ULOC

Imagine a traffic accident. Two cars crashed. The involved parties are debating on the accident. The police are interrogating a few witnesses who were previously present at the scene. A few passers-by stopped by and watched. At this point in time, what goes through the minds of these different groups of people?

The involved parties are in the midst of a heated argument, as they are directly involved in this accident. The ultimate decision will affect them the most. The witnesses are partially involved, as their words and actions will affect the ultimate decision made. However, these witnesses are not in the least interested as they won't benefit much from this interrogation. They just happened to be passers-by when the accident took place. Lastly, the passers-by are merely bystanders; so they are not involved in this accident in any way. Neither are they interested. For the passers-by and witnesses, it is a matter of time before they leave the scene.

Well, perhaps just a wild imagination on my part. An analogy of regulars, NSmen and NSFs. Regulars are the most involved as it affects them the most. NSFs are the passers-by. NSmen were the passers-by before they were called by the police for interrogation as witnesses. At ULOC (a course that I'm currently attending), these three species of people work and learn together. I find it quite an interesting mix as you can imagine the involved parties, the witnesses and the passers-by come together for a common aim. It's rather fascinating and unimaginable.

Sometimes, I feel happy and comforted when I look at NSmen. It's like a peak into my future. And there are always things to learn when we get together with different kinds of people. Although at times, the genre of topics we talk about do not match, it shows us what kind of lifes we might be living in ten years' time.

Ten years might seem like long and daunting, but tell you the truth, I'm too excited about my future. I can't wait to see what awaits me in this huge package of surprise. My heart is bursting with delirium.