Swamped Thing

I live in a swamp right now! Let's see. My 'To-Do' list has just expanded and it will continue to expand. Test papers to mark, test & exam papers to set, compos to mark, etc etc. It's terrifying that while I'm in the quiet sanctuary on my throne doing the most natural thing in response to the 'What-goes-in-from-the-top-goes-out-the-other-way' function, I actually think of my work. I'm stressed! I need a break!

But to come to think of it, I'm not on a verge of a mental breakdown yet (probably broken down already..heh!) I'm not getting depressed or whatsoever. I'm just lamenting for the sake of it. Of course, the big concern that I do have is that I'm racing against time. I know for sure that when I clear the immediate 'To Do' stuff, it will be another mad race to finish up somemore. I don't even have time to think about taking a break this year end.

Anyway, here's something else to chew on.

You know it's National Day when...
1) You are told to hang out your flags from July to the end of August to show your patriotism
2) You hear songs on the radio and the TV that express how much love and hope for the future there is on this Little Red Dot
3) You see kids rambling tunes off the radio and TV that express how much they love the country
(WARNING: They ramble because they don't know what they are rambling. They are kids, remember?)
4) You see 'I love Singapore' t-shirts being sold and worn. (But of course, I mean, what's the point of buying and then not wearing it?)
5) You hear that people Q for hours to get tickets to watch the parade. (I'm sorry but been to one, been to all. There is no point in Q-ing up to see the same thing over and over again. I just cannot understand why people will do anything to subject themselves to hot, hot, hot weather.)

OK, I'm terrible. I don't even bother to watch the parade on TV. I mean, it's the same! Year in, year out, the same process, the same motion and apart from the mass display, nothing's different. Put it crudely, it's the same sh*t but in a different year. (Oh my, will I get sued for being so vocal about how I feel?)