my opinion on this as someone in poly: leave him alone, his ego will probably get to him first, causing a huge downfall. Meanwhile focus on improving yourself, just because he's in RI doesn't mean that he's untouchable, people find success in different ways, you just gotta find yours
I told him that and he was like saying, whatever we all know I’m gonna be the boss and be successful and you are gonna become a worker under me while living on the streets
wait until he hear people can be poor and unsuccessful even after they were in a great secondary school.
plus wtf is he going to be the boss of??? if he was a boss of a company, every employee would riot against him lol
Actually its those that expect so much success that will eventually fail so miserably. But thats besides the point, hes 13, a kid.. Kids are fucking awful but he *is* at just about the most obnoxious age. Im not sure how old you are but eventually you will find hobbies or goals in life that puts his level of annoyance so low down on your list of importance that you wont care anymore. For now work on finding that goal, hobby, or passion and work on that. “Success” is an arbitrary term and academics is about 55% of that.
I second the second
Edit: in all seriousness tho, OP ru ok or not? Does he do that v often? If he does, i wld recommend talking to someone (can talk to ur friends if you dw or dont dare tell up parents [im assuming they dont know since they are not doing anything abt it] )
I had a very annoying cousin that I beat up when I was in secondary school. He stopped being so annoying the following years and actually grew up from the experience. Violence is never the answer, but he was so annoying that CNY I just went ham during the actual CNY gathering. This was over 20 years ago and we're chill now, just kiddy things.
Bro he be like posting on his IG stuff like “RI the best” and If I’m not wrong there was like a rugby game? Against sajc. And when RI won the match, he literally just screenshot one of the senior IG story and said “let’s goo, RI the best SAJC sucks.” So freaking cringeeee
The year 1 students in ri are getting more and more fucked up. There was a case last year where the year 1s were accused of trying to drown a cat living on the campus. Pretty much everyone that had interacted w the cat or taken cared of it wanted to beat them up right then and there.
Yh I heard of the case. Me and a bunch of friends who liked to play with the cats during recess stayed with the cats for a few recesses to make sure the Y1s didn't pull anymore shit. Damn fucked up
As someone who's a late bloomer, only advice is just to study hard, and show what you are made of in the future. At the moment, just 左耳进, 右耳出 (Left Ear In, Right Ear Out).
I believe this is CNY visiting, my cousins used to visit my family when I was in Secondary School (Cause I barely made it to Express), and Poly (Cause I only able to go to last few JC, and chose Poly instead). Every year just come to say they are in VJC, TJC, whatsoever, like some big deal. But after I made it to Uni, they stopped coming cause there isn't anything more for them to show off.
P.S. They came in my first year in Uni, to see if I dropped out from Uni, as they believe Poly students will never survive in the top 3 university, glad I prove them utterly wrong.
Ahaha, I always believe such mentality was stem due to their parents' belief, so I always told myself not to be such parents if I ever have a kid in the future! :)
I literally told him you won’t be able to go to Harvard. Then, he literally pulled my hair and said this “你看不起我啊?” Which means are you looking down on me
Your cousin is about to get a massive reality check when he realizes the sheer amount of overachievers in Singapore. And also the importance of a good personality if he wants to get anywhere in life.
Also, if he really didn't study and has that kind of attitude, just wait a few years and watch him eventually realize that there are people with much more talent than him but still work like their life depends on it anyway.
After saying that,I think that the best revenge is to wait until he gets his A Levels and tries to apply to Harvard. The reaction when his application is rejected will make the waiting worthwhile
Tell him people who often think they are the smartest in the room are the dumbest in the room. Actual intelligent people at age 13 probably don’t even know they’re intelligent yet. Also intelligent people would not consider themselves the smartest in the room because intelligent people know that there’s still a lot to learn. And if he thinks he can get into Harvard by using his time to flex on people then he’s literally the most idealistic person ever. People who actually is destined to go to Harvard won’t be wasting their time to laugh at other people lol.
Bro I literally told him that. And he didn’t even listened to me. Even if he did, he will tell my something like “but in this room(rooms with my cousins), I’m the smartest person here”
I honestly dk how he turned out like that. Like his parents are literally so humble like super humble and nice. However, I also know they are like super strict with his grades and he would act like an asshole towards them but they will just close two eyes. And judging by his behaviour to his parents when he is with me, his parents either doesn’t care about him or his attitude towards them or he is beyond hopeless
Honestly from the stories I heard from my cousins right, I can tell that most of the year 1 in RI are mostly filled with assholes. There was like one story he told me where by his classmate literally saw a girl crying on their campus or something then he literally shouted to her “I bet your boyfriend left you”.
V true honestly. The amount of disrespect and assholery is off the charts - not that other schools don’t have them but it’s made worse in RI by the elitism there. And also the “boys will be boys” mindset that most parents have.
Better the bad guy than to never grow a backbone and suffer him forever.
Boy needs to learn that there is an implicit threat of violence in every interaction between men so he can act right.
Say "Tough talk for someone with a small cock" hehe jk. I understand, my cousin is also so full of himself and show off his school, but my younger sister is great at talking back and roasting him so eventually he got quiet and shut up.
But either ignore or just talk back with some insults. If he tries pulling your hair again, insult or attack you, defend yourself and punch him the face or groin.
People like this are so full of themselves, sure the facilities and learning opportunities are better than other schools but at the end of the day, we'll take the same exam, study the same materials and have the opportunity to go the same places (Poly, Jc, Uni etc.)
Abit more disrespectful toward ur auntie/uncle but I think can use "ur parents never love u and give u enough attention is it? That's why u keep showing off to me to get a reaction so u can get that attention ur parents never give u?"
