Xx Bintan - Here I come; What's with the world nowadays? xX *Mild language ahead*
Hmmm.. Going off to Bintan on Thursday. It's a school-organized trip la.. More than half of those going are my classmates, so no need to start knowing each other all over again! =D Hopefully it's gonna be fun. But then gonna miss my 2nd brother's Engagement at the ROM... Wasted... =( For all you ignoramus, my brother's already into the late 20s... So it's not some kinda teenage marriage shit...
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I've been seeing so many super young mothers around of late. I wouldn't be surprised if there were 5 generations living together... What's going on? There was once this variety show hosted by Jack Neo & gang, its Feature
du jour was young grandmothers'. I vaguely remember 1 granny was at the age of her early 40s. Yup... Guess what, her daughter is only around 17~18? What the heck? I'm not a mother myself (Not that I will ever be one), but I daresay that being a mother, even at a typical working adult age, is still one heck of a tough life.
What kind of crap can a 18 year-old, like you or me, do to support a baby?! Many youths of our age think that drawing a salary of $1000+ is enough for them to live large. Guess what? Truth is, a $1000 is worth nothing more than a single strand of DNA of a peanut (No pun intended. Please don't jail me). I can still remember last year, when some of my not-so-close classmates were talking about quiting school and getting a job. They were so excited about the $1000+ pay they would get if they had a job. Puh-lease! Wake up and smell the damn roses, or you'd be pushing up the daisies soon. Think about it. How long do you have to work to be able to buy a roof over your head? After settling accomodation, how much money would you have left then? Think about how you are gonna feed yourself. Family? What balls make you think that you have enough to raise a family?
Yes, I do realize that there are families out there who are earning less than a $1000 a month. But, I'm sure they've hit a rough patch and have seen better days. These are the people who direly need financial assistance. But for these young parents', they have not even experienced 2 decades of their lives. Better days? I think not.
Do they deserve financial aid? Cruel, as it may be. But I'd say No. Blame themselves for being so easily satiated. Blame themselves for screwing around early. Most importantly, blame themselves for being so ignorant! Sure, place all the fault on the raging hormones. But it's your own fault for not thinking of the consequences.
Many teenagers nowadays, regardless of the amount of sex education, still continue commit barely-legal humping sessions in their bedrooms. An hour of pleasure; A lifetime of regret.
My point is, do not let desires get the better of you. No matter how much you'd like to leap on someone and give him/her the hump of their life, don't. Another subtle point of this mini-essay is: Get through your education first. A sexually-mature (Does not directly equal to being mentally mature), not to mention hyperactive, adult of 17 has at most an O-level Certificate. Now, in Singapore, which large multinational company (Except its manufacturing, packing or delivery division*) will willingly place you in a job position that draws at least enough money to support a family comfortably?
Let's face it, a diploma will also not get you as far as you think. In order to survive, or live well (depending on your needs), in Singapore on a regular paycheck job, you'd probably need
at least a university degree. Entrepreneurship, you say. I'd say "Hey, that works!", if you were as lucky Sim Wong Hoo.
Wow, quite a lot of words eh? From young mothers' to Sim Wong Hoo. Hope you get where I'm driving at. I do not condemn BGR, but I do not condone casual sex either.
*: These divisions might not necessarily give out pathetic paychecks. I just mean that these divisions hire mostly unskilled workers, which naturally will have a lower paychecks. -End-
Till next time, Au Revoir!
// Citizen Erased @ 10:35 PM
