what's up with singapore these days?

you know what is the big stir in singapore right now? that schools are suspending students because of stuff they write in their blog.

hmm... where is the line, how then should it be defined?

because of the typical asian culture; that we should respect our teachers and even if we are not happy or think that certain things should be improved to help in our learning process, we are NOT ENCOURAGED to voice out our opinions BECAUSE IT IS SIMPLY DISRESPECTFUL.

okay dudeS, look here.. i know that singapore is trying to be like the americans.. you know!!! (skip the o's and go straight to university and also by building that 2 huge durians along the esplanade to instill this culture thingy in us)

BUT do you know what really makes the AMERICANS successful? it is their willingness to accept feedbacks and to make necessary changes. i have been here for about 3.5 years already and everytime i'm unhappy/happy with my professor, i can go up to her/him without fear and tell her/him about my displeasure/opinions. they really welcome such opinions. there are so many stories to tell but i'm jaz really lazy to type them out. in addition, i need to fill out feedback forms every semester for all my classes and my professors will tell us all to TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY coz they DO TAKE ALL FEEDBACKS SERIOUSLY TOO.

THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE DUDE IF YOU WANT TO EXCEL, JAZ BY BUILDING DURIANS DOESN'T HELP!!


durian that doesn't smell