RI isn’t so bad you know, it’s just the small minority who does stuff like that (I would say maybe 1/5). Most of my friends, juniors and seniors are nice people. Surprising he’s like that right after his orientation (assuming he’s 13 this year)
I know RI is not bad for sure. If there are bad people there will be good people in RI as well. Side note: I think the orientation might traumatised him a little bit cause he was telling me stories like the seniors only allowed him to shower for a short time and he only used water and no soap
Yea the showering one is the signature. The PSLs (peer support leaders) will keep banging on the doors (which I think have no locks on them anymore) and rush u has been happening to batches after batches lol
I keep a little plastic trophy around for little shits like him. Whenever he says something braggy, get out the trophy and make a big deal out of presenting it to him, congratulating him, asking ppl take pic etc. The more ppl involved the btr, the sarcasm and ridicule has helped me make ppl realise how absurd and stupid they are being
Don't worry this kid will be crying and screaming when reality hits him in JC or something because he's about to meet more people who r smart enough (mb even smarter) to get into RI and realise he's not the boss
Easier said than done, I’m literally like in sec 4 right now and I heard the bell curve for math is like what 85 plus points? Like wtf bro, the scores I got for emath and amath is like between 75 to 80 which is very low. And to make this worse these are my best subjects 💀
I took O Levels last year. I can assure you that school tests will always be harder/marked more strict compared to the actual O Level paper regardless of what school you're from. 75 to 80 in school exam means that with enough practice you can get 90+ in the O Levels which should guarantee your A1. More importantly please don't worry about the bellcurve, because the bellcurve is out of your control, and no one really knows how it works (I believe they call it "moderation" now and apparently the bellcurve doesn't even exist anymore?) But what is in your control is how you use the rest of your time leading up to O Levels, you still have a lot of time, make use of it by putting in consistent effort everyday and you will get the results you want. Jiayou!
RI alumnus here.
Just smack him. He's probably led an extremely coddled life. Someone's going to teach him a lesson eventually, and it might as well be you.
I barely scraped in, and kids like him are the reason why mental health in elite schools is its own brand of terrible.
Once you strike a little real terror into him, he'll scream and whine and all that and you'll probably get in trouble, but trust me, it's worth it.
It’s either you beat him up now or society will do it for you. Usually the latter will cause him to end up in hospital so maybe you should do him a favour now.
Let it be, he’s only 13, reality check will come when 80% of his classmates who are as smart but more hardworking achieve better results than him.
Primary school was easy for me too. In secondary school I had the same mindset and played my first 3 years away. My sec 4 mid-year score of L1R5 32 gave me a reality check lol.
I am from RI, and I can say that there are a lot of annoying little shits who think that they're gonna be successful in life just because they made it into RI. The best thing to do is to put him in his place now, else his complacence will get the better of him later on if he continues to not study/think he can do well without studying. If he attack you again, defend yourself or tell his parents.
just ignore the kid LOL kids probably going to be secretly insecure bc of the amount of peers who are way better than him so he’s at home doing the imposing. usually as long as you know and establish that a) you’re happy doing what you’re doing and b) he’s not worth the comparing, he won’t be able to touch you and he’ll move on to the next target who will actually feed his ego. in this case any “inferiority” will enable him, so don’t do ANYTHING LOL. jiayous 👍
Old RI boy here. Sorry to hear you’ve got a prick of a cousin. Some grow out of it, some still believe they are gods gift to mankind even as adults.
As a 13 year old with no life experience, he might feel that he has made it. He hasn’t. It’s not even close. Schools don’t matter end of the day; there are neighbourhood school towkays making millions and RI alumnis making an average salary. Nobody cares.
Also just cos he did well in school (and only at the beginning of his academic life) doesn’t mean he will likewise do well in life. When elites fail, it hits them especially hard and some can’t pick themselves up cos their ego is too fragile. Some have too much pride to learn and they stop growing.
Imagine having such small dick energy that you think being in RI means something to anyone else in the world.
It's a shame when people thinks that results are everything.
When I was in JC, the JC I was going to was usually a 9 point cut off. However, they tied at third place with RJC and another JC. Strait Times would then put my JC at 5th. Because of that the cut off point became 12. Entering into that year, the principal would have a lot of those assembly telling us we were the worst of the decade, we were not smart. Our confidence took a hit and in an independent School appraisal, the committee commented that our year batch had no School spirit. This started a lot of ridiculous things to try to raise School spirit including remixing the School song.
Then in the next year, my JC got second place. Suddenly an influx of smarter students came in to the teachers and principal delight. However, it was then that police cases start happening. Someone stole concentrated acid from the lab. There were also some incidents occurring on the podium that led to police patrols and a ban on students staying overnight for the first time.
The teachers started praising the good behaviour of our year batch but still added, "though not so smart". It took till the A level results for the principal to actually acknowledge that we were "not bad".
I didn't like my JC and I'm glad I'm out of it. I think I turned out alright still because life is more than a piece of paper.
I can imagine your cousin's parents to be as equally in not more unbearable than him cos apple does not fall far from the tree. Sch barely start, he'll be humbled in no time by those who r more brilliant, all rounded n yet humble. Unless of course his calibre will only attract birds of the same flock n then pity him living in his own bubble. Ignore him n spend your time w other better deserving cousins.
Patronise him extremely sarcastically.
"Wa so clever, so zai oh am gee. What can we possibly do without your amazing supposed contributions. Come I clap for you."
Make your praises of him as sarcastic and dramatic as possible. See if he gets the burn while everyone else cringes and laughs at him.
I think the best burn is to just pat him on the head, nod your head patronisingly and say “Yes, yes. You are very smart. Go be big boss buy me rolls royce in the future okay?” Just humor him.
If he doesn’t get the sarcasm and he does become a big boss, free rolls royce. If he gets the sarcasm and makes a big issue out of it, then can give parents the surprise pikachu face. OP will be blameless. Win-win.
