Living the Neutral Life?

A few weeks after posted the entry about how boring I am, I started to have a second thought about being neutral.

Lastly, staying the same is good don't you find? Don't wish for anything and don't expect anything. 'Cause it might turn up to be disappointing. The best you have right now... is now. Never say this is the best moment in my life. There are better to come, right? Never say this is the worst day ever. There could be worse. So why set a limit on what's good and bad? Stay neutral. Stay at pH 7! *haha* So let fate flows~

One of the worst schooling years I've experience was during primary school years. I never dared to be high in spirits. Anytime, something would just go wrong.

The best representative scenario would be forgetting to do homework and ultimately keeping quiet to avoid scolding from teachers. Actually, it was all to do with my memory and attentiveness during my younger days. But the main thing that bothered me was the sharp drop of mood I had to experience. That potentially wrecked my day. As more of such incident happen, the more I became cautious. The more I became guarded, the more neutral I turned into.

That's background information, but the thing is I asked myself the question.

What's life all about?

Life should be happy, fun and vibrant! Like those scenes you always see in condominium advertisement where everyone have a smile on faces. I don't know, but I think I'm influenced by those corporate messages.

Okay, purging those propagandised messages off my mind, my definition is left with hope, anticipation, expectations and seeing them getting fulfilled. Hope is a powerful thing, especially when it's got to do with survival. You could be lost deep inside the jungle, but having the hope that you can get out or rescued by someone, you'll probably last longer there. But there can be none of the above by being neutral, 'cause it's simply going with the flow.

Imagine a neutral person got taken out of a situation, what changed? Nothing, because if you would see it my way (sort of mathematical manner), x+0 still equates to x. Yup, pretty hard to understand my point of view. I was trying to say that a neutral person wouldn't make a difference at all, and effectively isn't involved in the situation.

Sometimes I feel that by being too neutral, I've be well dead. There's no life in being neutral if I think carefully. So after much refinement, life is about not staying neutral and about taking sides.

Perhaps, in the end it still lies in personal preference. Sometimes the fence looks so comfy to sit on. Oh well, it's another neutral-stance post with no answers. Just like writing an argumentative essay, there's something you want to say, but in the end you balance it off with a "yeah... the other story is also quite true..." paragraph.

Yeah... neutral people does make some difference. They listen to what you wanna say and reply you a neutral answer, it's like x*0 gives you 0. Quite true, quite true... Haha.

Life inside the music box ain't easy... and everyone inside the mechanism is yearning to get out... and 'NUFFsaid.

Taking a Breather to Update

Finally, part one of Design for User Interface's assignment 2 was completed and done with. Slightly boosted my mood a 'lil. But I really hate to emphasised it's part one that was completed. Sigh. Still have 8 assignments left.

This weekend would be just a short breather for me. There are more things for me to finish. I took the time to watch a documentary. It's about recurrent miscarriages. Quite sad thing to see couples trying so hard for a child and everytime they thought they got one, a few weeks later they lost. Life can be so fragile at times. But it concluded with a couple finally having a baby girl. That was such a heart-warming scene! Aww~ Mothers are so noble, but fathers are still important for their support too!

Not to forget I got the chance to watch The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian for free! Hoho~

There are two tickets! So who did I date? Hmm, it's quite a question to answer. A seemingly exciting question have a boring answer. It was my mother's birthday and so she wanted to tag along with me! Haha.

I actually flipped through the book and found that the sequence of the story in the book and the film was somewhat different. I had really a hard time finding the part where in the movie, they raid the castle. In the end, I think I found it, but it was only nearly a page long only! Haha. It's the same for the final battle, slightly more than a page. Good thing the screenwriter never followed the book too closely, or it would have less action in it and wouldn't turn out as impressive.

I'm so looking forward for the next installment. I still can remember the excitement of following through The Voyage of the Dawn Threader when I was in Secondary 1 during the Reading period. I think that was the most interesting part, filled with adventure. I can't recollect much, but I do recall vividly the part where Eustace turned into a dragon because of his mischief. Haha. Probably no one knows what I'm babbling about.

