LAST NIGHT, I was trying to figure out what went wrong with my life. I seems like entropy is working at an increased rate and I am now wallowing in a huge mess.

But I couldn’t figure it out. What I came up with instead is a list of things I hate about growing up and grown ups. My inability to fit in is what I think caused all this mess.

Four Things I Hate About the Grown Ups’ World:

1. You couldn’t be the same carefree dude you used to be. You have lots of responsibilities on your shoulders and you can’t afford to just set them aside or else, you suffer. You couldn’t just smile and say, well, there’s a second chance, I’ll do better next time. You fail and you’d get kicked out and starting over again is so much harder.

2. There’s always a boss. I hate the bureaucracy. I hate the seniority rule. Why do they always think that since they are older they can do better? I hate the SOP on purchases. I hate the immunity of the boss. I hate the way they make rules and how they get away spotless once they break them. I hate how vague they write job descriptions such that you could be tasked according to your boss’ whims. I hate the way teachers study to master their craft and find themselves doing supervisory tasks and doing office jobs. We couldn’t do away with bosses, but do they need to be bossy when they are already the boss?

3. Things (and people) are valued for their monetary equivalent. Jobs are classified as high-paying or low-paying. Success is measured by the pay you receive or the properties you acquire. They couldn’t work without compensation. They’d always ask, what’s in it for me? The rich and the prominent gets the best accommodation in offices while the poor wait in long queues. You are judged by what you wear and how you look.

4. There’s too much formalities and too little essence. They spend too much time on the non-essentials and real work is left undone. There’s too much paperwork and too little service to those who actually need it. Believe me, you can get promoted by compiling documents instead of making a difference in the lives of your clientele.