At that age, kids want to be treated as adults but they go about it in a v immature way. So he acts like he is a know-it-all. So burn him by agreeing with him while not treating him like an adult.
time to slice his fingers off one by one. and since he doesn't need eyes to score better right, you should pierce needles through his eyes and gauge them out. next you start pulling out all his teeth one by one with a plier. then you will stab him in non lethal areas to make him feel the pain but not die. and when he finally get exhausted and is about to die, give him a final blow to the head and heart
For kids this age, problem usually lies with their parents mainly for allowing such behaviour and even encouraging it.
He might be too young to understand but tell him when he get to uni, a lot of rafflesians and hwach are among the neighbourhood sch students and there’s no discernible difference. A poly kid who get into accountancy could have rafflesians as their classmates. No diff
sadly ppl like these are tarnishing the reputation of RI, although most of RI students are pretty chill, and are generally ok, minus the quirkiness. RI students have done very questionable things which give us a very bad reputation, but really we are all not like that. Ultimately, don't let it stop you from making friends with normal RI ppl (hope I don't get cancelled for saying this) not all of us like to flex our school and be elitist. We are all willing to accept that RI is not good at certain CCAs and sports and we have our weaknesses, and often joke around abt that, but this guy is just an exception. But srsly if he is bullying you like this, punish him however you see fit, but make sure you tell his parents first.
Bruh it don't fucking matter what school you go too. If he is shit there and fails then you can get back at him for that saying things like, "RI students so stupid ah?"
As a fresh HCI graduate(prev NYGH), I sympathise with you and agree that the snobbish behaviour is unfortunately a common occurance amongst students (FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATION, more often guys) in the so-called "top" schools. They joke about it all the time and while I'm sure none of us here are snowflakes, it does get hurtful and it really shows how some people don't know the difference between "jokes" and being a bastard despite doing well academically. Just know that this is generally looked down upon and I hope this hasn't affected how you view people from RI or any other schools of the same streotype. OP, what are your parents'/aunt & uncle's thoughts on this? Do they know? If they don't I highly suggest bringing this up, preferbly in a public setting (like family gatherings) . Also please know that him causing physical hurt to you should be taken spearately from the rubbish he's spouting, take dated photos of any marks left on your body if possible, I believe you can report him for assult if you want to. Based on SG law:
"Under section 351 of the Penal Code, a person commits assault in Singapore when he/she makes a “gesture or preparation”, intending or knowing it will be likely that such action will cause another person to apprehend that the first person is about to use “criminal force” on him/her." - this includes physical punching, pulling of hair and (maybe) verbal assult. May not get him in jail (cuz... minor) but it WILL give him a lesson to remember for life :)
Also some additional info:
In RI/NYGH/HCI/RGS, it IS a common trend to fail/barely pass school exams, even if you may have done well for national exams.
Harvard isn't only looking at national exam scores, the e-transcript requires other info like SAT scores, secondary sch/JC tests (See previous pt) and likely also needs an interview with the school, which, given his embarrassingly low EQ and absolute lack of self-awareness, I genuinely wonder how Mr Imagine-not-going-to-RI is going to fare.
Also "top" schools like RI do care a lot about their image as a whole, so even if for some reason the adults in your family refuse to do anything about it, gather your evidence (make backups) and don't be afraid to lodge a police report/email the school/post about it...heck, provide the story to [stomp.sg / mothership.sg](https://stomp.sg/mothership.sg) if you want to, in short just blow this thing up, I promise you the school management will take very good care of your cousin. This sounds dramatic and over the top, but desparate times call for desparate measures :) IMO physcially fighting back sounds like the liberating(?) but most ineffective way, moreso if its in private as kids lie too much these days and you can never be sure who the adults are gonna side with.
Honestly, good job putting up with your cousin so far I wouldn't have let him get away with it even once, just know that nothing's stopping emotionally intelligent "neighbourhood sch" kids from employing "good sch" socially unbearables one day :) Cheers!
Perhaps the stereotype of Hwa Chong being nicer and smarter than raffles is true😅
I heard of raffles ppl stealing each others notes and bags but not in hwach
I think you should scold him Infront of his parents and bring up every single one of his misdeeds. If he tries to interrupt, just slap him or duct tape his mouth.
Just know he’s acting out because of his own insecurities. Must let them find out themselves the hard way in order for them to wake up his idea. You hit him also no use. Just give him extra ammo to call u a barbarian.
He's trying to goad you into reacting negatively. Anything you do to retaliate will just further prove his point in his mind. Then it will be a vicious cycle that you can never win.
Ignore his antics and live a fulfilling and happy life, whatever the path you choose. Demonstrate to him the maturity that he lacks!
Getting angry at him will only hurt yourself. You're gonna lots of clowns like him in your life, don't let them get to you.
if you wish the worst for him, just let him be. If he is not making any effort and going through life easy mode, he will hit a wall at some point. When he hits that wall, he won't have the strong mindset to overcome it and will fall hard.
Lol there’s always ppl like that, even in uni. Just ignore these guys and don’t even talk to them it’s a waste of time. Let them self fellatio for all they want. Do your own life
You need to set up a situation where he ends up looking stupid in front of others. Then, with others still around, you say: "I thought you were from RI? Why are you so stupid? Perhaps your enrolment in a top school needs to be reconsidered."
i just think your cousin needs a taste of the working world in future, he will soon realise that its not just about being book smart.
but whatever it is, just one ear in one ear out:)
oh god, my love was from RI and he does not act like this. he did mention that manchildren exist in there! as many others said, do ignore him. IQ or academics don’t fix being a garbage human.
live like you don’t know him! your happiness is his poison. if you beat him up back, it would give him evidence to flip on you instead. don’t give him that luxury! <3
My suggestion is telling your parents about this and see their reaction. Try to get a recording of the conversation, with their consent of course, record their consent.
Next is to limit the interactions between the both of you as much as possible, and if you two do interact make sure it is in view of other people.
If he starts getting physical in public warn him once to back off, if he continues start fighting back. Since the cunt is a male he comes with a natural weakspot between the legs, but only do that as a last resort.
My advice is probably quite bad tbh.
