hol-i-day n : A day free from work that one may spend at leisure, especially a day on which custom or the law dictates a halting of general business activity to commemorate or celebrate a particular event.

darnit. as i stare sullenly at john sloman economics textbook version 100000000000000, all i can imagine in head is bespectacled, senseless moe civil servant saying in eureka fashion,

'i know! let's have the common tests/mid terms/block tests after the june holidays! that way students will have ample amount of time to study. oh, social life, you say? oh my, what is that? travelling abroad? gosh - they should stay here and contribute to our wretched singaporean economy! yes. this is the best solution. students don't need holidays. they won't be getting any in their dreary future to come!'

to which all his colleagues grin stupidly and wonder why they never came up with such a brilliant idea themselves earlier.

and of course you say its all a matter of balancing work and play. but dammit i have had enough of that. i mean how stupid is it to put exams after a holiday - WHY GIVE US A HOLIDAY?

can someone please explain. in fact, i do hope a government official chances upon this. maybe then i will have a chance of being banished to siberia where they probably do at least know the meaning of holiday.

+ posted by M @ 4:20 PM