I recently watched a video on YouTube whereby this Singaporean student was scolding his teacher because his teacher told him to go back to his seat and stop walking around in class. Sadly, this scene is nothing new to me; I was from a neighbourhood school where this is pretty normal. But what made this case worse was that this self-entitled student demanded his teacher to say sorry to him. And it doesn't end there - even after the teacher apologised, he demanded more.

Shocked by this student's atrocious behaviour, I did a simple google search and found this article. Apparently the student apologised and has been counselled. But I'm not sure if he's remorseful. Sure, he's sorry, but what is he sorry for? Is he only sorry he got caught? Does he know what he has done wrong? 

He obviously have no idea what respect is and needs to be taught what's right and what isn't. Like I said, I was from a neighbourhood school and I am no stranger to these events. Counselling will NOT work on this kid. Instead, he would bear a grudge, and think that counselling is a waste of time. Or just be happy that he's missing lessons because of counselling.

Does this student expect everyone to give him everything all the time? School rules are here for a reason. We learn discipline in school for a reason. The simplest reason I would say is to prepare us when we join the workforce. Your boss will have a set of rules he expect you to follow and he will not tolerate any nonsense from you. If this student can't abide by the most straightforward school rules, then has the school or his parents fail in educating him? But you can't teach those who refuse to learn! 

If the school has high expectations for a student's behaviour, like the newspaper reported,

cane this student.

Why should we spare the rod and spoil the child, if caning means that this boy can learn his lesson? If he can't learn his lesson the easy way, then let him learn it the hard way. I believe this is not the first time this boy has been acting defiant. And if this is not the time to let him learn his lesson, then when? When he goes out into society to work, nobody's gonna let him have his way all the time. His boss is not going to say sorry to him! 

This is a good teacher. He is already putting down his pride to say sorry to this student, even when it was the student's fault in the first place. I can tell that he wants the best for his student. But why should he say sorry? He shouldn't be sorry. Besides, the moment he said sorry, he allowed the boy to make even more ridiculous demands. Teachers are here to nature, to teach us. They have all the right to tell you to sit the fuck down and do your work. I think this teacher has been very patient and he has already tried his best. 

I'm not saying I'm a saint; I've had my fair share of misbehaviour in class, even towards teachers sometimes. But I will never, never have the audacity to ask a teacher to apologise to me when I'm being the rude one in the first place. I understand how taxing it is to be a teacher, especially a secondary school teacher. Us teenagers are going through the rebellious age, trying to find our own identities and our teachers have a job in teaching us not just academically but also morally. All I ask for from these teenagers is to appreciate your teachers. Do you know how hard their job is?

I AM SO ANGRY!!!

I can't believe how horrible people can be. It's as if I've lost faith in humanity. I don't know where to begin because this whole issue is just too ridiculous. Okay, in in case you haven't heard, Justin Bieber got arrested today, apparently for drink driving, smoking marijuana, driving with an expired license and some other minor offences (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong).

First of all, I am NOT condoning his actions. Yes, he was wrong and he should pay his debts. Just because I'm a belieber doesn't mean that I blindly think whatever Justin do is right. He is only human and he makes mistakes too. and this brings me to my second point. 

Justin getting arrested obviously is a bigger issue than maybe, if I get arrested. That's because he's a celebrity, and he's JUSTIN BIEBER. The truth is, whatever Justin does, so long as he makes a minor mistake, the media will be so quick to pick on it because he's the most famous teenager on the planet. That's the truth, whether you like it or not.

But you know what do teenagers do? We make mistakes. The only difference between Justin and us is that WE ARE GIVEN CHANCES AFTER CHANCES TO AMEND OUR MISTAKES. Justin does not have the privilege of learning life through trial and error because he's being watched by the media 24/7/365.

“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.”

I'm not creating excuses for Justin, but I just want everyone to see things as it is. Have you ever made a mistake? Have you ever done something stupid and regretted it? Exactly.

Moving on to my next point, WHY IS EVERYONE STILL MAKING JOKES ABOUT THIS?