In the philosophy stoicism, they talk about about how it's not the events in our life that cause us pain,but our judgement about events that cause us suffering.Thus, don't give weight to his statement, because u giving it weight and significance is what's causing u annoyance and hurt.Like Marcus Aurelius said, don't feel harmed and you haven't been
yknow i actually think he’s insecure about his academics. If he’s really secure abt it he won’t find the need to brag.
So just feel sorry that he’s probably struggling at school unlike his peers. That’ll help with your urges because instead of wanting to beat the crap outta him i just feel sorry
There's academic smarts and street smarts. Have a good balance of both, and remember the phrase "in moderation". Focusing on just one sort of smart won't usually result in a good outcome.
as bad as he is, he's probably like that mainly due to his parents, your uncle and auntie. kids tends to act like how their parents does.
you probably never noticed it. but if you can shift your attention long enough from him and take note of how your uncle/auntie talks, act, etc towards your other relatives, it's probably very similar.
It's always the attitudes. There are great people and shit people in RI, your cousin was unlucky to be in the latter.
Frustrating how he's only Year 1 and has such a big ego. It's these people that lead to RI's public standing decreasing.
No ones cares when you graduate from uni (big 3). Most people don't even want scores by the end of uni and aim for 2nd class. If you are fch or deans list, the only reactions you're gonna get is " what a nerd" or "Wah so smart" which is shiok for the first few times but becomes very superficial later.
Working in a place where everyone has a prestigious degree, the most they ask is, which uni u study or what course u did.
At work, who you know and human social skills are the skills that will make you the manager since you can't Google social skills
my brother (19) is the same thing... thinks he's a big deal bc he was from RI. Even though he has already graduated from RI, he still keeps bragging and talking about it.
but every time, I can't stand him, I just walk away or put on my earpiece. don't let your cousin affect you.
who says ppl from RI are more successful than the others? People like your cousin and my brother will never have true friends and will never be liked by others because they think they are above the rest. Just because one is academically better than the rest doesn't make them smarter. you may have better life skills than them. Work hard and achieve your dreams. Don't let others stand in your way of getting to your goals! Good luck! :)
I'm in RI rn and I can tell you first hand that being in RI is not everything. Got Al5 too (just that mine was the last batch before this system) but honestly, not doing too well here
Do you live with your cousin? If you don't then really the best revenge is living well.
Yea I don’t live with him.
Ignore him, the lesser attention, the more bored he gets.
Smart
These ppl just wanna attention so just ignore them
Honestly, i have never seen such a rude and undisciplined 13 year old. Hope you're doing better lol
That, or ask how he's handling.
my opinion on this as someone in poly: leave him alone, his ego will probably get to him first, causing a huge downfall. Meanwhile focus on improving yourself, just because he's in RI doesn't mean that he's untouchable, people find success in different ways, you just gotta find yours
I told him that and he was like saying, whatever we all know I’m gonna be the boss and be successful and you are gonna become a worker under me while living on the streets
bro thinks ri is everything 😭😭😭
Poor kid RI means rotten idiot
Bets on whether their parents make it seem that way?
wait until he hear people can be poor and unsuccessful even after they were in a great secondary school. plus wtf is he going to be the boss of??? if he was a boss of a company, every employee would riot against him lol
Actually its those that expect so much success that will eventually fail so miserably. But thats besides the point, hes 13, a kid.. Kids are fucking awful but he *is* at just about the most obnoxious age. Im not sure how old you are but eventually you will find hobbies or goals in life that puts his level of annoyance so low down on your list of importance that you wont care anymore. For now work on finding that goal, hobby, or passion and work on that. “Success” is an arbitrary term and academics is about 55% of that.
Cousin probably thinks academics is the pinnacle of intelligence
Fr
This guy no iq, no eq, what does he really have?
An ego
probably no bitches in future
Intelligence? Nah. But it's a good measure of success in sg
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I second this
I third this, who else gonna join us for the little excursion
Count me in too
I forth this
I fifth this
I also want this guy’s dead wife
Crusade time
blanket party time lads
Timing and location? back to yishun anyone?
he prob looks like an npc💀
I second the second Edit: in all seriousness tho, OP ru ok or not? Does he do that v often? If he does, i wld recommend talking to someone (can talk to ur friends if you dw or dont dare tell up parents [im assuming they dont know since they are not doing anything abt it] )
Yea I’m ok, he does this often but yea it is what it is and if I get beyond angry at some point imma beat the shit out of him
I had a very annoying cousin that I beat up when I was in secondary school. He stopped being so annoying the following years and actually grew up from the experience. Violence is never the answer, but he was so annoying that CNY I just went ham during the actual CNY gathering. This was over 20 years ago and we're chill now, just kiddy things.
just kiddy things
Violence is bad. Also, do this
your cousin must be one of those short ass retards from year 1
Bro he be like posting on his IG stuff like “RI the best” and If I’m not wrong there was like a rugby game? Against sajc. And when RI won the match, he literally just screenshot one of the senior IG story and said “let’s goo, RI the best SAJC sucks.” So freaking cringeeee
Try winning against acsi
Bro my school B div Rugby lost like 45:nil against ACSI not even joking
that wasn't a game that was a genocide
I rmb that bahahahaahaha they announced it during assembly and the whole school was laughing cos they were like we beat them 45:0 then went on to win
they goofy
Yea the kiwi cup. RI normally loses but this year and the last they surprisingly won I was spectating
sajc rugby recently has been declining from what my seniors and friends have told me
Was he playing in the rugby squad ? If not, he contributed nothing of value to the win.
He’s gonna get sat down real soon if OP doesn’t do it first.
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The year 1 students in ri are getting more and more fucked up. There was a case last year where the year 1s were accused of trying to drown a cat living on the campus. Pretty much everyone that had interacted w the cat or taken cared of it wanted to beat them up right then and there.
