My mom said that I am open-minded. No.. She said that I am too open-minded. I am blunt and direct. As such, some people might not be able to accept what I say and think. The way I voice out my opinions. Ayie said that I am determined and upright. When I feel something is wrong, I would stick to my principles and would not relent to the fact that it is might be acceptable in certain circumstances. So who should be blamed? Me, for being that kind of individual, my parents, whom people might blame for not raising me in the correct way, the education system that made my thinking so liberalized or the society, due to it's ever -changing dynamics and hence led me to think in a way that I accept new ideas and at times do not conform to the norms.
Well. I believe that nobody is to blamed for my actions because I choose to be that way. I believe that life is about choices. Your actions is a reflection of yourself hence, there is no one that should be blamed for what you do. You are responsible for yourself once you have reach the age where you can think. I do agree that I think in an unconventional way. But that doesn't mean that I am too liberalized until I forget to diffrenciate between what is wrong and what is right. I can choose to smoke and drink and club and do drugs and drink alcohol course I am practically surrounded by that kind of environment. I can wear all those tubes and spaghettis but I don't. Not because my parents do not allow me to do so but because, I choose not to. I am even embarrased to wear a sleeveless top outside of my home because I do not want to reveal so much skin. I even take the trouble to ensure that my tops are long enough, so that when I sit, I don't expose my back. So as I said, I make the choices. You may be faced with 1001 influences, but at the end of the day, you choose what you want to be.
My mom said that I embarassed her when I wrote that entry in my blog. So the question here is, why should she? I am the one who wrote it, so it is wrong and unfair for people to do that to her. Yes, people would say that I am her daughter, but that doesn't mean that she should face the repercussion of my actions. Of course not. It would take an extremely shallow minded if they ever do that. Well but I guess that it wouldn't be hard to find people who are like that in Singapore. If I murdered someone, I would be the one to be sentenced to death by hanging. To face that burly big guy who will put a rope around my neck while my face is covered with a black cloth and then he will proceed to pull the lever and I will drop, my neck will snap due the the sudden force. The doctor will then come and check for my pulse before pronouncing me dead. My parents are not guilty and so they don't have to face the death penalty with me.
I really hope one day, the society will be able to accept that. To think in a more positive way. While Singapore is said to be moving forward in terms of technology, development and economy, the same cannot be said for her people.
