The Irony of a Holiday

Okay, so maybe holidays are not always fun. But then again, during the holidays, you don’t have to say hi-and-lo to the every-weekday-faces that you see during school. You don’t have to perform the never-ending (and mind you, there ain’t no happy endings) job of a prefect. You don’t have to face the scrutiny of other teachers or pressure from your peers.

So what if the holidays mean that you have to stay at home the whole entire day and write up a 1000 words essay for History? What is the big deal if the holidays mean that you do your homework and revision during the day, go online during the night and read Yann Martel’s Life of Pi before you go to sleep? What if a holiday is not a day out at the beach with your MP3 player and sitting on the golden sands while re-reading Alice Hoffman’s The Probable Future? What if a holiday is not a time for you to catch the latest flick at One Utama shopping mall with your close friends?

Wake up people!! Holidays aren’t always about London, Paris or maybe Tokyo. There’s something going on anywhere I go tonight… Oh, sorry. I got carried away. So, holidays aren’t always going to be fun but at least you get a break from being a student. Mind you, the life and times of a typical Malaysian secondary school student is not always haa-haa, hee-hee. There are holiday assignments and lectures from parents for going online way past the witching hour. My little word of advice is: Expect for the worst and enjoy your time to the fullest.

However, there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. In my case, I will be going off to my favourite place on earth tomorrow. Yup, I am going back to Penang! Hooray! Okay, so maybe that part about re-reading a book at the beach will not be a forlorn hope for me. Gosh, I can’t wait to breath the sweet air of Penang (though I don’t reckon anything is going to be sweet except for the aroma of Hokkien Mee and Char Koay Teow because of the haze).

Anyway, I am going off to watch Monster House at Cathay Cineleisure after this. I got four free tickets to watch that movie. I guess my holiday doesn’t turn out to be so bad after all. I got free tickets to watch an animated movie and I’m going off to Penang. What else do I need to make this holiday week a holiday?

Enjoy your holidays guys!!