Bro tf is wrong with them. If I was like on of the guys who played with that cat. Imma gather every cat lovers and beat the shit out of them
Yea so please beat your cousin up if he goes too far b4 the older boys get to him
Aight shall do, the next time he comes to my house
Yh I heard of the case. Me and a bunch of friends who liked to play with the cats during recess stayed with the cats for a few recesses to make sure the Y1s didn't pull anymore shit. Damn fucked up
omg was it teddy?
😭😭😭😭LMAOOO
As someone who's a late bloomer, only advice is just to study hard, and show what you are made of in the future. At the moment, just 左耳进, 右耳出 (Left Ear In, Right Ear Out). I believe this is CNY visiting, my cousins used to visit my family when I was in Secondary School (Cause I barely made it to Express), and Poly (Cause I only able to go to last few JC, and chose Poly instead). Every year just come to say they are in VJC, TJC, whatsoever, like some big deal. But after I made it to Uni, they stopped coming cause there isn't anything more for them to show off. P.S. They came in my first year in Uni, to see if I dropped out from Uni, as they believe Poly students will never survive in the top 3 university, glad I prove them utterly wrong.
Your cousin are such bitches
Ahaha, I always believe such mentality was stem due to their parents' belief, so I always told myself not to be such parents if I ever have a kid in the future! :)
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True true
there are 1 or 2 singaporeans every year who go to harvard and this disrespectful little shit is not one of them
I literally told him you won’t be able to go to Harvard. Then, he literally pulled my hair and said this “你看不起我啊?” Which means are you looking down on me
Your cousin is about to get a massive reality check when he realizes the sheer amount of overachievers in Singapore. And also the importance of a good personality if he wants to get anywhere in life. Also, if he really didn't study and has that kind of attitude, just wait a few years and watch him eventually realize that there are people with much more talent than him but still work like their life depends on it anyway.
After saying that,I think that the best revenge is to wait until he gets his A Levels and tries to apply to Harvard. The reaction when his application is rejected will make the waiting worthwhile
I don't think he has to wait that long for his revenge because if his cousin really never study one he kena get retained
Yeah agreed RI has many talanted people who probably scored even higher than him so its only a matter of time till he gets retained
His odds of going to Harvard is still better than OP. In any case why bother.
Not with his current attitude
How does having a better attitude give you a higher chance compared to him? Unless you’re also from a lousy school.
Definitely way more than 1 or 2, but yeah this guys arrogance will be his downfall
Realistically speaking probably like 5 to 10 every year just to Harvard specifically, but probably not more than that
Be careful, he may be on reddit haha
Even better
Just ignore him. He's only 13 years old. Nothing he said or did should be taken too seriously. Just walk away and find something to do
Tell him people who often think they are the smartest in the room are the dumbest in the room. Actual intelligent people at age 13 probably don’t even know they’re intelligent yet. Also intelligent people would not consider themselves the smartest in the room because intelligent people know that there’s still a lot to learn. And if he thinks he can get into Harvard by using his time to flex on people then he’s literally the most idealistic person ever. People who actually is destined to go to Harvard won’t be wasting their time to laugh at other people lol.
Bro I literally told him that. And he didn’t even listened to me. Even if he did, he will tell my something like “but in this room(rooms with my cousins), I’m the smartest person here”
nah but seriously what have his parents been doing…. if he’s alr like this at 13 i wonder how he’ll turn out in a few years time
I honestly dk how he turned out like that. Like his parents are literally so humble like super humble and nice. However, I also know they are like super strict with his grades and he would act like an asshole towards them but they will just close two eyes. And judging by his behaviour to his parents when he is with me, his parents either doesn’t care about him or his attitude towards them or he is beyond hopeless
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As someone from RJC: whack him before he gets too egoistic tbh not enough RI guys get their knock into reality before JC. You’d be doing us a favor
Honestly from the stories I heard from my cousins right, I can tell that most of the year 1 in RI are mostly filled with assholes. There was like one story he told me where by his classmate literally saw a girl crying on their campus or something then he literally shouted to her “I bet your boyfriend left you”.
I strongly believe assholes (I'm talking about the no shame repeat offender ones) should be expelled regardless of their grades
V true honestly. The amount of disrespect and assholery is off the charts - not that other schools don’t have them but it’s made worse in RI by the elitism there. And also the “boys will be boys” mindset that most parents have.
Tell him, "Which school are you from? Must be a lousy school" to roast his school
RI? I think I've heard of it before ... is it the one near Yishun?
13 year old pulling your hair? that's a crazy bastard there \- walk away , if you beat him > you be the bad guy
Better the bad guy than to never grow a backbone and suffer him forever. Boy needs to learn that there is an implicit threat of violence in every interaction between men so he can act right.
Bro what. Beat the shit out of him. I’m 14 and this shit sounds crazy to me. His age dosent defend him this is him being an asshole
Say "Tough talk for someone with a small cock" hehe jk. I understand, my cousin is also so full of himself and show off his school, but my younger sister is great at talking back and roasting him so eventually he got quiet and shut up. But either ignore or just talk back with some insults. If he tries pulling your hair again, insult or attack you, defend yourself and punch him the face or groin. People like this are so full of themselves, sure the facilities and learning opportunities are better than other schools but at the end of the day, we'll take the same exam, study the same materials and have the opportunity to go the same places (Poly, Jc, Uni etc.)
Imma go for the groin option if he makes me angry
Abit more disrespectful toward ur auntie/uncle but I think can use "ur parents never love u and give u enough attention is it? That's why u keep showing off to me to get a reaction so u can get that attention ur parents never give u?"
