19. Asian Chinese who wonders about fate, destiny and the word while making both cynical and optimistic observations that will probably give a third class philosopher a headache..
Values true friendship, love and the ultimate experience. Loves life, friends, family and popcorn.
Hates life, friends, family and popcorn.
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Friday, August 31, 2007
I'm getting cold feet. Tomorrow is the day where i fly to Singapore and later to America, the land of promise, the new world, the unkown frontier.
Of all the emotions and feelings i would have expected to experience before flying (excitment, relief, happiness) doesn't seem to be there. Instead, i just feel extremely nervous, extremely nostalgic. I guess its the thought of travelling to such a distance place for such a long period of time that scares me. It scares me to think that i won't know when i will meet the people i love again. It scares me to think that if i was to have an accident then i will never see them again. It scares me that i might not fit in and that it might not be the place i want to be.
Perhaps just early fligght jitters, but hopefully things will look up when i get there.
Till then, i'll see you on the other side of the world. The next time i'm blogging, its from columbus, ohio. |
Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 9:12 PM
Saturday, August 25, 2007
So the changes that i wrote about here include the following:
- Dinner at a place other than Gadong (shock!)
- Inhalling 4 times as much smoke from previous hangs... furthermore, inhalling 4 different types of smoke including the aromatic fumes of grape hookah, the pungent smells of strawberry ciggarettes and that irritating smoke from plain old ciggarettes...
- Conversations involving more sex
hmm.... i guess we have grown up.... |
Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 8:51 PM
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Just finished writing a post so not bothered to elaborate on this...
In this world, there are people who see the world in absolutes and those that see things as more relative. But do people have these contrasting views because of their religion or is it due to other factors.
I personally would think that it would be because of their religious affiliations. Religions such as christianity and islam often have many concepts of absolutism (is that a word?); God, the ONE creator, Good vs Evil, Man and Women, heaven and hell, all of which are very absolute terms. Even Eastern beliefs include hints of absolutism, i.e. the absolute four noble truths and the
eightfold path.
Althought life may not just be a string of absolutes (questions such as is truth absolute, is morality absolute, is human nature absolute arise), i just seems to be a very interesting thought. I also wonder if relavatism and religion would every work together.
...i need a philosopher...
Labels: Philosophical Rantings
|Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 7:14 PM
Again and Again and Again
Alas I have returned to the humble retreat of Brunei, a land of sparkling architectural feats (though only a few) but yet having nothing much to boast about in the entertainment department. Once
again, boredom happens to be my no.1 problem throughout the progress of every day
but i guess its sort of typical when your living in a place where most of your friends have dispersed across the face of the globe and the most hip and happening night scene happens to be a mocktail 'bar' that also happened to borrow the name of a more famous restaurant (coughchilliscough). I guess its just sort of quality or aura that the country possesses, sort of like a hermit crab that excavates its way into innocent sea shells. Similairly, i can feel time slowly ebb away, tick by tick, bam, its another day.
Interestingly, when time comes in excess, we rediscover activities that we once found entertaining to be an effective antidote for such a problem. Once again, i am reaquinted with many online games as well as tv (oh sweet tv, how i have missed you).
Changing clothes everyday, once merely a daily routine, has now become peculiar; its just very tempting to slip the same pair of shorts back on.
Oh, and need i mention the internet speed... 50kb/s download speed?!?! thats unheard of at INTI (well cept of DC)'.
It would also be interesting to note changes in my friends whom i will be meeting tomorrow. Though now they are sparse in numbers, I'm expecting wiser, more matured people who I can engage with in political and global debates... well maybe thats wishful thinking on my part. ;)
But the main importance here is to note that if two countries within the same region I'm of relatively similair backgrounds and history is so different in so many different aspects (the people, the culture, the food, the government.... yadidayadida), what am I to expect in the states? Ooo humbug....
Ah the capital of Brunei... don't let aerial shot fool you, there
really isn't anything more than wat you see.
again, boredom happens to be my no.1 problem throughout the progress of every day
but i guess its sort of typical when your living in a place where most of your friends have dispersed across the face of the globe and the most hip and happening night scene happens to be a mocktail 'bar' that also happened to borrow the name of a more famous restaurant (coughchilliscough). I guess its just sort of quality or aura that the country possesses, sort of like a hermit crab that excavates its way into innocent sea shells. Similairly, i can feel time slowly ebb away, tick by tick, bam, its another day.
Interestingly, when time comes in excess, we rediscover activities that we once found entertaining to be an effective antidote for such a problem. Once again, i am reaquinted with many online games as well as tv (oh sweet tv, how i have missed you).
Changing clothes everyday, once merely a daily routine, has now become peculiar; its just very tempting to slip the same pair of shorts back on.
Oh, and need i mention the internet speed... 50kb/s download speed?!?! thats unheard of at INTI (well cept of DC)'.
