Saturday, November 24, 2012

Under the casuarina

Comes from "under the mistletoe". Almost xmas again. It's end of another year n counting down of another new year. So what have i done or how have i lived for the past year? Not everything has an answer, frens have told me. Being inquisitive is both a strength and weakness. Cos it gives stress to pple who cant answer my queries n yet im demanding for one.

What a great saturday, despite the exhausting work week. N so i actually stressed myself too. Time to reconsider n stop myself frm being too inquisitive n curbing some freedom of speech. Today, realised that i nv ate long john silver's bfast before! To think i was still laughing at my fren who nv eat delifrance before the other day. Not too late to dawn upon me that i cannot luff at pple. Actually i wasnt mocking at all. Jus amazed. I jus show too much of my emotions, too elaborated. It was like the the amazement is amplified n pple wonder why. So amazing meh?

N i finally tried my hammock. Sugoi. It is really a super shiok feeling. Gg thru the process of reaching the shiokness. Thanks to my dear fren who got it for me. Started with hunting for trees that are nicely spaced apart. The first pair was too far away tho. The second pair of trees n i got it. Not too bad huh, my estimation. Next tried tying. While cycling here, i was alr digging into my memories on how i tied the rope obstacles during sch days. Clove hitches and 2 upward half hitches. Not entirely certain. Forgot most of these rope tying stuff alr. Aiya jus try later, enuff of thinking thru it, waste of brain power. sometimes gg thru in the mind first enables me to deal with it better and faster later. But really doesnt apply everytime. Pressing it down hard , wonder if the tree bark n the nylon knot can take my weight. Need to burn the ends to prevent fraying tho. Damn, forgot abt it. Then i sat on it with 2 legs on one side, gently, still keeping most of the weight on the toes. Looking left and right at the knots, asking them in my head if they r ok before i sat back more. Looks good. Lifting one leg over the side, chk the knots again. Then finally slip my feet out of my slippers and lie back. Last chk on the knot behind and in front of me. Ahhhhhh. Wonderful. Chked the distance from the grd, well, even if it doesnt hold my weight, jus a little hit on the ground. Safe.

The casuarina foliage above shading me from most of the sunlight. Some rays got thru but not warm. I am lucky with the cloudy skies too. Cooling. The waves splashing onto the entire stretch of beach creates the surround sound effect still. The water glistening in the sunlight n now with my transition lens, the blinding effect is minimised. The ground is littered with the little fruits n brown leaf strands n the grains of white sand. Not yellow. I always think that the composition of the grd under the casuarina trees is different. But could be an illusion cos of the fallen "leaves" n fruits. The leaves are really jus strands. With the hammock being the netted type, my back felt cooled as the sea breeze blows. Such great feeling. My bike looks like it is having a good rest in the shade too.

Definitely dolce far niente. The italian quote used in EPL(which i seriously dont mean english premier league. Sigh). The italian quote means carefree idleness, the sweetness of doing nothing. What the italian enjoy unlike the americans, that's what the book advocates. Really i can stay here all day. With the slight oscillation everytime i fidget can make me doze off in the gentle breeze n sound of waves.

Where would u epl? Italy, india and bali is for the author. He says sg, nepal n sg. Urgh. Where do u like sg so much? I would choose japan, england and norway. Done the first 2, not the last. C'mon some novelty. Where would u cycle, stroll and stone? I would say australia (more of mountain biking tho), switzerland and ... Hmm anywhere! Prolly sg would fit in here then.
What's ur word. He says gullible!!! Oh my!! Since when?! Refused it, new word. I say defiant. Ok agreed. His word would be slowcoach? rubbish? Adaptable. No! Ok finally agreed with pragmatic. Mindless quibbling. But jus for the fun of it. Pulling the plug there then.







Saturday, November 03, 2012

Extraverted intuition with introverted thinking

 
The Visionary. Inspired innovators, motivated to find new solutions to intellectually challenging problems.They are curious and clever, and seek to comprehend the people, systems, and principles that surround them. 

They prefer to approach tasks in a casual and unstructured way, with few limitations on their ingenuity. They question norms and often ignore them altogether. Established procedures are uninspiring to the Visionary, who would much rather try a new method (or two) than go along with the standard.ENTPs enjoy engaging others in debate, and can be perceived as argumentative due to their love of critical analysis. They get bored very quickly when required to repeat a task or attend to details.

They typically need a partner who is emotionally resilient and doesn't take offense at their intellectual challenges. They are also highly analytical and will not hesitate to criticize ideas that don’t hold up to their logical analysis. ENTPs can be hard to keep up with in conversation; they like to play with lots of complex ideas and have little patience for explaining details. 

Despite this, reading INTP, I'm quite close to that as well. Anyway, it is more interesting in knowing your frens and co-workers. That reasons why they behave in certain preferred manner and allows myself to be more accommodating. 

Interestingly, also watched the late Dr Richard Teo's speech on thoughts of life, wealth, success and happiness. It is then that he realises that showing off his success to others' brings nobody happiness, especially when there are many others who are trying to make ends meet. I'm indeed impressed by how he overcomes his depression and have this courage and energy to give speeches. The news totally caught him by surprise and it just have to be at the pinnacle of his life. the higher one climbs, the harder one will fall. Also reminds me witnessing at how a mtg was conducted with repeated explanations on the same point, attempted thru different methods, countering different perspectives patiently, tho arriving at the same point at the end of the hr or more. and at the end, time wasnt found wasted cos it has been decided right at the start that time will be spent educating. This would explain why there isnt frustrating but only patience. The objective is not just to arrive at a conclusion for the issue.
Watched this film which is based on a true story. 18 years. Incredible. Extraordinary. For both brother and sister, life in jail due to a wrongful conviction and life in society going thru hard times to prove her brother's innocence. It then occurs to me that it is indeed spine-chilling to have the death penalty in the Singapore's law. Imagine if it is a wrongful conviction! Irreversible. If not for Massachusetts' law, there wouldnt be any chance at all, tho it is ridiculous that the culprit is immune and the actual perpetrator not found.

One states the numbness of the medical practitioners and the other, the attorneys in handling cases for clients. the job vs morality. These 2, tho top earning industries, tho what every parent wishes their kids to be aspiring towards are what I've despised since sch days. Adding to these, the education industry too. The selection process may have dropped the real doctors, lawyers and educators. Imagine if the sister didnt manage to pass her exams, since she was in probation for doing badly in classes, i bet she would retake it till she passed, but that would also mean a longer rotting time in jail for her bro. No other attorneys are helping the innocent convict. Cosmetic surgeons are also exploiting the patients for unnecessary treatments or alterations; educators going thru motions for the pay check or just serving themselves for the thesis and whitepapers to be published. The real ones are only in dramas or I do still believe in teams which are working for causes, fortunately there are considerably many globally, tho not enough.

Extroverted intuition with introverted thinking. Suspecting the swap in either being the core and the other the auxiliary at different times or in various situations.