Don't they see how serious this issue is right now? Four to five years ago, everyone was making fun of him, calling him gay, taunting him, because his voice wasn't broken yet and just because IT WAS THE "COOL" THING TO DO. How many times have I been bullied and judged just because I was a Belieber? Countless.

Newspaper, paparazzi, reporters write articles after articles reporting about Justin, making him seem like an asshole JUST SO THEY COULD GET HITS. Now? He has finally broke down, he turned into that "asshole" you made him out to be.

Are you finally happy?

 I AM NOT. Justin is not. The beliebers are not. we stayed strong for Justin and he stayed strong for us. But now, we are broken. This was what Pattie was afraid of. This was the reason she hesitated to move to Alanta. Our nightmare came true.

Are you satisfied now that you've broke that kid
who was just living his dream?

What has he ever done to you? AND TO YOU PEOPLE RT-ING STUPID BASELESS TWEETS, DO YOU NOT SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING? Have you not done enough? When will you ever stop? It's been 5 years. Get over it.

THE WEBSITES REPORTING THINGS WITHOUT FIRST VERIFYING THE FACTS JUST TO GET MORE VIEWS, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW? Justin is finally broken; now you can get the news you've always wanted to write about. ARE YOU HAPPY? But why, why do you have to exaggerate the facts and make it worse?

Where were the media and the haters when Justin journeyed to meet Avalanna Routh to make her dreams come through? And then met her several times again before her passing? And dedicated One Less Lonely Girl to her after her passing? Where were they?

Where were the media and the haters when Justin perfomed 86 shows on his North America tour and met with a Make-A-Wish child at every show? When his only request was no cameras? When he broke the record for being the first recording artiste to grant 200 wishes? Where were they?


Where were the media and the haters when Justin built a school with his own hands? Oh yeah, not reporting anything because bad news spread like wildfire and people are only interested in the negative side of Justin to put him down.That's how ugly the media is.

It's even worse when it comes to social media. Anyone can hide behind their screens and talk bullshit because they are anonymous to a certain extent. What I can say is,


The thing about social media is that one person reports crap, and everyone else just passes it on without verifying the facts. Didn't schools educate us about cyber bullying? Bullying a celebrity is as bad as bullying your schoolmate. What makes you think it doesn't matter that much just because it's online. Words are words. They hurt as much online as they do offline and you'll never get to take anything back.

At least be a responsible user of the internet. Don't be ignorant asses, don't just believe whatever you read. You are not a robot, you have common sense, you can think for yourself. Don't let people regret inventing the computers/laptops and internet. If you critisize someone for the sake of getting RTs or getting accepted by your friends, I look down on you so much.

Here are just some of the things I've caught circulating on my Twitter timeline. I will add things in my list if I find more.

This is the single most stupid story I have ever heard. I feel so ashamed for CNN that they published this. Where are the proof is this is a fact? CNN, how low can you get? Justin is already broken, HAVEN'T YOU DONE ENOUGH? 

Okay, I have absolutely no respect whatsoever for whoever created this tweet. Same goes for those who blindly spread this picture like they spread butter on bread. Wow, try harder sweetie. JUSTIN NEVER TWEETED THIS AT ALL. A simple google search would suffice as proof.

 You think he's happy just because he's smiling? You think he's happy that he's arrested? You think he's happy that HE IS DEPRESSED AND THE WHOLE WORLD IS LAUGHING AT HIM?

This is the kind of quote that will receive many RTs when posted on Twitter:
But when it comes to Justin, everyone seem to forget this quote.


Just because everyone is criticizing someone doesn't mean you have to do it too. Look around you for once instead of just following the crowd. Justin grew up under the spotlight. It's not easy. Look at Michael Jackson. Look at what happened in the end?

When Madonna said the media took away Michael Jackson's childhood, Justin looked at his manager, Scooter, and said,

But it happened. I hope you are all happy now. Didn't you wait the whole time for something like this to happen? The media ruined Justin with rumours after rumours, putting him under immerse pressure, insulting him every now and then.

Just leave him alone now. FUCKING LEAVE HIM ALONE. Do you realise how hard it is to watch your idol break down in front of the whole world only to have the world laughing at him?

