along the cobbled sidewalks of life

Monday, December 28, 2009

white and black is nice.

sometimes different things can complement each other well.
but the extreme bipartisan nature of american politics is not one of those times.
it's starting to piss me off how one side uses one event, twists it in order to attack the other.
perhaps i'm wrong.
i probably am since my understanding of american politics is severely lacking.
but i just saw on the news that in wake of the foiled plane attack a few days back, republicans are blaming obama's policies on having a softer approach towards terrorism.

maybe i'm just biased due to my critical perspective on america's bipartisan political environment.
but it just seems that the republicans and democrats are more interested in bringing the other party down, garnering more votes, seats and power in the senate, rather than drafting/passing bills that are genuinely beneficial for the general populace.
oh the democrats are pushing for health care reforms. block. on the basis that it is too expensive. in my opinion i feel that the long term benefits, especially for the average joe whose yearly wages amount to a mere fraction of what those politicians earn.

oh well i guess it's only human nature to pursue things in their own interest.
even if they are not meant to.

the human race is troublesome. mostly because we are all selfish, consciously or unconsciously. willingly or unwillingly.
it's just the way we are built. i'm not saying everyone is selfish 24/7. but inside all of us there is a selfish side to us that rears its ugly end occasionally.
and that is enough to ensure that this world we live in will forever continue in chaos.

but order can be found in chaos.
if we look. i suppose.

whimsical nonsense @ 11:29 PM

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Saturday, December 26, 2009

white landscapes. cold temperature. dry air. the people/strangers. cobbled streets.

just some of the things i'll miss. oh well.

the feel is just entirely different. it feels so shallow here.

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despite the constant reminders, i have missed the entire point of christmas.
or as some would say, the reason for the season.
what a waste.

in a way i've been waiting for christmas to happen.
i guess as one grows older, the romantic notions of a wonderful christmas diminishes as the harsh reality of life takes over.
no more fantasy world. gone are the days of fairy-tale-like happily ever after endings. the time for innocent joy and happiness is nothing but a figment of one's memory.
or is it one's imagination?

were the smiles, the laughter real?
it seems like a hazy dream right now.
and yet i shall cling on hopelessly, believing that they were real, believing that it is possible for all of it to happen all over again.

whimsical nonsense @ 2:58 AM

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Friday, December 11, 2009

i'm so sleepy.
and i guess i should be judging from the hour.

shall finish up packing. and what not.
shall try to sleep soon.
shall do whatever i have to do in singapore

and then fly off.
see you.

whimsical nonsense @ 3:33 AM

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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

and so i watched my third movie alone.
thankfully it didn't feel as weird as the second time.
but then again i'm weird.

seems better than the first movie.
probably because they could now focus on a few characters and develop things a little more rather than spam shallow character introductions as they did in the first movie.
still, i guess compared to the book, the movie does leave one desiring more.
just to clarify. i thought the book was lousy. compared to twilight.

a couple more days before i leave, and yet so many things left undone.
i guess it's time i wake up at 7+ instead of 11+.
hate waking up so late. half of my day is gone.

not that i'm having a lot of fun but time does seem like it's flying.

i want to fly too

whimsical nonsense @ 11:53 PM

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Monday, December 07, 2009

once again daniel yee was "surprised" for his birthday! (:
this time instead of a guitar hero 3 at his doorstep, it was a dinner with friends at well, close to his doorstep.
being the smart boy that he is, and that someone *ahem* let slipped, he figured it out and wasn't really all that surprised haha but oh well.

preparations were fun.
i guess having to do it in "secret" is the fun bit.

sweat, blood,
tears.

sc

whimsical nonsense @ 12:57 AM

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

for the fourth consecutive year, a gep chalet was held.
same place, same chalet, same environment. i guess it contributed to the loss of time felt during the chalet.
i could just imagined myself a year ago, two years ago, maybe even three years ago.
the feeling is the same.
all the emotional baggage, ib matters, completely forgotten.

a very special environment i must say.
it seemed completely devoid of politics. a much-welcomed break from life.
everyone just wanted to have fun. at least it seemed that way.

so many things changed. we've all grown up, we've all made new friends.
we're no longer classmates, we no longer see each other on a really regular basis.
yet at the chalet, it seems like we just picked up where we left off.
i like that.

mm dinner yesterday was good. so was the hot starbucks. and the company. thanks.

sc

whimsical nonsense @ 10:28 PM

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