pain-o-meter 200%
February 27, 2008
why am i, at 4pm in the hot afternoon, pouring cold sweat, immobilised and writhing in pain by ccrraaaaammpppppppss…?
senseless robbing
February 22, 2008
Our very environmentalistic prof played “Arctic Tale” in class yesterday. As the animals roll out scene by scene, everyone (girls, mostly) gushed and cooed at how cute the animals were – polar bears; walruses; dolphins; you have it.
This movie hit a raw nerve in me, though; beyond the apparent cuteness of the animals, and the usual storyline that movies usually take on, this film is ultimately bringing to the world a much ignored truth that’s on the verge of spinning the world out of control – global warming.
I know, you must be thinking, ”here we go again…” But honestly, I dont think many people cared much about the educational perspective of this movie. The arctic ice is melting faster, and arctic summers are getting longer. Animals who depend on the ice to rest and hunt have to swim longer and further out into unventured waters, hoping to fight the odds and survive.
The arctic is not a forgiving place to live in; and humans are not making it any easier. Why are our lives getting more luxurious at the expense of theirs getting more labourous? It pains to see animals struggling so hard just to survive, and die fighting for what they should rightfully deserve - a life.
dont take my spirit away
February 21, 2008
“The worst thing you can do to a person who thrives on a determined spirit is to take away the opportunity.”
- Jane Lee, team leader, Singapore Women’s Everest Team
Say that you’ll stay, forever this way
February 13, 2008
love, be still; love, be sweet
dont you dare, change a thing
Change is one thing that’s ever constant; maybe it’s the uncertainty of it all, maybe it’s the unwillingness to let go of the present, i dont think it’s something people embrace much.
We never want love to change, and yet it almost always does- for better or for worse.
Is love being unfair, then? I think it sometimes is.
But we still throw ourselves out to love and be love everytime a chance materialise.
I guess, that’s how it is- to bask in love when love arrives; and to have the courage, though it feels like some part of you died, to face life when love decides to leave.
destiny is not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice;
it is not a thing to be waited for, it’s a thing to be achieved.
-William Jennings Bryan
hemorrhaging
February 9, 2008
There’s a difference between people who want to learn, and people who basically just want the grades.
I think I’m finally seeing the difference.
forever and ever?
February 6, 2008
In one of my classes, we were talking about promises.
Prof (when he sees me shaking my head)- “katherine, so what do you think?”
Me- “mm.. i dont believe in promises.”
Prof (raise eyebrows)- “oh really, why?”
Me- “well, promises are afterall, just words. you know, like how a boyfriend will tell a girlfriend that ‘he’ll love her forever’; i think it’s.. well, bullshit..”
(Class laughs)
“..not that i dont hold to my promises, but honestly, how can you predict forever, right?”
Prof (laughing)- “23 years old, and already so jaded!”
hmm.. am i?
I mean.. why promise forever when ‘forever’ is such an evident impossibility?
