Passing Thoughts...

 Back after months! I'm now in grade 11. I took humanities (arts) because I want to be a product designer and I don't really understand why I must take science or commerce when it won't add any value to my career (not like arts will, either). If you're wondering what subjects I took up, they're- History, Economics, Political Science, English and Painting. I took Painting because I thought it'd be at least a little helpful in my future, if I want to join NID (National Institute of Design), or something when I show my portfolio.  Also if you're thinking that the subjects I took up are easy, they're NOT. I just don't seem to understand why people feel like arts is easy. Of course stuff like who Genghis Khan is, what administrative changes he brought about, etc. doesn't and won't help anyone, ever. But it isn't easy to remember useless stuff like this and fill up pages and pages of answers in History to get marks.  How much ever I've rant...

 For this year's summer vacation, we decided to visit Singapore. Singapore's name is itself derived from 'Singa Pura' (which means "Lion City"). We didn't arrive at this decision to go to Singapore right away, though. My dad and mom went back and forth constantly between going to Baku, Azerbaijan, or Singapore and Malaysia (Malaysia was included in our plan of going to Singapore). We decided the only way to arrive at a decision was to weigh out the pros and cons of each place.  So we came to the following conclusion: Singapore - is hot but not very expensive; Baku - is pleasant but expensive  Keeping this in mind, we decided on Singapore. We were also mindful of the fact that because it would be hot, we would not keep the itinerary very hectic, with a maximum of two activities planned for the day so we wouldn't get very tired.  Our flight was booked for the 15th of April. It was a four-hour flight that I found very exhausting as I couldn't sleep at...