I have been here for Justin since 2010, and I'm not leaving no matter what; grey hoodie to grey hair.

“Through the long nights and the bright lights;
Don't you worry 'cause everything's gonna be alright.”

UPDATE: Justin's instagram photo

Oh my god, people are taking stupidity to a whole new level smh. A few hours ago, Justin posted this photo with the caption “what more can they say.” This is the first time he publicly spoke about his arrest.

And everyone is freaking out because "Oh no he didn't! He didn't just compare himself to the King of Pop!" "Justin will never be as great as MJ!" "Justin will never get anyway close to Michael Jackson. BACK OFF!"

Errrr. Okay? Lolol. Justin never wanted to take away the title of King of Pop from Michael Jackson. All along Michael was Justin's inspiration and that's that.

Besides, didn't I write about Michael Jackson above? Thank you for proving my point, Justin. Justin was so afraid that he would lose his childhood, that he would lose everything to the media, that society would ruin him just like they did to Michael Jackson. Now that it happened, he knows how close he is to becoming a train wreck. He knows how the media broke Michael, and he doesn't want the same thing to happen to him. He's reflecting. That's all. 

It's so sad to see "fans" turning their backs on Justin before finding out the truth to anything at all. Why must everyone think the worst about Justin? Just because it is easier to hate someone than to find reasons to defend him?

Justin's stage manager, Scrappy, posted this link on Twitter:

Since TMZ is a celebrity news website that often reports without basing on any facts, I'm gonna take this with a pinch of salt. SEE? I am not just defending Justin but I am fair in my judgement. But I'll have to give credit where it's due; TMZ was, after all, the first to report Michael Jackson's death so it still gives them the credibility to a certain extend. Besides, if Scrappy is tweeting about this issue, it has to be because he knows something.

Food for thought, eh? I will update this space again if there are any new updates.

haven't been feeLing like myself recently;

i have been in the process of losing,

finding, then lOsing myself again lately.

why is this so? what's happening?

each time i think i'Ve found myself,

i lose it all and have to start ovEr again.

i don't know who i aM, what i want,

or what i'm doing with my lifE anymore.

i thought I found happiness in you,

but all that i found were fAlse hopes

from soMeone whom i thought understood;

from someone who shoulD have cared more.

tell me i am utterlY wrong.

tell me you saw what is happenIng.

tell me you didN't mean it at all.

tell me i was riGht about you all along.

i'm so afraid to be Happy now

because whEnever i'm happy,

something just Ruins it for me.

not letting my hopEs up again.

i'm lost. 

i'm afraid.

i'm terrified.

who will save me?

can anyone save me?

So... I changed my hair colour yet again. 2 months into being a blonde, I actually went to Salon Vim and dyed my hair brown again. I really loved my blonde hair but I just got together with my boyfriend at that time and he didn't fancy me being a blonde so I went ahead and dyed my hair brown.

I wasn't feeling too happy about it because I loved the attention my blonde hair gave me! And after months of such attention from my green, blue, and blonde hair, it sucked to go back to brown :(

I didn't blog about it because I wasn't really excited about my brown hair but I guess I'll do a quick post now!

This was immediately after I dyed it!

When I first dyed it, it was a rather dark shade of brown that I kinda hated :X Admittedly, I look better in darker shades of colour (I'm an asian afterall), but darker shades just don't go well with me because I swore to never go back to boring colours after graduation! My boyfriend loved it though lolol. My stylist, Joyce, told me to wash my hair often and give it a few weeks to fade.

And it did fade into a wonderful colour! The colour sort of faded off into a dirty blonde / bronde colour which I thought looks great on me! I will never trust my hair to anyone except Joyce again lolol.

But of course, I needed some attention and Chinese New Year is approaching anyway so I thought new year, new hair, right? So I booked an appointment with Joyce again and headed down to Salon Vim at Bugis!

I had initially wanted to dip-dye my hair but Joyce advised against it as she said that the dip-dye trend is dying out so I got the underneath of my hair highlighted instead!

And that's how this came about hehe. I also touched up my black roots after the longest time (ok, maybe just 3-4 months but ew black roots). The total cost added up to $190++, which is a little pricey in my opinion. I guess if I can find a salon that can give me the exact colour I don't mind changing salon :X But oh well.

