we are all pampered

finally managed to bring myself to actually update my blog yet again. been away so long since instead of always updating about what's going about my life, at times i rather pick up subjectives topics to talk. more fun that way. at least i can make my dead brain think a bit throughout the course of NS. so yeah here it is to start of my new goal.

we are all pampered. bold statement but yeah i admit. but first of all, the "we" here i am talking about refers to the young adults and teenagers of Singapore. before you jump tot he conclusion of me stereotyping the general targeted population, give me time to explain and time for yourself to read on and ponder.

point one. young adults and teenagers. why this group of people? well think about it... about the the year you are born in and what is going on around the world or in the country of birth at that point in time. i believe these group born generally from the late 1980s to 2000. now you are at least 16 years old to say 33 years old. we all born during the time when things around the world was stable despite few other minor disputes or wars around the world. nonetheless, in general terms... we all have shelter, we all have security, we all have basic needs met, we all have sufficient food on our table, we all have proper education. i point out all these so as for you to compare all these with the generation before. say your parents and grandparents. they weren't that lucky. they had to fight and struggle for certain basic necessities in life. so yeah, we are slightly luckier.

from our birth time to today, things have been made simpler to do. washing of clothes, traveling, shopping, applying for courses, registering for school. all these are few examples in which technology has made it simpler. it made us reduce the time and effort need to get equal amount of work done in the past. while we still complain abut public transport, admit it, it is still rather convenient and easy to navigate. signing up for schools and courses, you need not even leave the house.

point two. we are Singaporeans. personally i think Singapore is rather a safe place to live in with minimal crime rates and hardly any real natural disasters compared to other countries which hurricanes, typhoons, drought can be something they encounter yearly. furthermore, the education system equips us with needed and updated knowledge and skills. as normal for human beings, we at times might take these for granted.

don't believe? imagine any disaster were to strike one day, what are you going to do? what if one day you wake up to see thousands of people marching along the street protesting? what if one day our country is invaded? i believe most of you all will know that we will become lost. feel lost and not being able to react to the sudden situations. yes, we live in a time where all these are highly unlikely here. point is we are pampered to such good life. not necessarily a bad thing. i would say it is both good and bad.

in case you are the targeted population and you still feel insulted, i will be fair to you. to us, since i'm going 20 as well. every generation is different. different difficulties. different fruits to enjoy. as much as we enjoy the fruits of the previous generation, the future generations will enjoy our fruits as well. in the past, stress wasn't as high as now. in the future, who knows what will happen?

in conclusion, embrace the present and don't take all for granted.