..a sense of poise and rationality..

Wow, I just read through everyone's blogs and I am suddenly feeling very depressed..ok, I wouldn't say serious per se but just..pensive I guess..and the reality just sorta hit me that some of us will all be leaving some time next month and not only that... I mean I think that pretty much all of us will agree when we say that the 2 year IB course went by really quickly.. and just thinking bout that reminds me that all of us will probably only be in uni for another, what, 2 or 3 years? add a year or so if you do masters. And that will go by just as quickly as the IB programme. How can we all make sure that in those few years we don't screw up? Or take everything for granted and let things pass by without us noticing it? Sure, time is fleeting and it's sure to pass us by in a flash.. There's nothing we can do about it. All we can do is just enjoy the ride and make sure that everyday we live as though it was our last. Sure, it's easy to say and not to do, but it's like that book I was reading "Tuesdays with Morrie" (see earlier post).

I think I'd like to die somewhat like that, with all my loved ones near by. It sucks how we all wish that we could live life a certain way but our characteristics some how or other just don't let us. It's a struggle. How do you love everyone? Or if not love everyone fully, love some to a certain degree that you can remain patient even though they are annoying the hell out of you?? How do you manage to just sit and listen to someone, listen to their whole story without fighting the urge to butt in with your own problems? In some ways I reckon that people that have contracted fatal illnesses or come across some life-changing event have, in a way, learnt the essence of life. I say this because I reckon that if you've gone through that you realise, there's this life-changing event and yet, everything around you is the same, the Earth hasn't stopped moving just because of this "thing" that's happening to you. You realise that things do not revolve around you, nothing changes simply because of you. YOU change because of the things around you. I think it must be a very humbling experience. (Not that I would exactly want anything like this to happen to me, or to anyone that I love, but I try to learn from people that have experiences such as those; "Tuesdays with Morrie" --> a must read. Haha I'm like advertising this book like there's not tomorrow huh?)

Anyhoo, I think that the above is the type of mentality I'd eventually like to have.

Aaaaannnddd lets stop all this serious thinking and think about FUN things shall we? For those of you who don't know, and missed the message Nana has left, Naqib is celebrating his birthday on the 26th of August at the Beach. Which beach I'm not entirely sure, but if and when I find out, I'll put it up somewhere. Woohoo, another beach outing. Hopefully my lungs will be unclogged and my nose cleared (as well as my throat) so I can enjoy and smoke like a chimney again.. LOL.. Aren't I the healthiest person on Earth? =D Whatelsewhatelsewhatelse... hmmm.. PEOPLE please go ouuuttt! hehe I haven't seen anyone for the past week ( I think). *ahem*NANA!*

Oo and for those of you who are jobless and are bored, haha try this game on Yahoo! Games called text twist! hehe it's a new favourite of mine, and I play it all day at work.. I mean, when I've finished all the tons of work I receive everyday and all that... HAHA... Fid deserves a shout out, for those of you who don't know, he had his driving exam a few days ago.. I have no idea how he did, but hopefully he came out of it alive and ready to drive =)

Well, this is a short post but I have to get back to work and I've been writing this up during my lunch break. Maybe I'll write some more later ya? Later. And as I'd like to get into the habit of doing this for most posts, here is a picture to lighten up your day. Artwork by Reza =)