Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Goblet of Fire!!!!!

bone of the father, unwillingly given...
I award Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire SEVEN stars! The movie was absolutely well-done this time round, compared to POA last year. lulu xiaoyan and me went to watch it @causeway point today. Heehee. And then I brought this humongous bar of Wonka's Whipple-Scrumptious Caramel Delight and it was so big but I knew (and hoped) that lulu and lion king could finish it up... yay u didn't let me down you two you actually ate almost the whole bar, along with two packets of nachos and cheese dip.
Daniel Radcliffe's getting more good-looking and SNAPE is getting cuter and cuter and cuter!!! *oops snape is my favourite* Especially before the Yule Ball, when harry and ron kept chattering until snape kept on bashing them up on the head! wahahaha! shhhh better not blog about the movie yet in case someone's watched it already!
Anyway. I was thinking of this on the way home:
Why does one aim to be the best?
Yeah. That sure got the rusty gears in my head turning. Why?? Look around you, competition is everywhere. Kiasu parents buying their children endless stacks of assessment books and papers, and enrolling them in countless tuition classes. Shopkeepers competiting to attract more customers by using all sorts of sales gimmicks and attractive discounts. People who actually kill to climb their way to top. Why does this happen?
The prestige. Imagine you were one of the top-notch golf players. You'd be adored by millions worldwide, you'd appear in the newspapers so often that you'd get used to it, and of course, you'll be prestigious. You'd earn heaps and tons of money and would easily be able to obtain the "five Cs". Yeah. Another reason would be for fame and fortune, perhaps. There are many many reasons but i'm not going to list them all out.
And then there are those who fall into a horrible state of depression when they can't climb to the top. Some think it's the end of the world for them, or their ego and self-esteem is terribly affected. Plain kiasuism?
I never like to compete. When you're that kind of person who loves competition, sometimes, when you don't manage to maintain your coveted title, when you actually experience hard cold failure, erm you will really really feel the blow. The hard cold blow. And it's not a good experience if you aren't able to cope and pick yourself up and press on again.
So let's just say that i'm really happy that i failed my bio practical test.... HAHA.