Closer than you know

Was reading manic dEliRiuM moment (particularly tHe PoiNT entry), and this thought came to me…

For each day we live, we are a step closer to death.

We do not know when it would happen but we know for sure it will happen.

We have a choice on how we want to lead our lives...so how are you living yours?

The importance of a degree

“Most of my friends, and most of my friends’ children, also have degrees. That doesn’t mean that they’ve managed to find the kind of job they wanted. Not at all. They went to university because someone, at a time when universities were important, said that, in order to rise in the world, you had to have a degree. And thus the world was deprived of some excellent gardeners, bakers, antique dealers, sculptors, and writers. Perhaps this is the moment to review the situation. Doctors, engineers, scientists, and lawyers need to go to university, but does everyone?”

~ Paulo Coelho’s Like the Flowing River

Lights, camera, MUSIC!

Really like the recent Sony Ericsson Walkman phone ads, especially their background music. It definitely enhances and captures the desired emotion or state of mind for its storyline.

Here’s the most recent one…
[Song: Want you to know by Freelance Hellraiser]

Story plot and lyrics are so simple and humble, yet so romantic!


And then an earlier one (which is one of my fav)
[Music: Jump on Foot by Holiday for Strings, a Swedish indie band]

Exactly how I feel and what I want to feel when I am listening to music on my phone =)

Makes me think of Fujifilm’s What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong, NEC’s On your Mark by Chage and Aska…mmm, nostalgic…I like.

Sometimes I wish I were…

…a writer, a music composer, or an artist so that people are more willing to accept my nonchalance, my detachment at times, convoluted or delusional thoughts, cynical outlook, or my freelancing lifestyle.

I know this is me stereotyping (typecasting these occupations which unfortunately are usually associated with some form of eccentricities or atypical lifestyle) but problem is many couldn’t understand what I am doing with my life. I suppose it’s the UNCERTAINTY in life that most would choose not to deal with it, as it would conflict with their desire for security in their lives. Translate security into having a stable job, stable income, getting married, and so on and so forth. Hmm…I still don’t quite see it, or rather I made the choice of not pursuing that so let me continue to deal and live with the uncertainty, the so-called insecurity, in my life.

Stay connected

Connectivity. Being connected at anywhere - at work, home, school, etc – at anytime, with anyone who’s connected. Mobile phones. Email. Blackberry. Messenger. Social networking sites. Blogs. Hmm, what else did I leave out?

Then here’s a hypothetical scenario (think can try permuting the order too):
If I can’t get you on the phone, I can drop you an email. If there’s no reply, I see if I can reach you online on Messenger to inform you I sent an email to your XX email account (since many of us own numerous email accounts these days). If I still can’t reach you, I see if I can google your name, schools you studied, companies you worked in, anything regarding your background. Who knows – you maybe registered on a social network, belonging to some groups/affiliation. And I can get myself registered on the social network as well, find my affiliated group and according to six degree of separation, I should be able to reach you. Perhaps you happen to have a blog which you placed it in your social network. Which means I can read and find out more about you. I can drop a comment if I want or chat with you via your blog if you are online.

Ok, I am making it sound like stalking, or you can say I am being paranoid. But it’s possible, don't you think? Especially with this ever-increasing connectedness of human beings. Everyone wants to be connected and is connected in some ways somehow. It’s just a matter of tracing it.

Mushishi

My fav anime was mentioned in the straits time today =) [page s12 under Review section titled "Help! There's an alien at my heels" by Janice Tay] Quite interesting in the way she relates her daily life to the characters in the anime.

It's unfortunate that this anime series is not as popular as Bleach or Naruto...largely due to its plot as it tends toward mystery, supernatural (maybe)...and at times, philosophical. It always gives me a very 玄 feeling and there are some episodes which will make me think - I like :)

Do also listen to the opening song, Ally Kerr’s Sore Feet Song - a soothing song that fits with the quiet and calm atmosphere of the series. And the scene music...simple, yet enchanting.