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Friday, May 9

Seriously. I ought be burst my own little bubble and start coming out to face the music. Its 5 days to CTs and I've practically not started revising at all! Even my sister was kinda shocked when I calmly informed her of my CTs next week. She went, huh? Thats very soon! AND you haven even been studying!



Actually she didnt look very shocked. She said it more of matter-of-factly. I think she's so used to me slacking away that this situation was more familiar to her than if I had started any revision already. Maybe if I told her Im done with studying for CTs, she'd check if she was dreaming, then go find a bomoh to exorcise me.



This week is very aptly hailed as bridge week. Especially wednesday. I had fully intended to skip school, but the thought of econs tutorial made me think twice and drag my reluctant feet to the school gates of NJC. Alas! Ms Lee was not in school that day. So me, yiwen, cheryl and sheena went on a bridge playing spree. When we ought to be diligently studying for CTs. After school, there was an hour break before the track and field meet started and we played once again!



But thats not all! During the event itself, we practically dao-ed the whole thing to go to the canteen to play yet again. With the exception of the time when Sherf ran. She ran so fast! But sadly her team mates let her down and they finished fourth. I swear we're mad about bridge. Even after we got caught by the teacher for playing and had to sneak down weird passages to get to where the Terra house was, we were still thinking of ways to play it without people noticing. I thought that the sneaking about was pretty thrilling though.




Thursday was a day I should have just skipped, since it was mainly just consultation(for GP). I whiled away my time chatting with chew yan instead of being productive and studying econs. GP lessons seemed a lot more interesting after she got transferred to the front!



Finally, today sucked. Plain sucked. I don't really know the reason why though. Perhaps its due to CTs looming just around the corner and Im reminded that its near weekend already and I'd better get going or just go hang myself.



Baby was so eager to play bridge that we just pounced on every possible opportunity to do so. We managed to squeeze one game during our measly 20 minute break.




Oh dear oh dear.



Its time to do my "econs-application-to-reel-life" thingy again!



Direct taxes are taxes on income and wealth paid directly to the Tax Department. For example, as a student and a daughter of my parents, I get paid a measly sum a week for doing my duty(pretending to study and be good etc...hiding my bad habits...) As direct taxes, the overall head of the entire kok family Great grandma Kok will tax me directly from my allowance, such that instead of getting say 40 a week, I get 30...which is sad.


Indirect taxes are taxes on expenditure or production of goods and services. For example, out of my measly allowance, I pay taxes indirectly when I go out and spend due to the 7% GST charge which the singapore government implements. And the reason for using indirect taxes in SG is that it allows the government to reduce the direct taxes, such as personal income taxes, so that disposible income of people such as my DAD will increase and they will have more money to spend.


And then consumption will increase, although some people like my dad is too stingy to use whatever extra disposible income there is because his marginal propensity to save is very very high, and marginal propensity to consume low, unless you're referring to the money he readily gives away to the Singapore Pool. What a way to pool your money mann!


Furthermore, low income tax will also help to keep domestic talents in SG and attract foreign talents like honey is to bees. Why? Cos they can earn more money la! Money is so important. Money money money, always funny, in a rich man's world.



No wonder I don't find money funny. Im not rich boohoo.



Urgh I cant continue anymore. Brain has run out of creative juices! Shall momentarily stop blogging until CTs are over! Or maybe I'll just use this as a frustration ventor when Im too stressed out.


Hah. Like that's ever gonna come true. Maybe if prelims were the one coming around the corner yeah, but CTs? heck la.



Brings me back to my motto..."Flunk the tests, ACE the exams!"



Wheetles!



OFF.

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