Bragging and Feeling Proud

It just daunted upon me that I’m quite a braggart. I post quite a fair bit of stuffs on social media. It’s really convenient and easy to do these days. You simply whip out your mobile devices, or use your computers & laptops, and you typed away.

So what’s the purpose of posting and sharing on social media? Will it cause more toxic reactions from other viewers? Or it get more compliments and judgement from both people who knows and don’t know you?

My initial intention of sharing a lot of the things I do in school was to let my friends know how life in school is like, as the role is in. Becos many people doesn’t know what these Operations Managers (OM) do in school. We’ve been called security guards, that uncle, the discipline master, and so much more.

To be honest, I didn’t know what the OM really do in school prior to joining one. I’d think it’s the usual “jaga” (looking after) the traffic in the morning and checking on building and infrastructure matters. But it is more than that. Of cos, we can all do our basic level and still get by each day. But I chose to do abit more. And I share that on my social media with my friends. Is that bragging? But everyone has his/her own perception to things.

I’m proud of what I do in my role. I don’t really want the whole world to know but it seems, by sharing on social media, I am letting the whole word know. Which means I need to re-look at the thousands of friends in my social media followings. Who do I want to share my thoughts and feelings to. Does it matter if I share and say things that may cause more tensions?

I always believed that social media can be a good tool to use, if we uses it correctly. I’m definitely not trying to sell myself as an OM. But I’m selling the OM role to my friends who are thinking about switching careers. It is a very, very tiring job. But as I’ve mentioned before, it can be fulfilling if you do the right thing.

So is this blog post bragging? I dunno… you tell me.

Crying without any sound, is the most hurtful…

How do u cry without any sound? You actually can do that. And the tears actually doesn’t flow out of your eyes. They kinda just welled up inside you.

Some days, I asked myself why do I get into certain situations I am in? Was it becos I couldn’t decide or control my own thoughts and feelings? The human-being can be something really strong and weak, at the same time.

I watched the (currently) very popular Netflix hit – Squid Game. It’s a Korean series where a bunch of adults got rallied together to play some Korean kiddy games. The ultimate single winner walks away with millions of won (Korean currency), while those who didn’t got eliminated.

Elimination is not just “ok you lose, you can leave the game”. Elimination in Squid Game means you get removed from the game. Total elimination from this world. Yeah, you will be dead if u didn’t win. And there’s only 1 winner.

Sounds like a cruel kind of game. But really, life is cruel. Life is never easy. My elder boy just recently did his PSLE (Primary School Leaving Exam). This is a significant milestone in every Singaporean child’s life.

I didn’t do well for my PSLE back in 1985. I scored a mere 200 points (out of 300). I believe the highest ever PSLE score in Singapore was 294., in 2007. Aced it by a certain Natasha Nabila, who hailed from St Hilda’s Primary School. No wonder that school is ever so popular for parents to want to enrol their child in.

Anyway, I didn’t put any pressure on my kid to score extremely high, or in this year’s case, extremely Low. From 2021, there will no longer be anymore 300 points for PSLE. Instead, it has been amended to an Achievement Levels (AL).

These AL scores mean that whatever the child scores for his subject, it will equate to the certain AL point. 1 being the lowest and 8 being the highest. In this case, you want to score the lower the better.

AL1 is anything 90 and above. AL2 is 85-89. AL3 is 80-84. AL4 is 75-79. AL5 is 65-74. AL6 is 45-64. AL7 is 20-44. And finally, AL8 is 19 and below.

The best score you can get is 4. The worst score you can get is 32, all 8s. And then there’s the Foundation Standard. That’s another different set of scores.

Okay, bottom line is that PSLE is not the end even if you do not score very well. Life will be good if you choose a path that has been less traveled. And of cos, u must do well too. But have that passion burning and I’m very sure you will do well.