Thursday, February 01, 2007
/ 5:29 PM
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
- Quoted by Albert Einstein
(Grabbed a book near the info counter while I was relatively free during work, and got this quote from that book :) the book is actually called "the world is flat")
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And this is an irrelevant thought to the above but, sometimes I think.. I like movies on youth and all.. I like the idea that now I am in the period of life whereby I can be most energetic and dramatic.. But, I am not the 'rah rah' kind of person, so to speak.. At times I don't even try to make some noise together with a bunch of 'on' people for a few reasons.. Occasionally, it's for self preservation.. I dun wanna make some comment which will thereafter embarrass me when ppl dun respond.. But I hold back from making certain comments not mainly bcoz I'm afraid of embarrassment.. It's attributed more to my own way of doing things.. I don't say things for the sake of saying them.. I only open my mouth to share some funny comment if it truly has some humour in it.. And, one can't be funny all the time right? How do those 'rah rah' kind of people keep on talking the whole time? And they're aren't funny and interesting the whole time, are they.. Although they like to think of themselves in that way.. But that really can't be.. What has the most potential to be interesting and humourous are witty one-liners, in my opinion.. Why are jokes and riddles short, you think? And the witty one-liner that comes when you weren't expecting it has even more potential.. It comes as a pleasant surprise.. So why do 'rah rah' people feel the need to continuously make some noise (so to speak) so as to appear as the 'life of the party' or something? Sad thing is, they really do get to establish the reputation as 'life of the party' among others around them.. Others will think they're fun people.. But pardon me, I just don't find myself having an ounce of fun among some of these 'rah rah' people.. In fact, they make me feel worse.. (And if some encouragement for me crosses your mind nw, you're thinking, why should I feel that way? Is that right?) But don't get me wrong.. When I say I may feel worse bcoz of those ppl, I'm not talking abt demoralization.. But I will feel sian, yet cannot show that I am sian.. Haha.. As in, these ppl may not be one's idea of 'fun and interesting', but cannot be so rude and crazy as to scream at them, "Go away! I don't know what to talk to you!" Must still keep up the conversation a little, so you won't come across as a totally anti-social freak.. And that will cost you.. You're not geared up to hold that conversation, but you just keep it going, at least for a while.. This is what I mean when I say one will feel worse.. This then is why I stay quiet, coz I'm not motivated to say anything interesting when what's being said to me is not interesting in the first place.. And I stay quiet while keeping up an appearance of being collected, knowing the silence is my choice.. And I SMILE.. My smiling comes in handy in these cases too.. Ahaha..
On the other hand, really good conversation is so nice to occupy one's time with.. But good conversation will always be subjective..
On a side note, I think gossiping is a frequent activity of some of those 'rah rah' people, because as I've said, they need to keep making sure they're heard by all.. Establish their presence.. With nothing else left to say, unfunny as they already are when they just say things for the sake of it, they turn to gossip just to make sure they're always heard.. Screw these people.. Haha, sigh! This is the real world =/
Yet, I have been referring to 'some of those rah rah people'.. Yep, if 'rah rah' people are really 'rah rah' in itself.. If they're -not- the kind who IMPOSE on others to think of them as 'rah rah'.. Then these truly 'rah rah' people are cool! They don't make much of an effort to be funny, but they actually are.. I'm sure you've heard of the saying that the people who are not quite aware that they're funny, may turn out to be the funniest ppl you know.. Well, the SC has been fun! It's like we're fun bcoz we ourselves want that fun.. That was great.. The orientations will always leave an impression in my mind =) There were really all out 'rah rah' ones in the Toh Tuck SC too.. They were good sia! This is the much more worthwhile kind of 'rah rah'.. I take up part time jobs, joined the SC back then, so as to gain the exposure.. Getting myself to be 'rah rah' in the real way, I'm ok with that!
And I also know that I can indeed have a lot of things to say, and can really be lively, when I'm with good friends.. So I don't feel too bad about myself at all!
Yet, maybe, those 'rah rah' kind of people who merely -think- they are 'rah rah', as well as the truly fun 'rah rah' kind.. Maybe they all experience more youngster activities than myself.. Clubbing and so on aren't all that great youngster activities.. But some of these activities do give the chance to release some of that youthfulness.. While I haven't done much.. Movies, and books, and occasionally music.. That's all I've involved myself in.. I'm satisfied enough with the way I am.. I do not hold a grudge against myself.. Lolz.. But I still want to be doing so much more.. I have fallen in love with the idea of travelling.. Who wants to be stuck in such a small country when the whole world out there is so big? The sights and experiences I had in Japan last December made me so, so happy.. And I hadn't felt as happy as that for some time.. Previously, the idea of happiness had felt ambiguous.. I wasn't the depressive sort all along.. So each day, I tried to find little things to be happy about.. But could those little things truly be spoken of as making me happy? However when I went on holiday to Japan, I know I can really say I was happy..
