| timooo's
Aeonity Blog |
[entries | home | friends | archive]
Archives: February 2007, March 2007, April 2007, May 2007, June 2007, July 2007, August 2007, September 2007, October 2007, November 2007, December 2007, January 2008, February 2008, March 2008, April 2008, May 2008, June 2008, July 2008, August 2008, September 2008, October 2008, November 2008, December 2008, January 2009, February 2009, March 2009, April 2009, May 2009, June 2009, July 2009, August 2009, September 2009, October 2009, November 2009, December 2009, January 2010, February 2010, March 2010, April 2010, May 2010, June 2010, July 2010, August 2010, September 2010, October 2010, December 2010, January 2011, May 2011
|
| [ |
entries |
| |
timooo
entries |
] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
]
|
|
jus back from jeddybear's concert. it was awesome, totally worth the 9 bucks! can't believe it was actually full house though, i thought these concerts will usually have empty seats. as a result of hongs, tongs and my procrastination, we were punished with front-row seats.
which theoretically, are good, cos you're close to the action (you could see the violinist perspire). but actually they aren't that good cos you don't get the right balance of sounds. but the orchestra was tremendous anyway, loved the violin concerto! seeing all these talented people up there, its quite hard not regretting dropping violin when i was young.
thought i saw someone i knew playing, and it was quite a surprise! didnt really expect her to be musically talented. just to show that looks aren't an indicator of anything. sometimes we're oh so shallow, that we judge everyone by what we see, rather than what they are actually like inside.
the weather is pretty dismal these days, only good for raining. which isn't actually any good, since december is sorta like a peak period, full of activities! the rainclouds have already destroyed 2 of my umbrellas, which i have had for more than a year. goes to show how potent this year's storms are. especially the one today, could literally feel the walls tremble as the thunder roared outside.
was asked if i would be interested in taking up a position at sentosa's resorts world after i ord. sounds interesting, but the pay seems abit on the low side. though i must say it'll be a once in a lifetime chance to be the pioneer batch of people working there. hmmmm.
|
|
|
|
|
i actually had a long post formulated in my mind while i was on my way home just now (proving once again that buses inspire me).
however, i just forgot what i wanted to say now that i'm in front of the computer and my keyboard is right in front of me.
its just that unfairness and a lack of integrity totally riles me up. the whole inequality, the disproportionate handling of a situation (whatever that may be);
things like these. i mean, it could manifest itself in many different ways in anyone's daily lives but the point is that some people are not given the rightful treatment (which they should be getting) that they deserve.
in a way, its sort of like reaping what you sow. the only difference is that reaping what you sow is where you get your just desserts, while unfair treatment is simply where you may get the shorter end of the stick even though you and another person did the exact same thing. to put it loosely, its just biasedness.
another thing is this perpetually thorny issue about respect. earning respect, respecting yourself, respecting others. some people just think that because they are (fill in the blank: older, richer, more senior, in positions of authority, etc) then they should naturally be accorded a certain level of respect.
but the thing is, these people don't actually have respect for themselves. respect is often confused with submission, or to put it mildly, obedience. respecting others start with respecting yourself. even though in some circumstances people are respected automatically, usually respect has to be earned. for example, taking into account other people's feelings and valuing their opinions. not saying unnecessary things, especially if you do not understand much about it.
okayyyyyy.
im not really sure where this is going, shall leave it here for now.
adios.
|
|
|
|
|
|
a good day today! :)
|
0 Comments
Mood: cuddly
music: lesley roy - unbeautiful
|
|
|
why can't it be a good day everyday?
a bad day today!:(
just 2 momentary little sparkles, shimmering, glimmering trickles of light to make it not as bad. thank you:)
sometimes its hard not to lose faith in things, or people, or whatever. like when you think things are actually fine, there are underlying cracks which simply threaten to rip apart anytime, which brings everything to a crumbling mess. when these ideas or mindsets you have just disappear like that, it just turns your whole world upside down.
oh well. no reason to just be emo about it. i used to think that if i buried it all away in the depths of my heart, the problem will just vanish over time and everything will go back to its clockwork efficiency. i'm trying hard not to be like this anymore though, just that sometimes bad habits are hard to break. a wise one told me recently that if you keep burying all these nasty feelings in yourself, one day when a trigger is pulled, it'll all come spewing out like a volcano. and as everyone knows, no idiot would stand at the edge of a volcano when it erupts (okay, besides a suicidal idiot perhaps, and i'm no suicidal idiot, thankyouverymuch).
i guess writing (or in this case, typing) keeps me sane. like how sometimes when people talk, the things they say don't really get processed in their brain (if they have one) first before it goes out of their mouth. so in the end, the things they say might be taken in the wrong way since they didn't bother to phrase it nicely. studies show (no i am not bullshitting you) that writing or typing makes you think before you say something, since your thoughts have to be translated into actions (like typing on a keyboard, or writing out the letters of the word).
writing is my outlet, i guess. some things are better off read than heard, anyway. research has proven (once again, i am not bullshitting you) that people tend to react easily when they hear something, as compared to when they read something. for example, certain words when spoken might seem very sensitive and offensive (depending on the volume, tone, pitch of the speaker), but when put on paper, it becomes more objective and less accusatory.
ironically, this is also its downside since sometimes its better to get things straight. unspoken words are easily misunderstood, just like how certain thoughtless actions could be easily misunderstood.
another sticky point, which i've encountered on numerous occasions recently, is that of mismatched expectations. which is, once again, a failure to communicate. whether its in relationships, work, tasks, projects, this thorny issue always pops up.
just that for me its been popping up a lot more frequently.
when someone's expectations of another person are not met, its easy to get confused. since the boundaries and lines are not properly drawn, something that person X finds totally normal and appropriate might be something that person Y finds abnormal and inappropriate. which leads to the topic of propriety.
propriety, in the general sense, is vaguely defined. as in, there are certain general rules and laws that majority of the population will agree to, with regards to what is socially and morally acceptable. however, when push comes to shove, its quite hard to say. who defines what is a push, and what is a shove? just like how the saying goes, one man's trash is another man's treasure. how much is too much? how far are the lines drawn?
which is the problem. these incy wincy things which are not communicated clearly, often lead to a chain of problems. in fact, sometimes it is just totally incredibly agonizingly frustrating and vexing, since you're trying to second-guess the other party and wonder whether their definitions are the same as yours.
not a very happy thing, i assure you.
as the saying goes, "what we have here is a failure to communicate."
okie 3am now, time for bed! hopefully a good night's sleep will wash away all the bad things (yeah, right).
|
|
|
|
|
|
love is hearing about your other half's bad day, even though you had a bad day yourself.
|
|
|
|
|
thanks to the 4h bros for the presents!:)
shall not talk about unpleasant stuff today.
tata.
|
|
|
| | | |