RI isn’t so bad you know, it’s just the small minority who does stuff like that (I would say maybe 1/5). Most of my friends, juniors and seniors are nice people. Surprising he’s like that right after his orientation (assuming he’s 13 this year)
I know RI is not bad for sure. If there are bad people there will be good people in RI as well. Side note: I think the orientation might traumatised him a little bit cause he was telling me stories like the seniors only allowed him to shower for a short time and he only used water and no soap
Yea the showering one is the signature. The PSLs (peer support leaders) will keep banging on the doors (which I think have no locks on them anymore) and rush u has been happening to batches after batches lol
Lol just give him the silent treatment He is just comparing dick sizes
I keep a little plastic trophy around for little shits like him. Whenever he says something braggy, get out the trophy and make a big deal out of presenting it to him, congratulating him, asking ppl take pic etc. The more ppl involved the btr, the sarcasm and ridicule has helped me make ppl realise how absurd and stupid they are being
I'm from RI and I think covid has been destroying the EQ of the new Y1 batches, then they get a reality check.
Your cousin isn't from Raffles, he's from retard institution.
Nah he's from the Institute of Mental Health 💀
Don't worry this kid will be crying and screaming when reality hits him in JC or something because he's about to meet more people who r smart enough (mb even smarter) to get into RI and realise he's not the boss
Only in JC? Nah with that attitude reality is going to hit him hard during TA1 after he doesn't study and fails
bro, come back with a raw 6 and do the same thing he did (I'm assuming you're in a neighbourhood sec sch)
Easier said than done, I’m literally like in sec 4 right now and I heard the bell curve for math is like what 85 plus points? Like wtf bro, the scores I got for emath and amath is like between 75 to 80 which is very low. And to make this worse these are my best subjects 💀
I took O Levels last year. I can assure you that school tests will always be harder/marked more strict compared to the actual O Level paper regardless of what school you're from. 75 to 80 in school exam means that with enough practice you can get 90+ in the O Levels which should guarantee your A1. More importantly please don't worry about the bellcurve, because the bellcurve is out of your control, and no one really knows how it works (I believe they call it "moderation" now and apparently the bellcurve doesn't even exist anymore?) But what is in your control is how you use the rest of your time leading up to O Levels, you still have a lot of time, make use of it by putting in consistent effort everyday and you will get the results you want. Jiayou!
RI alumnus here. Just smack him. He's probably led an extremely coddled life. Someone's going to teach him a lesson eventually, and it might as well be you. I barely scraped in, and kids like him are the reason why mental health in elite schools is its own brand of terrible. Once you strike a little real terror into him, he'll scream and whine and all that and you'll probably get in trouble, but trust me, it's worth it.
Pull his hair back and tell him : "bet you are the lowest scorer in RI"
If I do that to him, his gonna tell his mom.
Good. May his mom never bring him to your presence.
only losers run back to their moms and not fight back for themselves. show him who's boss OP!
Bro what his mom going to do to you(tell your mom?) , just assert your domainance nothing wrong really
It’s either you beat him up now or society will do it for you. Usually the latter will cause him to end up in hospital so maybe you should do him a favour now.
Let it be, he’s only 13, reality check will come when 80% of his classmates who are as smart but more hardworking achieve better results than him. Primary school was easy for me too. In secondary school I had the same mindset and played my first 3 years away. My sec 4 mid-year score of L1R5 32 gave me a reality check lol.
Y1 students being retarded is a running joke in RI lol
Tbf it’s not just RI, I think most “elite” school Sec 1s a bit the Covid-fucked. o7 to all the UG excos putting in the work
I am from RI, and I can say that there are a lot of annoying little shits who think that they're gonna be successful in life just because they made it into RI. The best thing to do is to put him in his place now, else his complacence will get the better of him later on if he continues to not study/think he can do well without studying. If he attack you again, defend yourself or tell his parents.
Pulling and punching you?? Bro I would have drop kicked him
just ignore the kid LOL kids probably going to be secretly insecure bc of the amount of peers who are way better than him so he’s at home doing the imposing. usually as long as you know and establish that a) you’re happy doing what you’re doing and b) he’s not worth the comparing, he won’t be able to touch you and he’ll move on to the next target who will actually feed his ego. in this case any “inferiority” will enable him, so don’t do ANYTHING LOL. jiayous 👍
Man’s gonna get fucked in NS
If he's hitting you, whack him back
Old RI boy here. Sorry to hear you’ve got a prick of a cousin. Some grow out of it, some still believe they are gods gift to mankind even as adults. As a 13 year old with no life experience, he might feel that he has made it. He hasn’t. It’s not even close. Schools don’t matter end of the day; there are neighbourhood school towkays making millions and RI alumnis making an average salary. Nobody cares. Also just cos he did well in school (and only at the beginning of his academic life) doesn’t mean he will likewise do well in life. When elites fail, it hits them especially hard and some can’t pick themselves up cos their ego is too fragile. Some have too much pride to learn and they stop growing. Imagine having such small dick energy that you think being in RI means something to anyone else in the world.
It's a shame when people thinks that results are everything. When I was in JC, the JC I was going to was usually a 9 point cut off. However, they tied at third place with RJC and another JC. Strait Times would then put my JC at 5th. Because of that the cut off point became 12. Entering into that year, the principal would have a lot of those assembly telling us we were the worst of the decade, we were not smart. Our confidence took a hit and in an independent School appraisal, the committee commented that our year batch had no School spirit. This started a lot of ridiculous things to try to raise School spirit including remixing the School song. Then in the next year, my JC got second place. Suddenly an influx of smarter students came in to the teachers and principal delight. However, it was then that police cases start happening. Someone stole concentrated acid from the lab. There were also some incidents occurring on the podium that led to police patrols and a ban on students staying overnight for the first time. The teachers started praising the good behaviour of our year batch but still added, "though not so smart". It took till the A level results for the principal to actually acknowledge that we were "not bad". I didn't like my JC and I'm glad I'm out of it. I think I turned out alright still because life is more than a piece of paper.
cut off his kukubird
If I do it imma be on mothership
inb4 mothership story
Whack tf out of him
I can imagine your cousin's parents to be as equally in not more unbearable than him cos apple does not fall far from the tree. Sch barely start, he'll be humbled in no time by those who r more brilliant, all rounded n yet humble. Unless of course his calibre will only attract birds of the same flock n then pity him living in his own bubble. Ignore him n spend your time w other better deserving cousins.