The Chronicles of Narnia was one of the few books I read. The only part that I haven't read was The Silver Chair. Although I bought the book like a few years back, I never got the time to start and finish it. Haha.

And yeah, this year's NDP would be pretty fantastic I guess. Just take a look at the heart shape in the sky. Oh, I heart Singapore! Pictures taken in case dear ambiguous can hear but can't see them! Haha.

What a roller coaster ride!

Diving down...

HEART-ing Singapore!

I can certainly imagine the g-force on the pilot. I shall salute to them! Haha.

'NUFFsaid.

Blogging Beyond Your Time

Blogger recently introduced a new feature that allows bloggers to schedule their post. Basically, you set the post date or time somewhere in the future, in advance of current time. The Blogger system will then automatically schedule your post. When the designated post time is reached, your entry will appear on your blog!

I was supposedly to be studying for tests, but my mind went wild. What if you wrote all your entry weekly as normal. But one difference, you scheduled to post them some eighty years later, when you're no longer in this world. Week by week, your chronicles will get published online. If the blog could gather enough attention from the blog readers, it could even make news. That is provided what you written is inspirational and read-worthy.

Maybe it could also be a place where you can say something like those you'll regret if you didn't, something that you would want to say to someone but never dared or have a chance to. Something like saying how much you loved your parents or cherished the person you fancy.

Had anyone heard of the book Tuesday with Morrie? I mostly write on Friday, perhaps I could name mine, Friday with Wee Loon. *haha*

Just a thought I pondered on. But would you blog beyond your time? *haha* Sounds a 'lil "Ghost Whisperer".

P.S. This entry was written on Sunday, 22 June 2008, but I expected I've got Interactive Authoring tutorial late at night on Friday till 9 pm and maybe even longer. So I've made this entry to scheduled to post at 10 pm. That's a nifty Blogger feature don't 'cha think? =)

'NUFFsaid.

You'll Blackout Finding the Exact Value of Random

The only time of the year when JC and Polytechnic life are closest in synchronisation and have the most resemblence would be during this time - June. Reasonably long holidays and tests right after that, it's really the closest it can get. Talking about tests, I gotta start on that soon!

How about December? I would say that ranked in second. Fairly long holidays, yes. Right after the holidays? No. For the JC1, it's a new academic year and there's new ropes to grab. For the JC2, probably working while waiting for results. For polytechnic students, the academic year hasn't exactly ended there's leftover assignments which is kinda turning sour from the previous year.

Looks like I'm writing pretty random stuff. Recently, cortisol concentration in my saliva seems to be increasing. Reacting that with assignments that stepped over the line of holiday, it's potentially unstable and radioactive. But staying at home all day seems to help. *haha* Home is like a secret laboratory where I can stir up some soothing concoctions.

Okay, here's something really random, but it got some link though. Since I've been talking about home, it just struck me that my house blacked-out yesterday. What an experience! You know, the most probable time to blackout is always at night. It's like... duh! *haha* Of course, or it wouldn't call a blackout!

I was doing my assignment when an angelic transition of light was cast upon me. The light changes from warm orange to cool bluish white. In plain terms, the orange bulb was fading out while the other 2 bluish white ones still shines. I looked up and witness the last few glory seconds of the bulb. I was stunned by how beautiful it faded out, it's like those plasma tubes or something. Then, I was part exclaiming and announcing, "Bo liao, bo liao!" When the transitions reached the end, there was a tock and then silence. My father was pretty surprised and went, "Oie, 谁弄的!?" *haha* I hate to say that, but the bulb did.

Then it's the technical part on replacing the bulb and resetting the power board. But did anyone still remember the assignment I was working on and an angelic transition of light was cast upon me and the light changes from, erm... yeah you know. Gotta redo parts of it! #>.<#

As an ending note which is also random, 瓦解 is such a nice song! I really hope I don't over-listen it too much~

Let My Vacation Be Long-Lived!

Cheers to school vacation!

Say boo~ to assignments!

