Sunday, July 20, 2008


It's Sunday night, I'm fishing in Achaea but the fish aren't biting, my brother doesn't have school tomorrow (dangit) Matthew's busy programming, MSN isn't working, and I'm bored. So - let me tell you what I've been up to this one week of holidays.

- I went to straighten my hair (you all know that, and it's getting kinda fluffy now..no idea why)

- Played Achaea all day long

- Had a sleepover with my two friends (Christine, don't kill me, you all never said anything about it so I decided to have one of my own :P Just nice they can come..)

- Results came out and I got a 4.0 CGPA (so, yes, you can stop asking)

But ya know..the sad thing is a 4.0 CGPA doesn't really mean much to my family. The last semester when I got the same thing and told my mom, she was like, no big deal..'Your tests very hard meh?' So..*shrugs* Whatever, I guess. They're more concerned about my brother, who is kinda the opposite of me academically..and in looks as well. He's fairer and has big eyes.

I kinda feel left out sometimes..I mean, easy or not I still worked for this grade. Often they go, 'How come don't have class again / how come so early finish one?? Got study one anot??' I feel like..just because I'm not a Science or Business course, they kind of look down on us. 'Mass Comm? Haiya that course..no need study one lah'. And it's not just them..it's everyone. Even my friends (not from this school)..when I went out shopping with them, if they saw a 'lalaish' type of clothing they'd go, 'Nah, you wear la - Mass Comm mar!' I realize that it was probably just a joke, but nevertheless this is one joke I will not laugh at - in fact, it's kind of a sore subject.

How did Mass Communication students earn this type of reputation? You and I know how hard we work and study for our assignments, projects and tests. Just because compared to, say, A-Levels, we don't spend all our time bent over books and papers, and our assignments are more fun and less test-oriented, suddenly we're not worth anything. Just because we have more freedom with our clothes, suddenly all the Mass Comm students are sluts. Just because we have lower requirements and don't focus so much on academic grades, suddenly we're all retarded.

That's not true.

I'm sure I'm not the only one that's heard something like this, am I? Haven't you guys had to deal with opinions like this before? Have people ever asked you, "But you so smart, why go take Mass Comm? Not wasted meh?" How do you feel about it? Personally, I feel resentful, angry and a little sad. I suppose I should learn not to take things so seriously - but how can I help it when we're all generalized like this?

But we'll show them, won't we? We'll work hard, we'll play hard, and we'll show them we're every bit as smart and talented as them. What people don't realize is the power lies in media. We change the world - how many lawyers/doctors (okay, doctors maybe)/ accountants can say that? We influence people, we build people up and take people down, we spread information, we publicize. We're the ones who work behind the scenes to ensure a successful event. We're the ones who bring star power and generate hype about the event so that people will want to come in the first place. We're the ones who create stars.

What can you say about -your- profession?

Without the media, even the biggest company is nothing. We -are- the power, but people just don't seem to realize that. It's okay, though, because we know. We have the power to change, to shape, to create. How many other professions can do that?