Cans or buses?
I have noticed this for quite sometime and I think it would be interesting to put it in my blog.
I was unemployed for quite a while when I graduated from University. Due to some reason, I was at the interchange one morning, during term time. There was a very long line of people, or should I say undergraduates, lining up for that one and only bus that goes to one of the oldest university in Singapore.
The frequency of the bus was decent but it is always amazing how these undergraduates are packed like sardines in the buses. For those of you who are not familiar with Singapore, the bus route does not have double-deck buses plying through because of some obstacles along the route. Okay, many of you may say, so what is wrong with that?
Well take note of the people I am talking about here: undergraduates. They are studying for their degrees, hoping the degree would get them a comfortable job somewhere. Haha! Guys, take a rain check.
When you are working, you are still packed like sardines!!! Ever notice that? Notice the number of people during rush hours?! Notice how packed the buses are? Take notice of the expression on people’s face when buses full of people cannot stop to pick them up. The best thing is, if you take notice, you would know who are the people who are about to be late. If their buses do not stop to pick them up because it is full and you notice they look at their watches immediately, these are the people who are going to be late.
What about lunch time? Still queuing? Oh well what to do? Unless you have a special relationship with the stall owners, it is very likely you have to fight with the hundred people for your food and seats if u are.
So in the end, is a degree a mean to a way out? Sounds like more suffering since when we are working, we got to worry about so much stuff like budgeting, supporting family, paying back tuition loans to banks or CPF (for those that borrowed from parents), housing loan, car loan, saving enough for retirement and medical bills, study fees for higher degrees and many more.
I am not disputing the value of a degree but it seems illogical that the value of a degree has drop so tremendously but the tuition fees are increasing. Haha!
Cheers everyone!
I was unemployed for quite a while when I graduated from University. Due to some reason, I was at the interchange one morning, during term time. There was a very long line of people, or should I say undergraduates, lining up for that one and only bus that goes to one of the oldest university in Singapore.
The frequency of the bus was decent but it is always amazing how these undergraduates are packed like sardines in the buses. For those of you who are not familiar with Singapore, the bus route does not have double-deck buses plying through because of some obstacles along the route. Okay, many of you may say, so what is wrong with that?
Well take note of the people I am talking about here: undergraduates. They are studying for their degrees, hoping the degree would get them a comfortable job somewhere. Haha! Guys, take a rain check.
When you are working, you are still packed like sardines!!! Ever notice that? Notice the number of people during rush hours?! Notice how packed the buses are? Take notice of the expression on people’s face when buses full of people cannot stop to pick them up. The best thing is, if you take notice, you would know who are the people who are about to be late. If their buses do not stop to pick them up because it is full and you notice they look at their watches immediately, these are the people who are going to be late.
What about lunch time? Still queuing? Oh well what to do? Unless you have a special relationship with the stall owners, it is very likely you have to fight with the hundred people for your food and seats if u are.
So in the end, is a degree a mean to a way out? Sounds like more suffering since when we are working, we got to worry about so much stuff like budgeting, supporting family, paying back tuition loans to banks or CPF (for those that borrowed from parents), housing loan, car loan, saving enough for retirement and medical bills, study fees for higher degrees and many more.
I am not disputing the value of a degree but it seems illogical that the value of a degree has drop so tremendously but the tuition fees are increasing. Haha!
Cheers everyone!
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