Sendimental values
Well, the Deck ( I always laugh when I say "The Deck". don't know why but it sounds obscene to me) , er, Arts Canteen will be close for renovation next week. Well, you don't need any announcements or email to remind you that. Just look at the queue length of the ever-popular-and-beloved Yong Tau Foo Stall. It's at its all time high. Everyone wants a last bite before they don't see it for the next 10 months, or for the final years, for a long long long time, maybe never.
Well, there were lots of protests about the Arts Canteen being closed for renovation. Some made valid points. Some, they are just 强词夺理. They exaggerate the smallest things ("Inconvinience for students to have lunch" when the nearest canteen is less than 3 mins walk and a huge array of alternative dining arrangements have been made nearby. wtf) that is, to me, as good as saying that a new born ant is going to destroy the world.
I don't get it, why is it so difficult for people to see the long term benefits? I'm shocked by the immature comments that people say, like "why can't they do it next time"(like hello, when?), "10 months is too long"(screw u. They are almost rebuilding the whole canteen. and you expect them to finish it in 10 days? You think they are making bahsha tents ah?). To think that University is the place where ideas flourish, where ideas grow, and yet we have such immature thoughts published in the Student Union Publication, with the maturity level that matches my kids.
I mean come on, look at the bigger picture. I think OED is right when they say "there is never a right time to renovate the Deck". I guess people just likes to complain without giving viable alternatives.
I sympthaise with those who will miss the Deck for sendimental values. But the canteen should not be renovated just because of sentimental value? Think about it. The roofs are leaking, ventalition is real bad etc. Think of the long term.
When PJC moved to the new campus, I was quite upset when people say "they no longer feel belong to PJC because of the new campus". Although we have memories created by the facilities, do we need the facilites to stay the same, to reaffirm our love for the place or the people who created the memories? Anderson has undergone a facelift. As much as I feel unfamiliar with the place, the council room may be gone, the computer lab which i slog hours in may be relocated, I still feel attached to the place. Cause I don't need them to be there to remind me of the memories I have. It is well in my mind.
Things change and evolve. Flowers bloom, only to fade. (and to whoever is the boh liao person who changed that to "flowerrs bloom only to f**k on my door, go screw yourself) Do we have to wait till the roof of the canteen to collapse before you are willing to say "ok, it's time to renovate"?
Why do we feel so insecure about our love for a place, that we need it to stay the same, so that we can love it just as well? Why are we so insecure that the place must stay the same for the experience to remain? Why can't we let a new place bloom new experience, that could even be better? Yes, things may no longer be the same, but what in nature's world stay the same?
If Kent Ridge or Sheares never moved, could the new unique experiences nuture? Did it cause the spirit of these 2 halls to die? No, cause it is strong enough to be transplanted. Cause it is strong enough to adapt to a new place and blosoom into a newer, better one.
Places rot and decay. What's new? The state that really matter to us will always remain in our minds.
Well, there were lots of protests about the Arts Canteen being closed for renovation. Some made valid points. Some, they are just 强词夺理. They exaggerate the smallest things ("Inconvinience for students to have lunch" when the nearest canteen is less than 3 mins walk and a huge array of alternative dining arrangements have been made nearby. wtf) that is, to me, as good as saying that a new born ant is going to destroy the world.
I don't get it, why is it so difficult for people to see the long term benefits? I'm shocked by the immature comments that people say, like "why can't they do it next time"(like hello, when?), "10 months is too long"(screw u. They are almost rebuilding the whole canteen. and you expect them to finish it in 10 days? You think they are making bahsha tents ah?). To think that University is the place where ideas flourish, where ideas grow, and yet we have such immature thoughts published in the Student Union Publication, with the maturity level that matches my kids.
I mean come on, look at the bigger picture. I think OED is right when they say "there is never a right time to renovate the Deck". I guess people just likes to complain without giving viable alternatives.
I sympthaise with those who will miss the Deck for sendimental values. But the canteen should not be renovated just because of sentimental value? Think about it. The roofs are leaking, ventalition is real bad etc. Think of the long term.
When PJC moved to the new campus, I was quite upset when people say "they no longer feel belong to PJC because of the new campus". Although we have memories created by the facilities, do we need the facilites to stay the same, to reaffirm our love for the place or the people who created the memories? Anderson has undergone a facelift. As much as I feel unfamiliar with the place, the council room may be gone, the computer lab which i slog hours in may be relocated, I still feel attached to the place. Cause I don't need them to be there to remind me of the memories I have. It is well in my mind.
Things change and evolve. Flowers bloom, only to fade. (and to whoever is the boh liao person who changed that to "flowerrs bloom only to f**k on my door, go screw yourself) Do we have to wait till the roof of the canteen to collapse before you are willing to say "ok, it's time to renovate"?
Why do we feel so insecure about our love for a place, that we need it to stay the same, so that we can love it just as well? Why are we so insecure that the place must stay the same for the experience to remain? Why can't we let a new place bloom new experience, that could even be better? Yes, things may no longer be the same, but what in nature's world stay the same?
If Kent Ridge or Sheares never moved, could the new unique experiences nuture? Did it cause the spirit of these 2 halls to die? No, cause it is strong enough to be transplanted. Cause it is strong enough to adapt to a new place and blosoom into a newer, better one.
Places rot and decay. What's new? The state that really matter to us will always remain in our minds.
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