the paper trail that we chase...exam results, paper qualifications...where does it take us? i read on the news about this year's spm rate...i didn't really bother to delve into it, whether or not it was better or worse...i basically just got disgusted that so many people still consider results as the best indicator of a child's development. maybe i'm saying this out of spite...maybe it's out of my own results being so inconsistent...but i mean, honestly...why are we, as a society [at least the malaysian one], so obsessed with a's and a*'s? in the end, it's just prolonged servitude to an economy that benefits from us. what about those who didn't make the so-called "grade"? where do they fit in? what do they stand to win or lose? we're so driven by the attainment of perfect, flying colours, that we don't really consider what we need those results for: high-paying jobs that three-quarters of us aren't going to see? you want to work for someone all your life? then again, there's really nothing that we can do about this, is there? the trail is still there...and it'll always be. we've made all this possible. and try as we might, i guess you can say that we're not going to stop. those who're less priviliged, with less of a shot of getting a good education are going to suffer. the paper trail has to end. but how...? your guess, lordy, is as good as mine. some kids become the all-rounders...brainiacs, active in sports, the jocks with the smarts and the talent...others become mad.

do you want your kids to be pressured to perform? i'm sure you'd like them to do well, but if you're reading this, and if you understand, you're not an idiot...and hopefully, neither will be your kids. but look at everything around you...in the words of the manics, if you tolerate this, then your children will be next.