Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Bored, Burnt-out and Bummed

Today's a B day man... Not B for birthday (la), but I've been feel the brunt end of exhausting tuition-ing. Like, from 8.30- 6.30, with plus minus 2 hours break in between, I feel EXHAUSTED. But the marnee's pretty good, no doubt and the kids are sweet. But they are nnnooooiii-sy. I think I might develop larynx cancer. But pls God, I've been good and I love my hair too much.
Nonetheless, a totally uneventful day. So, why am I bummed? Cos my assignment is due round the corner. ROOOAAAARRRRR!!!! WHY do I torture myself? HUH? Always waiting till the last minute? Tsk Tsk (myself).
Anyways, I was reading a local blogger's er... blog, and I realised that that person always talk about IQ and how smart that makes him/her. Does he/she even know what IQ tests are for? They're not tests of how clever you are! (If you once thought that, please change your concept as according to more recent scientific studies.) It's how academically inclined you are and there's of cos there's a positive correlation to academic success, but, if the fella's not studying, why boast about it? Most young Singaporeans are considered rather school-ed and I believe majority of the educated could possess impressive IQ test scores (if they bother to take it in the first place). I mean, what's there to hao lian about? When pple read that blog, I think we interpret the blogger's msg as: "I am ... smart ..." Honestly, it makes me feel as though the person has self-esteem problems.
Most importantly, IQs fluctuate with age... I think a re-test is in order.