Plato
it's always good to have some form of emotional support... so that no matter when you are happy or sad... there is always someone there to support you or to share the joy with you... i'm lucky i have found my support... and she has been my support for the past few months... really really thankful for her presence... or else i would have been sent to woodbridge for too much stress already... [
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1:05 AM ] Something i wrote for my tutorial... excuse the bad english. [
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1:02 AM ] booked and ready to go! woohoo! [
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1:56 AM ] just got the letter to notify us that internal upgrading works will commence from the 3rd of April to the 16th of April... geez... they're going to hack the 2 toilets and change all the window grilles in the house... following that... for an unspecified period of time as of now... the contractor hired by my parents would be working on the kitchen... [
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1:39 AM ] someone just mentioned that when he used the above phrase during mahjong sessions last time... he ganna niao... [
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5:11 AM ] it's finally here. [
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10:27 PM ] been a while... haven't had the mood to blog anyway... now wasting a bit of time in the lecture theatre listening to stuff about religion... not a preaching session though... more of like how religion affects the society... [
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4:20 PM ] i wanted to blog about something else... but the day was a bit too horrid for my liking. i feel freaking drained. [
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12:45 AM ] better blog before i lose the motivation to... [
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3:07 PM ] at the risk of sounding that i'm gloating to my dear, who is being tortured by her FYP now, i shall type this in very small font... [
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3:43 PM ]
i always like long chats.. especially if it's face to face... because you can feel the person's emotions as well as the words... they just seem more impactful when it's face to face.
i always like being frank with each other/one another... it's the thing tt builds trust and it clears misunderstandings and underlying issues immediately... lets you know more about the people or person you are talking to as well...
i always like the feeling that someone really emphatises with you... the person doesn't always have to show it... cos it can be felt... good listeners are always welcome... cos i always tend to talk too much... patience is always needed for people whom i talk to =P
the day i get my bike is the day i will really have long chats with you =P so get more sleep now k? muahahaha!
but thanks again for being my pillar =] *hugz*
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Human behaviour is something that is difficult to fathom at times. Two characteristics of humans are shown clearly in this article, and they are the tendency to only regret only after things have gone wrong and the nostalgic feelings humans get after events have come and gone.
Humans never seem to understand that there are things that we do that have been forewarned by peers not to because of the danger or repercussions that they bring. This is especially true when we look at smoking campaigns. Despite repeated attempts from authorities or elders to discourage the younger generation, they do not seem to learn until they start to regret after suffering from ailments that are caused by smoking. The smoking example is just one of the many things that humans do that we would later regret. Little children are testimony to these kind of mindsets as well, when we tell them not to touch something because it is dangerous, they still do, but they only learn after they get scalded or cut. Something has to hurt before a lesson is learnt.
Human behaviour is difficult to understand as the mind is dynamic and unpredictable. Therefore, human relationships are complex and at times it’s made worse with the different genetic make up between males and females.
The nostalgic feeling that humans get after an event has come and gone is closely tied with learning after being hurt, but it is slightly different as humans do think about the past even if they do not get hurt. It is often that humans would come together because of old times’ sakes and they would talk about the past. Men, especially, would come together and talk about their National Service days as a form of bonding between themselves. Humans never seem to be able to let go of their past, as it is their past that is shaping the present. The author of the article reminisces on how Plum Creek used to be, on how communication used to be; it is as if the past is a better place (it is, in some sense) than it is now, but it is weird that humans would always look backwards instead of looking forward when issues arise.
Humans seek solace with knowledge of something that is known, which is the past. This solace, in my opinion, helps humans relax as they will be not confronted with something that is unknown and unpredictable.
Friday, March 23, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
might be one month of early morning noise, debris and lots of dust. *faints*
on a seperate note... congrats to dear on the successful completion of your FYP! yessah! no more late nights tearing your hair out over charts and graphs and tables!!
spent part of the day organising stuff on my comp... think it's bound for a reformat soon... hmm... although it looks organised on the surface, it seems that beneath the calm exterior lies a messy interior... probably what i can say about my life just about now... everything's gg on track... but i don't think the internal processes are that wonderful...
and just as life is getting a nice rosy shade... wonder what ONE single event can come along to wreck everything... i think i've said it before... i fear a good day more cos it's easier for a good day to be spoilt than it is for a bad day to become better...
maybe i'm thinking too much again...
thanks for everything *hugz*
Monday, March 19, 2007
anyway a really really warm night... makes you wish that you had an air-con... well... that's certaintly a plan that i have... also included in the plan is for the purchase of a dryer (cos i forsee the day when my mum will no longer be able to carry the bamboo poles with wet clothes out to dry), a makeover for some rooms, and probably finally a radio for the living room... hmm probably a sofa too?
been a pretty slack week... maybe after the letter has come i decided there's no use studying anymore muahaha... cannot sia...
anyway congrats to dear for getting her job as well! woohoo!
also... greatest apologies as well... for being utterly useless during your fyp period...
well... seems that life is somewhat on track... let's hope it stays this way...
although i do know there are still things that have to be changed...
myself included.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
the contents are kinda ambiguous... but hmm... at least it's somewhat of a confirmation...
YESSAH!
Monday, March 12, 2007
well... been somewhat of a hectic weekend... PPT on Friday... IT fair and mahjong on Saturday... refereeing and project meeting on Sunday... but well... the semester is almost over... no more term papers at all... 1 more class test to go before the exams... geez... uni life is ending...
people really do not appreciate things until they're ending or after they're gone huh...
wonder why.
Friday, March 09, 2007
why do i even bother?
at least i know i'm being appreciated by at least one person in this world... thanks dear...
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
(on riley and wiley) sometimes i wonder is it still too dangerous to get too close... if getting too close means a painful parting... i might choose not to get too close... to prevent the parting from being too difficult... theremore maybe it's time to just fulfill a duty and not do anything else... sigh.
sometimes i wonder if the decisions i make in life are the correct ones... i hate it whenever i have made a decision... then think about other alternatives... and at times realise that the decision i once thought was 101% right... has become a really bad decision on my part...
sometimes i wonder how it is to fly... been dreaming of doing that every night...
sometimes i wonder if there is any way to atone for the mistakes i made in the past... to turn back time with full knowledge of what to do correctly...and what not to do... maybe life could be so much better now...
sometimes i wonder how much trust parents have in their kids... maybe they don't realise they have grown up overnight... and are not the little beings bouncing around places anymore... maybe they don't realise that they have grown up not just physically but have also advanced in the brain department...
sometimes i wonder...
Friday, March 02, 2007
No more essays for 2 months!! Not at least till the exams!
3 essays in 1 week is no joke... thank goodness they were all beginner to intermediate modules... so the word requirement was around 1000, 1500 and 2500... phew... that's 5000 words in a week... and speed reading of a few journals and articles...
never felt more studious this sem... yah yah... been skipping lectures... but i try to keep it to 2 a week lah!
intern's gathering was a blast... was really glad that everyone had a bucket of laughs, nonetheless at my expense... blergh. but really good to see everyone again... after 6 months! the last time we met was during dear's 21st bday party... yikes... really long ago! a lot of things have changed then... andrew now has to fill in "married" as his marital status, dear and i got together... how time flies...
speaking of how time flies... it's march already... 2 months gone just like that. in another 2 i would have finished my final exams... and hopefully i would have a place in NIE by then... another chapter of my life would commence then...
so i guess i better start doing something about the last few pages of this chapter before it closes completely...