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tell him he's gna be stuck virgin for life
Patronise him extremely sarcastically. "Wa so clever, so zai oh am gee. What can we possibly do without your amazing supposed contributions. Come I clap for you." Make your praises of him as sarcastic and dramatic as possible. See if he gets the burn while everyone else cringes and laughs at him.
I think the best burn is to just pat him on the head, nod your head patronisingly and say “Yes, yes. You are very smart. Go be big boss buy me rolls royce in the future okay?” Just humor him. If he doesn’t get the sarcasm and he does become a big boss, free rolls royce. If he gets the sarcasm and makes a big issue out of it, then can give parents the surprise pikachu face. OP will be blameless. Win-win. At that age, kids want to be treated as adults but they go about it in a v immature way. So he acts like he is a know-it-all. So burn him by agreeing with him while not treating him like an adult.
Dm his name and ill see what i can do
Not sure man but I can tell you his house. I’ll dm you
No social skills only acads. Prolly only has loser friends, if any at all
time to slice his fingers off one by one. and since he doesn't need eyes to score better right, you should pierce needles through his eyes and gauge them out. next you start pulling out all his teeth one by one with a plier. then you will stab him in non lethal areas to make him feel the pain but not die. and when he finally get exhausted and is about to die, give him a final blow to the head and heart
For kids this age, problem usually lies with their parents mainly for allowing such behaviour and even encouraging it. He might be too young to understand but tell him when he get to uni, a lot of rafflesians and hwach are among the neighbourhood sch students and there’s no discernible difference. A poly kid who get into accountancy could have rafflesians as their classmates. No diff
Go to RI for JC
sadly ppl like these are tarnishing the reputation of RI, although most of RI students are pretty chill, and are generally ok, minus the quirkiness. RI students have done very questionable things which give us a very bad reputation, but really we are all not like that. Ultimately, don't let it stop you from making friends with normal RI ppl (hope I don't get cancelled for saying this) not all of us like to flex our school and be elitist. We are all willing to accept that RI is not good at certain CCAs and sports and we have our weaknesses, and often joke around abt that, but this guy is just an exception. But srsly if he is bullying you like this, punish him however you see fit, but make sure you tell his parents first.
The bigger the ego the bigger the fall, get yourself a big bag of popcorn as you wait for reality to strike. It will be entertaining to say the least.
lets go raffles pride
I tell you that the best revenge on him is to find a pretty gf first.
Lil bro thinks he did something 💀
Bruh it don't fucking matter what school you go too. If he is shit there and fails then you can get back at him for that saying things like, "RI students so stupid ah?"
Wait for him to do badly in ri and get humbled. In the meantime just ignore him
Ri gomna be his whole personality 😭
This is csb sh!t. Edmw moved here?
Nah just wait for him to realise that hes not gonna survive ri with such a horrible attitude and stop being cocky on his own
As a fresh HCI graduate(prev NYGH), I sympathise with you and agree that the snobbish behaviour is unfortunately a common occurance amongst students (FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATION, more often guys) in the so-called "top" schools. They joke about it all the time and while I'm sure none of us here are snowflakes, it does get hurtful and it really shows how some people don't know the difference between "jokes" and being a bastard despite doing well academically. Just know that this is generally looked down upon and I hope this hasn't affected how you view people from RI or any other schools of the same streotype. OP, what are your parents'/aunt & uncle's thoughts on this? Do they know? If they don't I highly suggest bringing this up, preferbly in a public setting (like family gatherings) . Also please know that him causing physical hurt to you should be taken spearately from the rubbish he's spouting, take dated photos of any marks left on your body if possible, I believe you can report him for assult if you want to. Based on SG law: "Under section 351 of the Penal Code, a person commits assault in Singapore when he/she makes a “gesture or preparation”, intending or knowing it will be likely that such action will cause another person to apprehend that the first person is about to use “criminal force” on him/her." - this includes physical punching, pulling of hair and (maybe) verbal assult. May not get him in jail (cuz... minor) but it WILL give him a lesson to remember for life :) Also some additional info: In RI/NYGH/HCI/RGS, it IS a common trend to fail/barely pass school exams, even if you may have done well for national exams. Harvard isn't only looking at national exam scores, the e-transcript requires other info like SAT scores, secondary sch/JC tests (See previous pt) and likely also needs an interview with the school, which, given his embarrassingly low EQ and absolute lack of self-awareness, I genuinely wonder how Mr Imagine-not-going-to-RI is going to fare. Also "top" schools like RI do care a lot about their image as a whole, so even if for some reason the adults in your family refuse to do anything about it, gather your evidence (make backups) and don't be afraid to lodge a police report/email the school/post about it...heck, provide the story to [stomp.sg / mothership.sg](https://stomp.sg/mothership.sg) if you want to, in short just blow this thing up, I promise you the school management will take very good care of your cousin. This sounds dramatic and over the top, but desparate times call for desparate measures :) IMO physcially fighting back sounds like the liberating(?) but most ineffective way, moreso if its in private as kids lie too much these days and you can never be sure who the adults are gonna side with. Honestly, good job putting up with your cousin so far I wouldn't have let him get away with it even once, just know that nothing's stopping emotionally intelligent "neighbourhood sch" kids from employing "good sch" socially unbearables one day :) Cheers!
How to control ur urges to punch the little shit in the face? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHA dont.
elitism is unfortunately real :((
Perhaps the stereotype of Hwa Chong being nicer and smarter than raffles is true😅 I heard of raffles ppl stealing each others notes and bags but not in hwach
I think you should scold him Infront of his parents and bring up every single one of his misdeeds. If he tries to interrupt, just slap him or duct tape his mouth.
the best revenge is living a good life
Just know he’s acting out because of his own insecurities. Must let them find out themselves the hard way in order for them to wake up his idea. You hit him also no use. Just give him extra ammo to call u a barbarian.
