Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to another new chapter in the tome of truth. Remember when I said I had to do a National Education project some time ago and how I was bored out of my brains (Yes, I do have a brain. This evil blogsite did not manifest by itself. Although you might think I have a strange way of showing it) during these extra boring holidays of superb boredom, born out of the abyss of boredom. Well, you get the point. If not, too bad.
Moving on, and to answer your question, yes, I do work on my projects and assignments, although your high doubts might disagree. I did defeat one of my greatest enemies, procastination, amd am still celebrating this rare victory over juice. (What? Alcohol's expensive. And it causes liver damage, which I am not saying just to make me and my burnt wallet more comfortable and happy)
Well, I went over to one of my friend's grandparent's cosy home to interview them, and it just the stuff to cure my boredom. I learnt so much over there, and what a blast from the past it was. For example, back in those days, Singapore currency was so high in value that some families received only seven dollars and fifty cents as their monthly incomes. In fact, due to that, food and everyday items were quite cheap, including a very large serving of mee siam that may cost just 50 cents. Speaking of everyday items, the ones we consider today such as televisions, proper taps and electrical lamps were either non existent during their time, or so rare that they were expensive and hardly found.
Instead, people had to collect rations of water manually everyday. kerosene lamps formed some of the main sources of light, and it is not even as effective as the electrical ones we use commonly without a thought. 'Black and white' televisons were rare in those times, not to mention colour ones, and even then, only some families could afford them. Young children used to watch outside the windows of the homes of those people. Other than that, they used traditional games such as hand made five stones for amusements.
Families often helped each other, for example, through shopping together and sharing resources such as rice, unlike today which is seldom.
Times have certainly changed, but it makes you think, are such cahnges for better, or for worse. I guess it is a mixture of both. The past sure gives you a lot to chew on, and also a lot to appreciate the luxuries we have today, but also miss what is missing.
Maybe it is time I tried talking to my grandparents. hey, you never know, I may just learn new things from the past that we can build the future upon... better for me for sure... but better for the humanity... well, we will just have to find out about it... in the future, where it may then be too late to do anything, that is... heh. >: D
- And thus, A Dark, Omnimous Cloud Appears-
Well, until next time, then. Keep on reading, and remember, this blog is a non-profitable *cough* (I hope they believe me) *cough* one.
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