But the bad thing is, this time the vacation and assignments aren't mutually exclusive. Got 3 assignments to finish during this 3-week holiday. Most probably, school will reopen after I got those 3 done up. *sigh*

Can't think of anything to ramble about, my mind's in a blank right now. *haha* But I gotta write at least some crap now 'cause last week I didn't update.

Let me think harder...

Nah, there's something but there's no more "feel" to write about it already. *haha* But last time I did gather materials for what I'm gonna write and it's a comic drawing.

I found it quite true for some people. Somewhat like the online craze going on for YouTube. A visually precised person like me have less interest in watching shows on a small monitor screen. But technology advancement had blurred the line between monitors, notebook displays and televisions. Now the small had got big, and the big just got bigger!

Not to mention the awkward compression internet videos have. It's unbearable sometimes. However, some are efficiently encoded, balancing size and quality. That's more like it!

I think I got my "feel" back. *haha* Okay, keeping it short, it really depends on the user. Although I enjoy the ease and the up-to-the-minute updates of internet clips and shows, my allegiance still lies in the pristine clarity that high-definition and Blu-ray discs can offer. As what I always say to my sister... HD, 好啊!

'NUFFsaid.

What the Future Holds?

The Calendars and Astronomy lecturer was crappy as usual, but he said something really meaningful last lesson. He was talking about how the the Chinese calendar was used for geomancy and fortune-telling.

People always wished they know the future. Don't you yearn for that too? He commented there's only one reason why people wanted to know the future. It's not because you just simply want to be informed what's going to happen next, but be able to change the outcome if it's ominous. Sometimes it's just better to be ignorant. If you know the future and can't do anything to change it for the better, would you still want to know it?

Sounds a little science-fiction now. But for me, at that particular instance when he mentioned it, I said to myself that I don't mind seeing what's beyond. Maybe I can appreciate what's around me more.

Anyway, I've a pile of skyscraper-high assignments. Can't seem to finish them any time soon. It's work and work! Work and work!! There's one quote that goes somewhat like that:

"Solving a problem only leads to a more difficult problem."

To get around this, it sounds so simple. Don't solve the problem! But by not solving a problem, more problems will come. That leave you with one instinctive choice and that's to solve it. Eventually, we have more responsibility and tougher decision to make. It's like things keep piling up. You can don't clear it now, but when you want to, there's so much more to.

Breath in and smile! The next minute, breath in and sigh...

'NUFFsaid... and the tune of 4 Minutes is so catchy!

My Enchanting Voice

Ho, it's Labour Day! But it's still another day for assignments for me. There's 5 assignments, and all nearly due like... mid-May? I hope this is a dream. However, it's not. =(

Doh re mi fa so la ti doh!~ Ever wonder how high and low you can reach? Of course you know yourself best! But what's the exact range? Don't know about you, but I do know my estimated range. Hohoho~

After somewhat screeching at the top of my voice, the type choir members would say there's "no support", I got my vague measurements. It's approximately 2,300 Hz! Ooo... sounds pretty high yeah? Nah!! My sister can hit 2,500 Hz! *orz* But compared to the sopranos who can sing Der Hölle Rache, it's "small house meets big house". *haha*

So how low can I go? Not impressive. I was thinking I could fall on the double-digits, but such a slim person like me really don't have the capacity for that. Hence my lowest is 100 Hz! But I feel that isn't right 'cause I don't have the bassy effect, but the I can't find any tone that matches as close as 100 Hz.

Therefore I can pretty much conclude that my vocal ranges from 100 Hz to 2,300 Hz! Woots! But that's not scientifically measured but it's very close already. And it's just for fun and awareness! (:

Just watched Enchanted and it's a nice movie! Hohoho~ Gotta hand it to the screenwriter to come out with a story that combines fairytales and reality. Some scenes are real hilarious and some are adapted from those famous Disney classics like Snow White and Cinderella. A sweet film indeed with all the happily-ever-afters! Catch it on DVD or Blu-ray if you haven't watch it before! I think there wouldn't be disappointment, at least for me.

Ever, ever after...

'NUFFsaid? Nope, this time it continues on...