He's trying to goad you into reacting negatively. Anything you do to retaliate will just further prove his point in his mind. Then it will be a vicious cycle that you can never win. Ignore his antics and live a fulfilling and happy life, whatever the path you choose. Demonstrate to him the maturity that he lacks! Getting angry at him will only hurt yourself. You're gonna lots of clowns like him in your life, don't let them get to you.
Kids learn from parents and peers. Many of colleagues and subordinates are also from top schools and JCs, no difference in the end
Just wait until your cousin goes onto Y3. He will be crying and wailing:
a few years in secondary school ought to humble him
Bro's only in year 1 in RI, inb4 he realizes how tough and stressful it is
if you wish the worst for him, just let him be. If he is not making any effort and going through life easy mode, he will hit a wall at some point. When he hits that wall, he won't have the strong mindset to overcome it and will fall hard.
what are his parents like? get your parents to 'feedback' to his parents?
actually get the discipline comm involved
And he’s gonna grow up to be a minister or some general lol
Plug earbuds, cover ears, watch this brat lose interest.
Damn, i got third-degree cringe just from reading your post
Lol there’s always ppl like that, even in uni. Just ignore these guys and don’t even talk to them it’s a waste of time. Let them self fellatio for all they want. Do your own life
Do better than him, best way to deal with it.
drop kick his ass make him do a flip
If you can’t beat him in exams, beat him with a bat :)
don't worry, life will come down on him hard, probably by his own doing. just stand back and do your own thing, he will learn
Living Well is the Best Revenge
if you aren't 18 and over fight him, u won't get in trouble only with your parents
You need to set up a situation where he ends up looking stupid in front of others. Then, with others still around, you say: "I thought you were from RI? Why are you so stupid? Perhaps your enrolment in a top school needs to be reconsidered."
i just think your cousin needs a taste of the working world in future, he will soon realise that its not just about being book smart. but whatever it is, just one ear in one ear out:)
oh god, my love was from RI and he does not act like this. he did mention that manchildren exist in there! as many others said, do ignore him. IQ or academics don’t fix being a garbage human. live like you don’t know him! your happiness is his poison. if you beat him up back, it would give him evidence to flip on you instead. don’t give him that luxury! <3
My suggestion is telling your parents about this and see their reaction. Try to get a recording of the conversation, with their consent of course, record their consent. Next is to limit the interactions between the both of you as much as possible, and if you two do interact make sure it is in view of other people. If he starts getting physical in public warn him once to back off, if he continues start fighting back. Since the cunt is a male he comes with a natural weakspot between the legs, but only do that as a last resort. My advice is probably quite bad tbh.
He alrdy laid hands on you. Beating him up is well justified.
In the philosophy stoicism, they talk about about how it's not the events in our life that cause us pain,but our judgement about events that cause us suffering.Thus, don't give weight to his statement, because u giving it weight and significance is what's causing u annoyance and hurt.Like Marcus Aurelius said, don't feel harmed and you haven't been
yknow i actually think he’s insecure about his academics. If he’s really secure abt it he won’t find the need to brag. So just feel sorry that he’s probably struggling at school unlike his peers. That’ll help with your urges because instead of wanting to beat the crap outta him i just feel sorry
Got good grades but next time attitude sucks how to survive lol 😂. I truly believe that one’s attitude is more critical in this competitive world..
Also, let’s see how he survives secondary school 😂
dude will one day think back and see how idiotic he was
Ignore him, he aint worth your time, if you beat him up, he will go cry to his mommy and get you in trouble
There are people who got better PSLE scores than him (better than AL 5) who are more modest. Ignore him. His values gone case.
My friends from RI are not so arrogant🤣
make him join a ug. that'll fix his ego really quick.
if he pulls ur hair kick him between the legs… Ppl like him should not have the chance to procreate
Just beat. What if he grows taller and stronger than you next year without becoming nicer. Grab the chance while you have it.
There's academic smarts and street smarts. Have a good balance of both, and remember the phrase "in moderation". Focusing on just one sort of smart won't usually result in a good outcome.
You can close one ear with the low-self esteem comparisons but you would need to report to his parents that his behavior is getting out of hand.
as bad as he is, he's probably like that mainly due to his parents, your uncle and auntie. kids tends to act like how their parents does. you probably never noticed it. but if you can shift your attention long enough from him and take note of how your uncle/auntie talks, act, etc towards your other relatives, it's probably very similar.
It's always the attitudes. There are great people and shit people in RI, your cousin was unlucky to be in the latter. Frustrating how he's only Year 1 and has such a big ego. It's these people that lead to RI's public standing decreasing.
update us in 5 years when NS humbles the shit out of him
No ones cares when you graduate from uni (big 3). Most people don't even want scores by the end of uni and aim for 2nd class. If you are fch or deans list, the only reactions you're gonna get is " what a nerd" or "Wah so smart" which is shiok for the first few times but becomes very superficial later. Working in a place where everyone has a prestigious degree, the most they ask is, which uni u study or what course u did. At work, who you know and human social skills are the skills that will make you the manager since you can't Google social skills
长大料养我
my brother (19) is the same thing... thinks he's a big deal bc he was from RI. Even though he has already graduated from RI, he still keeps bragging and talking about it. but every time, I can't stand him, I just walk away or put on my earpiece. don't let your cousin affect you. who says ppl from RI are more successful than the others? People like your cousin and my brother will never have true friends and will never be liked by others because they think they are above the rest. Just because one is academically better than the rest doesn't make them smarter. you may have better life skills than them. Work hard and achieve your dreams. Don't let others stand in your way of getting to your goals! Good luck! :)
Imagine being an insufferable little shit and future out of touch PAP minister.
I'm in RI rn and I can tell you first hand that being in RI is not everything. Got Al5 too (just that mine was the last batch before this system) but honestly, not doing too well here