today, i was happily tuitioning my p5 tutee when i realised that we've finished 3 maths assement books on 5A. at first i was like okay, on to 5B, then i realised he's p5 not p6. his 5A syllabus is supposed to last till like june. so i asked him where his teacher has taught till. OMFG!! he pointed at the chapter 2 topics behind where we were. WTF!!! and the guy just copes with the work so easily!!! so damn smart and hardworking....or maybe just terrified of the mother. she very scary can. during the first lesson, she took out all his test paper and showed me how weak he was(which he wasn't except for english). i was like so freaked that i ended the lesson early saying that i wanted to give him a math test next week so we needed the extra half hour for the next lesson. this guy has minimal life. he has like 3 assesment book for each subject bought by the previous tuition teacher. and we're ahead of his class in all subjects. no wonder he never asks me about school work. so freaky.
neeways, elaine told me about her p2 tutee who has 7 assesment books for each subject. WTF!!! his mother says he has to do one everyday!!!!!! for god's sake, the kid is like 8?!?!?!? no wonder kids nowadays go wild when they're in shopping centres or general public places. all the stress and work from parents and school and no outlet!!!! they're kids!! they need to play, it's what they do best. i even have calls to tuition PRE-SCHOOL kids. OMFG teach? teach what?!?! how to recite the alphabet?!?! what is wrong with parents?
my bro had gotten his hands on a stack of dvds and the initial d anime. watched sky high which is pretty damn funny and tacky, but funny. am now in the process of watching initial d. it's werid cause the normal parts are 2D anime but when the cars are racing, the cars become 3D. so it's like 3D cars against a 2D backdrop. x) well, watching the anime only futher comfirm my believe that the lead roll was a dream job for jay chou. i swear, the anime guy is as expressionless as the jay in the live action film. which brings me about this peeve i have which i ranted about a few months back. jay had won some really prestigious award for his initial d role and i was like, WHAT ACTING? he didn't have to act! all he had to do was be himself!!!!! of course he seems to be very 'IN-charactor' HE EFFING IS LIKE THE CHARACTOR!! i mean the guy has talent when it comes to music, but honestly, the role he had can't be counted as acting!!!! it's not like i have any problem with pop, cheesy people getting awards, but at the very very least they should have the ability to back it up!! like gillian from the cheesy twins group, she was nominated for best actress for her role in 'beyond our ken'(which i am dying to see). it wasn't like those trashy and cheesy roles she usually acts in with her fellow twin charlene. she was actually credible as an actress in there!! so yeah, she deserved that nomination. urgh.
another peeve of mine is how hollywood and hk are complaining about how piracy and dvds are causing low attendance at the cinema. OMFG!! the actors and directors complain and complain, but what do we see? an EFFING RISING trend in their salaries!!! i heard that tickets to movies are really expensive not only in our little singapore but in the city areas of the states!!! hello!!! unless your movie has some really cool special effects which only works in huge screens, or you have some sort of cult following...most people won't bother to go to the movies when they wait a month or 2 and they can get the vcd/dvd, hell video tape!!!! i mean i don't blame actors, directors and other '-tors' in the industry wanting higher pay. hell yeah, they're schedules are demanding, their work is professional, but instead of having useless advertisments to discourage piracy( which are probably being distributed illegaly over the internet so die hard fans can see their stars for a grand total of 3.6 secs) can't they be more pro active by maybe petitioning for lower cinema rates? things that directly affect the consumers. ARRGH.
*deep breath* i guess i've ranted enough for today. wee.