sick sad little world
in this modern day and age, singaporean parents are spoiling their children. gone were the days to corporal punishment, throwing of books out of the window and temporary body arts from the scars of the feather duster on the bodies of their children. true, society is evolving, but are we more socially intelligent than our ancestors? in singapore, well... its up to you to decide...
lately i've been having problems finding students to tutor. to increase my chances of getting a student, i applied through 4 agencies, hoping to increase the "strike" percentage (of cos, this is simple math/probability) but the results are abysmal. 3 months running and no "strikes". sigh... maybe i'm just running out of luck...
when it comes to tutors, males are seen as sex predators. so generally, old fashioned simple minded parents (simpletons) prefer female tutors over male tutors because well they think their 9 year old kid looks like those from america's next top model. personally, i rather take 10 glances and drool over the models than a 9 year old. and to all you sick bastards out there, have a life (i mean the paedophiles).
also when parents are fine with male tutors, they quote another specific requirement: chinese. not being racist but what about those not born chinese? is it God's cruel fate? why does this requirement even exist? it would be understandable to have the requirement "chinese speaking" but segregating us by our skin colours is crossing the fine line of equality of all races. and no i'm not trying to stir the harmony of the nation, i'm sending a wake up call to tuition agencies that this isn't the way to do things.
oh what am i saying. nothing gets trough the mind of a traditional typical singaporean.
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i'm chinese by the way.