Oh, I'll refer back to the line, "Who wants to be stuck in such a small country when the whole world out there is so big?" Pls dun rightaway label as an ungrateful Singaporean.. Singaporeans can always stay overseas for some time, and when we happen to gain success, we could always contribute back to the country still.. But I dunno.. I dun wanna be ungrateful.. I'm thankful for the peace and security in Singapore.. This allows us to live our personal lives w/o external disturbances.. But life in Singapore does not have what my inner self needs to be happy.. Yeah, that's that..
Rounding off this blog post soon.. I think that ultimately, we are the way we are.. Our lives made us who we are presently.. If we wish to change ourselves, how great can those changes be? Everything comes down to the time issue again.. The longer the time period, the more you'll change into the somebody else you had wanted to be.. But we also need to ask.. How neccessary are those changes? Are we losing ourselves under the pressure of the rest of the world? (Exaggeration exaggeration *lol* but it sounds nicer this way)
We are the way we are. I am who I am.
Lastly, I'll share one more thing.. This is something I got from watching a korean drama.. Hahax.. The female lead wanted to take revenge on her ex-boyfriend for cheating on her(the guy was a playboy).. She then got another guy to pretend to be her boyfriend.. (The guy actually has that kind of business, whereby one can pay to hire a fake boyfriend) Then the girl was frustrated at one point, and told off the guy pretending to be her boyfriend (he had been telling her to forget abt her plan for revenge bcoz revenge on its own was not worth it)
The girl was then yelling, "Don't you dare say it so lightly! You think pride is not important? All the years I was single and unwanted, it was my pride that got me through everything!"
The guy then said to her, "If you really know what true pride is, you would know that nothing anybody does can hurt it."
Ciaoz!
- Quoted by Albert Einstein
(Grabbed a book near the info counter while I was relatively free during work, and got this quote from that book :) the book is actually called "the world is flat")
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And this is an irrelevant thought to the above but, sometimes I think.. I like movies on youth and all.. I like the idea that now I am in the period of life whereby I can be most energetic and dramatic.. But, I am not the 'rah rah' kind of person, so to speak.. At times I don't even try to make some noise together with a bunch of 'on' people for a few reasons.. Occasionally, it's for self preservation.. I dun wanna make some comment which will thereafter embarrass me when ppl dun respond.. But I hold back from making certain comments not mainly bcoz I'm afraid of embarrassment.. It's attributed more to my own way of doing things.. I don't say things for the sake of saying them.. I only open my mouth to share some funny comment if it truly has some humour in it.. And, one can't be funny all the time right? How do those 'rah rah' kind of people keep on talking the whole time? And they're aren't funny and interesting the whole time, are they.. Although they like to think of themselves in that way.. But that really can't be.. What has the most potential to be interesting and humourous are witty one-liners, in my opinion.. Why are jokes and riddles short, you think? And the witty one-liner that comes when you weren't expecting it has even more potential.. It comes as a pleasant surprise.. So why do 'rah rah' people feel the need to continuously make some noise (so to speak) so as to appear as the 'life of the party' or something? Sad thing is, they really do get to establish the reputation as 'life of the party' among others around them.. Others will think they're fun people.. But pardon me, I just don't find myself having an ounce of fun among some of these 'rah rah' people.. In fact, they make me feel worse.. (And if some encouragement for me crosses your mind nw, you're thinking, why should I feel that way? Is that right?) But don't get me wrong.. When I say I may feel worse bcoz of those ppl, I'm not talking abt demoralization.. But I will feel sian, yet cannot show that I am sian.. Haha.. As in, these ppl may not be one's idea of 'fun and interesting', but cannot be so rude and crazy as to scream at them, "Go away! I don't know what to talk to you!" Must still keep up the conversation a little, so you won't come across as a totally anti-social freak.. And that will cost you.. You're not geared up to hold that conversation, but you just keep it going, at least for a while.. This is what I mean when I say one will feel worse.. This then is why I stay quiet, coz I'm not motivated to say anything interesting when what's being said to me is not interesting in the first place.. And I stay quiet while keeping up an appearance of being collected, knowing the silence is my choice.. And I SMILE.. My smiling comes in handy in these cases too.. Ahaha..
On the other hand, really good conversation is so nice to occupy one's time with.. But good conversation will always be subjective..