I love the turquoise colour though! I'm not quite sure if it goes along well with my hair though but maybe it'll look better after it fades off a little!

 It's been quite some time since I last uploaded a vlog and since the O Level results are gonna be out on Monday, I thought I should answer some frequently asked questions about JAE and JPSAE. (PART TWO HERE)

Some background info:

I did not score well enough to get into Mass Communication in Ngee Ann Poly or Media and Communication in Singapore Poly through JAE. These two were my top choices and I wanted to get in badly. I was obviously devastated when I received my O Level score (watch the video to find out what was my score if you only started reading my blog recently). I somehow learned about JPSAE and the rest is history. 

I talked a lot more about my interview (what the interviewers asked me, what was in my portfolio, etc) in my vlog so yup, watch if you're interested in applying for JPSAE and don't know how to go about doing it!

All I want to say is that you should follow your dreams. No matter what others tell you, stay firm in your stand, because this is your life. My mom never wanted me to study Mass Comm because she was so sure that if I study Mass Comm, I will become a reporter/journalist (common misconception) and my life would be in danger should I need to rush somewhere to report the news lolol. But I knew that I love the media and this is the industry I want to work in next time. If I had listened to my mother, and study something like business, I would probably regret my choice because that is not what I'm passionate about.

So never give up. Never ever ever give up. I know this sounds cheesy but I always believe that if you try hard enough, you will succeed. I bawled my eyes out on the day of my results because I thought all hope was lost. My teachers told me to not waste my first three choices that has COPs my score wasn't even close to. I know it sounds like they are very discouraging but I guess they are just trying to be realistic. They helped me a lot in preparing for my interview, which I'm forever grateful for. When there's a will, there will always be a way.

Like I mention in my vlog, I never regretted my choice despite the stress. And what made my journey as a media student special is that I know I'm meant to be here. People can tell me that my GPA sucks balls, or that I'm not good enough at this or that, but I know I'm chosen for a reason. The lecturers in NP chose me out of so many interviewees because they saw the potential in me, and this motivates me whenever I feel worn out. I'm here for a reason.

Oh yes, I thought I should talk a little more about the course I'm in now lest any of you are interested. I'm just a Year 1 so I can't tell you much but I'll try my best ^-^

First and foremost, Students of Film and Media Studies (FMS) do not really have exams (yay!). I had only one exam last semester and none this semester. It sounds awesome but it also means that we have a lot of projects to cover up for the lack of exams. All the things your senior told you about finding good group mates, and you might not want to work with your best friend for group projects? They are all true.

Here in FMS, people are quite ruthless. I know of many people who will put others down to get good grades or to get into the good books of others. But I've been rather fortunate because I haven't worked much with such people. And it's also true that it is very very very difficult to make best friends in Poly. I'm glad that I found two though.

Politics aside, school is pretty fun! Our year is separated into two semester. We rotate semesters every half a year. Last semester I had:

• Sports and Wellness (at the god-forbidden 8am ugh)
• Media in Society (where we learned about how media affects the society and how big a role media plays in the society)
• Digital Photography (self-explanatory)
• Location Production (which was basically video production and we got to play with real film equipments and even produced two films!)
• Digital Media Fundamentals (a.k.a. Web Graphics, which I absolutely ADOREEEEEE!!! More than half the class hated this module though lolol. But if you love Photoshop, Dreamweaver, etc, you would love this module)
• Written Communications (this was a pain in the ass omfg. We had to write a thesis at the end of the semester which I got F for wtf)

This semester I am taking:

• Exploring Contemporary Issues (it's an Interdisciplinary Studies module - kind of like Civics and Moral education we had in secondary school)
• Graphics Communication (which is really interesting, especially if you love designing and typography)
• Radio Production 1 (we're learning a lot on advertising and editing this year; we have another radio production in year 2 (by the way, all equipments we used are industry standards!) 
• Marketing Communication (something along the lines of advertising - I really like this though!)
• Speech Communication (mainly on public speaking which I'm damn afraid of ugh)
• Social Psychology (haven't really figured out what this is about LOL)

And yes, FMS is filled with vain people. I guess you can already tell from how often I post #ootd(s) on Instagram, how I spam Facebook with photos of me almost everyday, and how much I spend on colouring my hair. If you love dressing up, having outrageous hair colour, takes self portraits everyday, then you will probably fit in to the FMS culture - no worries about that hahahaha.

