Time

I was once told that time was elastic and it can be as long and as short as you want it to be. I thought that it was quite true, for many things could be done in a given time. But if we look at time at another angle, it could be very taunting to know that time always passes at the wrong speed. Sometimes when you want it to last longer so you can enjoy yourself longer, it passes in a blink of an eye; when you want time to pass quickly, it insists on prolonging itself.
An excellent example of the latter is during the compulsory study time, or CST for short, in the hostel. It lasts for 2 straight hours from 8p.m. to 10p.m. All Victoria School borders in the hostel must attend CST, we usually do our homework or revision during that time. For us, CST is usually boring and meaningless after we finish our homework and revision. Although some are very punctual and enthusiastic, most of us are just lazy people who want it to end quickly. It was horrible as time crawls ever so slowly.
Another experience was when time moves to quickly was yesterday night when I celebrate my roommate, Lee Kim Hwa’s birthday. We were enjoying ourselves so much in Mcdonald’s that we lost track of time. When we noticed, it was already 11p.m. We panicked because the front gate is always locked after 11p.m., we may need to spend the night out instead. We took a taxi back to the hostel. Fortunately, Lady Luck was smiling at us, we somehow managed to make it in time before the gate was locked.
In the end, what makes time goes too quickly or slowly is merely our own perception of it. It is just natural for us to want time to prolong during happy times and quickly pass during the mundane ones.