Well said.Originally posted by Gedanken:They are utter failures, Ferret. It's not anything to do with NUS, OCS or any other label upon which one chooses to base one's identity.
No, where these two losers have failed is that they let such insignificant events bring their lives to a grinding halt. The have utterly and completely failed to do what most living creatures do - adapt, overcome and evolve.
AGREE!Originally posted by FireIce:getting upset over such things makes them a failure......
yeah! u are a failure only when you think you are.Originally posted by kristovorus:you become an utter failure only when u allow yourself to be defeated. If u dont give up you'll succeed one day.. but if u give up then u really become a failure.
Got try might not succeed.
dont try confirm fail
Extremely well said, Ged.Originally posted by Gedanken:They are utter failures, Ferret. It's not anything to do with NUS, OCS or any other label upon which one chooses to base one's identity.
No, where these two losers have failed is that they let such insignificant events bring their lives to a grinding halt. The have utterly and completely failed to do what most living creatures do - adapt, overcome and evolve.
by browsing thru Sgforum you can get your answerOriginally posted by weiwei83:For example, i got a friend who used to be on course to get second class upper in NUS. Then somehow in her final semester, she didnt do as well and miss out by one grade. So she got 3.97 overall cap when 4.00 is what she needs to get second class upper honours. She feels devastated. And this honours stigma affected her whole life even now. (she earn less per month/cant get better job)
Another example would be my BMT army friend. Hes very athletic and friendly. He wants to sign on as officer. He even won Best physical Trainee for the whole platoon. Most people like him except for one section(8people). Maybe those people backstab him and grade him very badly in peer appraisal and eventually he got into sispec instead of OCS. His life go downhill after that.
Ai Yo... Life is full of ups and downs... Your army friend better not sign on... One down moment in life and all his life collapse... In Army, lots of downs and ups... If he really wanted, he can prove his worthiness and get into OCS from SISPEC also. That show that he does not worth going into SISPEC and that is just an excuse to feel down....Originally posted by weiwei83:For example, i got a friend who used to be on course to get second class upper in NUS. Then somehow in her final semester, she didnt do as well and miss out by one grade. So she got 3.97 overall cap when 4.00 is what she needs to get second class upper honours. She feels devastated. And this honours stigma affected her whole life even now. (she earn less per month/cant get better job)
Another example would be my BMT army friend. Hes very athletic and friendly. He wants to sign on as officer. He even won Best physical Trainee for the whole platoon. Most people like him except for one section(8people). Maybe those people backstab him and grade him very badly in peer appraisal and eventually he got into sispec instead of OCS. His life go downhill after that.
Yea the kids will keep on comming and going, and we gotta keep helping, as the fresh ones come along. That's the way it is.Originally posted by allentyb:sigh another kid thread
This is a really bad attitude...Originally posted by weiwei83:For example, i got a friend who used to be on course to get second class upper in NUS. Then somehow in her final semester, she didnt do as well and miss out by one grade. So she got 3.97 overall cap when 4.00 is what she needs to get second class upper honours. She feels devastated. And this honours stigma affected her whole life even now. (she earn less per month/cant get better job)
Another example would be my BMT army friend. Hes very athletic and friendly. He wants to sign on as officer. He even won Best physical Trainee for the whole platoon. Most people like him except for one section(8people). Maybe those people backstab him and grade him very badly in peer appraisal and eventually he got into sispec instead of OCS. His life go downhill after that.