Vox Pop

Would you rather change the pass or see the future?

Firstly, a vox pop is an interview in which a person is asked for their thoughts on a matter of general interest. This is the oldest question in the book, one of the most common classics and we've been asking around about this lately so here are the replies we've received: 


(Yon's cousin)
~Loveen Tan~

If I was given the choice, I would want to change the past. I would want to turn back time and tell the young Loveen to appreciate what you have and the people around you. Don't fret the small stuff and smile more :)


(Yon's cousin)
~Melody Tan~
Age: 11 

Well in my opinion, I would totally choose to see the future because seeing the future is really cool and fascinating. You'll get to see what you'll be going through next in life. It may be sickness, tragedies or even losing someone you care about but at least this way I could ready myself before it occurs. For instance I'll be getting really ill in the future well at least I know that I'm going to get sick then but I would had been well prepared myself mentally for it. After I got to see my future I will be ready to face those challenges head on, have fun and I'll always be one step ahead of everyone. I didn't chose the other option as I would rather learn from my lessons and move on than change it.

(Jie's friend)
~Kellie Tew~
Age: 14 

I choose to see the future because I won't know what it will bring. Maybe excitement? Terror? Happiness? Depression? Life is full of up and down. Not being able to predict what is going to happen next makes it more interesting. That is why I would rather see the future.


(Tew's friend)
~Kuek Wen Qin ~
Age: 14

I would choose to see the future as if I chose to change the past I cannot predict the future. Besides, if I could see the future I can predict what will happen and I could change or improve things from now onwards. I don't think changing the past is a good plan because once you have changed it you can't return things to its original place and you would regret it if you chose the wrong move.
Now featuring our special guest star *cues drumroll*:
~Ng Xiao Cheng~  
(from the blog- The Cow, the Fish and the Riceball)
Age: 14 

I would choose to change the past because if the past is changed we can have a different and better future. Okay, just imagine you forgot to do your homework yesterday, and today you know that the teacher is going to call your parents because you didn't do you're homework, you would want to change the past so you can finish your homework and hand it in, right? So in conclusion, you would want to change the past for a brighter future.


Everyone should go check out Xiao Cheng's blog  
Here's the link: http://michxiaotan.blogspot.com/




So here are the results: 



CHANGE THE PAST - 1

SEE THE FUTURE - 3 



It looks like the minority goes to the "change the pass" option or maybe it's just because of the people we've selected. There really isn't a "right answer" to this question as it is based entirely on everyone's personal opinions. 

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Thank you to those who participated in this. :)