that particularly cliched analogy

you can perceive a glass as half full or half empty, it's totally up to you. don't you think so? well i do definitely find it so although i think everyone heard of that phrase before soooomewhere. sometimes we think we are the unluckiest fellow on the face of earth and self pity ourselves so much but in reality is it really true? but is it really fair at the first place to make comparison to others?

early last year i was extremely disappointed when my masters application was not succesful to a particular uni i applied to. i found it unfair considering the cv *that i thought was above average <-- notice the past tense??* attached in that application. well anyways there was a period of time when i was dashed and felt empty, like nothing mattered much anymore. but think about it? is it really THAT bad? a friend even made a comment when i applied the second time and whined about the possibility of me getting through "don't get don't get lor life goes on". it does sound bitter but it IS the truth. *although you could actually rephrase in 1001 other better ways than that*

the problem is are we THAT unlucky? are we THAT sad? are we THAT unfortunate?

it depends who's asking. i told you before i've been tainted with the whole singaporean community system *yes look for a scapegoat now you say, shaddap* and i myself would not want to be a hypocrite and say "aw at least it has a single drip left" that would be a downright lie. but the question i feel is not about pondering whether it's half full or empty! the solution to the problem is not in that question itself, by right you should just stand up and fill the glass. stop wasting time asking redundant questions.

so the next time someone tries to be a smart aleck and tell you that we should see a situation like a glass half full, tell him to stuff a sock in it and just walk away. he's got too much time in his hands.