On a side note, I think gossiping is a frequent activity of some of those 'rah rah' people, because as I've said, they need to keep making sure they're heard by all.. Establish their presence.. With nothing else left to say, unfunny as they already are when they just say things for the sake of it, they turn to gossip just to make sure they're always heard.. Screw these people.. Haha, sigh! This is the real world =/
Yet, I have been referring to 'some of those rah rah people'.. Yep, if 'rah rah' people are really 'rah rah' in itself.. If they're -not- the kind who IMPOSE on others to think of them as 'rah rah'.. Then these truly 'rah rah' people are cool! They don't make much of an effort to be funny, but they actually are.. I'm sure you've heard of the saying that the people who are not quite aware that they're funny, may turn out to be the funniest ppl you know.. Well, the SC has been fun! It's like we're fun bcoz we ourselves want that fun.. That was great.. The orientations will always leave an impression in my mind =) There were really all out 'rah rah' ones in the Toh Tuck SC too.. They were good sia! This is the much more worthwhile kind of 'rah rah'.. I take up part time jobs, joined the SC back then, so as to gain the exposure.. Getting myself to be 'rah rah' in the real way, I'm ok with that!
And I also know that I can indeed have a lot of things to say, and can really be lively, when I'm with good friends.. So I don't feel too bad about myself at all!
Yet, maybe, those 'rah rah' kind of people who merely -think- they are 'rah rah', as well as the truly fun 'rah rah' kind.. Maybe they all experience more youngster activities than myself.. Clubbing and so on aren't all that great youngster activities.. But some of these activities do give the chance to release some of that youthfulness.. While I haven't done much.. Movies, and books, and occasionally music.. That's all I've involved myself in.. I'm satisfied enough with the way I am.. I do not hold a grudge against myself.. Lolz.. But I still want to be doing so much more.. I have fallen in love with the idea of travelling.. Who wants to be stuck in such a small country when the whole world out there is so big? The sights and experiences I had in Japan last December made me so, so happy.. And I hadn't felt as happy as that for some time.. Previously, the idea of happiness had felt ambiguous.. I wasn't the depressive sort all along.. So each day, I tried to find little things to be happy about.. But could those little things truly be spoken of as making me happy? However when I went on holiday to Japan, I know I can really say I was happy..
Oh, I'll refer back to the line, "Who wants to be stuck in such a small country when the whole world out there is so big?" Pls dun rightaway label as an ungrateful Singaporean.. Singaporeans can always stay overseas for some time, and when we happen to gain success, we could always contribute back to the country still.. But I dunno.. I dun wanna be ungrateful.. I'm thankful for the peace and security in Singapore.. This allows us to live our personal lives w/o external disturbances.. But life in Singapore does not have what my inner self needs to be happy.. Yeah, that's that..
Rounding off this blog post soon.. I think that ultimately, we are the way we are.. Our lives made us who we are presently.. If we wish to change ourselves, how great can those changes be? Everything comes down to the time issue again.. The longer the time period, the more you'll change into the somebody else you had wanted to be.. But we also need to ask.. How neccessary are those changes? Are we losing ourselves under the pressure of the rest of the world? (Exaggeration exaggeration *lol* but it sounds nicer this way)
We are the way we are. I am who I am.
Lastly, I'll share one more thing.. This is something I got from watching a korean drama.. Hahax.. The female lead wanted to take revenge on her ex-boyfriend for cheating on her(the guy was a playboy).. She then got another guy to pretend to be her boyfriend.. (The guy actually has that kind of business, whereby one can pay to hire a fake boyfriend) Then the girl was frustrated at one point, and told off the guy pretending to be her boyfriend (he had been telling her to forget abt her plan for revenge bcoz revenge on its own was not worth it)
The girl was then yelling, "Don't you dare say it so lightly! You think pride is not important? All the years I was single and unwanted, it was my pride that got me through everything!"
The guy then said to her, "If you really know what true pride is, you would know that nothing anybody does can hurt it."
Ciaoz!
We know life's hard, truth is hard, lies are hard, they are all hard to accept when they have been
found out, and i'm rushing history homework on the Abyissian Crisis about Italy and Abyssia going into war and that the League Of Nations cannot stop this from happening, and beacuse they are formed by means to stop war and
peace-keep the countries together, they have thus failed to achieve that. I think i tend to hold a class for history instead of telling you about me, i'm basically a what subject-realted lover (humanities) and thus
I am more analytical and critical about things, and likes to study about dead people, haha. lol. it's history what can you expect and also geography, it amazes me. I really like it alot, so what have you? Again to find this answer
you need to enter into your own reality and reflect
it's amazing. amzing how people change the way of things, like how I used to hate outdoors in Band
felt it was a complete waste of time, i've acquired to like it more, i guess people change, their thereotical means and applications in life just goes on into a new direction, and see things in another perspective, i guess- it's
all in the mind. It really amazes me how these comes into action, from someone so pessimistic has changed his own view of things, and thus my friend is scoring much better, being more optimisitc and not think of his old way of suicidal
thoughts, which are pretty daunting. and thus we need to see things, in another light, another perspective and another new way, to enable us to open up our minds, and make more new things, the new way it is. 