activate self esteem.

So many people are crying, but no one's listening.

Jane, be a doctor, they're magnanimous. Don't you want to be nice to people? Contribute to the society? Mary, be a banker. The money's good, you know. Ann, don't you want to be the CEO of blah corporations? You can live very comfortably, you know.

Don't be an artist, you waste your time, and you don't even earn a lot of money. You don't contribute to society.

Does ANYONE realize how many doctors, investors, bankers, accountants, engineers and lawyers there are in Singapore? AND ONLY HOW MANY TRUE ARTISTS HERE? DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THIS? NO.

WE WORK IN SMALL CLASSROOMS BARELY ENOUGH FOR 20 PEOPLE. THE WALLS AREN'T PAINTED. THE TOILETS ARE DINGY. BECAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY PLACE WE ARE ALLOWED TO USE!

GET A1S FOR SCIENCES! MATHS! THEY'LL DO YOU GOOD! STUDY HARD FOR OS! THEATRE IS A SLACKY SUBJECT! DON'T TAKE IT FOR YOUR OS! WHO SAYS THAT LITERATURE IS TOUGH? ONLY PERSONAL OPINION, RIGHT?! ENGLISH IS USELESS! LANGUAGE IS USELESS! MATHS! SCIENCES! THEY'RE ALL THAT MATTER!

So many people are begging, but no one's giving.
So many people are finding, but no one's supporting.
So many people are crying, but no one, not one, is listening.

And you wonder why artists want to leave. And you wonder why there isn't enough Singaporean talent. And you wonder why, when your answer is right in front of your fucking eyes.