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| ARH! A bad headache. Yet again. I hate it when I get headaches. It's just real annoying!!!! Not the pain, really, cuz i'm used to it. The mental block thereafter, is what bothers.
But heyy!!! I'm talking to charmaine and song now. YAY! I finally got to talk to her. She's real cute with the "and then and then" s HAHHA! I've GOTTA meet her someday! hahaha!
All the Best for your Os, yeah? ALLL THE WAYYY MANN!!
okok! I'm high from my friggin headache! It's not all that bad (says charmaine)...
Alright. I buy that and i'll persuade myself it really aint all that bad.
It aint that bad...
It aint that bad...
It aint all that bad... | | |
| Escape.
There are many names/ nouns / synonyms to this word and they very much convey a similar meaning. Words synonymous to "escape" are: circumvention; getaway; withdrawal; fly the coop; duck out; avoid, for instance. There are, indeed, too many to name. Or maybe cuz it's simply too depressing to do so, cuz what's the use of listing them when we already know, we can't achieve it. It's surreal. Just like Salvador Dali's surrealistic paintings. It's a common appraisal to say that it is just a deviation from the harsh reality. I would never, in any case, object to that.
There are also many other instances in which the word or its meaning casually float into our sight. Like, The Great Escape (album); 'Escape Theme Park'; My Escapade, etc. Most of which offers an alternative, usually on a temporal basis, to the stabbing pain of the real world. The often appearance of the word, 'wish', from forlorn figures, are an explicit example of the burning hopes of breaking away.
Is this really necessary?
Is this what the world needs now?
The little space, in fact, just a corner, for silence and meditation, to recollect the much that has happened and to reorganise one's priorities, given a clearer perspective in this way. It is also a way to renact what one has gone through recently, in one's mind.
To reflect on what was actually worth doing, and what is not.
What was done right, and what is not.
We all need this time. It cannot be spared. It cannot be procrastinated. It cannot wait. Cuz if we don't understand its harmful effects and vitality, I'm afraid we'd be worn out pretty soon and before we know it, we'd be on the verge of insanity.
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| Yes, Obama won. I was actually secretly hoping he'd win. Not that I'm in any way against McCain (or vice versa). Maybe, like some Obama supporter, I fear the doubt of McCain's inability to lead? I fear he's a little too cranky and rusty for this rapidly globalising world, although I must say his wrinkles can be his helping hand in one way or another. Or should I say, that I question and am curious about Sarah's ability to handle America and the world if anything happens. And this is the type of curiosity that doesn't come with experiment, or rather, it doesn't fancy a trial test. Probably cuz it's simply too risky?
I like Obama. He SEEMS more capable (we'll wait and see though). He seems like a highly organised person who has clear objectives in mind and, most of all, Optimistic on the whole. He seems to understand the BIG picture AS WELL AS the small one. He seems like a peace-keeper and would try not to resort to violent ways as a means to tackle whatever problem they might face. He seems to have Faith and Hope in his eyes (and SMILE). The reassurance that most Americans and global citizens, in the midst of an economic tsunami, desperately need.
I do trust my intuition. But then again, let's just HOPE things ARE what it SEEMS.
 " I'm asking you to believe. Not just my ability to bring about real change in Washington... I'm asking you to believe in yours."
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| It was good to be back, in school, although it was a mere few days since I was there. The air felt slightly more sentimental than normal, probably because we all know today's meeting somehow symbolises the finale of our project work journey, so to speak. Which in turn, signifies the the farewell to our PW teachers, particularly ours, the respectable Mr Eddie Koh.
It seems atypical to resort to be addressing him in such a formal way given the vast amount of time we've spent together (not to mention, getting to know each other as well as can be), but I couldn't help myself. I'm sure you know I wasn't referring to its literal meaning, though. I just can't stop thinking how blessed I am to have him as a PW teacher. He works wonders, really. Come to think of it, he was and still is, a great leader and guardian, who has been able to make PW (a subject much hated and deemed worthless by earlier-people simply from their crass comments) a subject that is immeasurably enjoyable and ALMOST effortless(comparatively). Somehow, he's capable of transforming. Of sowing seeds for the genuine grasp of knowledge, and not just facts. We've also found ourselves better bonded and more closely knit. And I can do nothing but to give him credit.
The short but meaningful debrief has made everything seem black and white. Everything was clear. A line was drawn. And that separates our "resentment" from our "appreciation". As far as the hatred towards the workload and everything that goes with PW, we have learnt to discern, to transcend our helplessness to a higher level, to a degree which we didn't know/hope/think we could reach before we were prompted and pushed to, simply,TRY. And now we do. We emerge a better person (as cheesy as it sounds, it's true), a better being, just as a butterfly from its cocoon. It's a similar theory. To the very least, we've each garnered a newfound experience.
Therefore, I would like to urge you all to think. Think about the value of this whole Journey. Think about how much you want and to what extent you want to achieve, to internalize, to conquer it.
Think about being grateful, at least?
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