philosophy. Listening to them, I felt strongly opposed to their opinions about people, the way these people work and the way they think work should be done! Perhaps I should mention that these "
buggerating" views were from Min Hui, because Zhong Yuan is really nice and agreeable. Zhong Yuan's view of perpetually everyone is that "they are actually alright one". Obviously exasperated from the conversation, I sneaked off and went my way...
Often, my way is what I recognise as ethical and the way things are supposed to be -- prominently an idealist style of thinking. As such, I was agonised by Min Hui's view that he should act blur so that superiors would not harass him to do work. Being an "old bird" about to complete my National Service, I couldn't be bothered to challenge his opinions, I didn't want to care anymore. As its seems, he may be correct after all. Most people I work with, would act blur or resort to any other means so as to avoid being tasked to do additional work. Some even avoid performing their primary role. This is extremely detestable when these people include Regulars -- people who receive a much higher pay to perform the same role. On a brighter note, I would not need to work with these people for much longer. "Soon soon" I would console myself, "soon soon".
Very soon, I would not need to be doing all these things that I abhor. All these while, its been a pretentious lifestyle. Pretending to be fierce, to be
garung and all that rubbish. In no time, I would not need to raise my voice when some lazy brat falls in late. In no time, I would not need to shout out loud when my sparring partner slams me onto the mat during Advanced Closed Combat Training. In no time, I won't need to work with people who flout the very rules they were there to enforce. All these are meaningless! Work hard on a project. But who knows whether whoever succeeds you would be wise or would he be a fool? Or would he even bother continuing with it? Would it be just another entry in a colossal database of projects attempted?
The bottom line is this: ORD loh!! I cannot be more contented than to leave this place. I would not need to work with people who do not. I would not need to pretend to be fierce infront of my men. I do not need to work with people who flout the rules they are supposed to enforce. I would not need to work on meaningless projects and taskings... I would not.... I will move on with my life. Happily-ever-after. So it seems... Maybe people are all the same... are they not?
