Primary School kids

I have a question. Like night starts when the sun is missing right, and day begins when the sun is up right. Why is it, only in Singapore does the "day" start even before the sun has come up.

If you went thru the thorough fare education system over here, you'd know about 730 assembly times for primary/secondary/jc schools. Well, even if you are staying right next to the school, you'd probably need 1/2 hr in the morn just to get stuff sorted out, books packed, breakfast chowed and bus taken to school right. What about those who live quite a wee bit away, then they'd probably be up like 1-1.5 hrs before having to meet the 730 deadline.

And of course as KIASU singaporeans, we all know the pain of assembly starting at 730 but the damn school insists everyone's gotta be formed out and ready to start at like 720 right. Wait to rush, rush to wait syndrome.

So, the day never ever starts with the sun does it? You wake up each morning and its still night! Why?

I only recently thought bout this after watching an episode of The Sopranos where Tony asserts that wherever he is, whatever he does, he's back by 7 in the morning to make breakfast for his kids.

You know, that cosy little picture. Good old American dad/mum whipping up scrambled eggs, bacon and toast coupled with milk/juice for their kids and then rush them thru it to get to school on time. Well if you do notice, all thru the breakfast preparation the sun is always up and shining like its no tomorrow.

Schools in other so called civilized nations everywhere else start at like 8-9 and end like in the afternoon about 3. I'm sure given a choice a lot of the population would want school to start later cos as long we get up later it don't really matter how long school goes on for. These days, you start at 730 and could be in the building till 530 depending on remedial lessons and CCAs.

Also a thought for working parents who fetch their kids to work. Weird aint it? Their work day starts at 9 am, if they're a typical 9 to 5er CBD worker. But they drop their kids off at urmz 715. So what the fuck are they up to for the next 1 hr 45 mins? Stoning? Reaching the office early to fulfil another portion of the KIASU syndrome?

What if my dad starts work at 8 like in other industries. Then, how the fuck is he to rush to work after dropping me off, discounting for ill-timed traffic lights and fucked up CTE traffic.

Give the parents a break man. Petrol is expensive as it is.

So, school must start later. Give the kids their chance at sunshine man. Don't make them zombies since they're 7 waking up to total darkness and then suffering the rays of light on the way to school like some drunk walking out of a club at 9 am after binging.

And then, when we love the night and worship it and become nocturnal. These same clowns who made school start at 730 then say, "oi boy, you must sleep early, don't sleep in tutorial". Haiz.

Heart pain.

Adieu!