i went cycling in the morning today at around 8.45. it rained so heavily in the night so the morning air was so cool and fresh. and the sun wasn't out. such a beautiful morning. cycled round the estate, just basking in the solitude and breathing in the refreshing air. it's a holiday so there were few cars anyway. ahh these moments of fleeting bliss... it's a luxury to take out some time and just spend it.
aiya just pon school more and they won't be so fleeting anymore :) lolz what an abrupt prosaic statement to shatter whatever 'aesthetic sense' created above.
i want to go ktv!! it's been so longgggggggg. wo yao chang ge! but nobody want to go one :(
recently, i've been hearing more about leading meaningful lives from the people around me. ideas that revolve around using the time that we have in our lives more wisely, to make the most out of it. i guess in some sense, that's a level of reflection that is commendable already, since there are people out there who just trudge out their lives, with no idea of direction or without even looking at the path. but i learnt something from ben... something that was so fundamental to him but made me realize that: "hey... this path exists". lolz thx ben for being that illumination.
life isn't just all about being purpose-driven and living a meaningful life. spontaneity. living for the moment. hecking the past and the future and being grounded in the present. that too is just as good a life as any. to be entrenched in the present and live fully for the moment is to banish worry and regret. true happiness (not joy, not peace... just happiness) stems from spontaneity. people always say "he's wasting his life away". but there isn't really such a thing. everyone's got 24 hrs in a day. everything that we do in that time, be it studying, pursuing a dream, slacking, playing, holidaying, adds to a variety of experiences and memories that make up a simple 4 letter word: life. except maybe stoning. lolz i really don't understand stoning so i can't empathize with ppl who stone srry about that. get really puzzled how come people's mind can just go blank and they don't think of anything? hm. isn't there like... always something on our minds even if we're staring blankly into space? bah don't understand.
reminds of something that i read. an anecdote... a guy who wakes up every morning and stares into the mirror and asks himself "if i die today, is this what i want to be doing?" and if the answer is 'no' for too many days in a row, he'd know that he'd be doing something wrong. lolz i think if we were to follow that philosophy rjc would be deserted and destitute.
in between meaning and happiness, is there a middle path somewhere? is just balance again? ee. i want to fall of the tightrope and never get back up. dump the pole in some crevice. yuck.
Name: Foo Guo Zhong Melvyn
Age: 19+
Affiliations: MSHS (Pri), Rosyth, RI, RJC, SFX (LoG)
Bday: 14th Nov
Email: mel_protoss@hotmail.com
i went cycling in the morning today at around 8.45. it rained so heavily in the night so the morning air was so cool and fresh. and the sun wasn't out. such a beautiful morning. cycled round the estate, just basking in the solitude and breathing in the refreshing air. it's a holiday so there were few cars anyway. ahh these moments of fleeting bliss... it's a luxury to take out some time and just spend it.
aiya just pon school more and they won't be so fleeting anymore :) lolz what an abrupt prosaic statement to shatter whatever 'aesthetic sense' created above.
i want to go ktv!! it's been so longgggggggg. wo yao chang ge! but nobody want to go one :(
recently, i've been hearing more about leading meaningful lives from the people around me. ideas that revolve around using the time that we have in our lives more wisely, to make the most out of it. i guess in some sense, that's a level of reflection that is commendable already, since there are people out there who just trudge out their lives, with no idea of direction or without even looking at the path. but i learnt something from ben... something that was so fundamental to him but made me realize that: "hey... this path exists". lolz thx ben for being that illumination.
life isn't just all about being purpose-driven and living a meaningful life. spontaneity. living for the moment. hecking the past and the future and being grounded in the present. that too is just as good a life as any. to be entrenched in the present and live fully for the moment is to banish worry and regret. true happiness (not joy, not peace... just happiness) stems from spontaneity. people always say "he's wasting his life away". but there isn't really such a thing. everyone's got 24 hrs in a day. everything that we do in that time, be it studying, pursuing a dream, slacking, playing, holidaying, adds to a variety of experiences and memories that make up a simple 4 letter word: life. except maybe stoning. lolz i really don't understand stoning so i can't empathize with ppl who stone srry about that. get really puzzled how come people's mind can just go blank and they don't think of anything? hm. isn't there like... always something on our minds even if we're staring blankly into space? bah don't understand.
reminds of something that i read. an anecdote... a guy who wakes up every morning and stares into the mirror and asks himself "if i die today, is this what i want to be doing?" and if the answer is 'no' for too many days in a row, he'd know that he'd be doing something wrong. lolz i think if we were to follow that philosophy rjc would be deserted and destitute.
in between meaning and happiness, is there a middle path somewhere? is just balance again? ee. i want to fall of the tightrope and never get back up. dump the pole in some crevice. yuck.