PART TWO HERE
PART THREE / FAQ HERE

Got updated by juniors following my blog that Joint Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise (JPSAE) is now merged with Direct Poly Admission (DPA), and is named Early Admissions Exercise (EAE). I wouldn't think the interviews are any different so hopefully my tips still apply :)

I finally turned 18! :)

(And I haven't blogged about my 17th birthday wtf)

Despite not having a big celebration, my 18th birthday was one of the best birthdays I've had in years :')

My boyfriend had to book in a day before my birthday (which was 1st January) so he celebrated my birthday on 31st December instead! I went to his house as usual on 31st December and he told me to lock the door before rushing off. I didn't find anything suspicious as he drinks a lot of water and goes to the bathroom frequently so I just thought that he was rushing to the bathroom. But when I opened the door to his room, he surprised me with the cutest Hello Kitty cake from Breadtalk!!!

 It's so yummy that it's still in my fridge because I couldn't bear to eat it wtf.

Our dinner plans were slightly ruined due to the rain and last minute changes but he sent me home and we just counted down to 2014 while watching TV wtf. The life of old people. ಠ_ಠ

But I honestly had a great time. I don't know if I'm just lazy or I'm really getting old but my favourite activity in the world is actually just cuddling with my boyfriend and talking about everything under the sun. It hasn't been possible lately because we've both been busy. And when we're not busy with our own lives, he's either playing dota or I'm playing candy crush. That sucks a lot :( Really wanted him to stay over that night so that our cuddling + talking wouldn't have to end but my mom will probably kill us lol.

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2nd January 2014, 00:00

Messages started flooding in!!!

Of course, there were a lot more people who wished me but I only managed to take a screenshot of these few. I'm so touched by the amount of people who remembered it's my birthday and all the essays my friends typed for me T-T I must have been a saint in my last life to have such great people in my life now wtf.

On my birthday itself, I met Joanna the Banana for brunch! Chelsea was supposed to come along but her filming was delayed :( Sweetest Banana bought me a bunch of presents and wrote me the sweetest and longest letter I've ever received up to date T-T

I really don't know what I've done in my past life to deserve such great friends wtf.

Our original plan was to go to Little Pancakes but it was closed (yup, #badluckregine - all my original plans for my birthday got ruined) so we went to Udders instead.

So much food for just +/- $12 omfg.

I couldn't finish it in the end but now I'm craving for their bacon!!!

Me checking my phone and replying to birthday messages.

Unlike previous years, this year I made sure to thank each and every one of the people who remembered it's my birthday sincerely. I think as you grow up, the number of people who wish you happy birthday no longer matter as much as the number of people sending you a long, genuine birthday text.

Then we went to Salted Caramel to have ice cream for dessert despite feeling damn full.

Joanna: ........ I'm sure the people working here have heard this joke countless times -___-

Fatty Joanna still felt hungry after having ice cream so we walked to some famous beancurd stall to have beancurd! I can't even remember the name of the stall anymore because I was so full I wanted to puke at the mere thought of eating again wtf.

After which, I headed to NEX to meet my family!

Was feeling a bit bummed about not having a proper cake but my mom managed to get me the cutest ice cream cake I've ever seen at the last minute!!!

The words are slightly ruined due to the chocolate melting and the slight smashing lolol.

I'm legal!!! But I don't smoke, drink, gamble, or club,

so I don't see the point in being legal lololol.

(My boyfriend's friend said I'm a good catch because I am such a good girl HAHA)

Hello, I am Regine and I am the shortest wherever I go. Amongst my cousins and brother, I am the second oldest but everyone has already outgrew me T-T Why didn't anyone wait for me?!?!?!?!

Of course, with every birthday comes the awkward looking me not knowing what to do while people sing me Happy Birthday.