Saturday, May 27, 2006 @11:33 PM
There's this adage "People changes with time", or perhaps they do not.
I was chatting with this friend of mine yesterday. I thought he had grown more mature and realistic with time. Apparently he has not.
I remembered when I was in my first year in Uni, he scorned at my lousy results. He said he would definitely do better than me and get into the dean's list. I rolled my eyes. I know it was another mindless boosting. I can recall the times in JC when most of my classmates felt damn pissed over his numerous "substantial" boostings.
So, I saw him online yesterday and we were just chatting about our lifes in general. Nonetheless, I decided to let him have a taste of his own medicine and asked him about his results even though I know how "well" he did. The following is a dialogue of our msn chat.
me: so u r gg to specialise in bnf?
him: ya.. but dunno results can ma
me: I heard from my friends that the papers were ok lehz
him: ya la.. that's y all the more worried ma.. means more people would be able to do well
me: I thought u said u r aiming for first class honours?
him: aiyah.. results does not mean anything what.. ask yourself honestly lar
me: Hmm.. For acc maybe not coz most of us would be entering the big 4 ma.. for BnF i'm not so sure..
him: u gg kp right?
me: ya..
him: no offence la.. but go big 4 also no point.. max give u 3.5k only (and some other similar remarks I cant remember)
me: not exactly la..
him: lesser right?
At this point of time, I was kinda fuming already.. I mean who does he think he really is when he has lousy results and no job security and here he is kb-ing to me about my pathetic profession and pay. To top it off, I dont think he comes across as intelligent. His only intelligence to me is being extremely insensitive and someone who purely cant wait to suck ur money dry when gambling with you.
me: I know u n XX have the same thinking..
him: rite
me: no offence either, but sometimes I think u shud consider your own capabilities first before aiming for the stars.
At this point of time, as if on cue, my connection was cut off.
Reflecting on what I've said, I dont regret it and I mean every bit of it. Everybody dreams of making it big one day. However, what is the point of aiming for the stars when you lack the ability to reach for them? It's good to have goals, but I believe goals should be realistic and practical. Considering that fact that he has yet to graduate and secure a job, I feel insulted to be looked down by him, who is a mere nobody. In life, there is no shortcut to making in big. It takes a hell of hard work and attempts, as well as some IQ and EQ. I'm not being mean here, but I think he lacks the proper aptitide and attitude to bring him to within reach of the stars.