It would also be interesting to note changes in my friends whom i will be meeting tomorrow. Though now they are sparse in numbers, I'm expecting wiser, more matured people who I can engage with in political and global debates... well maybe thats wishful thinking on my part. ;)
But the main importance here is to note that if two countries within the same region I'm of relatively similair backgrounds and history is so different in so many different aspects (the people, the culture, the food, the government.... yadidayadida), what am I to expect in the states? Ooo humbug....
Ah the capital of Brunei... don't let aerial shot fool you, there
really isn't anything more than wat you see.
Labels: Random Rants
|Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 6:50 PM
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Everyone looks back on their life, their decisions that they made, the actions they did, the relationships they formed. But what everyone really wants to do is to look back on all this and not have any regrets
Looking back at mine, i always thought i made mistakes with my decisions. Sadly to say, i sometimes
thought that life would be better if i stayed in JIS, completed my A levels and probably got into an ivy league. Well, I am terribly mistaken for if i did, i would have continued to stayed miserable and got into a university that i don't really love.
Now i truly see that my deicisons, moving to KL, getting away from everything that i was so familiar with... was inevitable. It did produce some of my finest memories in life and it
did feel like a monumental gain in freedom.
I'm glad to say that as off now, i don't have any regrets.
Oh and cheers to the INTI peeps. Love you guys |
Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 10:59 PM
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Ode to the SSLs
So my man Eka left for the states today. So our core gorup of INTI-ians have finally started to split and spread across the globe (with me, Gin Jhen and Ric following)
It does start to feel like a new era is arriving. One that will no doubt involve many parties and snowy weather.
This era, short but sweet, will definitely not be forgotten. It does however seem like i was a completely different person compared to before and whats hard is packing and leaving this place which I have grown so acustomed to. The faces you see everyday, the pathways you walk everyday, it just seems weird without them.
Its funny how your entire life can fit inside one big suitcase (My brunei life had fit inside a monitor box) with everything that resembles my life here... the clothes, the gadgets, the souvineirs, the photos and of course, the memories.
I will sorely miss everyone here... and its crazy to think that in 2 weeks, i'll be in a totally different continent where everyone's fairer than me.....
So my man Eka left for the states today. So our core gorup of INTI-ians have finally started to split and spread across the globe (with me, Gin Jhen and Ric following)
It does start to feel like a new era is arriving. One that will no doubt involve many parties and snowy weather.
This era, short but sweet, will definitely not be forgotten. It does however seem like i was a completely different person compared to before and whats hard is packing and leaving this place which I have grown so acustomed to. The faces you see everyday, the pathways you walk everyday, it just seems weird without them.
Its funny how your entire life can fit inside one big suitcase (My brunei life had fit inside a monitor box) with everything that resembles my life here... the clothes, the gadgets, the souvineirs, the photos and of course, the memories.
I will sorely miss everyone here... and its crazy to think that in 2 weeks, i'll be in a totally different continent where everyone's fairer than me.....
Labels: Updates
|Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 11:24 PM
Thursday, August 09, 2007
You discover things even when your updating Itunes Albumart
Yes, Music album art are always intersting pieces for they not only have to capture the attention of your music shopper, but they have to inspire while tying in the theme of album and its music together into one image. As a result, they tend to be relatively bizzare and obscure... something i really enjoy.
Anyway, here are some of my favorite AlbumArt.
The Shins- Chutes Too Narrow
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
Muse- Absolutions
Athlete- Tourist |
It's interesting to note that some of my favorite pieces of artwork are not bounded by canvases and displayed on the walls of famous Museums but are artwork that are around 4by4 inch, protected by a plastic case and is inscribed with many words and characters behind it.
Yes, Music album art are always intersting pieces for they not only have to capture the attention of your music shopper, but they have to inspire while tying in the theme of album and its music together into one image. As a result, they tend to be relatively bizzare and obscure... something i really enjoy.
Anyway, here are some of my favorite AlbumArt.
The Shins- Chutes Too Narrow
Snow Patrol - Eyes Open
Muse- Absolutions
Athlete- Tourist |
Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 10:35 PM
Saturday, August 04, 2007
Wednesday, August 01, 2007
33 days left (but more importantly.. 18 days left to spend with INTI peeps)
These lanes adorned with tulips and orchids left and right,
conjure emotions of joy, doubt and fright
Steel pillars, gradually fading into the horizon,
each etched with past and present memories frozen.
The grinning and attentive faces brush past lightly,
their familiar faces, I only remember slightly.
I cannot tell at which point the path shall end
but with these people, we will go hand in hand
Though at crossroads, we go our seperate ways
They all will meet, together again some day.
Labels: A Touch of literature
|Exclamation_popcorn reflected on life at 11:53 AM