made the decision,

trying hard to not doubt it.

didnt read in-depth until my colleague gave me the article,

(written and drawn by the same author)

literally or not,sodagreen don't exist in singapore.

its actually quite a touching piece.

this middle aged author majored in chinese and translation.

to pursue his childhood dream,he gave up his career and went back to zero.

his artwork secured him a place in cambridge without even an interview.

(mind you,he didn't take any art course beforehand)

he applied for bursary(tht supposedly comes w a bond) in singapore with the same work he sent in to cambridge.

the e-mail comes after 3months,"your application is unsuccessful"

so he was saying,

humanities will be always behind sci and maths,

afterall,thts what brings economy to a small country.

yet the art of communication is often so neglected to the point that singaporeans face difficulties bringing across emotions with basic language.

and this lack of 'nutritions' is what that makes life pale.

(alittleoutofpoint,but its amusing when a chinese despises his language.

note:i'm talking about despise here.)

this talent thats not regconised don't like how animations took over hand drawn illustrations in sg while alot of other countries are appreciating them.

its saddening how one gets denied in his own soil,

how the country that gave life and raised him,regards him useless with the a cambridge cert of arts and refuse to acknowledge his sincere wish to contribute to the arts sector.

in conclusion,talk of no dreams in singapore.

the arts will continue to be stereotyped as dumping grounds.

you will never find another 6 uni grads risking their future simply because they believe in their dreams.

there will be no noble artists in singapore,

there will be no sodagreen in singapore.

and maybe that is why i chose future over passion.

because,this is singapore.

the bold words, i love them alot. (: