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Was watching the re-elected President's speech while I wrote my notes for Singapore's Foreign Policy yesterday.

Honestly, I always kinda knew that Obama's gonna stay for another 4 years. But I'm only uncertain about what he can and will bring. If the Republicans had put up a stronger candidate than Mitt Romney, I'd rather Obama step down. Because seeing the statistics, the US economy is in a helluva bad shape with unemployment sky high, I'm really not confident about what Obama had done to help the US economy the past 4 years. But I guess he's really quite likable esp among the youths. Even in Singapore. And I wish him all the best for the upcoming years. Big big changes.

Having undertaken Singapore's Foreign Policy as a mod, I've come to realise that I like Political Science. A friend once asked why I didn't go to FASS instead. Good question, but I won't want to forge a career in the world of Political Science. My heart is still for Comm studies.

I really find lessons on Singapore's FP quite interesting. I tell you, every tutorial is a battlefield out there for me. Tutorials are class discussions on the chapter and topic of the lecture, which means we have to speak up and talk. You see, many exchange students like to take up the mod because, well, it's about Singapore and they like to know more about my country. I would say they are considerably vocal students in class. More vocal than the local students (us), actually. But that's not the point. The point is, whenever they raise an issue in class, they'd usually criticise Singapore. Singapore is too selfish and is always concerned about the economy. Our system is too undemocratic and authoritarian and strict and harsh, like why do we sentence people to death or do caning. Lee Kuan Yew is lame. Ok, they didn't say lame but they would always challenge his views on issues and think he's this old foggey who's insecure about everything. Why does the Government still implement policies that clearly make its people unhappy. Singapore is too westernised and doesn't seem to have a very strong culture or identity.

And naturally, people who do know me, would know I'd be up in arms and be quite defensive when it comes to my country. Sometimes I do agree with what the students say, and other times, I think it is our duty as Singaporeans to speak up for our country?

How to let all these angmohs come in and thrash our system like *!?

I had this discussion with a friend and he told me it's fine when we complain about our own system, but when angmohs do it, wah, knnbcb man! Come to my country and talk shit. Those were his own words hahahaha. But freakin true right? It's like, "only we can say, you cannot say" kinda thing.

So every tutorial, I feel obligated to freaking rebut all of them. I don't speak all the time or for every tutorial and shut up when I have to because I don't disagree with them. But when I feel like some of the things my country has done right, I am there to say my piece. And every Singaporean should do that. I'd rather the class not be filled with empty silence. I really dunno what foreigners would think of us when we don't say anything to defend our country. That we really don't care? No!

You can't just frolic in our lovely sunny island and thrash it for us like crap man. No to the way!

I think people will think I'm like an annoying avid PAP supporter or something. But am I? I'm not sure. It's like they label critics of Singapore as people who aren't patriotic. But that's not true either? Not all the time. I just think that... if we don't love our country, which other country can we love? What else can we be proud of? Our family and friends are all here and we grew up here. And honestly, no place else is as accepting of you as the country you were born in.

Well that's what I think. I dunno abt you. Maybe people get jaded. Coz nothing's going so well here in Singapore. We get this time after time I guess.

K anyway just some pictures to update you guys on what I've been doing.

Filming in the city~~

YEEEHEE!!!

Video composition shot for CS0900 mod.

And well yeap, those are my friends in the Radio Fusion room with me in Ntu. Andre and I were "guest speakers" today. Well not really. I was actually there for a project discussion on something else and suddenly we were handed those head sets and forced to speak. Too sudden too sudden. But not many people tune in, so we were just doing our own thang in the room. At 10-11pm in the freakin sch. Bloody late. Reached home latest ever. From god-knows-where to Pasir ris. My eyes are dying. Yeah, this just happened earlier on a few hours ago hahah.

Speaking of projects.

I must say, I am.... extremely.. tired. I'm exhausted and worn out. My brain is seeped of ideas and I really can't think anymore. THIS WHOLEEEE WEEK, and I'm not exaggerating, I haven't got a chance to study coz I've been coming home at 12am every single blardy day. F. All those project discussions. I'm drained. 7 videos this sem and 3 I have to complete within this one week, I didn't know what I was getting myself into, really. And I really want to get this done and over with.

Lord, I am so tired. So very. Worst thing is to have to come to a stall in project discussions coz we haven't got a concrete idea for our 225 mod video assignment and I'm getting extremez worried. I'm not even kidding.

I've been thinking Hall right now would be god-sent. Coz taking the train all the way back home is terrible. Sitting on the train till past midnight is no longer fun. Oh wait, it never was. D':

So as of now, I have to say I'm gonna leave you with these pictures and considerably long post for a month because I don't have time to update this blog and do my own studies and projects at the same time. I will be back definitely. But only in December when this semester is OVER!

You'll hear my voice speak in your head once again soon.

See you in a month's time!

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