Philosophy is so FUN. Last Saturday, Jack and I attended the interschool philosophy dialogue, and we were selected for the topic: Girlfriend from Hell. Haha, however intimidating that sounds, it was a really interesting topic about insults and that
- the capacity of the insult to hurt would seem quite independent on of how one regards the words. OR
- insults will only hurt you if you allow them to.

After a long briefing on the community of inquiry, we had a short tea break, and went to the discussion rooms. lol, then many of us found out that our room had only RI and Zhenghua (if im not wrong) guys. it was funny to see how some pple reacted. so, we sat in a circle, no, we sat, forming a circle. then our facilitators arrived and we started introducing ourselves. Apart from the participants and facilitators, we also met Alvin and Celine (couple in a deteriorating relationship), who sparked off our discussion for the day. On and on we discussed, while trying to think well and fast to keep up. At the end of the discussion, I found it a really enriching experience, I discovered new ways of looking at the topic, and learnt a lot from the fellow participants. however, it would have been even better if the zhenghua pple voiced out more. cos for an interschool event, I heard mostly from the RI pple, which was good, but not best.

Whee, today is YOUTH day! I think I do feel slightly more youthful! but most probably because there isn’t school today.
I feel that youth is a time when we are most energetic and courageous, giving us the potential to do lotsa great things! so I urge all youths in the world to seize these advantages, realise each and everyone of your potentials, build the foundations for your future ,and not waste time and these advantages, only to regret in the future. lol. Here’s wishing all youths (or youth-at-hearts) a really joyful and youthful youth day! =D

(there’s no school on Friday too! + APCG’s next week, so the RI guys will be having a long 10 days off! of course, not forgetting the homework which WILL be given…)
Jim Tan signs off.
10:12 AM